Beyond the Big Three: Rogue, Bajoran, Ex-Borg, Terran Empire, Augment, Section 31 and Maverick
- Seven factions exist beyond Federation, Klingon and Romulan, and four of them (Rogue, Bajoran, Ex-Borg, Augment) are positive-only, so your reputation can only go up.
- Each is gated by an Operations level or a mission: Bajoran at Ops 35, Ex-Borg at Ops 38, Terran Empire at Ops 40, Maverick at Ops 55, and Section 31 through Wave Defense.
- Rogue has no gate. Any Rogue reputation opens the store, and the Scouting mission gives you enough to start.
- Augment needs care: raising it makes the other races in Augment space hostile, up to hired Bounty Hunters.
Each faction has its own gate. Bajoran needs part 5 of "One Man's Villain" or "Doctor Tailor Soldier Spy". Ex-Borg needs the mission "We Are People Too". Terran Empire needs the launch day bundle or the Holodeck mission "Let the Games Begin". Maverick needs the Warp Dive Bar, built after the Warp Dive mission in the Gifts section. Section 31 reputation comes from Wave Defense missions and events.
The Rogue Faction, also called Outlaw, stands for the pirates and smugglers outside the three major powers. Any amount of Rogue reputation opens its store. The mission "Scouting" and the Stella Outlaw Research each give 50 points. More comes from Outlaw missions, Rogue events and store packs, and it unlocks Outlaw research tied to Eclipse space.
Augment reputation is positive-only and comes from missions, events and store packs. Mine Corrupted Data (red) and Decoded Data (green) in Augment space, then trade it for Augment Credits to spend in the store. The Botany Bay is the most efficient ship for this. The catch: as your Augment reputation rises, the other races in Augment space turn hostile and may hire Bounty Hunters to hunt you there.
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The Rogue store runs on two currencies: Eclipse Security Codes, from destroying Eclipse Hostiles, and Eclipse Armada Loot, from defeating Eclipse Armadas. It sells Uncommon and Rare Uranium, Outlaw research unlocks, Outlaw warp tokens, Outlaw recruit chests, Outlaw research credits, Eclipse Armada Directives and Independent Credits (the amount depends on your player level and reputation). The Stella is the main ship against Eclipse Hostiles and Armadas. Scrapping it gives Stella Particles and a Hull Scan. Both are needed to upgrade the ship and advance in the Outlaw Research Tree, and you can redeem the Hull Scan for Stella blueprints to rebuild it stronger. Store prices climb as your Rogue reputation grows, because higher ranks unlock better rewards at a greater cost.
Bajoran reputation opens at Operations 35, once you finish part 5 of either "One Man's Villain" or "Doctor Tailor Soldier Spy" (a launch-month gift pack also unlocked it automatically). It is positive-only like Rogue, and the only way to earn it is by buying the daily Reputation Chest from the Faction Store. The faction runs on two currencies, Bajoran Faction Credits and Bajoran Faction Tokens, both earned by defeating Jem'Hadar hostiles or Solo Armadas in Dominion Space. The store also sells missions and ship refits, Alliance Starbase materials and Deep Space 9 officer pulls. What makes Bajoran worth pushing is Bajoran Favors: permanent bonuses bought with Credits or Tokens once you reach the required reputation. They cover extra loot from Jem'Hadar hostiles, faster Bajoran reputation gains and efficiency boosts across resource collection and combat.
Ex-Borg reputation unlocks at Operations 38 through the mission "We Are People Too", and it is positive-only. Once unlocked it adds two Daily Goals: Freebooter Hunt (defeat 2 Freebooters, for Ex-Borg Reputation and Credits) and Freebooter Dominance (defeat 6, for Credits only). They may not appear until the next event reset. Credits go into the Ex-Borg Research Tree (material cost cuts, faster mining, and combat stats such as piercing and mitigation) or into faction store chests that scale with your ship tiers. At Operations 40 and above, the faction opens onto the Delphic Expanse: over 15 systems full of Xindi hostiles, the first in the game with multiple combat buffs that need strategic counters, including negating critical damage. The Particle Beam Delay boon, unlocked at reputation Bracket 10, is the key tool for disrupting their weapons. Xindi hostiles drop Xindi Scraps, which trade for more Ex-Borg Credits, and the store adds over 25 Favor upgrades such as Repair Tech, Shield and Hull improvements.
The Terran Empire is the Mirror Universe's ruthless counterpart to the Federation, unlocked at Operations 40 by claiming the launch day bundle in the Gifts section or finishing "Let the Games Begin" at the Holodeck. It has 10 reputation ranks, from Outsider up to Renowned. Rewards split into two tracks: pinnacle rewards for top Arena or Faction-Tier finishers (including the exclusive Mirror Universe Uhura officer), and chase rewards for climbing the ranks (Mirror Universe officers Picard, Data, Kira, Ezri and Troi, cosmetics, and the Emperor Georgiou's Crown artifact, which raises Apex Barrier in PvP). Evergreen rewards run alongside both: Terran currencies, Sigma resources, speed-ups, and reputation toward Bajoran, Section 31 and Ex-Borg. Terran Favors are broad. They cut costs on upgrade materials for ships such as the Mantis, Vi'dar, Voyager, Cerritos and Titan-A, raise Apex Barrier against opponents with a status effect (not while defending your station), and raise Shield and Hull Health in the Arena.
Data converts to Augment Credits, which buy Augment Tokens, Hijacked Ship Blueprints, Independent Credits, recruit chests and Plutonium. Thanks to Khan's Experiments, higher-level Augment systems yield data faster. Plutonium is a ship part used for upgrading the Botany Bay and for building hijacked Augment ships. It comes in Common, Uncommon and Rare tiers, unlocked at player levels 20, 24 and 30, so it only matters if you run the Augment mining loop. Since the Augment Faction Expansion, reputation runs through four higher brackets: Patron, Avenger, Superior and Exile. Defeat Augment Exile hostiles for Hijacked Splicers, trade them for Wrath Credits and Augment reputation, and spend Wrath Credits on Officer Packs, Planetary Charts and Faction Bundles. Champion Missions are repeatable combat challenges in five tiers, unlocked at Superior rank. You claim them with Champion Trophies from Augment Exile loot chests, and they pay out Hijacked Insignias for Khan-related rewards and research.
Independent Credits don't belong to one faction store. They level up Independent officers, and they come from chests in the Augment Faction Store (the amount depends on your level and reputation), from trading Refined Nanoprobes in the Event Store, and from certain Store offers. The Rogue store also sells them. If you run Independent officers, the Augment loop is usually the most consistent source.
Section 31 is built around Wave Defense. Reputation comes from Wave Defense missions and events, and pulling more enemies at once speeds it up; the tutorial missions walk you through the basics. Its Faction Store has 6 ranks and sells Favors (including Operation Hermes, which lets Armada leaders Quick Start an Armada's countdown with Speed-Ups), Wave Defense buffs, refits, the S31 Cipher (an entry token for Wave Defense missions), Prime Particles, Syndicate XP, Sigma resources, and permanent officer sourcing for Strike Crew officers and Carol Freeman. The Facade is the faction's own building. Upgrading it unlocks more store offers, makes Armada Quick Start more efficient, and raises both your daily Speed-Up earn rate and storage cap. Mirror Wave Defense missions pay out Section 31 Mirror Credits, spendable on Agony Booth shards and new Forbidden Tech in the S31 store.
Maverick opens at Operations 55 through the Warp Dive Bar, built after you finish the Warp Dive mission from the Gifts section. The Bar is the faction's hub. It unlocks Maverick reputation progress, the Maverick Research Tree, Faction Store bundles and Faction Tasks. Upgrading it improves Isolytic Damage against Conqueror Borg Solo Armadas, Parsteel cost efficiency for buildings, and weekly task keys. Reputation and Credits come almost entirely from Weekly Tasks, solo or alliance-wide, scaled to your Operations level and reset every week. They include Conqueror Borg Solo Armadas, spending Ore, Crystal or Gas on upgrades, fighting FKR hostiles, and clearing V'ger, Aggregation, Transogen or Augment Exile hostiles. The five reputation tiers top out at Maverick rank (1.2 million points). Headline rewards include five exclusive artifacts, G5 to G7 ship parts, and the faction's own Epic officer, Zefram Cochrane.
