Half past nine, every night
Every night at 21:30 a pirate fleet arrives. The warning banner appears at 21:10, so the Relic Raid ends and you have twenty minutes to prepare.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Warning | 21:10 (20 minutes before) |
| Battle starts | 21:30 |
| Waves | Levels 1 to 100, five seconds apart |
| Target | The planet with your largest defenses — colonies included |
| Plunder | None — your resources are untouched even if they break through |
| Defenses | Fully repaired afterwards |
| Eligibility | Logged in within the last 48 hours |
Even if the pirates break through, nothing is plundered and every destroyed defense is restored. Garrisoned fleets take no part, so there is nothing to evacuate either. There is no downside to taking part — it is a record of how far you can hold.
How fast it escalates
The level 1 fleet is worth 8,000 in resources — even a new commander stops a few waves. From there it grows exponentially, with a second acceleration every ten levels.
| Level | Pirate fleet value |
|---|---|
| 1 | 8,000 |
| 10 | 46,502 |
| 20 | 304,330 |
| 30 | 1,991,656 |
| 40 | 13,034,177 |
| 50 | 85,300,780 |
| 60 | 558,241,852 |
| 70 | 3,653,354,233 |
| 80 | 23,908,986,941 |
| 90 | 156,469,813,790 |
| 100 | 1,024,000,000,000 |
Every ten levels multiplies the fleet by roughly 6.5×. You do not grind up one level at a time — you hold, and then you hit a wall. The composition shifts too, with more capitals, Fallen bombers and Doomstars at higher levels.
Rewards
- Debris — 0.1% of the value of the pirate fleet you destroyed is left in orbit as metal, crystal and gas. Collect it with Scavengers.
- Debris expires after 3 hours — the pirates come back for it. Collect before then.
- Online bonus +10% — being logged in within 5 minutes of the battle starting increases the debris reward by 10%.
- Tech fragments — clearing a level in tens (10, 20, … 100) has a 10% chance of 1–5 fragments.
Holding longer
- Mix your defenses. The pirate composition changes with level. Stack one type and the wave that counters it takes the whole line.
- Research Weapons Forging, Shielding and Armor. They apply to defenses too, and are often cheaper than more turrets.
- Mind the target. Pirates strike your best-defended planet. Concentrating defenses on one world means only that world is attacked.
- Be online at 21:30. It is a 10% larger reward.