What is the USS Reliant?
The USS Reliant is an Epic Augment-focused ship designed for players engaging with Augment Exile (WOK) hostiles.It is available starting at Operations Level 26 is upgraded by collecting Reliant Ship Parts and features 18 upgrade tiers, with game-changing combat abilities from Tier 1 and exclusive daily claims, officer unlocks, and Favor access.
With the ability to counter the powerful Hijacked D7 and DY-200 Class hostiles, the Reliant forms the core of a high-efficiency Augment loop, combining combat dominance, faction progression, officer acquisition, with exclusive high-value claims sourcing Priority 1 Away Teams resources, Forbidden Tech currencies, Sigma Tritanimum, and more!. Its introduction transforms the way to engage with Augment content.
As it advances through its 18 tiers, it becomes a best-in-class solution for Augment Exile hostile combat and Splicer farming, evolving into a scalable engine for sourcing Hijacked Splicers, Wrath Credits, Officer Tokens, Tier-Up Gifts, and Augment-exclusive Favors, all while supporting increasingly efficient auto-grinding of high-value targets like the Hijacked D7.
What are the USS Reliant abilities?
The USS Reliant stands apart through its combination of exclusive ship abilities and a powerful progression framework that reshapes how players engage with Augment Exile content.
The Reliant’s ship abilities are active from Tier 1 and scale with progression, enabling unmatched combat performance in Augment Exile (WOK) space:
M/ARA InsulationGrants full immunity to the Dilithium Destabilization ability used by both Hijacked D7 and DY-200 Class hostiles, protecting the Warp Core and preventing instant destruction.
Reliant Payoff Increases Hijacked Splicers gained by up to +3500% from all WOK hostiles (scales with ship tier).
Always Reliant Increases Isolytic damage by up to +75,000% when fighting Augment Exile hostiles. This ability scales along the ship level.
Reliant Barrier Adds +50,000 Apex Barrier, significantly enhancing survivability against WOK targets.
These abilities allow the Reliant to safely auto-grind dangerous hostiles, reduce time-to-progress, and deliver superior combat effectiveness compared to any other ship in this space.
What long-term progression and rewards does the Reliant unlock?
Beyond combat, the Reliant unlocks a layered progression system designed to reward long-term investment:
+7000% effective loot output vs Hijacked D7s (achieved through a combination of Reliant Payoff and D7s dropping 2× Splicers and 4× Champion Trophies via PvE chests)
Reliant Officer Choice Tokens Earned from Tier 1 to 18, these tokens allow progressive unlocks of powerful officers across four rarities:
Tier-Up Gift Bundles Each Reliant tier grants a reward bundle containing Wrath Credits (scaling rarity) and Officer Choice Tokens.
Exclusive Favors (unlocked based on ship tier, using Wrath Credits):
+920 base Warp Range
+2000% base HHP and SHP
Critical Hit Resistance and PvP damage mitigation
+1 Chest Roll for P1ATA Ship BPs
+50% Officer Cost Efficiency for crews such as Retaliation, Symbiosis, Galaxy Quest, MU, NX-01
Unlocks Augment Exile Superhighways via Faction Store mission
Claim Access (unlocked with ownership):
Mega Claim: Wrath Credits, Augment Rep, Reliant Parts, Tritanium, Sigma Tritanium, Officer Tokens
Forbidden Tech Claim: Fusion Rods, Catalysts, Reactors, Protomatters
Priority One ATA Claim: Sigma Assignment Speed-Ups , Assignment Speed-Ups, Trait XP, Officer XP, Refresh Tokens
Augment Prime Synergy If you own the Augment Prime Ordinance Node, the Reliant increases Wrath Credit payout by +50%, further amplifying your Augment progression.
How does the gameplay loop work?
The USS Reliant’s gameplay loop is built around engaging Hijacked hostiles in Augment Exile space and turning those encounters into a continuous cycle of progression, rewards, and efficiency upgrades.
Start by engaging Hijacked hostiles in Augment Exile space (e.g., Letoria and beyond) The Reliant provides a +3,500% boost to Hijacked Splicers, massively increasing your return per battle.
Rely on ship abilities for survivability and efficiency
M/ARA Insulation disables the Dilithium Destabilization ability used by Hijacked D7 and DY-200 Class hostiles, allowing you to farm them safely.
These elite hostiles also drop over 200% more Hijacked Splicers compared to base enemies.
Claim daily rewards and officer unlocks
Use Wrath Credits and Wrath Choice Tokens earned via combat and progression to unlock powerful officers through the Augment Faction Store.
Each Reliant tier upgrade enhances these claims.
Access and invest in exclusive Favors
As you earn more Wrath Credits, you can unlock Favors like crew cost efficiency, increased ship base stats, and more.
These benefits scale, and the Reliant’s Wrath Credit bonus helps you max them out faster.
What exclusive claims and rewards come with the USS Reliant?
In addition to its combat power, the USS Reliant unlocks several high-value, exclusive claims and tier-based rewards that significantly enhance long-term progression:
Reliant-exclusive Ship Mega Claim, which provides you with extra Wrath Credits, Officer Choice Tokens, Augment Reputation, Reliant Parts, and (Sigma) Tritanium
Reliant-exclusive Forbidden Tech Currencies Claim, which provides you with sourcing of Forbidden Tech Fusion Rods, Forbidden Tech Tier-Up Catalysts, Forbidden Tech Protomatters, Forbidden Tech Reactors
Reliant-exclusive Priority 1 Away Teams Claim, WHICH provides access to Planetary Charts, Sigma ATA Speed-Ups, ATA Speed-Ups, Trait XP, Officer XP, Assignment Refresh Tokena
Reliant Tier-Up Gifts, which provide you with special Reliant Officer Choice Tokens of multiple rarities, allowing you to invest them into specific Officers as you progress with the ship.
What do you gain from progressing the Reliant?
Each new tier increases combat performance, progression speed, and economic efficiency:
Better combat efficiency vs WOK hostiles and safer auto-grind
Higher loot yield and faster Augment Faction advancement
Unlocks exclusive claims and Officer Tokens
Access to high-impact Favors that enhance every aspect of gameplay