Cloak

Cloaking technology is a form of stealth used most commonly by races such as the Klingons and Romulans for their starships. Similar technology can also be used on individuals, notably the Jem'Hadar. Upon leaving cloak, ships gain a brief "ambush" bonus to their damage for a few seconds.

Use by factions
While cloaking technology is found on nearly all Klingon Defense Force and Romulan Republic ships, the Federation uses it sparingly; only a handful of Starfleet ships are capable of using a cloaking device at all, and fewer still with cloaking capabilities built-in. Other NPC factions which use cloaks include the Romulan Star Empire, Reman Resistance, Voth and Borg Collective (alternate timeline only).

Types of cloaking device
There are several different types of cloak abilities usable on starships to conceal you from the enemy. The standard cloaking device is found on many Klingon starships and serves as the baseline from which all others are compared: disabling weapons and shields, draining shield power, increasing defense, boosting your Stealth rating after a moment based on your Auxiliary Power level, and giving a bonus damage boost after decloaking. These standard cloaks cannot be used when the ship is engaged in combat (Red Alert), but allow you to get the drop on the enemy at will with a damage bonus.

Klingon Battlecruisers and Raptors (see below) feature the standard cloaking device, but they are not the only power to use them. Federation and Cardassian Intelligence vessels use the same cloaking technology--the Cardassian one looking visually different--as well as some other starships of other factions (see below). Some Federation starships may also equip the universal console to gain the ability to cloak, while Section 31 starships have the ability innately as well (see below).

The is a variant of the standard cloak that allows you to cloak during battle, and increase your speed and turn rate once cloaked to allow for more potent ambush tactics. However, triggering the cloak in combat means dropping your shields while under fire, which makes your ship vulnerable. An improved variant is the which additionally allows the firing of torpedoes and deployment of mines while under cloak, though your ship becomes temporarily targetable while doing so. When under Enhanced Battle Cloak, the bonus damage applies for the entire duration of the cloak, not just the ambush period after decloaking.

Romulan Republic starships use their own variants of the Cloak, Battle Cloak and Enhanced Battle Cloak, which have their power signature affected by the starship's singularity core charge level (see see below).

Further variations on the various cloaking devices are detailed below:

Standard cloak

 * - the standard cloaking device described above
 * –5 Current Shield Power per sec
 * +50 Defense Rating
 * After 3 sec, +4,987 Stealth
 * After Decloaking, +15% Bonus Damage for 5 sec


 * - a visual variant of the standard cloaking device, found exclusively on the Sarcophagus-class Dreadnought Carrier
 * –5 Current Shield Power per sec
 * +50 Defense Rating
 * After 3 sec, +__ Stealth
 * After Decloaking, +15% Bonus Damage for a brief duration.


 * - found on some Romulan Republic small craft (see below)
 * –5 Current Shield Power per sec
 * +50 Defense Rating
 * After 3 sec, +__ Stealth
 * After Decloaking, +25% Bonus Damage for a brief duration


 * - a visual variant of the standard cloaking device, found exclusively on prime-timeline Section 31 starships (see below)
 * After 3 sec, +5,141.3 Stealth
 * -5 Current Shield Power per sec
 * +50 Defense Rating
 * After exiting Dark Mode, +15% Bonus Damage for 5 sec

Battle Cloak

 * - found on Klingon Raiders and other starships, and can be utilized on Defiant and Sovereign-class starships with item sets (see below for Klingon ships, Federation ships and Cross-faction ships)
 * 5 Current Shield Power per sec
 * +3 Flight Speed
 * +50 Defense Rating
 * After 3 sec, +10 Flight Turn Rate
 * After 3 sec, +4,975 Stealth (at Auxiliary Power 50)
 * After Decloaking, +15% Bonus Damage for a brief duration


 * - found on most Romulan Warbirds (see below)
 * –5 Current Shield Power per sec
 * +50 Defense Rating
 * +3 Flight Speed
 * After 3 sec, +11.8 Flight Turn Rate
 * After 3 sec, +__ Stealth
 * After Decloaking, +25% Bonus Damage for a brief duration


 * - found on the Romulan Dreadnought Warbirds and enhanced by the Advanced Scimitar Systems Set (see below)
 * –5 Current Shield Power per sec (negated w/ Singularity Distributor Unit)
 * +50 Defense Rating
 * +3 Flight Speed
 * +10 Flight Turn Rate
 * After 3 sec, +__ Stealth
 * After Decloaking, +25% Damage Bonus for 15 sec


 * - found certain 32nd century Starfleet ships, namely the Crossfield Science Spearhead Refit and the Janeway Command Science Vessel.
 * After 2 sec, +5243 Stealth
 * Current Shield Power set to 0
 * +10 Flight Turn Rate
 * +3 Flight Speed
 * +50 Defense Rating
 * After Decloaking, +40% Bonus Damage for 15 sec

Enhanced Battle Cloak

 * - found on Klingon T5 and T6 B'rel-class Raiders.
 * –15 Current Shield Power per sec
 * +15% All Damage bonus strength
 * +1.9 Flight Speed
 * +25 Defense Rating
 * After Decloaking, +15% Bonus Damage for 5 sec
 * Energy Weapons Offline
 * After 3 sec, +7 Flight Turn Rate
 * After 3 sec, +4,939 Stealth


 * - found on some specific Romulan Warbirds (see below)
 * –5 Current Shield Power per sec
 * +50 Defense Rating
 * +1.5 Flight Speed
 * +5 Flight Turn Rate
 * +15% Bonus All Damage
 * Energy Weapons Offline
 * After 3 sec, +__ Stealth
 * After Decloaking, +30% Bonus Damage for a brief duration


 * - found on the Khitomer Alliance Temer-class Raider.
 * –5 Current Shield Power per sec
 * +1.5 Flight Speed
 * +50 Defense Rating
 * +15% Bonus All Damage
 * After Decloaking, +25% Bonus Damage for 5 sec
 * Energy Weapons Offline
 * After 3 sec, +5 Flight Turn Rate
 * After 3 sec, +4,939 Stealth

Equipment cloaking abilities

 * - from, which may be used on any starship
 * After 3 sec, +____ Stealth for 20 sec
 * Heal 100% of Hull Capacity while Stealth
 * Engines Offline
 * -5 Current Shield Power per sec
 * 2 min recharge


 * - from, usable on any Starfleet Assault Cruiser
 * Foes: Taunts up to 5 foes within 5km for 15 sec
 * Self: Immunity to All Energy Damage for 10 seconds
 * Self: -50% All Energy Damage for 10 seconds
 * After 10 seconds:
 * Self: +4,805 Stealth for 5 seconds
 * Self: Cannot be targeted for 5 seconds
 * Self: No collision for 5 seconds
 * Self: Cannot launch hangar ships for 5 seconds
 * Self: Weapons Offline for 5 seconds
 * Self: Immunity to All Damage for 5 seconds


 * - from, usable on the Kar'Fi class
 * For 10 seconds:
 * No collision
 * +_____ Stealth for 1 sec
 * Cannot be targeted
 * Cannot launch hangar ships
 * Projectile weapons offline


 * - from, which may be used on any starship
 * +_____ Stealth
 * -20 Weapon Power Setting
 * -20 Shield Power Setting
 * -20 Engine Power Setting
 * Creates a photonic displacement of your ship for up to 15 seconds.


 * - Voth Cloak Technologies 2-piece set bonus, limited to Voth starships
 * –5 Current Shield Power per second
 * +75 All Damage Resistance Rating
 * +50 Defense Rating
 * After Decloaking, +15% Bonus Damage for a brief duration
 * After 3 sec, +____ Stealth


 * - Voth Cloak Technologies 3-piece set bonus, limited to Voth starships
 * –5 Current Shield Power per second
 * +75 All Damage Resistance Rating
 * +3 Flight Speed
 * +50 Defense Rating
 * After Decloaking, +15% Bonus Damage for a brief duration
 * After 3 sec, +____ Stealth


 * - from, which may be used on any starship
 * Stealth, Spawns Decoy
 * Cloaks you for up to 20 sec
 * (May be deactivated at any time after 5 sec)
 * While Cloaked:
 * -+4.975 Stealth
 * -Shields Offline
 * A Voth Phase Duplicate draws aggro
 * When Duplicate dies, to all fores within 10 Km
 * -Disables Engines for 6 sec
 * -1,500 Electrical Damage (Decreases with distance from Duplicate) per sec for 10 sec
 * -2 min recharge

Bridge officer cloak abilities

 * is an Intel bridge officer ability that allows you to cloak yourself and an ally for a short time, cancelling target locks. Intel Team is not considered a "Cloak" for the purposes of traits that trigger on cloaking or decloaking. Starships with Intelligence seating may use this ability.
 * is a Science bridge officer ability that allows any starship to apply a cloak-like effect to itself.

Romulan starships
The Romulans have been one of the longest continual users of cloaking technology and believe most other powers stole the technology from them. All Romulan Warbirds are equipped with either a or a  which are more advanced than their standard counterparts. A handful of ships are alternatively equipped with a.
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The Romulan console from the Scimitar Dreadnought Warbird (& usable on any Scimitar) enables the ship to fire all weapons while cloaked for a short period.

The only Romulan faction ships without any sort of cloaking device are the following:  category=Romulan Republic starship types&Playable starships notcategory=Starships with a Romulan Cloaking device notcategory=Starships with a Romulan Battle Cloaking device notcategory=Starships with a Romulan Enhanced Battle Cloaking device notcategory=Starships with a Scimitar Battle Cloaking device format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit  category=Starships with a Romulan Cloaking device format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit  category=Starships with a Romulan Battle Cloaking device&Tier 1 Ship format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit  Tier 2: category=Starships with a Romulan Battle Cloaking device&Tier 2 Ship format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit  Tier 3: category=Starships with a Romulan Battle Cloaking device&Tier 3 Ship format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit  Tier 4: category=Starships with a Romulan Battle Cloaking device&Tier 4 Ship format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit  Tier 5: category=Starships with a Romulan Battle Cloaking device&Tier 5 Ship format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit  Tier 6: category=Starships with a Romulan Battle Cloaking device&Tier 6 Ship format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit  category=Starships with a Romulan Enhanced Battle Cloaking device&Tier 5 Ship format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit  Tier 6: category=Starships with a Romulan Enhanced Battle Cloaking device&Tier 6 Ship format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit </DPL> category=Starships with a Scimitar Battle Cloaking device&Tier 5 Ship format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit </DPL> Tier 6: category=Starships with a Scimitar Battle Cloaking device&Tier 6 Ship format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit </DPL>
 * -|Romulan Cloak=
 * -|Romulan Battle Cloak= Tier 1:
 * -|Romulan Enhanced Battle Cloak= Tier 5:
 * -|Scimitar Battle Cloak= Tier 5:

Klingon starships

 * -|Overview=While the Klingon Empire had a type of cloaking device before the Federation discovered the Romulans had developed a device, cloaking devices did not become standard for the Klingon Defense Force until later. The vast majority of Klingon starships are equipped with either a basic, or a . Ships such as the Vo'Quv Carrier are a very rare exception for the KDF.

In general, Klingon Battlecruisers, Raptors and Support Vessels have a standard cloak, while Destroyers and Raiders have a Battle cloak, though there are many exceptions. Starships made by other members of the Klingon Empire, such as those of Ferasan, Gorn, Lethean, Nausicaan and Orion design, do not possess cloaking devices. category=Klingon starship types&Tier 1 Ship notcategory=Starships with a standard Cloaking device notcategory=Starships with a Battle Cloaking device notcategory=Starships with an Enhanced Battle Cloaking device format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit </DPL> Tier 3: category=Klingon starship types&Tier 3 Ship notcategory=Starships with a standard Cloaking device notcategory=Starships with a Battle Cloaking device notcategory=Starships with an Enhanced Battle Cloaking device format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit </DPL> Tier 4: category=Klingon starship types&Tier 4 Ship notcategory=Starships with a standard Cloaking device notcategory=Starships with a Battle Cloaking device notcategory=Starships with an Enhanced Battle Cloaking device format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit </DPL> Tier 5: category=Klingon starship types&Tier 5 Ship notcategory=Starships with a standard Cloaking device notcategory=Starships with a Battle Cloaking device notcategory=Starships with an Enhanced Battle Cloaking device format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit </DPL> Tier 6: category=Klingon starship types&Tier 6 Ship notcategory=Starships with a standard Cloaking device notcategory=Starships with a Battle Cloaking device notcategory=Starships with an Enhanced Battle Cloaking device format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit </DPL> category=Starships with a standard Cloaking device&Klingon starship types&Tier 1 Ship format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit </DPL> Tier 2: category=Starships with a standard Cloaking device&Klingon starship types&Tier 2 Ship format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit </DPL> Tier 3: category=Starships with a standard Cloaking device&Klingon starship types&Tier 3 Ship format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit </DPL> Tier 4: category=Starships with a standard Cloaking device&Klingon starship types&Tier 4 Ship format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit </DPL> Tier 5: category=Starships with a standard Cloaking device&Klingon starship types&Tier 5 Ship format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit </DPL> Tier 6: category=Starships with a standard Cloaking device&Klingon starship types&Tier 6 Ship format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit </DPL> category=Starships with a Battle Cloaking device&Klingon starship types&Tier 1 Ship format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit </DPL> Tier 2: category=Starships with a Battle Cloaking device&Klingon starship types&Tier 2 Ship format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit </DPL> Tier 3: category=Starships with a Battle Cloaking device&Klingon starship types&Tier 3 Ship format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit </DPL> Tier 4:<DPL> category=Starships with a Battle Cloaking device&Klingon starship types&Tier 4 Ship format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit </DPL> Tier 5:<DPL> category=Starships with a Battle Cloaking device&Klingon starship types&Tier 5 Ship format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit </DPL> Tier 6:<DPL> category=Starships with a Battle Cloaking device&Klingon starship types&Tier 6 Ship format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit </DPL> category=Starships with an Enhanced Battle Cloaking device&Tier 5 Ship format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit </DPL> Tier 6:<DPL> category=Starships with an Enhanced Battle Cloaking device&Tier 6 Ship format=,\n* %PAGE% allowcachedresults=true ordermethod=firstedit </DPL>
 * -|No Cloak= Tier 1:<DPL>
 * -|Standard Cloak= Tier 1:<DPL>
 * -|Battle Cloak= Tier 1:<DPL>
 * -|Enhanced Battle Cloak= Tier 5:<DPL>

Federation starships
The Treaty of Algeron, signed in 2311 by the Romulan Star Empire and the United Federation of Planets, prohibited Federation cloaking devices. This agreement has been a source of controversy in Starfleet, where some officers believed it severely limited tactical options and put the Federation at a disadvantage. Although the Federation initially agreed to follow the treaty after the destruction of the Romulan homeworld, in early 2409 Starfleet was authorized to develop and implement cloaking technology on selected ships.
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is a universal starship console that grants the basic ability. It is available from the Galaxy Dreadnought Cruiser and the Tactical Escort Retrofit, but can also be equipped on the Aquarius Light Escort and Avenger Battlecruiser and their variants. Adding the consoles from the two other Tactical Escort ships gives a three set bonus from Stealth Fighter Set which turns it into a, but this is only possible for Tier 5 or higher starships.

A Battle Cloak is also available from the Starfleet Assault Cruiser Technology Set 3 set bonus, available to the Intel Assault Cruiser. One of the three consoles of that set,, functions as a primitive cloaking device but with very different functionality to the normal devices mentioned above.

While not a traditional cloaking device, the Section 31 provides a stealth bonus and invisibility near-equivalent to a basic cloaking device, and provides a similar damage boost at termination of the mode.

By the 32nd century, the Federation has begun using cloaking devices regularly and most of their ships are equipped with an innate Federation Battle Cloak (32c.).
 * -|Standard Cloak= Tier 5 with :

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 * -|Battle Cloak= Tier 5 with Stealth Fighter Set 3-piece set bonus:

Tier 6 with Stealth Fighter Set 3-piece set bonus: Tier 5 with Starfleet Assault Cruiser Technology Set 3-piece set bonus:

Tier 6 with Starfleet Assault Cruiser Technology Set 3-piece set bonus:

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 * -|Dark Mode= Tier 6:<DPL>

Cross-faction starships
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 * -|Overview=Any starship can be cloaked by using either or . Alternatively, some starships have a native cloaking ability that doesn't depend on any console.
 * -|Standard Cloak= Tier 5:<DPL>
 * -|Battle Cloak= Tier 6:<DPL>
 * -|Enhanced Battle Cloak= Tier 6:<DPL>
 * -|Voth (Battle) Cloak=The Voth Cloak Technologies set grants the following starships:
 * when 2 pieces are equipped
 * when 3 pieces are equipped

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Quantum Singularity Manipulation
is a form of cloaking available as an active reputation trait from the Romulan Reputation. It cloaks the player's ship, regardless of the ship or player faction, and allows the ship to continue firing without breaking the cloak.

Aiding cloak tactics
The efficiency of cloak's stealth is linked to the player's and their ship's auxiliary power level. However, there are a number of other factors that can aid cloaking tactics;

Penetration of cloaks
Your skill and certain abilities can help you penetrate an enemy's cloak. The value of these abilities are primarily in PvP. In many PvE queues and missions an NPC cloaks for plot reasons and cannot be detected. Of note, abilities include;

Cloaked mines
Mines can sometimes be cloaked until activated. Examples of these include the those from the Tractor Beam Mine Launcher and the.

Personal cloaks
Personal cloaking goes under a variety of names but is most frequently seen among NPCs as the Jem'Hadar Shroud. As a player ability is also termed a.