The Romulan Citadel is a solo armada target that sits in Romulan space across levels 24 to 51. It is a single fortified structure, not a roaming ship, so there is no hull triangle to play. You take it down with one high-power warship or a formed armada, and it pays out Epic Armada Credits along with Federation and Klingon Points. Match your warp to the system it is parked in, bring your strongest ship, and put a damage captain in the chair.
How to beat the Romulan Citadel
The Romulan Citadel appears as one Station/Armada structure, so the usual Interceptor/Battleship/Explorer counter triangle does not apply. There is no variant to swap ships for. Because it is a solo armada, you either hit it alone with a strong combat ship or rally a formed armada with other players to share the damage and the rewards. The higher the level, the more raw power the structure has, so a lower-level Citadel can fall to a single well-crewed ship while the level 51 version rewards a full armada.
A formed armada spreads the incoming damage across every ship in the group, which is what makes the top-level Citadel practical to clear. Solo runs are fine at the low levels where your ship out-powers the structure, but as the levels climb the safer play is to wait for a full armada rather than trading blows alone. Watch the timer on a called armada and jump in with a ship you can afford to repair.
Crew for damage. Put a captain that boosts weapon damage against hostiles or armada targets in the captain seat, then fill the bridge with officers that add attack or mitigation. At the low end of the range a cadet crew (Cadet Kirk as captain with Cadet Spock and Cadet Uhura) still holds up, but by the mid-30s and above you want dedicated combat officers. Because the Citadel leans on a heavy Kinetic hit, officers or a hull that soak that burst earn their seat here. Crews shift with the meta, so check the current officer tier list for the best picks at your level.
Where to find the Romulan Citadel
The Citadel clusters through Romulan space, starting near Huebr and Biruin at the low levels and climbing deeper as the level rises. Warp cost tracks that climb, from 17 at level 24 up to 185 at the level 51 structure in Aralen, so top off your reserves before you chase the higher ones. Each level sits in its own system.
| Level | Warp | Systems |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | 17 | Huebr |
| 27 | 19 | Biruin |
| 30 | 24 | Galorndon Core |
| 33 | 26 | Unroth |
| 36 | 38 | Iapedes |
| 39 | 53 | Eden |
| 42 | 70 | Delmas |
| 45 | 100 | Draomn |
| 48 | 135 | Urhaasi |
| 51 | 185 | Aralen |
Rewards and what it drops
The Romulan Citadel is a reputation and armada-currency target. The payouts scale hard with level, so a level 51 clear returns far more than a level 24 one. Epic Armada Credits are the main draw for players working through the solo armada store, while the faction Points feed into your Federation and Klingon standing at the same time, which is unusual for a single target.
| Drop | What it is |
|---|---|
| Epic Armada Credit | Armada store currency you spend on solo armada rewards and armada-locked gear. |
| Federation Points | Federation reputation, used to rank up standing with the Federation faction. |
| Klingon Points | Klingon reputation, used to rank up standing with the Klingon faction. |
Romulan Citadel stats
Stats climb steeply with level, so the jump from the low to the high end is large. These three anchor rows show the shape of that curve.
| Level | Total strength | Hull HP | Shield HP | Attack | Defense | Ship XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 2,825,275 | 3,556,800 | 1,299,600 | 123,325 | 273,750 | 336 |
| 39 | 66,670,069 | 86,612,520 | 31,646,880 | 3,695,954 | 3,844,415 | 868 |
| 51 | 657,904,665 | 816,546,327 | 304,936,702 | 50,476,145 | 46,687,005 | 1,461 |
Romulan Citadel firing pattern
The Citadel fires two weapon groups. Its Energy guns hit every round, and a heavier Kinetic pair lands on every other round for the biggest single hits. Time your repairs or shield use around that Kinetic volley, since it is the burst that will hurt most. The figures below are for the lowest-level structure; the higher levels scale up from here.
| Weapon type | Count | Damage per shot | Fires | Crit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | 3 | 12,355–16,474 | Every round | 10% (1.5x) |
| Kinetic | 2 | 32,618–39,866 | Every other round | 10% (1.5x) |
The Romulans in Star Trek
The Romulans are an offshoot of Vulcans who left the homeworld thousands of years ago, rejecting the discipline of logic for passion, secrecy, and empire. From their twin homeworlds of Romulus and Remus they built the Romulan Star Empire, ruled by the Senate and guarded by the Tal Shiar, one of the galaxy’s most feared intelligence services. Their warbirds run on artificial singularity cores and carry cloaking devices, letting them strike from hiding. Reclusive and proud, the Romulans spent decades in isolation behind the Neutral Zone before their conflicts with the Federation, Klingons, and later the Dominion pulled them back into galactic affairs.
Is the Romulan Citadel worth grinding?
Yes, if you want armada currency and faction standing. It is a reliable source of Epic Armada Credits for the armada store, and the Federation and Klingon Points help push those reputations along. Ship XP is a decent bonus at the higher levels. Bring the strongest ship you can crew, rally an armada for the level 51 structure, and match your warp before you jump.