The Orion Syndicate Bomb is a Rare Forbidden Tech in Star Trek Fleet Command, and it is built to make hostile grinding pay off. Its buffs raise the ship XP, faction reputation, and loot you earn from killing hostiles, and it adds a flat boost to your warp range so you can reach more of them. This is a support piece for daily PvE farming, not a combat multiplier, and it rewards players who clear hostiles in volume.
What [PRO] Orion Syndicate Bomb does
The bomb carries four buffs, and every one of them supports a grinding routine rather than a fight. The warp range buff is active from the start and widens the map you can jump across. The other three switch on as you tier the piece up, and they turn each hostile kill into more experience, more reputation, and more loot.
| Buff | Unlocks at tier | Unlock value | Max value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Increases base warp range | 1 | 5 | 50 |
| Increases base ship XP earned from combat | 3 | 10% | 175% |
| Increases positive Federation, Klingon, and Romulan reputation from hostiles | 6 | 20% | 300% |
| Increases base loot from non-Armada hostiles | 8 | 5% | 50% |
Values are current as of the latest game data and scale with the item’s level between the unlock and max figures. The reputation buff covers positive standing with the Federation, Klingons, and Romulans at once, so a single grind session moves three faction tracks. The loot buff applies to non-Armada hostiles, which is where most players spend their energy anyway.
How to get [PRO] Orion Syndicate Bomb
Forbidden Tech unlocks through the Forbidden Tech refinery. As a Rare piece, the Orion Syndicate Bomb draws on Rare Forbidden Fragments, which you collect from Q’s Trials and special event rewards. You will also need Forbidden Tech Fusion Rods, which open the Forbidden Tech slots on your ships and let you pull a piece off a ship later. Once the bomb is unlocked, tiering and leveling it use their own Prototype Tech materials rather than the standard Forbidden Tech pool.
Upgrading [PRO] Orion Syndicate Bomb
Forbidden Tech improves along two tracks. Tiering up raises the level cap and switches on the later buffs at tiers 3, 6, and 8, while leveling up scales each active buff toward its maximum. Upgrades are attempts rather than guaranteed buys: they draw on Forbidden Tech Reactors, and Probability Devices raise the odds of a successful upgrade.
| Ebene | Level cap | Kosten |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Starting tier |
| 7 | 35 | 1,800 Uncommon Prototype Tech Tier-Up Catalyst |
| 12 | 60 | 3,600 Rare Prototype Tech Tier-Up Catalyst |
Reaching tier 12 costs 11,160 Uncommon and 7,920 Rare Prototype Tech Tier-Up Catalysts in total. Taking the bomb from level 2 to its level 60 cap costs 147,200 Uncommon and 373,400 Rare Prototype Tech Protomatter. The tier 6 unlock is the one to aim for, since it adds the three-faction reputation buff on top of the ship XP gain from tier 3.
Best ships and uses for [PRO] Orion Syndicate Bomb
Slot the Orion Syndicate Bomb on the ship you use to grind hostiles. Its buffs read against hostiles and combat, so it does nothing for PvP, mining, or armadas. On a dedicated grinder it speeds up ship leveling, builds Federation, Klingon, and Romulan reputation while you farm, and pads your loot from every non-Armada kill. Pair it with your usual hostile crew and work through the toughest targets you can clear quickly; our hostile guide covers where to hunt at each level.
[PRO] Orion Syndicate Bomb in Star Trek
The Orion Syndicate is one of the oldest criminal organizations in Star Trek, showing up from Enterprise through Deep Space Nine as a smuggling and extortion network that Starfleet could never fully shut down. The Syndicate traffics in contraband and hired muscle across the borders of the major powers. The bomb itself is a game concept rather than a device from any episode: the flavor casts it as a compact, proximity-fused charge that Syndicate agents plant near a target ship’s life support and communications, small enough to hide and impossible to trace after it goes off. That fits the Syndicate’s screen reputation for quiet, deniable work.
Is [PRO] Orion Syndicate Bomb worth it?
For a player who grinds hostiles daily, yes. It is a Rare piece, so it costs far less to unlock and upgrade than the Epic Forbidden Tech, and its reputation and XP buffs compound over the hundreds of kills a farming routine racks up. It will not help you win fights, so skip it if your focus is PvP or armadas. Take it to tier 6 for the reputation buff, then level it as materials allow.