Star Trek Fleet Command: How to Build the G6 Epic Scimitar

To build the Grade 6 Epic Romulan Scimitar in Star Trek Fleet Command, you must reach Operations Level 66, upgrade your primary Shipyard to Level 66, and collect 150 Scimitar blueprints. Because the fabrication timer spans months and consumes massive amounts of Sigma resources, your immediate next action should be stockpiling speedups and completing Shipyard cost reduction research before placing the vessel into your build queue.

Prerequisite Buildings and Unlock Thresholds

Constructing the Scimitar requires a fully upgraded base infrastructure at Operations Level 66. Unlike lower-tier vessels that can sometimes be researched ahead of base milestones, Grade 6 Epic hulls require your Shipyard to match your Operations level before you can unlock the schematic.

Requirement	Target Level / Quantity	Function
Operations Level	Level 66	Unlocks the Level 66 Shipyard construction project.
Shipyard Level	Level 66	Provides the drydock capacity required to assemble the hull.
Blueprints	150 Blueprints	Completes the schematic unlock in the ship construction menu.
Faction Currency	Romulan Faction Credits	Funds blueprint purchases in the Faction Store.
Construction Resources	Sigma Parsteel, Tritanium, Dilithium	Pays for the core structural framing and fabrication costs.

To reach Shipyard 66, you must first clear all prerequisite station upgrades from Operations 65, including the Operations building itself, Defense Platforms, and required R&D nodes. Once Shipyard 66 is complete and you possess an open drydock, the Scimitar becomes available to fabricate.

Sourcing the 150 Scimitar Blueprints

Acquiring the 150 blueprints requires dedicated Romulan faction progression. Sourcing options include:

Romulan Faction Store: Unlocking daily blueprint packs requires maintaining top-tier Romulan reputation. Spending credits here diverts currency away from Romulan officer recruitment tokens and ship skins, so plan your credit usage in advance.
Opposing Bounties: If you maintain multi-faction reputation locks, avoid turning in Federation or Klingon bounties that could drop your Romulan standing below the store unlock threshold.
Event Sourcing: Supplement daily store redemptions by targeting blueprint rewards in Incursions, Arc Event Stores, and Solo Wave Defense chests.

Resource Preparation and Queue Timing

The initial build cost demands large reserves of Sigma Parsteel, Sigma Tritanium, Sigma Dilithium, refined Grade 6 Ore, and Battleship Parts. Initiating construction without proper preparation risks draining station reserves and locking a drydock for an extended period.

Follow this sequence before starting the build:

Max Cost Reduction Research: Complete available Shipyard Construction Cost and Drydock Efficiency nodes in the Station and Combat research trees to lower Sigma Dilithium and material consumption.
Stockpile Speedups: Gather enough general and ship speedups to finish the timer immediately. Letting the ship build passively ties up a drydock for hundreds of days, preventing regular fleet repairs.
Align with Scoring Events: Start and complete the build during an active Ship Construction Solo Milestone or an Alliance Leaderboard (SLB) to claim high-tier reward brackets.

Combat Role and Tier 1 Component Priorities

The Scimitar is a Grade 6 Epic Battleship designed around early-round burst damage, high armor ratings, and heavy shield mitigation.

Combat Triangle: Naturally counters Grade 6 Explorers, such as the Enterprise-D, through high armor piercing and heavy damage. It remains disadvantaged against Klingon Interceptors, such as the Negh'Var.
Bridge Assignments: Run the Romulan Strike Team or Lorca and Picard mitigation crews for player-versus-player (PvP) station hits and Territory Capture. Use critical-damage amplification and armor-shredding officers for Grade 6 Solo Armadas and deep-space hostiles.
Component Order: Funnel your initial Grade 6 Ore into upgrading the ship's primary weapon arrays and shield generators first. Elevating offensive and defensive output early ensures the ship is ready for combat before you spend materials on impulse engines or warp core upgrades.