The more advanced Sylphon ships are able to channel the energies of Nullspace for both defensive and offensive purposes. The conduits also allow the ships' generators to partially operate in Nullspace, allowing their energy weapon to produce less flux when they fire. All Sylphon ships have Nullspace conduits that allow them to 'skim' Nullspace's surface by absorbing the counter-forces, increasing their speed while traveling in a straight line. Sylphon ships are also unique in that they can tap into the pocket dimension known as Nullspace, an empty realm where the only thing that exists on it is an intense force that repels anything that tries to pierce its barriers, and will destroy any ship that's unprepared to endure the strain those counter-forces can apply to it. Those ships no longer have a need for crew, and are capable of linking their targeting arrays with each other with a few modifications, greatly enhancing their accuracy and lethality. These 'Sylph Cores' are in-fact Beta and Alpha-level AIs that were voluntarily integrated into the mainframes of their respective ships.

Many Sylphon ships are not human-piloted, but are instead completely automated. Sylphon ships bear a distinctive bluish grey and purple color scheme, with a flowing, organic appearance. Sylphon ships are highly advanced, and unlike most High Tech ships, which are either long-ranged snipers or fast, hit-and-run ships with low armor, Sylphon ships are designed for prolonged engagements and close-range combat, with enough armor to tank damage that would otherwise destroy most ships. The Sylphon exclusively use their own set of ships, like the Celika drone frigate, the Ascordia Hunter-Killer, the Sylvetra missile cruiser, and the Equilibrium dreadnought-battleship.

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