Rating

The Rating system is the personal commander reward mechanic for Elite Dangerous Powerplay. Every pledged commander who performs Power Activites will earn Merits. At the end of every Cycle the commander is then awarded a Rating and its associated rewards based upon their total amount of Merits held at the cost of their Merits then decaying.

Merit Decay
For 3 Cycles during the Powerplay Tick the value of a Merit is halved then during the Powerplay Tick after the 4th Cycle the Merit is voided.

The above table illustrates how the value of Merits decays over 5 Cycles if the commander possess the example amounts of 1,000 or 750 Merits. Cycle 1 is the Cycle in which the Merits are earned.

Comparison
Comparison of each Power's commander rewards per Rating. The rewards are only applicable in each Powers’ Domain except for Modules and claiming the credit salary. Additionally each Unlock will only be accessible after 4 Cycles being pledged to the respective Power. Falling to a lower Rating removes access to any unlocked reward. Said reward can be unlocked again by re-attaining the appropriate Rating.