Name: Raven's Neck (Pirates)
Card: SM #PS-013 (Uncommon)
Points: 12
Masts: 4
Cargo: 6
Moves: L
Guns : 3S,2L,2L,3S
Hit %: 233 (S), 133 (L)
Ability: Once per turn, this ship may look at one face-down treasure on any island.

Here we have a ship in the same category as the peerless Darkhawk II -- a four-masted Pirate with a reasonable price tag, deep cargo holds, and good cannons. She isn't quite as good as that fabled ship, but she's in the same league, and that's saying a lot.

If you give her a Helmsman, you've got a speedy gold ship with lots of room for treasure. Add a Captain to the mix, and you've got the ultimate ship -- the combo ship that can fight hard one turn and clean out an island's worth of treasure on the next. Her ability may or may not help you, but it sure won't hurt.

Here's a Pirate fleet to terrify the enemy: the Darkhawk II with Captain and Helmsman, and the Raven's Neck with Captain and Helmsman.
That's two fighting ships (eight good cannons), and also two gold ships (ten free cargo), all moving at S+L speed, for only 32 points. Other factions can only dream of a combination like that. Or team her with the Raven and the HMS Raven with a Captain, for a 40-point Raven Fleet that can fight (seven good cannons) and run gold (ten free cargo). No matter how you use her, the Raven's Neck has the potential to dominate the seas around her.

Goldship rating: 4.3 / 5
Gun Ship rating: 3.7 / 5
Boarding rating: 3.2 / 5
Value for points: 3.8 / 5