Marauders was announced in July 2019 as one of the six launch titles for Marvel's Dawn of X initiative, a franchise-wide reset of the status quo of the X-Men series created by Jonathan Hickman.

[2] As part of the Destiny of X revamp, writer Steve Orlando took the helm of the book with a second volume and a new main cast: Kate Pryde, Bishop, Tempo, Daken, Aurora, Psylocke (Kwannon), and new character Somnus.

In London, Emma chastises Sebastian Shaw for his carelessness in running the Hellfire Trading Company's black market accounts and the two clash over their designs for the vacant seat on Krakoa's Council.

The Marauders defeat a crew of thieves led by Batroc the Leaper that had stolen some of Krakoa's medicine before rendezvousing with Bishop in Taipei, who is investigating the disappearance of the husband of Mrs. Zhao, an anti-mutant socialite.

Enraged, Shaw reluctantly makes Shinobi his Black Bishop but promises him the Red Council seat soon, revealing that Kate and Emma were responsible for his death.

They release the husband, who now worships mutants as gods following the establishment of Krakoa, embarrassing Zhao who partners with the Homines Verendi, a human supremacy group based in Madripoor, in the hopes of getting revenge.

After she and Pyro psychically project to Verendi and warn them not to interfere with mutant affairs, the Marauders and Forge destroy the Russian ship transporting the power-dampening tech.

Club stated that the first volume "combines political intrigue with breathtaking action and a sharp sense of humor, digging deep into X-Men history while enthusiastically sailing into a future full of promise and danger.

[12] Sava thought the Dawn of X series hit "on all of the major plot points of the Hickman era while enriching its steadily expanding cast of the characters" and became even stronger in its second story arc, with illustrator Stefano Caselli and colorist Edgar Delgado elevating "the book's visuals with sleek action and rich expressions that sell both the drama and humor of Duggan’s script".

[12] Sava also highlighted that Duggan "does remarkable work incorporating the data pages that Hickman and designer Tom Muller introduced in HOX/POX, using them to build an ongoing side narrative".

[...] Having an entire series that is built around mutant women making power plays and working together is refreshing for this reader, and apparently frustrating to toxic men like Sebastian Shaw".