Marathon is bouncing back from its 2025 difficulties with serious confidence, and no system communicates that more clearly than its Runner Shells. Class systems are rare enough for extraction shooters ...

At a glance, Runner Shells might look like heroes in disguise, but Bungie’s implementation is more nuanced. Each Shell is built around a broad gameplay archetype such as intel gathering, combat ...

There are 7 Runner Shells (including Rook) for players to try out in Marathon. However, the complexity of their abilities and their synergy with each other might confuse some players who are looking ...

Bungie has finally pulled back the curtain on the latest batch of Runner Shells coming to Marathon, and let me tell you — these things are wild. If you thought extraction shooters were all about guns, ...

Marathon is attempting to broaden its playerbase with new offerings, such as a PVE-only mode. Depending on who you ask, ...

When I want to go aggressive in a shooter, I want to go fast and hard, and the Vandal is the shell that gives me the best kit for that. Being able to pepper enemies with disruptive projectiles is just ...

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The Rook shell in Marathon is similar to a free loadout or a scav run, if you've previously played Arc Raiders or Escape From Tarkov, but it's a little more complicated in Bungie's extraction shooter.