Jay Brightsun's Handy Dandy Guide to Defeating the Undead

Hello everyone, this apparentely would be my first guide. This is not a set of rules, just it's some suggestions i have come across of destroying these strange creatures over the monthes. I will only be listing tips for fighting Jolly's evil Let's begin.

The Undead
Undead. The word strikes pure terror into the heart of the most expierenced and hardy pirate.

Undoubtly, these are some of the most hardy enemies you will face in the entire game. This is a page to guide you into surviving these stinking, mounstrous hoards that crowd the pirates everyday life.

The Five Questions
There will be five questions that you will have to ask yourself before taking on was of these 'beasties'. Mostly, every time you meet an undead character, it will go all up to two words- Fight or Flight.
 * What are you facing?
 * Are you high level enough?
 * What weapons are you equipped with?
 * Can you start to find yourself being swarmed?
 * (Most important, in my opinon.)DO YOU REALLY NEED TO???

Therefore, i will make a list on which ones you should fight and flight. ==Undead Gravedigger == Truthfully, there is actually nothing to fear from these Undead. The poor souls are not bright enough to whack you with their shovel, so maybe you should not do Fight OR Flight- just leave it alone. ==Undead Bandit == These looters have apparentely had a terrible fate on the roads on which they have plundered and pillaged- and they have learned a bit of the sword in the process. For players two to six, these corpses can provide a bit of a challenge, and they are a good match. Level one players should maybe avoid this Undead, as all they have is a serviceable-yet-rusty cutlass.

It would be a good idea to use guns and swords against them, swords if you want a challenge. ==Undead Pirate == These poor past pillagers met their fate maybe from some frightened navy soldier that wasn't looking when he poked his bayonet the wrong way. These sword fighters can definetely put up a spirited fight against levels four to eight, and they have some challengeing thrusts and swipes. It would be a good idea to use guns and swords like the bandits. Levels three and lower should high tail and run when they see an angry corpse drawig it's sword... coming their way. ==Undead Mutineer == A skilled knifist, this traitorus soul should be one not to be disregarded as a "No threat" kind of corpse. This undead stinker can poison you with a deady Adder and slash you with a swipe. These should be taken with the same quarter as Undead Pirates, and the same action should be taken. ==Undead Witchdoctor == Now we found some WISE people about the world (The other world of course!). If you have it, asps should do a good job taking care of their attunements, and then a gun shot or two should finish it off. Level five or lower should run away to the forest. ==Undead Brigand == These creepers should never be taken lightly by levels five and lower. These guys guard the very General Bloodless himself. Guns would be an excellent idea, but you should never take on more than one at once. Medium levels have dared to attract more than five at a time and almost winded up in Jail. ==Undead Brute == These muscly maniacs have picked up a thing or two from looting some unwary travelers in the past life. Voodoo should be good to keep you away from most of their more powerful attacks, and no people eight or lower should be fighting these trained whackers. ==Undead Duelist == Ooh yes, now we are TALKING. These are some incredibly gifted sword fighters that had a bad day in the ring, and now are out to get YOU. We aren't talking guns anymore, it's time to turn to Tia Dalma and Will Turner for help. Use Voodoo to weaken them and eat up their health, and when they are on yellow, use sword to chop em' up until it's looking for it's head! Pirates twelve and lower, take a very definite warning- these guys are NOT someone you want to nick a sword from. ==Powder Keg Runners == These exploding invasion giants are NEVER, EVER to be taken lightly. We are talking REAPEATER GUNS. NEVER, EVER USE SWORD ON THIS CORPSE, NO MATTER YOU'RE HEALTH OR SWORD LEVEL!!! When a keg is about to blow GET OUT OF THE BLAST PERIAMETER IMMEDIATELY! RUN AT LEAST BEYOND TEN STEPS, OR YOU WILL GET KNOCKED OUT IMMEDIATELY!!! These are universal undead see only in invasions that ALL SHOULD BE WARY OF.

Undead Grenadiers
These bomb throwers are something out of a teenage nightmare-undead using explosive equipment. These throwers should be avoided by levels eighteen and under(YEAH THAT'S RIGHT-EIGHTEEN.) You should use swords to get up close and finish them off quickly. Even though they may throw bombs more accurately at this angle, they will almost always get hurt themselves. ==Undead Slasher == These military terrors are masters with the dagger-and they use it to cut only one type of meat! At ranging of levels approaching thirty, levels twenty and under should avoid these stinkies.A good combo of ranged weaponry and up close should be a good survival rate bet. ==Undead Gypsy == Sadly, we probably knew some of these kind maidens who would lent us healing tonics all the time. However, now-corrupeted by the hand of Jolly's touch of evil- they make formidable magic duelers. We are now entering the level thirty, and levels twenty three and under should avoid this monster at all costs. Daggers and other interrupting mechanisms should be a good weapon for combating these magic hands of doom. Swords would be a good incentive too. ==Undead Excecutioner == These box-brained bozo's were a little to unruly, and probably got a price on their heads. These are some very, very dangerous sword men, and they should NEVER be underestimated. A good combination of Voodoo and Guns should do the trick.

Undead Raider
We are to the death-to-level-thirty-pirates undead. Undead Raiders will kill medium and low level pirates in a matter of seconds. Where the raider roams, no one will live peacefully, hence their name, Raider. These guys are almost impossible to kill, and will attack you at all costs. There is almost no hope for you if you ram into a raider, for they are armed with both knives and swords. Powerful magic and guns are your only hope to win this fight. ==Undead Captain == It is almost certain you will never encounter these long dead legends who met their death at the hands of a titanic sea monster or some other grisly fate. These mounstrosites will only come on at the seventh invasion brigade party, a phenomenon that happens in only one in five invasions. You will most likely encounter this in the abassa server. If you do, you are almost certainly DEAD AS A DOORNAIL. Medium levels and lower, take warning. NEVER ENGAGE THIS ENEMY, OR YOU ARE DOOMED.

So, What Else?
Now, that is the list of the undead. Now, a brief outline on what weapons you should use on which undead.

Daggers-Are good for all the magic undead users. Even a level two dagger pirate might stand a chance of escape from a gypsy. The dagger's Asp can completely render an enemy's doll useless, until it is attuned again. However, you CAN ONLY USE THIS TO BREAK ATTUNEMENTS ONLY ONCE, SO USE IT WISELY! Another problem is depletion of your dagger ammo. Try to hunt down a dagger that has some unlimited ammo, or buy a large belt.

Sword-This is good if you need a prolonged battle, or a quick battle (It can do both!)

Pistol- This is not only one of the best weaponary, it is one of the few that are specially meant to combat Undead. Silver shots can deal more than two thousand damage from a blunderbuss(Some have gone as high as FOUR THOUSAND!) Also, Hex eater shots are a great way to dispel Gypsy's and Witchdoctor's spells reduced to Poke, and Swarm. However, same as the dagger, Bullet Depletion will eventually become. Buy a large horn if you can afford.

Grenade- The only thing this is useful for is taking down Jolly roger, other bosses, and Keg runners. If you aren't in one of those sitiuation, don't use it. After all, why endanger yourself when only about three undead are waving their swrods at you?

Voodoo- These are undoubtly, some of the best weapons for fighting the undead. A staff user can literally send undead back to the other world, or suck them into a maelstrom of death. The staff's problem? Recharging Time. Only if you are in dire circumstances should you use this godly weapon. However, the Voodoo doll is much more versatile. You can use it to heal friends, and eat up enemies life force. The only problem with it is it doesn't have the same punch as a staff. However, if you find yourself surrounded by weak, but multiple undead, by all means send them to death!

The Undead Navy
These are some ships you should never face without a gunner. ALL are war frigates.

They include- ]] ]] ]] ]] A good techniquiqe i learned in plundering these ships over the months is to circle around the ship, never letting them fire an unearthly broadside at you.(To learn more good manuevers, visit Eliza Cresteel's good guide here.)
 * [[Storm Reaper|Storm Reaper
 * [[Phantom|Phantom
 * [[Death Omen|Death Omen
 * [[Revenant|Revenant

Also, if one is surrounded by other ships, a good tactic is to use a gunner to draw one out of the group. NEVER, however, use a BROADSIDE to draw them out. If another ship is closer, the broadside will veer off course and attack that ship as well.

This is what i have learned over the monthes. Now i hope my guide has brought other people from danger.

I wish you good luck and a strong wind.

JAY BRIGHTSUN