The Borg Tactical Probe is a Borg hostile that roams open space from level 25 to 58, always spawning as a Battleship-hull ship. It appears across a chain of systems that pushes deeper into the map as its level climbs, and every kill drops Inert Nanoprobes, a Borg resource. To beat one, bring an Interceptor, match its warp range, and crew for weapon damage against hostiles.<\/p>\n
Combat in STFC runs on a rock-paper-scissors triangle. Interceptors beat Schlachtschiffe<\/a>, Battleships beat Explorers, and Explorers beat Interceptors. Vermessungsschiffe<\/a> barely fight, so leave them docked for this target.<\/p>\n The Borg Tactical Probe only spawns as a Battleship, which makes the choice easy: bring an Interceptor and you hold the type advantage at every level. This is simpler than most hostiles, which rotate through several hulls and force you to swap ships mid-grind. With the Probe you can lock in one Interceptor build and farm the whole level range with it. Still match your ship tier to the level band you are hitting, because a low-tier Interceptor will fold against a level 50-plus Probe even with the type bonus. The stats table below shows how fast strength and hull HP climb from level 25 to 58, so step up a band only when your ship can take the hits.<\/p>\n For the crew, run a captain that boosts weapon damage against hostiles, then fill the other seats with Offiziere<\/a> that add damage or mitigation. At the low end, roughly level 25 to 33, the evergreen cadet crew still works: Cadet Kirk as captain with Cadet Spock<\/a> and Cadet Uhura. As the Probe scales past level 40 you will want stronger officers to keep kills quick. Crews shift with the meta, so check the current picks on the Officer Tier List<\/a> before you commit to a build.<\/p>\n The Borg Tactical Probe tracks your level. The low-level spawns sit close to home at warp 18, and each band pushes the ship further out, up to warp 425 for the level 58 version. One thing to plan around: the Probe does not appear at every single level. Below level 33 you find it at each step, but past that it skips levels, so the table lists only the levels where it actually spawns. Match your warp range to the band you can clear, work the nearer systems first, and expect to jump a level or two between spawns as you climb.<\/p>\n<\/span>Where to find the Borg Tactical Probe<\/span><\/h2>\n