mining Drone Comparison
Deep Salvage Drone vs Gas Siphon Drone
Comparing the Deep Salvage Drone (Tier 2) and Gas Siphon Drone (Tier 3), both mining drones in Starforge MMO. Both deploy from carrier hulls and fill the same wing slot, so they compete directly for your drone bay.
Stat Comparison
| Attribute | Deep Salvage Drone | Gas Siphon Drone |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | T2 | T3 |
| Max per carrier | 6 | 8★ |
| production Boost | 0.1 | 0.4★ |
| speed | 40 | — |
| hp | 40 | — |
| gas Boost | — | 0.6 |
★ marks the higher raw value for each attribute. Higher is not always better — match the stat to your carrier doctrine.
Deep Salvage Drone
An advanced salvage platform with reinforced cutting arms and a rare-component identification matrix. It recovers twice as much material as the basic Salvage Collector and can extract intact subsystems from enemy wrecks for direct reuse or lucrative sale on the open market.
Carriers: base
Unlock tech: advanced salvage
Gas Siphon Drone
Atmospheric extraction drone for gas giant operations. Equipped with pressure-hardened collection tanks. Its thermo-resistant hull allows it to descend into the upper cloud layers of gas giants where conventional drones would be crushed.
Carriers: base
Unlock tech: mining 3
Which Drone Should You Build?
The Gas Siphon Drone sits a tier higher, giving it the stronger stat ceiling and making it the upgrade target once its unlock tech is researched. The lower-tier drone stays viable as an early-game filler while you tech up.