Pretty sure that only Researchable shields and minefields are the only ones able to be sabbed but not completely sure

10 nrg, pop has to be under 100 and recently attacked, 8 hr cooldown. Only researchable buildings are subject to being destroyed.

Sources: I am one

i am one also.
its a profession that marks you out as the ultimate team player...you get the sab ability, sure - but you lose out on any personal buffs the other jobs give you.
zolazin hacker is the selfish way to play the race...sab is the option that helps the legion.
imho we are very undervalued until its time to take that vl gaia

yeah, we're very valuable because if a legion has 2 or three we can take a planet attack or defense down by like 5k.

used to be one,it was great

also, if a legion with a base that's lvl 3 or higher has at least 3 sabs, you can use the Krionite Minefield trap for 1 ability point...


Krionite Minefield
[ Trap - 1 Day ] When applied, the next ship to attack the base will be dealt damage equal to 50% of its maximum hull + shield.
Costs: 1 Ability Points
Base Level: 3+
3+ Saboteur Professions (Loyal Members)

not to mention the Cyborg DataChannel
Boosts base research output by 2% for each loyal Vygoid and Zolazin member in your legion. Lasts 24 hours.

Tell me about it the weekly mission just makes me have to go off my current chain. Im on the mission that gives you the transmitters.

honestly, the three best professions in the game are these (not necessarily in order)

Zolazin Saboteur
Taltherian Excavator
Vygoid Excavator

Saboteurs mentioned for every reason already said, but also because if you ever need money, you can always ask people if they want to pay you to sabotage a planet for them

Taltherian because of the fact that artifacts are a long term thing game wise, research will only go so far. a good example of what I am talking about is

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=10238

and vygoid because it is good to help newer players get an edge up on everyone around their rank

agreed... vygoid excavator is a great beginner's choice... and i was already planning on taltherian excavator... 6 months from now when i'm finished that chain

I just now got to 2 1/2 completions of Deepest Journeys, there is so much more of that mission to do :/

One thing that's easy to overlook in being a sabbie is that when you use your ability, it leaves a targetting track-back link behind in the planet owner's newsfile. Something to keep in mind.

Sab's are highly valued players in high-ranking legions

everything does now... including temporal fluxes

id add drannik to the list, with lots of npc hunting your bound to gets lots of terraformers

Drannik get the sab profession too
let us not forget the genetarr, the mind influence can be useful vs npc's and is another helpful race

Drannik+Sabateur=nonsense.

Honestly? I'd say Drannik is far superior to Genetarr. For now I'm looking at the Zolazin chain, thinking that I really need to do that so I can switch to Sabateur and get easy money.The problem is I generally do not use cloak - relying on strong tech and a Savage (although it's rather outdated) rep. It would mean a change in my play style, and I would begin hacking if everyone didn't have QFTs - that's what daunts me about hacking. It looks like a null fuse per badge, and a TM per badge if I want to pull them at any rate.