The Lost Sona Pirate is a Neutral roaming hostile in Star Trek Fleet Command that spawns as a Battleship between levels 27 and 60. You’ll find it scattered across open-space systems from warp 25 out to warp 225, dropping Dilithium at the lower levels and 4-Star Broken Battleship Parts once you climb past level 42. It flies a Battleship hull, so bring an Interceptor and you hold the advantage at every level.
How to beat the Lost Sona Pirate
The Lost Sona Pirate only appears as a Battleship, and in STFC combat Interceptors beat Battleships. Bring an Interceptor and you hold the hull advantage across the whole level 27 to 60 range, with nothing to swap as you move up the bands. It has no special combat ability to plan around, so the fight comes down to matching hull and warp and bringing enough firepower for the level you pick.
For the crew, put a captain that boosts weapon damage against hostiles in the captain’s chair, then fill the other seats with officers that add damage or mitigation. If you’re still early and clearing the level 27 to 39 spawns, the cadet crew does the job: Cadet Kirk as captain with Cadet Spock and Cadet Uhura. For current top picks, check the Officer Tier List. Crews shift with the meta, so treat any named lineup as a starting point rather than a fixed answer.
Where to find the Lost Sona Pirate
The Lost Sona Pirate clusters by level. The low-level spawns around 27 to 36 sit at warp 25 in early neutral systems, and the warp requirement climbs steadily as the levels rise, reaching warp 225 for the level 60 version deep in the map. Match your warp range to the level you want to farm.
| Level | Warp | Systems |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | 25 | Eviloy, Kalak, Uxal |
| 30 | 25 | Antaria, Ba’Neth, Eviloy, Kalak, Miranil, Razrom |
| 33 | 25 | Antaria, Arcaelus, Ba’Neth, Dareb, Deesha, Dinaal, Elor, Kabiuko, Kalak, Karuna, Kobali, Malon Vortex, Miranil, Monea, Nygea, Pelycos, Razrom, Shokomylk, Tekara, Teota, Think Tank, Tolonus, Tugaash, Vendoo, Verto Peyl, Zahl |
| 36 | 25 | Antaria, Arcaelus, Dareb, Deesha, Dinaal, Elor, FSEP-168, FSEP-40840, Hazari, Kabiuko, Karuna, Kobali, Malon Vortex, Minkalal, Miranil, Monea, Murray, Nygea, Pelycos, Ryce-20, Shokomylk, Taral, Tekara, Teota, Think Tank, Thrima, Tolonus, Tugaash, Vendoo, Verto Peyl, Zahl |
| 39 | 28 | Arcaelus, Dareb, Elor, FSEP-168, FSEP-40840, Hazari, Korzans, Kraylor, Lovmet, Minkalal, Murray, Pelycos, Ryce-20, Sadell, Shokomylk, Taral, Teota, Thrima, Vaskan Kyrian, Vendoo, Veringan |
| 42 | 28 | Dawise, Finnes Expanse, Ithmiris, Korzans, Kraylor, Lovmet, New Talax, Quarra, Ramar, Rovah, Sadell, Stambo, Vaadwaur, Valla Terna, Vaskan Kyrian, Veltharion, Veringan, Vorex Cluster, Zorathis |
| 45 | 75 | Armanis Nebula, Benn’s Field, Dawise, Finnes Expanse, Ithmiris, Kraydin Vori, New Talax, Padilac, Quarra, Ramar, Rovah, Solquinnar, Stambo, Vaadwaur, Valla Terna, Veltharion, Vorex Cluster, Xandovara Rift, Zorathis |
| 48 | 90 | Aran, Armanis Nebula, Benn’s Field, Dijor’joh, Fygl, Grealo, Kraydin Vori, Neken, New Talax, Padilac, Partridgeous III, Ramar, Ryabovali Primus, Solquinnar, Stambo, Valla Terna, Xandovara Rift |
| 51 | 100 | Aran, Dijor’joh, Fygl, Grealo, Kraydin Vori, Leichter, Naidu Reach, Neken, Padilac, Partridgeous III, Ryabovali Primus, Sakari, Suvfa, Ventalis II |
| 54 | 160 | Burdow, Estru Partis, Fygl, Grealo, Jettas, Leichter, Litzarr, Malon Prime, Naidu Reach, Neken, Sakari, Suvfa, Tzhaelor, Ventalis II |
| 57 | 200 | Burdow, Estru Partis, Gawalara, Itharion Reach, Jaslyn, Jettas, Litzarr, Malon Prime, Meera, Sivis, Tak Tak, Tzhaelor |
| 60 | 225 | Eryndor Veil, Estru Partis, Gawalara, Ilkis, Itharion Reach, Jaslyn, Meera, Sivis, Tak Tak, Talstris, Tzhaelor |
Rewards and what it drops
What the Lost Sona Pirate drops depends on the level you fight. Below level 39 it hands over Dilithium, the premium currency you spend on speedups, refinery pulls, and shard purchases. From level 42 up it drops 4-Star Broken Battleship Parts, the repair components used to fix damaged 4-Star Battleship ships. Ship XP also climbs steeply with level, so the higher spawns pay off more if you’re leveling a ship.
| Drop | What it is |
|---|---|
| Dilithium | Premium currency for speedups, refinery pulls, and shard purchases. Drops on the level 27 to 39 spawns. |
| 4-Star Broken Battleship Parts | Repair parts for 4-Star Battleship ships. Drops on the level 42 to 60 spawns. |
Lost Sona Pirate stats
Stats vary by hull variant and climb steeply with level, so use these anchor rows as a rough guide to what to expect at the low, middle, and top of its range.
| Level | Total strength | Hull HP | Shield HP | Attack | Defense | Ship XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 91,560 | 21,840 | 11,970 | 35,405 | 39,250 | 423 |
| 45 | 9,025,909 | 6,055,763 | 4,128,919 | 2,866,848 | 1,066,720 | 2,125 |
| 60 | 408,307,185 | 256,589,115 | 174,945,941 | 145,245,492 | 47,294,165 | 11,904 |
Lost Sona Pirate firing pattern
The Lost Sona Pirate fires two Energy weapons every round and one heavier Kinetic weapon every other round. At the lowest-level record its Energy shots land for 4,752 to 5,808 damage each, while the Kinetic weapon hits for 11,405 to 13,939 on the rounds it fires. Every weapon has a one-round warm-up and a 10% chance for a 1.5x critical hit. The Kinetic shot is the big spike, so time your repairs and mitigation around the rounds it comes in rather than treating the incoming damage as flat.
| Weapon type | Count | Damage per shot | Fires | Crit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy | 2 | 4,752-5,808 | Every round | 10% (1.5x) |
| Kinetic | 1 | 11,405-13,939 | Every other round | 10% (1.5x) |
The Son’a in Star Trek
The Son’a first appeared in Star Trek: Insurrection as a small, technologically advanced people fixated on holding off their own decay. Generations earlier they had been exiled from the Ba’ku, whose planet sits inside a ring of regenerative metaphasic radiation. Rather than age naturally, the Son’a kept their failing bodies alive through constant medical procedures and set out to strip that radiation from the planet for themselves. They were known for deploying banned isolytic subspace weapons and for pressing the conquered Tarlac and Ellora into service crewing their ships. In Star Trek Fleet Command, the Lost Sona Pirate borrows that raider identity, a splinter crew flying salvaged warships across open space.
Is the Lost Sona Pirate worth grinding?
The Lost Sona Pirate is a solid farm if you want Dilithium in the early game or 4-Star Broken Battleship Parts later on, and its steep ship XP makes it useful for leveling an Interceptor or any ship you want to push. It stays easy once you hold the hull advantage. Match your warp to the level band you’re farming, bring an Interceptor to counter its Battleship hull, and you can clear it with little repair downtime.