Ghost of Blackbeard Raid

RAID	HIGH LEVEL CONTENT

Overview

Sector	Paramis
Nav	Teach's Memorial
Trigger Type	Mob
Trigger	Servant of Edward Teach
Respawn	48 hours
Notable Drops	The Soul of Blackbeard/Revenge of the Fallen IX Black Spitter Black Caster Black Streak Black Peg Leg IX Black Power IX Black Speed VIII
Recommended Characters	~12-18
Recommended Ammo	Jenquai (EMP) Progen (Impact, Chemical) Terran (EMP, Explosive)
Bosses	4
Waves	6
Total Enemies	~41

This raid is triggered by killing the CL25 Servant of Edward Teach at the hidden nav Blackbeard's (Teach's) Memorial, Paramis sector, Smuggler's Run. The trigger is on a 48+/- hour spawn timer from the previous Ghost of Blackbeard's death.

Speak to the Servant and tell him you are "not a believer" and you receive a two-step mission. First step labels you a "Betrayer!". Keep attempting to speak to the Servant, and he will tell you to go away. Eventually, he will get annoyed (!). You will then be able to kill the Servant and the raid will commence.

Note you will not be able to 'activate' the servant unless you have completed the Servants of Old mission.

The most desirable items from this raid are: Black Spitter (PL), Black Caster (ML), Black Streak (beam), Black Peg Leg IX (device), Black Power IX (reactor), and Black Speed VIII (engine).

Tips

Setup

Usually works best with 2 if not 3 groups. One group handles the boss and one or two groups kill the other enemies.
Terrans characters should bring EMP. Otherwise bring Explosive or worst case Plasma
Progen characters should bring Impact or Chemical along with debuffs. Since there is no EMP ammo for projectile launchers, Progen with L8 Missile Skill can use ML Class Z with EMP ammo, with L8 Eagle Wing for ML range boost.
Beam users should bring EMP or Plasma but only with debuff.
As always with raids it is best to have Progen Warriors flying the formations.
Good idea to have more Terran Enforcers than other raids require as Biorepession/Hacking can prove invaluable on bosses.
Even with Biorepression the bosses will use a lot of Menace so I would recommend not bringing many multi-boxed characters.
This raid takes place inside a gravity well.
There is a command used only in Paramis /hidedebris which helps reduce lag. You will need to use this command before entering the zone for it to work.
Use Biorepession on everything!

Bosses

All bosses have no Hull so EMP is extremely effective/deadly.
All bosses but especially Boatswain Gibbens need to have Biorepression used on them by multiple Terran Enforcers at a time or it will repeatedly use Menance on everyone.
The bosses, and most enemies for that matter, will constantly back away from you so it's best to keep the groups stationary near each other and have Jenquai Defenders use Summon so you don't have to chase them down.
On Ghost of Blackbeard's wave it will spawn by itself then at 50% shields (8~ million) it will spawn a wave of CL50 Blackbeards Cultists(479.5k Shield, 310.5k Hull). When Cultists show up use Hack to prevent them from moving around. the Cultists have hulls, so EMP weapon users will have to switch to something else to finish them off. Plasma weapons seem to work well.

Waves

First wave is (approx.) 15 CL62 & 64 Blackbeard's Minions
Second wave is Gunner Morton and 2 x CL62 Minions
Third wave is Boatswain Gibbens and 2 x CL64 Minions
Fourth wave is Commander Basilica Hands
Fifth wave is (approx.) 12 CL64 Blackbeard's Personal Bodyguards
Sixth wave is Ghost of Blackbeard; with (approx.) 6 x CL 50 Blackbeard Cultists when Blackbeard is at 50% shield

Drops

(Unless otherwise noted in parenthesis all Equipment below is assumed to be Tradable, not Unique, and not Manufacturable.)

Projectile Launchers

Black Spitter (L9 Unique; 133.33 DPS; 40% Projectile Turbo, Projectile Handling 3.53 levels, Scan Range 6.1k, 30 Energy/Impact Deflect; Impact/Plasma/Chemical)(Ghost of Blackbeard)

Missile Launchers

Black Caster (L9 Unique; 135.48 DPS; 40% Missile Turbo, Missile Handling 3.53 levels, Scan Range 6.1k, 30 Energy/Impact Deflect;Explosive/Plasma/Chemical/EMP)(Ghost of Blackbeard)

Beams

Black Streak (L9 Unique; 130 DPS; 40% Beam Turbo, Beam Handling 3.53 levels, Scan Range 6.1k, 30 Energy/Impact Deflect; Energy Damage)(Ghost of Blackbeard)

Shields

Black Force VIII (L8 Unique; 45.8k Cap/330 Recharge;5% Turbo Weapons, Missile/Projectile/Beam Handling 3.5 levels, 4.2k Shield Cap)(Commander Basilica Hands)
Black Force IX (L9 Unique; 121.8k Cap/815.2 Recharge;5% Turbo Weapons, Missile/Projectile/Beam Handling 3.9 levels, 5k Shield Cap)(Commander Basilica Hands)
Via The Soul of Blackbeard
- Revenge of the Fallen IX
- Revenge of the Fallen VIII

Reactors

Black Power VIII (L8 Unique; 4389 Cap/53.8 Rechange; 5% Turbo Weapons, Missile/Projectile/Beam Handling 3.5 levels, Shield Cap 4.2k)(Boatswain Gibbens)
Black Power IX (L9 Unique; 4622 Cap/85.6 Rechange; 5% Turbo Weapons, Missile/Projectile/Beam Handling 3.9 levels 5k Shield Cap)(Boatswain Gibbens)

Engines

Prismatic Dragon Wing (L9 TT only, Manufactured, Unique, not tradable; 4.25k Warp; 188 Thrust; .7k Signature; Recharge Shields Skill 4.53 levels, Equip Damage Control Reactor/Shields 75%)(Blackbeards Cultists)
Black Speed VIII (L8 Unique; 4k Warp; 178 Thrust;.6k Signature; 5% Turbo Weapons, Reduce Ship Signature 52%, Increase Maneuverability 42%)(Gunnar)
Black Speed IX (L9 Unique; 4.25k Warp; 189 Thrust;.5k Signature; 5% Turbo Weapons, Reduce Ship Signature 59%, Increase Maneuverability 48%)(Gunnar)

Devices

Black Peg Leg VIII (L8 Unique; Scan Boost 6.8k, Improve Summon Skill 3 levels, Recharge Shields Skill 3 levels, Improved Cloak by 2.5 seconds)
Black Peg Leg IX (L9 Unique; Scan Boost 6.3k, Improve Summon Skill 3.5 levels, Recharge Shields Skill 3.5 levels,Improved Cloak by 2.1 seconds, 30 Explosive Deflect)
Blackbeard's Soul VIII (L8 Unique; Increase Weapon Skill 3 levels, Reduce Ship Signature 52%, 30 Explosive/Chemical Deflect)(Ghost of Blackbeard)
Blackbeard's Soul IX (L9 Unique; Increase Weapon Skill 3.5 levels, Reduce Ship Signature 58%, 30 Plasma/Explosive/Chemical Deflect)(Ghost of Blackbeard)
Chimaera's Fell Rile (L5 Jenquai Only, Manufactured; Weaken Plasma 30 (Activated), 43% Beam Range, Increase Ship Mass 10%)(Edward Teach)
Benevolence (Level 7,Non-Manufacturable;Missile Energy Conservation (Equip)Reduces Missile Energy Cost by 40.0% when equipped.Beam Energy Conservation (Equip)Reduces Beam Energy Cost by 40.0% when equipped. Projectile Energy Conservation (Equip)Reduces Projectile Energy Cost by 40.0% when equipped. (Unknown) Note extremely rare drop.

Misc Items of Note

The Soul of Blackbeard (No Trade, Unique; turn in to Alexander Spotswood on the Hangar Deck of Paramis station for a Revenge of the Fallen shield)
- Revenge of the Fallen IX
- Revenge of the Fallen VIII
Athanor HardRain Slugs (Manufactured, Component for Black Spit Ammo)

Other Loot

Warlock Asmodeus SC (Vendor sold, common drop from CL56 Gene Hunter in Paramis, Component for Black Spit Ammo)
Warlock Fireball (Vendor sold, Component for Black Caster Ammo)
Bent Sensor Dish
Black Minon Soul
Broken Floodlight
Broken Oxygen Pumps
Emergency Transponder Beacon
Holographic Emitter
Jade Horse Figurine
Leaky Power Cell
Weapon Assembly

Boss Details

Gunner Morton

CL62 - 4,500,900 Shields, 0 Hull

Boatswain Gibbens

CL64 - 8,750,600 Shields, 0 Hull, periodically does an area Menace.

Commander Basilica Hands

CL65 - 9,500,250 Shields, 0 Hull - Spawns without any adds

Ghost of Blackbeard (final Boss)

CL66 - 16.5m Shield, 0 Hull - Spawns wave of CL50 Blackbeard Cultist (479.5k Shield, 310.5k Hull) at half shields