Armada Pillager is a single-level Station research in Star Trek Fleet Command that raises all base loot from defeated armadas by 30%. It unlocks at Armada Control Center 46, costs 1.2B Dilithium plus 4★ refined gas, and takes 136.9 days of base research time. It is one purchase, and it applies to every armada you defeat afterward.
Armada Pillager requirements and cost
| Research tree | Station |
|---|---|
| Unlocks at | Armada Control Center 46 |
| Research required | None |
| Levels | 1 |
| Effect | +30% base loot from all defeated armadas |
| Cost | 15K 4★ Common Refined Gas, 3.5K 4★ Uncommon Refined Gas, 1K 4★ Rare Refined Gas, 1.2B Dilithium |
| Base research time | 136.9 d |
The gate is the Armada Control Center rather than the R&D Department, and there are no research prerequisites. The base time is before your research-speed bonuses.
What Armada Pillager does
The 30% applies to the base loot of every armada type, so it stacks with the ship-, faction- and credit-specific armada research below. For players who run armadas with their alliance or farm solo armadas every day, it is a flat raise on one of the game’s main income streams. Unlike most armada bonuses, it does not depend on which ship you fly.
Reaching Armada Control Center 46
The Armada Control Center itself is unlocked by the Station research Unlock Armada Control Center at Operations 23, which costs 200K Tritanium, 1K Armada Tactical Cores and 100K Dilithium. Armada Tactical Cores are also what you spend to upgrade the building toward level 46.
Other research that raises armada rewards
Armada Pillager is the only research that raises loot from every armada at once. The rest target one reward type, one armada family or one ship, and they stack with it:
| Research | Tree | What it does | Requirements | Levels | Cost to max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armada Pillager | Station | Increase all base loot received from defeated Armadas. | Armada Control Center 46 | 1 | 15K 4★ Common Refined Gas, 1K 4★ Rare Refined Gas, 1.2B Dilithium, 3.5K 4★ Uncommon Refined Gas |
| Uncommon Armada Cache | Starships | Increases the base amount of Uncommon Armada Credits earned from Armada targets. | Starfleet Parts Salvaging 1, R&D 40 | 10 | 2.6K Regal Geode |
| Rare Armada Cache | Starships | Increases the base amount of Rare Armada Credits earned from Armada targets. | Uncommon Armada Cache 1, R&D 40 | 10 | 3.5K Regal Geode |
| Epic Armada Cache | Starships | Increases the base amount of Epic Armada Credits earned from Armada targets. | Rare Armada Cache 1, R&D 40 | 10 | 3.8K Regal Geode |
| Cardassian Cargo Plans | Starbase | Increases the amount of Uncommon Armada Credits earned | Interceptor Plasma Conduits 1, Explorer Plasma Conduits 1, Battleship Plasma Conduits 1, Diplomatic Relations 1 | 5 | 318.2M Dilithium, 9.5K Assembly Medals |
| Cardassian Supply Routes | Starbase | Increases the amount of Rare Armada Credits earned | O’Brien’s Ingenuity 1, Gowron’s Ambition 1, T’Rul’s Vigilance 1, Diplomatic Relations 1 | 5 | 318.2M Dilithium, 10.4K Assembly Medals |
| Epic Armada Credits | Starbase | Increases the amount of Epic Armada Credits earned | Romulan Vulnerabilities 1, R&D 25, Diplomatic Relations 1 | 5 | 318.2M Dilithium, 10.4K Assembly Medals |
| Borg Armada Spoils | Ex-Borg Favors | Increase base Borg Solo Armada Credits dropped from Borg Solo Armadas. | None listed | 5 | None listed |
| Reclaimator | Starships | Increase Borg Solo Armada Credits dropped from Borg Solo Armadas while using the Vi’dar Talios | R&D 35 | 10 | 73M Dilithium, 1.1M Charged Nanoprobe |
| El-Aurian Revenge Strategies | Starships | Increases base amount of credits dropped by Borg Type 03 Solo Armadas while on the SS Revenant. | Chaos Theory 1, R&D 42 | 15 | 10.1K Ionized Nexus Particle, 436.9K Nexus Particle |
| Prime El-Aurian Revenge Strategies | Starships | Increase base amount of credits dropped by Borg Type 03 Solo Armadas while using the SS Revenant. | R&D 42, SS Revenant unlocked | 15 | 1K Temporal Particle |
| Prime Dominion Solo Raiding | Ex-Borg | Increases Uncommon, Rare and Epic Dominion Solo Armada Credits dropped from Dominion Solo Armada targets. | R&D 35 | 1 | 1K Prime Valor Emblem, 50M Dilithium |
| Prophets’ Reward | Bajoran | Increases Uncommon, Rare and Epic Dominion Solo Armada Credits dropped from Dominion Solo Armada targets | None listed | 5 | None listed |
| TC Armada Loot | Territory | Increases Isomorphic Relics from Origin Sector [OGN] Armadas. | TC PvE Loot 1, R&D 61 | 6 | 37.7K Σ-Dilithium, 87.7K Refined Isogenite, 66.9K 6★ Common Refined Gas, 3.2K Luminous Prism |
| Prime TC Armada Loot | Territory | Increases Isomorphic Relics from Origin Sector [OGN] Armadas. | R&D 61 | 1 | 1K TC Prime Particle, 24.8K Σ-Dilithium, 44.7K 6★ Common Refined Gas |
| Relativity Krenim Formation Loot | Starships | Increases Krenim Temporal Wreckage gained from Krenim Formation Armadas with the U.S.S. Relativity | Relativity Cargo Capacity 1, R&D 42 | 10 | 11.2K Static Tachyons |
| Voyager Hostile Salvaging | Starships | Increases base loot gained from killing hostiles, armadas and Outposts with the U.S.S. Voyager. | Faction Battle Tactics 1, R&D 34 | 12 | 12K Circuitry Fragments |
| Undercroft Reserves | Starships | Increases base loot gained from killing hostiles, armadas and Outposts with the Monaveen. | Dragonbreath Smithing 1, R&D 40 | 12 | 3.6K Regal Geode |
The Armada Cache lines and the Starbase credit research raise armada credits in general. The Borg, Dominion and Origin Sector lines only pay off if you farm those armadas, and the El-Aurian, Relativity, Voyager and Monaveen lines only work while you fly that ship.
Is Armada Pillager worth it?
An easy yes for anyone who hits armadas regularly; few single levels in the Station tree pay out this directly. See solo armadas and armada locations for targets worth farming, Borg armadas and formation armadas for the bigger group fights, and the Station Research guide for the rest of the branch.
