Appendix B2: Major Specifics

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Version: 5.0 | Updated: 06/09/2025
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Glossary

Specialist Mission Cycle for Major rank

The specialist missions for Major rank follows the cycle as shown below.

To find out the correct sequence number for the corresponding details of a specific specialist mission, use the formula (Specialist Mission Number) % 80.

The % symbol means modulo. This means take the Specialist Mission Number, divide it by 80, and take the remainder as the answer.
For example, if the mission number is #3347, then the sequence number is 67. [3347 ÷ 80 = 41 with a remainder of 67)

Sequence No	Mission Venue	Mission Type	Specialist Mission Tier	Theme	Ship #1	Ship #2	Ship #3	Ship #4	Ship #5
00.	Ceres Major	General (−Lasers)	A-Tier	Laser Storm Ships	Fujin	Buhloo	Elyon	Ogon
01.	Dovacoon Forge	Dart/Boomerang/Pellet	B-Tier	Phoenix HD Ships	Phoenix	Corsair	Trinity	Shogun	Mirage
02.	Gau Prime	Dart/Boomerang/Laser	A-Tier	Laser Storm Ships	Elyon	Ogon	Essin	Lokie	Scuuxun
03.	Dovacoon Forge	Laser/Shuriken	B-Tier	Mega Laser Ships	Havoc	Arietis	Ex04239	Exarch	Neni
04.	Dovacoon Forge	General (−Pellets)	A-Tier	Missile Swarm Ships	Proxymar	Ex04239	Corsair	Kibarrax
05.	Gau Prime	Laser/Pellet	B-Tier	Point Defence Ships	Wrackr	Arietis	Proteus	AB8/Klyn	Luna
06.	Gau Prime	Dart/MIRV	A-Tier	Stun EMP Ships	NC-150	Mist Star	Oran	Czar	Torrent
07.	Zhey Auna	Shuriken/Boomerang/MIRV	B-Tier	Teleporters	Tillat'Or	Aurora	Vani-Vith	Barret	Claymore
08.	Arcology CQ-6	Laser/Shuriken	A-Tier	Vorpal Lance Ships	Exarch	Wraith	Neni	Naya
09.	Ceres Major	Shuriken/MIRV_A	B-Tier	Barrier Ships	Jn'Dur	Razor VI	Kada Veni	Qhelqod	Stinger
10.	Ceres Major	General (−Lasers)	A-Tier	Chrono Field Ships	Baqlor	Hime	Yigothu	Njörun	Trinity
11.	Dovacoon Forge	Dart/Boomerang/Pellet	B-Tier	Phalanx Ships	502-Q8	Valkyrie	Lorilou	Esperon
12.	Gau Prime	Dart/Boomerang/Laser	A-Tier	Ion Cannon Ships	Barret	Sonah	NC-271	Polaris
13.	Arcology CQ-6	Dart/Boomerang/Pellet	B-Tier	Kappa Drive Ships	Oran	Ogon	Von Braun	Zephyr	Marauder
14.	Gau Prime	General (−Boomerangs)	A-Tier	Boooom	Veil	Jn'Dur	Proxymar	Valkyrie
15.	Ceres Major	General (−Boomerangs)	B-Tier	Reflex EMP Ships	Yigothu	Scuuxun	Starless	Zimitr	Jeria
16.	Blight, Sector[3,84]	Shuriken/Boomerang/MIRV	A-Tier	Shields up!	Geist	Gorthaur	Torrent	Centurion
17.	Blight, Sector[3,84]	Shuriken/Boomerang/MIRV	B-Tier	Spray & Pray	Photurius	Arietis	Dragonfly	AB8/Klyn
18.	Zhey Auna	Shuriken/Boomerang/MIRV	A-Tier	Fire and Forget	Cinnri	Heechi	Reaper	Claymore
19.	Ceres Major	Shuriken/MIRV_A	B-Tier	Speedy Ships	Proxymar	Ex04239	Shogun	Kibarrax	Naya
20.	Ceres Major	General (−Lasers)	A-Tier	Powerful Ships	Razor VI	Cinnri	Photurius	Aurora
21.	Zhey Auna	Dart/Boomerang/Pellet	B-Tier	Boooom	Krillou	Kada Veni	Juggernaut	Mistral
22.	Gau Prime	Dart/Boomerang/Laser	A-Tier	Fire and Forget	Mist Star	Vuxine	Von Braun	Heechi	Gladius
23.	Dovacoon Forge	Shuriken/Boomerang/MIRV	B-Tier	Mega Laser Ships	Fujin	Tempest	Cinnri	Lorilou
24.	Dovacoon Forge	General (−Pellets)	A-Tier	Teleporters	Xaniea	Prime X	Vani-Vith	Icarus	Claymore
25.	Gau Prime	Laser/Pellet	B-Tier	Vorpal Lance Ships	Vani-Vith	Saber	Antioch	Icarus	Jeria
26.	Arcology CQ-6	Dart/Pellet/Laser	A-Tier	Kappa Drive Ships	Shinova	Mist Star	Vuxine	Gladius	Polaris
27.	Zhey Auna	Shuriken/Boomerang/MIRV	B-Tier	Missile Swarm Ships	Geist	Corsair	Uhb	Kibarrax
28.	Arcology CQ-6	Laser/Shuriken	A-Tier	Point Defence Ships	Wrackr	Orion	AB8/Klyn	Widget	Luna
29.	Ceres Major	Shuriken/MIRV_A	B-Tier	Barrier Ships	Tillat'Or	Gorthaur	Heechi	Sakura	Predator
30.	Ceres Major	Dart/Boomerang/Pellet	A-Tier	Reflex EMP Ships	Saber	Sonah	Shogun	Predator
31.	Dovacoon Forge	Dart/Boomerang/Pellet	B-Tier	Shields up!	Geist	Atlas	Essin	Antioch	Centurion
32.	Blight, Sector[3,84]	Shuriken/Boomerang/MIRV	A-Tier	Boooom	Wrackr	Buhloo	Baqlor	Dragonfly	Qhelqod
33.	Dovacoon Forge	Laser/Shuriken	B-Tier	Bullet EMP Ships	Veil	Tempest	Phoenix	Juggernaut	Mirage
34.	Dovacoon Forge	General (−Pellets)	A-Tier	Laser Storm Ships	Fujin	Buhloo	Havoc	Xaniea	Reaper
35.	Gau Prime	Laser/Pellet	B-Tier	Stun EMP Ships	Krillou	Cinnri	Czar	Photurius	Nimbus
36.	Gau Prime	Dart/MIRV	A-Tier	Ion Cannon Ships	Dragonfly	Barret	X-81	Polaris	Xavis
37.	Blight, Sector[3,84]	Shuriken/Boomerang/MIRV	B-Tier	Fire and Forget	Von Braun	Gladius	Reaper	Claymore	Banshee
38.	Arcology CQ-6	Laser/Shuriken	A-Tier	Speedy Ships	Trireme	Exarch	Wraith	Icarus	Centurion
39.	Ceres Major	Shuriken/MIRV_A	B-Tier	Mega Laser Ships	502-Q8	Hime	Proteus	X-81	Lorilou
40.	Ceres Major	General (−Lasers)	A-Tier	Teleporters	Trireme	Aurora	Prime X	Icarus	Claymore
41.	Dovacoon Forge	Dart/Boomerang/Pellet	B-Tier	Vorpal Lance Ships	Exarch	Wraith	Icarus	Jeria	Naya
42.	Gau Prime	Dart/Boomerang/Laser	A-Tier	Kappa Drive Ships	Mist Star	Oran	Elyon	Ogon	Marauder
43.	Dovacoon Forge	Laser/Shuriken	B-Tier	Boooom	Proxymar	Buhloo	Wraith	Kibarrax	Mistral
44.	Dovacoon Forge	General (−Pellets)	A-Tier	Missile Swarm Ships	Geist	Atlas	Von Braun	Prime X	Uhb
45.	Gau Prime	Laser/Pellet	B-Tier	Point Defence Ships	Tar'Cah	Yoth-Hola	Vuxine	Zephyr	Widget
46.	Arcology CQ-6	Dart/Boomerang/Pellet	A-Tier	Barrier Ships	Kada Veni	Sakura	Predator	Stinger
47.	Blight, Sector[3,84]	Shuriken/Boomerang/MIRV	B-Tier	Chrono Field Ships	Yigothu	Njörun	Trinity
48.	Arcology CQ-6	Laser/Shuriken	A-Tier	Phalanx Ships	Hunter	Boxer	Marauder	Zhetass
49.	Blight, Sector[3,84]	Shuriken/Boomerang/MIRV	B-Tier	Reflex EMP Ships	Boxer	Uhb	AB8/Klyn	Lyova	Nimbus
50.	Ceres Major	General (−Lasers)	A-Tier	Shields up!	NC-150	Phoenix	Essin	Gorthaur	Njörun
51.	Dovacoon Forge	Dart/Boomerang/Pellet	B-Tier	Spray & Pray	Jn'Dur	Xaniea	Gorthaur	Lokie
52.	Gau Prime	Dart/Boomerang/Laser	A-Tier	Fire and Forget	Kada Veni	Cinnri	Hime	X-81	Esperon
53.	Dovacoon Forge	Laser/Shuriken	B-Tier	Powerful Ships	Phoenix	Aurora	Trinity	AB8/Klyn	Mirage
54.	Dovacoon Forge	General (−Pellets)	A-Tier	Boooom	Proxymar	Buhloo	Baqlor	Wraith	Kibarrax
55.	Gau Prime	Laser/Pellet	B-Tier	Mega Laser Ships	Razor VI	Cinnri	Arietis	Ex04239	Exarch
56.	Gau Prime	Dart/MIRV	A-Tier	Teleporters	Tillat'Or	Aurora	Sakura	Hunter	Trinity
57.	Zhey Auna	Dart/Boomerang/Pellet	B-Tier	Vorpal Lance Ships	Saber	Antioch	Icarus	Neni
58.	Arcology CQ-6	Laser/Shuriken	A-Tier	Kappa Drive Ships	Vuxine	Heechi	Zephyr	Gladius	Polaris
59.	Gau Prime	Dart/Pellet/Laser	B-Tier	Bullet EMP Ships	Shinova	Veil	Phoenix	Mirage
60.	Ceres Major	General (−Lasers)	A-Tier	Laser Storm Ships	Fujin	Buhloo	Elyon	Ogon
61.	Blight, Sector[3,84]	Shuriken/MIRV_A	B-Tier	Stun EMP Ships	NC-150	Torrent	Nimbus	Zimitr
62.	Gau Prime	Dart/Boomerang/Laser	A-Tier	Ion Cannon Ships	Dragonfly	Barret	X-81	Polaris	Xavis
63.	Dovacoon Forge	Laser/Shuriken	B-Tier	Fire and Forget	Yoth-Hola	Mist Star	Orion	Sonah	Claymore
64.	Dovacoon Forge	General (−Pellets)	A-Tier	Speedy Ships	Buhloo	Baqlor	Corsair	Qhelqod	Nimbus
65.	Gau Prime	Laser/Pellet	B-Tier	Boooom	Veil	Krillou	Jn'Dur	Juggernaut	Valkyrie
66.	Gau Prime	Dart/MIRV	A-Tier	Missile Swarm Ships	Trireme	Geist	Von Braun	Prime X	Corsair
67.	Blight, Sector[3,84]	Shuriken/Boomerang/MIRV	B-Tier	Point Defence Ships	Tar'Cah	Zephyr	AB8/Klyn	Widget	Luna
68.	Arcology CQ-6	Laser/Shuriken	A-Tier	Barrier Ships	Razor VI	Sakura	Predator	Qhelqod	Stinger
69.	Ceres Major	Shuriken/MIRV_A	B-Tier	Reflex EMP Ships	Uhb	Shogun	Nimbus	Starless	Jeria
70.	Ceres Major	General (−Lasers)	A-Tier	Shields up!	Jericho	Yoth-Hola	Gorthaur	Widget	Zhetass
71.	Dovacoon Forge	Dart/Boomerang/Pellet	B-Tier	Mega Laser Ships	Fujin	Tempest	Havoc	Photurius	Neni
72.	Gau Prime	Dart/Boomerang/Laser	A-Tier	Teleporters	Sakura	Hunter	Barret	Trinity	Luna
73.	Dovacoon Forge	Laser/Shuriken	B-Tier	Vorpal Lance Ships	Vani-Vith	Gladius	Saber	Antioch	Neni
74.	Dovacoon Forge	General (−Pellets)	A-Tier	Kappa Drive Ships	Tar'Cah	Ogon	Von Braun	Zephyr	Gladius
75.	Gau Prime	Laser/Pellet	B-Tier	Fire and Forget	Jericho	Vuxine	Heechi	Yigothu	Marauder
76.	Zhey Auna	Laser/Shuriken	A-Tier	Boooom	Kada Veni	Baqlor	Dragonfly	Valkyrie	Mistral
77.	Blight, Sector[3,84]	Shuriken/Boomerang/MIRV	B-Tier	Chrono Field Ships	Baqlor	Hime	Yigothu	Njörun	Trinity
78.	Zhey Auna	Dart/Boomerang/Pellet	A-Tier	Vorpal Lance Ships	Saber	Antioch	Icarus	Neni
79.	Ceres Major	Shuriken/MIRV_A	B-Tier	Speedy Ships	Buhloo	Baqlor	Corsair	Qhelqod	Nimbus

Summary of group specialist missions for Major rank

The number of times each group type appears in the specialist mission cycle is as shown below:

Group Type	Occurrences
Bullet EMP Ships	2/80 (2.50%)
Stun EMP Ships	3/80 (3.75%)
Barrier Ships	4/80 (5.00%)
Laser Storm Ships	4/80 (5.00%)
Missile Swarm Ships	4/80 (5.00%)
Point Defence Ships	4/80 (5.00%)
Chrono Field Ships	3/80 (3.75%)
Vorpal Lance Ships	6/80 (7.50%)
Phalanx Ships	2/80 (2.50%)
Ion Cannon Ships	3/80 (3.75%)
Kappa Drive Ships	5/80 (6.25%)
Mega Laser Ships	5/80 (6.25%)
Boooom	7/80 (8.75%)
Teleporters	5/80 (6.25%)
Reflex EMP Ships	4/80 (5.00%)
Shields up!	4/80 (5.00%)
Phoenix HD Ships	1/80 (1.25%)
Spray & Pray	2/80 (2.50%)
Fire and Forget	6/80 (7.50%)
Speedy Ships	4/80 (5.00%)
Powerful Ships	2/80 (2.50%)

The number of times each mission type appears in the specialist mission cycle is as shown below:

Mission Type	Unprotected	Armored	Shielded	Total by Mission Type
Shuriken/MIRV_A	1/80 (1.25%)	-	6/80 (7.50%)	7/80 (8.75%)
Dart/MIRV	-	-	4/80 (5.00%)	4/80 (5.00%)
Shuriken/Boomerang/MIRV	12/80 (15.00%)	-	-	12/80 (15.00%)
Dart/Boomerang/Pellet	-	-	12/80 (15.00%)	12/80 (15.00%)
General (−Lasers)	-	-	7/80 (8.75%)	7/80 (8.75%)
General (−Boomerangs)	-	-	2/80 (2.50%)	2/80 (2.50%)
General (−Pellets)	7/80 (8.75%)	-	-	7/80 (8.75%)
Dart/Boomerang/Laser	-	-	7/80 (8.75%)	7/80 (8.75%)
Dart/Pellet/Laser	-	-	2/80 (2.50%)	2/80 (2.50%)
Laser/Shuriken	1/80 (1.25%)	6/80 (7.50%)	6/80 (7.50%)	13/80 (16.25%)
Laser/Pellet	-	-	7/80 (8.75%)	7/80 (8.75%)
Total by Affinity	21/80 (26.25%)	6/80 (7.50%)	53/80 (66.25%)

The total number of times each ship appears in the specialist mission cycle is shown below:

Ship	Occurrences in Group Specialist
Shinova	2/80 (2.50%)
NC-150	3/80 (3.75%)
Tar'Cah	3/80 (3.75%)
Veil	4/80 (5.00%)
Krillou	3/80 (3.75%)
Jericho	2/80 (2.50%)
Fujin	5/80 (6.25%)
Jn'Dur	4/80 (5.00%)
Tempest	3/80 (3.75%)
Yoth-Hola	3/80 (3.75%)

Razor VI	4/80 (5.00%)
Mist Star	5/80 (6.25%)
Proxymar	5/80 (6.25%)
Oran	3/80 (3.75%)
Kada Veni	5/80 (6.25%)
Wrackr	3/80 (3.75%)
Trireme	3/80 (3.75%)
Cinnri	6/80 (7.50%)
Phoenix	5/80 (6.25%)
Buhloo	8/80 (10.00%)

Czar	2/80 (2.50%)
Havoc	3/80 (3.75%)
Geist	5/80 (6.25%)
Juggernaut	3/80 (3.75%)
Tillat'Or	3/80 (3.75%)
Elyon	4/80 (5.00%)
Ogon	6/80 (7.50%)
Vuxine	5/80 (6.25%)
Photurius	4/80 (5.00%)
Xaniea	3/80 (3.75%)

Arietis	4/80 (5.00%)
Atlas	2/80 (2.50%)
Essin	3/80 (3.75%)
Ex04239	4/80 (5.00%)
Aurora	5/80 (6.25%)
Von Braun	6/80 (7.50%)
Gorthaur	5/80 (6.25%)
Heechi	5/80 (6.25%)
Prime X	4/80 (5.00%)
Sakura	5/80 (6.25%)

Vani-Vith	4/80 (5.00%)
Zephyr	5/80 (6.25%)
Baqlor	7/80 (8.75%)
502-Q8	2/80 (2.50%)
Dragonfly	5/80 (6.25%)
Hime	4/80 (5.00%)
Hunter	3/80 (3.75%)
Gladius	6/80 (7.50%)
Lokie	2/80 (2.50%)
Barret	5/80 (6.25%)

Saber	5/80 (6.25%)
Valkyrie	4/80 (5.00%)
Proteus	2/80 (2.50%)
Yigothu	5/80 (6.25%)
Torrent	3/80 (3.75%)
Orion	2/80 (2.50%)
Exarch	5/80 (6.25%)
Njörun	4/80 (5.00%)
Boxer	2/80 (2.50%)
Sonah	3/80 (3.75%)

Corsair	6/80 (7.50%)
Antioch	5/80 (6.25%)
Uhb	4/80 (5.00%)
Trinity	7/80 (8.75%)
Wraith	5/80 (6.25%)
X-81	4/80 (5.00%)
Scuuxun	2/80 (2.50%)
Shogun	4/80 (5.00%)
NC-271	1/80 (1.25%)
Predator	4/80 (5.00%)

Lorilou	3/80 (3.75%)
AB8/Klyn	6/80 (7.50%)
Polaris	5/80 (6.25%)
Icarus	7/80 (8.75%)
Mirage	4/80 (5.00%)
Marauder	4/80 (5.00%)
Lyova	1/80 (1.25%)
Qhelqod	5/80 (6.25%)
Nimbus	6/80 (7.50%)
Widget	4/80 (5.00%)

Reaper	3/80 (3.75%)
Luna	4/80 (5.00%)
Zhetass	2/80 (2.50%)
Neni	6/80 (7.50%)
Xavis	2/80 (2.50%)
Claymore	6/80 (7.50%)
Starless	2/80 (2.50%)
Kibarrax	5/80 (6.25%)
Banshee	1/80 (1.25%)
Zimitr	2/80 (2.50%)

Jeria	4/80 (5.00%)
Centurion	3/80 (3.75%)
Stinger	3/80 (3.75%)
Mistral	3/80 (3.75%)
Esperon	2/80 (2.50%)
Naya	3/80 (3.75%)
Pandora	-
Monsoon
Warden
Disaris

With the list of all specialist missions and the corresponding ships that appear, you can upgrade these 19 ships to attempt all specialist missions in Major quite comfortably.

Note that there will be weapon affinity mismatches so you may not always be able to complete some specialist missions.
However, you could at least get a decent number of credits by bringing a well upgraded ship into the specialist mission.
As you may have already upgraded some ships (either by doing it yourself or through the Warp Gate ), refer to Appendix C for the most economical approach. However, heads-up, as the steps needed for such an approach can be quite technical and cumbersome.
Note that there are several solutions, meaning you can choose between upgrading a few different sets of 19 ships to cover all specialist missions quite comfortably. For the sake of convenience, I did my best to select the most suitable set of 19 ships to upgrade based on their survivability ratings.
- It is also possible to use the set of 19 ships detailed in Appendix B1 (for Colonel ) or B3 (for Commander ) instead to cover all specialist missions for Major . This is due to how similar the selection of ships are for the specialist mission cycles for all gold ranks . However, I picked the best ships in terms of survivability for each rank.

Buhloo - 8 times
Trinity - 7 times
Icarus - 7 times
AB8/Klyn - 6 times
Cinnri - 6 times
Gladius - 6 times
Neni - 6 times
Proxymar - 5 times
Barret - 5 times
Kada Veni - 5 times
Geist - 5 times
Veil - 4 times
Predator - 4 times
Marauder - 4 times
NC-150 - 3 times
Yoth-Hola - 3 times
Lorilou - 3 times
Lokie - 2 times
Starless - 2 times

Appendix B2: Major Specifics

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