Encounters

Red Mesa railway racketeer

Red Mesa railway racketeer uses Close Quarters. Encountered inside a route. Inspect special attacks before treating its ordinary hit as a safety limit.

Combat role: Close Quarters
Encounter rating: 925
Base Grit: 10000
Ordinary base maximum hit: 772
Base attack interval: 2.6 s
Base accuracy rating: 51612
Base damage reduction: 40%
Base cash reward: $0.00–$0.01

Base evasion ratings

Against	Rating
Close Quarters	48,576
Marksmanship	52,371
Field Engineering	20,493

Special attack definitions

Special damage may differ from the ordinary maximum hit. Multiple-hit sequences and conditional guaranteed accuracy matter for survival.

Attack	Behavior	Base selection chance
Expose the guard	1 unavoidable hit. 300 base damage per hit before reduction. Your damage reduction is halved while any marks remain. Up to 3 marks; one expires each turn.	50%
Paired cutting blows	2 avoidable hits at 0.25s intervals. 600 base damage per hit before reduction.	35%
Press the advantage	7 avoidable hits at 0.2s intervals. 450 base damage per hit before reduction. Remaining Expose the guard stacks add hits, then are consumed. Restores the opponent’s health by the damage dealt; health includes their ability to keep fighting.	15%

Starting effects

Effect	Behavior
Steady composure	After the first attack: 70% chance to apply Attrition to Opponent.

Regular field record

Technical field record1 per declared reward

Encounter routes

Preparation

The encounter rating is not a recommended player level. Use the live combat quote, actual effective reduction, automatic-food threshold and all special attacks to judge a loadout. No weapon or skill level alone guarantees idle safety.