AstroRift Enemy Codex

11pirate ships

8drone kinds

6alien kinds

8bosses

12elite modifiers

Units are the game's: hull in old units (the HUD shows x10), speeds in px/s on the 360×640 field, times in ms or s. Bars compare each stat against the highest regular enemy. Contracts scale hull and damage by difficulty band and can add shields; numbers here are the base. Model previews: art/voxel/ships/enemy/*/previews (five views, plus phone scale next to the player in the corner).

Pirate fleet

The five line ships of the pirate faction. Plain ships use data/tuning.json over the old numbers.

Raider

Pressure · chip damage

raider

The pirates' bread and butter. Comes straight down towards your lane and plinks single shots.

Hull10–16 (HUD 100–160)

Speed82

Shot dmg20

Shots/min28.6

Ram dmg20

XP3

Tier: 1
Size: S
Fire: single
Cooldown: 2.1 s
Bolt speed: 178 px/s
Warning: 130 ms
Aim error: ±18.0°
Height band: 12–28 %
Dodge: 35 % in 70 px
Coin drop: 20 %

Abilities

Straight chaser Drops into a band 12-28 % down the field, drifts towards your lane and fires a single aimed bolt with a short warning.
Bolt dodge Scans for your bolts every few frames and sidesteps away from their line (70 px, 35 % chance, 1.6 s cooldown).
Low-hull retreat Fights until killed, unless it breaks off below 20 % hull (35 % chance a second) and climbs off the top.

Elite rolls

VeteranBerserker

Model: art/voxel/ships/enemy/px_raider/px_raider.vox + light / medium / critical damage states

Rusher

Body threat · ram

rusher

An unarmed ram. Fragile, fast, and it hits hard if it reaches you.

Hull4–7 (HUD 40–70)

Speed108

Shot dmg—

Shots/min—

Ram dmg24

XP4

Tier: 1
Size: S
Fire: doesn't shoot
Height band: 14–32 %
Dodge: never
Coin drop: 22 %

Abilities

Homing descent Tracks your x position as it comes down, at up to 80 % of its speed sideways.
Charge Within 260 px of you its eyes flash for 0.32 s, then it charges in a locked line at 2.4x speed. No steering once it goes.
No dodging Never sidesteps bolts: it is committed to the charge.

Elite rolls

BoardingBerserker

Model: art/voxel/ships/enemy/px_rusher/px_rusher.vox + light / medium / critical damage states

Flanker

Baseline · lane shift

flanker

Swings in from one side and weaves around your lane, changing sides after every shot.

Hull18–24 (HUD 180–240)

Speed72

Shot dmg20

Shots/min23.1

Ram dmg20

XP5

Tier: 2
Size: S
Fire: single
Cooldown: 2.6 s
Bolt speed: 165 px/s
Warning: 150 ms
Aim error: ±22.0°
Height band: 18–36 %
Dodge: 45 % in 72 px
Coin drop: 32 %

Abilities

Side entry Enters angled from one side, then holds a band 18-36 % down the field.
Weave Sways ±70 px around a lane that slowly follows you.
Shoot and side-step After each shot it kicks sideways and switches flank, so it is rarely where you aimed.

Elite rolls

VeteranSurvivor

Model: art/voxel/ships/enemy/px_flanker/px_flanker.vox + light / medium / critical damage states

Sniper

Timing window · precision

sniper

Hangs near the top, paints you with a red aim line, then fires a fast, accurate, heavy bolt.

Hull24–36 (HUD 240–360)

Speed52

Shot dmg30

Shots/min18.8

Ram dmg20

XP6

Tier: 3
Size: M
Fire: single
Cooldown: 3.2 s
Bolt speed: 650 px/s
Warning: 400 ms
Aim error: ±2.0°
Height band: 8–20 %
Dodge: 25 % in 60 px
Coin drop: 35 %

Abilities

Aim line A visible laser tracks you for 400 ms before the shot.
Lock For the last 120 ms the line stops following you: move then and the shot misses.
Heavy bolt 30 damage at 650 px/s with only ~2° of aim error.

Elite rolls

SurvivorVeteran

Model: art/voxel/ships/enemy/px_sniper/px_sniper.vox + light / medium / critical damage states

Suppressor

Area denial · burst

suppressor

A heavier raider hull that sprays three-round bursts. Joins the pool 22 s into a mission.

Hull12–18 (HUD 120–180)

Speed78

Shot dmg20

Shots/min25.0

Ram dmg20

XP4

Tier: 1
Size: S
Fire: burst x3
Cooldown: 2.4 s
Bolt speed: 165 px/s
Warning: 110 ms
Aim error: ±26.0°
Height band: 12–28 %
Dodge: 35 % in 70 px
Coin drop: 20 %

Abilities

Burst fire Fires 3 bolts 130 ms apart, loosely aimed (~26° spread), every 2.4 s.
Raider brain Moves like a raider: straight down into its band, drifting towards you.

Elite rolls

VeteranBerserker

Model: art/voxel/ships/enemy/px_suppressor/px_suppressor.vox + light / medium / critical damage states

Pirate heavies

The captain ends a patrol; the ace is the target of a Hunt contract.

Captain

Command · heavy

captain

The patrol's end boss in miniature. Sits high, buffs the ships around it and always drops a crate.

Hull35–50 (HUD 350–500)

Speed80

Shot dmg20

Shots/min21.4

Ram dmg30

XP16

Tier: 4
Size: M
Fire: single
Cooldown: 2.8 s
Bolt speed: 182 px/s
Warning: 240 ms
Aim error: ±12.0°
Height band: 6–16 %
Dodge: 50 % in 80 px
Coin drop: 70 %

Abilities

Command aura Pirates within 118 px fire 20 % faster (cooldown x0.8). The aura is drawn as an orange ring.
Live chipping hull Its voxel body chips away where you hit it instead of swapping damage models.
Tracking gunner Holds the top band (6-16 %), repositions every 0.9 s and dodges 50 % of the time.
Crate Always leaves a loot crate.

Elite rolls

BerserkerSurvivor

Model: art/voxel/ships/enemy/px_captain/px_captain.vox (live chipping body)

Hunt Ace

Hunt target · hit and run

ace

Hunt Ace next to the player ship at phone scale

The named pirate of a Hunt contract (Dax "Ironjaw" Korr, Vessa "Razorwire" Thorn, Orlo "Gutterlight" Vance ...). A captain hull, pushed harder.

Hull84–120 (HUD 840–1200)

Speed96

Shot dmg23

Shots/min30.6

Ram dmg30

XP16

Tier: 4
Size: M
Fire: single
Cooldown: 2.0 s
Bolt speed: 182 px/s
Warning: 240 ms
Aim error: ±12.0°
Height band: 6–16 %
Dodge: 60 % in 84 px
Coin drop: 70 %

Abilities

Three visits Shows up three times. Leaves at 72 % hull (or after 15 s) on visit one, at 40 % on visit two, and fights to the death on visit three. Damage carries over.
Souped-up captain x2.4 hull, fires 30 % faster, hits 15 % harder, flies 20 % faster, dodges 60 % of the time.
Elite crate Killing it drops the elite crate. If it escapes after the third visit, the hunt is lost.

Model: art/voxel/ships/enemy/px_ace/px_ace.vox (live chipping body)

Pirate minibosses

Four named pirates, one side weapon each.

Rocketeer Brak BRAK

Miniboss · missiles

mb_raider

Rocketeer Brak next to the player ship at phone scale

A named pirate with a bigger hull, a health bar, a name tag and its own radio lines. Flies like a raider.

Hull80 (HUD 800)

Speed70

Shot dmg20

Shots/min28.6

Ram dmg20

XP18

Tier: 1
Size: S
Fire: single
Cooldown: 2.1 s
Bolt speed: 178 px/s
Warning: 130 ms
Aim error: ±18.0°
Height band: 12–28 %
Dodge: 35 % in 70 px
Coin drop: 20 %

Abilities

Missile pod Every 7.5 s (first at 3.5 s) launches 3 homing missiles: 14 damage each, 135 px/s, turn 2.4, 3.6 s life.
Raider base Borrows the raider's movement and main gun.
Named Health bar, name tag, own bark set (brak), live chipping hull, always a crate.

Model: art/voxel/ships/enemy/px_mb_raider/px_mb_raider.vox (live chipping body)

Flak-Jack Tolliver TOLLIVER

Miniboss · flak

mb_flanker

Flak-Jack Tolliver model from five angles

Flak-Jack Tolliver next to the player ship at phone scale

A named pirate with a bigger hull, a health bar, a name tag and its own radio lines. Flies like a flanker.

Hull90 (HUD 900)

Speed65

Shot dmg20

Shots/min23.1

Ram dmg20

XP20

Tier: 2
Size: S
Fire: single
Cooldown: 2.6 s
Bolt speed: 165 px/s
Warning: 150 ms
Aim error: ±22.0°
Height band: 18–36 %
Dodge: 45 % in 72 px
Coin drop: 32 %

Abilities

Flak cannon Every 6.0 s (first at 3.0 s) fires a 7-pellet cone (56°), 8 damage per pellet at 150 px/s.
Flanker base Borrows the flanker's movement and main gun.
Named Health bar, name tag, own bark set (tolliver), live chipping hull, always a crate.

Model: art/voxel/ships/enemy/px_mb_flanker/px_mb_flanker.vox (live chipping body)

Longshot Vey VEY

Miniboss · railgun

mb_sniper

Longshot Vey next to the player ship at phone scale

A named pirate with a bigger hull, a health bar, a name tag and its own radio lines. Flies like a sniper.

Hull75 (HUD 750)

Speed47

Shot dmg30

Shots/min18.8

Ram dmg20

XP22

Tier: 3
Size: M
Fire: single
Cooldown: 3.2 s
Bolt speed: 195 px/s
Warning: 260 ms
Aim error: ±6.0°
Height band: 8–20 %
Dodge: 25 % in 60 px
Coin drop: 35 %

Abilities

Railgun Every 8.5 s (first at 4.0 s) locks on for 1.1 s, then fires a 22 px wide rail for 36 damage.
Sniper base Borrows the sniper's movement and main gun.
Named Health bar, name tag, own bark set (vey), live chipping hull, always a crate.

Model: art/voxel/ships/enemy/px_mb_sniper/px_mb_sniper.vox (live chipping body)

Rammer Gorr GORR

Miniboss · dash

mb_rusher

Rammer Gorr next to the player ship at phone scale

A named pirate with a bigger hull, a health bar, a name tag and its own radio lines. Flies like a raider.

Hull85 (HUD 850)

Speed78

Shot dmg20

Shots/min22.0

Ram dmg20

XP20

Tier: 1
Size: S
Fire: single
Cooldown: 2.7 s
Bolt speed: 178 px/s
Warning: 130 ms
Aim error: ±18.0°
Height band: 12–28 %
Dodge: 35 % in 70 px
Coin drop: 20 %

Abilities

Shockwave dash Every 6.0 s (first at 3.0 s) charges for 0.55 s, dashes at 330 px/s for 0.7 s, then bursts in a 72 px blast for 15 damage.
Raider base Borrows the raider's movement and main gun at x1.3 cooldown.
Named Health bar, name tag, own bark set (gorr), live chipping hull, always a crate.

Model: art/voxel/ships/enemy/px_mb_rusher/px_mb_rusher.vox (live chipping body)

Drone squads

Drones fly in squads: formations, a spotter that locks you, and volley windows.

Interceptor

Pressure · interceptor

dr_interceptor

Interceptor next to the player ship at phone scale

The squad's fast attacker. Flies in formation and peels off to circle you.

Hull14–22 (HUD 140–220)

Speed88

Shot dmg20

Shots/min27.3

Ram dmg20

XP4

Tier: 2
Size: S
Fire: single
Cooldown: 2.2 s
Bolt speed: 182 px/s
Warning: 140 ms
Aim error: ±14.0°
Height band: 14–32 %
Dodge: 40 % in 70 px
Coin drop: 22 %

Abilities

Swoop Every 6-9 s an interceptor in formation breaks off for 1.8 s and circles a point above you at 110 px.
Formation fire Only fires while within 80 px of its slot in the squad's formation.

Elite rolls

AdaptivePrecisionBerserker

Model: art/voxel/ships/enemy/dr_interceptor/dr_interceptor.vox + light / medium / critical damage states

Precision Interceptor

Pressure · interceptor

dr_precision

Precision Interceptor model from five angles

Precision Interceptor next to the player ship at phone scale

An interceptor with a better targeting core. At most two at once.

Hull14–22 (HUD 140–220)

Speed88

Shot dmg20

Shots/min27.3

Ram dmg20

XP5

Tier: 2
Size: S
Fire: single
Cooldown: 2.2 s
Bolt speed: 218 px/s
Warning: 140 ms
Aim error: ±10.0°
Height band: 14–32 %
Dodge: 40 % in 70 px
Coin drop: 28 %
Max alive: 2

Abilities

Always elite Spawns as a Precision elite: shots 20 % faster, aim error x0.7, +25 % hull, +15 % damage.
Swoop Same swoops as the interceptor.

Model: art/voxel/ships/enemy/dr_precision/dr_precision.vox + light / medium / critical damage states

Sentinel

Baseline · sentinel

dr_sentinel

Sentinel next to the player ship at phone scale

A tougher escort drone that body-blocks for wounded squad mates.

Hull22–32 (HUD 220–320)

Speed70

Shot dmg20

Shots/min17.6

Ram dmg20

XP5

Tier: 2
Size: S
Fire: single
Cooldown: 3.4 s
Bolt speed: 170 px/s
Warning: 160 ms
Aim error: ±18.0°
Height band: 20–38 %
Dodge: 20 % in 60 px
Coin drop: 28 %

Abilities

Guard Places itself 46 px in front of the most wounded squad mate below 65 % hull, between it and you.

Elite rolls

AdaptiveLinkedBerserker

Model: art/voxel/ships/enemy/dr_sentinel/dr_sentinel.vox + light / medium / critical damage states

Drone Sniper

Disruptor · sniper

dr_sniper

Drone Sniper next to the player ship at phone scale

Long-range disruptor. Follows the pirate sniper's tuning: a fast bolt after a locking warning.

Hull22–32 (HUD 220–320)

Speed48

Shot dmg35

Shots/min20.0

Ram dmg20

XP7

Tier: 3
Size: M
Fire: single
Cooldown: 3.0 s
Bolt speed: 480 px/s
Warning: 420 ms
Aim error: ±4.0°
Height band: 6–18 %
Dodge: 25 % in 60 px
Coin drop: 38 %
Max alive: 3

Abilities

Precision shot A long 420 ms warning, locked for the last 160 ms, then a 35-damage bolt at 480 px/s.
High band Keeps to the top of the field rather than the formation row.

Elite rolls

AdaptivePrecision

Model: art/voxel/ships/enemy/dr_sniper/dr_sniper.vox + light / medium / critical damage states

Shield Emitter

Support · emitter

dr_emitter

Shield Emitter next to the player ship at phone scale

Support drone that shields its squad.

Hull20–30 (HUD 200–300)

Speed60

Shot dmg20

Shots/min15.4

Ram dmg10

XP8

Tier: 3
Size: S
Fire: single
Cooldown: 3.9 s
Bolt speed: 162 px/s
Warning: 210 ms
Aim error: ±21.0°
Height band: 5–14 %
Dodge: 30 % in 64 px
Coin drop: 45 %
Max alive: 2

Abilities

Shield bubbles Every 7 s (first at 2 s) gives every other drone within 160 px a bubble that soaks one hit.
Support Never becomes the squad's spotter. Kill it first.

Elite rolls

Linked

Model: art/voxel/ships/enemy/dr_emitter/dr_emitter.vox + light / medium / critical damage states

Coordinator

Support · coordinator

dr_coordinator

Coordinator next to the player ship at phone scale

Squad leader. Makes every drone near it faster and deadlier. One at a time.

Hull30–40 (HUD 300–400)

Speed70

Shot dmg20

Shots/min20.0

Ram dmg20

XP14

Tier: 4
Size: M
Fire: single
Cooldown: 3.0 s
Bolt speed: 175 px/s
Warning: 260 ms
Aim error: ±10.0°
Height band: 5–15 %
Dodge: 30 % in 70 px
Coin drop: 65 %
Max alive: 1

Abilities

Command aura Drones within 180 px move 15 % faster, fire 13 % faster and hold formation more loosely (x1.2 tolerance).
Broken link When it dies the formation breaks for 4 s: nobody fires and the drones jitter.

Elite rolls

Linked

Model: art/voxel/ships/enemy/dr_coordinator/dr_coordinator.vox + light / medium / critical damage states

Drone heavies

The warden leads drone contracts; bay interceptors come out of a boss.

Bay Interceptor

Support · bay

dr_bay

Bay Interceptor next to the player ship at phone scale

The small drone a boss's bay launches during the fight.

Hull26–34 (HUD 260–340)

Speed72

Shot dmg10

Shots/min14.3

Ram dmg16

XP4

Tier: 2
Size: S
Fire: single
Cooldown: 4.2 s
Bolt speed: 155 px/s
Warning: 160 ms
Aim error: ±24.0°
Height band: 18–36 %
Dodge: 30 % in 60 px
Coin drop: 28 %

Abilities

Boss escort Launched by a boss's drone bay. Stays leashed within 150 px of the boss.
Weak gun Slow, loose, 10-damage shots: it is there to clutter the field.

Model: art/voxel/ships/enemy/dr_bay/dr_bay.vox + light / medium / critical damage states

Warden

Support · warden

dr_warden

Warden next to the player ship at phone scale

Takes the captain's place in drone contracts: the patrol's end, Elimination's quota, Rescue's last wave.

Hull45–60 (HUD 450–600)

Speed74

Shot dmg20

Shots/min24.0

Ram dmg30

XP18

Tier: 4
Size: M
Fire: single
Cooldown: 2.5 s
Bolt speed: 190 px/s
Warning: 240 ms
Aim error: ±9.2°
Height band: 7–16 %
Dodge: 45 % in 80 px
Coin drop: 65 %

Abilities

Twin cannons Fires two parallel bolts 22 px apart.
Command aura Carries the coordinator's aura (faster drones, faster fire) without breaking formation when it dies.
Heavy The drone faction's captain: health bar, chipping hull, never leaves the fight.

Elite rolls

LinkedBerserker

Model: art/voxel/ships/enemy/dr_warden/dr_warden.vox (live chipping body)

Alien brood

The brood acts as one creature: at most 3 aliens wind up at once, 0.22 s between volleys.

Drifter

Baseline · drifter

al_drifter

Drifter next to the player ship at phone scale

Organic wanderer that fouls the field with slime.

Hull16–22 (HUD 160–220)

Speed80

Shot dmg18

Shots/min23.1

Ram dmg14

XP5

Tier: 2
Size: S
Fire: single
Cooldown: 2.6 s
Bolt speed: 162 px/s
Warning: 150 ms
Aim error: ±22.0°
Height band: 18–42 %
Dodge: 25 % in 60 px
Coin drop: 30 %
Max alive: 5

Abilities

Slime trail Drops a slime patch every 0.9 s (at most 3, 28 px, 2.5 s life). Flying through one slows you to 70 % for 0.5 s.
Surge Every 3-5 s surges at x1.25 speed.

Elite rolls

Phase-shiftRegenerative

Model: art/voxel/ships/enemy/al_drifter/al_drifter.vox + light / medium / critical damage states

Splitter

Pressure · splitter

al_splitter

Splitter next to the player ship at phone scale

Cheap and aggressive. Kill it and you get two more problems.

Hull12–18 (HUD 120–180)

Speed78

Shot dmg20

Shots/min28.6

Ram dmg20

XP4

Tier: 1
Size: S
Fire: spread x3
Cooldown: 2.1 s
Bolt speed: 175 px/s
Warning: 130 ms
Aim error: ±18.0°
Height band: 15–30 %
Dodge: 20 % in 60 px
Coin drop: 22 %
Max alive: 6

Abilities

Split On death bursts into 2 swarmlings (if the swarmling cap allows).
Sow Every 7 s drops a corruption node under itself: slow 40 %, instability 30 %, decay 30 %.
3-shot spread Fires a fan of three bolts, ±7°.

Elite rolls

Mutating

Model: art/voxel/ships/enemy/al_splitter/al_splitter.vox + light / medium / critical damage states

Leech

Disruptor · leech

al_leech

Leech next to the player ship at phone scale

The brood's medic and sniper in one. Its shots keep the others alive.

Hull22–34 (HUD 220–340)

Speed50

Shot dmg32

Shots/min18.8

Ram dmg20

XP7

Tier: 3
Size: M
Fire: single
Cooldown: 3.2 s
Bolt speed: 195 px/s
Warning: 260 ms
Aim error: ±6.0°
Height band: 8–22 %
Dodge: 20 % in 56 px
Coin drop: 38 %
Max alive: 3

Abilities

Feed Every shot it fires heals the nearest alien within 260 px for 2-5 hull, shown as a green thread.
Bio bolt Sniper-like: long warning with an aim line, then a 32-damage bolt.

Elite rolls

Rift-touchedRegenerative

Model: art/voxel/ships/enemy/al_leech/al_leech.vox + light / medium / critical damage states

Rift Seeder

Elite · seeder

al_seeder

Rift Seeder next to the player ship at phone scale

Plants corruption nodes that change the rules of the fight around you.

Hull20–30 (HUD 200–300)

Speed60

Shot dmg16

Shots/min12.0

Ram dmg10

XP9

Tier: 3
Size: S
Fire: spread x3
Cooldown: 5.0 s
Bolt speed: 165 px/s
Aim error: ±20.0°
Height band: 5–16 %
Dodge: 25 % in 60 px
Coin drop: 48 %
Max alive: 2

Abilities

Rift sowing Every 5.5 s sows a corruption node near you, cycling slow → decay → instability → enhancement (the enhancement field is sown round itself, for its kin).
3-shot spread Slow, wide fan of three bolts every 5 s.

Elite rolls

Rift-touchedBrood carrier

Model: art/voxel/ships/enemy/al_seeder/al_seeder.vox + light / medium / critical damage states

Swarmling

Pressure · swarmling

al_swarmling

Swarmling next to the player ship at phone scale

Tiny, fast, everywhere. Circles you and lunges.

Hull5–8 (HUD 50–80)

Speed105

Shot dmg12

Shots/min21.4

Ram dmg15

XP1

Tier: 1
Size: S
Fire: single
Cooldown: 2.8 s
Bolt speed: 155 px/s
Aim error: ±20.0°
Height band: 20–65 %
Dodge: 30 % in 50 px
Coin drop: 8 %
Max alive: 6

Abilities

Orbit Circles above and beside you at 90 px.
Dash Every 2.5-4.5 s dashes straight at you at x2.4 speed for 0.45 s.

Elite rolls

Mutating

Model: art/voxel/ships/enemy/al_swarmling/al_swarmling.vox + light / medium / critical damage states

Alien heavies

The brood mother takes the captain's place.

Brood Mother

Elite · broodmother

al_broodmother

Brood Mother next to the player ship at phone scale

A seeder grown up. Takes the captain's place in alien contracts.

Hull60–80 (HUD 600–800)

Speed56

Shot dmg23

Shots/min23.1

Ram dmg30

XP22

Tier: 3
Size: S
Fire: spread x3
Cooldown: 2.6 s
Bolt speed: 175 px/s
Warning: 220 ms
Aim error: ±11.5°
Height band: 8–18 %
Dodge: 30 % in 70 px
Coin drop: 48 %
Max alive: 1

Abilities

Brood carrier Always elite: every 12 s births a swarmling, up to 4 children at once.
Rift sowing Sows corruption nodes like a seeder.
Heavy The alien faction's captain: health bar, chipping hull, wide 3-shot spread.

Model: art/voxel/ships/enemy/al_broodmother/al_broodmother.vox (live chipping body)

Faction systems

Rules that act on a whole faction rather than one ship.

Drone squad brain

Formation Wing, wedge or line slots round an anchor that follows you. A drone fires only within 80 px of its slot.
Spotter Every 6 s the highest non-support drone locks you for 1.5 s: squad aim error x0.75, shots +40 px/s.
Volley director At most max(2, alive − 1) drones winding up at once, 0.15 s apart. Every 5.5 s a 0.42 s burst window lets every ready drone fire together.
Broken formation A coordinator's death stops the squad firing for 4 s.

Corruption nodes

Sown by splitters, seeders, brood mothers and rift-touched elites. At most 4 on the field, 70–120 px, 9 s life, 12 hits to pop the core.

Slow Your ship flies at 90 % speed inside.
Instability +4° spread on your main gun.
Decay Your shield stops regenerating.
Enhancement Aliens inside fire x1.1 faster.

Pirate captain aura

Pirates within 118 px of a captain fire with x0.8 cooldown. Bring the captain down first and the rest slow down.

Shared rules

Default shot: 20 damage. Your ship can't be hit twice within 250 ms. At most 48 enemy bullets on screen. Plain ships swap to damaged models at 75, 50 and 25 % hull; heavies chip voxels live.

Retreat

No timer: ships fight until killed. At 20 % hull or less a ship breaks off with a 35 % chance each second and climbs off the top toward the closer edge at x0.55 speed, without firing. Never retreat: rushers, swarmlings, bay drones, latched boarders, a boss's escorts, Elimination's captain.

Elite modifiers

Faction	Elite	Base boost	Trick
Pirates	Berserker	x1.4 hull	Below 50 % hull: x1.35 speed, 40 % faster fire, x1.2 damage.
Pirates	Veteran	x1.4 hull	Dodges x1.8 as often, x0.6 cooldown, aim error x0.45.
Pirates	Survivor	x1.4 hull	Survives one killing hit with 8 % hull and 0.5 s of invulnerability.
Pirates	Boarding	x1.4 hull	Latches onto your ship instead of ramming: slows you to 55 % and drains 2 hull/s until you swerve 380 px to shake it off.
Drones	Adaptive	x1.25 hull, x1.15 dmg	Dodges your bolts 56-90 px, every 1.2 s.
Drones	Precision	x1.25 hull, x1.15 dmg	Shots x1.2 faster, aim error x0.7.
Drones	Linked	x1.25 hull, x1.15 dmg	Drones within 200 px fire 9 % faster.
Aliens	Rift-touched	x1.25 hull, x1.15 dmg	Sows an instability node every 6 s.
Aliens	Mutating	x1.25 hull, x1.15 dmg	Every 10 s grows: +10 % speed (cap 40 %), +10 % fire rate (cap 50 %), heals 10 %, bigger nodes.
Aliens	Regenerative	x1.25 hull, x1.15 dmg	Heals 1.5 hull per second.
Aliens	Brood carrier	x1.25 hull, x1.15 dmg	Births a swarmling every 12 s, up to 4.
Aliens	Phase-shift	x1.25 hull, x1.15 dmg	Every 12 s phases for 2 s, taking only 30 % damage.

Bosses

Every boss is a hull plus a loadout: a primary gun, a side weapon from phase 2 and an add-on from phase 3 (phase 3 fires 28 % faster). Base shot: 35 damage at 220 px/s every 0.9 s. Kill reward 120 XP.

Rask "Lanejack" Venn RASK

Pirate boss · hull 150–300 (HUD 1500–3000)

Primary gun always

Twin cannons, side by side

Side weapon phase 2, below 66 %

Homing mines every 3.0 s (faster in phase 3): 15 damage, 80 px blast.

Add-on phase 3, below 33 %

Calls reinforcements every 9 s (at most 4 alive).

Movement

Sweep: tracks your lane with a slow sway.

Story appearances

Lone Signal · Frontier Station

Kara Blacktide BLACKTIDE

Pirate boss · hull 210–240 (HUD 2100–2400)

Ex-salvage auditor turned raider. Strikes under stolen transponder codes and vanishes into ion storms.

Primary gun always

Twin cannons, side by side

Side weapon phase 2, below 66 %

EMP: a 96 px ring marks your spot, charges 1.2 s, then knocks your guns offline for 4 s and clears bullets in it. Every 15 s.

Add-on phase 3, below 33 %

Calls reinforcements every 9 s (at most 4 alive).

Movement

Sweep: tracks your lane with a slow sway.

Story appearances

Priority: Corridor Clearance · Frontier Station

Sera "Ironhook" Venn IRONHOOK

Pirate boss · hull 220–250 (HUD 2200–2500)

Kara Blacktide's cutter enforcer, Rask's kin. Cuts convoys open with a torch she calls the hook.

Primary gun always

Single aimed orb / pulse

Side weapon phase 2, below 66 %

Beam: a warning line follows you 2 s, locks for the last 0.55 s, then a 32 px column fires for 27 damage.

Add-on phase 3, below 33 %

Shield: invulnerable for 3 s every 11 s.

Movement

Sweep: tracks your lane with a slow sway.

Story appearances

Blacktide Spoof Run · Dusthaven Exchange

Vex Irons VEX

Pirate boss · hull 250–290 (HUD 2500–2900)

Belt warlord in a hauler-killer. Treats lane disputes as unpaid tax, and the belt's drones answer to him.

Primary gun always

Twin cannons, side by side

Side weapon phase 2, below 66 %

Homing mines every 3.0 s (faster in phase 3): 15 damage, 80 px blast.

Add-on phase 3, below 33 %

Drone bay: a bay interceptor every 3.5 s, at most 3, leashed to the boss.

Movement

Sweep: tracks your lane with a slow sway.

Story appearances

Priority: Sail Approach · Dusthaven Exchange
Black-Box Recovery · CLV Sail Mining Belt

Drone Overseer OVERSEER

Drone boss · hull 150–300 (HUD 1500–3000), +35 % per hub tier above 1

Primary gun always

One rolled per run: Single aimed orb / pulse
Twin cannons, side by side

Side weapon phase 2, below 66 %

One rolled per run: EMP: a 96 px ring marks your spot, charges 1.2 s, then knocks your guns offline for 4 s and clears bullets in it. Every 15 s.
Beam: a warning line follows you 2 s, locks for the last 0.55 s, then a 32 px column fires for 27 damage.

Add-on phase 3, below 33 %

One rolled per run: Drone bay: a bay interceptor every 3.5 s, at most 3, leashed to the boss.
Shield: invulnerable for 3 s every 11 s.

Movement

Hover: strafes side to side at the top.

Mordo Rift MORDO

Pirate boss · hull 270–310 (HUD 2700–3100)

Survived the Theia breach in a rebuilt bomber and took the relay gate as his toll booth. Collects from everyone, owes no one.

Primary gun always

3-shot fan (±11°)

Side weapon phase 2, below 66 %

Homing mines every 3.0 s (faster in phase 3): 15 damage, 80 px blast.

Add-on phase 3, below 33 %

Calls reinforcements every 9 s (at most 4 alive).

Movement

Dive: every 6 s drops 150 px towards you, holds, and rises.

Story appearances

Priority: Transit to Theia-X · CLV Sail Mining Belt · ends: escape
The Gatekeeper · Theia-X Deep Relay · ends: escape
Shepherd Protocol · Zipacna-I Refuel Node · ends: escape
Priority: Deep Transit Clearance · Zipacna-I Refuel Node

Brood Colossus COLOSSUS

Alien boss · hull 150–300 (HUD 1500–3000), +35 % per hub tier above 1

Primary gun always

One rolled per run: 5-shot arc (±36°, x0.82 speed)
3-shot fan (±11°)

Side weapon phase 2, below 66 %

One rolled per run: Shockwave: an expanding ring every 5 s, 25 damage, grows over 1.5 s.
Beam: a warning line follows you 2 s, locks for the last 0.55 s, then a 32 px column fires for 27 damage.

Add-on phase 3, below 33 %

One rolled per run: Shield: invulnerable for 3 s every 11 s.
Brood: births a swarmling every 3 s, at most 4.
Calls reinforcements every 9 s (at most 4 alive).

Movement

One rolled per run: Sweep: tracks your lane with a slow sway.
Dive: every 6 s drops 150 px towards you, holds, and rises.

Story appearances

Priority: Anomaly Telemetry · Theia-X Deep Relay
Priority: Anomaly Handoff · Ishtar-III Research Platform

The Hollow Matriarch MATRIARCH

Alien boss · hull 380–420 (HUD 3800–4200)

The brood's mind, a hollow ring of shell round a core that has outlived a hundred bodies. She sends probes ahead of the swarm and comes herself only for gardens.

Primary gun always

5-shot arc (±36°, x0.82 speed)

Side weapon phase 2, below 66 %

Shockwave: an expanding ring every 5 s, 25 damage, grows over 1.5 s.

Add-on phase 3, below 33 %

Brood: births a swarmling every 3 s, at most 4.

Movement

Dive: every 6 s drops 150 px towards you, holds, and rises.

Story appearances

Syndicate Purge · FTL-Barge Drydock · ends: withdraw
Priority: Garden Corridor Clearance · FTL-Barge Drydock · ends: withdraw
Garden Siege · Gaia-VII Garden Habitat · ends: finale

How boss fights end

Escape Mordo jumps out at 15 % hull in some story missions: you win, he lives.
Withdraw The Matriarch pulls back at 33 %: you win, she waits at the garden.
Finale In Garden Siege her shell breaks at 15 %. The hollow core fights on with 30 % hull, fires 40 % faster, moves x1.6 faster, sows two corruption nodes every 4 s and calls a last swarm of 4.

ASTRORIFT · ENEMY CODEX

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Bosses

Primary gun always

Side weapon phase 2, below 66 %

Add-on phase 3, below 33 %

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Primary gun always

Side weapon phase 2, below 66 %

Add-on phase 3, below 33 %

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Primary gun always

Side weapon phase 2, below 66 %

Add-on phase 3, below 33 %

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Primary gun always

Side weapon phase 2, below 66 %

Add-on phase 3, below 33 %

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Primary gun always

Side weapon phase 2, below 66 %