Combat reference
Shielded Raider
A reinforced pirate skirmisher with patched shield emitters and stolen station-grade capacitors.
- Tier 2
- Raider
Combat profile
| Metric | Live value |
|---|---|
| Hull | 50 |
| Shield | 30 |
| Armor | Not represented in combat data |
| Accuracy | 58.0% |
| Attack cadence | 2 s per attack |
| Damage profile | 18 EM |
Resistances
| Damage type | Resistance |
|---|---|
| Thermal | 30.0% |
| EM | -20.0% |
Abilities and phases
| Ability | Trigger | Behavior | Counterplay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Strike | Every 4 attacks | Alpha Strike; 2-tick windup, 2.5× damage | — |
Locations
| Location type | Site / spawn | System |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed site | Shielded Raider Ambush | Frontier Sector Alpha |
| Scan signature | Signature: sig_shielded_raider_alpha | Frontier Sector Alpha |
| Spawn event | Spawn: Amber Void Raider | Amber Reach |
Loot
| Item | Quantity | Chance / pool | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armor Laminate T1 | 1–2 | 100.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 45) | Tier 2 |
| Control Circuit T1 | 1–2 | 65.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 35) | Tier 2 |
| Pulse Laser T2 | 1 | 4.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 10) | Tier 2 |
| Module Fragment: Ion Lance T2 | 1 | 2.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 10) | Tier 2 |
| Module fragment (Tier 1–2) | 1 | 8.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 1) | Tier 2 |
| Component schematic fragment (Tier 1–2) | 1 | 5.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 1) | Tier 2 |
Intel
Shielded Raider Sighted
Shielded Raider registers as a Tier 2 raider contact near Frontier Station Alpha. A reinforced pirate skirmisher with patched shield emitters and stolen station-grade capacitors. Initial silhouette capture flags em damage, 50 hull strength, and a bounty value of 80 CR.
Shielded Raider Studied
Class: raider. Tier: 2. Allegiance: Void Syndicate. Shielded Raider fights around em damage, 0.58 accuracy, and a 2 second firing rhythm. Its combat profile favors pressure, shield breaks, and cargo breach attempts. Common recovery points to loot table combat_shielded_raider.
Shielded Raider Mastered
Shielded Raider exists because the frontier rewards specialized violence. Void Syndicate keeps this pattern in service where doctrine, profit, or old automation makes it useful. Veteran captains counter it by reading the first exchange: negative resistance data points toward em pressure. Destroyed examples show field repairs, recycled parts, and mission scars that rarely reach official reports. Mastery turns the contact from a threat into a map note: where these hulls gather, a faction priority, derelict order, or hidden route is usually nearby.