Use your favourite features in-game with our Desktop AppRecon is a Runner Shell in Marathon. This shell excells in tracking and stalking enemy players, including the invisible ones. This class is a great choice for players who want to stay aware of enemies locations.
Below, you will find an overview of Recon shell, as well as its abilities, traits, compatible cores, best loadouts and preferred weapons.
Updated on February 12 2026
Class | Recon |
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Model | Blackbird |
Role | Tactical Strategist |
Tech | Threat Detection |
Occupation | Freelance Runner |
Origin | Classified |
Run. See the pattern.
Run. Become the pattern.
Run. Die. Repeat.
Run. Deliver the signal.
Run. The pattern repeats.
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Echo Pulse |
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Prime Ability |
Activate your shell's advanced detection systems, releasing a series of sonar pulses that reveal the location of nearby hostiles. |
Tracker Drone |
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Tactical Ability |
Deploy a mechanized microbot that tracks down nearby hostiles and explodes, overheating any targets caught in the blast. |
Interrogation |
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Trait 1 |
When pinged by a hostile Runner, you automatically receive a warning in your shell's HUD. Performing a finisher on a Runner pings their crew. |
Stalker Protocol |
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Trait 2 |
After breaking a combatant's shields, they leave behind a lingering holographic trail for a short time. |
Movement | |
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| 20 |
| 15 |
| 10 |
| 5 |
Combat | |
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| 5 |
| 25 |
Recovery | |
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| 5 |
| 10 |
| 5 |
| 10 |
Systems | |
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| 10 |
| 15 |
| 25 |
Core | Description |
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| Your Tracker Drone travels faster and further before automatically detonating. |
| The trail left by your Stalker Protocol lasts much longer. Defeating hostiles affected by your Stalker Protocol reduces your generated heat. |
| Tracker Drone detonations create shrapnel submunitions that explode on impact, dealing additional damage. |
| Interrogation now triggers upon downing a hostile runner. |
| You receive an alert on your HUD when a hostile Runner is nearby. |
