U.S.S. Myrddin Emrys

Notes

Jayiie's Skill tree has been optimized to be used on as many build types as possible. As such there are some questions that naturally arise when talking about it. I will try to capture these discussions as succinctly as possible here.

Tactical ultimate and Exotic Builds

The tactical ultimate does basically nothing for the majority of the damage on this build. However this is a skill tree that is still designed to run things like the Inquiry and Verity, so I do still have this. A more optimized tree would look something like EPHs tree he uses on exotics. The core skill selections are still there.

Hull Restoration vs Hull Capacity

This is very simple, while also not. Given the choice between a Improved Hull Capacity (+25.5%) and Hull restoration (+25%) against Advanced Hull capacity (+30%), I personally prefer to take the former, splitting the point difference. Since my character is an engineer, this 25% Hull restoration actually has some very useful applications through Miraculous repairs.

As well by taking some extra points into engineering, this has allowed me to take the 10th Engineering Unlock skill which adds +10 Hull Capacity, which is comparable to the +15 taken from the last point of Hull restoration. Due to how the skill works this is a +3.3% Max Hull vs 4.95% Max Hull buff respectively.

EPG vs Control Amplification, DrainX and CtrlX

This time around I've opted to put more points into CtrlX and EPG while taking Control Amplification, and instead dropping points from DrainX. If this wasn't on an engineering captain I wouldn't consider this a loss. However both Nadion Inversion and Intrusive Energy Redirection both scale with DrainX and are innate captain abilities, thus wanting for the skill.

Aux Power

Optimizing to hit 130 Aux power has been challenging. To do this I required Defensive Subsystem turning for the +4.8 Power to Aux. Combining this with the passive on most science ships as well as the Neutronic Eddies has allowed 130 to be hit passively. This has then allowed me to drop EPS Manifold Efficiency freeing up a 10th starship trait. On other builds this has the effect of allowing more aux power for more damage / better scaling on various powers.

Shield Regeneration

This is still a tank first skill tree. Shield regeneration is statically anomaly and adds a huge amount to shield regen in just the first point (more Information on shields can be found here). As such, I have taken the single point. with the most recent tree revision I've opted to spec out of DrainX and Drain Infection for that last point in EPG. Should you want to not take shield regeneration I would suggest the next DrainX point.

Starship Weapons

Notes

The lobi items here are just nice to haves. Replacing with whatever you have access too will be fine enough for the purpose of budgetary savings

With the Imerial Rift being locked to mudds, if you don't have it try the temporal set for the hazard damage

Meta-Focused Tweaks:

There might be something like the bio-electric wave but this is about as far as you can go down the metaphirocal rabbit hole before you run out of BIS items

Budget Tweaks:

With 2 ship found lockbox consoles, 4 lobi consoles/weapons, this gets expensive fast. Research Lab dual stat consoles, salvaged consoles like the Delphic Tear Generator,  Micro Dark Matter Anomaly, and Hull Image Refractors should be the focus on making this build more in line with a smaller budget

Additioanlly, since this uses both the Chekov and Atlantis, the two consoles from these ships can also be used to replace some lobi/lockbox consoles.

Notes

Nothing really special here. I've taken Tyken's over gravity well to try and squeeze some more damage from it, but really either one works here. Worth noting here that Causal Reversion is both for the added +100% haste for 5s with temporal tunneling and a movement tool, so make sure you for optimization you get tunneling from something else before you use causal or change the sequence around if you intend on using causal for its movement tech.

Meta-Focused Tweaks:

EPS Manifold Efficiency is an engineering only trait and is needed for getting to 100+ aux power. For tactical captains A Good Day to Die is the  durability for Engineering Captains. Science captains have no direct path of upgrade innately, therefore I would suggest something like Pseudo-Submission, or anything else of your choice. Momentum is just the better version of Deft Cannoneer but making the change lowers the lockbox traits needed.

Budget Tweaks:

For budget players who want to save some EC, there's a few standard traits that could be used:

• Bulkhead Technician - Innate trait - this provides +10% Maximum Hull capacity and can be used as a stand in for durability consoles

• Living Hull - Episode Reward from "Surface Tension" - +15% hull regen in combat is equivalent to 3 stacks of repair crews

• Redacted Armor Plating - Episode Reward from “The Renegade's Regret” - +30 all DRR when hit from behind or sides

• Regenerative Control Synergy - Episode Reward from “Of Signs and Portents” - Grants +45% hull regen when using a control power for 10 seconds

If your after more damage instead of durability:

• Point Blank Shot - Episode Reward from House Pegh - scaling damage based on distance to target from 2km to 6km.

• Operative - Innate Trait - +1% CrtH +2% CrtD, this isn't spectacular but if you lack any offensive traits you can use it.

Meta-Focused Tweaks:

SS and Exotics are by no means intereconnected. Exotics have more in common with the normal tactical modes than it does SS. This build defies the meta.

Budget Tweaks:

• Improved Critical Systems - Temporal Agent Recruit Reward, grants CrtX on use of EptX abilities.

• The Chekovs own trait, Threaded Particle Projectors, isn't very appearing since it's only +46 EPG from the rest stat. You can use it, but I would recommend another handful of traits you might have more access too:

  • Pride of Mol'Rihan - Romulan Only

  • Super Charged Weapons - Move the torp up front, slot a turret

  • Terran Machinations

  • Improved Unconventional Tactics

Miscellaneous

Once again, this being the only ship with a secondary deflector, Lt.C Temporal and Full Intel seating means this is the only ship to have this combination of things. However in terms of science ships with a command intel seat, there are only a few:

• Saturn Intel Science Spearhead - The ship I would like to migrate this build too one day but am in no hurry to do. It combines the benefits of this platform with that of the Equinox. Being 4/3 makes it one of the best for this particular niche build. Pilot here grants access to Cold Hearted pretty easily.

• Ba'ul Sentry Vessel - Like the Saturn this is also 4/3 but has a command seat on its engineering instead of access to pilot powers.

• Cardassian Damar Intel Science Dreadnought - This ship is incredibly slow, as EPH knows. It would be difficult but doable.

• Section 31 Intel Science Destroyer - Probably the Idea platform for this type of build

• Legendary Caelian Intel Multi-Mission Explorer - Unlike the others on this list, The Caelian is limited to 4/2. This does put it in line with the Scryer so this would technically be a better platform since it also comes with a hanger. I just don't have one, and probably wont since I own literally all the other Vestas.

• Somerville Intel Science Vessel - This would be a super popular choice, however lack of Dual Cannon access would hold this back. Instead of the TTFDHC you just slot the beam array instead.

And of course, the Scryer which was the first of these types of Surgical Strikes Science Ships I made. Moving beyond science ships means you would want to instead tailor the build such as the Hydra, the Vengence, or the Scimitar.