Prime Borg Rewards is a single-level Starships research in Star Trek Fleet Command that doubles (+100%) the Faction Credit and Reputation rewards from the Borg refinery and gives better outcomes from the Latinum Antique Refinery. It unlocks at R&D Department 24 and costs 100 4★ Epic Refined Gas plus 3M Dilithium, with 6.9 days of base research time.
Prime Borg Rewards requirements and cost
| Research tree | Starships |
|---|---|
| Unlocks at | R&D Department 24 |
| Research required | None |
| Levels | 1 |
| Effect | +100% Faction Credits and Reputation in the Borg refinery, better Latinum Antique Refinery outcomes |
| Cost | 100 4★ Epic Refined Gas, 3M Dilithium |
| Base research time | 6.9 d |
No research prerequisites and no special particles. That makes it one of the cheapest prime projects in the game.
What Prime Borg Rewards does
If you run the Borg refinery at all, this is a permanent 100% raise on the Faction Credits and Reputation it pays out, plus better results from the Latinum Antique Refinery. There is no ongoing condition to meet; both refineries simply pay more from the moment it finishes. Nanoprobe Hunter works on the input side of the same economy: it raises the base nanoprobes you get from killing Borg Probes with the Vi’dar, and it unlocks at the same R&D 24.
Prime research in the Starships tree
Prime Borg Rewards is one of 20 prime projects in the Starships tree. Most are single levels that permanently improve a refinery, a claim or one ship, and each has its own particle or material cost:
| Research | What it does | Unlocks at | Levels | Cost to max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Swarm Refinery | Increases the amount of Parsteel, Tritanium and Dilithium received in the Swarm Refinery by 500% | R&D 17 | 1 | 1K Swarm Prime Particle, 4K Dilithium |
| Prime Borg Rewards | +100% Rewards for Faction Credits and Reputation in the Borg refinery & better outcomes for the Latinum Antique Refinery | R&D 24 | 1 | 100 4★ Epic Refined Gas, 3M Dilithium |
| Prime Charged Nanoprobes Refining | +100% Refine for Charged Nanoprobes | R&D 25 | 1 | 2K 6★ Uncommon Refined Crystal, 9M Dilithium |
| Prime Active Nanoprobes Refining | +100% Refine for Active Nanoprobes | R&D 26 | 1 | 200 4★ Epic Refined Crystal, 11.2M Dilithium |
| Prime Latinum Refining | 25% lower costs and 50% higher yields for the Raw Latinum Refinery | R&D 28 | 1 | 18M Dilithium, 200 4★ Epic Refined Ore |
| Prime Vi’Dar Cargo | Increases base max cargo size for the Vi’Dar ship. | R&D 32 | 1 | 6M Dilithium, 400 5★ Rare Refined Ore |
| Prime Actian Harvester | +100% Actian Venom rewards from Actian Hostiles with the Mantis | Foundry 33 | 1 | 1K Pure Venom, 1 Dilithium |
| Prime Synthetic Nitrium Refining | Increases Synthetic Nitrium refinery rewards | Foundry 34 | 1 | 1K Pure Venom, 1 Dilithium |
| Prime Defiant Ability Efficiency | Increases base cost efficiency of the Defiant’s active ability. | R&D 35 | 1 | 1.2K Prime Dolamide Particle, 60M Dilithium |
| Prime Defiant Force | Increases Critical Hit Chance during an Assault while Buffed by the Defiant | R&D 35 | 1 | 2K 6★ Uncommon Refined Gas, 55.6M Dilithium |
| Prime Discovery Warp Range | Increase the warp range of the U.S.S. Discovery | R&D 35 | 5 | 4.5K Prime Valor Emblem, 75M Dilithium, 13.2K Σ-Dilithium |
| Prime Inert Nanoprobes | Increased Inert Nanoprobes dropped from Borg Probes while using the Vi’dar Talios | R&D 35 | 1 | 1K Vi’dar Talios Prime Particle, 111M Dilithium |
| Prime Cerritos Cooldown | Increases the base cooldown speed of the Cerritos’ active ability. | R&D 36 | 1 | 2K 6★ Uncommon Refined Gas, 750M Dilithium |
| Prime Building Materials Claim | Unlocks a daily claim that provides upgrade materials for the War Room, Command Center, Artifact Gallery, and District 56 buildings. | R&D 39 | 1 | 1K Building Materials Particle |
| Prime Vindicator FC Acquisition | Increases Fleet Commander Acquisition rewards in the Vindicator Refinery by 100% of base. | R&D 40 | 1 | 1K Fleet Commander Particle |
| Prime El-Aurian Revenge Strategies | Increase base amount of credits dropped by Borg Type 03 Solo Armadas while using the SS Revenant. | R&D 42 | 15 | 1K Temporal Particle |
| Prime Material Fabricator Manufacturing | Increases Fabricator Chips found in the Borg Type 3 claim by 1 | R&D 42 | 1 | 1K Prime Material Fabricator Particle |
| Prime Recycle Reward Tokens | Increases base GS-31 Recycle Reward Tokens from the GS-31 Strongbox by 100%. | R&D 45 | 1 | 1K Prime Recycle Reward Tokens Particle |
| Prime Start Bundle | Grants a free daily bundle containing Section 31 Private Ciphers, Borg Polygon Group Armada Directives, Rare Formation Armada Directives, and Armada Quick Starts in the Section 31 Faction store. | R&D 45 | 1 | 1K Prime Start Bundle Particle |
| Prime U.S.S. Athena Regenerate Efficiency | Reduces the cooldown of U.S.S. Athena’s Regenerate ability. | R&D 61 | 1 | 1K Radiogenic Particle |
Research that costs Prime Orbit Medallions
Prime Orbit Medallions pay for a different set of prime projects spread across the Combat, Station and Ex-Borg trees. These are all of them; Prime Xindi Scrap Trade uses the Rare Prime Orbit Medallion instead.
| Research | Tree | What it does | Unlocks at | Levels | Cost to max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Critical Damage Floor | Combat | Critical Hit Damage cannot be reduced by enemy Players or Hostiles below a base percentage. | R&D 20 | 1 | 5M Dilithium, 1K Prime Orbit Medallion |
| G3 Prime Station Efficiency | Station | Increase Cost Efficiency for G3 Crystal, Gas, and Ore on Station Modules. | R&D 29 | 3 | 124.2M Dilithium, 1.7K Prime Orbit Medallion |
| Prime Cutting Beam Damage Boost | Ex-Borg | Increases Borg Cube’s Cutting Beam damage against Hostiles. | R&D 33, Borg Cube tier 2 | 4 | 224.7B Dilithium, 2.7K Prime Orbit Medallion, 536K Σ-Dilithium |
| Prime Critical Evasion | Combat | Reduces true Critical Chance of target players and Hostiles by 20% (after all other research and bonuses). Does not apply during combat against Armadas, Assaults or station defense. | R&D 35 | 1 | 27.9M Dilithium, 1K Prime Orbit Medallion |
| G4 Prime Station Efficiency | Station | Increase Cost Efficiency for G4 Crystal, Gas, and Ore on Station Modules. | R&D 39 | 3 | 6.1B Dilithium, 1.7K Prime Orbit Medallion |
| Prime Station Resources Efficiency | Station | Increase cost efficiency for Parsteel, Tritanium, and Dilithium on Station Modules (Does not include Sigma [Σ] resources) | R&D 40 | 1 | 7.5B Dilithium, 1K Prime Orbit Medallion |
| PRIME Ex-Borg Ordnance | Ex-Borg | Unlocks a daily free claim in the Ex-Borg Faction store containing Ex-Borg reputation and Uncommon, Rare, and Epic Ex-Borg credits. | R&D 40 | 1 | 7.5B Dilithium, 1K Prime Orbit Medallion |
| Prime Xindi Scrap Trade | Ex-Borg | +1 refine when refining Xindi Scraps in the Enterprise NX-01 refinery, doubling the output | R&D 40 | 1 | 1K Rare Prime Orbit Medallion, 7.5B Dilithium |
| G5 Prime Station Efficiency | Station | Increase Cost Efficiency for G5 Crystal, Gas, and Ore on Station Modules. | R&D 49 | 3 | 69.8B Dilithium, 1.7K Prime Orbit Medallion |
| Prime 5★ Survey Manufacturing | Station | +1 Refine when refining 5★ Survey Parts | R&D 51 | 1 | 44.3B Dilithium, 1K Prime Orbit Medallion |
| Prime 5★ Battleship Manufacturing | Station | +1 Refine when refining 5★ Battleship Parts | R&D 53 | 1 | 99.7B Dilithium, 1K Prime Orbit Medallion |
| Prime 5★ Explorer Manufacturing | Station | +1 Refine when refining 5★ Explorer Parts | R&D 53 | 1 | 99.7B Dilithium, 1K Prime Orbit Medallion |
| Prime 5★ Interceptor Manufacturing | Station | +1 Refine when refining 5★ Interceptor Parts | R&D 53 | 1 | 99.7B Dilithium, 1K Prime Orbit Medallion |
The Station efficiency lines and the 5★ manufacturing nodes take most of the medallions. The Combat pair, Prime Critical Damage Floor and Prime Critical Evasion, are the ones that affect fights directly.
Is Prime Borg Rewards worth it?
One of the clearest yeses among prime research: the price is trivial for a doubled refinery payout. Buy it as soon as you reach R&D 24 if you refine Borg materials. The rest of the branch is on the Starships Research guide, and the medallion projects are on the Station, Combat and Ex-Borg research guides.
