The Worldkillers - Method I: Oceans

This series will focus on a Worldkillers: a group of interstellar outlaws who specialize in destroying worlds.

Each question has the objective to explore a different way to kill a planet - a word that means making it uninhabitable for its "ruling race" (ex: burning all the oxygen from Earth to make life impossible to humans).

The technology level of this setting is high (warp drives, death stars, advanced AIs, multiple alien races, etc).

Their target world is Earth. They were paid to exterminate us.

The Question

You are in the planning room of the Worldkillers HQ, in the middle of a discussion for the best method to end humans. Someone says "let's destroy their oceans".

My question is: How much of Earth's oceans would have do be drained/vaporized/gone in order for human life to cease to exist? And how would this catastrophe be perceived by humans as the process is conducted?

Important Note: The water volume is drained/vaporized/eliminated over time, not all at once.

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