Marathon Runner Guide
Master every Runner class in Marathon. Learn their unique abilities, stats, and playstyles to dominate the competition.
Destroyer
Ex-UESC special operations
War is brutal. Be brutal. Brutal is your nature. Be you. You are unstoppable. Don't stop. They are the enemy. Make friends.
Prime Ability
Search and Destroy
Activate your shoulder-mounted missile pods. Dealing systained damage to targets launches homing missiles, immobilizing and dealing damage upon impact.
Tactical Ability
Riot Barricade
Activate an energy barricade that blocks incoming damage, draining tactical ability energy over time. Taking damage drains additional energy.
Traits
Thruster
Activate while airborne to fire boosters that thrust you in the direction you are moving.
Tactical Sprint
Double-press sprint to move faster at the cost of generating additional heat.
Base Stats
Heat Capacity
15
Agility
10
Loot Speed
5
Melee Damage
15
Prime Recovery
5
Tactical Recovery
10
Vandal
Martian freedom fighter
Break the rhythm. Change the chaos. Own the cycle. Replace the cage. Amplify. Antagonize. Disrupt. Destroy. Survivordie.
Prime Ability
Amplify
Overcharge your movement systems, reducing the heat of buildup of movement abilities. Increases movement speed and weapon dexterity.
Tactical Ability
Disrupt Cannon
Press: Transform your arm into a cannon and fire a high-powered energy projectile that deals damage and pushes targets away. Hold: Overcharge your arm cannon, greatly increasing the size and damage of the blast.
Traits
Microjets
Activate in air to perform another jump at the cost of generating additional heat.
Power Slide
Grants a supercharged slide that generates additional heat.
Base Stats
Heat Capacity
25
Agility
30
Loot Speed
5
Melee Damage
5
Prime Recovery
10
Tactical Recovery
5
Recon
Classified
Run. See the pattern. Run. Become the pattern. Run. Die. Repeat. Run. Deliver the signal. Run. The pattern repeats.
Prime Ability
Echo Pulse
Activate your shell's advanced detection systems, releasing a series of sonar pulses that reveal the location of nearby hostiles.
Tactical Ability
Tracker Drone
Deploy a mechanized microbot that tracks down nearby hostiles and explodes, overheating any targets caught in the blast.
Traits
Interrogation
When pinged by a hostile Runner, you automatically receive a warning in your shell's HUD. Performing a finisher on a Runner pings their crew.
Stalker Protocol
After breaking a combatant's shields, they leave behind a lingering holographic trail for a short time.
Base Stats
Heat Capacity
20
Agility
15
Loot Speed
10
Melee Damage
5
Prime Recovery
5
Tactical Recovery
10
Assassin
Unknown
I saw a star fade and the expanse did offer; 'no sympathy, until the last spark shines. These are my memories; us as blades quest past each synthetic pulse, in search of dreams; of peace.'
Prime Ability
Smoke Screen
Throw a smoke disc that emits a line of smoke fields in front of you, disrupting the optics of those who step inside.
Tactical Ability
Active Camo
Activate your shell's camouflage systems, pulling a shroud of invisibility over yourself. Performing offensive actions, taking damage, and using abilities or consumables briefly disrupts your invisibility.
Traits
Shadow Dive
Activate while airborne to slam a smoke disc into the ground, deploying a smoke field.
Shroud
Your shell automatically activates camouflage systems when entering any smoke field, making you invisible. Invisibility persists for a short time after leaving the smoke field.
Base Stats
Heat Capacity
10
Agility
20
Loot Speed
15
Melee Damage
10
Prime Recovery
10
Tactical Recovery
5
Triage
Prime Ability
Reboot+
Tactical Ability
Med-Drone
Base Stats
Heat Capacity
10
Agility
10
Loot Speed
10
Melee Damage
5
Prime Recovery
10
Tactical Recovery
5
Thief
Prime Ability
Pickpocket Drone
Tactical Ability
Grapple Device
Base Stats
Heat Capacity
5
Agility
5
Loot Speed
5
Melee Damage
5
Prime Recovery
5
Tactical Recovery
5
Rook
Prime Ability
Recuperation
Tactical Ability
Signal Mask
Base Stats
Heat Capacity
0
Agility
0
Loot Speed
0
Melee Damage
0
Prime Recovery
0
Tactical Recovery
0
Understanding Runner Stats
Heat Capacity
Increases the number of movement actions, such as sprinting or sliding, you can perform before overheating.
Agility
Increases your movement speed and jump height.
Loot Speed
Increases how quickly items are revealed when looting containers.
Melee Damage
Increases the damage dealt by melee attacks.
Hardware
Reduces the duration of status effects applied to you that affect your Runner's physical chassis (Immobilize, Overheat, Toxin).
Firewall
Reduces the duration of status effects applied to you that degrade your Runner's electronic systems (EMP, Hack).
Prime Recovery
Increases how quickly your prime ability recharges.
Tactical Recovery
Increases how quickly your tactical ability recharges.
Self Repair Speed
Increases the rate at which you recover health and shields.
Finisher Siphon
Increases the amount of shields regained after performing a finisher on a downed Runner.
Revive Speed
Increases how quickly you can revive downed allies or use self-revive consumables.
Fall Resistance
Reduces fall damage.