Captain Strategy

The Captain is one tough sea-dog. He has a fair amount of health and, despite his peg-leg, medium speed. His Cutlass and Blunderbuss are dangerous but his little feathered companion is absolutely deadly.

General Strategy

• As a Captain you can take quite a bit of damage before going down. However, you are not invincible. The greatest strength of the Pirate team comes through working together. Set up ambushes and pick off wounded enemies with your teammates to ensure victory.
• Archers are a great threat to you, as you have no long-ranged weapons to fight back, nor a shield to block their arrows. Use the parrot to distract them and close the distance.
• Your Cutlass is a medium weapon. It cannot perfect parry large weapons such as the Big Axe and the Two-Handed Sword. Try to dodge these attacks rather than try to parry them.
• Do not charge on ahead of your team. Alone, you are easy pickings for any group of enemies.

Weapon Specific Strategy

Cutlass

• The Cutlass is a superb weapon that deals great damage combined with quick attacks. That makes it on par to most two-handed weapons.
• Fighting larger weapons is difficult because you cannot perfect parry them. Try to dodge in and out of combat in order to bait a swing, then attack them with a flurry of strikes while they are recovering.
• Always parry larger weapons if you cannot dodge them. You will still take damage, but nowhere near the amount you would have taken otherwise.
• Abuse your speed. Hit enemies with a flurry of quick attacks, dodging out of range of their attacks. If they start trying to parry your attacks, use fully-charged swings to break their guard then back out again.

Blunderbuss

• The Blunderbuss deals good damage and pushback. It acts like most shotguns in other FPS games: the closer you are to your enemy, the better. The Blunderbuss is useless at long distances.
• The Blunderbuss is very effective when used to finish off opponents wounded in melee. For maximum damage, try to shoot opponents with low armour.
• Be aware of the long switch time between weapons. If you switch to your Blunderbuss, make sure no enemy can hit you before you wield the Cutlass again.
• The Blunderbuss packs a great deal of knockback and can be used to push enemies off cliffs and into traps. This is especially useful on Frostbite and Cathedral.
• You have to reload your Blunderbuss after every shot. You cannot move nor defend while reloading. Wait for pauses and breaks in combat or retreat in order to get your gun loaded.
• You will probably only get one shot per fight. Try to make it count.

Parrot&Hook

• The Parrot is a great distraction, but not so great at withstanding sword blows. Don't send him in solo - this will only leave you with a dead parrot and one pissed-off enemy.
• Enemy players will often panic and attack the parrot above all else, even if they are in combat. Abuse this by getting in some free attacks as they flail at your bird.
• Archers are annoying, but parrots are even more annoying. Release your parrot to distract enemy Archers and close the distance.
• Your parrot regenerates but it takes a very long time. Try to keep him alive. If an enemy is gunning for your parrot then you should call him back immediately.
• Release your parrot at an angle to your target - this ensures it will attack from the side or behind, keeping it safe.
• You can 'heckle' enemies with your parrot. If you call him back just before an enemy swings at him, the attack will whiff. You can repeat this tactic over and over again, leaving enemies vulnerable.
• The Hook is the best humiliaton weapon. No wait, your right fist is even better!

Special Attack

• Your special attack is a flaming cannonball fired from your blunderbuss. It does area damage and is effective against crowds, especially those with low armour or health. Aim for vulnerable groups that are in the midst of a battle with each other.
• Aim at the feet of your enemy. This way you can send them flying up high and they receive extra damage from the fall. You can kill a freshly spawned Archer with one special using this tactic.

See Also

Captain

Tactics

Combat