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Cruisers are large, powerful vessels that excel at long range missions and exploration. Though typically flanked by escorts in combat, cruisers can deliver high damage with their large warp cores and broad complement of weapons. Cruisers are the backbone of Starfleet , fulfilling the most vital roles for the Federation.

Compared to other Federation vessels, Cruisers have strong hulls and average shields. All Federation Cruisers at tier 2 (Lieutenant Commander) or higher have 4 device slots and gain a bonus +5 to all power levels .

2.1.1 Light Cruiser
2.1.2 TOS Constitution Class Cruiser
2.1.3 Cruiser
2.1.4 Cruiser Refit
2.1.5 Heavy Cruiser
2.1.6 Heavy Cruiser Refit
2.1.7 Advanced Heavy Cruiser
2.1.8 Support Cruiser
2.1.9 Exploration Cruiser
2.1.10 Exploration Cruiser Refit
2.1.11 Assault Cruiser
2.1.12 Mirror Universe Assault Cruiser
2.1.13 Assault Cruiser Refit
2.1.14 Star Cruiser
2.1.15 Mirror Universe Star Cruiser
2.1.16 Advanced Heavy Cruiser Retrofit
2.1.17 Support Cruiser Retrofit
2.1.18 Exploration Cruiser Retrofit
2.1.19 Dreadnought Cruiser
2.1.20 Odyssey Star Cruiser
2.1.21 Heavy Cruiser Retrofit
2.1.22 Mirror Universe Heavy Cruiser Retrofit
2.1.23 Fleet Heavy Cruiser Retrofit
2.1.24 Fleet Star Cruiser
2.1.25 Fleet Advanced Heavy Cruiser Retrofit
2.1.26 Fleet Support Cruiser Retrofit
2.1.27 Fleet Exploration Cruiser Retrofit
2.1.28 Fleet Dreadnought Cruiser
2.1.29 Fleet Assault Cruiser Refit
2.2.1 Cardassian Galor Class Cruiser
2.2.2 Undine Dromias Bio-Cruiser
2.2.3 Risian Luxury Cruiser

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Federation Cruisers

Light cruiser.

The Light Cruiser is the first starship that new Federation officers will be able to captain. Although a basic ship in terms of weaponry, design and speed, this frigate is considered the workhorse of Starfleet and is called upon in a huge variety of roles from resolving trade disputes to deployment in major confrontations. The NPC version of the Light Cruiser is classified as a Frigate .

TOS Constitution Class Cruiser

The Cruiser is well-suited for cargo or transport missions. Its expansive cargo holds make it indispensable to Starfleet as a vessel used to resupply planets, space stations, and other starships. The power systems make it possible to run industrial replicators indefinitely, making this ship the ideal choice for evacuation and mercy missions.

Cruiser Refit

The Exeter class is a variant on the famed Constitution Class. The Exeter honors the 400 crew members of the U.S.S. Exeter who were killed by a biological agent in 2268 . The Exeter class has the white hull texture common to modern Federation refit vessels. It features an additional Science console slot and upgrade the Ensign Engineering Bridge Officer Station to a Lieutenant Engineering Bridge Officer station.

Heavy Cruiser

Heavy Cruiser Refit

The oldest ship of this type, the Constellation class borrows heavily from 23rd Century starship technology and design aesthetics, such as the Miranda and Constitution -classes. The Constellation-class U.S.S. Stargazer is perhaps the best-known ship of the class, being the first command of Captain Jean-Luc Picard .

Advanced Heavy Cruiser

The Advanced Heavy Cruiser has been in Starfleet service since the late 23rd century. The original prototypes took part in early experiments by Federation scientists to develop a transwarp drive, though it wasn't until the turn of 25th century that this came to fruition.

Support Cruiser

Ambassador class vessels were later used in the Battle of Wolf 359 and throughout the Dominion War .

Exploration Cruiser

Exploration Cruiser Refit

Based on the Galaxy class design, but much larger (it is the largest of these four starships) , the Venture Class represents the pinnacle of starship design. It has a longer more swept neck, and a more faceted main deflector. It also bears details reminiscent of the Sovereign class , such as the raised V-shaped platform on the primary hull detail, and a whiter-colored hull with darker markings. It features an additional Science console slot and adds a fifth Ensign level Science Bridge Officer station.

Assault Cruiser

Introduced in the 2370s, the Assault Cruiser is a very powerful ship and a formidable adversary for any player as they carry huge amounts of firepower. The most well known Assault Cruiser is the USS Enterprise-E which was commanded former Captain made Ambassador Jean-Luc Picard after the Enterprise-D was destroyed. It is currently commanded by Captain Data.

Mirror Universe Assault Cruiser

Utilised by the Terran Empire and an occasional few having drifted over via the Azure Nebula spacial rift, this ship looks more like the Prime Universe Star Cruiser , but has more of a tactical advantage in Bridge Officer slots and console configuration almost identical to the Prime Universe Assault Cruiser .

Assault Cruiser Refit

Like the Tactical Escort Refit and Heavy Escort Carrier , the Regent class by default uses a brighter, stark white hull paint base, with black highlights in the default "Andromeda" pattern. Its design is much more elongated than the other Assault Cruiser classes, and features a flatter saucer tapering into an engineering section derived from the Odyssey class split-hull. The nacelle pylons are swept forward, and if Regent nacelles and pylons are paired with a shorter hull option (such as the Sovereign), the nacelles models will clip into the saucer. The Regent also features bright dome-shaped structures on the underside of the saucer and on the dorsal hull. This variant is also much more Tactically focussed than the Sovereign class.

Star Cruiser

The Star Cruiser has one of the largest crew compliments which can improve hull repair and some bridge officer abilities. The Star Cruiser is larger than most Federation Cruisers. They are considered the flagship of fleets or support for advanced missions. These stout ships sport massive warp cores, which generate surplus power for subsystems.

Mirror Universe Star Cruiser

Utilised by the Terran Empire and an occasional few having drifted over via the Azure Nebula spacial rift, this ship looks more like the Prime Universe Assault Cruiser , but favors Science Bridge Officer Seating and Console slotting almost identical to the Prime Universe Star Cruiser .

Advanced Heavy Cruiser Retrofit

The Retrofit variant of the Excelsior Class has been upgraded with modern technology, is heavily Tactically focussed and can and is capable of holding its own with newer ships. This class also follows the same variant and class-line as the U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-B) .

Support Cruiser Retrofit

The Ambassador-class was developed at the San Francisco Fleet Yards . The U.S.S. Enterprise -C was the most famous Ambassador class starship ever commissioned by Starfleet . It was destroyed in battle in 2344 while protecting the Klingon colony on Narendra III from a Romulan attack, and all hands were presumed to be killed in action. This valorous sacrifice bought the Federation several decades of peace with the Klingon Empire . Ambassador class vessels were later used in the Battle of Wolf 359 and throughout the Dominion War . The Retrofit version of the Ambassador class has been upgraded with modern technology, resulting in a versitile design covering all three professions.

Exploration Cruiser Retrofit

The ship of legend...and canon. The Exploration Cruiser was made popular by the multiple award winning series, Star Trek: The Next Generation or "TNG" for short. The vessel is slow but powerful, and strikes an imposing presence in any arena. The Retrofit variant is one of the most resilient ships ever seen and is capable of surviving an immense amount of firepower.

Dreadnought Cruiser

The Galaxy class was refitted at the turn of the 25th century, after the collapse of the Khitomer Accords in 2399 . In response to increased hostility with the Klingons , the newly redesigned ship carries a cloaking device and a devastating spinal lance weapon.

The ship is an alternate reality version of the U.S.S. Enterprise -D from the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode " All Good Things... ".

Odyssey Star Cruiser

The Odyssey class is the largest vessel ever created by Starfleet . Its massive size makes it very resilient, but its turn rate is reduced by the bulk of the vessel. The Odyssey's unique split saucer pylon reduces subspace wake at higher warp speeds. The Odyssey is designed as an extreme long-range vessel, and can operate for long periods of time away from support. Because of this, it is the most versatile cruiser ever developed by the Starfleet Corps of Engineers. The Odyssey has three upgraded cousins; the Odyssey Operations Cruiser , the Odyssey Tactical Cruiser and the Odyssey Science Cruiser .

Heavy Cruiser Retrofit

The Heavy Cruiser is one of the few Starfleet ship designs to have more than two nacelles, Heavy Cruisers fought in the Battle of Wolf 359 . These cruisers are much more capable than a tier 2 Cruiser. The Retrofit has been upgraded with modern technology and is on par with the Assault Cruiser in terms of Tactical orientation.

Mirror Universe Heavy Cruiser Retrofit

Utilised by the Terran Empire and an occasional few having drifted over via the Azure Nebula spacial rift. The Mirror version is much more Science biased than its Prime Universe counterpart, and is much better at versitility as a result.

Fleet Heavy Cruiser Retrofit

Fleet Star Cruiser

Fleet Advanced Heavy Cruiser Retrofit

Fleet Support Cruiser Retrofit

Fleet Exploration Cruiser Retrofit

Fleet Dreadnought Cruiser

The Fleet version comes with an additional Tactical console as well as even stronger hull and shield strength.

Fleet Assault Cruiser Refit

Cross-Faction Cruisers

Cardassian galor class cruiser.

The Galor is a cruiser, but smaller than many other vessels of its type. Its hull is not as strong as other cruisers in its class, but its smaller size makes it fast and maneuverable. It also has some of the best shields of any cruiser. The Galor class employs Spiral Wave Disruptor Arrays. This technology differs from standard disruptors by utilizing phaser technology as well. The Galor itself is a strong Tactical Cruiser with good maneuverablitity at its disposal.

Undine Dromias Bio-Cruiser

Bearing a strong resemblance to the Nicor Bio-Warship and other Undine warships, the Dromias maintains a long, almost cylindrical central hull, capped at both ends by a claw-like arrangement of protrusions. Unlike the Nicor, the Dromias' protrusions are both larger and more extensive, particularly at the rear of the vessel. It has no visible bridge, windows, or portholes, seeing as these weaknesses in the superstructure would likely be breached by the intense pressure of Fluidic Space. The Dromias is a very versatile ship that is capable of performing tasks of all three professions.

Risian Luxury Cruiser

This unique Risian Cruiser resembles old Earth sea-based ships and boats that sail the oceans whilst carrying pylons to support the nacelles and, when at warp, Solar Sails to somehow improve speed when engaging Slipstream drive. The ship itself is Tactically biased for a Cruiser, but with it being smaller than most other Cruisers, it is a quick ship and can survive for an extended period of time.

Miranda class

Galaxy class

Emissary class

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1.1 Cruisers
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1.5 Star Cruisers (Variants)

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Cruisers are generally the largest ships in Starfleet. Their size grants them access to advanced warp cores, which allows them to distribute a large amount of power across their subsystems; a large crew complement, which improves a ship’s repair rate, engineering bay, boarding party effectiveness, and so on; and a large inventory, which makes them great for long distance missions.

Cruisers have a large warp core and crew complement. Their abundant resources allow them to adapt well to most situations and get damaged systems back online quickly. Cruisers can also support other ships with their massive power supply and crew.

Out of combat, these ships' massive cargo holds and crew make them invaluable when it comes to transporting cargo or colonists, and re-supplying planets, space stations or other ships.

Primary Role: Lots of power; large crew complement provides quick repairs and boarding party tactics. Special: Large Warp Core (power bonus); large cargo space (inventory); bonus to power in all systems; more weapon slots than Science vessels or Escorts. It is advisable to get at least 1 if not 2 EPS power regulators though, as having several beam weapons fire at once will quickly drain alot of power.

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Constitution Refit (base version)

Heavy Cruisers [ ]

Cheyenne (base version)

Exploration Cruisers [ ]

Galaxy (base version)

Battle Cruisers [ ]

Sovereign (base version)
Imperial (purchasable)
Interceptor (achievable)

Star Cruisers (Variants) [ ]

Emissary (base version)

Star Trek Online Cruisers: Federation [ ]

The star ships are classified in three different types.

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The Fed Cruisers are classified in seven different types.

Light Cruiser
Heavy Cruiser
Exploration Cruiser
Assault Cruiser
Star Cruiser
Dreadnought Cruiser
Advanced Heavy Cruiser

Light Cruiser Ships [ ]

Miranda class

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Centaur class

Shi'Kar class

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Constitution class

Excalibur class

Vesper class

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Cheyenne class

Stargazer class

Dakota class

Exploration Cruiser ships [ ]

Galaxy class

Celestial class

Envoy class

Assault Cruisers [ ]

Sovereign class

Noble class

Majestic class

Star Cruiser ships [ ]

Avenger class

Vanguard class

Dreadnought Cruiser [ ]

Galaxy Dreadnought

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[Top 15] Star Trek Online Best Ships (From Early Till Late Game)

With an eye towards value and power, this list will give you all you need to know to hit the late game in Star Trek Online! Thanks to changes made to the game, you can stay with the same ship after the tutorial all the way to the end game so you can fly your favorite ship from day one! This list has been made with a broad audience in mind, from newbie to grizzled veteran, so everyone can learn something new! The top 15 ships in Star Trek Online also include ships that will let you pilot the same starships as Captain Picard, Captain Sisko, and Captain Janeway so let’s make it so.

15. Romulan Legacy Elite Starter Pack - T6 Malem-Class Light Warbird

Relive the Balance of Terror!

How to get the Malem Class: (Only available for Romulan characters) 2,000 Zen ($20.00) in the C-Store

Number 15 on our list is actually one of the Elite Starter Packs, which gives you access to a unique bridge officer, a uniform, and a discounted T6 starship! This option is best for those inclined towards pointy ears and cloak and dagger, as it’s affordable, gives you a great torpedo ship, and a borg bridge officer.

Thanks to the Singularity warp core mechanics, which give you five additional powers to use and an experimental weapon slot, the Malem is very good as a torpedo ship. Thanks to the power of reputation-based torpedoes such as the Neutronic and Biomolecular, you can quickly build an affordable ship that can handle any content.

Battlecloak allows you to enter and exit combat at will, which is powerful for players who are looking to maximize their ambush bonuses! Despite recent nerfs, covert operative bridge officer traits still stack their bonuses high enough to get this ship on the top 15 list. Torpedoes themselves are easier to get into now as well, making it a good starter ship.

Are you a fan of the Balance of Terror from The Original Series? Then this ship is for you! The Malem comes with the classic skin line for free, so the Malem is an excellent entry point for Romulan characters. Thanks to the changes to the game, the ship will level up with you, unlocking additional weapon and console slots as well as increasing the hull amount. Another bonus is that anyone can use Romulan ships, no matter the faction, so if you like the look or like the sound of zipping around the battlefield, this is the ship for you!

Level 65: Hull 40500 (scaling)
4 fore and 3 aft weapon slots plus 1 experimental weapon slot
Shield Modifier 0.9
Hull Modifier 0.9
Turn Rate 18
3 Tactical, 3 Engineering, 4 Science console slots
Unique Console: Warhead Module Plasma (part of the Stealth Fighter Set)
Commander Tactical, Ensign Tactical, Lieutenant Engineering, Lt. Commander Science, Lt. Commander Universal-Pilot

What makes the T6 Malem great

Low-cost entry-level ship that progresses with you! At only $20 for the starter pack, it’s effectively a $10 sale for a normal T6 ship.
Romulan ships have Singularity Warp Cores. These warp cores give you five distinct powers which augment the ship’s abilities.
Battle Cloak lets you move in and out of combat easily. Are you taking more hits than you can handle? Pull out the old Romulan “run away!” and cloak up! It can also be used to give you powerful ambush bonuses when built for.
Pilot specialized seating. It isn’t a fully specialized ship, like others on this list, but for an entry-level ship it does the job well enough. Pilot seating gives you added flexibility, with great bridge officer powers like Attack Pattern Lambda which gives you a chance to confuse enemies!
Cross-faction, meaning anyone can use it from any of the factions.
An easy way to get a powerful starship trait that works well with any other cannon build.

How To Get the T6 Malem

The easiest method by far is to purchase the Romulan Legacy Starter Pack for $20.00.
If you don’t want the other goodies and don’t mind spending another $10.00, you can buy the Malem directly from the C-Store for $30.00.

14. Klingon Defense Force Elite Starter Pack - Kor-Class Bird of Prey

Fight on, Dahar Master!

How to get the Kor Class: (Only available for KDF characters) 2,000 Zen ($20.00) in the C-Store

Number 14 on our list is another one of the Elite Starter Packs, which gives you access to a unique borg bridge officer, a uniform, and a discounted T6 starship! Like the Romulan Starter Pack, this is another great option for those who prefer to raise the d’k tahg in victory!

The Kor, unlike its Romulan counterpart, comes with a standard set of equipment, so no fancy powers. But what sets this ship apart is the much more flexible universal seating. Like all Birds of Prey in Star Trek Online, the Kor has full universal bridge officer seats. This means that you can slot in any power that you want, from a torpedo build to cannons to even turning it into a mini-tank.

The Kor comes equipped with the Withering Barrage starship trait, which extends the duration of Cannon: Scatter Volley. This is a key trait for those who use cannons, as it is one of the few ways to actually keep the buff going. It also comes with raider flanking, meaning that if you attack the enemy from behind, you’ll do bonus damage. In addition to all these goodies, it also has an Enhanced Battle Cloak, giving you the same bonuses that the Romulan Malem has.

Its universal console is the Warhead Module-Quantum, which functions very similarly to the Romulan console. It’s part of the Stealth Fighter Set, which is an average set in terms of usefulness and also comes with the Induction Coils, which greatly increase your ship's power settings for 15 seconds.

Pretty handy, right?

If you want to follow in the footsteps of the Dahar Master himself and face an armada of Jem’hadar, then this is the bird of prey you definitely need to check out!

Level 65: Hull 37125(scaling)
4 fore and 2 aft weapon slots plus 1 experimental weapon slot
Shield Modifier 0.825
Hull Modifier 0.8
Turn Rate 23
4 Tactical, 3 Engineering, 3 Science console slots
Unique Console: Warhead Module Quantum
Commander Universal, Lt. Commander Universal, Lt. Commander Universal-Pilot, Lieutenant Universal

What makes the T6 Kor great

Cheap entry level ship that levels with you! At only $20 for the starter pack, it’s effectively a $10 sale for a normal T6 ship.
The Kor has extreme flexibility for a ship, letting you essentially make any build you want.
It has access to a ton of four skins for free upon purchase of this pack, giving you a lot of costume options to customize your ship.

How To Get the T6 Kor

The easiest method by far is to purchase the Klingon Defense Force Starter Pack for $20.00.
If you don’t want the other goodies and don’t mind spending another $10.00, you can buy the Kor directly from the C-Store for $30.00.

13. Federation Elite Starter Pack - T6 Reliant-Class Advanced Light Cruiser

Beware of any nearby Mutura Nebula!

How to get the Reliant Class: (Only available for Starfleet characters) 2,000 Zen ($20.00) in the C-Store

Number 13 on our list is yet another one of the Elite Starter Packs, which gives you access to a unique borg bridge officer, a uniform, and a discounted T6 starship! Like the first two, this is another great option for those who prefer to boldly go where no one has gone before!

Unlike the Malem and the Kor, the Reliant is a cruiser, which makes it significantly more durable than either of the raiders. Based on the venerable Miranda frame, the Reliant acts as an excellent entry-level ship for new players who want to get into tanking, or old players looking for something classic-looking. A great bonus for this ship is the sheer number of customization options. Nine total, by far the most in the entire game. Players have made versions through customization that look like whole new starship classes themselves.

Its starship trait is Evasion Specialist, which is unfortunately nowhere near as valuable as Withering Barrage, as shields are generally seen as being not worth the effort. When a Borg Sphere is slapping drain shields on you, there’s not a whole lot that this trait can do for you.

That said, it is still very durable, has reasonable flexibility, and can run a typical Aux2Bat build—a method of cooldown reduction that works best on ships with a lot of engineering bridge officer positions. The addition of all the cruiser commands, such as Weapon System Efficiency and Attract Fire, gives it further benefits here.

The console it comes with, Potential Energy Entanglement, is a reasonable choice for those just starting out with tanking. It has a clickable power which reduces enemy damage output by 80% in a cone in front of you while also increasing your flight speed and turn rate for 20 seconds.

Plus, who doesn’t want to reenact The Battle of the Mutara Nebula?

Whether it be giving Khan his second chance at revenge or creating a unique design with all the many quality parts, the Reliant is as reliable as its name suggests for either new or veteran players.

Level 65: Hull 51750 (scaling)
4 fore and 4 aft weapon slots
Shield Modifier 1.1
Hull Modifier 1.1
Turn Rate 11
3 Tactical, 4 Engineering, 3 Science console slots
Unique Console: Potential Energy Entanglement
Lt. Commander Tactical, Commander Engineering, Ensign Engineering, Lieutenant Science, Lt. Commander Universal-Pilot

What makes the T6 Reliant great

The Reliant is an excellent starter tank for the price tag, giving you durability, speed, and decent firepower.
Pilot specialized seating. Unlike the Kor and Malem, the Reliant struggles to take full advantage of it due to the tanking nature of the ship.
It has access to six skins for free upon purchase of this pack, giving you a lot of costume options to customize your ship. With all the ships, it has a total of nine unique skins to customize with!

How To Get the T6 Reliant

The easiest method by far is to purchase the Federation Elite Starter Pack for $20.00.
If you don’t want the other goodies and don’t mind spending another $10.00, you can buy the Reliant directly from the C-Store for $30.00.

12. Vanguard Support Carrier

Victory comes with lots of fighter support!

How to get the Vanguard Support Carrier: 3,000 Zen ($30.00) in the C-Store

Number 12 is finally something that isn’t a Starter Pack! The Vanguard Carrier is part of the Support Carrier bundle, which includes a direct duplicate for each of the factions. The Federation, Klingon and Romulan Support Carriers have the same stats and come with their own versions of the unique support pets. These ships are fantastic for players who want that “fleet command” style of play, where they deploy an armada of ships to attack enemies or repair allies.

Carriers hold a unique position in Star Trek Online where the ship itself is not the center of combat power. Rather, the pets do the lion's share of the damage. The pets that come with the Vanguard are reasonable entry levels for Carrier gameplay, being the Jem’Hadar Support Frigates and the Jem’Hadar Fighter Squadron. The key things here are the squadron level pets, as these do higher damage than their single fighter counterparts. The Support Frigates will use Transfer Shield Strength 1 (or higher, depending on the rarity of the pets) on you, giving you added defensive buffs. What sets the Vanguard apart from the other Support Carriers, however, is the Wingmen.

All Jem’Hadar Vanguard starships in Star Trek Online come with a pair of Jem’Hadar Wingmen. These two ships each have three clickable abilities: the Polaron Strafing Maneuver (damage), the Structural Reinforcement Maneuver (hull healing), and the Divergent Shielding Maneuver (shield healing). This gives you a built-in ship feature that none of the other carriers can compete against, making the Vanguard the best choice.

The starship trait is Relaunch and Repair, which gives you a reduction on captain ability cooldowns and 25% health regeneration to self and pets in space every time you launch a carrier pet. This only applies to launched pets, so clickable console pets don’t count. For a “free” trait, this isn’t terrible, but it isn’t amazing either.

Equipped with a Command specialization Lt. Commander slot, the Carrier can function as a really incredible torpedo platform when combined with the pets. If using squadrons in both hangars and the Wingmen offensively, you can direct a withering amount of firepower at a target or entire area of space if you have the right traits and powers equipped. Some players have managed to get so much damage squeezed onto these ships that they effectively delete Borg Cubes.

The console it comes with, High-Energy Communications Network, is a buff/debuff console centered around pets. It is okay, but is better replaced by far superior consoles like D.O.M.I.N.O. (from the Bajoran Interceptor) and others.

Victory is life! ...especially when you’ve got an entire fleet at your back!

Level 65: Hull 56250 (scaling)
3 fore and 3 aft weapon slots
Shield Modifier 1.25
Hull Modifier 1.3
Turn Rate 5
Unique Console: High-Energy Communications Network
2 Hangar Bays
Lt. Commander Tactical, Lt. Commander Engineering, Commander Science, Lt. Commander Universal-Command

What makes the T6 Vanguard Support Carrier great

Best Support Carrier in the group, with a strong Wingmen feature that increases damage and healing.
Ship that is extremely durable and excels at centering fleet formations during Task Force Operations.
When pushed to its limits, it can produce huge damage through its pets.
Can function as a Science Carrier, giving you options like Gravity Well or DoT damage builds to augment the pet firepower.

How To Get the T6 Vanguard Support Carrier

The easiest method is to purchase it directly for $30.00 in the C-Store.
If you like the Carriers and want the rest to complete the faction set, there is the Cross Faction Support Carrier Bundle for 10,000 Zen($100.00).

11. Multi-Mission Reconnaissance Vessel

For when the Vesta gets the Besta love.

How to get the Multi-Mission Reconnaissance Explorer: 3,000 Zen ($30.00) in the C-Store

Number 11 is similar to the Carriers in the sense that all of the factions have identical setups, with the exception of the Romulan version that has a battle cloak. The Recon Explorer remains the best ship for entry-level science builds, thanks to its powerful bridge officer seating and the ever-important Temporal specialization.

Temporal specialization is the best spec for builds that rely on DoTs, as it has complimentary bonuses thanks to the passives and secondary deflector. While the Recon Explorer doesn’t have a fully committed Temporal specialization, it’s enough to make the ship worthy of this list.

Science ships like the Recon Explorer don’t rely on their weapons like most ships do, and instead use bridge officer powers to do massive area damage to targets. A well-equipped science ship is capable of obliterating an entire map of enemies with the push of a button. Most of these techniques involve a power called "Gravity Well" which pulls targets in, then couples that with Temporal specialization powers like Channeled Deconstruction and Entropic Cascade.

Like all science ships, it possesses Subsystem Targeting, which is a nice little bonus alongside Sensor Analysis and a Hangar Bay. The thing that makes the Recon Explorer worthy of the list is the tactical bridge officer slots, giving it the ability to run a science-torpedo build. These types of builds are absolutely devastating, throwing out gravity wells and torpedo spreads.

The starship trait is Heavy Tachyon Mine which will deploy a Heavy Mine that does heavy shield penetrating damage and leaves a temporary trail of shield damaging radiation. As starship traits go, it’s not remotely viable for the late game, but can be fun in the early game.

The console it comes with, the Radiation Bombardment Matrix, is a buff/debuff console that reduces damage resistance and flight speed. It isn’t useful for science builds, as it doesn’t give the same level of bonuses or utility as other consoles, like the Plasma Storm console.

For anyone who happens to enjoy the Star Trek: Destiny novels, the Recon Explorer line of ships does come with the Vesta costumes, letting you customize the vessel to look like the U.S.S. Aventine. It does cost additional money, however, to unlock the skin as it is not free.

Level 65: Hull 42750 (scaling)
Shield Modifier 0.95
Hull Modifier 1.4
Turn Rate 12
4 Tactical, 2 Engineering, 5 Science console slots
Unique Console: Radiation Bombardment Launcher
Secondary Deflector
1 Hangar Bay
Lt. Commander Tactical, Lieutenant Engineering, Commander Science, Lt. Commander Universal-Temporal Operative, Ensign Universal

What makes the T6 Multi-Mission Reconnaissance Explorer great

A tough science ship with a high turn rate and tactical focus.This lets you build a science-torpedo ship, which is one of the most powerful in the game.
Affordable entry-level ship while still being effective in the late game. Can compete with higher-cost ships.
One of the most customizable ships, competing against the likes of the Reliant.

How To Get the T6 Multi-Mission Reconnaissance Explorer

If you like the Recon Explorer and want the rest to complete the faction set, there is the Cross Faction Multi-Mission Explorers Bundle for 12,000 Zen ($120.00) or the T6 Starfleet Multi-Mission Explorers Bundle for 6,000 Zen ($60.00).

10. Narendra Support Cruiser

The Probertise that could have been.

How to get the Narendra Support Cruiser: 3,000 Zen ($30.00) in the C-Store

Number 10 is our first full-specialization ship on the list, and our first traditional cruiser! Unlike the Reliant, which is a small and zippy ship, the Support Cruiser fits the lumbering behemoth vibe. The Support Cruiser is also available for the KDF, though it does not come in Dominion or Romulan flavors.

The Support Cruiser is unique in being the only of the Cruiser class ships with full Temporal seating. This means it gets the powers typically reserved for temporal science ships, such as Offensive Coordination (a speed buff), Defensive Coordination (a healing buff), and a Support Configuration (exotic damage buff).

This means that you can actually turn the Narendra into a respectable science platform. Between the built-in Commander/Temporal-Operative seating and the Lt. Commander Science, you can double up on Gravity Wells, Entropic Cascades, and torpedoes. The weakness of the ship when built this way is that it lacks the necessary Lt. Commander Tactical bridge officer to maximize this power.

Unlike science ships, the Narendra comes with full cruiser commands.

The starship trait is "History Will Remember," which is finally a trait that’s generally always worth slotting until you’re able to afford the lock box or premium ships. This starship trait gives you a scaling buff depending on enemies defeated, which increases your resilience. It grants 30% All Damage, 30% Hull Regen, 30% Maximum Hull, and 30% Threat Generation (when the threatening stance is active) at maximum stacks.

This is a powerful trait that has a lot of utility for any ship on this list.

The console it comes with, Temporal Trajectory Shifter, is a single target console that "steals" time, increasing Firing Speed by 50%, Ability Cooldown by 20%, and Defense Rating by 50 while stealing 33.3% Firing Speed, 1% Ability Cooldown per second, and -50 Defense Rating from the target.

The Narendra is based on Andrew Probert's original concept sketches for the U.S.S. Enterprise D, eventually being turned into the Ambassador class. All fans of this classic design will have to pick this ship up!

Level 65: Hull 60750(scaling)
Shield Modifier 1.0
Hull Modifier 1.35
Turn Rate 7
Unique Console: Borrowed Time
Molecular Deconstruction Beam
Lieutenant Tactical, Ensign Tactical, Commander Engineering/Temporal-Operative, Lt. Commander Science, and Lt. Commander Universal

What makes the T6 Narendra Support Cruiser great

A unique cruiser that combines tankiness and science powers.
The high hull modifier combined with the starship trait makes it one of the tankier starships on this list.
Full Temporal specialization adds additional options when in combat when used together with Cruiser Commands.

How To Get the T6 Narendra Support Cruiser

If you like the Narendra and want the KDF version as well, the Cross Faction Support Cruiser Bundle for 4,000 Zen/$40.00 is available.

9. Arbiter Battlecruiser

The Defiant: now in nacelle form!

How to get the Arbiter Battlecruiser: 3,000 Zen ($30.00) in the C-Store

Number 9 is a classic in Star Trek Online. The Arbiter (and the Avenger before it) have long been the #1 pick for most people when it comes to recommending a ship for newer players. Being one of the very few Federation starships that can equip a cloaking device console and a battlecruiser makes it ideal in a DPS-heavy environment! There is a KDF variant in the Mogh that comes with a cloaking device.

The Arbiter pulls from the older days of Star Trek Online when "battlecruisers" were Klingon only, giving them high-hitting and high-durability ships compared to Starfleet's usually "just durable". Nowadays, it’s obsolete next to the other ships on this list, but it still gets a top 15 spot due to a few factors.

Battlecruisers come with most of the normal Cruiser Commands, with the exception of Attract Fire. As these are not designed as tanks, they do not get the tanking bonus ability of a typical cruiser. Instead, the Arbiter can do what only escorts used to be able to! It can equip dual heavy cannons. Thanks to this, and the five forward weapon slots (another thing that used to be unique), the Arbiter is capable of dishing out high levels of DPS, even to this day.

With the Intelligence specialization, the Arbiter is able to fit the coveted Override Subsystem Safety bridge officer power, giving the ship a tremendous boost to power levels, which in turn increases its firepower.

The starship trait is the Emergency Weapon Cycle, also known as the most common starship trait in the game. It’s used on every energy weapon build and even on most tank builds simply because it’s so good. The trait increases the Firing Cycle Haste by 20% and reduces Weapon Power Cost by 50% for 30 seconds every time you use Emergency Power to Weapons, which a majority of non-science builds have.

For a first-time ship buyer, you can’t go wrong with the Arbiter.

The console it comes with, Ablative Hazard Shielding, passively increases your Shield Resistance and Shield Regeneration. The activable gives your ship Secondary Shields, which act similar to Temp HP. It then gives you another shield when the Ablative Hazard Shielding buff ends. It’s useful against non-Borg or other enemies that don’t have shield-stripping powers.

Among the first of the Cryptic-made designs in the new T6 lineup, this is a classic ship that includes the Avenger skin for free on purchase!

Level 65: Hull 56250(scaling)
5 fore and 3 aft weapon slots
Hull Modifier 1.25
Turn Rate 9
4 Tactical, 5 Engineering, 1 Science console slots
Unique Console: Ablative Hazard Shielding
Can Equip Dual Heavy Cannons
Can Equip Cloaking Device Console
Lt. Commander Tactical-Intelligence, Ensign Tactical, Commander Engineering, Lieutenant Science, Lt. Commander Universal

What makes the T6 Arbiter Battlecruiser great

It has the perfect weapon setup of 5 forward and 3 aft weapon slots, ideal for maximal energy weapon damage.
One of the best starship traits in the game for direct energy weapon builds.
It is naturally tanky for a battlecruiser, letting you throw more energy into doing damage instead of survival.
It's an excellent newbie ship that’s easy to learn and modify to suit your needs.

How To Get the T6 Arbiter Battlecruiser

If you like the Arbiter and want the KDF version as well, the Cross Faction Battlecruiser Bundle for 6,000 Zen/$60.00 is available.

8. Alita Heavy Strike Wing Escort

For when the normal Akira just isn't enough.

How to get the Alita Class Heavy Strike Wing Escort: 3,000 Zen ($30.00) in the C-Store

Number 8 is the venerable Alita Class, which has recently been changed into what’s called a "Strike Wing Escort". This means it has a hangar bay in addition to the normal weapons loadout and abilities of the Escort subclass of ships.

It might seem odd to place this ship above the Arbiter, but I’ll explain my reasoning here. The Alita is similar in many ways to its offensive profile, though it comes with the Experimental Weapon Slot and the Hangar Bay, giving it just a bit more flexibility in terms of what it can do. Anyone who has played the game will probably be thinking, "Well, not that much!"

Aha, but then, we have Superior Area Denial. For those who don’t know, this starship trait is an extremely powerful buff to fighters that gives them Cannon Rapid Fire and Beam: Fire at Will and reduces their damage resistance rating by -30, which is the same as slapping Attack Pattern: Beta 1 on them. This means that if you equip a fighter squadron on the Alita and have this trait, you could be seeing as much as a 15% DPS increase just from that Hangar Bay alone!

This isn’t newbie-friendly, however, as the trait is difficult to get. However, that doesn’t mean that you have to have the traits to make this ship good! Instead, you can easily focus on pure energy weapon damage and get great results, comparable to ships later on in this list.

Strike Wing Escorts are relatively new to Star Trek Online and aren’t nearly as popular as their Flight Deck Cruiser big brothers.

With the Pilot specialization, the Alita is able to equip things like Attack Pattern: Lamba, however because of the seating being shared with engineering, people tend to not use the Pilot skills in favor of the needed engineering bridge officer slots.

The starship trait is Coordinated Assault, which is the opposite of Superior Area Denial. Your pets' Beam: Overload and Cannon: Rapid Fire abilities deal a lot of single-target damage. It isn’t as good as Superior Area Denial, since Star Trek Online isn’t structured around huge boss battles, but it’s still useful for Carriers or people who use pets.

The console it comes with, Destabilized Tachyon Emitters, is unfortunately terrible and should be replaced by any number of better consoles like the Assimilated Module or similar.

Star Trek: First Contact debuted the original Akira class, which has long been a fan favorite, and now thanks to the Alita, players can enjoy the ship with all the power and grace of the original movie.

Level 65: Hull 48000(scaling)
4 fore and 3 aft weapon slots
Shield Modifier 1.06
Turn Rate 15
5 Tactical, 3 Engineering, 2 Science console slots
Unique Console: Destabilized Tachyon Burst
Commander Tactical, Lieutenant Tactical, Lt. Commander Engineering-Pilot, Lieutenant Science, Lieutenant Universal

What makes the T6 Alita Heavy Strike Wing Escort great

Heavy firepower, with some builds pushing past half a million DPS.
It comes with an excellent Carrier trait that is useful for single target damage.
Some flexibility with the bridge officer seating lets you switch up builds.
This ship has six skins available, giving it many customization options for players.

How To Get the T6 Alita Heavy Strike Wing Escort

If you like the skins and want all the versions as well, the Akira Bundle for 6,000 Zen/$60.00 is available.

7. Terran Cygnus Battlecruiser

Big D has been upgraded, Terran style!

How to get the Terran Cygnus-Class Battlecruiser: 3,000 Zen ($30.00) in the C-Store

Number 7 is the Terran version of the Galaxy Class, the Cygnus. The Cygnus is a far better version than the Andromeda. The Cygnus fits the general profile of top-end Star Trek Online ships—it has a lot of forward guns; it has full specialization seating; and it has bridge officer flexibility. It isn’t quite enough to get it into the top 5, though, and I’ll explain why.

The Cygnus has the unique position of being the only full-time temporal specialization battlecruiser with five forward weapon slots. The other available option, the Paladin, only has four, making it a worse version of the Cygnus. The Cynus also has huge hull values, making it far easier to tank with.

This unusual arrangement is usually glossed over by players since the Cygnus doesn’t have the full Commander science bridge officer seating that would be needed to turn it into a science damage boat. Instead, most players use the Commander engineering bridge officer seat for all their engineering powers and turn the Lt. Commander Universal into another tactical item or into science.

Still, the added feature benefits of being a full temporal specialization ship are quite handy, sharing the same benefits as the Narendra. It lacks the same capacity to function as a "light" science ship due to the limitations of its seating, but it makes up for that more than enough by having sheer firepower through traditional means.

With the five front weapons, it can output the same damage as the Arbiter while being significantly tankier and having the bonus features of the Temporal specialization and the Lieutenant Tactical Command, which gives you access to Concentrate Firepower II. By using this power, and switching your Lt. Commander Universal to Science for a Gravity Well, you can pump out a huge amount of torpedo damage onto a target group of helpless enemies.

Or you can go the traditional directed energy weapon route and let the beams do the lion's share of damage!

With the full Temporal specialization and split Command specialization, you have a lot of options for what you want to do with this ship. The Temporal and Command abilities can be used for tanking or DPS; the choice is yours!

The starship trait is Controlled Aggression, which really wants to make this ship use science powers as it buffs Control Expertise every time you use a Temporal Operative power or a Universal Console clickable. The buff is pretty good too, as it scales based on the control expertise you already have. However, I wouldn’t necessarily put it on the Cygnus, unless I really wanted to try out a science build using the Galaxy skin for flavor.

It’s better suited for a pure science ship, as we’ll see later in the list.

The console it comes with, Destabilized Dimensional Rip, is a weird one! It gives phaser, radiation, and exotic particle generator buffs, which seems to want to encourage a hybrid directed energy/science power build. The clickable creates a rift in front of you that "banishes" enemies and causes radiation damage while the rift itself expands, swallowing up more enemies. The clickable is pretty handy if you are tanking and things are getting spicy.

The Cygnus comes with all of the Galaxy Class skins, letting you fly around in Jean Luc Picard’s Enterprise D, but for those adventurous of spirit, it also has additional costumes that can be used to customize your ship!

Level 65: Hull 68625(scaling)
Shield Modifier 1.525
Turn Rate 6
3 Tactical, 5 Engineering, 3 Science console slots
Unique Console: Destabilized Dimensional Rift
Lieutenant Tactical-Command, Lieutenant Tactical, Commander Engineering-Temporal Operative, Lieutenant Science, Lt. Commander Universal

What makes the T6 Cygnus Battlecruiser great

Flexible firepower options, ranging from directed energy weapons to torpedos to some science (if building that way).
This is a highly durable tanking ship, able to sit there and soak up a ton of damage.
Full specialization means it can take advantage of the Temporal Operative features, adding even more flexibility.
Universal seating means you can go for more damage or more tanking or more science, depending on your needs.

How To Get the T6 Cygnus Battlecruiser Battlecruiser

If you like the Terran line of ships, there is a bundle available, the 12th Anniversary Terran Bundle, for 17,500 Zen ($175.00).

6. Suliban Flight Deck Assault Carrier

Enterprise has a thing or two to say about how annoying these can be!

How to get the Suliban Flight Deck Assault Carrier: 3,000 Zen ($30.00) in the C-Store

Number 6 is finally here, and what do we have? The Suliban Assault Carrier! The Sublian FDAC (what a mouthful) is probably the best entry for anyone looking to get into the higher firepower carriers. Outside of gamble box ships, the Suliban is the most effective at the role. Between the 5 forward and 3 aft weapon layouts and the 2 hangar bays, the ship also has a Battle Cloak, giving you basically the best of all worlds in a single package.

The only thing that could make this ship even better, pushing it into the top 3, would be if it had full specialization seating. Alas, we do not obtain perfection with this ship and instead have to settle for "really dang good." Still, it does come with unique pets that do a fair amount of damage.

FDAC type ships are hyper-geared towards energy weapon builds or torpedo builds, and this is because they have a Commander bridge officer seating in their Lt. Commander Tactical slot. This gives them Concentrate Firepower III, massively increasing torpedo damage potential. However, you don’t have to do this and can instead slap dual beam banks on it and beat the Arbiter, Cygnus, and Alita in damage thanks to the presence of two Hangar Bays.

If you remember from our Number 12 spot, the Vanguard Carrier, squadrons make a huge difference in damage, so if you can get those on this ship, you’ll be able to handily destroy anything you come across. An added bonus is having a Battle Cloak, which gives you ambush bonuses when you decloak on targets. Combine it with pets and a big alpha strike, and you’ll tear through anything unfortunate enough to look at you funny.

This class of ship is widely considered among the best outside of specialized science builds, as it can do insanely huge DPS and tank heavy hits at the same time. With the Universal bridge officer seating, you can increase your tankiness or throw it all into offense, really amplifying just what you can do with this. It also comes with two cruiser commands, the Shield Frequency Modulation and the Attract Fire command.

The starship trait is the Majority-Minority, which buffs you based on the number of allies versus enemies that are around you. The trait puts a damper on the otherwise incredible stuff this ship brings you, as it's fairly terrible and should be replaced with better traits like the Arbiter’s.

The console it comes with, the Universal-I.F.F. Manipulator, gives you a 10% critical severity bonus to weapons and a 50% bonus reduction to engineering bridge officer cooldowns. The clickable is an AOE conflation combined with a targeted "force retarget". Basically, it will make your targeted enemy fire on its friends, which then causes it to taunt all its nearby friends for six seconds. As far as tanking stuff goes, this is a hard pass.

The Suliban FDAC only has one skin, but if you’re a fan of Archer’s adventures in Star Trek: Enterprise, this will surely bring back memories of the long road!

Level 65: Hull 58500(scaling)
Shield Modifier 1.3
Hull Modifier 1.0
3 Tactical, 5 Engineering, 2 Science console slots
Unique Console: I.F.F. Manipulator
Romulan Battle Cloak
Lt. Commander Tactical-Command, Lieutenant Tactical, Commander Engineering, Ensign Science, Lt. Commander Universal

What makes the T6 Suliban Flight Deck Assault Carrier great

They are among the best ships in the game in terms of Flight Deck Carriers outside of the gamble box ships.
You have a battle cloak, five forward weapon slots, and two hangar slots for pets, giving you excellent forward firepower.
It lends itself well to torpedo builds or dual beam builds thanks to Concentrate Firepower 3 being available.
It has a Lt. Commander universal bridge officer slot, giving you more flexibility.

How To Get the T6 Suliban Flight Deck Assault Carrier

If you like the FDAC line of ships, there is a bundle available, the Cross Faction Flight Deck Assault Carrier Bundle for 6,000 Zen/$60.00.

5. Titan Science Destroyer

It's another Enterprise!!

How to get the Titan Science Destroyer: 3,000 Zen ($30.00) in the C-Store

Finally, the top 5! And who better than Another Enterprise to take fifth place?The Titan represents the only non-gamble-box T6 Science Destroyer available to players. Science Destroyers have a special feature that lets them switch between two different attack modes: Tactical Mode and Science Mode.

The Tactical Mode switches the ship from a typical science vessel into a Destroyer class starship, giving it a Commander tactical and experimental weapon, +2 turn rate, 10% speed, and 10 interia. This makes it a very effective destroyer type ship with excellent control powers through the Lt. Commander Science and Lt. Commander Universal.

While in Science Mode, the ship switches to a Commander Science Bridge officer, who grants it Secondary Deflectors and the standard Sensor Analysis and Subsystem Targeting. This disables the experimental weapon, however, so keep that in mind. Science mode is your standard "space magic" end-game science vessel that can throw out high DPS through Gravity Wells combined with other temporal powers granted by the Lt. Commander Universal-Temporal Operative seat.

The ship has a 4 forward and 3 aft weapon layout, which is unusual for a science vessel. Even in Science Mode, it still retains the 4 forward weapons, making it extremely effective as a science-torpedo build. In fact, barring the later Trailblazer, which is a recent addition to the game, the Titan is the best science torpedo boat out there that isn't a gamble box.

It is only because of the Trailblazers' full specialization seating that the Titan doesn’t make it higher on the list of science ships.

The starship trait is It’s Another Enterprise! When you activate a Fleet Support ability, it will summon the faction's flagship onto the battlefield for 90 seconds. On face value, this sounds terrible. However, if you are trying to build an "Armada" type carrier, this trait is hilariously effective, giving you an added 30k DPS on average.

The console it comes with, Opening Salvo, is an excellent clickable console that does different things depending on what mode you use. In Science Mode, the torpedoes will knock subsystems offline for X number of seconds, with X depending on your control expertise. In Tactical Mode, it fires off a continuing spread of photon torpedoes, which don’t do a lot of damage if the targets have shields, but they can work well together with shield draining or control abilities.

Fans of the Star Trek: Titan novels know this is a must-have and anyone who enjoys the Lower Decks will jump for joy like Boimler at the sight of this beauty warping into the battlefield!

Level 65: Hull 49500(scaling)
Shield Modifier 1.325
Turn Rate 13
4 Tactical, 2 Engineering, 4 Science console slots
Unique Console: Opening Salvo
Experimental Weapon
Tactical Mode and Science Mode
Lt. Commander Tactical, Ensign Tactical, Lieutenant Engineering, Commander Science (Commander Tactical when in Tactical Mode), Lt. Commander Universal-Temporal Operative

What makes the T6 Titan Science Destroyer great

It is unique among the ships on this list for its ability to switch between Destroyer and Science vessel roles. That added flexibility means you can easily adapt the ship to any mission profile.
Excellent forward firepower when in Destroyer mode, comparable to the Arbiter with the Experimental Weapon slot (and depending on what Experimental Weapon you use).
A console is useful when combined with torpedoes to mass disable enemy ships caught in a Gravity Well.
It comes with multiple skins that you can use to customize your ship even further.

How To Get the T6 Titan Science Destroyer

4. Clarke Multi Mission Command Cruiser

Compact, has a hangar, full command ship status, what more could a dad ask for?

How to get the Clarke Multi-Mission Command Cruiser: 3,000 Zen ($30.00) in the C-Store

At number four, we have the Clarke Multi-Mission Command Cruiser! Bringing it all the way back to our earlier list, this ship is from the same family of craft as the Reliant. However, it is far superior to its earlier brother in that it is a full-specializing ship, has better overall stats, better bridge officer seating, and a hangar bay.

The Clarke takes everything that the Reliant does and simply makes it way better. It’s the first of the new type of Multi-Mission Command Cruisers and serves a new role as a fleet anchor during task force operations. It comes with a Lt. Commander Universal station in addition to the Commander Engineering-Command specialization, letting you throw out the potent command abilities.

The Command specialization gives you a building buff that, once at 100%, will let you activate one of three powerful group-wide buffs. These are Turn the Tide (a huge damage resistance and regeneration buff), Against All Odds (a huge damage and weapon power cost reduction bonus), and Battle Preparation (instant recharge of all bridge officer powers). This gauge charges every time someone on your team uses an ability.

Despite being such a tiny ship (it’s just a little bigger than the Defiant), it has good punch and team utility. With the Hangar Bay and the balanced cruiser loadout, it can handle all task force operations in the game. The new Multi-Mission Cruisers do not come with all the typical cruiser commands, but they do come with the crucial Weapon System Efficiency command for energy DPS builds, which will reduce your power draw when firing weapons.

The starship trait, Greater Than The Sum, works off of command bridge officer abilities and Emergency Power to Auxiliary to grant yourself and nearby allies scaling +2-20 power levels and restores scaling maximum hull and maximum shields. Not terrible, but better suited for a supporting role, which this ship does well at.

The console it comes with, Genesis Seed, is unusual for a Cruiser. It increases Drain Expertise and Radiation Damage, neither of which is something a cruiser will typically use (barring perhaps the Cygnus and Nerandra). The clickable is alright; it does scaling damage to up to 10 enemies and explodes after 30 seconds. Useless for anyone who isn’t using a Control build.

If you enjoyed the Reliant or any of the Miranda variants and wanted to take it to the next level, this is the ship for you!

Turn Rate 9.5
Unique Console: Genesis Seed
Lieutenant Tactical, Commander Engineering-Command, Ensign Engineering, Lt. Commander Science, Lt. Commander Universal

What makes the T6 Clarke Multi-Mission Command Cruiser great

The latest and greatest in new classes of ships, it’s a command specialization cruiser with a hangar bay! This makes it outright better than any of the normal command specialization cruisers in a DPS role.
Lt. Commander Universal gives you added flexibility in how you set up your ship, though most will double up on the tactical station to maximize firepower.
The ship comes with the same skin selection as the Reliant, letting you customize the vessel to your heart's content with 9 total skins.

How To Get the T6 Clarke Multi-Mission Command Cruiser

It also comes in the New Genesis Bundle for 7,500 zen/$75.00.

3. Gagarin Miracle Worker Battlecruiser

The OG "yes, buy this."

How to get the Gagarin Miracle Worker Battlecruiser: 3,000 Zen ($30.00) in the C-Store

At Number 3, we have the arguable replacement for the venerable Arbiter as the "go-to newbie ship". The Gagarin It has the coveted 5 forward and 3 aft weapon layout, the even more coveted full specialization Miracle Worker bridge officer seating, and a universal console slot which will let you put any console there.

The Gagarin has been out for some time now, and many players have turned it into a beast of a ship that still retains a high level of DPS and durability. It has also been able to keep up with later releases of dual specialization ships or even some of the gamble box ships.

The Miracle Worker specialization gives the ship access to Innovation Effects: Instinctive Rerouting (Bonus to All Subsystem Power), Containment Layering (Temporary Hull based on Max Hull), Heisenberg Decoupling (Secondary Shields based on Max Shields), Plasma Conduit Purge (Self-Targeted AOE Plasma Damage-over-Time), Ingenious Solutions (Bonus to Recharge Speeds for Bridge Officer and Captain Abilities), Barclay Maneuver (Photonic

As you can see, these are excellent little bonuses, and the best part is that you can activate them at will so long as you input the right combination of bridge officer abilities. The combo works like this: Tactical, Engineering, or Science will pop up in a three-icon sequence. Just use the powers in the sequence provided to activate the innovation that the RNG has given you!

All Miracle Worker ships are amazing for energy weapon builds, as the native Miracle Worker bridge officer powers dramatically boost the damage output of beams and cannons. Powers like Narrow Sensor Bands, Energy Weapons: Exceeded Rated Limits, and Mixed Armaments Synergy can give you monstrous DPS very quickly. Timing it right can result in powerful burst cycles capable of obliterating anything in your path.

As a battlecruiser, it can equip a cloaking device console, which can be interesting if you’re trying to sneak around. It also comes with Weapon System Efficiency (we like this one), Shield Frequency Modulation, and Strategic Maneuvering.

The starship trait, Entwined Tactical Matrices, is one of the better traits out there for ships that have limited tactical bridge officer slots. It applies to Fire at Will 1 and Scattery Volley 1 when you use a Torpedo Spread. However, when you use Fire at Will 1 or Scatter Volley 1, it will apply Torpedo Spread 1 instead. So, by using any one of those powers, you get the effect of two. Handy huh?

The console it comes with, the Refracting Energy Shunt, gives you passive power transfer levels (good) and engineering readiness (also good). Its actual clickable ability, however, is underwhelming at best, providing a narrow arc-scale proton damage attack that will at best chip the paint on the enemy ship.

Based on the Discovery ship of the same name, the Gagarin comes with the original Shepard class skin, letting you relive those final moments of the namesake ship and change history!

Hull Modifier 0.95
Turn Rate 7.5
3 Tactical, 5 Engineering, 2 Science, 1 Universal console slots
Unique Console: Refracting Energy Shunt
Innovation Effects
Cyclical Quantum Slipstream Drive (faster Sector Space travel)
Lt. Commander Tactical, Lieutenant Tactical-Miracle Worker, Commander Engineering-Miracle Worker, Ensign Science, Lt. Commander Universal

What makes the T6 Gagarin Miracle Worker Battlecruiser great

A highly affordable ship that can reach top-end DPS with pretty minimal effort. Despite the nerfs to Miracle Worker, it still stands as the best specialization to have.
A truly excellent directed energy weapons platform, you would be hard pressed to find anything wrong with this ship.
The Universal console slot gives you added options compared to regular starships.
Innovation mechanics can be very powerful if you know how to use them.

How To Get the T6 Gagarin Miracle Worker Battlecruiser

It also comes in the Discovery Operations Pack for 12,000 zen ($120.00).

2. Terran Trailblazer Science Warship

The new "yes, buy this." Now with more guns!

How to get the Terran Trailblazer Science Warship: 3,000 Zen ($30.00) in the C-Store

Here we are! Star Trek Online's top two ships!It was a close call between them, and really, depending on how you play the game, #1 and #2 can be easily switched out for you. For the average player, though, I’m sticking with this decision to put the Trailblazer as our Number 2 winner. This thing is nasty-it comes with 4 forward weapons, 3 aft weapons, a secondary deflector, full command specialization, and a built-in Agony Phaser Lance!

It’s basically the Galaxy-X in science ship form! The only thing it’s missing is a hangar bay, at which point it would be entirely interchangeable with our #1, the Lexington, for any role. As it is, this ship is hilariously overtuned. The ship even comes with split specialization in the form of both Miracle Worker and Command Specialization, though its Miracle Worker only makes it up to Lt. rather than something beefier like Lt. Commander.

Still, it’s hard to look at this thing and not want to run away in terror at the potential of it. Which is the point, given it's a Terran ship!

With the now familiar Lt. Commander Universal, you can turn this thing into a dedicated sci-torp build, a regular torpedo build, a directed energy weapon build, a pure science build, or even a hybrid directed energy weapon-science build! Compared to the rest of the ships on this list, it easily surpasses the vast majority given all these options.

The full command specialization gives us the regular goodies you’d expect to see from ships like the Clarke while also letting you squeeze in Narrow Sensor Bands and Mixed Armaments Synergy thanks to the Lieutenant Miracle Worker. On top of that, if you build with phaser damage in mind, you can turn the Phaser Lance into a nice built-in burst damage option. This thing can do it all!

It can even cloak, thanks to changes to the Cloaking Device Console. So we have a souped up Terran version of Voyager that can blow up the bad guys in a dozen different ways, cloak, and scream across the battlefield at crazy speeds. Yep, sounds Terran alright.

The starship trait, Weaponized Exotic Particles, gives you a bonus to your Exotic Particle Generators when you use any of the firing buffs, such as Fire at Will, Torpedo Spread, or Mine Dispersal. This isn’t actually a bad trait for this particular ship, as it is so incredibly flexible.

The console it comes with, Decentralized Immunity, increases critical severity by 12%, shield capacity by 15%, and its clickable summons an "Immunity Drone." This drone makes you totally immune to all damage for up to ten seconds, though it can be destroyed by enemy fire. This is an amazing tanking console since a majority of the NPCs don’t target pets very well. I highly suggest using this if you tank at all.

The Voyager episode "Living Witness" gave us our first taste of Warship Voyager. The Terrans, however, are the ones to perfect it. If you want a beast of a ship that can rip through anything and everything that Star Trek Online throws at you, this is the pinnacle outside of gamble box ships, and even then, it’s comparable.

Level 65: Hull 51750(scaling)
Hull Modifier 1.15
Unique Console: Decentralized Immunity
Inspiration Mechanic
Agony Phaser Lance
Sensor Analysis
Subsystem Targeting
Lt. Commander Tactical, Lieutenant Tactical-Miracle Worker, Ensign Engineering, Commander Science-Command, Lt. Commander Universal

What makes the T6 Trailblazer great

There is a ridiculous amount of firepower that can be gained through energy weapons, torpedos, science abilities, or a combination of these.
A built-in Agony Phaser Lance (a miniature Galaxy-X!) combined with Sensor Analysis and Subsystem Targeting.
An Inspiration Mechanic that gives you all the benefits of a cruiser, while being a science ship.
Ideal destroyer weapon layout, despite not being a destroyer.
Almost cruiser-level hull values with very high shield values.
Excellent tactical and science console layout.
Amazing console for tanking.

How To Get the T6 Trailblazer

It also comes in the 12th Anniversary Terran Bundle for 17,500 zen/$175.00.

1. Terran Lexington Dreadnought Cruiser

For all your flagship needs; now comes with Nebula mission pod and phaser lance! Deathgliders not included.

How to get the Terran Lexington Dreadnought Cruiser: 3,000 Zen ($30.00) in the C-Store

And finally, at long last, we have our big winner: the Terran Lexington Dreadnought Cruiser. This will probably be a bit of a controversial choice over the Trailblazer, but I chose it because there tends to be more players flying around in cruisers compared to science ships, and as a "newbie" ship, it’s pretty much impossible to get this thing wrong. The only thing that sucks about this ship is the 4 forward and 4 aft weapon layout.

If it had 5/3, it would literally be perfect. However, we’ll deal with the near-perfection of the cruiser class instead! Coming in with a built-in Agony Phaser Lance, Hangar Bay, Cruiser Commands, and full Miracle Worker specialization, this ship takes the Gagarin and amps it up to 11. Despite the 4/4 layout, it still does monstrous damage with some extremely high parses that I’ve seen in this exact ship.

Not even the legendary, everyday Terran version!If that doesn’t say "most impressive," I don’t know what does!

In addition, it has a split specialization with Intelligence, giving you access to Override Subsystem Safeties II, which is incredibly powerful when combined with Miracle Worker bridge officer powers. Throw in Narrow Sensor Bands and the rest and you’ve got a burst cycle very few things can survive for long.

Much of what makes the Gagarin so good applies to the Lexington, but with the added bonus of the Hangar Bay and Phaser Lance. While neither is particularly noteworthy, they are additional DPS sources and count in my assessment of the Number 1 spot. To add insult to injury, the vastly larger Lexington is actually 0.5 times faster at turning than the Gagarin, tossing a little bit of straw to break the camel's back in terms of just how good this thing is.

Not to beat a dead horse, but this is just a flat out better Galaxy-X. For those wondering why I didn’t include the Legendary Galaxy-X on this list, this ship is why. It’s better priced, has better stats, and has the far superior Miracle Worker full specialization. It’s just better. Sorry, Gal-X fans.

In typical Terran fashion, they took a concept and just added more guns to it until they ran out of room.

As before, it has a Lt. Commander Universal to just throw down in any direction you need to while also packing a Lt. Commander Tactical. It's not even a split station, it’s a pure full tactical, which is great for a ship like this. Unlike the Trailblazer, you can’t quite omni-everything in it, but it’s still an excellent ship in every respect. The only difference between this ship and the Trailblazer is purely in its role.

This was designed as an energy weapon cruiser, whereas the Trailblazer was built as an energy weapon/torpedo science ship. It can’t squeeze on a good torpedo build, but that’s alright. It more than makes up for it in withering damage output.

The starship trait, Dimensional Modulation, gives you +3–30% bonus weapon damage for 10 seconds whenever you use a Miracle Worker bridge officer power or Directed Energy Modulation that scales with nearby foes. This is insanely good when you are outnumbered! While the conditions cannot be controlled (making it suboptimal in situations where you are not outnumbered), it is still extremely powerful when combined with all of the other ships' abilities.

The console it comes with, Multi-Directional Artillery Barrage, is perhaps the only other possible disappointment. While the 20% bonus to projectile damage and 7.5% bonus to healing capacity are alright, the torpedoes themselves do minuscule damage. Even the 25% bonus damage doesn’t justify slotting it with a two-minute recharge. Unless you are doing a theme build or attempting something whacky with bonus damage values, I would not slot this.

Star Trek Online’s flagship class in the Odyssey line has an outstanding ship that easily eclipses the majority of the ships on this list. The Lexington is the current pinnacle of non-promo cruisers, with a little bit of everything and a whole lotta phasers ready to vaporize. It’s all the more fitting for those who wish to replay some of Star Trek Online’s history, living in the moments of the Enterprise F when it first came to us in the Mission: The Odyssey Class at the helm of a truly mighty vessel.

Level 65: Hull 61875(scaling)
Shield Modifier 1.15
Hull Modifier 1.375
Turn Rate 8
4 Tactical, 5 Engineering, 2 Science, 1 Universal console slots
Unique Console: Multi-Directional Artillery Barrage
Innovation Mechanic
Quantum Slipstream Drive (faster Sector Travel)
Lt. Commander Tactical, Lieutenant Tactical-Intelligence, Commander Engineering-Miracle Worker, Ensign Science, Lt. Commander Universal

What makes the T6 Terran Lexington Dreadnought Cruiser great

Like the Trailblazer, ridiculous amounts of firepower can be gained through energy weapons.
Agony Phaser Lance (a miniature Galaxy-X!) and a Hangar Bay were built in.
You use the Innovation Mechanic that gives you bonuses based on the powers you use.
It has huge natural hull values, making it among the tankiest in the game for its price tag.
Excellent tactical layout, with full capacity to take advantage of its Miracle Worker and Intelligence Bridge Officer abilities.

How To Get the T6 Terran Lexington Dreadnought Cruiser

And there we have it! These are the top 15 best ships for players in Star Trek Online! This represents a budget-friendly list, so players don’t have to worry about trying to gamble to get one of those impossibly difficult uber-end-game ships. You can pilot any of the classic vessels from the shows to great effect! One of the wonderful things about Star Trek Online is that you can make any ship work; it just takes a bit of elbow grease.

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The Command Dreadnought Cruiser Bundle!

By Ambassador Kael | Tue 23 Apr 2019 09:00:00 AM PDT

Starting April 25 th , new Dreadnought Cruisers are being made available on the C-Store for Federation and Klingon characters, and their respected allied members among the Romulan and Dominion factions. These new vessels will be available in both Non-Fleet and Fleet variants.

Special Introductory Pricing Discount!

From April 25 th until April 29th , you can get these ships for 2400 ZEN each when purchased individually, or a bundle with both ships, a Fleet Ship module, and 5 Master Keys for the price of 4000 ZEN! This means, when purchasing the bundle, you’ll be able to get the fleet version of one of the ships as well. Thereafter, they will return to their normal pricing at 3000 ZEN when purchased individually, or 5000 ZEN for the Bundle.

Fleet versions of each of these starships will unlock upon completing your Fleet Starbase’s Tier 1 Shipyard. The standard Fleet Module discounts apply if you have purchased the ships from the C-Store.

These starships all have a Commander-rank Command Bridge Officer seat, and are considered Primary Specialization starships of the Command type. As a result, they all come with the “Inspiration” set of starship abilities.

Inspiration

When you activate any Bridge Officer Ability, you will gain Inspiration. Command Bridge Officer abilities generate more Inspiration. Inspiration is only built during combat.

Inspiration Abilities

When your Inspiration meter is full, you will be able to use one of these three powerful abilities:

Against All Odds Team Damage Buff and Weapon Power Cost Reduction While active, you and your teammates will gain a substantial bonus to damage as well as a massive reduction in weapon power cost. Multiple stacks of this ability will extend the duration instead of stacking the potency of the effect.
Battle Preparation Team Bridge Officer Ability Recharge When activated, all of your team's Bridge Officer abilities will receive a massive reduction in remaining recharge time. This will cause most abilities to immediately fully recharge or very nearly fully recharge. Once affected by this ability, you can neither use nor be affected by this ability for a period of time.
Turn the Tide Team Resistance and Hull Regen Buff While active, you and your teammates will regenerate hull hit points very quickly and have their damage resistances increased substantially. Multiple stacks of this ability will extend the duration instead of stacking the potency of the effect.

Without further ado, here are the stats on these exciting new starships!

Buran Command Dreadnought Cruiser [T6]

The Buran -class Dreadnought Cruiser is a powerful frontline vessel, ready to lead from the frontline of whatever conflict it finds itself in. Powerful hull integrity and shield generators help ensure the safety of all aboard, and its cruiser communications array can help direct the flow of any battle. Other space in its deflector array goes towards enhanced battlefield awareness and coordination, and towards a “resonant ionization circuit”. The rest of the starship is focused on bringing guns to bear on the targets it designates as its own.

Ship Details

Faction: Starfleet and Starfleet Allies
Required Rank: Must complete the Tutorial
Hull Modifier: 1.4 (scales with level)
Shield Modifier: 1.2
Fore Weapons: 4 (scales with level)
Aft Weapons: 4 (scales with level)
Device Slots: 4
Bridge Officer Stations: Lieutenant Tactical, Lieutenant Tactical/Command, Commander Engineering/Command, Lieutenant Commander Science, Lieutenant Universal
Console Modifications: 3 Tactical, 4 Engineering, 3 Science (scales with level)
Base Turn Rate: 6
Impulse Modifier: 0.15
Inertia: 25
+5 Weapons Power, +10 Shield Power, +5 Auxiliary Power
Console – Universal - Ion Storm Generator
1 Hangar Bay, Loaded with Class C Shuttlecraft
Can Load Dual Cannons
Inspiration Abilities:
Turn the Tide
Against All Odds
Battle Preparation
Cruiser Command Array
Command – Weapon System Efficiency
Command – Attract Fire
Starship Mastery Package (Dreadnought Cruiser)
Rapid Repairs (+Hull Regeneration)
Enhanced Hull Plating (+Energy Damage Resistance Rating)
Devastating Weaponry (+Critical Chance)
Armored Hull (+Max Hull Capacity)
Unified Engineering (Starship Trait)

Admiralty Ship Details

SPECIAL: -25% MAINT per EngShip

Qoj Command Dreadnought Cruiser [T6]

The Qoj -class Dreadnought Cruiser, like all vessels of the Klingon Empire, was built to be a powerful combat vessel. Unlike some lighter, more glory-seeking starships, the Qoj is an intimidating presence whenever it decloaks onto the field. Somehow even more frightening than its silhouette is the threat of all the unseen dangers lurking cloaked nearby, bolstered by the Qoj’s extensive array of coordination and inspiration abilities. All of its coordinated allies and fighter pets make an impressive “rock” to counterpoint the “hard place” created by its resilient defenses.

Faction: KDF and KDF Allies
1 Hangar Bay, Loaded with House Mo’kai Fighters
Battle Cloak
Inspiration Abilities:

Scaling Information:

Fleet variants:.

Fleet versions of these ships will unlock upon completing your Fleet Starbase’s Tier 1 Shipyard. The standard Fleet Module discounts apply.

Fleet starships are specifically designed to support your Fleet. They are built to the highest standard and have increased Hull Hit Points, Shield Strength and an additional Console slot.

Fleet Cardenas Command Dreadnought Cruiser [T6]

Fleet Shipyard Unlock: Tier 2
Hull Modifier: 1.54 (scales with level)
Shield Modifier: 1.32
Console Modifications: 3 Tactical, 5 Engineering, 3 Science (scales with level)
SPECIAL: +8 ENG per SciShip or TacShip

Fleet Qoj Command Dreadnought Cruiser [T6]

SPECIAL: +35 TAC when ALONE

Console – Universal – Ion Storm Generator

When activated, this console makes your ship the conduit of an ion storm. Electrical bolts will tear from your ship through space at any and all nearby vessels for the next several seconds, dealing electrical damage. Targets hit multiple times will additionally suffer constant electrical damage for several more seconds.

This console also provides a passive boost to Hull Capacity and Shield Capacity. This console may be equipped on any console slot, on any starship. You may only equip one of these consoles.

Starship Trait - Unified Engineering

While this trait is slotted, activating any Command Bridge Officer Ability or Auxiliary Power to the Structural Integrity Field will grant your team and hangar pets a buff to hull capacity, regeneration, bridge officer cooldown speed, flight speed, and turn rate for a short duration.

Hangar Pets – Class C Shuttlecraft

The Buran Dreadnought Cruiser has one hangar bay equipped with Class C Shuttlecraft, quick-moving and dangerous fighter pets that can be equipped on any starship with a Hangar Bay. Owning the Buran or Cardenas will unlock the purchase of other Class C Shuttlecraft.

Class C Shuttlecraft

Availability: EC Store
Restrictions: Any Ship
1x Omni-Directional Phaser Beam Array (Fore)
1x Phaser Beam Array (Fore)
Beam: Overload I

Advanced Class C Shuttlecraft

Availability: Dilithium Store
Beam: Overload II
Aceton Beam: I

Elite Class C Shuttlecraft

Availability: Fleet Starbase Store
Beam: Overload III
Aceton Beam: III

Hangar Pets – House Mo’kai Fighter

The Qoj Dreadnought Cruiser has one hangar bay equipped with House Mo’kai Fighters, quick-moving and dangerous fighter pets that can be equipped on any starship with a Hangar Bay. Owning either Qoj Dreadnought Cruiser will unlock the purchase of other House Mo’kai Fighters.

House Mo’kai Fighters

1x Omni-Directional Disruptor Beam Array (Fore)
1x Disruptor Beam Array (Fore)

Advanced House Mo’kai Fighters

Elite house mo’kai fighters.

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The type was sometimes subdivided into star cruiser , space cruiser , heavy cruisers , light cruisers , patrol cruisers , combat cruisers , attack cruisers , and battle cruisers .

In the 2260s of the alternate reality , information on Starfleet operated cruisers was located in the Federation database . ( Star Trek Beyond )

While discussing his service history with Captain Jean-Luc Picard , Captain Montgomery Scott noted that in his lifetime he had "served aboard eleven ships ," including " freighters , cruisers, [and] starships." ( TNG : " Relics ")

Cruisers by species [ ]

Andorian cruiser
Galor -class
Keldon -class
Antares -class
Ferengi cruiser
Jem'Hadar cruiser
Klingon Bird-of-Prey
K't'inga -class
Vor'cha -class
Mawasi cruiser
Nyberrite Alliance cruiser
D'deridex -class
Suliban stealth cruiser
T'Lani cruiser
Teldarian cruiser
Tellarite cruiser
Tellarite merchant ship
Torothan cruiser
D'kyr -type
D'Vahl -type
Sh'vhal -type
T'Plana -type
Vulcan cruiser (future)
Xindi-Aquatic cruiser

Cruisers by name [ ]

USS Enterprise -C ( alternate timeline )
USS Franklin
USS Leondegrance
USS Merrimac
USS Tripoli
Regent's flagship

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Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Returning Cast & New Character Guide

David ajala on star trek: discovery season 5, michael & moll relationships, and grudge's farewell to set, star trek: discovery’s elias toufexis reveals how long moll & l'ak ran from the breen.

Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 7 - "Erigah"

A major death upends and raises the stakes for the Progenitors' treasure hunt in Star Trek: Discovery season 5.
L'ak's true identity as the Scion of the Breen is revealed, but he dies tragically. Moll allies with the Breen to find the treasure in hopes she can resurrect L'ak.
Book's empathy aids in discovering the final Progenitors' clue location.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 7, "Erigah," ends with a major death and twist as the Breen enter the hunt for the ancient treasure of the Progenitors. Written by M. Raven Metzner and directed by Jon Dudkowski, "Erigah" literally brings the Breen to the door of the United Federation of Planets as Primarch Ruhn (Tony Nappo) arrives to take custody of his nephew, L'ak (Elias Toufexis). The greviously injured L'ak and Moll (Eve Harlow) were apprehended by Starfleet and held aboard the USS Discovery so that Dr. Hugh Culber (Wilson Cruz) can treat L'ak.

L'ak and Moll's escape attempt seriously backfires when the wounded Breen gives himself an overdose as a distraction so that Moll can escape. Meanwhile, President T'Rina (Tara Rosling) leads the Federation's negotiations with the Breen, which is aided by Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and Commander Rayner's (Callum Keith Rennie) history with the Breen. Aboard the USS Discovery, Commander Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp), Cleveland Booker (David Ajala), Lt. Sylvia Tilly (Mary Wiseman), and Ensign Adira Tal (Blu del Barrio) team up to find the location of the final clue to the Progenitors' treasure . Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 7's stories dovetail in a game-changing ending that raises the stakes for the Progenitors' treasure hunt.

As Burnham seeks the universe's greatest treasure in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, she'll need help from a host of new and returning characters.

L'ak's Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 True Breen Scion Identity & Death Explained

Yes, l'ak is really dead..

L'ak is more than Moll's lover and Primarch Ruhn's nephew. L'ak is the Scion, the last living direct descendant of the late Breen emperor's bloodline. As Breen royalty, Primarch Ruhn needs L'ak for legitimacy in winning the faction war for control of the Breen Imperium. The Erigah blood bounty placed on L'ak and Moll's heads wasn't meant to kill L'ak (although the Breen didn't care if Moll dies), but to return him to his uncle so Primarch Ruhn can use him to become the new Breen Emperor. But L'ak wanted nothing to do with the Breen's game of thones; he just wanted his freedom to be with Moll.

L'ak's plan was to help Moll escape so she could steal a USS Discovery shuttle, beam L'ak aboard, and the two of them would warp away.

Tragically, L'ak accidentally overdosed himself with a day's worth of tricordazine. Dr. Culber didn't know enough about Breen physiology to save him, so Captain Burnham informed Primarch Ruhn what happened to L'ak to coax his uncle to bring a Breen physician. But it was too late to save L'ak, who died with Moll at his side. However, even in death, L'ak is of use to Primarch Ruhn and his bid to become Breen Emperor.

L'ak's injures were sustained during his fight with Captain Burnham on the ISS Enterprise in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 5, "Mirrors." L'ak and Moll chose to flee custody rather than receive medical attention on the USS Discovery.

L'ak and Moll Are Married & She Joins The Breen To Resurrect L'ak

Moll will lead the breen to the progenitors' treasure.

Moll shocked Primarch Ruhn by revealing that she and L'ak are married. Moll's gamble is that as the wife of the Breen Scion, she is protected by Breen law, and they have to take her with them since Primarch Ruhn still needs L'ak. Primarch Ruhn now has the means to claim the Scion was killed by the Federation, and he can use L'ak to use the warring Breen factions under his control with the promise of war with the Federation.

President T'Rina, Captain Burnham, Commander Rayner, and Admiral Charles Vance (Oded Fehr) agreed to turn Moll over to the Breen, who were willing to attack the Federation at that moment if they didn't surrender her.

Moll also told Primarch Ruhn about the Progenitors' treasure and promised she could lead them to it. For Moll, finding the Progenitors' technology is her last chance to bring L'ak back since it's believed the ancient technology can resurrect the dead. Moll needs the Breen to find the treasure in the hopes that Primarch Ruhn will agree to bring the Scion back to life. Moll knows if she stays with the Federation, they would not allow her to use the Progenitors' technology to bring L'ak back to life.

The Breen don't have the clues, but they can follow the USS Discovery while they search for the final clues and let Burnham lead the Breen to the location of the Progenitors' treasure.

Book's Empathy Revealed Star Trek: Discovery's Final Progenitors Clue Location & Reached Moll

Cleveland booker's kwejian powers light the way.

Cleveland Booker was recruited by Commander Paul Stamets to help him unlock the secret of the final clue, which is a keycard belonging to the Betazoid scientist Marina Derex . After several dead ends, Stamets realized Betazoids are empaths and Derex may have left something residual on the keycard. This is where Book's Kwejian empathic abilities come into play , and the former courier was able to "see" the clue is located in a region of space covered in plasma storms.

Screen Rant interviews David Ajala about Cleveland Booker's relationships with Michael Burnham and Moll in Star Trek: Discovery season 5.

Book's empathy also finally reached Moll. After she escaped sickbay, Moll fought her way to the USS Discovery's shuttle bay, but she was stalled by Commander Nhan's (Rachael Ancheril) Starfleet security. Book, who has been desperate to connect with Moll, was able to convince to come quietly and return to the dying L'ak's bedside . Booker later objected to the Federation's plan to turn Moll over to the Breen.

Cleveland Booker is protective of Moll, who is the daughter of his mentor, Cleveland Booker IV. Book thinks of Moll as the only 'family' he has left.

President T'Rina Steps In For The Absent Federation President & Saru To Negotiate With The Breen

T'rina becomes the voice of the federation.

President T'Rina took center stage and led the Federation's negotiations with the Breen. Admiral Vance explained to Captain Burnham that President Laira Rillak (Chelah Horsdal) was at a diplomatic summit on Tellar Prime and remained there for her safety. Rillak asked T'Rina to represent the Federation in her place. According to the Vulcan leader of Ni'Var, Ambassador Saru (Doug Jones) was absent because he was at a diplomatic summit of his own near Breen space, but the Kelpien delivered important intel on the state of the Breen's faction wars.

There has been no follow up on T'Rina and Saru's engagement since it was announced in Star Trek: Discovery season 3, episode 3, "Jinaal."

T'Rina's Vulcan methodology of proceeding logically and trying to find something to bargain with the Breen was met with angry opposition from Commander Rayner, whose past encounters with the Breen colored his justified fears of their aggression. However, T'Rina was a capable negotiator , and she, Captain Burnham, Admiral Vance, and Commander Rayner stood united against the Breen when Primarch Ruhn beamed into Federation HQ with his forces. With the fate of the Federation in T'Rina's hands, the Vulcan President of Ni'Var admirably provided strong and steady leadership during the Breen crisis.

Four Starfleet ships finally arrived to support Federation HQ and the USS Discovery, but all were dwarfed by the Breen Dreadnought.

Commander Rayner Has A Tragic History With The Breen

Rayner has good reason to despise the breen.

Commander Rayner has animosity toward L'ak and Moll , but his true hatred is for the Breen. As Rayner explained to Captain Burnham, the Breen conquered his home planet of Kellerun and used it as a forward operating base. Led by Primarch Tahal, the Breen pillaged Kellerun's natural resources and killed numerous people, including Rayner's family. Rayner was able to escape and join Starfleet, but he understandably despises the Breen for what they did to Kellerun.

Commander Rayner and Admiral Vance are also old friends with a long history in Starfleet together that has only been hinted at.

However, Rayner's history with the Breen was an important part of the Federation's ploy. Captain Burnham created a fiction the Federation was negotiating with Primarch Tahal to turn L'ak over to her faction. Having L'ak at Tahal's side would bolster her claim to become the new Emperor. Of course, it was all a ruse that Primarch Ruhn saw through, but it was enough to give the Breen pause and buy the Federation time. And Rayner was able to face and exorcise some of his demons regarding the Breen.

Star Trek: Discovery's Final Progenitors Clue Location Revealed

Discovery is going to the badlands.

With the threat of the Breen's arrival, Lt. Sylvia Tilly attempted to return to Starfleet Academy, but Commander Paul Stamets convinced her to stay aboard the USS Discovery and work with Ensign Adira Tal to unlock the final clue to the Progenitors' treasure. With Marina Derex's keycard leading to an ancient text called "Labyrinth of the Mind", Tilly and Adira learned that Commander Jett Reno (Tig Notaro) was a book collector and dealer in the 23rd century before she joined Starfleet. Reno directed her crew mates to an ancient library in outer space called the Eternal Gallery and Archive.

Star Trek: Discovery 's final stop for the fifth and last clue to the Progenitors treasure is the Eternal Gallery and Archive, which is located in the Badlands per Book's vision from Derex's keycard. The Badlands were often visted in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager as the dangerous region of space was once the home base of the Maquis in the 24th century. The USS Discovery will next visit the Badlands in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 8, "Labyrinths", for the last clue, but, unfortunately, the Breen will be hot on their tail.

New episodes of Star Trek: Discovery season 5 premiere Thursdays on Paramount+

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U.S.S. Ahwahnee
U.S.S. Al-Batani
U.S.S. Birmingham
U.S.S. Carter
Federation Cruiser (Mob)
U.S.S. Celestial
U.S.S. Cleveland
U.S.S. Constellation
U.S.S. Constitution
U.S.S. Crazy Horse
U.S.S. Dakota
U.S.S. Drummond
U.S.S. Emissary
U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701)
U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701 Kelvin Timeline)
U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-A)
U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-B)
U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-C)
U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-J)
U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)
U.S.S. Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)
U.S.S. Envoy
U.S.S. Excalibur
U.S.S. Excelsior
U.S.S. Excelsior (NCC-2000-D)
U.S.S. Exeter
U.S.S. Fletcher
U.S.S. Forrestal
U.S.S. Galaxy
U.S.S. Groveland
U.S.S. Guardian
U.S.S. Imperial
U.S.S. Khitomer
U.S.S. Kirk
U.S.S. Lakota
U.S.S. Landcaster
U.S.S. Laub
U.S.S. Leviathan
U.S.S. Lhasa
U.S.S. Liebig
U.S.S. Loma Prieta
U.S.S. Lowe
U.S.S. Madison
U.S.S. Magellan
U.S.S. Majestic
U.S.S. Marquette
U.S.S. Montgomery Scott
U.S.S. Musashi (Regent class)
U.S.S. Navras
U.S.S. Noble
U.S.S. Nomad
U.S.S. Phinda
U.S.S. Phlox
U.S.S. Redoubt
U.S.S. Regent
U.S.S. San Antonio
U.S.S. Satie
U.S.S. Sentinel
U.S.S. Shirgat
U.S.S. Sovereign
U.S.S. Stargazer (NCC-2893)
U.S.S. Stargazer (NCC-2893-A)
U.S.S. T'Vrea
U.S.S. Tesla
U.S.S. Texas
U.S.S. Tomlinson
U.S.S. Tucker
U.S.S. Vanguard
U.S.S. Venture
U.S.S. Vesper
U.S.S. Yamaguchi

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For the playable version, see Concorde, Presidio, and Geneva Command Battlecruiser. The Federation Battlecruiser is a line of advanced battleships used by Starfleet. In addition to the latest state-of-the-art systems and equipment, the ships hold a hangar for launching Peregrine-class Fighters. Beam Array: Fire at Will II Launch Peregrine Fighters Torpedo: High Yield II Tractor Beam Tractor ...
Cruiser
The Light Cruiser is the first starship that new Federation officers will be able to captain. Although a basic ship in terms of weaponry, design and speed, this frigate is considered the workhorse of Starfleet and is called upon in a huge variety of roles from resolving trade disputes to deployment in major confrontations. The NPC version of the Light Cruiser is classified as a Frigate.
Tier 6 Command Ships
This Tier 6 starship is a science centric variant of the Command Battlecruiser. It features more science console slots and science bridge officer seats than the other Command Battlecruiser variants. Tier 6. Mininum Rank: Vice Admiral. Hull Strength: 47,437 at level 50 and 55,000 at level 60. Shield Modifier: 1.115.
What is the best T-6 Federation ship in the Zen store : r/sto
It is cheaper in the Federation Elite Starter than on its own, and some of that stuff is useful. ... The Arbiter and Endeavour Tactical Star Cruiser both have good traits that work well on a Gagarin. ... This is the unofficial community subreddit for Star Trek Online, the licensed Star Trek MMO, available on PC, Playstation, and Xbox. Share ...
Federation Flagships, Star Cruiser, Sojourner Class [T6] with all ship
This video is about the Federation Flagships, Star Cruiser, Sojourner Class [T6] ship in Star Trek Online, i will show the visuals of different space sets. ...
Best t6 federation ship for tactical : r/sto
Hi I'm currently looking for a t6 federation ship meant for tactical as the 12 anniversary will be giving away a 100% off t6 ship coupon. I was actually thinking of getting a vengeance dreadnought but since it isn't on the zen store. ... This is the unofficial community subreddit for Star Trek Online, the licensed Star Trek MMO, available on PC ...
Star Trek Online Detailed Ship Reviews
Featured vessels: Scott Operations Miracle Worker Cruiser, TuckerTactical Miracle Worker Cruiser and Daystrom Science Miracle Worker Cruiser
The Sagan Command Cruiser
Introducing a stalwart defender of the Federation, a capable fleet command vessel, and the lynchpin of a major defensive operation that saved the lives of billions with the help of a peaceful splinter group from within a ruthless enemy faction - the Sagan Command Cruiser [T6]!. From August 16 th to September 9th on PC, we will be running a promotion that will provide an additional bonus when ...
Category:Cruiser (Federation)
Cruiser (Federation) Cruisers are larger vessels that typical serve in the attack and support roles, engaging at a distance with broadsides of beam weapon fire and torpedoes. It typically has a stronger hull and larger crew than the Escort and Science vessels and a good balanced weapon system with neither aft or fore being more favored.
STO Spaceframes: Federation Cruisers
Other Light Cruisers. From Star Trek Discovery, the Malachowski-class spaceframe maintains the design aesthetics of the series with two vessels that were part of the Battle of the Binary Stars in the series' premier. Though it was just a background ship in Star Trek Discovery, the Malachowski is the default starting ship for Federation captains in the Age of Discovery storyline that was ...
Star Trek Online: Federation Flagships
The Tier 6 Starfleet Star Cruiser variants are heavily based upon the original design of the Odyssey Cruisers. These massive starships are incredibly resilient, but slow to maneuver. The Sojourner Class has a focus on versatility and engineering, and features more Universal Bridge Officer seating and Engineering console slots than other Star ...
The Legendary Akira Multi-Mission Command Cruiser
The Legendary Akira Multi-Mission Command Cruiser is available as part of the Legendary First Strike Bundle! The Legendary Akira Multi-Mission Command Cruiser embodies the finest traditions of Starfleet. A command and control vessel fully equipped to handle delicate diplomatic situations of all kinds, including the sort that suddenly devolves ...
Federation Vice Admiral Retrofit Ships FAQ
Which ships are considered Vice Admiral Retrofit Ships? Exploration Cruiser Retrofit: Much like the iconic U.S.S. Enterprise-D commanded by Jean-Luc Picard, this ship comes equipped with a Saucer Separation Console which allows you to separate the saucer and stadrive sections. Long Range Science Vessel Retrofit: This ship comes with an Ablative ...
Cruisers
Federation. Cruisers are generally the largest ships in Starfleet. Their size grants them access to advanced warp cores, which allows them to distribute a large amount of power across their subsystems; a large crew complement, which improves a ship's repair rate, engineering bay, boarding party effectiveness, and so on; and a large inventory ...
Federation playable starship
There is a wide variety of Federation playable starships currently available in Star Trek Online for Starfleet, DSC Starfleet and TOS Starfleet characters. Most Federation ships are also available to Starfleet-aligned Romulan Republic and Dominion characters. There are three specific types of starship (if carriers are attributed to one of the pre-existing types), and each starship has multiple ...
Star Trek Online Federation Cruisers
Advanced Heavy Cruiser. Ships like the Prometheus Class and Defiant, great for supporting larger ships in combat roles. Ships such as the Galaxy and Intrepid, designed for a lot of science work. Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. The star ships are classified in three different types. Those are: Fed Cruisers ...
[Top 15] Star Trek Online Best Ships (From Early Till Late Game)
The top 15 ships in Star Trek Online also include ships that will let you pilot the same starships as Captain Picard, Captain Sisko, and Captain Janeway so let's make it so. 15. Romulan Legacy Elite Starter Pack - T6 Malem-Class Light Warbird. Relive the Balance of Terror!
The Command Dreadnought Cruiser Bundle!
Starting April 25 th, new Dreadnought Cruisers are being made available on the C-Store for Federation and Klingon characters, and their respected allied members among the Romulan and Dominion factions.These new vessels will be available in both Non-Fleet and Fleet variants. Special Introductory Pricing Discount! From April 25 th until April 29th, you can get these ships for 2400 ZEN each when ...
Emissary Star Cruiser
Release date: February 2, 2010The Emissary-class Star Cruiser is a Tier 5 (Level 40) Cruiser which may be flown by Starfleet characters, including Federation-aligned Romulan Republic and Dominion characters. All faction restrictions of this starship can be removed by having a level 65 KDF character or by purchasing the Cross Faction Flying unlock from the Zen Store. Players can obtain this ...
Cruiser
In starship classification, cruisers were a type of starship that served as the primary combat vessels in a fleet. The type was sometimes subdivided into star cruiser, space cruiser, heavy cruisers, light cruisers, patrol cruisers, combat cruisers, attack cruisers, and battle cruisers. In the 2260s of the alternate reality, information on Starfleet operated cruisers was located in the ...
Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Episode 7 Ending Explained
Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 7, "Erigah," ends with a major death and twist as the Breen enter the hunt for the ancient treasure of the Progenitors. Written by M. Raven Metzner and directed by Jon Dudkowski, "Erigah" literally brings the Breen to the door of the United Federation of Planets as Primarch Ruhn (Tony Nappo) arrives to take custody of his nephew, L'ak (Elias Toufexis).
Federation Cruiser (Mob)s
Federation Cruiser (Mob)s Category page. Edit VisualEditor View history Talk (0) List of all NPC Federation Cruisers. Pages in category "Federation Cruiser (Mob)s" The following 71 pages are in this category, out of 71 total. ... Star Trek Online Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. View Mobile Site