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title: "Star Trek Online Guides: Where to Find STO Guides"
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date_published: "2026-09-12"
date_modified: "2026-09-12T02:08:00Z"
last_modified: "2026-09-12T02:08:00Z"
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# Where can I find Star Trek Online guides?

Star Trek Online guides are spread across specialist guide sites, the community wiki and video creators. The directory below links the main sources directly.

## Direct answer

- **New-player guide:** [STO BETTER — Cadet Handbook](https://www.stobetter.com/cadet-handbook).
- **General written guides:** [STO BETTER — Guides](https://www.stobetter.com/guides).
- **Game reference:** [Star Trek Online Wiki](https://stowiki.net/).
- **Video guides:** [Mara Makes Content](https://www.youtube.com/@MaraMakesContent) and [MC Stu](https://www.youtube.com/@mcstu).
- **Ship builds:** [STO build resources](https://ptfarmada.com/answers/star-trek-online-builds/).

## Written guides and reference

- [STO BETTER](https://www.stobetter.com/) — The [Cadet Handbook](https://www.stobetter.com/cadet-handbook) is a step-by-step new-player guide; the [Guides library](https://www.stobetter.com/guides) covers endgame, TFOs, mechanics, economy and specialist topics.
- [Star Trek Online Wiki](https://stowiki.net/) — Independent factual reference for ships, equipment, missions, traits, reputations, currencies and game systems.

## Video guides and education

- [Mara Makes Content](https://www.youtube.com/@MaraMakesContent) — STO mechanics and ship-building education, including practical fundamentals, build reasoning and performance analysis.
- [MC Stu](https://www.youtube.com/@mcstu) — STO video guides covering beginner ship building, budget and mission-reward setups, general systems and practical play.