Crew List

MED/SEC/SCI. Lieutenant Watley definitely knew a stud when she saw one, and 1701 Bashir, sporting an appropriately dweeby haircut, qualifies. Though his voyage rank won't impress, that's actually pretty par for the course for almost everyone with this skill set.

Don't believe me? Defensive Phlox, Twilight T'Pol, Fury Kes; all of them pretty 'weak' voyagers relative to the new CMD/DIP/SEC hotness - and yet, in spite of that, you'll always find them punching above their weight precisely because of how rarely these skills are found together.

The only reason he isn't ranked higher is due to his Chad cousin, Captive Bashir, filling a similar niche with a stronger base and voyage rank - but when it comes to MED primary cards, you can never have too many.

What do you picture when you hear the word Agnes? Someone old, someone not quite with the times, or perhaps someone cursed with a name that makes them seem like they're destined to live to 89 and have fifteen cats, am I right? Well, Ms. Jurati bucks that image quite handily, showing an excellent grasp of what the people want - and that's Cheesecake Seven.

Now, I would never dream of saying that she can come close to that leviathan's impact, but it's a name worth mentioning, regardless. Scoring two stat boosting collections (that might be expanded soon, ala Diplomat), a unique skill set for 4* crew, and a half decent voyage score that she will outperform, she even has a relatively bankable event future thanks to her firmly established place on La Sirena.

Will you freeze her? Eventually. But it'll be a long road, getting from here to there - and while you're traversing that road, this cute as a button, capable of murder (twice!), brilliantly unique card will be at your side long after you thought you'd need her.

Burnham, Burnham, Burnham! I'm sick to death of hearing about Burnham! Burnham Brady strikes again with another top shelf crew including the first showing of MED from the character to get her on the scoreboard across all six skills. As the only variant with any appreciable DIP, she'll have shuttle duty on lock and makes for a fine event pack consolation prize if you need to get your hands on Boobs Mudd.

A hefty voyage score is further enhanced by a skill order that's unique among super rares (Q2, War Correspondent Jake) and should bump any number of other DIP super rares to the freezer. Fugitive lacks frills, but hits the base/voyage/event triad like several of her other versions and has the right skill set for her situation.

Classic DB. There was no way they were going to let Runaway Po's reign as #1 Purple Disco ENG last longer than a hiccup. Since the comparison is recent and hanging low for us already, the collections and ENG base line up, but Saru's voyage efficacy and trait set are steps down.

Still an excellent crew on his own merits, Saru contributes two stat-boosting collections, solid base power, and good-not-great voyage work with ENG/SCI being a very common pairing. Discovery's event eligibility has been the talk around town for most of 2019, but until proven otherwise, it's a plus attribute for crew, provided you're not overloaded with options. With a seemingly uneventable group of traits, you'll be looking for an uptick in variant events if the megas stop. Speculation aside, Saru is the rare collection jewel with the daily stats to back it up and certainly worth fusing if your Jury Rigger collection is incomplete.

A "solid" super rare Burnham - stop me if you've heard this one before. Her overstuffed skill set goes a long way toward neutralizing a strong on-paper voyage rank, but the DIP primary is not a lost cause for shuttles and joins Fugitive Burnham as the only appreciable representation of that skill for her (many) future events.

In addition to incrementally more interesting traits than your typical Burnham variant, the best element of this crew for newer players is a +9 attack boost on ships which comes online at six seconds and is an excellent medium-term Skirmish and Arena asset attached to a crew who you'd have to thaw regularly anyway.

I'm going to tell you a story.
Just a while ago, during the Hologram mega, I tried a second account at the worst time.
A more motley lineup of event crew you've never seen, from Minuet to Harriman.
Po might actually be better than all of them combined.
Boy, I wish I had her as my starting crew and if you snagged her early, good timing!

From top to bottom, Runaway excels and hits several elite high spots.
A great event/base pairing, thanks to Disco, but even better may be her voyage work.
Po slots in as the top ENG/DIP voyager, one of only three in the top 120.
Family runaway or not, Po is one crew you'll want to welcome with open arms.

"Will, I sense that we should have retracted the plank, not removed the plank."

Any roster still using super rares on voyages should welcome aboard MED at every opportunity and AoS Troi, one of only two MED/dip voyagers released over the last year, certainly qualifies. The raw numbers there are worthwhile, but it's in combination with the dearth of that skill set where they shine.

If voyaging the high seas aboard the HMS Enterprise doesn't suit your fancy, Troi has a few other noteworthy offerings. Her MED base won't find much work without a bonus, but edges out Assimilated Troi for tops among super rare variants and comes with a vanity collection spot and (brief) +9 attack boost on ships. Troi is a fantastic get for early-mid game rosters with a somewhat fluffier impact for long time players.

Let's consider the cards that Timelines could have given us from "What Are Little Girl's Made Of". Andrea? Nope. Roger Corby? What are we thinking! Kirk holding the iconic Ruk in what is a memorable image from The Original Series? Don't be daft. No it's regular vanilla kirk, but he's an android inside! God forbid I attempt to get my wallet out for this one...

Regardless of his boring appearance he does boast some unique prowess. He dethrones Desert T'Pol as the top SEC/SCI voyager and comes in quite high in the voyage rankings. His event count is significant enough that you are bound to get get some use for him in the many faction events Kirk is a part of. Like his namesake not the most inspirational card in your roster but certainly not without his use.

A crew from Voyager that’s actually a good...voyager, huzzah he’s worthwhile for both out-going missions and wholesale mass murder! Whilst SEC/CMD is a common combination that most players will get plenty of over time, few can pass the bar for staying power on voyages.

The classic long-term potential from variant events or collections is missing, however he does have a speedy 200% damage boost at six seconds which is sure to turn a few heads in the Arena. Don’t expect to see him on many shuttle seats outside of trait bonus weekends, however, as his bases don’t quite hit the levels to compete with low fused golds, but the fused stats measure up well.

Go go Seven Rangers~! Mighty morphin' Annika here may not seem like a great get right out of the gate, but much like a Megazord, it's in the fusion of good things that you come to something great. For one thing, she's a 4* Borg, so that niggling little collection just got a little easier for those of you who don't want to Immortalise dregs like Lore or One.

For another, much like Jodmos, she has what counts for Super Rare crew as your roster deepens and you stop relying on them for voyages - events, and uncommon bases. Consider the fact that her nearest competition for Seven SEC bases are the laughably underpowered EV Suit Seven, the outclassed Tsunkatse Seven, or the beautiful-but-dead-in-the-water Mademoiselle de Neuf, and you start to see that there's actually tremendous value in a common shuttle seat base when it's tied to a character with a strong event history.

She may not be dual-wielding, and she may not inspire you with her plain, brute strength, but she'll be an essential cog for anyone hoping to build a roster capable of making a dent in Factions. You'll freeze her, no doubt, but unlike some, she'll actually find her way out again.

No, Honey, I was listening. But I can’t this weekend, my mother is stopping by to visit us. Why are you looking at me like that? Folks, be glad that you’re not the one she’s glaring at. The newest model in fusion cuisine, Fury Seven combines with a pricier legendary crew to form a unique and powerful five star Seven. As a standalone super rare, this crew marks the end of the Borg collection requiring a legendary crew to complete and pitches in competent shuttle SCI for events which come at a reasonable clip. But you’ll likely get more use out of her final form provided you can meet the asking price.

As Jimmy Demaret said "Golf and sex are about the only things you can enjoy without being good at" well he clearly forgot about rating images of holographic golfers for a mobile game. In the Super Rare leagues it's always refreshing to get more MED and his combination of DIP/MED is #1 for SR voyagers both in the pair and for DIP/MED/SEC. Nothing overly spectacular about his numbers but for newer rosters it's enough of the right combination to be a boon on any voyage.

He's also close to dethroning Mintakan Troi's domination of the DIP/MED pairings however she still has him beat on shuttles, even if it is a slim margin. No doubt that those who have been cherry picking MED crew over the last year will put him on a straight line for the freezer but those who run a tighter wallet could grab a contender to Captive Bashirs domination of that skill set. Now where did I leave my nine iron...

Alita arrives to kick tribble ass! Well, her inexperienced Starfleet cousin does at any rate. Purple CMD/SCI has not been the most populated pairing until recent times and it makes sense that the Prodigy Of Pike should be quite proficient in this field. Scoring in the top ten for Super Rare voyagers and keeping up with some of the older Legendary cards as a CMD/SCI voyager is no small achievement.

Even for Disco events she's a fine stand-in for shuttle seats, however if you have that field well covered in Legendary crew don’t expect her to ship out every day, and even though her voyage pairings are very respectable for a purple she can be easily replaced with a few citations thrown in the correct direction. Her Crit Bonus ability fires off quick enough to be used with some damage dealers which increases her Arena/Skirmish viability, bearing a striking resemblance to Platonian Kirk or Pel. But for Disco Faction events Lucero is more than useful. She is just a shell, not good, not bad. That part is up to you.

Welcome to Star Trek Timelines, where the points are made up and the traits don’t matter - or just don’t make sense. Despite being on Section 31 business at the time, he doesn’t count for either that faction or as an undercover operative, which is something of a shame. That being said, MED/SCI voyager with a decent event count and the usual dual Bashir collections is still an extensive portfolio. For early to mid game rosters, for whom this combination of skills is a little rarer, he’s going to be extremely valuable, and likely to be phased out only by 5* crew - and even then, ‘phased out’ means he’s still going to be thawed on a semi-regular basis for event work.

One of the few voyage exclusive crew that will legitimately make you curse the RNG gods for depriving you of him for so long. Netting you +1 Vanity and +1 Diplomat would be good enough reason to take even a weak card, but Jannar may well find himself carving out quite a niche in your roster. He brings with him a very Xindi instant damage attack (100% base), and a lovely DIP/SCI/ENG skill set with great voyage power, even after 2019’s influx of excellent voyagers. His event chances are woeful, but as daily contributors go, you can’t ask for much more.

She is the very model of a tired, worn-out skill set.

The numbers look pretty good, and if Discovery megas still include the whole gang or a Pike series launches, Number One can be very handy for many weekends to come.That said, read Riker Odan's note if you want a deeper dive on the subject, but Una Paloma Blanca is the fourth character out of the last seven to feature some combination of a CMD/DIP/SCI skill set. Consider this the BBoBA's official request to the powers that be to move onto something else for a while.

Runaway Po thy name is Scott! Jumping into the deep end of the DIP/ENG pool comes a counterpart to (currently) one of the best SR cards in the game. Coming in at #3 for DIP/ENG voyagers, our confused looking scotsman is a very strong card for those that don't have many legendary options in that category.

His shuttle ENG is superlative for a super rare, it simply lacks opportunity as Scotty maintains red-headed stepchild status and a woeful event clip. However, for a strong DIP/ENG card that ticks off another step of the Jury Rigger list, Scared Scotty easily makes for a card worth keeping.

Debate the vedek. Always, always choose to debate the vedek. Why? Because it’s the only way you’re landing one of the best voyage exclusives. Sporting a top five base SEC, even now, a year and a half on, the Clown brings a meaty secondary ENG and a smattering of traits just brimming with potential (Villain mega?) to bear, handing you voyage power worth considering. In the arena, he flexes his muscles as one of the premier defensive options. A fat stack of evasion and shield repair is available early enough to thwart almost any incoming damage. He may squarely be daily use crew, but what a wonderful daily use crew.

Sistine Chapel she is not, but Christine is still worth snagging. Disappointing release numbers are softened by a MED-led skill set for voyages and two scoops of collections automatically lift her value above many other names. Chapel's base ranking is inflated in a depressed MED skill, but with a smattering of trait potential and the juicy prospect of a second date with Leonardo in a re-run, she may pitch in post-cryo from time to time.

As my mother used to say “A Strong DIP Base Will Get You Far In Life” but then she was a strange woman. Whilst long term players with established rosters will probably freeze Chekov with only his bi-annual events to consider, newer players will get good use out of his strong DIP base and high performing voyage rank.

The future of Chekov is probably on the wane, however, with future events more likely to be Discovery or Picard focused - don’t be surprised if Chekov nets fewer weekend appearances in the future without a robust trait set to break his fall.

Rather like an inferior cover band of a superior artist - or, to put a little more bluntly, a slightly unwelcome second variant for a character with only three appearances - Priestess Siranna may have a higher voyage rank than her less spiritual counterpart, but for skill set, she contributes less, and very little that’s unique outside of a small chunk of early game CMD/MED and potential help unlocking the Quinn node in episode 10.

While she may have been grandfathered into a very healthy event count, we’re about reaching the saturation point when it comes to Discovery 4* crew - by this point, unless you’re scraping the bottom of requisition shuttles every time a mega comes by, you simply don’t need this many to stay competitive, especially not when there are Disco 4* in the portal that offer better bases, collection value and event versatility. For early rosters, she’ll temporarily salve a MEDical emergency, but you’ll be moving on to better crew soon.

Delta Flyer Kim is what you might call a stocking filler card - yes, even though we're in May, shut up, the analogy still works. He's very much not an exciting card, nor is he particularly bad; much like a pack of thin mint chocolates or a Top Gear DVD that you know your mother bought from the budget store, you'll eventually enjoy using him down the road in one of Kim's eventual Faction events, and if you haven't been cultivating your CMD/ENG, you'll find him palatable until you find a better upgrade.

I do somewhat wish that Star Trek's first confirmed vaper had more auspicious card than this, but since that aspiration went all up in blackberry flavoured smoke, I suppose this'll have to do. Raffi's numbers are rather less inspiring than her conspiracy theories, barely breaking into the top 20 when it comes to DIP bases, and she's going to slide way out of your voyage rankings before you know it.

Her Gambler trait and the inevitable Picard events will keep her relevant, as will her somewhat snappy 200% damage at 8 seconds, but she's not the kind of event crew I can see keeping unfrozen if you've already progressed past her daily numbers. Just be wary of her temper when you decide you need her again.

A handsome MED base isn’t going to do you much good on a daily basis unless you’re Culber, but Siranna narrowly escapes the horrifying black hole where a lot of DIP/MED crew disappear to thanks to a healthy voyage rank. She may lapse into event obscurity unless we see that Gardener mega I’m hoping for, but on a day-to-day basis, she’s going to be fairly helpful, especially for those whose MED options are thin on the ground. Check back in a year - time might be kinder to her, depending on future Disco event prospects; the only 4* Disco MED is quite attractive in a lady, after all.

Hoo boy. Well, let’s start off with the positives - for one, that cape. For another, Tyler grandfathers his way into a prodigious event count, and his bases are certainly serviceable if you missed a lot of the newer Discovery crew (#2 base SEC among the 4* crew). He’s even useable in the Arena, with a somewhat slow but powerful straight Attack boost. And yet, he still falls short of his more well groomed brother, Lt. Tyler, missing his more desirable shuttle seating and his Pilot unlock, meaning that outside of that event work, he’s not really going to be doing a lot for you that a lot of other cards can’t.

Added on top of this is the fact that we’ve officially entered the stage of the game where even a 1/5 can top a 4/4’s contributions when it comes to event seating. As a result, you might find yourself struggling to justify sending this particular Torchbearer out on even requisition shuttles ahead of other, more versatile options. Sorry, Clem Fandango.

I was tempted, writing this note, to simply tell you that he's not very good and that you should wait for the better hologram versions to roll in. But that's not the Big Book way, so let's go by the numbers.

Sub-par voyage ranking for the most common skill set in the game: check. CMD base that doesn't break top ten: check. Event count inflated by trait megas that we likely won't see hit again except for the occasional one-off: check. Honestly, the only reason we're talking about him is Picard events, where he'll be useable to obtain better crew. It's a shame such a fun character has been rendered so hol-low (geddit?), but ah well. Maybe he'll be redeemed with a hunky shirtless upgrade somewhere down the line.

Sporting a strong CMD base and suspiciously shiny portrait, this particular Picard is perhaps a little generic, but still quite a nice bonus for those lucky enough to snag him from dilemmas. Mostly a weekend warrior, netting you Picard bonuses that are going to multiply as we get closer to Sir Patrick’s resurrection to the small screen. A boring skill set, no collections and a bad ship ability hold him back from better utility.

One might expect the entry for this joke character to be nothing but silly references to his episode, but that would be stupid. And we are not stupid. We are smart.

Creepy Uncle Greb is a mishmash of useful and humorous. His ENG proficiency and arena ability are certainly referential to his role on-screen, but at the least the latter is fairly useful. While the ship battle speed up button may blur the lines between initialization times, faster is still better and Greb's big attack boost coming online at six seconds puts him in good stead with early-to-mid-game rosters.

Greb's bases are somewhat at odds with each other, however. A fittingly pitiful ENG score handicaps any voyage potential, leaving him in the tank alongside bottom barrel 3-skillers, while a pretty substantial DIP base makes him a possible surprise shuttle pilot when/if one of his obscure traits get called for event work. He's the #2 overall DIP option for Criminal and Thief while easily besting the other super rare Villains.

Noting specific ranks usually gets us in trouble for outdated notes down the line, but we want to be nothing if not persistent in highlighting the nice niche that Greb should be able to exploit sometime in the future.

Lefler's trait album is littered with singles that are just too crowded to get any event airtime down the line, which handicaps a respectable ENG base. The lone exception, Innovator, did pop in 2019, though it likely provides better value for its collection spot. In the arena, her weak active ability has her behind too many other options to register on the value radar and undercuts an interesting and otherwise useful initialization time.

The base and voyage numbers are there in a vacuum, but in the tree ring slice of our current timeline, her near clone, Safecracker Nog, was just available from an event, while you'd be looking to fuse Lefler from a 6-pack. A character-driven crew who will hurt for impact opportunities beyond the early/mid-game.

Who? Tau Ceti? Tau Cannon? One of several crew in a niche subset of cards which have strong shuttle and voyage numbers, but slim long-term utility and cost a bundle to fuse from a weekday pack.

If you just HAVE to have Tau for his role in everybody's favorite *checks notes* Voyager episode in which Janeway hang glides with Gimli while wearing a dress, then you'll be crossing your fingers for Saboteur, Criminal, or even Scoundrel to hit (again) on some Faction action down the line to give him value beyond the early-mid game.

Look at that face. Isn’t that the face of a hero? For those of you who remember this thoroughly middle of the road episode of DS9, you probably either dislike or thoroughly loathe this piece of wet toast, and this card doesn’t do him any favours. SCI/CMD/DIP is the new CMD/DIP/SEC, and with his traits exhausted (Civilian or Trill mega seems unlikely), the most Arjin can offer you is merely okay voyage use on a fledgling roster, and a +9 Accuracy boost in the Arena. Freeze and forget.

Almost purely designed around the one thing that doesn’t show up on sensors - the Cool Factor. He doesn’t count as a variant of Worf, has no Gauntlet work, and while his ship ability kicks into gear at a snappy seven seconds, it just doesn’t feel competitive enough. Immortalising this voyage-only crew is mostly a project for collectors - he sports an excellent DIP base that you’ll find handy for Klingon events, and he lands you a +1 Inspiring, but otherwise, don’t be afraid to lay this one-scene wonder to rest in the freezer for most of the year.

Consistently inconsistent, McCoy has multiple events in each calendar year, but only three with a Faction component. If you go to the trouble of snagging this voyage exclusive from a three part dilemma, the odds are you won’t still need to finish his Physician collection leaving just some irregular event work in his wake.

The textbook definition of a manufactured triumph, Solok's only possible value to even young rosters has to be his (we hope) eventual addition to the Play Ball vanity collection, and even then, he's probably one of the worst cards there.

At some point, you have to ask yourself what you're collecting two skill, non-event crew for, and honestly, you're going to run out of good answers for that question. If we ever get an Athlete mega, he will be . . . a pilot. Yessiree, he certainly will be a pilot.

RIVA'S CHORUS: Welcome to my note, dear friends!

RIVA'S CHORUS WARRIOR: It fills me with joy that you have fond memories of me, both as representation of the deaf community and as a symbol of what it means to persevere despite tragedy and extreme adversity. I don't even mind that you sometimes refer to me as "Ginger Jesus."

RIVA'S CHORUS SCHOLAR: But I know you've looked at my stats, and the numbers aren't great. The big DIP base, while perfectly in keeping of a diplomat of my stature, will find few chances to be of much use with my esoteric trait set, and my lack of a third skill means I will never set foot on a voyage. Although, if we're being honest, even the second skill is a stretch. Do I look like a scientist?

RIVA'S CHORUS BALANCE: I know full well that no matter how much you like me as a character, in a best-case scenario I will end up in your cryostasis vault in short order. Outside of a Diplomat collection spot, I really don't have much to offer. Perhaps, if a Telepath or Cultural Figure mega pops up in the future, we shall meet again. Until then, farewell.

Girl, look at that body. Full marks to Sulu for picking up a collection spot, but that DIP base body is as empty calories as it gets. Flipping through the pages of Sulu's event profile, we see an off-the-wall Pilot mega, potentially eating up his most/only eventable trait, and the ugly, stock-standard trait set of Human/Starfleet/Federation which is simply a stat padder.

Sulu's first event feature didn't provide a bonus for variants, his second was supposed to, but was bugged, and his third was his first, latest, and only event value for long-suffering Takei fans over a four year stretch. Thin event potential automatically puts him ahead of several other collection-only choices, but that's as ringing of an endorsement as we can muster.

“Human females are so repulsive!” Not quite as repulsive as about 90% of the card. From skill set to traits to event chances to simple stat ranks, Lursa and B'Etor are repugnant. But on ships, they're worth the admittedly cheap cost of fusion. Newer players will want (need) a strong attack crew to help them climb the arena ranks and progress through Skirmish difficulties to reap the lavish rewards of the event type. The duo may activate a bit slower than some of the more popular options, but can be built deterministically by any level of roster.

Hello darkness my old friend . . . well, if you’re here, you’ve discovered that you, too, can pervert nature with transporter accidents. What do you get for your trouble? Well, you get an easy collection, ten traits, and a bit of an odd animal, honestly. Counting as a version of both Tuvok and Neelix, and netting you Vulcan faction bonuses, you’d be forgiven for thinking he’s an event monster, but his bases simply don’t support long term use. His Gauntlet pair is competitive in lower ranks, but will quickly lose potency - and a falling voyage total means he’ll be quickly outclassed there, too. Depending on your flow of rare crew, you can have him fully fused without waiting for a pull or an event, and a good skill set means he’s better than his numbers suggest, but in the end, he’s bound for the freezer . . . or Captain Janeway’s farm upstate.

Who would have thought that a former Miss America would be a part of your geeky roster, strange days. Best DIP/CMD shuttle pilot would be her top accolade if it weren't for a trait set low on potential. As bonus pools for her traits balloon out of control, Arandis will likely be forgotten in cryostasis. Should you end up with a complete set of four she might get a small amount of work on shuttles whilst the heavy hitters are out on a CMD/DIP voyage but with a non-existent event count don’t expect her to do much more than add another click on the collection count.

Hey, champ, what has two thumbs and is totally forgettable? Paul Stubbs. How ya doing? The best we can say is he will be fine as a warm body on a Skirmish ship. Beyond that, SCI and ENG are the bacon-and-eggs skill duo of any Trek scientist-of-the-week, and a handful of nondescript or overloaded traits mean his chances for post-mega work are pretty slim. If you do choose to freeze and forget him, he will nab a spot in the Daystrom Award collection, if you need it. Think of it as your reward to yourself. For patience.

Big Book janitor and spreadsheet syntax enthusiast Captain Idol lobbied hard for a tier 10 ranking for Bev, which should give you an idea of the sort of stretches of uselessness she potentially offers your roster.

Bev has never been (and likely will never be) an event player - even Whizz kid Wes almost doubles mom's event tally. But despite the thinnest collection value possible, she does own competent bases, a few potentially eventable traits, and theoretical bridge crew status, making her a probably thaw candidate some time in the future when you least expect it.

As with a lot of voyage-only crew, Lucien is someone to keep on side mostly for the cool factor. Although he brings handy voyage numbers to the table, by the time you star him up, you won't need them. He clearly lacks in all other areas except the possibility of a couple trait megas where he’ll probably be flying your requisition shuttles. You know what they say - the Devil finds work for idle hands.

His time in the sun came and went during the Dominion mega (#4 Dominion CMD), but if you didn’t have him, then you weren’t missing much. An unimpressive base CMD and voyage score that just doesn’t play with his skill set make this cookie cutter crew more of a hassle than he’s really worth. Depending on your luck with Dilemmas, you may need to spend some campaign citations to unlock his best offering; a spot in the Diplomat collection.

A fan favourite character sadly destined to be forgotten about. DB was playing it far too safe with this aspiring commander and as a result there is little to be redeemed from either her stats or her traits. Snap her back to being a first year cadet or suffer her smug grin taking up a potential useful slot in your roster. Shelby, you’re in my way...

The only super rare variant of Guinan and, unfortunately, the least impressive of them all. If you earn her first copy from achievements, it’s perhaps best to leave her unclaimed for a little while until you net another star from voyages or have campaign citations to burn. Saddled with bad bases and vaguely uneventable traits, this imp will contribute little in the long run outside of 65% gauntlet crit in everybody’s favorite ‘Guinan Gauntlet’ - and even then, usually amongst walls of her much bigger sisters. She’s a Ron Popeil special - just freeze and forget if you luck out or pay the price to fuse.

In some alternate universe, finding value from this delightful Deltan would be the actual Kobayashi Maru. In the past, we've hawked the Romantic trait like we're on commission, but now worn by crew numbering well intro triple digits (and far bigger than any event bonus pool to date), we're giving that trait a Viking burial until and unless DB pulls a White Rabbit out of their hats.

Lacking any statistically unique or useful offering (yea, we've looked at the 2-skill voyage metrics) and with a painfully thin trait set, your pack pulling Persis-tence will be rewarded with a one-way ticket to cryostasis.

In an endeavour to get Captain Pike’s torpedo to launch, Rigel Vina is another bit of Talosian trickery. But not even Roddenberry’s legendary soft lens could convince us to blow our (dilithium) load on this crew. Without any interesting gauntlet/arena/collection considerations that normally save other two-skillers, Vina’s packing only four traits with bloated crew pools which may put weekend relevance out of reach. Even if her dress sense were to convince DB to count her for Lwaxana events, this is not a crew who can justify her spot on your roster.

Listen, if you are going up against George Costanza you had better have the power to back it up with. Blue meanie certainly does have a numerical advantage over other crew in his class, however they are not quite in the right areas to provide any meaningful difference over other, better crew.

He potentially has some use in shuttles on the incredible rare chance that one of his four traits might theoretically appear in an event sometime in the future. But then he would be fighting for a seat over both Graduation and Prospect Burnham who sequentially are more powerful and feature much more often. He’s a less useful Feezal Phlox, an inferior Indignant Seven, a vastly terrible...well, you get the idea.

Let's be honest here, in the future when you look back at all the great characters to grace your crew roster, the strange Irish hologram brandishing his book of "Faerie Magick" is one probably best forgotten, much like the episode he hails from.

His obscurity matches his rankings and he sports an incredibly lacklustre DIP/SEC combination with voyage numbers too deep in the drink to even consider talking about. He sold his decent traits for another bottle of booze and sits in the long queue of DIP crew waiting for a seat on a shuttle that will never come. Saints preserve us and send him on his way.

A card that resembles her prowess at transporter techniques, this Tuesday wonder is less a useful card than it is decoration for your Motion Picture inspired bridge crew. Don't let her determined expression lead you into thinking that her engineering prospects are half way good because frankly she gets outpaced by most of the commonly available Portal crew. No event bonus, no collection bonuses and two lackluster skills. Her only variant bonus comes from a common card that the Little Book didn't care for. Consider her for the upcoming TOS mega but don't expect to see her on many shuttles.

Considering the charges of vagrancy, this particular Braxton does in fact have a home - a special place and a warm bed, right here in tier 10. With event chances as pitiable as these (Temporal Agent has about 4 crew, so don't expect a mega out of that), any two skiller would struggle to find relevance, but the SCI/CMD stack is a horse that isn't so much beaten as it is turned into a fine pulp. It may not be the future's end, but it certainly is an ignominious one for poor ol' Braxton.