With industrial replicators, they could have defensive structures built in a frightening amount of time.ĭue to the speed advantage granted by teleporters and replicators, the Dominion would take Round 1 with ease.Ĭhangelings provide a huge advantage in terms of diplomacy and subterfuge. So in Round 1, which is a race to see who could take over a primitive planet quicker, then the Covenant would win simply because they could teleport Jem'hadar forces and equipment to critical strategic points in a matter of moments. Any force that doesn't have protection against teleportation technology would find themselves overwhelmed by fanatical Jem'hadar appearing out of thin air. The Dominion, by contrast, can teleport ground troops from an orbiting starship to a planet's surface in a matter of seconds. Drop ships can get shot down, and they take time to fly from orbit to a planet's surface. In a situation where the Covenant have to invade a planet, they would begin by sending in drop ships. The Covenant have energy weapons that overheat after a few seconds of continuous fire. The Dominion have weapons as (or more) powerful and versatile as phasers. The closest thing the Covenant have are giant teleportation platforms that take time to set up. I think the Dominion would crush the Covenant in all 3 rounds due to two key advantages:
