Cleaver

''Flagship of the dread pirate king Snarfang. Despite commanding over 500 frigates and battleships, he sailed into battle at the helm of this tiny sloop. In this ship Snarfang was undefeated on the high seas until the traitorous betrayal of his lieutenants. To captain the former flagship of the legendary pirate king is a badge of honor for young captains seeking game and glory. Many have claimed the mantle of the pirate king but few have managed to hold it. Nonetheless, the ship is legendary among the Orcs.''



Ability: Shrapnel
Increases cannonball critical hit chance. The closer you're to the target, the higher the chance.

Unique: Scavenger
Picking up loot repairs hull and armor slightly.

Hardpoints
The hardpoints of the Cleaver gives you two options for a build. boarding or crit. Both builds require you to be close to your oppenent to deal maximum damage. Being a sloop it's not really designed to tank damage so you have to stay in the blindspots to achieve maximum effectiveness. The ship has a strong fore and weak sides with an even weaker aft.

Cannons

 * Snapjaw - Standard orc cannons, innacurate with high critical hit damage.
 * Chomper - Cannons with high sail and crew damage.
 * Sawtooth - Cannons with high critical hit chance and critical damagae with fast reload.

Utility

 * Chomper Sails - Increases top speed and sail hitpoints.
 * Whiplash Rudder - Increases turn rate, turn acceleration.

Defensive

 * Raider Cabins - Increases max number of orc crew and their damage.
 * Prow Armor - Increases fore armor.

Offensive

 * Raider Deck - Increases crew strength and duration of boarding.
 * Skullrattle Gunports - Decreases reload time on the ships cannons.

Tips

 * Cleaver is a fast agile ship relying on it's speed and agility to stick close to it's enemies.
 * Cleaver works best with it's enemies close for boarding and due to the passive and short range and inaccurate cannons.
 * Cleavers passive ramps up the closer you are to the target, up to 25%.
 * Splint Depthbringer is a fantastic captain for the cleaver. The captains ability can be a great offensive tool or used for a quick escape.
 * Cleaver's tier 10 unique - Scavenger - allows you to retreat and pick up gold chests to heal up before reengaging with an enemy. Due to Cleaver's brawling nature, this comes in real handy when in a long-winded fight. However, don't be afraid to disengage or avoid a fight altogether to grab a loot heal or passive heal to regain strength and get back into the fray.