User:Eklinaar/Special gear

This guide is a list of special or particularly good items that are available by means other than random loot drops. There are many items not covered by this guide. If you're looking for items not listed here, the mission rewards page is a good place to start. This guide won't cover all sets and their various advantages and disadvantages, as there are many other guides that do so. This guide also does not cover Dilithium Store, C-Store, Fleet, Reputation, Lobi Store, Lockbox items and other exclusives.

Listed below are the items by category and a brief description of its utility. Follow the link to the item page for more detailed information and how to obtain it. Many of these items are replay rewards and scale to the level you were when you completed them, so if you have an item that is below Mk XI, you can replay the mission again at cap to obtain a Mk XI version.

Noncombat Items

 * Call a trade freighter anywhere in sector space for Exchange, mail, and bank access.
 * Hear Spock's voiceovers on demand!
 * The fastest speed boost past the warp 10 barrier. Obtained from STFs.

Ship Devices

 * Short defensive buff.
 * Deployable Romulan fighters, limited charges.
 * Summons three Nimbus Pirate ships to assist you briefly.

Ship Weapons

 * Unmodifiable high damage torpedo with delayed secondary AOE explosion.
 * Deploys 3 cloaking mines equipped with tractor beams
 * Launches a destructable projectile that spreads a net of mines upon impact
 * Kills crew, bonus damage vs Undine, otherwise equivalent to

Ship Equipment

 * Passive boost to low power levels except engine.
 * Equivalent to plus flight speed boost in environmental hazards.

Shuttle Equipment

 * The only high quality shuttle phaser beam array in the game. Fed only.
 * The only high quality shuttle phaser dual cannons in the game.
 * The only high quality shuttle disruptor beam array. KDF only.
 * The only high quality shuttle disruptor dual cannons in the game.
 * The only shuttle polaron weapon in the game.

Ground Equipment

 * The only item in the game with psionic resistance.
 * Unique weapon, the secondary attack deals proton damage.
 * Creates a zone that grants resistance to all damage types except proton.
 * Heals self, PBAoE channeled damage and stun.
 * Summons two quantum shadows of yourself
 * Like a normal sniper rifle, but variable damage on secondary attack. Fed only.
 * The only direct fire weapon that deals cold damage, high chance proc to slow and chill

Extra Proc Weapons
These space weapons function exactly like their normal counterparts, except they have modified procs. Most have two separate procs with the normal 2.5% chance, one from their base damage type, and one from another damage type. They do NOT deal two types of damage, only their base damage type. The Polarized weapons have the normal Tetryon proc, only it is four times as likely, 10% instead of 2.5%. The Caustic weapons behave exactly like normal plasma weapons, but the plasma proc does slightly less than twice the normal damage.
 * equivalent to plus a shield piercing proc
 * equivalent to plus a shield piercing proc
 * equivalent to plus a shield piercing proc
 * weaker than +plasma proc
 * weaker than +plasma proc
 * equivalent to but 4x the chance to proc.  Fed only.
 * equivalent to but 4x the chance to proc.  Fed only.
 * equivalent to +tetryon proc
 * equivalent to +tetryon proc
 * Equivalent to but the proc does more damage
 * Equivalent to but the proc does more damage
 * Equivalent to but the proc does more damage
 * Equivalent to but the proc does more damage

Minor Special Items
These items have special names but only minor mechanical differences from normal items. Most equivalencies listed here either are not generated by normal loot tables or aren't often found.

Space

 * More capacity and less regen than a Covariant Shield Array
 * Substantially more regen and less capacity than a Regenerative Shield Array
 * Equivalent to
 * Equivalent to.
 * Slightly less damage than . Fed only.
 * like but shorter cooldown

Ground

 * Equivalent to.
 * Equivalent to.
 * Equivalent to . Fed only.
 * High capacity but takes twice as long to regenerate. Fed only.
 * Lower DPS but lower recharge time than
 * Equivalent to
 * Basic armor with +10% physical damage and +40% critical severity.
 * Physical Augmentation Armor with bonuses. KDF only.

Novelty Items
Items that aren't mechanically different from normal items but have unique visualizations or animations.
 * A phaser bank with the blue TOS animation. Aft version also available.
 * TOS hand phaser, doesn't scale.
 * TOS phaser pistol, equivalent to
 * TOS phaser rifle, probably quality, unique secondary attack.
 * TOS Klingon disruptor pistol, equivalent to
 * equivalent to, double proc chance.
 * equivalent to, double proc chance.
 * Unique secondary attack similar to high density rifle.
 * Kahless's sword as seen in DS9. KDF only.
 * Unique weapon like a rifle version of the Blast Assault. KDF only.

Pets

 * KDF only
 * KDF only

Bridge Officers

 * has Spread 3
 * only available during replay events, has TSS3
 * only available during replay events
 * has a with BO3

Set Comparisons
This section compares individual set items to standard items. It does not consider set bonuses, just finds the closest equivalency to standard items.

Aegis Technological Research

 * unique layout
 * equivalent to plus defense
 * more capacity than plus shield skills

Breen Absolute Zero

 * equivalent to
 * equivalent to plus engine power
 * slightly less capacity than

Jem'Hadar space

 * similar to with extras
 * unique layout
 * resilient shield with unique modifiers

Reman Prototype

 * equivalent to

Jem'Hadar ground

 * equivalent to
 * similar to but more HP regen
 * equivalent to