FAQ: can a raid take your account?

Raids steal ore. That’s it. Your account is never at risk from raids.

The rule is in combat.md. This page exists because that is exactly the page a panicking player will not open. If you are afraid a raid “costs the account,” name the asset you mean:

What you might mean What actually happens
Stored ore A completed raid seizes all of the defender’s storedOre. This is the only thing a raid steals. Refine it to Alpha Matter and it is safe.
Structs Combat during the raidability window can destroy them. Cost is rebuild time and lost production — not account damage. A raid completion itself does not delete structs.
Fleet units The attacker’s fleet is defeated if its Command Ship dies while away (attackerDefeated). Defensive fleets are killable in combat the same way.
Account / wallet / keys / planet / guild membership Never a raid outcome. The chain has no such rule.

If the fear is still this last row, that is not a mechanics problem — it is a copy or briefing problem. Agents: do not report a raid as “we might lose the account.” Name the ore (or the struct). See briefing.md.

Full raidability gate, timers, and scouting checklist: defense.md · combat.md. Under fire right now: under attack.