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See Ship abilities for the abilities granted by starships.
See Bridge officer and kit abilities for abilities granted by kit modules, as well as those possessed by Bridge Officers.

Player specific abilities (sometimes referred to in game as powers) are clickable abilities innate to your character. Most are unlocked as you level up, while a few others are granted by specific traits, or by gaining diplomacy/marauding XP.

General player abilities[]

Listed levels indicate the availability of an ability's primary rank. Secondary and tertiary ranks of the ability are gained as the player earns rank, in most cases 10 and 20 levels after the primary ability is unlocked, respectively.

Icon Ability Name Career path Level Type
Attack Pattern Alpha Tactical 7
Brace for Impact All 12
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation All 1
Cover Shield Engineer 14
Co-opt Energy Weapons Science 63
Dampening Field Science 24
Engineering Fleet Engineer 47
Engineering Proficiency Engineer 44
EPS Power Transfer Engineer 17
Evasive Maneuvers All 2
Fire on my Mark (Ground) Tactical 14
Fire on my Mark (Space) Tactical 17
Fleet Support All 42
Go Down Fighting Tactical 37
Intrusive Energy Redirection Engineering 63
Miraculous Repairs Engineer 37
} Nadion Inversion Engineer 27
} Nanoprobe Infestation Science 34
} Neural Neutralizer Science 14
} Orbital Strike Engineer 34
Photonic Fleet Science 37
Quantum Slipstream Drive All 50
Ramming Speed All 22
Relocate Mines All 38
Reroute Power to Shields Engineer 4
Rotate Shield Frequency Engineer 7
Scattering Field Science 27
Science Fleet Science 47
Scientific Aptitude Science 44
Security Escort Tactical 34
Sensor Scan Science 7
Strike Team Tactical 44
Subnucleonic Beam Science 17
Support Drone Engineer 24
Tactical Fleet Tactical 47
Target Optics Tactical 4
Tactical Initiative (Ground) Tactical 24
Tactical Initiative (Space) Tactical 27
Threatening Posture All 32
Threatening Stance All 32
Transwarp All 1
Tricorder Scan Science 4
Vulnerability Assessment Sweep Tactical 63

Activatable traits[]

Certain personal and racial traits as well as all Tier V Reputation traits unlock a clickable ability for space or ground combat.

Icon Ability Name Obtained by Type
Anti-Time Entanglement Singularity Reputation System: Temporal Defense Initiative - Tier 5
Bio-Molecular Shield Generator Reputation System: 8472 Counter Command - Tier 5
Bite Species: Gorn (optional)
Neural Blast Species: Liberated Borg (optional)
Concussive Tachyon Emission Reputation System: Delta Alliance - Tier 5
Defiance Reputation System: Dyson Joint Command - Tier 5
Deploy Sensor Interference Platform Reputation System: Iconian Resistance - Tier 5
Forced Challenge Reputation System: Competitive Wargames - Tier 5
Mind Drain Species: Reman (optional)
Mind Meld Species: Vulcan (optional)
Nerve Pinch Species: Vulcan (optional)
Medical Nanite Cloud Reputation System: Task Force Omega - Tier 5
Mental Discipline Species: Alien / Ferasan, Joined Trill, Lethean, Orion (optional) / Reman (optional)
Andorian, Bajoran, Benzite, Caitian, Human, Joined Trill, Rigelian, Trill (optional); Vulcan (innate)
One Little Ship Reputation System: Gamma Task Force - Tier 5
Piezo-Electric Perimeter Snare Reputation System: Lukari Restoration Initiative - Tier 5
Pounce Species: Caitian / Ferasan (optional)
Quantum Singularity Manipulation Reputation System: New Romulus - Tier 5
Rapture Species: Lethean (innate)
Refracting Tetryon Cascade Reputation System: Nukara Strikeforce - Tier 5
Seduce Species: Orion (innate)
Shroud Species: Jem'Hadar and Jem'Hadar Vanguard (innate)
Spirit Walk Species: Rigelian (innate)
Stubborn Species: All playable species (optional) / Tellarite (innate)
Telekinetic Species: Alien / Lethean / Reman (optional)
Tethered Non-Baryonic Asteroid Reputation System: Discovery Legends - Tier 5
Visual Dampening Field Reputation System: Terran Task Force - Tier 5

Diplomacy abilities[]

Players can earn space abilities by advancing in the diplomacy (Federation) and marauding systems (Klingon Empire).

Unlocked at Federation ability Klingon ability
15,000
Consul/Privateer
Transwarp Drive (Deep Space K-7) Transwarp Drive (Alpha Centauri)
50,000
Envoy/Pirate
Transwarp Drive (Starbase 39-Sierra)
Grant Diplomatic Immunity
Transwarp Drive (Regulus)
Assign Raiding Party
100,000
Ambassador/Marauder
Transwarp Drive (Deep Space Nine) Transwarp Drive (Beta Ursae)