Best Marathon characters tier list: All Runner Shell classes explained

Triage, Vandal, Assassin

Recon, Rook

Destroyer, Thief

Activate shoulder-mounted missile pods that automatically fire immobilising homing missiles at targets that you deal sustained damage to

Activate a frontal energy shield that blocks damage. The shield's cooldown time increases based on how long you have it deployed and the amount of damage it takes

A quick lateral dash in the direction you're moving that can be performed while airborne

Double-press sprint to move even faster but generate more Heat

Activate to temporarily gain increased movement speed, weapon handling, and reduced Heat generation from movement abilities

Fire a projectile that deals damage and blasts enemies away from its impact area. The longer you charge the projectile, the greater the size and damage of the blast

A double-jump that generates bonus Heat

You slide further and faster than other Shells, but generate additional Heat

Emit a series of sonar pulses that reveal the locations of nearby enemies (both other players and UESC), including those that are invisible

Throw a spider-like robot that runs towards enemies and explodes. Enemies hit by the explosion are instantly overheated, limiting their movement and causing them to take small amounts of burn damage

You'll be alerted when an enemy player pings you. Additionally, performing a finisher on an enemy player pings their teammates

After breaking an enemy's shields, they leave a trail of footprints for a short time

Throw a line of smoke grenades that impair visibility and disrupt the optics of those that step inside the cloud

Become temporarily invisible. The faster you move, the more visible you become. Taking damage, using consumables, or attacking will disrupt your cloak

You can drop to the ground while airborne to create a smoke cloud on impact

You automatically become invisible whenever you enter a smoke cloud, and the invisibility persists for a few seconds after leaving a cloud

Charge tendrils to either revive downed allies or EMP enemies at range

Deploy a floating drone that attaches to yourself or an ally, restoring health and shields over time. You can have up to three drones active at a time, one for each ally

Healing from Patch Kits and Shield Chargers is shared between teammates you've placed Med-Drones on

Activate to temporarily boost your weapons at the cost of generating heat. Breaking a hostile's shield with a volt battery or volt cell weapon will EMP them

Manually control a flying drone that can zap enemy players and UESC robots to knock the highest value loot from their backpacks, which you can then collect

Fire a grappling hook to pull you towards a location

Activate to temporarily see loot containers through walls. Enemies within line-of-sight are also highlighted. The colour of the target will change based on the highest rarity of loot the highlighted object or enemy holds. Additionally, while X-Ray Visor is active, aiming at an enemy disrupts their vision after a few seconds

Benefit from increased weapon handling and accelerated Grapple Device recharge rate, scaling based on the number of items in your backpack

Activate to start slowly restoring health. This effect is interrupted if you take damage

Activate to become temporarily invisible to UESC robots. This disguise will be disrupted if you run or take damage