The Cube is a five-part mission chain in which the Ex-Borg ask for help with a top-secret project: a Borg Cube. You help get it running, deal with Romulans who come after it, chase down the thieves, build a Borg Cube of your own and finally defeat the Borg Cube in Rator. Every part is recommended for level 28 and runs from warp 1 to warp 22, based out of the Ex-Borg base in Balrosh. Rewards include 6★ Common Interceptor Parts in the first three parts, 3,100 Latinum and a mix of Parsteel, Tritanium and Dilithium. The fights are light, and the Borg Cube build in Part 4 is the step that decides how fast you finish.
The Cube at a glance
| Part | Recommended level | Warp to complete | Key reward |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cube Part 1 | 28 | 22 | 1 6★ Common Interceptor Parts, 67,000 Dilithium |
| The Cube Part 2 | 28 | 22 | 1 6★ Common Interceptor Parts, 199,000 Tritanium |
| The Cube Part 3 | 28 | 22 | 3 6★ Common Interceptor Parts, 963,000 Parsteel |
| The Cube Part 4 | 28 | 22 | 1,600 Latinum, 1 2 Hr Peace Shield |
| The Cube Part 5 | 28 | 22 | 1,500 Latinum, 34,000 Dilithium |
Each part starts at warp 1, and completing one part opens the next.
The Cube Part 1
The Ex-Borg need help with a top-secret project in Balrosh. After a hostile vessel is dealt with, you examine the Borg Cube and donate 450K Tritanium to get it running.
- Meet with the Ex-Borg (Balrosh).
- Defeat the hostile vessel (Balrosh, enemy strength ~198,251).
- Examine the Borg Cube (Balrosh).
- Donate 450K Tritanium to get the Borg Cube up and running.
- Return to your Station.
Warp to complete: 22. Rewards: 1 6★ Common Interceptor Parts, 67,000 Dilithium and 1 12 Hour Speed Up.
The Cube Part 2
The Romulans come for the project. You fight one Romulan vessel at the base, follow the rest to Fulriit and fight another there.
- Return to Balrosh (Balrosh).
- Check the alarm (Balrosh).
- Defeat the Romulan vessel (Balrosh, enemy strength ~200,351).
- Follow the Romulans (Fulriit).
- Defeat the Romulan vessel (Fulriit, enemy strength ~200,351).
- Return to the Ex-Borg base (Balrosh).
Warp to complete: 22. Rewards: 1 6★ Common Interceptor Parts, 199,000 Tritanium and 12 30 Minute Repair Speed Ups.
The Cube Part 3
The thieves have to be chased down. Sensor data leads to a distress signal in Morska and an assimilated ship, then a transwarp signal pulls you to H’Atoria, where the Borg Cube forces you to flee back to Balrosh.
- Check the sensor data (Balrosh).
- Investigate the distress signal (Morska).
- Defeat the assimilated ship (Morska, enemy strength ~198,251).
- Scan the system (Morska).
- Follow the transwarp signal (H’Atoria).
- Hail the Romulans (H’Atoria).
- Flee the Borg Cube (Balrosh).
Warp to complete: 22. Rewards: 3 6★ Common Interceptor Parts, 963,000 Parsteel and 29,000 Dilithium.
The Cube Part 4
The part opens with a Borg Cube build of your own, then costs 90K Dilithium to locate the Borg Cube before you disable its engines in Rator and upload a virus.
- Build a Borg Cube.
- Return to the Ex-Borg base (Balrosh).
- Use 90K Dilithium to locate the Borg Cube.
- Set a course for Rator (Rator).
- Disable the Borg Cube’s engines (Rator, enemy strength ~200,351).
- Upload the virus (Rator).
Warp to complete: 22. Rewards: 1,600 Latinum and 1 2 Hr Peace Shield.
The Cube Part 5
The finale is the fight against the Borg Cube in Rator, after a 15-hostile grind. Once it is down, the Ex-Borg beam aboard and you return to their base.
- Defeat 15 hostiles of level 28 or higher.
- Defeat the Borg Cube (Rator, enemy strength ~102,720).
- Beam the Ex-Borg onto the Cube (Rator).
- Return to the Ex-Borg base (Balrosh).
Warp to complete: 22. Rewards: 1,500 Latinum, 34,000 Dilithium and 1 8 Hour Repair Speed Up.
Tips for completing The Cube
Part 4 cannot move past its first objective until you have built a Borg Cube. The Borg Cube ship page covers what that build needs, so check it before you reach Part 4 and start early if you can.
Two resource payments sit in the chain: 450K Tritanium in Part 1 and 90K Dilithium in Part 4. Neither is large at level 28, but the Dilithium one is bigger than the 67,000 Dilithium Part 1 pays back.
The named fights are all between about 100,000 and 200,000 strength, and the final Borg Cube in Part 5 is listed at about 102,720, the weakest of them. The longest combat step is the 15-hostile grind at level 28 or higher that opens Part 5.
Warp stays at 22 for every part, so a ship that can reach Balrosh, Morska, H’Atoria and Rator covers the whole chain.
Are The Cube rewards worth it?
Yes, for a level 28 player. The chain pays 5 6★ Common Interceptor Parts, 3,100 Latinum, 963,000 Parsteel and smaller amounts of Tritanium and Dilithium, all for fights around 200,000 strength and a warp 22 range. The Borg Cube build is the main time cost. For other missions at this level, see the STFC mission guide.