Cloak

A Klingon Bird-of-Prey entering and leaving cloak

Cloaking technology is a form of stealth used most commonly by races such as the Klingons and Romulans for their starships. Similar technology can also be used on individuals, notably the Jem'Hadar. Upon leaving cloak, ships gain a brief "ambush" bonus to their damage for a few seconds.

Use by factions[]

While cloaking technology is found on nearly all Klingon Defense Force and Romulan Republic ships, the Federation uses it sparingly; only a handful of Starfleet ships are capable of using a cloaking device at all, and fewer still with cloaking capabilities built-in. Other NPC factions which use cloaks include the Romulan Star Empire, Reman Resistance, Voth and Borg Collective (alternate timeline only).

Types of cloaking device[]

There are several different types of cloak abilities usable on starships to conceal you from the enemy. The standard cloaking device is found on many Klingon starships and serves as the baseline from which all others are compared: disabling weapons and shields, draining shield power, increasing defense, boosting your Stealth rating after a moment based on your Auxiliary Power level, and giving a bonus damage boost after decloaking. These standard cloaks cannot be used when the ship is engaged in combat (Red Alert), but allow you to get the drop on the enemy at will with a damage bonus.

Klingon Battlecruisers and Raptors (see below) feature the standard cloaking device, but they are not the only power to use them. Federation and Cardassian Intelligence vessels use the same cloaking technology--the Cardassian one looking visually different--as well as some other starships of other factions (see below). Some Federation starships may also equip the Cloaking Device universal console to gain the ability to cloak, while Section 31 starships have the ability innately as well (see below).

The Battle Cloak is a variant of the standard cloak that allows you to cloak during battle, and increase your speed and turn rate once cloaked to allow for more potent ambush tactics. However, triggering the cloak in combat means dropping your shields while under fire, which makes your ship vulnerable. An improved variant is the Enhanced Battle Cloak which additionally allows the firing of torpedoes and deployment of mines while under cloak, though your ship becomes temporarily targetable while doing so. When under Enhanced Battle Cloak, the bonus damage applies for the entire duration of the cloak, not just the ambush period after decloaking.

Romulan Republic starships use their own variants of the Cloak, Battle Cloak and Enhanced Battle Cloak, which have their power signature affected by the starship's singularity core charge level (see see below).

Further variations on the various cloaking devices are detailed below:

Innate cloaking abilities[]

Standard cloak[]

Cloak - the standard cloaking device described above
- –5 Current Shield Power per sec
- +50 Defense Rating
- After 3 sec, +4,987 Stealth
- After Decloaking, +15% Bonus Damage for 5 sec

Cloak of T'Kuvma - a visual variant of the standard cloaking device, found exclusively on the Sarcophagus-class Dreadnought Carrier
- –5 Current Shield Power per sec
- +50 Defense Rating
- After 3 sec, +__ Stealth
- After Decloaking, +15% Bonus Damage for a brief duration.

Romulan Cloak - found on some Romulan Republic small craft (see below)
- –5 Current Shield Power per sec
- +50 Defense Rating
- After 3 sec, +__ Stealth
- After Decloaking, +25% Bonus Damage for a brief duration

Dark Mode - a visual variant of the standard cloaking device, found exclusively on prime-timeline Section 31 starships (see below)
- After 3 sec, +5,141.3 Stealth
- -5 Current Shield Power per sec
- +50 Defense Rating
- After exiting Dark Mode, +15% Bonus Damage for 5 sec

Battle Cloak[]

Battle Cloak - found on Klingon Raiders and other starships, and can be utilized on Defiant and Sovereign-class starships with item sets (see below for Klingon ships, Federation ships and Cross-faction ships)
- 5 Current Shield Power per sec
- +3 Flight Speed
- +50 Defense Rating
- After 3 sec, +10 Flight Turn Rate
- After 3 sec, +4,975 Stealth (at Auxiliary Power 50)
- After Decloaking, +15% Bonus Damage for a brief duration

Romulan Battle Cloak - found on most Romulan Warbirds (see below)
- –5 Current Shield Power per sec
- +50 Defense Rating
- +3 Flight Speed
- After 3 sec, +11.8 Flight Turn Rate
- After 3 sec, +__ Stealth
- After Decloaking, +25% Bonus Damage for a brief duration

Scimitar Battle Cloak - found on the Romulan Dreadnought Warbirds and enhanced by the Advanced Scimitar Systems Set (see below)
- –5 Current Shield Power per sec (negated w/ Singularity Distributor Unit)
- +50 Defense Rating
- +3 Flight Speed
- +10 Flight Turn Rate
- After 3 sec, +__ Stealth
- After Decloaking, +25% Damage Bonus for 15 sec

Federation Battle Cloak (32c.) - found on most 32nd century ships, including the Federation Crossfield Science Spearhead Refit and the Kwejian Pilot Frigate.
- After 2 sec, +__ Stealth
- Current Shield Power set to 0
- +10 Flight Turn Rate
- +3 Flight Speed
- +50 Defense Rating
- After Decloaking, +15% Bonus Damage for 15 sec

Viridian Battle Cloak (32c.) - found on the 32nd century Emerald Chain Intel Juggernaut.
- After 2 sec, +__ Stealth
- Current Shield Power set to 0
- +10 Flight Turn Rate
- +3 Flight Speed
- +50 Defense Rating
- After Decloaking, +15% Bonus Damage for 15 sec

Dark Mode (Combat Variant) - a visual variant of a standard battle cloaking device, found exclusively on prime-timeline Section 31 starships (see below)
- 5 Current Shield Power per sec
- +3 Flight Speed
- +50 Defense Rating
- After 3 sec, +10 Flight Turn Rate
- After 3 sec, +4,975 Stealth (at Auxiliary Power 50)
- After exiting Dark Mode, +15% Bonus Damage for a brief duration

Enhanced Battle Cloak[]

Enhanced Battle Cloak - found on Klingon T5 and T6 B'rel-class Raiders, as well as the Terran Eagle-class Raider.
- –15 Current Shield Power per sec
- +15% All Damage bonus strength
- +1.9 Flight Speed
- +25 Defense Rating
- After Decloaking, +15% Bonus Damage for 5 sec
- Energy Weapons Offline
- After 3 sec, +7 Flight Turn Rate
- After 3 sec, +4,939 Stealth

Romulan Enhanced Battle Cloak - found on some specific Romulan Warbirds (see below)
- –5 Current Shield Power per sec
- +50 Defense Rating
- +1.5 Flight Speed
- +5 Flight Turn Rate
- +15% Bonus All Damage
- Energy Weapons Offline
- After 3 sec, +__ Stealth
- After Decloaking, +30% Bonus Damage for a brief duration

Alliance Enhanced Battle Cloak - found on the Khitomer Alliance Temer-class Raider.
- –5 Current Shield Power per sec
- +1.5 Flight Speed
- +50 Defense Rating
- +15% Bonus All Damage
- After Decloaking, +25% Bonus Damage for 5 sec
- Energy Weapons Offline
- After 3 sec, +5 Flight Turn Rate
- After 3 sec, +4,939 Stealth

Equipment cloaking abilities[]

$Image Refractors icon (Federation)$ Image Refractors - from [Console - Universal - Hull Image Refractors], which may be used on any starship
- After 3 sec, +____ Stealth for 20 sec
- Heal 100% of Hull Capacity while Stealth
- Engines Offline
- -5 Current Shield Power per sec
- 2 min recharge

Incremental Phase Shift - from [Console - Universal - Incremental Phase Cloaking Device], usable on any Starfleet Assault Cruiser
- Foes: Taunts up to 5 foes within 5km for 15 sec
- Self: Immunity to All Energy Damage for 10 seconds
- Self: -50% All Energy Damage for 10 seconds
- After 10 seconds:
  - Self: +4,805 Stealth for 5 seconds
  - Self: Cannot be targeted for 5 seconds
  - Self: No collision for 5 seconds
  - Self: Cannot launch hangar ships for 5 seconds
  - Self: Weapons Offline for 5 seconds
  - Self: Immunity to All Damage for 5 seconds

Phase Shift - from [Console - Universal - Phase Shift Generator], usable on the Kar'Fi class
- For 10 seconds:
  - No collision
  - +_____ Stealth for 1 sec
  - Cannot be targeted
  - Cannot launch hangar ships
  - Projectile weapons offline

Photonic Displacement - from [Console - Universal - Photonic Displacer], which may be used on any starship
- +_____ Stealth
- -20 Weapon Power Setting
- -20 Shield Power Setting
- -20 Engine Power Setting
- Creates a photonic displacement of your ship for up to 15 seconds.

Voth Cloak - Voth Cloak Technologies 2-piece set bonus, limited to Voth starships
- –5 Current Shield Power per second
- +75 All Damage Resistance Rating
- +50 Defense Rating
- After Decloaking, +15% Bonus Damage for a brief duration
- After 3 sec, +____ Stealth

Voth Battle Cloak - Voth Cloak Technologies 3-piece set bonus, limited to Voth starships
- –5 Current Shield Power per second
- +75 All Damage Resistance Rating
- +3 Flight Speed
- +50 Defense Rating
- After Decloaking, +15% Bonus Damage for a brief duration
- After 3 sec, +____ Stealth

Voth Phase Decoy - from [Console - Universal - Voth Phase Decoy], which may be used on any starship
- Stealth, Spawns Decoy
- Cloaks you for up to 20 sec
- (May be deactivated at any time after 5 sec)
- While Cloaked:
  - -+4.975 Stealth
  - -Shields Offline
  - A Voth Phase Duplicate draws aggro
  - When Duplicate dies, to all fores within 10 Km
  - -Disables Engines for 6 sec
  - -1,500 Electrical Damage (Decreases with distance from Duplicate) per sec for 10 sec
  - -2 min recharge

Bridge officer cloak abilities[]

Intelligence Team is an Intel bridge officer ability that allows you to cloak yourself and an ally for a short time, cancelling target locks. Intel Team is not considered a "Cloak" for the purposes of traits that trigger on cloaking or decloaking. Starships with Intelligence seating may use this ability.
Mask Energy Signature is a Science bridge officer ability that allows any starship to apply a cloak-like effect to itself.

Starships with cloaking devices[]

Romulan starships[]

ScimCloakBarrageAbility — A Romulan Scimitar firing whilst cloaked

The Romulans have been one of the longest continual users of cloaking technology and believe most other powers stole the technology from them. ( “Butterfly”) All Romulan Warbirds are equipped with either a Romulan Cloak or a Romulan Battle Cloak which are more advanced than their standard counterparts. A handful of ships are alternatively equipped with a Romulan Enhanced Battle Cloak.

The Romulan console [Console - Universal - Cloaked Barrage] from the Scimitar Dreadnought Warbird (& usable on any Scimitar) enables the ship to fire all weapons while cloaked for a short period.

The only Romulan faction ships without any sort of cloaking device are the following:

Tier 1:

Tier 2:

Tier 3:

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Tier 5:

Tier 6:

Tier 5:

T'varo Light Warbird Retrofit

Fleet T'varo Light Warbird Retrofit

Tier 6:

Tier 5:

Scimitar Dreadnought Warbird

Falchion Dreadnought Warbird

Tulwar Dreadnought Warbird

Tier 6:

Klingon starships[]

While the Klingon Empire had a type of cloaking device before the Federation discovered the Romulans had developed a device, cloaking devices did not become standard for the Klingon Defense Force until later. The vast majority of Klingon starships are equipped with either a basic Cloak, or a Battle Cloak. Ships such as the Vo'Quv Carrier are a very rare exception for the KDF.

In general, Klingon Battlecruisers, Raptors and Support Vessels have a standard cloak, while Destroyers and Raiders have a Battle cloak, though there are many exceptions. Starships made by other members of the Klingon Empire, such as those of Ferasan, Gorn, Lethean, Nausicaan and Orion design, do not possess cloaking devices.

Tier 6:

Tier 1:

B'rel Bird-of-Prey

Toron Shuttle

Tier 2:

Tier 3:

Tier 4:

Tier 5:

Tier 6:

Tier 1:

To'Duj Fighter

B'Rotlh Bird-of-Prey

Tier 2:

Tier 3:

Tier 4:

Tier 5:

B'rel Bird-of-Prey Retrofit

B'rel Fleet Bird-of-Prey Retrofit

Tier 6:

Federation starships[]

Cloaked Federation Dreadnought — Cloaked Federation Galaxy Dreadnought

The Treaty of Algeron, signed in 2311 by the Romulan Star Empire and the United Federation of Planets, prohibited Federation cloaking devices. This agreement has been a source of controversy in Starfleet, where some officers believed it severely limited tactical options and put the Federation at a disadvantage. Although the Federation initially agreed to follow the treaty after the destruction of the Romulan homeworld, in early 2409 Starfleet was authorized to develop and implement cloaking technology on selected ships.

[Console - Universal - Cloaking Device] is a universal starship console that grants the basic Cloak ability. It is available from the Galaxy Dreadnought Cruiser and the Tactical Escort Retrofit, but can also be equipped on the Aquarius Light Escort and Avenger Battlecruiser and their variants. Adding the consoles from the two other Tactical Escort ships gives a three set bonus from Stealth Fighter Set which turns it into a Battle Cloak, but this is only possible for Tier 5 or higher starships.

A Battle Cloak is also available from the Starfleet Assault Cruiser Technology Set 3 set bonus, available to the Intel Assault Cruiser. One of the three consoles of that set, [Console - Universal - Incremental Phase Cloaking Device], functions as a primitive cloaking device but with very different functionality to the normal devices mentioned above. 32nd century starships have an enhanced variant of the Battle Cloak that activates faster.

While not a traditional cloaking device, the Section 31 Dark Mode provides a stealth bonus and invisibility near-equivalent to a basic cloaking device, and provides a similar damage boost at termination of the mode.

By the 32nd century, the Federation has begun using cloaking devices regularly and most of their ships are equipped with an innate Federation Battle Cloak (32c.).

Tier 5 with [Console - Universal - Cloaking Device]:

Tier 5 with Stealth Fighter Set 3-piece set bonus:

Tier 6 with Stealth Fighter Set 3-piece set bonus:

Tier 5 with Starfleet Assault Cruiser Technology Set 3-piece set bonus:

Tier 6 with Starfleet Assault Cruiser Technology Set 3-piece set bonus:

Tier 6:

Section 31 Command Heavy Battlecruiser

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Cross-faction starships[]

Any starship can be cloaked by using either [Console - Universal - Hull Image Refractors] or [Console - Universal - Voth Phase Decoy]. Alternatively, some starships have a native cloaking ability that doesn't depend on any console.

Tier 5:

Tier 6:

Na'kuhl Daemosh Science Vessel

Na'kuhl Tadaari Raider

Na'kuhl Acheros Battlecruiser

Ouroboros Temporal Raider

Terran Adamant Heavy Raider

Tier 6:

Temer Alliance Raider

Tier 6:

Terran Eagle Pilot Raider

The Voth Cloak Technologies set grants the following starships:

Voth Cloak when 2 pieces are equipped

Voth Battle Cloak when 3 pieces are equipped

Tier 5:

Tier 6:

Kwejian Pilot Frigate

Eisenberg Star Cruiser

Tier 6:

Emerald Chain Intel Juggernaut

Quantum Singularity Manipulation[]

Quantum Singularity Manipulation is a form of cloaking available as an active reputation trait from the Romulan Reputation. It cloaks the player's ship, regardless of the ship or player faction, and allows the ship to continue firing without breaking the cloak.

Aiding cloak tactics[]

The efficiency of cloak's stealth is linked to the player's Starship Stealth and their ship's auxiliary power level. However, there are a number of other factors that can aid cloaking tactics;

Traits[]

Trait	Effect	Source
Assault Formation Theta	Attack Pattern Omega, Decloaking grants Torpedo: High Yield 3, Weapon Crit Chance, and Turn Rate.	Legendary T'liss Light Intel Warbird
Concealed Repairs	When you Cloak or Placate an enemy, Heal and recharge Bridge Officer abilities.	[Infinity Prize Pack: Starship Trait]
Deadly Appearances	Decloaking grants Shield Pen, Weapon Haste	Legendary B'rel Pilot Bird-of-Prey
Enhanced Cloaking Integration	Buffs when Entering/Exiting Cloak When Entering Cloak: +100% Turn Rate and Flight Speed for 8 sec (or until Exiting Cloak) Restore +4% Max Hull per sec for 8 sec (or until Exiting Cloak) When Exiting Cloak: __% Firing Cycle Haste for Energy Weapons for 8 sec (scales with Aux Power)	Janeway Command Science Vessel
Hunter's Instinct	Cloaking within seconds of destroying a foe placates nearby foes. Ambush damage reduces targets' damage resistance.	Klingon Recruitment
Infiltrator Infiltrator/boff	+_% Defense After Decloaking, increases the duration of your Ambush damage boost by 10 +_ Stealth, when using Cloak abilities	Remans
Maquis Tactics	+10% Bonus All Damage from cloak ambush	[Infinity Prize Pack: Personal Trait (Space)]
Pirate Pirate/boff	+_% Bonus All Damage +_ Starship Stealth	Nausicaans and Hierarchy
Romulan Operative Romulan Operative/boff	+_% Critical Chance +_% Critical Severity +_% Power Recharge Speed for Cloaking	Romulans
Subterfuge/boff	+_ Starship Stealth +_% Defense +_% Decloak Damage	Romulans and Remans
Warp Shadow Decoy	Creates a Warp Shadow of your ship for 15 seconds that will taunt NPC enemy starships when you cloak.	Aelahl Light Warbird Battlecruiser
Exitus Acta Probat	Intelligence Abilities and Jam Sensors add 500 Stealth for 20 seconds.	Section 31 Intel Science Destroyer

Duty officers[]

Quality	Ship duty effect	Doffs
R VR	Increases Auxiliary power by 15 while using Cloak, Mask Energy Signature or Phase Shift, which will in turn improve your ship's stealth effectiveness. +25 Auxiliary Power while Cloaked	Super-rare recruitment: Jalik Surr, Patriarch Chu'raft Gamma Quadrant Elite: Paulapo, M'eshau Krenim Temporal specialists: Meulpsi, Mautayse Temporal recruitment doff: Zil'ik'chzi
Un R VR	Allows any accumulated Singularity Charge to decay at a slower rate while under the effects of any Cloaking Device. Reduces decay of Singularity Charge by 15/20/25% while under Cloak	Tal Shiar Command code: Vkas, Niheh, Dalar, Suran

Penetration of cloaks[]

Cruiser Refit torpedo — An Emission-Seeking Torpedo heading towards a cloaked ship

Your Perception and certain abilities can help you penetrate an enemy's cloak. The value of these abilities are primarily in PvP. In many PvE queues and missions an NPC cloaks for plot reasons and cannot be detected. Of note, abilities include;

Cloaked mines[]

Mines can sometimes be cloaked until activated. Examples of these include the those from the Tractor Beam Mine Launcher and the Subspace Anesthezine Mine.

Personal cloaks[]

Personal cloaking goes under a variety of names but is most frequently seen among NPCs as the Jem'Hadar Shroud. As a player ability is also termed a Stealth Module.

External Links[]

Cloaking device at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki.
Cloaking device at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek Wiki.

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Cloak

Contents

Use by factions[]

Types of cloaking device[]

Innate cloaking abilities[]

Standard cloak[]

Battle Cloak[]

Enhanced Battle Cloak[]

Equipment cloaking abilities[]

Bridge officer cloak abilities[]

Starships with cloaking devices[]

Romulan starships[]

Klingon starships[]

Federation starships[]

Cross-faction starships[]

Quantum Singularity Manipulation[]

Aiding cloak tactics[]

Traits[]

Duty officers[]

Penetration of cloaks[]

Cloaked mines[]

Personal cloaks[]

External Links[]

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