The Actian Chrysalis is an Actian hostile in Star Trek Fleet Command that you can fight from level 33 to level 49. It always spawns as an Explorer, so the counter never changes: bring a Battleship. You will find it scattered through Actian space, with the warp you need rising from 40 at the low end to about 145 near level 49. Each kill drops Actian Venom and, less often, Cytotoxin Slime, which makes it a steady stop when you are farming Actian faction materials.
How to beat the Actian Chrysalis
Combat in STFC runs on a simple rock-paper-scissors. Interceptors beat Schlachtschiffe, Battleships beat Explorers, and Explorers beat Interceptors. Vermessungsschiffe barely fight, so leave them docked.
The Actian Chrysalis only shows up as an Explorer hull, which takes the guesswork out of it: bring a Battleship every time and you hold the advantage. Explorers lean on shields and balanced stats, and a Battleship’s heavier punch wears them down. The matchup itself is not the hard part here.
The thing to watch is your own ship. At level 49 the Chrysalis holds billions of points of hull and shield, so an under-built Battleship will stall out even with the type advantage. Bring a warship that is close to or above the level you plan to fight, and check the stats table below before you commit to the higher targets.
For crew, aim for a captain who raises weapon damage against hostiles, plus Offiziere who add damage or help your ship absorb hits. At the lower levels the classic cadet crew (Cadet Kirk as captain with Cadet Spock and Cadet Uhura) can still chip away at these, but by the high 40s you will want a stronger lineup. For picks that match your roster and level, check the Officer Tier List. Crew choices move with the meta, so treat any single suggestion as a starting point.
Where to find the Actian Chrysalis
The Actian Chrysalis sits in Actian space, and the level you meet rises as you push deeper in and your warp range grows. Warp climbs in steps as the levels go up. The level 33 to 35 ships all sit at warp 40, so your earliest trips are cheap, and each of those low levels appears in two systems. From level 36 the warp cost jumps, reaching the 100 to 145 band through the level 40s, and every level from 36 up spawns in a single system. Plan your route around the exact level you want, and check your ship’s warp before you set out. The table lists every system where each level spawns.
| Ebene | Warp | Systeme |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | 40 | Azuras, Donscheel |
| 34 | 40 | Donscheel, Norght |
| 35 | 40 | Boneshi, Donscheel |
| 36 | 56 | Ra'kond |
| 37 | 58 | Khajilat |
| 38 | 60 | Geody |
| 39 | 70 | Blascans |
| 40 | 85 | Pomst |
| 41 | 100 | Vorstoch |
| 42 | 105 | O'Reigns |
| 43 | 115 | Bolkano |
| 44 | 125 | Gerezdho |
| 45 | 130 | Idoz |
| 46 | 135 | Vishirë |
| 47 | 140 | Namra |
| 48 | 145 | Anómiria |
| 49 | 143 | Yunke |
Rewards and what it drops
The Actian Chrysalis pays out two Actian faction materials. Actian Venom is the one you are really here for; it stacks up across kills and feeds Actian-side progress. Cytotoxin Slime shows up far less often and only one at a time, so do not count on it as a steady source.
Because the venom amount scales with level, grinding the higher ships returns more per fight, though those targets also take longer to kill. If you only need a quick top-up, the warp 40 spawns at levels 33 to 35 are the fastest to reach and clear. Ship XP rises from a few hundred at level 33 to over a thousand at level 49, so a higher-level grind doubles as steady experience for the warship you are leveling.
| Ablegen | What it is |
|---|---|
| Actianisches Venom | The main Actian faction material from these kills; the amount grows with the hostile’s level. |
| Zytotoxin-Schleim | A rarer Actian drop, one per kill when it appears. |
Actian Chrysalis stats
Stats climb steeply with level, so a level 49 Chrysalis hits far harder and holds far more hull than a level 33. Total strength runs from roughly 28 million at level 33 to about 480 million at level 41, then past 2.4 billion at level 49, and hull, shield, attack, and defense all follow the same curve. Use these anchors to judge whether your Battleship is ready: if your ship’s stats sit well below the row for the level you want, drop down a few levels first. These three rows give you the low, middle, and high end.
| Ebene | Total strength | Hull HP | Shield HP | Angriff | Verteidigung | Ship XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 28,188,330 | 24,260,715 | 30,877,290 | 97,632 | 521,695 | 627 |
| 41 | 480,656,556 | 414,177,446 | 527,135,200 | 1,093,933 | 8,906,300 | 957 |
| 49 | 2,448,558,129 | 2,122,033,973 | 2,700,771,890 | 4,591,968 | 32,563,230 | 1,352 |
Who the Actians are
The Actians are one of the hostile groups you run into as you expand through this corner of the map in Star Trek Fleet Befehl. The Chrysalis is one of their Explorer-class warships, set to guard Actian systems, and the venom and slime you strip from it feed Actian upgrades and refining. They are an in-game faction rather than a species from the television shows, so treat them as local opposition to clear out rather than familiar canon.
Is the Actian Chrysalis worth grinding?
If you need Actian Venom, yes. The Chrysalis is a single-hull target, which removes the guesswork from crewing: load a Battleship and go. It earns its place while you work through Actian content or top up that material, with ship XP as a small bonus on the higher levels. Match your warp to the level you want, park a Battleship on it, and it is an easy, repeatable kill.