Fortnite One Piece Guide: How to Win Straw Hats vs Marines

To win the One Piece Straw Hats vs. Marines ship duel in Fortnite, divide your squad evenly between operating shipboard artillery and executing boarding assaults. Firing cannons against the enemy vessel depletes its hull health to sink it, but unmanned decks leave gunners vulnerable to enemy ambushes. Splitting a four-player squad into two dedicated artillery gunners and two aggressive vanguard boarders applies constant pressure while protecting your defensive line.

Squad Role Division: Gunners and Boarders

A balanced squad split prevents match stalls and stops opposing players from seizing deck control. If all four teammates board the hostile ship, your own cannons sit idle, dealing zero structural damage. If everyone stays on the home deck to shoot, enemy infiltrators can easily cross the water gap and eliminate your stationary gunners from behind.

• Artillery Gunners (2 players): Focus continuously on shelling opposing cannon batteries and the main hull to suppress enemy damage output.
• Boarding Vanguard (2 players): Launch across the channel to eliminate hostile gunners, force defenders into close-quarters duels, and draw fire away from your ship.

This split forces opponents into a losing trade: they must either abandon their artillery to fight off your boarders or absorb fatal point-blank damage while trying to fire.

Aiming and Prioritizing Cannon Fire

Aiming directly at active enemy gunners delivers significantly higher tactical value than shooting unpopulated hull sections. While hull hits steadily reduce the ship's overall health bar, knocking an operator off their cannon instantly reduces incoming damage per second to zero.

Because cannonballs drop over distance, calibrate your aim slightly above the enemy deck railing at medium ranges before firing. Use this firing routine to stay protected while maintaining pressure:

1. Align your crosshair onto an active enemy cannon station before entering the cannon seat.
2. Fire the shot and immediately dismount to the side to avoid incoming counter-battery fire aimed at your muzzle flash.
3. Observe shell impact: if the ball hits the lower railing, elevate your aim by one notch for the next shot.
4. Prioritize targets in order: active enemy gunners first, repair defenders second, and the center hull mass third.

Boarding Routes for the Going Merry and Marine Battleship

Avoid swimming across the channel between ships. Swimming leaves players moving slowly in open water with no cover, turning them into easy targets for deck snipers. Instead, climb inside a loaded cannon barrel and fire yourself across the gap to land directly on the enemy vessel.

Each ship features distinct structural layouts that require specific boarding angles:

When boarding the Going Merry, secure the roof above the rear cabin. This elevated position provides direct sightlines over the open deck, allowing you to pick off defenders manning the cannons below. When boarding the Marine Battleship, avoid landing amidships where fortified gun nests create lethal crossfires; instead, land on the lower stern and push through the rear corridors.

Close-Quarters Deck Combat and Perimeter Defense

The cramped geometry of ship decks—filled with cargo crates, rigging, and narrow stairs—favors high-impact burst weapons over mid-range assault rifles. Equip a pump-action or tactical shotgun alongside a rapid-fire pistol or flintlock to eliminate targets at close range without waiting for lengthy reloads.

Use right-hand peeks around mast bases and cabin doorframes. Rather than vaulting blindly down deck hatches where defenders often hold pre-aimed angles, drop explosives through the opening or jump down while firing to throw off their crosshair placement. Between cargo crates, use jump-slides to avoid headshots in open-deck trades.

To protect your own ship, have one gunner act as a flexible defensive anchor:

• Listen for audio cues indicating enemy boarders climbing hull ladders or landing on deck.
• Hold a pre-aimed shotgun angle just behind the deck railing instead of leaning directly over the edge, catching climbing enemies in an animation lock as they vault over the side.
• Revive downed artillery teammates immediately after clearing infiltrators to restore full firing output.