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Marathon Rook Guide - Stats, Traits, Abilities and Cores

Rook is a Runner Shell in Marathon. This shell is special, as it forces players into solo queue, meaning you won't be able to play with a team.

Choosing this character will also prevent you from bringing any gear from your vault. This class is a good choice for players who want a vastly different playstyle, or an additional challenge.

Below, you will find an overview of this shell, as well as its abilities and traits

Updated on Mar 2 2026

Overview

From the outside in, the Rook might appear as a weak drone that you use to refill your supplies and rebuild up your economy, it can actually grow to being a powerful asset.

This is because it can gain upgrades from the Factions that will persist until the next Seasonal reset:

  • Stipend
  • Carrier Optimization
  • Fixative.exe
  • Resilient
  • Proficient
  • Castling
  • Boosted
  • Boomstick
  • Specialized
  • QUIET_EXIT.EXE

The Rook also provides a way to improve your aim and ability to fight against uneven numbers since the odds will always be against you as a solo player in squad mode.


Strengths And Weaknesses

  • Allows you to play at a lower stakes pace
  • Can blend in with UESC PvE enemies
  • Teams might ignore you if you're low threat
  • Has to queue solo
  • Forced to use a free loadout
  • Can get bullied/killed for fun by trios

Abilities and Traits

Recuperation (180 sec cooldown)

Prime Ability

Press: Activate your prototype frame's emergency repair system to slowly restore health. Interrupted when you take damage.

Signal Mask (91 sec cooldown)

Tactical Ability

Press: Activate a temporary holo display mask to deceive UESC forces, making them unaware of your presence. Disrupted when you sprint or take damage.

Stats

Movement

Heat Capacity

15

Agility

20

Loot Speed

25

Fall Resistance

20

Combat

Melee Damage

10

Finisher Siphon

25

Recovery

Prime Recovery

10

Tactical Recovery

5

Self-Repair Speed

5

Revive Speed

5

Systems

Hardware

5

Firewall

15

Ping Duration

5