Items and economy

Plunder

Plunder is the gold-gathering skill. Failed actions hurt you, dying to them wipes your inventory, and successful actions can drop Thief's Gauntlets.

See it on the systems map

Rules and numbers

confirmed Plunder is a rollable gathering skill paired with Barter.
Source: skills.json
confirmed A failed Plunder action deals tier + 1 damage.failDamage = tier + 1
Source: Constants.js:896-899
confirmed Dying to Plunder damage wipes your inventory; other deaths do not.
Source: Constants.js:403-405
confirmed Thief's Gauntlets (hands slot) roll per successful action, tier-matched: 1/500 at T0, then 1/(1000T).oneIn = IF(T=0, 500, 1000*T)
Source: Constants.js:2126-2135
confirmed T10 Thief's Gauntlets upgrade into Phantom (Chaos) and then Syndicate (God) Gauntlets.
Source: Constants.js:3579-3580
dev note Coin Purses add +1% each to Plunder gold.gold * (1 + 0.01*purses)
Source: Constants.js:2140-2142
unknown Plunder gold amounts and loot tables live in server-side activity data that we cannot read.
Source: LoginScreen.js:862 (patch note)

Connected systems

Plunder pairs with Barter
Plunder can cause Death
Plunder produces Gold and item values
Scraps coins are dropped by Plunder
Plunder is listed in Skills overview
Plunder fail damage depends on Success chance

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Statuses: confirmed is a value or rule in the game files; observed is measured from recorded play; dev note comes from a developer comment, tooltip or patch note; inferred is worked out from the files with the assumption stated; unknown is decided on the server. Game data read 2026-10-03.