Wraith Cruiser

"The Wraith Cruiser is a creation from the Umbra faction, that emerged from the depths of Blood Amber infested worlds, hunting for new prey."

General
The Wraith Cruiser is the Umbra Cruiser, capable of nullifying chain effects. It has the Culling ability which allows it to jam enemy weapons once an enemy in range loses its defenses.

It has also been designed to counter Altairian technology, having shield bypass as well as a damage boost against Altairian ships.

Advantages
The Wraith is the ultimate front-line brawler, possessing high base health, as well as high amounts of counter chain. Its damage boost against Altairian technology as well as shield bypass makes it brutally effective against Bastion Cruisers, due to their tendency to be shield heavy, as well as frequent usage of the Epsilon ECHO Cannon.

Its Culling hunting mode also capable of further enhancing its tanking ability by drastically decreasing the damage output of enemy weapons, especially for beams (due to Fire Disruption). It also can recover extra ablative armor in the process, restoring damage taken when it deals damage to the target enemy ship.

Lastly, it deals extra damage against cutters, taking them out quickly in a brawl. As an Umbra ship, it deals additional damage to Altairian ships as well.

Disadvantages
Wraiths are also vulnerable to Tier 7 battleships which deal extra damage against cruisers in general.

Trivia

 * The Wraith Cruiser is the first of the Umbra Hulls.
 * The Wraith Cruiser's design reveals the remnants of an Apocrypha Cruiser, hinting that the Wraith Cruiser is a "corrupted" version of the Apocrypha Cruiser.
 * The Wraith Cruiser was found in the game files at the same time the Phoenix was introduced, but it only made its official debut in Vector.
 * The Wraith Cruiser's build and crafting times have been reduced in the update of October 2018.
 * As part of the early April 2019 update, this ship has received resistance to Alien Nebula.
 * The early April 2019 update introduced a bug where the Wraith Cruiser Elite has purple visual elements in combat which resemble the Lunatic Cruiser.
 * The USA Wraith Cruiser releases fireworks in a small animation when destroyed.
 * All player ships had their Resurgence values modified as a result of the late February 2020 update.
 * The repair time of all Tier 7 ships apart from dreadnoughts has been standardized to a flat 2 hours (similar to existing Tier 8 ships) in the late September 2020 update.