Pirates

Pirates are NPC targets which all players can attack for loot. Pirates can be split into "Normal" pirates, Elite Pirates, Revenger pirates and Pirate Workships. Pirates will not defend other pirates when other pirates are attacked, even if they are nearby.

Normal

There are many variants of normal pirates, and they have different fleets. These pirates are normally weak enough to be taken down by lower level players and drop component pieces, admiral experience, speed ups, and resources. They are spawned in all systems and do not move. Variants include:

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Node indicates they are protecting a planet/mineral deposit and will attack if you attempt to Scan or Gather

Elite/Arc

These pirates are generally stronger than regular pirates and have better ships and increased fleet power. However, there are some elite pirate fleets which have a lower fleet power than regular pirates. Elite pirates can be defeated by players without too many casualties and they drop resources, admiral experience, component pieces (ships included) and speed ups. Elite Pirates move from system to system (very slowly) from their spawn area. It is possible to see multiple Elite pirates in a single system moving in different directions. Variants include:

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Arc Pirates are treated like Elites for the purposes of Endless War and Alliance Legion. Arc pirates drop Kraken build chances. Elite Fleet power for Lion fragments is equivalent to Arc Fleet power for Kraken Tormentor/Hyperion build chances - Destroyers.

Pirate Revengers

These pirates do not spawn randomly in systems like elite pirates and regular pirates. Instead, they only spawn when enough pirates have been destroyed in a short period of time. They drop resources, admiral experience, component pieces (ships included) and speed ups. Pirate Revengers attack your Station (which is why you want to install/upgrade Station Modules). To view current Anger - click on any Pirate then select "View".

For the purposes of legions, Pirate Revengers count as neither standard nor elite nor exiled pirates.

Revengers attack no more than once per 24 hours. Their Anger level dissipates at either 1 level or 1M per day.

Plunderers

Plunderers may sometimes appear to attack inactive or very weak stations. They are not strong and any station with a reasonable fleet should be able to fend them off. Keep your station active constantly upgrading buildings and building new ships to avoid them.

Exiled/Node

These fleets are rare and spawn in groups (usually due to Exiled Pirates Legion or planet Scan). When spawned, a message saying "special pirates have appeared in this system" is shown.

The Legion sends out groups of 100k

The Planet Scan will send out groups of 16k or 293k. The 293k can drop Royal Oak Dreadnought fragments.

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