{"id":7156,"date":"2022-07-29T21:56:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T01:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/?p=7156"},"modified":"2026-06-28T18:57:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T22:57:28","slug":"saru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/saru\/","title":{"rendered":"Offizier Saru"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span>Saru at a glance<\/span><\/h2>\n

Saru is a Rare, Command-class officer in the Discovery Crew group, fighting for the Federation. He’s a defensive specialist for player versus player combat, where his captain effect and bridge passive both work to dull what the other ship can throw at you.<\/p>\n

Players come to Saru when they want a steady seat for PvP defense, or when they’re rounding out a F\u00f6deration<\/a> captain pool early. He’s not a hostile-killing officer and he’s not built for mining or station defense, so the value he brings depends on how often you actually fight other players.<\/p>\n

If that sounds like your play loop, Saru tends to grow on you. Both of his effects are written around the assumption that you are taking damage, which means the worse the fight is going for you, the more he pulls his weight.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Star Trek background<\/span><\/h2>\n

Saru is a Kelpien from the planet Kaminar, the first member of his species to leave the homeworld voluntarily and the first to wear a Starfleet uniform. In Star Trek: Discovery, he serves under Captain Philippa Georgiou<\/a> aboard the USS Shenzhou before transferring to the USS Discovery, where he climbs from first officer to captain, then eventually steps away from Starfleet for a role as a Federation ambassador.<\/p>\n

Kelpiens evolved as a prey species, which colors how the character thinks under pressure. Saru carries threat ganglia, biological sensors at the back of the head that warn him when death is near. Doug Jones plays the role across the entire run of Discovery.<\/p>\n

That fear-aware backstory matches how the in-game officer functions. He’s the crewman who anticipates the hit before it lands, and the game leans into that idea for both of his abilities.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Saru’s role in STFC<\/span><\/h2>\n

This is a player versus player officer first and foremost. Both of his abilities are written to fire only when you’re fighting another player’s ship, so you’ll see most of his work pairing with other PvP defense crews on a station-attack ship or a hit-back battleship. He doesn’t activate against hostiles or other PvE targets.<\/p>\n

Inside that PvP niche, he sits on the defensive side of the equation. He won’t raise your damage or your armor. He drags the other ship’s offense down, which means he plays well with hull-soaking captains and with bridge Offiziere<\/a> that further cut incoming damage.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Captain ability and officer ability<\/span><\/h2>\n

Saru has two abilities, both written as defensive PvP tools.<\/p>\n

Captain ability: Precautions<\/h3>\n

When Saru is captain, every time your ship takes a Critical Hit from another player’s ship, the opponent’s Critical Hit Chance drops. At rank 1 that reduction is 10 percent, as of the latest Daten<\/a>. The effect is reactive, so it only kicks in once the other ship has already crit you at least once. Treat the rest of the rank progression as a promotion-scaling upgrade rather than a published per-rank table; the in-game data for this particular captain effect isn’t a clean rank ladder, so the safe number to quote is the rank 1 value.<\/p>\n

Officer ability: Avoid Danger<\/h3>\n

With Saru on the bridge but not as captain, an opposing player’s ship deals less weapon damage to yours. The reduction grows as you promote him through the rank track. Current per-rank values, as of the latest game data:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rang<\/th>\nAvoid Danger reduction<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\n30%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n40%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n50%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n60%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n70%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

The reduction is large at the top of the rank ladder, which is why players push him past rank 3 once the shards are there. Note this is a player versus player effect only.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Where Saru shines<\/span><\/h2>\n

A few patterns players land on with him:<\/p>\n