Assimilated Ships in STFC spawn in two separate level bands: levels 26 to 28 in Torana (warp 22), and levels 47 to 51 in Beta Sector, Corsen, Rek’Sgar and Weima (warp 185). There are no spawns between levels 29 and 46. The Assimilated Ship appears as all three combat hulls, so check the variant and bring its counter class. The low band drops Parsteel, Tritanium and Dilithium; the high band drops 4★ Broken Parts for all three hulls plus Pattern Disruptors.
Assimilated Ship locations
The two bands live in very different territory. The level 26 to 28 version sits in Torana, a warp 22 system most early ships can reach. The level 47 to 51 version is out in warp 185 space across four systems. That warp requirement is the real gate on the high band, so plan your ship and engine upgrades before you go hunting Pattern Disruptors. Once you outlevel Torana, your next stop is deep space.
| Level | Warp | Systems | Main drops |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26–28 | 22 | Torana | Parsteel, Tritanium, Dilithium |
| 47–51 | 185 | Beta Sector, Corsen, Rek’Sgar, Weima | 4★ Broken Parts (all three hulls), Pattern Disruptor |
Pattern Disruptor farming
If you are here for Pattern Disruptors, only the level 47 to 51 band drops them, at 2 to 29 per kill, alongside 516 to 1,418 of each 4★ Broken Parts type. Pattern Disruptors are used to complete research. Besides defeating Assimilated hostiles, you also get them from the missions Beneath the Surface and Trust Your Instincts.
For a steady farm, park a ship that counters the most common variant you see in one of the four level 47 to 51 systems and work through the spawns there. Each kill also pays 2,501 to 2,929 ship XP at those levels, so the grind levels your ship as it fills your research stock.
How to beat the Assimilated Ship
The Assimilated Ship uses every hull type in the combat triangle, so the right ship depends on the variant in front of you. The triangle works like this: Interceptors beat Battleships, Battleships beat Explorers, and Explorers beat Interceptors, while Survey ships barely fight and should stay home. Tap the hostile to see its hull before committing. Against the Battleship variant, bring an Interceptor. Against the Explorer variant, bring a Battleship. Against the Interceptor variant, bring an Explorer. The matchup works in both directions (your shots hit harder and its shots hit softer), so if you farm these in volume it pays to keep more than one grinder ready and pick targets that match the counter you have parked in the system. It has no ship ability, so there is nothing else to plan around.
For crew, follow the standard anti-hostile formula: a captain whose ability raises weapon damage against hostiles, backed by officers that add damage or reduce what comes back at you. In the 26 to 28 band the classic cadet crew holds up well, with Cadet Kirk as captain plus Cadet Spock and Cadet Uhura. By the time you are hunting the 47 to 51 spawns you will want deeper options; see the Officer Tier List for current picks by roster depth. Crews shift with the meta, so treat any named combination as a starting point.
Rewards and what it drops
The drop table changes completely between bands. At levels 26 to 28 the Assimilated Ship pays the three core resources: Parsteel at 873 to 1,344 per kill, Tritanium at 70 to 349 and Dilithium at 21 to 31. At levels 47 to 51 it drops 4★ Broken Interceptor, Explorer and Battleship Parts at 516 to 1,418 per kill, along with 2 to 29 Pattern Disruptors. Ship XP climbs from 393 per kill at level 26 to 2,929 at level 51.
| Drop | Levels | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Parsteel | 26–28 | The most common construction material, used for station buildings and early upgrades. |
| Tritanium | 26–28 | A core construction and upgrade material, used heavily for ship tiering. |
| Dilithium | 26–28 | The scarcest of the three core resources. |
| 4★ Broken Interceptor Parts | 47–51 | Salvage used to tier up 4★ Interceptor-class ships. |
| 4★ Broken Explorer Parts | 47–51 | Salvage used to tier up 4★ Explorer-class ships. |
| 4★ Broken Battleship Parts | 47–51 | Salvage used to tier up 4★ Battleship-class ships. |
| Pattern Disruptor | 47–51 | A resource used to complete research. |
Assimilated Ship stats
Stats vary by hull variant and climb steeply with level; the rows below are Interceptor records. A level 48 Assimilated Ship is more than 200 times stronger than a level 26 one, so the low-band grinder you used in Torana has no business in Rek’Sgar.
| Level | Total strength | Hull HP | Shield HP | Attack | Defense | Ship XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 54,654 | 9,600 | 9,600 | 22,554 | 22,500 | 393 |
| 48 | 11,674,733 | 5,954,405 | 5,954,405 | 3,929,263 | 1,791,065 | 2,501 |
| 51 | 16,956,795 | 8,460,931 | 8,460,931 | 6,016,414 | 2,479,450 | 2,929 |
Assimilated Ship firing pattern
The Assimilated Ship fires two weapon groups. A single Energy weapon hits every round, and a pair of Kinetic weapons fires every other round at more than twice the damage per shot. On the rounds the Kinetic pair fires, incoming damage jumps well above the baseline, so time mitigation abilities and repairs around those spikes. The figures below come from the level 26 record and climb with level.
| Weapon type | Count | Damage per shot | Fires | Crit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | 1 | 3,120–3,813 | Every round | 10% (1.5x) |
| Kinetic | 2 | 7,488–9,152 | Every other round | 10% (1.5x) |
Other Assimilated hostiles
The Assimilated Ship is one of several assimilated targets. The Assimilated Craft runs from level 50 to 60 and also spawns in all three hulls, and the Assimilated Federation Scout and its Klingon and Romulan counterparts cover levels 39 to 54, one hull each. For the full list, see the Borg hostiles hub.
The Borg in Star Trek
The Borg are a cybernetic collective from the Delta Quadrant, first seen in The Next Generation episode Q Who. They absorb rather than conquer, assimilating people and technology into a hive mind while announcing that resistance is futile. Captured crews become drones, and captured vessels are refitted with Borg technology, which is what an Assimilated Ship is: a stolen hull flying under collective control. The Borg’s most famous victim is Captain Picard, assimilated as Locutus in The Best of Both Worlds, and they went on to anchor the film First Contact and much of Voyager.
Is the Assimilated Ship worth grinding?
Yes in both bands, for different reasons. The 26 to 28 spawns in Torana are an easy early farm that pays all three core resources in one place. The 47 to 51 spawns are the real prize: 4★ Broken Parts for all three ship classes plus Pattern Disruptors, with good XP per kill. Confirm the hull variant before every attack, because this hostile spawns as all three classes and the wrong matchup turns a routine kill into a repair bill.
