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In Star Trek Online, there are many playable species (also referred to as races). Each of them has a different bonus determined by its species-specific innate trait as well as the species-specific pool of selectable Personal traits.

A species' appearances are customizable to varying degrees at character creation and via the in-game tailor.

Faction differences[ | ]

Below are the current playable species in the game listed by playable faction.

Starfleet[]

Species Acquisition Innate traits
Andorian Female
Andorian
Free Ground bonus:
  • +10 Perception
  • +10% Exploit Damage
  • +25% Resistance to Flanking Damage
  • Bonus damage for each point of missing health which increases greatly as health nears zero
Bajoran Male
Bajoran
Free Ground bonus:
  • +0.2% Healing to Shields and Hitpoints
  • 10% bonus to healing abilities used on you
  • +0.1 Regeneration
Benzite Male
Benzite
Free Ground bonus:
  • +10 Resistance to Physical damage
  • +33.33 resistance to Toxic and Radiation damage
  • +5 Resistance to Energy damage
Betazoid Female
Betazoid
Free Ground bonus:
  • +10 Perception
  • +1.5% Expose Chance
  • +1 sec Expose Duration
  • Reduced threat
  • Increased Team Regeneration
Bolian Female
Bolian
Free Ground bonus:
  • Chance for Toxic DoT against attackers who bite you
  • +10% Maximum Hitpoints
  • +20 Resistance to Toxic damage
Caitian Male
Caitian
600Zen small icon Ground bonus:
  • 10% chance to Dodge half damage of ranged attacks
  • +75% Jump Height
  • +10 Perception
  • +10% Exploit Damage
Cardassian Starfleet
Cardassian
1000Zen small icon Space bonus: Recalled Tactics

Gain a stack of Recalled Tactics once every 5 seconds during combat

  • +2 Accuracy Rating Per Stack (5 Stacks Max)
  • +2 Defense Rating Per Stack (5 Stacks Max)
  • +2 Weapon Damage Per Stack (5 Stacks Max)

Ground: Bonus Resistance to:

  • Placate
  • Confuse
  • Hold/Stun
Ferengi Male
Ferengi
Free Ground bonus:
  • +10 Perception
  • .25 Flank Damage Reduction
  • +10% Exploit Damage
  • 20% energy credit/gold-pressed latinum store discount
  • +.33 Resistance to Toxic and Radiation
Human Male
Human
Free Space bonus:
  • +30% Subsystem Repair and Hull Regen Rate (+60% out of combat)

Ground bonus:

  • +5% team exploit damage
Klingon Male Fed
Klingon
600Zen small icon Ground bonus:
  • +15% Physical Damage
  • +5 All Damage Resistance Rating
  • +5% All Energy Damage
  • +15% Critical Severity
  • +10% Threat Generation
Liberated Borg Human Male
Liberated Borg
Lifetime
subscribers
only
Space bonus:

Ground bonus:

  • +10% Health Regeneration
  • +6% Shield Regeneration
Pakled Female
Pakled
Free Ground bonus:
  • +4% Critical Chance
  • -30 Stun resistance
  • -30 Confuse resistance
  • -30 Placate resistance
Rigelian Male
Rigelian
Free Ground bonus & clickable ability:
  • Spirit Walk icon Spirit Walk ability
  • +60 Hit Points
  • +9 Hit Points/sec for 6 sec
  • +100 All Damage Resistance Rating for 6 sec
Saurian Male
Saurian
Free Ground bonus:
  • +10 Plasma Damage Resistance Rating
  • +40 Toxic Damage Resistance Rating
  • +25 Fire Damage Resistance Rating
  • +10 Perception
  • +5% Exploit Damage
  • +20% Resistance to Flanking Damage
Talaxian Female Fed
Talaxian
Lifetime
subscribers
only
Space & Ground bonus:
  • +5% Incoming Healing to Self and Team
  • +5% Skill Points and Expertise to Team
Tellarite Female
Tellarite
Free Ground bonus:
  • +Res (Physical, Kinetic), +Res (Placate, Hold, Knock)
  • 50% chance for +20% All Damage for 20 sec when receiving a critical hit.
  • Click "Stubborn" to free yourself from Confuse and Placate effects.
Trill Female
Trill
Free Ground bonus:
  • +33% Radiation Damage Resistance Rating
  • +33% Toxic Damage Resistance Rating
  • 0.1 Health Regeneration
Trill Female
Trill (joined)
600Zen small icon Space bonus:

Ground Bonus:

  • +10% Health regeneration
  • +24.6% Radiation damage resistance
  • +24.6% Toxic damage resistance
Vulcan Female
Vulcan
Free Ground bonus:
  • Bonus resistance to Psionic, Placate, and Confuse
  • 0.15 bonus to Melee damage
  • 15% chance to knock down the target of your melee attacks
Federation Alien Female
Alien
Free No species trait, instead Alien captains are given one extra trait slot each for ground and space

TOS Starfleet[]

Species Acquisition Innate traits
AndorianMaleTOS
Andorian
Free Ground bonus:
  • +10 Perception
  • +10% Exploit Damage
  • +25% Resistance to Flanking Damage
  • Bonus damage for each point of missing health which increases greatly as health nears zero
HumanMaleTOS
Human
Free Space bonus:
  • +30% Subsystem Repair and Hull Regen Rate (+60% out of combat)

Ground bonus:

  • +5% team exploit damage
TellariteMaleTOS
Tellarite
Free Ground bonus:
  • +Res (Physical, Kinetic), +Res (Placate, Hold, Knock)
  • 50% chance for +20% All Damage for 20 sec when receiving a critical hit.
  • Click "Stubborn" to free yourself from Confuse and Placate effects.
VulcanMaleTOS
Vulcan
Free Ground bonus:
  • Bonus resistance to Psionic, Placate, and Confuse
  • 0.15 bonus to Melee damage
  • 15% chance to knock down the target of your melee attacks

DSC Starfleet[]

Species Acquisition Innate traits
Ian Kwon
Human
Free Space bonus:
  • +30% Subsystem Repair and Hull Regen Rate (+60% out of combat)

Ground bonus:

  • +5% team exploit damage
T'Siln
Vulcan
Free Ground bonus:
  • Bonus resistance to Psionic, Placate, and Confuse
  • 0.15 bonus to Melee damage
  • 15% chance to knock down the target of your melee attacks
Keero
Alien
Free No species trait, instead Alien captains are given one extra trait slot each for ground and space

Klingon Defense Force[]

Species Acquisition Innate traits
Cardassian Starfleet
Cardassian
1000Zen small icon Space bonus: Recalled Tactics

Gain a stack of Recalled Tactics once every 5 seconds during combat

  • +2 Accuracy Rating Per Stack (5 Stacks Max)
  • +2 Defense Rating Per Stack (5 Stacks Max)
  • +2 Weapon Damage Per Stack (5 Stacks Max)

Ground: Bonus Resistance to:

  • Placate
  • Confuse
  • Hold/Stun
Ferasan Female
Ferasan
600Zen small icon Ground bonus:
  • +5% Damage with Melee Attacks
  • +75% Jump Height
  • +5% Stealth
  • +10% Exploit Damage
  • +5 Perception
Gorn Male
Gorn
Free Ground bonus:
  • 17.5% bonus to Melee Damage
  • 15% chance to knock down the target of your melee attacks
  • +5 Physical Damage Resistance Rating
  • +5 All Energy Damage Resistance Rating
  • +10 Plasma Damage Resistance Rating
  • +25 Fire Damage Resistance Rating
Klingon Male
Klingon (TNG)
Free Ground bonus:
  • +15% Physical Damage
  • +5 All Damage Resistance Rating
  • +5% All Energy Damage
  • +15% Critical Severity
  • +10% Threat Generation
J'Ula
Klingon (Discovery)
Free Ground bonus:
  • +15% Physical Damage
  • +5 All Damage Resistance Rating
  • +5% All Energy Damage
  • +15% Critical Severity
  • +10% Threat Generation
Lethean
Lethean
Free Ground bonus & clickable ability:
  • Rapture icon Rapture ability
  • +10 Perception
  • +1.5% Expose Chance
  • +1 sec Expose Duration
Liberated Borg Klingon Male
Liberated Borg
Lifetime
subscribers
only
Space bonus:

Ground bonus:

  • +10% Health Regeneration
  • +6% Shield Regeneration
Nausicaan
Nausicaan
Free Space bonus:
  • +0.02 bonus to all damage
  • +10 Perception

Ground bonus:

  • 0.15 bonus to Melee damage
  • 15% chance to knock down the target of your melee attacks.
Orion Female
Orion
Free Ground bonus & clickable ability (females):
  • Seduce (female) icon Seduce ability
  • +20 Confuse Resistance Rating
  • -9.1% Threat Generation
  • +20 Placate Resistance Rating

Ground bonus & clickable ability (males):

  • Seduce (male) icon Seduce ability
  • +15% Physical Damage
  • 15% chance to Knocks target back +0.66 meters
Talaxian Female KDF
Talaxian
Lifetime
subscribers
only
Space & Ground bonus:
  • +5% Incoming Healing to Self and Team
  • +5% Skill Points and Expertise to Team
Trill Female KDF
Trill (joined)
600Zen small icon Space bonus:

Ground Bonus:

  • +10% Health regeneration
  • +24.6% Radiation damage resistance
  • +24.6% Toxic damage resistance
Klingon Alien Female
Alien
Free No species trait, instead Alien captains are given one extra trait slot each for ground and space

Romulan Republic[]

Species Acquisition Innate traits
Romulan Male
Romulan
Free Space bonus:
  • +150 Stealth while Cloaking
  • +20% damage when exiting Cloak

Ground bonus:

  • +10% Physical Damage Bonus
  • Chance to knock down foes when using Melee attacks
Reman Female
Reman
Available on completion
of New Romulus
Reputation Tier V

or via Legacy Pack
Ground bonus:
  • +20 Perception
  • +1.5% Expose Chance
  • +1 sec Expose Duration
  • +10% Exploit Damage
  • +25% Resistance to Flanking damage
  • +5 Resistance Rating to Energy and Physical damage
Liberated Borg Romulan Male
Liberated Borg
Lifetime
subscribers
only
Space bonus:

Ground bonus:

  • +10% Health Regeneration
  • +6% Shield Regeneration
Romulan Alien Male
Alien
Free No species trait, instead Alien captains are given one extra trait slot each for ground and space

Dominion[]

Species Acquisition Innate traits
JemHadar
Jem'Hadar
Free Ground bonus & clickable ability:
  • Shroud icon Shroud ability
  • "Rush" state bonus when consuming Ketracel White.
  • Bonus Weapon Damage (Assault, Pistol, Rifle, Melee)
  • Increased Critical Chance
  • Increased Critical Severity
JemHadarVanguard
Jem'Hadar Vanguard
600Zen small icon Ground bonus & clickable ability:
  • Shroud icon Shroud ability
  • "Rush" state bonus when consuming Ketracel White.
  • Bonus Weapon Damage (Assault, Pistol, Rifle, Melee)
  • Increased Critical Chance
  • Increased Critical Severity

Space bonus:

  • Bonus Weapon Damage
  • Increased Critical Chance
  • Increased Critical Severity


Notes[ | ]

  • On April 1st, 2016, the Horta were announced as an unlockable Player species as part of that year's April Fools' Day prank, but were and are not actually available to players.
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