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== What is the Gauntlet ==
''"Q created the Gauntlet to ensure your crew is up to the challenge of repairing time and space. Can you prove your worth against other Starfleet captains?"''

The Gauntlet is a PVP area for players' crews to compete against each other, using their '''proficiency values'''. That is, only the skill "range" a crew has. The base skill of the crew member is completely irrelevant, as well as his total skill. Furthermore, the proficiency values are determined exclusively (except a minor fraction every L.1 crew starts off with) by the items a crew member has equipped. Therefore, the fusion level of the crew member is completely irrelevant, meaning a {{stars|1|4}} crew is exactly as strong as its {{stars|5}} counterpart, as long as they have the same items equipped.

A player selects 5 crew to compete in the Gauntlet, which lasts 2 days, currently starting and ending at 12AM UTC. Gauntlet contestants are grouped into sets of 200, which are filled as people first enter the Gauntlet round, but competition cannot begin until 50 people have entered the set.

These selected crew members remain assigned to the Gauntlet and cannot be exchanged until the Gauntlet ends. However, they are free to be used elsewhere, such as shuttle missions or events. They can even be dismissed or [[Vault|frozen]] while the Gauntlet is running, although this carries repercussions. Any player attempting to use an inactive crew member, or a player challenging another player's inactive crew member, will suffer a game crash or forced restart. Note that the skill stats of a crew member are locked for the Gauntlet when assigning the crew. This means you can level or equip the crew while the Gauntlet is running, but their stats in the Gauntlet will not change.

In each Gauntlet round, when selecting crew to compete, there is one "featured [[Skills|skill]]" that occurs more frequently than the others (originally at a rate of 30% versus the normal rate of 14%<ref>https://forums.disruptorbeam.com/stt/viewthread/61163/</ref>, but changed to a "much higher rate"<ref name="2017-03-07"/> on March 7th, 2017). Also, three [[traits]] are featured, which increase the chances of a critical score (see below).

Once competition starts, a player asks to Find Opponents, which then gives 6 possible opponents to compete in 2 [[skills]].  The list of possible opponents can be refreshed by spending 50 [[Merit|merits]].  After choosing which opponent to face, and which of your crew to use, there are 3 rolls per skill, with the results summed together for a final score.  If the player's score is higher than the opponent's, the player earns trophies, which are used to determine rank, and the losing player loses trophies.  The crew used then is fatigued, losing 20% of their possible skill until a 4-hour refresh occurs.  If the player loses the match, the crew is exhausted, and cannot be used until the 4-hour refresh is complete.  Either fatigue or exhaustion can be immediately refreshed for [[dilithium]].

After the 2 days are complete, ranked rewards are given, and the next Gauntlet round begins.

== Rewards ==
{{PAGENAME}} has 3 sets of rewards, all consisting of [[#Reward Types|Reward Types]] specific for {{PAGENAME}}.
* '''Single win rewards''', which are the default reward for a win. These are a Currency Box.
* '''[[#Streak Rewards|Streak Rewards]]''', which are earned after 3 successive wins. Longer streaks earn better rewards. 
* '''[[#Ranked Rewards|Ranked Rewards]]''', which are given at the end of {{PAGENAME}} based on your rank.

In addition, Sreak and Ranked rewards have a chance of containing the Gauntlet's [[#Rare Reward|Rare Reward]].
=== Reward Types ===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Loot Box !! Properties
|-
| Gauntlet Vault ||
* Up to '''equippable 5 star item'''
* Best chance of Rare Reward
|-
| Gauntlet Crate ||
* Up to '''equippable 4 star item'''
* Better chance of Rare Reward
|-
| Gauntlet Chest ||
* Up to '''equippable 3 star item'''
* Chance of Rare Reward
|-
| Gauntlet Box ||
* Up to '''equippable 2 star item'''
* Chance of Rare Reward
|-
| Currency Box ||
Contains Merits or Credits
|-
|}

The Gauntlet rewards can contain one of:
* several [[Training|Trainings]], Rare or higher
* one or more [[Time Portal]] pulls
* [[Chroniton|Chronitons]] in multiples of 20
* [[Components]] (1 or 2)
* [[Equipment]] (generated by "Dabo tech" so likely to be equippable but not guaranteed)
* the Rare reward, which is usually a [[Legendary]] crew
The Currency Box can contain one of:
* [[Credits]] (roughly around 1000-8000)
* [[Merits]] (30-100) <ref name="2017-03-07">https://forums.disruptorbeam.com/stt/viewannounce/61277_36/</ref>

=== Streak Rewards ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Streak Length !! Reward
|-
| 3, 6 || Gauntlet Box
|-
| 9, 12 || Gauntlet Chest
|-
| 15, 18, 21, ... || Gauntlet Crate
|-
| never || Gauntlet Vault
|-
|}
<ref>[https://forums.disruptorbeam.com/stt/viewreply/321564/ "Yes and no. There are 4 levels of streak boxes, but each appears multiple times", by Crunch]</ref>

=== Ranked Rewards ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Rank !! Reward
|-
| 1 || 7x Gauntlet Vault 
|-
| 2–3 || 5x Gauntlet Vault
|-
| 4–5 || 4x Gauntlet Vault
|-
| 6–10 || 3x Gauntlet Vault
|-
| 11–15 || 7x Gauntlet Crate 
|-
| 16–20 || 5x Gauntlet Crate
|-
| 21–25 || 3x Gauntlet Crate
|-
| 26–30 || 7x Gauntlet Chest 
|-
| 31–35 || 5x Gauntlet Chest
|-
| 36–40 || 3x Gauntlet Chest
|-
| 41–50 || 7x Gauntlet Box 
|-
| 51–75 || 5x Gauntlet Box
|-
| 76–100 || 3x Gauntlet Box 
|-
| 101–150 || 2x Gauntlet Box
|-
| 151–200 || 1x Gauntlet Box
|-
|}
<ref>[https://forums.disruptorbeam.com/stt/viewreply/321554/ "A complete list of ranked rewards", by Crunch]</ref>

===Rare Reward===
{| class="wikitable"
! Added !! Replaced !! Reward
|- 
| 2017/02/14
| 2017/06/05
| [[File:Locutus of Borg Head.png|45px]] [[Locutus of Borg]] {{stars|1|4}}
|-
| 2017/06/06
| 2018/02/26
| [[File:Bartender Guinan Head.png|45px]] [[Bartender Guinan]] {{stars|1|4}}
|-
| 2018/02/27
| 2018/11/26
| [[File:The Caretaker Head.png|45px]] [[The Caretaker]] {{stars|1|4}}
|-
| 2018/11/27
| 2020/07/07
| [[File:Armus Head.png|45px]] [[Armus]] {{stars|1|4}}
|-
| 2020/07/07
| 2021/07/12
| [[File:The Red Angel Head.png|45px]] [[The Red Angel]] {{stars|1|4}}
|-
| 2021/07/13 
| 2022/05/17
| [[File:Balok Head.png|45px]] [[Balok]] {{stars|1|4}}
|-
| 2022/05/17
| 2023/01/24
| [[File:Tribbled Koloth and Korax Head.png|45px]] [[Tribbled Koloth and Korax]] {{stars|1|4}}
|-
| 2023/01/24
| 2023/03/28
| [[File:First Flight Archer Head.png|45px]] [[First Flight Archer]] {{stars|1|4}}
|-
| 2023/03/28
| style="text-align:center;| {{--}} 
| [[File:Mirror Mariner Head.png|45px]] [[Mirror Mariner]] {{stars|1|4}}
|}
If the loot is a rare reward, there is a 50% chance of it being the current rare reward listed above, and a 50% chance (distributed equally) of it being one of the previous rare rewards.  So at present (March 2023), a crew reward is 50% likely to be Mirror Mariner, with a 6.25% chance for each of Locutus, Guinan, Caretaker, Armus, Red Angel, Balok, Tribbled Koloth and Korax, or First Flight Archer.

==Gauntlet Reward Drop Rates==

===Vault===
{{Template:GauntletRewards/Vault}}

===Crate===
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===Chest===
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===Box===
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== Crit Chances ==
For each hit a combatant makes, they have a chance to perform a 'crit' (critical hit) doing double damage. Crit chance is determined by how many traits that crew member has that match the featured traits.

The chances of how many of their 3 or 6 sub-battles (depending on whether one or two matching skills) will be critical hits are as follows:
{| class="wikitable"
| rowspan="2" colspan="2" |
!0 matching<br>traits
!1 matching<br>traits
!2 matching<br>traits
!3 matching<br>traits
|-
|5% crit chance
|25% crit chance
|45% crit chance
|65% crit chance
|-
| colspan="6" |
|-
| rowspan="4" | 3 battles
|0 crits
|style="text-align:right"|85.7%
|style="text-align:right"|42.2%
|style="text-align:right"|16.6%
|style="text-align:right"|4.3%
|-
|1 crit
|style="text-align:right"|13.5%
|style="text-align:right"|42.2%
|style="text-align:right"|40.8%
|style="text-align:right"|23.9%
|-
|2 crits
|style="text-align:right"|0.7%
|style="text-align:right"|14.1%
|style="text-align:right"|33.4%
|style="text-align:right"|44.4%
|-
|3 crits
|style="text-align:right"|0.013%
|style="text-align:right"|1.6%
|style="text-align:right"|9.1%
|style="text-align:right"|27.5%
|-
| colspan="2" | expected value
!style="text-align:right"|0.15 crits
!style="text-align:right"|0.75 crits
!style="text-align:right"|1.35 crits
!style="text-align:right"|1.95 crits
|-
| colspan="2" | expected result<br>for avg. roll of 100
|style="text-align:right"|315
|style="text-align:right"|375
|style="text-align:right"|435
|style="text-align:right"|495
|-
| colspan="2" | required avg. roll<br>to reach 1000
|style="text-align:right"|317
|style="text-align:right"|267
|style="text-align:right"|230
|style="text-align:right"|202
|-
| colspan="6" |
|-
| rowspan="7" | 6 battles
|0 crits
|style="text-align:right"|73.5%
|style="text-align:right"|17.8%
|style="text-align:right"|2.8%
|style="text-align:right"|0.20%
|-
|1 crit
|style="text-align:right"|23.2%
|style="text-align:right"|35.6%
|style="text-align:right"|13.6%
|style="text-align:right"|2.0%
|-
|2 crits
|style="text-align:right"|3.1%
|style="text-align:right"|29.7%
|style="text-align:right"|27.8%
|style="text-align:right"|9.5%
|-
|3 crits
|style="text-align:right"|0.21%
|style="text-align:right"|13.2%
|style="text-align:right"|30.3%
|style="text-align:right"|23.5%
|-
|4 crits
|style="text-align:right"|0.08%
|style="text-align:right"|3.3%
|style="text-align:right"|18.6%
|style="text-align:right"|32.8%
|-
|5 crits
|style="text-align:right"|0.00018%
|style="text-align:right"|0.44%
|style="text-align:right"|6.1%
|style="text-align:right"|24.4%
|-
|6 crits
|style="text-align:right"|0.0000016%
|style="text-align:right"|0.024%
|style="text-align:right"|0.83%
|style="text-align:right"|7.5%
|-
| colspan="2" | expected value
!style="text-align:right"|0.30 crits
!style="text-align:right"|1.50 crits
!style="text-align:right"|2.70 crits
!style="text-align:right"|3.90 crits
|-
| colspan="2" | expected result<br>for avg. roll of 100
|style="text-align:right"|630
|style="text-align:right"|750
|style="text-align:right"|870
|style="text-align:right"|990
|-
| colspan="2" | required avg. roll<br>to reach 1000
|style="text-align:right"|159
|style="text-align:right"|133
|style="text-align:right"|115
|style="text-align:right"|101
|}

==Crit Traits==

Crit traits are not selected at random from all traits in the game.  Instead, a pre-selected combination is used for each gauntlet, each combination having a particular featured skill associated with it.  The combination changes every 24 hours; given that gauntlets last for up to 48 hours, this means that there are always two separate trait combinations in use, one in its first 24 hours (which will be the combination for anyone who joins a gauntlet during that time), and one in its final 24 hours.  These are sometimes referred to as "A" and "B" gauntlets.

The table below shows all combinations observed in the game over a six-month period.  "Notable Crew" match two or three traits in the given gauntlet (i.e. they have a 45% or 65% crit chance) and have at least one pair of proficiency rolls in the top ten for that skill combination.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:14px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"
! Featured Skill
! Trait 1
! Trait 2
! Trait 3
! Notable Crew
|-
|rowspan="11"|CMD {{skill|CMD}}
| Hologram
| Costumed
| Veteran
| [[Musketeer La Forge]] (45%)
|-
| Cultural Figure
| Klingon
| Inspiring
| [[Kahless the Unforgettable]] (65%)
[[Chancellor Gowron]] (45%)
[[Dahar Master Koloth]] (45%)
[[Dr. Richard Daystrom]] (45%)
[[Kai Opaka]] (45%)
[[Marshal of France Q]] (45%)
[[Revolutionary Damar]] (45%)
[[Surak]] (45%)
[[T'Kuvma]] (45%)
|-
| Augments
| Villain
| Explorer
|
|-
| Explorer
| Interrogator
| Athlete
| [[The Keeper]] (45%)
|-
| Klingon
| Veteran
| Dahar Master
| [[Dahar Master Koloth]] (65%)
[[Changeling Martok]] (45%)
|-
| Saboteur
| Cardassian
| Obsidian Order
| 
|-
| Resourceful
| Borg
| Interrogator
| 
|-
| Gambler
| Bajoran
| Pilot
| [[Delta Flyer Paris]] (45%)
|-
| Romantic
| Maverick
| Hero
| [[Delta Flyer Paris]] (45%)
[[Musketeer La Forge]] (45%)
|-
| Augments
| Villain
| Maverick
| 
|-
| Starfleet
| Costumed
| Veteran
| [[Admiral Nechayev]] (45%)
[[Gangster Spock]] (45%)
[[Jett Reno]] (45%)
[[Medic Jett Reno]] (45%)
[[Mirror Jean-Luc Picard]] (45%)
[[North Star Tucker]] (45%)

|-
|rowspan="9"|DIP {{skill|DIP}}
| Cardassian
| Prodigy
| Musician
| 
|-
| Inspiring
| Bartender
| Empath
| [[Bartender Guinan]] (45%)
[[Nepenthe Troi]] (45%)
|-
| Cultural Figure
| Villain
| Inspiring
| [[Dr. Richard Daystrom]] (45%)
[[Kahless the Unforgettable]] (45%)
[[Kai Opaka]] (45%)
[[Marshal of France Q]] (45%)
[[Revolutionary Damar]] (45%)
[[Sphere-Builder Presage]] (45%)
[[Surak]] (45%)
|-
| Romantic
| Federation
| Diplomat
| [[Admiral Nechayev]] (45%)
[[Conflicted Sisko]] (45%)
[[Delta Flyer Paris]] (45%)
|-
| Section 31
| Constable
| Spiritual
| 
|-
| Crafty
| Scoundrel
| Costumed
| [[Lothario Q]] (65%)
[[Marshal of France Q]] (65%)
[[Trelane]] (65%)
[[Doctor Chaotica]] (45%)
[[Satin Dress Lily Sloane]] (45%)
|-
| Hunter
| Astrophysicist
| Bajoran
| [[EV Suit Seven of Nine]] (45%)
|-
| El-Aurian
| Marksman
| Communicator
| [[Bartender Guinan]] (65%)
|-
| Klingon
| Investigator
| Cultural Figure
| [[Chancellor Gowron]] (45%)
[[Dahar Master Koloth]] (45%)
[[Kahless the Unforgettable]] (45%)
[[T'Kuvma]] (45%)
|-
|rowspan="7"|SEC {{skill|SEC}}
| Veteran
| Marksman
| Costumed
| [[Gangster Spock]] (45%)
[[North Star Tucker]] (45%)
|-
| Hunter
| Cyberneticist
| Maquis
| [[Duelist Torres]] (45%)
|-
| Survivalist
| Borg
| Undercover Operative
| 
|-
| Communicator
| Maverick
| Terran Empire
| [[Mirror Jean-Luc Picard]] (45%)
|-
| Undercover Operative
| Resourceful
| Section 31
| [[Covert Operative Leland]] (65%)
[[Gary Seven]] (45%)
[[Satin Dress Lily Sloane]] (45%)
|-
| Klingon
| Dahar Master
| Hero
| [[Dahar Master Koloth]] (45%)
[[Kahless the Unforgettable]] (45%)
[[T'Kuvma]] (45%)
[[Will Scarlett]] (45%)
|-
| Villain
| Duelist
| Costumed
| [[Will Scarlett]] (45%)
|-
|rowspan="10"|SCI {{skill|SCI}}
| Inspiring
| Xenoanthropology
| Empath
| [[The Red Angel]] (45%)
[[Nepenthe Troi]] (45%)
|-
| Prodigy
| Brutal
| Mirror Universe
| [[Fury Kes]] (45%)
[[Mirror Jean-Luc Picard]] (45%)
[[Mirror McCoy]] (45%)
[[Mirror Phlox]] (45%)
|-
| Undercover Operative
| Brutal
| Borg
| [[Assimilated La Forge]] (45%)
[[Changeling Martok]] (45%)
[[Locutus of Borg]] (45%)
|-
| Astrophysicist
| Prodigy
| Telepath
| [[Fury Kes]] (45%)
[[Mirror T'Pol]] (45%)
[[Twilight T'Pol]] (45%)
|-
| Desperate
| Warp Theorist
| Crafty
| [[Conflicted Sisko]] (45%)
[[Satin Dress Lily Sloane]] (45%)
[[Survivalist Kirk]] (45%)
[[Trelane]] (45%)
|-
| Astrophysicist
| Undercover Operative
| Investigator
| [[Romulan Picard]] (45%)
[[The Red Angel]] (45%)
|-
| Exobiology
| Hologram
| Civilian
| [[Crell Moset]] (45%)
[[Defensive Phlox]] (45%)
[[Leonardo da Vinci]] (45%)
[[Reverend Phlox]] (45%)
|-
| Klingon
| Survivalist
| Interrogator
|
|-
| Resourceful
| Borg
| Astrophysicist
| [[Away Team Michael Burnham]] (45%)
[[EV Suit Seven of Nine]] (45%)
|-
| Resourceful
| Innovator
| Vulcan
| 
|-
|rowspan="11"|ENG {{skill|ENG}}
| Human
| Jury Rigger
| Innovator
| [[Duelist Torres]] (65%)
[[Captain Thadiun Okona]] (45%)
[[EV Suit Tucker]] (45%)
[[Gangster Spock]] (45%)
[[Irina]] (45%)
[[Jett Reno]] (45%)
[[Medic Jett Reno]] (45%)
[[North Star Tucker]] (45%)
|-
| Desperate
| Saboteur
| Marksman
| [[Augment Commander O'Brien]] (45%)
[[Mirror Bashir]] (45%)
|-
| Federation
| Resourceful
| Warp Theorist
| [[Away Team Michael Burnham]] (45%)
[[Away Team Number One]] (45%)
[[Bridge Officer Number One]] (45%)
[[Emotion Chip Data]] (45%)
[[Jett Reno]] (45%)
[[Survivalist Kirk]] (45%)
|-
| Hologram
| Cyberneticist
| Innovator
| [[Duelist Torres]] (45%)
[[Interfaced La Forge]] (45%)
[[Leonardo da Vinci]] (45%)
[[Musketeer La Forge]] (45%)
|-
| Quantum Mechanics
| Borg
| Prodigy
| [[Assimilated La Forge]] (45%)
|-
| Crafty
| Villain
| Undercover Operative
| [[Covert Operative Leland]] (45%)
[[Doctor Chaotica]] (45%)
[[Satin Dress Lily Sloane]] (45%)
|-
| Maquis
| Borg
| Astrophysicist
| [[EV Suit Seven of Nine]] (45%)
|-
| Human
| Borg
| Brutal
| [[Assimilated La Forge]] (65%)
[[Locutus of Borg]] (65%)
[[Admiral Kirsten Clancy]] (45%)
[[Augment Commander O'Brien]] (45%)
[[EV Suit Seven of Nine]] (45%)
[[Mademoiselle de Neuf]] (45%)
[[Mirror Jean-Luc Picard]] (45%)
[[Mirror McCoy]] (45%)
[[Seven of Nine]] (45%)
|-
| Civilian
| Cyberneticist
| Explorer
| [[Juliana Tainer]] (45%)
|-
| Romantic
| Quantum Mechanics
| Costumed
| [[Lothario Q]] (45%)
[[North Star Tucker]] (45%)
[[Trelane]] (45%)
|-
| Klingon
| Desperate
| Duelist
| [[Dahar Master Koloth]] (45%)
[[Duelist Torres]] (45%)
[[Gladiator McCoy]] (45%)
[[Kahless the Unforgettable]] (45%)
[[Will Scarlett]] (45%)
|-
|rowspan="7"|MED {{skill|MED}}
| Physician
| Federation
| Caregiver
| [[Doc Crusher]] (65%)
[[Alternate Future Bashir]] (45%)
[[Captain Beverly Picard]] (45%)
[["Dark Ages" McCoy]] (45%)
[[Gladiator McCoy]] (45%)
[[Joseph Sisko]] (45%)
[[Juliana Tainer]] (45%)
[[Mycelial Culber]] (45%)
[[Nepenthe Troi]] (45%)
[[Prince Bashir]] (45%)
[[Prisoner Kim]] (45%)
[[Surgeon Pulaski]] (45%)
|-
| El-Aurian
| Counselor
| Bartender
| [[Bartender Guinan]] (65%)
|-
| Gambler
| Hologram
| Civilian
| [[Leonardo da Vinci]] (45%)
|-
| Betazoid
| Counselor
| Nurse
| [[Nepenthe Troi]] (45%)
|-
| Hologram
| Cultural Figure
| Inspiring
| [[Leonardo da Vinci]] (65%)
[[Dr. Richard Daystrom]] (45%)
[[Kahless the Unforgettable]] (45%)
[[Kai Opaka]] (45%)
[[Marshal of France Q]] (45%)
[[Musketeer La Forge]] (45%)
[[Musketeer Picard]] (45%)
[[Revolutionary Damar]] (45%)
[[Surak]] (45%)
|-
| Romantic
| Geneticist
| Augments
| 
|-
| Civilian
| Tactician
| Desperate
| [[Benny Russell]] (45%)
[[Mirror Shukar]] (45%)
[[Satin Dress Lily Sloane]] (45%)
|}

== History ==
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=== Past Years ===
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== Trivia ==
* {{PAGENAME}} was made available to preview testers via Facebook on January 7th, 2017.
* {{PAGENAME}} was rolled out to players gradually starting on January 30th, 2017.
* {{PAGENAME}} was (re-)opened for ''all'' players on February 14th, 2017.

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:Gauntlet]]
[[Category:Game Mechanics]]