Boarding Damage

Boarding Damage is a ship stat in Corsair Cove.

Effect

Boarding Damage is the close-quarters attack stat. It is used when event choices send pirates aboard or resolve fights by boarding.

Mechanics

• Boarding Damage is the close-combat branch.
• Use it when the event text points at boarding, melee, Crew fights, capture, plunder, or pirates going aboard.
• It trades more directly on Crew strength and crew risk than cannon-focused branches.

Rules and formulas

Rule	Meaning
Core rule	The boarding power of the ship. Depending on actions during Events, this does damage against opponents’ Health or Crew.
Damage formula	Boarding Damage contributes to event damage. Event tooltips use forms such as stat plus dice, stat times a multiplier plus dice, or stat divided before dice are applied.
Sea Legs	This is a Boarding Damage Sea Legs buff. It temporarily increases your ship’s boarding damage after completing an Event. Further bonuses can be obtained by completing additional Events. Will be removed when the ship docks at its own island.

Related ship roles

• Hunter
• Reaver
• Prowler

Event objectives

Objective	What the event asks for
Board	Engage with the enemy in close combat, using Crew, firepower or other tactics.
Demoralize	Reduce the Opponent’s Crew to a certain amount to demoralise them.
Loot	Loot as much as possible.
Raid	Reduce the Opponent’s stat below 50%.
Scare	Reduce the Opponent’s stat and stat below 75%.

• Event actions may ask for Boarding Damage directly or imply it through the objective text.
• Ship role pages help decide which ships are likely to care most about this stat.
• Ships and Captains explains how to match ship roles to events.