Ancient Reaper

Ancient Reaper (Player)

“	The Ancient Reaper is the result of Altairian efforts in converting one of the Aliens' most destructive forces to be compatible with their weapon and ship systems.	”
	— In-Game Description

General[ | ]

Ancient Reaper

Basic Information
Faction	Altairians
Tier	8A
Class	Flagship
Slot Configuration
Weapon	6
Armor	4
Shield	4
Special	3
Trigger	1
Resistance	1
Specifications
Health	26,000
Unladen Mass	2,400 t
Maximum Mass	20,000 t
Firing Arc	360.00°
Cargo	5,833,333 t
Ship Speed	490 m/s
Turning Speed	35.0 deg/s
Strafe Speed	200 m/s
Rear Speed	100 m/s
Acceleration	400 m/s²
Sector Speed	600 AU/h
Hull XP	273,067 XP
Modifiers
Overdrive	Lex Talionis I Reaper Onslaught I
Effective Range	2,000-11,000 m
DPS	+30%
Weapon Mass	-50%
Armor Health	+50%
Armor Mass	-55%
Shield Energy	+25%
Shield Mass	-55%
Shield Recharge	10% energy/s
Recharge Delay	0 s
Resurgence	20%
Resists	50%
Resists	10%
Resists	10%
Resists	100%
Resists	100%
Resists	100%
Research
Blueprint
Pieces	8
Requires	Ship Factory XIII, Ship Lab XII
Build
Time	3d 0h
He-3	230,000,000
AM	69,000,000
Craft
Time	0s
He-3	230,000,000
AM	69,000,000
Fragments	1,800
Repair
Time	Fixed 2h 00m 00s

Ancient Reapers are advanced versions of Alien Reapers introduced as NPC ships in the event AXIS. See Ancient Reaper/NPC for more details.

Much much later, during the Tier 8 story arc, Rhea Dage provided the Miner Rebellion with their adaptation of this fearsome ship, retaining a fraction of its long range and the ability to spawn a large amount of spawned ships.

Like other Tier 8 Altairian ships, the Ancient Reaper can recharge its shields even after being fully depleted.

Strategy and Setup[ | ]

Advantages[ | ]

The Ancient Reaper has extremely long range that is comparable with that of dreadnoughts. Coupled with its 360-degree firing arc, this enables it to run directly away from enemies whilst sniping at them, much like the fighting style of a Tyrant with Scourge Fuel. Adding to that, the Ancient Reaper can continuously spawn Alien Reapers upon dealing a small amount of health damage to its enemies, further distracting them. This makes the Ancient Reaper an excellent kiting ship overall.

It has enhanced stats over other non-dreadnought Tier 8 ships, with larger mass reductions and cargo capacity, as well as bonuses to DPS and shield energy. Moreover, most of its maximum potential is achieved at Mk V rather than at Mk VI, reducing the necessity to upgrade the ship.

This ship has a large amount of shield regeneration, and like other Tier 8 Altairian ships, can regenerate its shields even after being depleted, making it difficult to take down without the use of Shield Bypass.

Unlike other Altairian Hulls, the Ancient Reaper has resistance to Blight Damage and can thus fare better against enemy Umbra Hulls in general.

Disadvantages[ | ]

The Ancient Reaper is relatively slow and can be caught up to by pretty much any Tier 8 ship in time. This can be somewhat mitigated by the NET Missile, however.

The spawned Reapers have quite a bit of health and damage, but keeping the damage output of Tier 8 fleets in perspective, they could still be taken down rather quickly. Enemies could also simply ignore the Reapers in order to avoid triggering the Ancient Reaper's Lex Talionis overdrive.

Despite its 100% resistance to Blight Nebula Fields, no shields available to the ship have resistance against that, so they will still deplete if the Ancient Reaper flies in them.

Upgrading[ | ]

Level	II	III	IV	V	VI
SLOT CONFIGURATION
Weapon Slots	6	6	7	7	7
Armor Slots	5	5	5	5	5
Resistance Slots	1	1	1	2	2
SPECIFICATIONS
Max. Mass	21,000 t	22,000 t	23,000 t	24,000 t	24,000 t
Cargo	6,250,000 t	6,500,000 t	7,083,333 t	7,500,000 t	15,000,000 t
Sector Speed	600 AU/h	600 AU/h	600 AU/h	600 AU/h	780 AU/h
Hull XP	313,671 XP	360,314 XP	413,892 XP	475,437 XP	546,133 XP
MODIFIERS
Overdrive	Lex Talionis II	Lex Talionis III	Lex Talionis IV	Lex Talionis V	Lex Talionis V
Overdrive	Reaper Onslaught II	Reaper Onslaught III	Reaper Onslaught IV	Reaper Onslaught V	Reaper Onslaught V
Armor Health	+50%	+75%	+75%	+100%	+100%
DPS	+30%	+40%	+40%	+50%	+50%
Weapon Mass	-50%	-60%	-60%	-65%	-75%
Armor Mass	-55%	-60%	-60%	-70%	-70%
Shield Mass	-55%	-65%	-65%	-75%	-75%
Shield Energy	+30%	+35%	+40%	+50%	+50%
Resurgence	30%	40%	50%	60%	70%
Resists	20%	30%	40%	50%	50%
Resists	20%	30%	40%	50%	50%
CRAFT
Time	5h 00m	10h 00m	15h 00m	20h 00m	1d 0h
Mineral Ore	25,000,000	50,000,000	75,000,000	100,000,000	125,000,000
Patterns	40	80	120	280	500

Trivia[ | ]

Unlike other Tier 8 ships, the Ancient Reaper does not have skins.
The Ancient Reaper is the first Altairian hull with resistance to Blight Damage.
The Ancient Reaper is the second obtainable Alien ship, after the Harvester.