U.S.S. Covenance Heart

Notes

Teryh's skill tree is similar in many aspects but lacks a few features compared to my engineering captains. Because tactical captains get no inherent power management, I've taken points to buff up weapon power. I've also skipped Drain Expertise, mostly because its of no important, and the other being there isn't any case for me to use Drain Scaling powers on her. There is often a case to use Energy Siphon but it doesn't normally find room in bridge officer layouts to make it worthwhile enough to spec into DrainX when the points could instead be spent on EPG or power.

27 vs 26 Point Tactical ultimate

There is some comments floating around about people moving back to the 27 points in the tactical branch for the cooldown reduction on Focused Frenzy. I maintain that this is a negligible effect and and good build should already have and maintain proper cooldown reduction chaining. Therefore the cooldown reduction from Focused Frenzy should be redundant and therefore ignored. Unless you can maintain Frenzy the entire run (in which case all members have agreed to specifically build conditions and timings before hand) this point is wasted in the sense that the extra unlock will at most times be of unimportance, Therefore 1 point can be moved for utility to Science or Engineering .

Hull Restoration vs Hull Capacity

Once again I took a point in hull restoration. While the same argument as in Jayiie's skill tree doesn't quite hold up, as a tactical captain there is a distinct lack of healing innately available to her. As such taking that last point does help in scaling healing things up.

Shield Regeneration

While Teryhs primary goal isn't to tank, this last point in science does get her to the next unlock for +10% max shield capacity. While not a massively important stat, 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. If you want to take the final point of EPG or something else such as power or hull capacity feel free too do so.

Starship Weapons

Notes

With Everything here aside from the Emitter-linked Omni being reputation access, theres nothing here thats too outside of what people can get. The emitter linked isnt even the best option, any non-set phaser omni will do here.

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:

Consoles like the Plasma Storm and Genesis seed would work well here. I do have Genesis seed but wanted to try something else on this in the form of the DMA for the +3 max all power bonus.

Budget Tweaks:

Theres three difficult consoles here; The DPRM, D.O.M.I.N.O, and the Ionic Deflector. Thankfully neither is too ingrained. Delphic Tear, another salvaged console, is easy to swap in. As well if you do have access to the Glenn / Mirror Crossfield either from the 10th/13th Anniversary pack, then the Weaponized Helical Torsion is great on this build (on par with the D.O.M.I.N.O). Approaching Agony makes its way onto the list, as does the Quantum Phase Console, the Assimilated, the Nominal Scryers Console Sensor Swarm Probes which offer a passive +7.5% Exotic buff as well as a single target debuff.

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.

Meta-Focused Tweaks:

A Good Day to Die is a tactical captain only trait, and therefore needs replacement for other professions. Easiest choice here would be EPS Manifold Efficiency for damage or Grace Under Fire for durability for Engineering Captains. Science captains have no direct path of upgrade innately, therefore I would suggest something like Adaptive Offense, Pseudo-Submission, or anything else of your choice.

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.

Miscellaneous

There seems to be greater desire to put intel on science ships than that of any other specialization, save for maybe temporal. 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.