Pirate, Corsair, and Sea Dog

Cove Creatures

Level

1

 Nymph

 Oceanid

Level

2

 Crew Mate

 Seaman

Level

3

 Pirate

 Corsair

 Sea Dog

Level

4

 Stormbird

 Ayssid

Level

5

 Sea Witch

 Sorceress

Level

6

 Nix

 Nix Warrior

Level

7

 Sea Serpent

 Haspid

Pirate

Attack Skill

8

Defense Skill

6

Shots

4

Damage

3–7

Health

15

Speed

6

Move

Ground

Size

1

Growth

7

AI Value

312

Fight Value

208

Cost

225

Shoots. No melee penalty.

Corsair

Attack Skill

10

Defense Skill

8

Shots

4

Damage

3–7

Health

15

Speed

7

Move

Ground

Size

1

Growth

7

AI Value

407

Fight Value

311

Cost

275

Shoots. No melee penalty. No enemy retaliation.

Sea Dog

Attack Skill

12

Defense Skill

11

Shots

8

Damage

3–7

Health

15

Speed

8

Move

Ground

Size

1

Growth

7

AI Value

602

Fight Value

376

Cost

375

Shoots. No melee penalty. No enemy retaliation. Accurate Shot.

NOTE: The term 'Pirates' is sometimes used to refer to the nation of Regna.

Pirates, Corsairs, and Sea Dogs are the level 3 creatures of Cove. They can be recruited from the Frigate.

"Pirates plague unwary seafarers and can be found in almost every corner of the world, though they tend to plunder coasts and sea trade routes. Corsairs are skilled pirates who have proven themselves worthy of the respect of their captains. Their fencing prowess allows them to make lightning-quick attacks on enemies who find themselves unable to retaliate. Sea Wolves are legendary Corsairs who have engaged in numerous raids and are armed with exquisite pistols crafted by talented Regnan alchemists, hence why their shots are truly deadly. It is rumoured that, in acts of sadistic cruelty, they enjoy trapping their prey on random unknown islands across the Endless Ocean." ^{Adapted from HotA Facebook post}

Dwellings & Portraits

Heroes with a specialty

• Anabel the Captain
• Bidley the Captain can upgrade Pirates and Corsairs to Sea Dogs.

Special Ability: Accurate Shot

Accurate Shot gives Sea Dogs a chance to instantly kill one or more units in the enemy stack after the Sea Dogs shoot. This ability doesn't work if shooting at creatures behind walls.

• This chance is 2% or 3% per Sea Dog in the stack (if shooting with/without range penalty), and is not cumulative. This means that, even with many Sea Dogs, there is a small chance that Accurate Shot does not activate after an attack.
• Accurate Shot will always kill the topmost unit(s) in the stack, meaning that if the enemy stack survives after Accurate Shot occurs, the new topmost unit will always have full Health.
• Accurate Shot cannot kill more enemies than are equal to 1% of the number of Sea Dogs in a stack (rounded up). For example:
  • 1—50 Sea Dogs may kill 0—1 enemy units with Accurate Shot (with range penalty)
  • 51—100 Sea Dogs may kill 0—2 enemy units with Accurate Shot (with range penalty)
  • 101—150 Sea Dogs may kill 0—3 enemy units with Accurate Shot (with range penalty)

Takeaway: It is extremely important for the number of Sea Dogs to get to a new '100 + 1'. Remember this when splitting Sea Dogs into multiple stacks or targeting enemy Sea Dogs.

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NOTE: This is based on the Binomial Distribution formula of combinations(n,k) * p^k * (1-p)^n-k where:

• p: probability of Accurate Shot = 0.02 or 0.03
• n: # of Sea Dogs
• k: # of Accurate Shot victims

	# of Victims (with range penalty)
# Sea Dogs	0	1	2	3	4
1	98%	2%	-	-	-
50	36%	64%	-	-	-
99	14%	86%	-	-	-
100	13%	87%	-	-	-
101	13%	27%	60%	-	-
150	5%	15%	80%	-	-
199	2%	7%	91%	-	-
200	2%	7%	91%	-	-
201	2%	7%	14%	77%	-
250	1%	3%	8%	88%	-
299	0%	1%	4%	94%	-
300	0%	1%	4%	94%	-
301	0%	1%	4%	9%	85%

	# of Victims (with no range penalty)
# Sea Dogs	0	1	2	3	4
1	97%	3%	-	-	-
50	22%	78%	-	-	-
99	5%	95%	-	-	-
100	5%	95%	-	-	-
101	5%	14%	81%	-	-
150	1%	5%	94%	-	-
199	0%	1%	98%	-	-
200	0%	1%	98%	-	-
201	0%	1%	4%	94%	-
250	0%	0%	1%	98%	-
299	0%	0%	0%	99%	-
300	0%	0%	0%	99%	-
301	0%	0%	0%	1%	98%

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Pirates are great tier 3 shooters with good stats and no melee penalty. Their only weakness is a low shot count (only 4), although it should be sufficient to kill most neutral creatures if split into multiple stacks. An Ammo Cart can also help greatly in prolonged battles.

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Sea Dogs are without question the best tier 3 creature in the game. They have great stats and a ranged version of the Mighty Gorgon's death stare ability. This is balanced by the high cost of the Gunpowder Warehouse, which prevents them from being acquired too early in the game. Pirates and Corsairs should generally be upgraded to Sea Dogs before engaging enemy players.

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Like with Mighty Gorgons, care should be taken to maximize Accurate Shot caps when splitting stacks of Sea Dogs. The cap is the real limiting factor: 33 Sea Dogs will never kill more than one creature with their ability, while 34 of them can kill two when shooting without penalty, 27% of the time. Likewise, 67 Sea Dogs is the minimum amount for a triple kill, but the chance of it already starts at 33%. Accurate Shots can be used as a ranged and "improved" version of Death Stare with ability to "snipe" Undead and Non-living creatures down at the cost of lower efficiency per growth ratio.

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Sea Dogs are in fact very expensive (Unit price is 375g), combined with their regular T3 weekly growth rate, total cost rivals tier 6 creatures. It's not wise to use them in early games, as they are not cost effective.

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See Also:

• List of creatures

• Comparison of Level 3 Creatures
• Comparison of Ranged Creatures