Player race
In Star Trek Online, there are many playable races. Each of them has a different bonus determined by its race-specific innate trait as well as the race-specific pool of selectable Personal traits.
A races' appearances are customizable to varying degrees at character creation and via the in-game tailor.
Faction differences[edit | edit source]
Below are the current playable races in the game listed by playable faction.
Starfleet[edit source]
Species | Acquisition | Innate traits |
---|---|---|
![]() Andorian |
Free | Ground bonus:
|
![]() Bajoran |
Free | Ground bonus:
|
![]() Benzite |
Free | Ground bonus:
|
![]() Betazoid |
Free | Ground bonus:
|
![]() Bolian |
Free | Ground bonus:
|
![]() Caitian |
600![]() |
Ground bonus:
|
![]() Cardassian |
1000![]() |
Space bonus: Recalled Tactics Gain a stack of Recalled Tactics once every 5 seconds during combat
Ground: Bonus Resistance to:
|
![]() Ferengi |
Free | Ground bonus:
|
![]() Human |
Free | Space bonus:
Ground bonus:
|
![]() Klingon |
600![]() |
Ground bonus:
|
![]() Liberated Borg |
Lifetime subscribers only |
Space bonus:
Ground bonus:
|
![]() Pakled |
Free | Ground bonus:
|
![]() Rigelian |
Free | Ground bonus & clickable ability:
|
![]() Saurian |
Free | Ground bonus:
|
![]() Talaxian |
Lifetime subscribers only |
Space & Ground bonus:
|
![]() Tellarite |
Free | Ground bonus:
|
![]() Trill |
Free | Ground bonus:
|
![]() Trill (joined) |
600![]() |
Space bonus:
Ground Bonus:
|
![]() Vulcan |
Free | Ground bonus:
|
![]() Alien |
Free | No species trait, instead Alien captains are given one extra trait slot each for ground and space |
TOS Starfleet[edit source]
Species | Acquisition | Innate traits |
---|---|---|
![]() Andorian |
Free | Ground bonus:
|
![]() Human |
Free | Space bonus:
Ground bonus:
|
![]() Tellarite |
Free | Ground bonus:
|
![]() Vulcan |
Free | Ground bonus:
|
DSC Starfleet[edit source]
Species | Acquisition | Innate traits |
---|---|---|
![]() Human |
Free | Space bonus:
Ground bonus:
|
![]() Vulcan |
Free | Ground bonus:
|
![]() Alien |
Free | No species trait, instead Alien captains are given one extra trait slot each for ground and space |
Klingon Defense Force[edit source]
Species | Acquisition | Innate traits |
---|---|---|
![]() Cardassian |
1000![]() |
Space bonus: Recalled Tactics Gain a stack of Recalled Tactics once every 5 seconds during combat
Ground: Bonus Resistance to:
|
![]() Ferasan |
600![]() |
Ground bonus:
|
![]() Gorn |
Free | Ground bonus:
|
![]() Klingon |
Free | Ground bonus:
|
![]() Lethean |
Free | Ground bonus & clickable ability:
|
![]() Liberated Borg |
Lifetime subscribers only |
Space bonus:
Ground bonus:
|
![]() Nausicaan |
Free | Space bonus:
Ground bonus:
|
![]() Orion |
Free | Ground bonus & clickable ability (females):
Ground bonus & clickable ability (males):
|
![]() Talaxian |
Lifetime subscribers only |
Space & Ground bonus:
|
![]() Trill (joined) |
600![]() |
Space bonus:
Ground Bonus:
|
![]() Alien |
Free | No species trait, instead Alien captains are given one extra trait slot each for ground and space |
Romulan Republic[edit source]
Species | Acquisition | Innate traits |
---|---|---|
![]() Romulan |
Free | Space bonus:
Ground bonus:
|
![]() Reman |
Available on completion of New Romulus Reputation Tier V or via Legacy Pack |
Ground bonus:
|
![]() Liberated Borg |
Lifetime subscribers only |
Space bonus:
Ground bonus:
|
![]() Alien |
Free | No species trait, instead Alien captains are given one extra trait slot each for ground and space |
Dominion[edit source]
Species | Acquisition | Innate traits |
---|---|---|
Jem'Hadar |
Free | Ground bonus & clickable ability:
|
Jem'Hadar Vanguard |
600![]() |
Ground bonus & clickable ability:
Space bonus:
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Notes[edit | edit source]
- On April 1st, 2016, the Horta were announced as an unlockable Player race as part of that year's April Fools' prank, but were and are not actually available to players.