Blood & Cosmic Dust is a ten-part chain about a Xindi civil war, a Sovereign-class vessel implicated in an attack, and a Mirror Archer who wants a Xindi superweapon. Nine parts are recommended for level 34 and Part 9 is listed at level 1. The chain starts at Lorillia, and warp to complete goes from 13 up to 50, with half the parts at warp 50. The officer rewards are Hoshi Sato shards in Parts 1 and 7, Trip Tucker shards in Part 8 and Jonathan Archer shards in Part 10. The Parsteel and Latinum payouts are large, and so are the donations.
Blood & Cosmic Dust at a glance
| Teil | Recommended level | Warp zum Abschließen | Key reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood & Cosmic Dust Part 1 | 34 | 50 | Hoshi Sato shards |
| Blood & Cosmic Dust Part 2 | 34 | 50 | 6,311,000 Parsteel |
| Blood & Cosmic Dust Part 3 | 34 | 25 | Depends on the choice |
| Blood & Cosmic Dust Part 4 | 34 | 13 | 180 Transporter Patterns |
| Blood & Cosmic Dust Part 5 | 34 | 50 | 3,042,000 Tritanium |
| Blood & Cosmic Dust Part 6 | 34 | 26 | 2,800 Latinum and 6,000,000 Parsteel |
| Blood & Cosmic Dust Part 7 | 34 | 30 | Hoshi Sato shards |
| Blood & Cosmic Dust Part 8 | 34 | 50 | Trip Tucker shards |
| Blood & Cosmic Dust Part 9 | 1 | 50 | 2,000 Latinum and 425,000 Dilithium |
| Blood & Cosmic Dust Part 10 | 34 | 50 | Jonathan Bogenschütze shards |
Every part starts at warp 1. Parts 3 and 8 split into two paths, and finishing a part opens the next one.
Blood & Cosmic Dust Part 1
A Föderation negotiation needs you. You meet the Enterprise at Starbase 82 in Lorillia, find the Abgesandter in Selethal, survive an attack and retreat to Lorillia.
- Treffen mit dem Enterprise (Lorillia).
- Find the Federation envoy (Selethal).
- Defend yourself! (Selethal, enemy strength ~531,649)
- Retreat (Selethal).
- Return to Starbase 82 (Lorillia).
Warp to complete: 50. Rewards: Hoshi Sato shards, 165,000 Dilithium and 825,000 Tritanium.
Blood & Cosmic Dust Part 2
You take a stand in the Xindi civil war at Kertoria, clearing 12 hostiles and investigating a warp signature before reporting to Admiral Johnson.
- Report to the battle (Kertoria).
- Defeat 12 hostiles of level 33 or higher.
- Investigate the warp signature (Kertoria).
- Report to Admiral Johnson (Lorillia).
Warp to complete: 50. Rewards: 10 3★ Uncommon Refined Kristall, 180 3★ Interceptor Parts and 6,311,000 Parsteel.
Blood & Cosmic Dust Part 3
A Sovereign-class vessel is implicated in the attack. You investigate Starfleet’s deployment HQ in Tau Ceti, then choose how to get past its security.
- Investigate Starfleet’s deployment HQ (Tau Ceti).
Warp to complete: 25. Maia offers two ways past the station’s security: a cyberwarfare suite upgrade that lets her Command their vessels for a short time, or a false flag alert that draws off their security ships. The rewards differ.
Power Maia’s cyberwarfare suite
- Donate 900,000 Dilithium to power Maia’s cyberwarfare suite.
- Go to Starbase 14 (Tau Ceti).
Rewards: 260 3★ Gemeinsame Refined Ore, 360 3★ Battleship Parts, 1,818,000 Tritanium and 364,000 Dilithium.
Disable the automated vessel
- Disable the automated vessel (Tau Ceti, enemy strength ~652,792).
- Go to Starbase 14 (Tau Ceti).
Rewards: 350 3★ Common Refined Gas, 500 3★ Explorer Parts and 2,200 Latinum.
The donation path costs 900,000 Dilithium and pays back 364,000 Dilithium plus Tritanium and Battleship Parts. The fight path is listed at about 653,000 strength and pays 2,200 Latinum with Explorer Parts instead.
Blood & Cosmic Dust Part 4
The Xindi assault Lorillia. This part stays close to home at warp 13, with two Xindi fights around a defense of Admiral Johnson’s fleet.
- Defend Lorillia from the Xindi assault.
- Defeat the Xindi attacker (Lorillia, enemy strength ~531,649).
- Defend Admiral Johnson’s fleet (Lorillia).
- Regroup with the Admiral (Lorillia).
- Push the Xindi out of the system (Lorillia, enemy strength ~531,649).
Warp to complete: 13. Rewards: 180 Ultra Recruit Token, 180 Transporter Patterns, 210 3★ Survey Parts and 217,000 Dilithium.
Blood & Cosmic Dust Part 5
You go after the person behind the Xindi massacre. A diplomat rescue in Selethal and 8 hostiles lead back to Starbase 14 in Tau Ceti, then to Selethal again to hold off an assault.
- Rescue a Federation diplomat (Selethal).
- Defeat 8 hostiles of level 33 or higher.
- Return to Starbase 14 (Tau Ceti).
- Hold off the Xindi assault (Selethal).
- Donate 4M Tritanium to repair the station’s atmospheric stabilizers.
- Kehren Sie zu Ihrer Station zurück.
Warp to complete: 50. Rewards: 3x 3 Day Speed Up, 2x 1 Hour Repair Speed Up and 3,042,000 Tritanium.
Blood & Cosmic Dust Part 6
Reports of sabotage spread across Federation space. You repair the Andromeda’s hull with Raw 3★ Ore, investigate Starbase 12 in Aiti and report to Admiral Johnson.
- Investigate reports of sabotage (Lorillia).
- Donate 2000 Raw 3* Erze to repair the Andromeda’s hull.
- Investigate Starbase 12 (Aiti).
- Report to Admiral Johnson (Lorillia).
Warp to complete: 26. Rewards: 2,800 Latinum, 6,000,000 Parsteel and 275,000 Dilithium.
Blood & Cosmic Dust Part 7
The Xindi hit P'Jem. You repel the invaders, defeat the Xindi Captain, destroy a prototype and get clear to Andoria.
- Repel the Xindi invaders (P’Jem).
- Defeat the Xindi invader (P’Jem, enemy strength ~531,649).
- Defeat the Xindi Captain (P’Jem, enemy strength ~652,792).
- Destroy the prototype (P’Jem).
- Get to a safe distance (Andoria).
Warp to complete: 30. Rewards: Hoshi Sato shards, 1,135,000 Tritanium and 227,000 Dilithium.
Blood & Cosmic Dust Part 8
The Xindi fleet is at Kertoria. After clearing 10 hostiles and falling back to P’Jem to intercept Xindi ships, you decide whether to help the Sphere-Builders.
- Stop the Xindi fleet (Kertoria).
- Defeat 10 hostiles of level 33 or higher.
- Fall back (P’Jem).
- Intercept the Xindi ships (P’Jem).
Warp to complete: 50. Helping the Sphere-Builders means paying to open the web-ways. Refusing means retreating and leaving them to it. Both paths give Trip Tucker shards, 472,000 Dilithium and 16 million Parsteel, but the speedup count differs.
Help the Sphere-Builders
- Donate 800,000 Dilithium to open the web-ways.
- Retreat!
Rewards: Trip Tucker shards, 472,000 Dilithium, 45x 8 Hour Speed Up and 16,039,000 Parsteel.
Retreat
- Retreat!
Rewards: Trip Tucker shards, 472,000 Dilithium, 11x 8 Hour Speed Up and 16,039,000 Parsteel.
Helping costs 800,000 Dilithium and pays 45 8 Hour Speed Ups. Retreating is free and pays 11.
Blood & Cosmic Dust Part 9
This part is a last play against Archer’s counterpart. You scout the Xindi fleet in Selethal, get Mirror Archer’s attention, go with Archer and mask your warp signature before falling back to Lorillia. There are no ship fights.
- Regroup with the Enterprise.
- Scout the Xindi fleet (Selethal).
- Get Mirror Archer’s attention (Selethal).
- Go with Archer (Selethal).
- Donate 4M Tritanium to mask your warp signature.
- Fall back to Federation space (Lorillia).
Warp to complete: 50. Rewards: 5x 3 Day Speed Up, 300 3★ Common Refined Gas, 2,000 Latinum and 425,000 Dilithium.
Blood & Cosmic Dust Part 10
The superweapon is at New Xindus. You clear 18 hostiles, defeat the Xindi Captain, power T’Pol’s device, disable Mirror Archer’s vessel and send him back to his own dimension from Lorillia.
- Assault the Superweapon (New Xindus).
- Defeat 18 hostiles of level 34 or higher.
- Defeat the Xindi Captain (New Xindus, enemy strength ~652,792).
- Donate 875,000 Dilithium to power T’Pol’s device.
- Disable Mirror Archer’s vessel (New Xindus, enemy strength ~673,107).
- Return Mirror Archer to his own dimension (Lorillia).
Warp to complete: 50. Rewards: Jonathan Archer shards, 4,500 Latinum, 16,302,000 Parsteel and 480,000 Dilithium.
Tips for completing Blood & Cosmic Dust
Check your warp before starting. Parts 1, 2, 5, 8, 9 and 10 all need warp 50, while Part 4 needs only 13. Part 9 is listed at recommended level 1, but it still needs warp 50 and a 4 million Tritanium donation, so treat it like the parts around it.
The donations are heavy: 4 million Tritanium in Part 5, 2,000 Raw 3★ Ore in Part 6, 4 million Tritanium in Part 9 and 875,000 Dilithium in Part 10. The Part 3 and Part 8 choices add 900,000 and 800,000 Dilithium if you take the paying option.
The ship fights range from about 532,000 to 673,000 enemy strength. The Xindi Captain in Parts 7 and 10 is about 653,000, and Mirror Archer’s vessel in Part 10 is the strongest at about 673,000.
Hostile quotas grow over the chain: 12 in Part 2, 8 in Part 5, 10 in Part 8 and 18 of level 34 or higher in Part 10.
Are the Blood & Cosmic Dust rewards worth it?
Für Enterprise NX-01 collectors, yes. You get Hoshi Sato, Trip Tucker and Jonathan Archer shards, about 44.6 million Parsteel, 9,300 Latinum or more, 5 million Tritanium and over 2 million Dilithium. The cost is steep: roughly 8 million Tritanium and 875,000 Dilithium in fixed donations, plus warp 50 on most parts. For more chains at this level, see the STFC mission guide.
