Ship battle basics

Most combat cards cost supply to play. Running dry limits your options next turn — balance heavy hits with cheaper setup cards. Ship battle actions lists the exact supply cost per card.

Damage formulas combine your ship's combat stats (hull damage, crew damage, speed, armor, maneuverability) with your dice pool result and tier multiplier. A raider with high crew damage favors boarding cards; hunters favor ranged hull strikes.

Many cards have two lines: deal damage to the enemy, and prevent or redirect damage coming to your hull or crew. Read both tooltips — the best pick depends on whether you are ahead on HP this turn.

Events with recommended ship roles and stat floors are tuned for that hull type. Use the ship matcher to filter missions by role before you sail under-gunned.

Browse every player battle card with formulas on the ship battle actions page.