The best crew for Breen hostiles starts with the right hull: the Breen Marauder only spawns as an Interceptor, so crew an Explorer with a captain that boosts damage against hostiles and officers that add damage or mitigation, and keep Battleships away from it. The Breen Marauder is a level 60 to 71 hostile in Neutral space, from Daz, Esteris and Krokenia (warp 700) out to Memorium and Netania-6 (warp 1,500). It appears both as the regular Breen Marauder and as a hazard-zone version the game tags Breen Marauder HAZ; this guide covers both. It drops 6★ Broken Interceptor and Survey Parts.
Breen hostile crew
Crew around the Marauder’s ship ability, Battleship Exploitation. It raises the Marauder’s damage against Battleships for the first five rounds of combat: 50% at levels 60 to 62, 75% at 63 to 65 and 100% from 66 to 71. Against an Explorer the ability does nothing, which is one more reason to fly the counter class.
In the captain seat, use an officer that boosts weapon damage against hostiles. Fill the bridge with officers that add damage or mitigation, leaning toward mitigation if you plan to farm the upper levels back to back, since the Marauder’s Kinetic guns deliver its heaviest hits. These are level 60-plus targets, so the early cadet crews are well behind you. Check the Officer Tier List for current picks, and treat any list as a snapshot, because crews shift with the meta.
The other Breen hostiles flip the matchup. The Breen Warships are Battleships, so against them the same crew goes on an Interceptor instead.
Breen hostiles and locations
The Breen Marauder is the entry point. The Breen Warship family sits higher, at levels 70 to 74 in the Damoreyn and Frysta systems, and drops 6★ Broken Parts for all four hull types.
| Hostile | Hull | Levels | Systems | Bring |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breen Marauder | Interceptor | 60–71 | Daz, Esteris, Krokenia and others (see below) | Explorer |
| Breen Warship | Battleship | 70–73 | Damoreyn Alpha, Damoreyn Beta, Damoreyn Delta, Frysta Beta | Interceptor |
| Breen Warship Elite | Battleship | 71–73 | Damoreyn Gamma, Frysta Alpha, Frysta Gamma | Interceptor |
| Breen Warship Primarch | Battleship | 74 | Frysta Delta | Interceptor |
How to beat the Breen Marauder
The Breen Marauder only appears as an Interceptor, so bring an Explorer. In the combat triangle Explorers beat Interceptors, and there is no second hull variant to swap between as you climb the levels. Avoid taking a Battleship: it already loses the triangle to an Interceptor, and Battleship Exploitation adds up to 100% more damage against it for the first five rounds.
Its damage is front-loaded in the Kinetic group, three guns that fire every other round and hit about twice as hard as its Energy gun. An Explorer that can soak those rounds comfortably will farm it faster than a glass-cannon build that has to stop and repair.
Where to find the Breen Marauder
The Breen Marauder clusters in Neutral systems that get deeper as the level climbs. The lower levels sit around warp 700 in systems like Daz, Esteris and Krokenia, while the top of the range pushes out to warp 1,500 in Memorium and Netania-6. Those deeper, higher-warp systems are where the hazard-zone spawns live, so set your warp range before you head out. The spread narrows as you climb: level 71 appears only in Memorium and Netania-6.
| Level | Warp | Systems |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | 700 | Daz, Esteris (warp 900), Exron-99 (warp 1100), Jaicoo (warp 1100), Krokenia (warp 1000), Qorfit (warp 900), Shaz, Stellastica (warp 900) |
| 61–62 | 700 | Daz, Elderi’Zan (warp 1200), Esteris (warp 900), Exron-99 (warp 1100), Jaicoo (warp 1100), Krokenia (warp 1000), Qorfit (warp 900), Savtaagh (warp 1200), Shaz, Stellastica (warp 900), Streenga (warp 1200) |
| 63 | 700 | Biba (warp 1300), Cor’Tun (warp 1300), Daz, Elderi’Zan (warp 1200), Esteris (warp 900), Exron-99 (warp 1100), Jaicoo (warp 1100), Krokenia (warp 1000), Qorfit (warp 900), Savtaagh (warp 1200), Shaz, Stellastica (warp 900), Streenga (warp 1200) |
| 64 | 900 | Biba (warp 1300), Cor’Tun (warp 1300), Elderi’Zan (warp 1200), Esteris, Exron-99, Har-52 (warp 1400), Jaicoo, Krokenia, Qorfit, Savtaagh (warp 1200), Stellastica, Streenga (warp 1200) |
| 65 | 1,000 | Biba (warp 1300), Cor’Tun (warp 1300), Elderi’Zan, Exron-99, Har-52 (warp 1400), Jaicoo, Krokenia, Netania-6 (warp 1500), Qorfit, Savtaagh, Streenga |
| 66 | 1,100 | Biba, Cor’Tun, Elderi’Zan, Exron-99, Har-52 (warp 1400), Jaicoo, Netania-6 (warp 1500), Savtaagh, Streenga |
| 67 | 1,300 | Biba, Cor’Tun, Elderi’Zan, Har-52, Memorium (warp 1700), Netania-6, Savtaagh, Streenga |
| 68–69 | 1,300 | Biba, Cor’Tun, Har-52, Memorium (warp 1700), Netania-6 |
| 70 | 1,400 | Har-52, Memorium, Netania-6 |
| 71 | 1,500 | Memorium, Netania-6 |
Rewards and what it drops
Every level from 60 to 71, regular and hazard-zone alike, drops two kinds of 6★ Broken Parts. Interceptor Parts come in the larger stacks, about double the Survey Parts. Ship XP climbs from 16,000 at level 60 to 57,000 at level 71.
| Drop | Per kill | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| 6★ Broken Interceptor Parts | 1,587–32,775 | Salvage used to tier up Grade 6 Interceptor-class ships. |
| 6★ Broken Survey Parts | 794–16,388 | Salvage used to tier up Grade 6 Survey ships. |
Breen Marauder stats
Stats climb steeply with level; the hazard-zone version shares these numbers. These rows show the low, mid and high ends of the range.
| Level | Total strength | Hull HP | Shield HP | Attack | Defense | Ship XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 3,530,520,005 | 2,055,902,735 | 2,055,902,735 | 1,275,232,200 | 199,385,070 | 16,000 |
| 66 | 15,515,046,285 | 10,600,071,282 | 10,600,071,282 | 4,429,443,398 | 485,531,605 | 29,600 |
| 71 | 56,066,457,259 | 31,448,922,119 | 31,448,922,119 | 23,626,473,505 | 991,061,635 | 57,000 |
Breen Marauder firing pattern
At level 60 the Marauder fires one Energy gun every round and three Kinetic guns every other round, all critting at 1.8x. The Kinetic rounds are where the damage spikes, so time repairs and mitigation around them.
| Weapon type | Count | Damage per shot | Fires | Crit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | 1 | 40,500,000–49,500,000 | Every round | 10% (1.8x) |
| Kinetic | 3 | 81,000,000–99,000,000 | Every other round | 10% (1.8x) |
The Breen in Star Trek
The Breen are a secretive species from a frozen homeworld, always seen in full refrigeration suits and helmets that hide what they look like. Their speech comes through as electronic crackles, and other powers know little about them. In Deep Space Nine they joined the Dominion late in the war and attacked Earth itself, striking Starfleet Headquarters in San Francisco. Their energy dampening weapon then crippled the allied fleet at the Battle of Chin’toka until the Federation found a way to counter it.
Is the Breen Marauder worth grinding?
Yes, if you need 6★ Broken Interceptor or Survey Parts. Every level and both the regular and hazard-zone versions drop both kinds, so you can farm whichever level your Explorer handles comfortably. Match your warp to the row you want, keep Battleships out of it, and move on to the Breen Warships once you are past level 70. The hostile guide covers the other targets worth farming at this stage.
