Pilot guide · Hosted by Nova
Eight ships in four elements, each with its own speed, turn rate, energy and starting gear. Each one is the signature ship of a LarkSpark pilot, and you can fly any of them.
Start here
Pick your ship in the panel on the Play page before you launch, and switch between flights as often as you like. Guests fly the base ship of each element: Pegasus, Icarus, Arachne and Hydra. A free account unlocks the other four.
Every ship collects the same Xenite and can win the same upgrades, so no ship is locked out of a weapon for long. What differs is how it flies and what it launches with.
New to the arena Pegasus
Forgiving handling, and three Bricks to drop behind you when a fight goes wrong.
You would rather not die Golem
The biggest energy tank and a level 3 cannon. Slow to arrive, hard to move.
You like the ambush Shade
Cloak and Stealth from launch, and the speed to leave before anyone turns round.
You like to own a corridor Hydra
Mines, bouncing bombs and Multifire: make a lane yours and keep it.
Pegasus and Griffon
Hits set ships burning, draining a little more energy for a few seconds.
Interceptor
The ideal starting ship: a balanced Fire interceptor with high speed and agility. Forgiving handling makes it perfect for learning Newtonian flight, and it is the only ship that starts with Bricks.
Flown by Nova The fearless striker · Bot level 3
The relay courier uses an agile fighter to close the gap fast and stays on the attack even when energy runs low.
Striker Account required
A Fire striker with a double-barrel gun and a very tight turn. Dart in, unload a twin burst, and get out before the enemy can answer; a smaller energy pool punishes long fights.
Flown by Altair The encouraging scout · Bot level 1
The beacon scout darts through open lanes, fires a twin burst, and breaks away before the next pass.
Hydra and Cerberus
Hits drag a ship, slowing its thrust and top speed for a moment; the Cerberus's ice slows its turning instead.
Area denial
A Water ship built to control space: level 2 guns, cannon and mines, bombs that bounce off walls (B switches the bounce off, so they burst on rock and break it), Multifire on M, and See Mines (F) to show the mines around it on its minimap.
Flown by Orion The master navigator · Bot level 8
The navigator surveys for Xenite. When challenged, he uses the Hydra’s mines and Multifire to control the approach.
Trickster Account required
As fast as the Shade and the most fragile ship in the fleet. Its Ice Bombs and Ice Mines freeze an enemy's recharge, it starts with three Decoys, and it is built for outsmarting rather than outgunning.
Flown by Juno The patient engineer · Bot level 5
The engineer lays ice mines along busy routes and drops a decoy to make a clean exit when pursued.
Arachne and Golem
Bombs blast wider and throw more shrapnel, and Earth ships are hard to push around.
Ambusher
An Earth ambusher that launches with its cloak on, waits unseen, then strikes with level 2 guns. It carries X-Radar to find stealthed pilots. Firing or taking a hit drops the cloak. It only comes back at full energy, and never within five seconds of a shot.
Flown by Zhao The welcoming ace · Bot level 4
The test pilot opens under cloak and chooses when to engage. Arachne’s sensor suite suits a pilot who evaluates new systems in the field.
Tank Account required
An Earth tank that trades speed for survivability. The largest energy pool, a level 3 cannon from the start, and a hull that hits, blasts and Repel barely move make it excellent at holding ground.
Flown by Rigel The steadfast guardian · Bot level 7
The rescue veteran holds a lane with the Golem’s heavy cannon. He keeps opponents at range and uses the ship’s armor and large energy reserve to stay in position.
Icarus and Shade
Shots fly faster, and hits knock a ship off its line.
Dive bomber
A Wind bomber that starts with a level 2 cannon. Rocket in, drop your bombs, rocket out, and switch on rear fire (R) so your guns and cannon fire backward at anyone giving chase.
Flown by Halley The joyful wild card · Bot level 2
The stunt flyer dives in with the cannon, switches targets midfight, and fires backward on the way out.
Assassin Account required
A Wind assassin and the only ship that starts able to vanish from screens and radar at once: Cloak hides it from sight, Stealth from the minimap. Top-tier speed lets it strike and slip away.
Flown by Lyra The elegant trickster · Bot level 6
The illusionist slips out of sight, circles behind a vulnerable opponent, and vanishes again to recharge.
Side by side
Energy is what the ship launches with. Every stat rises as you collect green Xenite: four upgrade levels for speed, thrust, turning and recharge, five for energy. Dying costs some of them.
| Ship | Element | Role | Speed | Turn | Energy | Pilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pegasus |
Fire | Interceptor | High | High | 1,600 | Nova |
| Griffon |
Fire | Striker | High | Very high | 1,440 | Altair |
| Hydra |
Water | Area denial | Medium | Medium | 2,080 | Orion |
| Cerberus |
Water | Trickster | Very high | Very high | 1,280 | Juno |
| Arachne |
Earth | Ambusher | Medium | Low | 1,760 | Zhao |
| Golem |
Earth | Tank | Low | Low | 2,400 | Rigel |
| Icarus |
Wind | Dive bomber | High | Medium | 1,920 | Halley |
| Shade |
Wind | Assassin | Very high | High | 1,440 | Lyra |
“Fly the Pegasus until it bores you. Then pick the ship that keeps killing you, and learn why.”
Nova flies the Pegasus
Ready to fly?
Pick a ship and launch under your LarkSpark name. Nova and the rest of the cast keep the sector busy until other pilots arrive.
Fire
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Earth
Wind