How do I build a new ship?

Craft it at the Forge in your hub, from a ship blueprint and materials in your hub stash.

You'll need

a ship blueprint such as the
Seraph blueprintplus its materials:
Veskar
Pirite
Helspar
Solstineand, for some hulls
Dark Triton

Get a blueprint from loot, your faction Quartermaster (for Merits) or the Greylock blueprint merchant.
Put the blueprint in a forge bay. A Normal Seraph takes Veskar 144, Pirite 138, Helspar 143 and Solstine 18.
Queue it. The Forge keeps working while you're offline.
Collect the hull.
Tether to the refit terminal with the harpoon, then use SWITCH SHIP in your stash.

Good to know

Rarer blueprints need more material: Advanced +10%, Prototype +20%, Artifact +50%. Forge upgrades offset some of it. Each hull's page lists its costs.
Merchants and the Quartermaster also sell hulls.

Tip

Keep Dark Triton and Solstine for recipes.

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Sources (8)

Speaker	Tier	Said on
miningofficer	Developer	1 Oct 2026

Paraphrased from the Citadel Discord. Developers and official documents are named; other players by trust tier. Last verified 5 Oct 2026 for Beta Patch 2.

Also drawn from

Answer: Where do blueprints come from?: Blueprints come from loot, the faction Quartermaster for Merits, and the blueprint/industry merchant in Greylock
Citadel Wiki: Seraph (recipe): Seraph recipe: Veskar 144, Pirite 138, Helspar 143, Solstine 18
Community ship guide by sturmer.one (kekbur.net): Normal-blueprint costs for all 20 hulls (Seraph: Veskar 144, Pirite 138, Helspar 143, Solstine 18, matching the wiki); 13 of 20 also use Dark Triton
Community ship guide by sturmer.one (kekbur.net): Rarer blueprints cost more materials: Advanced +10%, Prototype +20%, Artifact +50% over Normal; Forge upgrades can offset some of it
Answer: Does a crafted item's rarity vary?: The Forge keeps working while you're offline
Starter guide: Your hangar: In the hub, use the harpoon to tether to the refit terminal before SWITCH SHIP
Answer: Which minerals should I keep?: Keep rare ones like Dark Triton and Solstine for recipes

Collected from the Citadel Discord and added on 3 Oct 2026.