Valrayvn

“	The Valrayvn is designed for long range engagements. Gaining speed boosts by feeding on the essence of destroyed enemies, it can quickly reposition itself to continue the onslaught.	”
	— In-Game Description

General[ | ]

Valrayvn

Basic Information
Faction	Umbra
Tier	8B
Class	Specialist
Role	Ranger
Slot Configuration
Weapon	3
Armor	2
Ablative Armor	2
Special	2
Trigger	1
Skin	1
Specifications
Health	10,450
Unladen Mass	1,800 t
Maximum Mass	17,000 t
Firing Arc 1	55.00° (5.00° offset)
Firing Arc 2	55.00° (-5.00° offset)
Cargo	3,500,000 t
Ship Speed	590 m/s
Turning Speed	57.0 deg/s
Strafe Speed	660 m/s
Rear Speed	220 m/s
Acceleration	520 m/s²
Sector Speed	600 AU/h
Hull XP	273,067 XP
Modifiers
Overdrive	Bloodthirst I Dislocate I
Effective Range	4,000-8,000 m
Weapon Mass	-10%
Shield Damage	+5%
Resurgence	20%
Resists	5%
Resists	50%
Resists	100%
Resists	100%
Counter Chain	3
Counter Ricochet	3
Weapon Speed	+35%
Research
Blueprint
Available in	Umbra Onyx Cargo
Pieces	8
Requires	Ship Factory XIII, Ship Lab XII
Build
Time	1d 0h
He-3	230,000,000
AM	69,000,000
Craft
Repair
Time	Fixed 2h 00m

The Valrayvn is a ranger modeled after the destroyer class. It possesses two firing arcs capable of raining down devastation from afar.

Strategy and Setup[ | ]

Advantages[ | ]

Like other Tier 8 ships, the Valrayvn has greatly increased movement speeds over Tier 7 ships and thus can better dodge incoming shots and rearrange fleet formation. It also has a fixed repair time of 2 hours, regardless of equipment, so it could return back to the fray in a relatively short amount of time.

It has an extremely long maximum range of 8 km, which is between that of destroyers and carriers. This outranges the vast majority of ships and also makes the ship well-suited for base sniping.

This ship has two firing arcs with a huge overlapping region, which essentially doubles its damage output, more than compensating for its relative lack of weapon slots. One can also increase the ship's fire rate (keeping the DPS constant) by rotating the ship until the enemy enters its firing arc: the offset between the two firing arc will cause the weapons in one firing arc to fire slightly before the ones in the other firing arc.

Whenever an enemy ship is destroyed, the ship becomes even more agile, which helps it reposition and target the next enemy.

Disadvantages[ | ]

The massive minimum range of 4 km is a big downside as it causes the vast majority of pre-Tier 8 weapons all but useless since these weapons would have an extremely narrow range band (taking the Atomic Driver for example, it would be restricted to 4-5.2 km). As a result, it is unable to take advantage of traditional stasis weapons such as the Arrestor Beam and NET Torpedo.

Combined with its relatively narrow firing arc, enemies (especially Fighters) could move into the blind spot and take out the ship without much return fire.

This is not helped by the fact that the ship only has a maximum of three defense slots and two armor slots, which is relatively low for a Tier 8 ship. This ship is best described as a glass cannon.

Upgrading[ | ]

Level	II	III	IV	V	VI
SLOT CONFIGURATION
Weapon Slots	3	3	3	3	4
Ablative Armor Slots	3	3	3	3	3
Resistance Slots	0	0	1	1	1
SPECIFICATIONS
Max. Mass	18,000 t	19,000 t	20,000 t	21,000 t	22,000 t
Cargo	3,750,000 t	4,000,000 t	4,250,000 t	4,500,000 t	9,000,000 t
Sector Speed	600 AU/h	600 AU/h	600 AU/h	600 AU/h	780 AU/h
Hull XP	313,671 XP	360,314 XP	413,892 XP	475,437 XP	546,133 XP
MODIFIERS
Overdrive	Bloodthirst I	Bloodthirst II	Bloodthirst II	Bloodthirst III	Bloodthirst III
Overdrive	Dislocate II	Dislocate III	Dislocate IV	Dislocate V	Dislocate VI
Weapon Mass	-20%	-30%	-40%	-60%	-80%
Ablative Armor Mass	-0%	-30%	-35%	-55%	-75%
Shield Damage	+10%	+15%	+20%	+25%	+30%
Resurgence	30%	40%	50%	60%	70%
Resists	10%	20%	30%	40%	50%
Weapon Speed	+35%	+55%	+55%	+75%	+75%
CRAFT
Time	5h 00m	10h 00m	15h 00m	20h 00m	1d 0h
Mineral Ore	25,000,000	50,000,000	75,000,000	100,000,000	125,000,000
Patterns	20	40	60	140	250

Skins[ | ]

Trivia[ | ]

The Valrayvn is the first Tier 8 ship.
It is consequently the first non-dreadnought ship to receive combat bonuses at Mk VI.
All player ships had their Resurgence values modified as a result of the late February 2020 update.
Shortly before the Liberation event, all active players were gifted a fleet of 6 Valrayvns.

Gallery[ | ]

Mk I/II Valrayvn angled HD render
Mk III/IV Valrayvn angled HD render
Mk V Valrayvn angled HD render
Mk VI Valrayvn angled HD render
A fleet of Valrayvns destroying a Wraith Cruiser using Nova Drivers
Valrayvns engaging the Orator Dreadnought and its escorts
Valrayvns with the Chrome, Sunset, Toxic, Cipher, Oni and default skin respectively.
Valrayvn Concept Art