Marathon, the latest game from Bungie, has now arrived, and the PvPvE shooter has been credited with implementing a ton of great aspects.
A unique aspect of the game is Runners, and we're going to break down all of them in Marathon thus far, alongside their abilities.
Here's all we know.
Marathon: All Runners and Their Abilities
Marathon is set to be the newest extraction shooter for players to dive into, and with games like Arc Raiders drawing in more fans, the genre is clearly continuing to gain momentum.
Runners are the heroes, or characters you play as during a match, and each will offer some unique abilites that may help you in battle.
Destroyer
- Prime: Search & Destroy - Shoots homing missiles that will deal damage to enemies
- Tactical: Riot Barricade - Spawns a shield of energy to block incoming damage
- Trait: Thruster - Lets you dash in any direction
- Trait: Tactical Sprint - Makes you move faster but generates more heat
Assassin
- Prime: Smoke Screen - Throws down smoke to block enemy sightlines
- Tactical: Active Camo - Turns you invisible temporarily, but is cancelled when you use any other actions
- Trait: Shadow Dive - Causes you to dive down and create a field of smoke
- Trait: Shroud - Turns you invisible by default when you're within your smoke
Recon
- Prime: Echo Pulse - Sends out sonar pulses to reveal the location of other players
- Tactical: Tracker Drone - Sends out a tiny bot that tracks nearby enemies before exploding and overheating them
- Trait: Interrogation - Alerts you when an enemy pings you
- Trait: Stalker Protocol - When you break an enemy's shield, they'll leave behind a trail you can follow
Triage
- Prime: Capacitive Gauntlets - Can be used to revive teammates or hit enemies
- Tactical: Med-Drone - Sends out a healing drone that can provide health and shields for your team
- Trait: Battery Overcharge - Allows your weapon to EMP enemies when breaking their shields
- Trait: Shareware - Grants your boosts to any teammate being held by a Med-Drone when you use consumables
Thief
- Prime: Pickpocket Drone - Lets you control a flying drone to attack UESC drones and other players, causing them to drop loot you can then pick up
- Tactical: Grapple - Sends a dart out that you'll then be able to use for grappling
- Trait: X-Ray Visor - Lets you see loot containers and enemies through walls
- Trait: ? - We're still waiting to learn more about this trait.
Vandal
The Vandal is great for players who want to stay on the move and be as frustrating for the enemy team as possible.
- Prime: Amplify - Grants you increased movement speed and weapon handling while reducing your heat generation from movement-based abilities
- Tactical: Disruptor - Fires a burst of energy to push away enemies from a location and deal damage to them, with the size and damage of the blast increasing based on how long you hold the button
- Trait: Microjets - Lets you double jump, but generates additional heat
- Trait: Power Slide - Your slide distance and speed increase, but it generates additional heat
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