The Assimilated Romulan Scout is a Borg-assimilated Explorer hostile that roams Delta Quadrant space between levels 39 and 54. You will find it in Shal’ika, Misalup, and Neara, at warp 165 to 700. It drops 4-star Broken Explorer Parts, the material you refine to upgrade four-star Explorer ships. It is part of the Borg-held Delta Quadrant content, and because it flies as an Explorer, the fast way to beat it is to bring a Battleship.
How to beat the Assimilated Romulan Scout
STFC combat runs on a rock-paper-scissors triangle. Interceptors beat Battleships, Battleships beat Explorers, and Explorers beat Interceptors. Survey ships sit outside the triangle and barely fight. The Assimilated Romulan Scout only spawns as an Explorer, so you want a Battleship in the fight to get the damage bonus working in your favor.
Bring a Battleship and the triangle bonus is yours. Bring an Interceptor and the Scout gets the bonus instead, which turns an easy kill into a grind or a loss. Survey ships can soak hits for mining defense, but they deal little damage, so they are not the tool for farming this hostile. A well-built Battleship a level or two above the spawn clears it quickly. If fights start to drag, drop back to a lower-level spawn or upgrade your ship before you push out to the level 54 version.
For 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 incoming fire. Early on, a cadet crew of Cadet Kirk as captain with Cadet Spock and Cadet Uhura is a cheap, reliable option for grinding hostiles at this level, and it costs you nothing to keep around while you build something stronger. For current top picks, check the Officer Tier List. Crews shift with the meta, so treat any named lineup as a starting point rather than a fixed answer.
Where to find the Assimilated Romulan Scout
The Assimilated Romulan Scout clusters in three Delta Quadrant systems, with warp climbing sharply as the level rises. The level 39 spawn sits at warp 165 in Shal’ika, while the level 54 version pushes all the way out to warp 700 in Neara. The jump from warp 225 to warp 700 between level 45 and level 54 is large, so you may need extra warp range research or a higher-tier ship to reach Neara. Match your warp before you set course so you are not stranded short of the system you want.
| Level | Warp | Systems |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | 165 | Shal’ika |
| 45 | 225 | Misalup |
| 54 | 700 | Neara |
Rewards and what it drops
The main reward is 4-star Broken Explorer Parts. You feed these into the refinery, which turns them into the finished parts that raise an Explorer’s tier. Four-star parts matter once you are building mid-game Explorers, so a reliable node like this Scout saves you chasing parts across several different hostiles. Higher-level spawns hand out more per kill, and ship XP climbs steeply with level, so the level 54 version is a strong source of experience for a hull you are ranking up. At the low end, the level 39 spawn can also drop a small amount of Tritanium, a minor early-game building and upgrade resource but not a reason on its own to farm this hostile.
| Drop | What it is |
|---|---|
| 4-star Broken Explorer Parts | Refinable material for upgrading four-star Explorer ships |
Assimilated Romulan Scout stats
Stats vary by level and climb steeply, so pick the spawn that matches your ship. These are the low, mid, and high anchors from the current data. Note the size of the jump from level 45 to level 54: total strength goes from roughly 11 million to nearly 160 million, so do not assume a ship that clears the mid spawn can handle the top one.
| Level | Total strength | Hull HP | Shield HP | Attack | Defense | Ship XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 4,807,329 | 1,974,818 | 2,764,747 | 1,733,842 | 703,705 | 1,101 |
| 45 | 11,342,197 | 4,717,493 | 6,604,495 | 3,991,763 | 1,689,440 | 2,125 |
| 54 | 158,967,641 | 64,571,179 | 90,399,721 | 58,289,536 | 23,192,655 | 6,148 |
The Borg in Star Trek
The Borg are a cybernetic collective from the Delta Quadrant that assimilates other species and their technology into a single hive mind linked by the Collective. A ship like this one began as a Romulan scout before the Borg absorbed its crew and hardware, grafting Borg systems onto a Romulan hull. Assimilation is how the Collective grows, adding the distinctiveness of each species it conquers, from Starfleet to the Romulan Star Empire. Captains first faced the Borg in The Next Generation, and Voyager spent much of its run crossing Borg-held Delta Quadrant space, which is where these assimilated hostiles turn up in the game.
Is the Assimilated Romulan Scout worth grinding?
If you are upgrading four-star Explorers, yes. It is a steady source of 4-star Broken Explorer Parts, and the higher-level spawns give strong ship XP for a hull you are leveling. It stays easy as long as you bring a Battleship to counter it. Practical tip: match the warp range for the level you want, then bring a Battleship strong enough to out-trade that spawn’s stats before you commit to a long grind.