Latinum is the closest thing Star Trek Fleet Command has to a minable currency. You mine Raw Latinum (and, later, Concentrated Latinum), refine it into Latinum, and spend it in the store on exocomps, speedups, and resources. This page covers all three forms: where to mine, what to crew, and how the refining loop works.
Why you need latinum
Refined latinum feeds the Latinum Store, and the store’s headline item is exocomps, the combat and mining consumables that late-game play leans on heavily. It also buys resources and speedups on rotating deals. Unlike Parsteel oder tritanium, latinum never stops being useful: there is no level where you out-grow it, which is why dedicated latinum miners run around the clock on most servers.
The three forms of latinum
- Rohes Latinum – mined from raw latinum nodes across neutral and faction space. Useless until refined.
- Konzentriertes Latinum – a richer version mined only in high-level systems (36+), only with the D’Vor Feesha, and only after the Konzentrierte Latinum-Scanner research. Refines into much more latinum per run.
- Latinum – the refined, spendable form. The Raffinerie converts raw latinum from level 16, on a 22-hour cooldown, so bank a refine every single day. The Primäre Latinumveredelung research improves the yield.
How to get latinum
- Mining raw latinum. The main source. Park a D’Vor on a node and let its mining bonus do the work. Systems below.
- Mining concentrated latinum. Ops 35+ with the D’Vor Feesha, in high-level Föderation systems: Sirius (36) and Wolf (39).
- Borg space. Torra Sedra (28) and Zed Alpha (31) hold some of the fastest raw latinum nodes in the game. Entry costs Latinum Cells, which you get by hitting Assimilated Ferengi Traders and refining their Latinum Antiques in the Vi’dar refinery. Rare cells (Vi’dar 4–6) open Torra Sedra, epic cells (Vi’dar 7–9) open Zed Alpha.
- Rich nodes. Raw latinum nodes have roughly a 1-in-8 chance of spawning rich, which mines at double rate. The level 40 system Suliban spawns only rich nodes.
- Events. Latinum Rush and similar events pay refined latinum directly. Preload a full miner before the event starts and cash in when it goes live.
- Hitting loaded miners. Latinum cannot be raided from a station, but a loaded latinum miner destroyed in space drops its unprotected cargo. That cuts both ways, so crew for protection.
Latinum mining locations
Raw latinum node speed scales with system level, so climb as your warp range allows. This is a curated list of the systems worth the trip, verified July 2026, not every latinum node in the galaxy.
Getting started (Ops 20–27)
| System | System level | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Maclyyn | 22 | Lowest-level system on this list, fine first stop |
| S'mtharz | 25 | Solid node speed for the level |
| Cillers | 25 | Solid node speed for the level |
| Hann | 26 | Step up from the 25s |
| Nasturta | 26 | Step up from the 25s |
| Ciara | 26 | Step up from the 25s |
| Lainey | 27 | Good speed before the 28 tier |
| Biruin | 27 | Good speed before the 28 tier |
| Hoeven | 27 | Good speed before the 28 tier |
Mid game (Ops 28–34)
| System | System level | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Losti | 28 | Popular, expect competition |
| Koltiska | 28 | Popular, expect competition |
| Phelan | 28 | Popular, expect competition |
| Torra Sedra | 28 | Borg space, needs Rare Latinum Cells, very fast nodes |
| Noakyn | 30 | Strong mid-game speed |
| Gradienten | 30 | Strong mid-game speed |
| H’Atoria | 30 | Strong mid-game speed |
| Sinisser | 31 | Strong mid-game speed |
| Robeton | 31 | Strong mid-game speed |
| Tullias | 31 | Strong mid-game speed |
| Zed Alpha | 31 | Borg space, needs Epic Latinum Cells, among the fastest raw latinum in the game |
| Andoria | 32 | High speed, contested |
| Anbieter | 34 | High speed, contested |
| Beta Penthe | 34 | High speed, contested |
High level (Ops 35+)
| System | System level | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Barnard’s Star | 40 | Top-tier raw latinum |
| Wlb’puq | 40 | Top-tier raw latinum |
| Suliban | 40 | Every node spawns rich (double rate) |
| Dessica | 42 | Top-tier raw latinum |
| Sirius | 36 | Federation space, warp 38. Concentrated latinum, D’Vor Feesha only |
| Wolf | 39 | Federation space, warp 40. Concentrated latinum, D’Vor Feesha only |
Best latinum mining crews
Raw latinum flips the usual mining logic. The D’Vor’s own ability is so large that extra mining-speed Offiziere barely register, so you crew for cargo protection instead and leave the ship out longer:
- Kapitän: Joaquin > increases protected cargo.
- Bridge officer: T'Pring > Hidden Stash – increases the protection of the cargo.
- Bridge officer: Einer von elf > adds further cargo protection.
For concentrated latinum the speed officer matters again:
- Kapitän: Arrock > large boost to concentrated latinum mining speed.
- Bridge officers: Ferengi Conglomerate officers such as Quark, Rom, Fess, or Cath for the synergy bonus.
For current rankings past these staples, see the officer tier list.
Best ships to mine latinum
Do not send a regular survey ship after latinum. Ordinary miners pull raw latinum painfully slowly; the Ferengi ships are built for it.
- D’Vor – the dedicated raw latinum miner, introduced in the Rules of Acquisition arc. Its mining bonus grows with level, and the D’Vor Latinum Mining Improvement research pushes it further.
- D’Vor Feesha – the Ops 35+ upgrade, and the only ship that can mine concentrated latinum.
Latinum FAQ
Can other players steal my latinum?
Not from your station. Raids only take parsteel, tritanium, and Dilithium. Your risk window is the D’Vor sitting on a node: cargo above its protection value drops if the ship is destroyed, which is why the protection crew above is standard.
How often can I refine latinum?
Once every 22 hours, from refinery level 16. Treat it like a daily chore: a missed refine is latinum you never get back.
What is a rich latinum node?
A node that spawns at double mining rate, roughly a 1-in-8 chance on raw latinum nodes. If you find one, keep a miner on it. Suliban (level 40) spawns nothing but rich nodes.
What should I spend latinum on?
Exocomps first for most players, then whatever your bottleneck is in the store’s rotating deals. Spending it on gemeinsame resources you could mine is usually a waste.