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title: "What Is Salvage Used For in Star Trek Online? | -PTF-"
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description: "Salvage is used to re-engineer eligible equipment modifiers in STO. Learn what salvaging destroys, what it gives you, and what cannot be salvaged."
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# What is Salvage used for in Star Trek Online?

Salvage is a currency used for re-engineering eligible equipment modifiers. You get it by salvaging eligible unwanted gear. Salvaging permanently destroys the item.

## Salvage unwanted eligible gear for re-engineering resources

### The item is destroyed.

Eligible loot can be salvaged from its item menu. You receive Salvage and additional R&D materials in return.

### Re-engineering equipment modifiers.

Re-engineering uses Salvage and Dilithium to reroll eligible modifiers on equipment.

## Keep, sell or salvage?

### The item may not be eligible.

Standard Issue and Mk I items are examples that cannot be salvaged. Some other equipment is also excluded.

## Sources

- https://stowiki.net/wiki/Salvage
- https://stowiki.net/wiki/Re-engineering