The Assimilated Craft is an Assimilated (Borg) hostile that roams the galaxy between levels 50 and 60. It spawns in three hull types, and players usually name them by hull: the Assimilated Explorer, the Assimilated Interceptor, and the Assimilated Battleship. This page covers all three, because they share the same levels, systems, and warp range and differ only in hull and the parts they drop. You reach them at warp 185 to 400, and to beat one you bring the ship class that counters the hull in front of you.
Assimilated Explorer, Interceptor, and Battleship variants
The Assimilated Craft is one hostile with three hull forms: the Assimilated Explorer, the Assimilated Interceptor, and the Assimilated Battleship. All three roam the same Assimilated systems at the same levels, so this single page covers each of them. Which one appears on a given node depends on the hull the game assigns that spawn, and that hull sets both the counter you bring and the parts you take home.
Do not confuse these with other Borg-assimilated targets. The Assimilated Ship and the Borg Assimilator Cube are separate hostiles with their own levels and rewards, and they are not part of this page.
How to beat the Assimilated Craft
Combat in Star Trek Fleet Command runs on a rock-paper-scissors triangle. Interceptors beat Battleships, Battleships beat Explorers, and Explorers beat Interceptors. Survey ships barely fight, so leave them docked for this target and bring a proper combat ship.
Match your ship to the variant you are chasing:
- Against the Assimilated Explorer (Explorer hull), bring a Battleship.
- Against the Assimilated Interceptor (Interceptor hull), bring an Explorer.
- Against the Assimilated Battleship (Battleship hull), bring an Interceptor.
For the crew, put a captain that boosts weapon damage against hostiles in the captain’s chair, then fill the other two seats with officers that add damage or cut the damage you take. By the time you are fighting level 50 to 60 spawns the starter cadet crew has been left behind, so check the current picks on the Officer Tier List. Crews shift with the meta, so treat any single recommendation as a starting point rather than a fixed answer.
Each spawn on the galaxy map shows its ship class, so you can tell an Assimilated Explorer node from an Assimilated Interceptor or Assimilated Battleship node before you commit. Read the class first, then send the ship that counters it. Bringing the wrong hull turns a fast kill into a slow fight that costs you more in repairs than the parts are worth.
Where to find the Assimilated Craft
The Assimilated Craft clusters in Assimilated space, and all three hull variants share the same systems. The lower levels (50 to 53) sit in systems you can reach at warp 185, while the higher levels (57 to 60) pull back to a tighter group of systems that need warp 320 to 400. Check the level you want against the table below and match your warp range before you fly out, since a ship that cannot make the jump will not reach the spawn.
| Level | Warp | Systems |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | 185 | Alpha Sector, Ander, Delta Sector, Kuas-12, Sentosa, Sigma Sector, Vacuum Epicenter, ZA-87B, Zylo-212, Zytallis |
| 51 | 185 | Alpha Sector, Ander, Delta Sector, Kuas-12, Sentosa, Sigma Sector, Vacuum Epicenter, ZA-87B, Zytallis |
| 52 | 185 | Alpha Sector, Ander, Delta Sector, Kuas-12, Sentosa, Sigma Sector, Tarna, Vacuum Epicenter, ZA-87B, Zytallis |
| 53 | 185 | Alpha Sector, Ander, Delta Sector, Kuas-12, Sentosa, Sigma Sector, Tarna, Vacuum Epicenter, Xy’tos, ZA-87B, Zytallis |
| 54 | 205 | Ander, Delta Sector, Kuas-12, Kyanta, Sigma Sector, Tarna, Vacuum Epicenter, Xy’tos, ZA-87B, Zytallis |
| 55 | 205 | Ander, Inisfal, Kuas-12, Kyanta, Tarna, Vacuum Epicenter, Xy’tos, ZA-87B, Zytallis |
| 56 | 205 | Ander, Inisfal, Kyanta, Ma’vak, Tarna, Vacuum Epicenter, Xy’tos |
| 57–58 | 320 | Inisfal, Kyanta, Ma’vak, Tarna, Xy’tos |
| 59 | 355 | Inisfal, Kyanta, Ma’vak, Xy’tos |
| 60 | 400 | Inisfal, Kyanta, Ma’vak |
Rewards and what it drops
Which materials you collect depends on the hull variant you destroy. Each Assimilated Craft drops the 5-star Broken Parts that match its class, from 122 up to 1,926 per kill depending on level. Ship XP also climbs steeply with level, from 3,000 at level 50 to 11,904 at level 60, so higher spawns pay off more if you are working up a new ship.
| Drop | What it is |
|---|---|
| 5-star Broken Explorer Parts | Components used toward building and upgrading Explorer-class ships. Dropped by the Assimilated Explorer. |
| 5-star Broken Interceptor Parts | Components for Interceptor-class ships. Dropped by the Assimilated Interceptor. |
| 5-star Broken Battleship Parts | Components for Battleship-class ships. Dropped by the Assimilated Battleship. |
Assimilated Craft stats
Stats vary by hull variant and climb steeply with level. The anchor rows below use the Assimilated Explorer; the Assimilated Interceptor and Assimilated Battleship land within a few percent at the same levels.
| Level | Total strength | Hull HP | Shield HP | Attack | Defense | Ship XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 17,381,900 | 6,556,621 | 8,344,795 | 7,647,142 | 2,284,050 | 3,000 |
| 55 | 116,071,311 | 43,783,219 | 55,724,126 | 51,065,399 | 15,252,240 | 7,070 |
| 60 | 383,223,248 | 144,555,508 | 183,979,831 | 168,598,498 | 50,357,080 | 11,904 |
The Borg in Star Trek
The Assimilated faction stands in for ships and crews taken over by the Borg. The Borg are a cybernetic collective from the Delta Quadrant that forces other species into a single hive mind, stripping away individuality and turning captured bodies and technology into drones. The crew of the USS Enterprise-D first met them after the entity Q flung the ship across the galaxy, and the Borg went on to become one of the Federation’s most feared enemies, remembered for the warning that resistance is futile. An Assimilated vessel keeps the outline of the ship it used to be, now rebuilt with Borg systems and pressed into the service of the Collective.
Is the Assimilated Craft worth grinding?
Yes, if you need Broken Parts for a specific ship class or want ship XP in the level 50 to 60 band. Pick the variant whose parts you need (the Assimilated Explorer for Explorer parts, and so on), then bring the class that counters it so the fights stay quick and cheap on repairs. Match your warp to the level before you set out, and stick to the lower-level systems while your ship is still building up to full strength.