Ships

Ships are the vessels piloted by each player in Starblast.io. There are currently 32 ships spread out across 7 tiers on the vanilla ship tree. New ships are constantly being created and suggested by members of the community via the subreddit. Check out the tutorial for more information on how to get started creating your own. Generally, ships in higher tiers are stronger yet slower than ships of lower tiers, with a few exceptions. Ships can be upgraded to enhance their abilities up to level 7 (level 7 ships come maxed). Each ship can also be upgraded to a ship of a higher tier, up to Tier 7, by filling their crystal cargo, from a choice of two ships. This is visually represented in the Ship Tree.

The in-game ship tree can be accessed by hitting "Esc" or clicking the button marked with 3 lines in the top-right corner of your screen. Note that when in a gem depot, hitting "Esc" will result in you exiting the gem depot.

Vanilla Starblast ships

Tier 1

There is currently only one ship，the Fly，available at level one. The Fly is arguably the weakest ship in the game with one of the highest agility and speed levels. This will be the ship the player will start with in most game modes. This ship also has limited lives in team and invasion mode: 4 lives in team mode and 3 lives in invasion mode.

Tier 1 ships have only one secondaries slot.

Ship Name	Upgrades From	Upgrades To	Picture
Fly	N/A	Delta-Fighter, Trident

Tier 2

Tier 2 currently harbors two different ships. While these two ships are much better than the fly in terms of suitability, they are still relatively weak and are often powered through to acquire a tier 3 ship. These have two secondary slots.

Ship Name	Upgrades From	Upgrades To	Picture
Delta-Fighter	Fly	Pulse-Fighter, Side-Fighter
Trident		Shadow X-1, Y-Defender

Tier 3

This tier includes what many consider as first ships that can competently and effectively be used in prolonged combat. The ships found here are the maximum tier ships available to the player in a team mode game prior to upgrading the station. These ships have 3 secondary slots.

Ship Name	Upgrades From	Upgrades To	Picture
Side-Fighter	Delta-Fighter	X-Warrior, Side-Interceptor
Pulse-Fighter		Vanguard, Mercury
Shadow X-1	Trident	Side-Interceptor, Pioneer
Y-Defender		Pioneer, Crusader

Tier 4

This tier marks a large jump in fire power. The ships here become a bit more varied in terms of stats, and have 4 slots for secondaries.

Ship Name	Upgrades From	Upgrades To	Picture
Vanguard	Pulse-Fighter	U-Sniper, Furystar
Mercury		Furystar, T-Warrior
X-Warrior	Side-Fighter	T-Warrior, Aetos
Side-Interceptor	Side-Fighter, Shadow X-1	Aetos, Shadow X-2
Pioneer	Shadow X-1, Y-Defender	Shadow X-2, Howler
Crusader	Y-Defender	Howler, Bat-Defender

Tier 5

This tier arguably has some of the most varied ships across any tier. It contains ships that specialize in firepower, in speed, in agility, and some in shields.

Tier 5 ships have 5 secondary slots.

Ship Name	Upgrades From	Upgrades To	Picture
U-Sniper	Vanguard	Advanced-Fighter, Scorpion
FuryStar	Vanguard, Mercury	Scorpion, Marauder
T-Warrior	Mercury, X-Warrior	Marauder, Condor
Aetos	X-Warrior, Side-Interceptor	Condor, A-Speedster
Shadow X-2	Side-Interceptor, Pioneer	A-Speedster, Rock-Tower
Howler	Pioneer, Crusader	Rock-Tower, Barracuda
Bat-Defender	Crusader	Barracuda, O-Defender

Tier 6

The jump from tier 5 to tier six marks another large jump in firepower, just as is the case between tiers 2 and 3. Every ship here would be considered a heavy hitter, with all but the Rock-Tower, Barracuda and the Marauder sporting a pulse. This tier also contains the largest number of ships out of any tier at 8 ships.

Tier 7

This tier contains the end game ships. All tier 7 ships other than the Shadow X-3 have incredibly high amounts of firepower, which can be debilitating when attacking a ship of a lower tier and excels in destroying bases. (The X3 has great firepower, its energy generation is however very low) A skilled pilot or a group can relatively easily kill a T-7 with a lower tier ship though, due to the low maneuverability of most ships found in tier 7. This tier has 3 lives in invasion mode and 0 in the other game modes (upon death, the player goes back to level 6 in team mode, or game over in survival mode). This tier mostly consists of ships sporting a large pulse except for the Bastion.

Ship Name	Upgrades From	Upgrades To	Picture
Odyssey	Advanced-Fighter, Scorpion	N/A
Shadow X-3	Advanced-Fighter, Scorpion, Marauder, Condor, A-Speedster, Rock-Tower
Bastion	Marauder, Condor, A-Speedster, Rock-Tower, Barracuda, O-Defender
Aries	Barracuda, O-Defender

Size comparison of the 4 ships in Tier 7: Odyssey, Shadow X-3, Bastion and the Aries

Removed ships

The list below is a list of removed ships from the entire vanilla ship tree:

Ship name	Tier	Picture
H-Mercury	6
Toscain	5

Battle Royale Ships

These ships are inaccessible through normal gameplay means and are only accessible in the Battle Royale mode, a weekend event showcasing three ships designed by community shipbuilders. Battle Royale mode is currently only accessible through the custom game creator or modding space.

All of these ships have no energy or shield regeneration, and rely on energy and shield capsules that can be picked up at spawn points.

Current ships

Ship Name	Tier	Designer	Picture
Renegade	3	Kleinem
Cronus		SchickenMan
Intrepid		Finalizer
Stingray		Goldman
Hammer		Goldman

Removed ships

Ship name	Tier	Designer	Picture
Spearhead	3	Teal Knight
Silencer		Finalizer
Cayman		Goldman	N/A

U-Series team mode ships

U-Series is a modded version of Team Mode developed by Finalizer. The U-Series is an entire ship tree based off of the Vanilla mode Tier 5 U-Sniper ship model. Each of these ships has 5 lives (except Tier 7s with 0 lives).

Tier 1

Ship Name	Upgrades From	Upgrades To	Picture
U-Sniper MK 2	N/A	U-Cruiser, U-Quad

Tier 2

Ship Name	Upgrades From	Upgrades To	Picture
U-Cruiser	U-Sniper MK 2	U-Penta, U-Spread
U-Quad		H-Warrior, U-Sentry

Tier 3

Ship Name	Upgrades From	Upgrades To	Picture
U-Penta	U-Cruiser	U-Arsenal, U-Center
U-Spread		U-Center, U-Interceptor
H-Warrior	U-Quad	U-Interceptor, U-Speeder
U-Sentry		U-Speeder, U-Siege

Tier 4

Ship Name	Upgrades From	Upgrades To	Picture
U-Arsenal	U-Penta	U-Punisher, U-Octa
U-Center	U-Penta, U-Spread	U-Octa, H-Destroyer
U-Interceptor	U-Spread, H-Warrior	H-Destroyer, Trailblazer
U-Speeder	H-Warrior, U-Sentry	Trailblazer, U-Demon
U-Siege	U-Sentry	U-Demon, U-Pulsar

Tier 5

Ship Name	Upgrades From	Upgrades To	Picture
U-Punisher	U-Arsenal	U-Barricade, U-Monitor
U-Octa	U-Arsenal, U-Center	U-Monitor, U-Perimeter
H-Destroyer	U-Center, U-Interceptor	U-Perimeter, U-Bruiser
Trailblazer	U-Interceptor, U-Speeder	U-Afterburn, U-Smasher
U-Demon	U-Speeder, U-Siege	U-Smasher, Hellfire
U-Pulsar	U-Siege	Hellfire, U-10 Thunder

Tier 6

Ship Name	Upgrades From	Upgrades To	Picture
U-Barricade	U-Punisher	U-Wall, Heartbreaker
U-Monitor	U-Punisher, U-Octa
U-Perimeter	U-Octa, H-Destroyer	Heartbreaker, U-Fusion
U- Bruiser	H-Destroyer
U-Afterburn	Trailblazer	U-Fusion, U-Marksman
U-Smasher	Trailblazer, U-Demon
Hellfire	U-Demon, U-Pulsar	U-Marksman, Shadow X-27
U-10 Thunder	U-Pulsar

Tier 7

Ship Name	Upgrades From	Upgrades To	Picture
U-Wall	U-Barricade, U-Monitor	N/A
Heartbreaker	U-Barricade, U-Monitor, U-Perimeter, U-Bruiser
U-Fusion	U-Perimeter, U-Bruiser, U-Afterburn, U-Smasher
U-Marksman	U-Afterburn, U-Smasher, Hellfire, U-10 Thunder
Shadow X-27	Hellfire, U-10 Thunder

Goldman Aerospace Alien Intrusion ships

These ships come with 5 lives as well except for level 7.

Tier 1

Name	Upgrades from	Upgrades to	Picture
Fly V2	N/A	Light-Fighter, Atom

Tier 2

Name	Upgrades from	Upgrades to	Picture
Light-Fighter	Fly V2	Pegasus, Angel Wing
Atom		Cayman, Hammer

Tier 3

Name	Upgrades from	Upgrades to	Picture
Pegasus	Light-Fighter	Dragonfly, Stingray
Angel Wing		Azimuth, Flash Star
Cayman	Atom	T-Rex, H Conqueror
Hammer		M-Defender, Simuran

Tier 4

Name	Upgrades from	Upgrades to	Picture
Dragonfly	Pegasus	Atlant, Vortex
Stingray		Vortex, Delta Speedster
Azimuth	Angel Wing	Delta Speedster, Hawk
Flash Star		Hawk, Photon
T-Rex	Cayman	Varan, Spark
H Conqueror		Spark, Predator
M-Defender	Hammer	Predator, Vampire
Simuran		Vampire, Berserk

Tier 5

Name	Upgrades from	Upgrades to	Picture
Atlant	Dragonfly	Leviathan, Side-Destroyer
Vortex	Dragonfly, Stingray	Side-Destroyer, Falcon
Delta Speedster	Stingray, Azimuth	Falcon, Helius
Hawk	Azimuth, Flash Star	Helius, Phoenix
Photon	Flash Star	Phoenix, Harpy
Varan	T-Rex	W-Warrior, Goliath
Spark	T-Rex, H Conqueror	Goliath, Centurion
Predator	H Conqueror, M-Defender	Centurion, Prometheus
Vampire	M-Defender, Simuran	Prometheus, Chronos
Berserk	Simuran	Chronos, Cthulhu

Tier 6

Name	Upgrades from	Upgrades to	Picture
Leviathan	Atlant	V-Destroyer, Wasp Sniper
Side-Destroyer	Atlant, Vortex
Falcon	Vortex, Delta Speedster	Wasp Sniper, Miles
Helius	Delta Speedster, Hawk
Phoenix	Hawk, Photon
Harpy	Photon
W-Warrior	Varan	Miles, Himera
Goliath	Varan, Spark
Centurion	Spark, Predator
Prometheus	Predator, Vampire
Chronos	Vampire, Berserk	Himera, Chronos R35
Cthulhu	Berserk

Tier 7

Name	Upgrades from	Upgrades to	Picture
V-Destroyer	Leviathan, Side-Destroyer	N/A
Wasp Sniper	Falcon, Helius, Phoenix, Harpy
Miles	Falcon, Helius, Phoenix, Harpy, W-Warrior, Goliath, Centurion, Prometheus
Himera	W-Warrior, Goliath, Centurion, Prometheus
Chronos R35	Chronos, Cthulhu

Removed Ships

Ship name	Tier	Picture
Squid	5
Typhoon	6
Bee Sniper	7

Racing mod ships

These ships have no shield or energy regeneration. (The shield will never go down and energy is refilled by energy capsules)

Ship name	Creator	Tier (constant)	Picture
Booster	Zerd	2
Astral Accelerator	Finalizer
V1	Void
RAD Diamond Lancer	Uranus
Vengar	SChickenman

Nautic Series mod ships

A entire ship tree designed by Goldman to look like various sea creatures. These ships come with 3 lives except for t7.

Tier 1

Name	Upgrades from	Upgrades to	Picture
Snail	N/A	Jellyfish, Crab

Tier 2

Name	Upgrades from	Upgrades to	Picture
Jellyfish	Snail	Squid, Archerfish
Crab		Guitarfish, Turtle

Tier 3

Name	Upgrades from	Upgrades to	Picture
Squid	Jellyfish	Cuttlefish, Lionfish
Archerfish		Lobster, Scad Fish
Guitarfish	Crab	Scad Fish, Stingray
Turtle		Flying Fish, Starfish

Tier 4

Name	Upgrades from	Upgrades to	Picture
Cuttlefish	Squid	Swordfish, Giant Squid
Lionfish		Giant Squid, Catfish
Lobster	Archerfish	Catfish, Dolphin
Scad Fish	Archerfish, Guitarfish	Reef Shark, Piranha
Stingray	Guitarfish	Piranha, Sawfish
Flying Fish	Turtle	Sawfish, Leatherback Turtle
Starfish		Leatherback Turtle, Spider Crab

Tier 5

Name	Upgrades from	Upgrades to	Picture
Swordfish	Cuttlefish	Narwhal, Orca
Giant Squid	Cuttlefish, Lionfish	Orca, Octopus
Catfish	Lionfish, Lobster	Octopus, Beaked Whale
Dolphin	Lobster	Beaked Whale, Shark
Reef Shark	Scad Fish	Shark, Grouper Fish
Piranha	Scad Fish, Stingray	Grouper Fish, Angler
Sawfish	Stingray, Flying Fish	Angler, Hammerhead Shark
Leatherback Turtle	Flying Fish, Starfish	Hammerhead Shark, Manta
Spider Crab	Starfish	Manta, Beluga

Tier 6

Name	Upgrades from	Upgrades to	Picture
Narwhal	Swordfish	Colossal Squid, Fin Whale
Orca (by Finalizer)	Swordfish, Giant Squid
Octopus	Giant Squid, Catfish
Beaked Whale	Catfish, Dolphin	Fin Whale, Whale Shark
Shark	Dolphin, Reef Shark
Grouper Fish	Reef Shark, Piranha
Angler	Piranha, Sawfish
Hammerhead Shark	Sawfish, Leatherback Turtle	Whale Shark, Cachalot
Manta	Leatherback Turtle, Spider Crab
Beluga	Spider Crab

Tier 7

Name	Upgrades from	Upgrades to	Picture
Colossal Squid	Narwhal, Orca, Octopus	N/A
Fin Whale	Narwhal, Orca, Octopus, Beaked Whale, Shark, Grouper Fish, Angler
Whale Shark	Beaked Whale, Shark, Grouper Fish, Angler, Hammerhead Shark, Manta, Beluga
Cachalot	Hammerhead Shark, Manta, Beluga

Removed ship

Ship name	Tier	Picture
Mullet	3

Kleinem Enhanced Ship Tree Ships

Kleinem Enhanced Ship Tree is a mod made by Kleinem. Instead of making a completely new ship tree, this mod adds to the vanilla tree. The ships in this mod are balanced with vanila ships.

NOTE: Kleinem Enhanced Ship Tree includes all vanilla ships, with the exception of the H-Mercury replacing the Marauder, and the Toscain replacing the Howler. The ships listed here are not all the ships in the mod, just the ships it adds to the vanilla ships.

Tier 1

Name	Upgrades from	Upgrades to	Picture
Gnat	Gem-Canister	Jester, Delta-Fighter
Gem-Canister	N/A	Gnat, Fly

Tier 2

Name	Upgrades from	Upgrades to	Picture
Jester	Gnat	Pulse-Fighter, Renegade
H-Sniper	Fly	Shadow X-1, Y-Defender

Tier 3

Ship Name	Upgrades From	Upgrades To	Picture
Renegade	Jester	Mercury, X-Warrior
Piranha	Trident	Pioneer, Crusader
Flounder	Trident	Crusader, Mite-Defender

Tier 4

Ship Name	Upgrades From	Upgrades To	Picture
Stalker	Side-Fighter	Mosquito, Aetos
Gale	Shadow X-1, Y-Defender	Shadow X-2, Seeker
Mite-Defender	Flounder	Nail, Bat-Defender

Tier 5

Ship Name	Upgrades From	Upgrades To	Picture
Valkyrie	Vanguard, Mercury	Advanced-Fighter, Scorpion
Mosquito	X-Warrior, Stalker	G-Sniper, A-Speedster
Seeker	Gale	Condor, M-Seeker
Settler	Pioneer, Crusader	Rock-Tower, PrimeFighter
Nail	Crusader, Mite-Defender	PrimeFighter, Barracuda

Tier 7

Ship Name	Upgrades From	Upgrades To	Picture
WartHog	Payload, Advanced-Fighter, Scorpion, Gallus-X, H-Mercury	N/A
Pulse-Warrior	Scorpion, Gallus-X, H-Mercury, G-Sniper, A-Speedster
Poseidon	Mantis, Rock-Tower, PrimeFighter, Barracuda, O-Defender

One of three sets of ships not part of a ship tree, the other 2 being Racing and Battle Royal.

Prototypes mod ships

This mod is now removed due to its unstability and lacking of maintenance from the mod creator. Thus all of the ships below are not in game anymore.

(With the exception of the U-Monitor,Turtle and Lobster.)

Ship name	Picture
Burst Inferno MSF-3
Burstcharger Mk1
Stinger LMT
Longlegs LRA
Niteracer
JMP Flea
Unstablecore LDB
Sword'n'shield
Brrrt LMT
GA Linker
Splitter
D-Blast
LSV OnMyPosition
Cupola-defender
Hotswap Fighter - Core
Hotswap Fighter - Heavy Pulse Dockable
Hotswap Fighter - Light Pulse Dockable
Hotswap Fighter - Bomber Dockable
Hotswap Fighter - Sniper Dockable
Hotswap Fighter - Rammer Dockable
Shadow Phoenix Mk-II
Sidewinder LMT
Fusion Burner
Avalanche
Harbinger
Stealth Vehicle Type 1
Wyvern MK II
Virtual Blade
Turtle
Lobster
U-Monitor
Roc Birdt D-70
Owl-PS
Thunderbird PD-70
Wyvern WX

Starblast racing championship Mod Ships

Ship name	Picture
Booster [SRC edition]
Astral Accelerator [SRC edition]
V1 [SRC edition]
RAD Diamond Lancer [SRC edition]
Vengar [SRC edition]
Space Phantom [SRC edition]
Zarion [SRC edition]