The U.S.S. Relativity is an Epic grade 4 Explorer with no faction alignment, built for one job: fighting the Krenim. Both of its abilities only trigger against Krenim Invading Entities and Armadas, so it works as a specialist rather than a general-purpose Explorer. You can build it once your Shipyard reaches level 42. If you are grinding Krenim content it earns its slot, but outside that content it stays in the dock.
For the best crew, build the bridge for raw damage and survival, and use the ship’s Charged and Static shifts together with the research that rewards them; details are in the crew section below.
How to get the U.S.S. Relativity
Building the Relativity takes 200 blueprints and a Shipyard at level 42 or higher. With the blueprints collected and the shipyard ready, the build cost is 108,000 4★ Common Refined Gas, 74,010,000,000 Tritanium, and 26,000,000 Dilithium. Construction runs 96 days and 21 hours, so line up the resource stockpile and the build slot before you start. Blueprint sources rotate, so confirm the current in-game source before you commit anything.
| Requirement | U.S.S. Relativity |
|---|---|
| Blueprints | 200 |
| Building | Shipyard level 42 |
| Build cost | 108,000 4★ Common Refined Gas, 74,010,000,000 Tritanium, 26,000,000 Dilithium |
| Build time | 96d 21h |
| Max tier / level | Tier 15 / level 75 |
Tiering it up draws on Krenim materials. Static Capacitors and Charged Capacitors upgrade the ship’s components, and the Relativity Safety Bypass T6 and T11 parts are sold in the DTI Faction Store once you reach Operations 51 and 61. U.S.S. Relativity Schematics come from special events.
U.S.S. Relativity ability
The Relativity carries two passive abilities, and both are always active. Each one is tuned entirely to the Krenim fight.
Anti-Tachyon Weaponry raises the ship’s base damage against Krenim Invading Entities. It starts at 5,000% at ship level 1 and climbs to 360,000% at level 75, so the ship hits those targets far harder as you level it.
Relative Growth increases the Encrypted Intelligence you earn against Krenim Invading Entities or Armadas, from 350% at level 1 up to 720% at level 75. Encrypted Intelligence drops from Krenim Warships and is exchanged for faction reputation in the DTI Faction Store, so the ship pays you back in reputation as much as in kills. Neither ability does anything outside Krenim content, which is the trade for how strong they are inside it.
| Ship level | Anti-Tachyon Weaponry | Relative Growth |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5,000% | 350% |
| 10 | 15,000% | 395% |
| 25 | 100,000% | 470% |
| 40 | 160,000% | 545% |
| 75 | 360,000% | 720% |
U.S.S. Relativity active abilities
On top of its always-on abilities, the Relativity carries two activatable abilities that you switch on yourself. Anti-Charged Shift applies the Static State to targets in battle, and Anti-Static Shift applies the Charged State to targets in battle. You run one at a time and pick the state you need to impose for the fight in front of you. That toggle is what makes the Relativity a specialist tool for battles where forcing a Charged or Static state on the enemy matters, so set the shift you want before you commit to the fight.
Krenim Warships come in Static and Charged versions, which is why the choice of shift matters.
Stats and tiers
Base values in the current game version; research, buffs, and officers raise them in play.
| Tier | Warp (speed / range) | Impulse | Cargo (protected) | Shield HP | Hull HP | Health (displayed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | 4.66 / 100 | 110 | 400,000 (24,000) | 325,883 | 293,295 | 309,589 |
| Tier 8 | 7 / 250 | 110 | 1,630,000 (112,000) | 3,038,832 | 3,096,714 | 3,067,773 |
| Tier 15 | 8.75 / 600 | 110 | 5,860,000 (436,800) | 73,385,679 | 64,212,469 | 68,799,074 |
Weapons and firing pattern
Warm-up is the round a weapon first fires; cool-down is how many rounds pass between shots after that. The Relativity mounts four weapons at max tier, two Energy and two Kinetic, so it splits its damage across both types. That mix means an enemy stacking only one kind of defense cannot fully block its output. The two three-shot weapons put more hits on the board each round but fire on a longer cool-down, while the two-shot pair reloads faster. The figures below are at tier 15, and the Anti-Tachyon Weaponry passive applies on top of all four against Krenim targets.
| Weapon | Type | Shots | Warm-up | Cool-down | Damage | Crit chance | Crit damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon 1 | Energy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 561,973–686,855 | 10% | 150% |
| Weapon 2 | Energy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 561,973–686,855 | 10% | 150% |
| Weapon 3 | Kinetic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 561,973–686,855 | 10% | 150% |
| Weapon 4 | Kinetic | 3 | 1 | 2 | 561,973–686,855 | 10% | 150% |
Crew slots and officer bonus
The Relativity opens officer slots as it levels, reaching a full seven-slot bridge at ship level 55.
| Ship level | Officer slots |
|---|---|
| 5 | 1 |
| 10 | 2 |
| 20 | 3 |
| 30 | 4 |
| 40 | 5 |
| 45 | 6 |
| 55 | 7 |
The ship also boosts the officers you crew on it. Its officer bonus raises attack, defense, and health by the same percentage, stepping up the ladder below as you invest more into the bonus.
| Amount | Bonus (attack / defense / health) |
|---|---|
| 1,500 | 50% |
| 3,000 | 100% |
| 4,875 | 150% |
| 6,750 | 200% |
| 9,000 | 250% |
| 12,000 | 300% |
| 16,500 | 350% |
| 22,500 | 400% |
| 30,000 | 450% |
| 45,000 | 500% |
U.S.S. Relativity research
The Relativity’s own research sits in the Starships tree and is upgraded with Charged Tachyons and Static Tachyons. Its nodes raise the Static and Charged Temporal Wreckage it earns from Krenim Invading Entities, the Krenim Temporal Wreckage it earns from Krenim Formation Armadas, its shield mitigation against Krenim Formation Armadas, its max cargo and its warp range.
A second set of Krenim research helps every ship in these fights. Quantum Static Disruption and Quantum Charge Dispersion increase base damage when the opponent has the Static or Charged state, which is exactly what the Relativity’s shifts apply. Krenim Formation Damage raises base damage against Krenim Formation Armadas, and Krenim Invading Entity Apex Barrier raises Apex Barrier on all ships against Krenim Invading Entities, though that bonus does not apply while Tal is on the bridge. Other nodes add Federation, Klingon and Romulan reputation to the Encrypted Intelligence exchange.
Crew for the U.S.S. Relativity
Because the Relativity is a combat Explorer aimed at hostiles, a bridge that lifts weapon damage and keeps the hull alive suits it best. A captain who boosts your ship’s damage output pairs well with two officers that add mitigation or hull health so the ship survives longer Krenim fights. The ship’s own passives already handle the Krenim-specific damage and reward multipliers, so your crew is there to raise the underlying combat numbers rather than to chase a special mechanic. Crew choices move with the meta, so check our Officer Tier List for current picks before you settle a bridge.
Two practical rules come from the ship itself. Keep a shift running so the target carries a state, because the Quantum Static Disruption and Quantum Charge Dispersion research only pays out against a Static or Charged opponent. And if you have researched Krenim Invading Entity Apex Barrier, leave Tal off the bridge for Invading Entity fights, or that barrier is switched off.
The U.S.S. Relativity in Star Trek
The U.S.S. Relativity is a 29th-century Federation timeship from Star Trek: Voyager. In the episode that shares its name, Captain Braxton of the Temporal Integrity Commission commands the vessel and recruits Seven of Nine to prevent the destruction of Voyager. The twist is that a future, unstable version of Braxton is the one planting the weapon, and Voyager’s crew has to unravel the time loop to stop him. The ship is built to study and travel through time rather than to fight. Star Trek Fleet Command takes that history and gives the Relativity a new mission against the Krenim, tying it into the temporal conflict at the center of the Year of Hell story.
The Krenim Imperium page covers the faction the Relativity is built to fight.
Is the U.S.S. Relativity worth it?
For players deep in the Krenim content, the Relativity is close to essential: its damage bonus against Krenim Invading Entities climbs to 360,000% and its Encrypted Intelligence bonus to 720%, which speeds up both kills and reputation. For everyone else, it is a narrow tool that does nothing outside that fight, so it is not a general grade 4 Explorer you would build for daily use. Chase it if you are running the Krenim arc; skip it if you are not.
