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MarathonVandal Guide - Stats, Traits, Abilities and Cores

Vandal is a Runner Shell in Marathon. This shell excells in aggressive movement and disruption at the cost of higher heat generation. This class is a great choice for players who want to stay mobile and be tough opponent to deal with.

Below, you will find an overview of Vandal shell, as well as its abilities, traits, compatible cores, best loadouts and preferred weapons.

Updated on February 12 2026

Overview

Class

Vandal

Model

Glitch

Role

Combat Anarchist

Tech

Enhanced Movement

Occupation

Freelance Runner

Origin

Martian Freedom Fighter

Break the rhythm. Change the chaos. Own the cycle. Replace the cage.

Amplify. Antagonize. Disrupt. Destroy. Survivordie.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Coming Soon...

Abilities and Traits

Amplify

Prime Ability

Overcharge your movement systems, reducing the heat of buildup of movement abilities. Increases movement speed and weapon dexterity.

Disrupt Cannon

Tactical Ability

Press: Transform your arm into a cannon and fire a high-powered energy projectile that deals damage and pushes targets away.

Hold: Overcharge your arm cannon, greatly increasing the size and damage of the blast.

Microjets

Trait 1

Activate in air to perform another jump at the cost of generating additional heat.

Power Slide

Trait 2

Grants a supercharged slide that generates additional heat.

Stats

Movement

Heat Capacity

25

Agility

30

Loot Speed

5

Fall Resistance

10

Combat

Melee Damage

5

Finisher Siphon

10

Recovery

Prime Recovery

10

Tactical Recovery

5

Self-Repair Speed

5

Revive Speed

5

Systems

Hardware

10

Firewall

5

Ping Duration

5

Compatible Cores

Core

Description

Tag!

Disrupt Cannon deals additional damage and pings targets caught in the blast.

Mechanized Holsters

Your Power Slide reloads your ballistic weapons from reserves and recharges a portion of your volt weapons' current battery.

Adrenal Core

While Amplify-ed, your movement abilities generate even less heat. Using a Cardio Kick extends Amplify's duration.

Microjet Efficiency Package

Gain an additional charge for your Microjets that generates less heat.