Hostiles

Hostiles

Hostiles are everywhere, and you will be spending most of your time killing them. They are the red ships flying around the galaxy. There are several crews that you can use on them that get progressively better as you gain them.

Best Crews

Other Hostile Crews

Captain	Side Officer	Side Officer	Strength	Other Info	Stat to Stack for Lower Decks	Used Versus	PVP	Hostiles	Mission Bosses
Jean-Luc Picard Jean-Luc Picard Captain Ability Increase the effectiveness of all Officer Abilities that trigger in combat Officer Ability Increase Critical Damage against Hostiles and Armadas Ranks: 5%/ 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 25% Tier 1+	Beverly Crusher Beverly Crusher Captain Ability When fighting Hostiles and Armadas, restore Shield by % of crew’s Health Officer Ability When fighting Hostiles and Armadas, increase mitigation by % of crew’s Defence. Ranks: 150%/ 200%/ 250%/ 300%/ 350% Tier 1+	Chen Chen Captain Ability Increase Mitigations against Hostiles Officer Ability Decrease Energy damage dealt by Hostiles Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 30% Tier 5	Very Strong		Any	Explorers Battleships Survey	No	Yes	No
Pike Pike Captain Ability Increase the effectiveness of all Officer Abilities that trigger in combat Officer Ability Increase Ship XP earned Ranks: 20%/ 30%/ 40%/ 50%/ 60% Tier 1+	Moreau Moreau Captain Ability % Shield healed after winning Officer Ability Decrease hostile penetration Ranks: 30%/ 40%/ 50%/ 60%/ 70% Tier 1+	Chen Chen Captain Ability Increase Mitigations against Hostiles Officer Ability Decrease Energy damage dealt by Hostiles Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 30% Tier 5	Very Strong		Any	Explorers Battleships Survey Borg Probes Eclipse Ships	No	Yes	No
SNW Pike SNW Pike Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, increases Shield Mitigation Officer Ability When fighting hostiles, decreases hostile Shield Mitigation Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 35% Tier 1+	SNW Ortegas SNW Ortegas Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, SNW Ortegas increases critical hit chance against hostiles Officer Ability Increases Armor, Shield Deflection, and Dodge by % of total Defense when attacking hostile Explorers from a Battleship Ranks: 500%/ 800%/ 1100%/ 1400%/ 1800% Tier 1+	SNW La’an SNW La’an Captain Ability Unfit To Lead Officer Ability Increases base Warp Speed Ranks: 50%/ 70%/ 95%/ 125%/ 150% Tier 1+	Very Strong	Only Battleship vs. Explorer	Health	Explorers	No	Yes	No
SNW Pike SNW Pike Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, increases Shield Mitigation Officer Ability When fighting hostiles, decreases hostile Shield Mitigation Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 35% Tier 1+	SNW Ortegas SNW Ortegas Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, SNW Ortegas increases critical hit chance against hostiles Officer Ability Increases Armor, Shield Deflection, and Dodge by % of total Defense when attacking hostile Explorers from a Battleship Ranks: 500%/ 800%/ 1100%/ 1400%/ 1800% Tier 1+	SNW Una SNW Una Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, SNW Una increases base Weapon Damage Officer Ability Increase Impulse speed Ranks: 1500%/ 2000%/ 3000%/ 4000%/ 5000% Tier 1+	Very Strong	Only Battleship vs. Explorer Impulse Speed	Health	Explorers	No	Yes	No
SNW Pike SNW Pike Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, increases Shield Mitigation Officer Ability When fighting hostiles, decreases hostile Shield Mitigation Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 35% Tier 1+	SNW Ortegas SNW Ortegas Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, SNW Ortegas increases critical hit chance against hostiles Officer Ability Increases Armor, Shield Deflection, and Dodge by % of total Defense when attacking hostile Explorers from a Battleship Ranks: 500%/ 800%/ 1100%/ 1400%/ 1800% Tier 1+	SNW Hemmer SNW Hemmer Captain Ability Unfit To Lead Officer Ability Increases Armor, Shield Deflection and Dodge when in combat with Survey ships. Ranks: 800%/ 1000%/ 1400%/ 1900%/ 2500% Tier 1+	Very Strong	Only Battleship vs. Explorer, Survey	Health	Explorers Survey	No	Yes	No
Kathryn Janeway Kathryn Janeway Captain Ability When you take hull damage from a non-player hostile os Armada, Increase Shield Mitigation for 1 round (cumulative) Officer Ability At the start of combat, increases Isolytic damage against non-player hostile and armadas Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 30%/ 50% Tier 1+	The Doctor The Doctor Captain Ability Unfit To Lead Officer Ability When taking hull damage from non-player hostile or Armada, Increases Armor, Shield Deflection and Dodge by % of Health for 2 rounds Ranks: 300%/ 500%/ 750%/ 1250%/ 2000% Tier 1+	B’Elanna Torres B’Elanna Torres Captain Ability Unfit To Lead Officer Ability When taking damage from non-player or Armada, increases Armor Piercing, Shield Piercing and Accuracy by % of Attack for 1 round Ranks: 250%/ 400%/ 600%/ 900%/ 1500% Tier 1+	Very Strong		Attack Defense	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships Normal Armadas Eclipse Armadas Swarm Armadas Borg Armadas Dominion Solo Armadas Borg Solo Armadas	No	Yes	No
Ent-E Picard Ent-E Picard Captain Ability Increases the rewards gained from Hostiles and Armadas Officer Ability Increases Isolytic Cascade Damage for 3 rounds each time you hit an non-Armada Hostile (once per weapon) Ranks: 3%/ 5%/ 7%/ 10%/ 15% Tier 1+	Ent-E Riker Ent-E Riker Captain Ability Increases your ship’s base Impulse Speed Officer Ability Increases Critical Hit Chance for 4 rounds each time you score a hit (Once per weapon) Ranks: 2%/ 4%/ 6%/ 8%/ 10% Tier 1+	Ent-E Data Ent-E Data Captain Ability Chain of Command Officer Ability Increases Isolytic Cascade Damage versus non-Armada Hostile Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 30%/ 40% Tier 5	Very Strong	No mitigation, use Tom Paris below deck. High hostile loot and rep.	Defense	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships	No	Yes	No
Ent-E Riker Ent-E Riker Captain Ability Increases your ship’s base Impulse Speed Officer Ability Increases Critical Hit Chance for 4 rounds each time you score a hit (Once per weapon) Ranks: 2%/ 4%/ 6%/ 8%/ 10% Tier 1+	Ent-E Picard Ent-E Picard Captain Ability Increases the rewards gained from Hostiles and Armadas Officer Ability Increases Isolytic Cascade Damage for 3 rounds each time you hit an non-Armada Hostile (once per weapon) Ranks: 3%/ 5%/ 7%/ 10%/ 15% Tier 1+	Ent-E Data Ent-E Data Captain Ability Chain of Command Officer Ability Increases Isolytic Cascade Damage versus non-Armada Hostile Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 30%/ 40% Tier 5	Very Strong	No mitigation, use Tom Paris below deck. Very fast impulse speed.	Defense	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships	No	Yes	No
Ent-E Picard Ent-E Picard Captain Ability Increases the rewards gained from Hostiles and Armadas Officer Ability Increases Isolytic Cascade Damage for 3 rounds each time you hit an non-Armada Hostile (once per weapon) Ranks: 3%/ 5%/ 7%/ 10%/ 15% Tier 1+	Ent-E Data Ent-E Data Captain Ability Chain of Command Officer Ability Increases Isolytic Cascade Damage versus non-Armada Hostile Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 30%/ 40% Tier 1+	Five Of Eleven Five Of Eleven Captain Ability Increase Mitigation by Officer Health Officer Ability Increase Resources dropped Ranks: 20%/ 40%/ 60%/ 80%/ 100% Tier 1+	Very Strong	Top loot crew. Add Doctor/Ghalenar/etc. below deck for more loot.	Any	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships Normal Armadas Eclipse Armadas Swarm Armadas Borg Armadas Dominion Solo Armadas Borg Solo Armadas	No	Yes	No
Pike Pike Captain Ability Increase the effectiveness of all Officer Abilities that trigger in combat Officer Ability Increase Ship XP earned Ranks: 20%/ 30%/ 40%/ 50%/ 60% Tier 1+	Moreau Moreau Captain Ability % Shield healed after winning Officer Ability Decrease hostile penetration Ranks: 30%/ 40%/ 50%/ 60%/ 70% Tier 3+	Ent-E Data Ent-E Data Captain Ability Chain of Command Officer Ability Increases Isolytic Cascade Damage versus non-Armada Hostile Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 30%/ 40% Tier 1+	Very Strong	High damage + full mitigation.	Any	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships	No	Yes	No
Jean-Luc Picard Jean-Luc Picard Captain Ability Increase the effectiveness of all Officer Abilities that trigger in combat Officer Ability Increase Critical Damage against Hostiles and Armadas Ranks: 5%/ 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 25% Tier 1+	Beverly Crusher Beverly Crusher Captain Ability When fighting Hostiles and Armadas, restore Shield by % of crew’s Health Officer Ability When fighting Hostiles and Armadas, increase mitigation by % of crew’s Defence. Ranks: 150%/ 200%/ 250%/ 300%/ 350% Tier 3+	Ent-E Data Ent-E Data Captain Ability Chain of Command Officer Ability Increases Isolytic Cascade Damage versus non-Armada Hostile Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 30%/ 40% Tier 1+	Very Strong	High damage + full mitigation.	Any	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships	No	Yes	No
SNW James Kirk SNW James Kirk Captain Ability Reduces enemy Shield Mitigation vs non-Armada Hostiles Officer Ability Increases base Weapon Damage vs non-Armada Hostiles Ranks: 200%/ 600%/ 1200%/ 2000%/ 3500% Tier 1+	SNW M’Benga SNW M’Benga Captain Ability Increases all mitigation stats by % of Health vs non-Armada Hostiles Officer Ability Increases SHP every round vs non-Armada Hostiles Ranks: 2%/ 4%/ 6%/ 8%/ 15% Tier 1+	SNW Sam Kirk SNW Sam Kirk Captain Ability Reduces enemy SHP every round vs non-Armada Hostiles Officer Ability Increases Critical Damage every round vs non-Armada Hostiles Ranks: 40%/ 90%/ 150%/ 230%/ 350% Tier 1+	Very Strong	High damage crew. Paris below for mitigation.	Any	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships	No	Yes	No
SNW James Kirk SNW James Kirk Captain Ability Reduces enemy Shield Mitigation vs non-Armada Hostiles Officer Ability Increases base Weapon Damage vs non-Armada Hostiles Ranks: 200%/ 600%/ 1200%/ 2000%/ 3500% Tier 1+	SNW M’Benga SNW M’Benga Captain Ability Increases all mitigation stats by % of Health vs non-Armada Hostiles Officer Ability Increases SHP every round vs non-Armada Hostiles Ranks: 2%/ 4%/ 6%/ 8%/ 15% Tier 1+	SNW Ortegas SNW Ortegas Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, SNW Ortegas increases critical hit chance against hostiles Officer Ability Increases Armor, Shield Deflection, and Dodge by % of total Defense when attacking hostile Explorers from a Battleship Ranks: 500%/ 800%/ 1100%/ 1400%/ 1800% Tier 1+	Very Strong	High damage crew.	Any	Explorers Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships	No	Yes	No
SNW Pike SNW Pike Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, increases Shield Mitigation Officer Ability When fighting hostiles, decreases hostile Shield Mitigation Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 35% Tier 1+	SNW M’Benga SNW M’Benga Captain Ability Increases all mitigation stats by % of Health vs non-Armada Hostiles Officer Ability Increases SHP every round vs non-Armada Hostiles Ranks: 2%/ 4%/ 6%/ 8%/ 15% Tier 1+	SNW Ortegas SNW Ortegas Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, SNW Ortegas increases critical hit chance against hostiles Officer Ability Increases Armor, Shield Deflection, and Dodge by % of total Defense when attacking hostile Explorers from a Battleship Ranks: 500%/ 800%/ 1100%/ 1400%/ 1800% Tier 1+	Very Strong	High Mitigation/shield absorption	Any	Explorers Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships	No	Yes	No
Five Of Eleven Five Of Eleven Captain Ability Increase Mitigation by Officer Health Officer Ability Increase Resources dropped Ranks: 20%/ 40%/ 60%/ 80%/ 100% Tier 1+	Kirk Kirk Captain Ability Increase all officer stats when the ship has Morale Officer Ability Chance to inspire Morale to his ship for 2 rounds Ranks: 50%/ 60%/ 70%/ 75%/ 80% Tier 1+	Spock Spock Captain Ability Increase Accuracy at the start of each round Officer Ability Restore Shield by % of crew’s Defence when having Morale Ranks: 25%/ 50%/ 100%/ 400%/ 750% Tier 4+	Strong		Any	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey Normal Armadas Eclipse Armadas Borg Armadas Dominion Solo Armadas Borg Solo Armadas	Yes	Yes	Yes
Leslie Leslie Captain Ability Restore Hull Health when under 35% of starting value Officer Ability Increase Ship XP on Battleships Ranks: 20%/ 30%/ 40%/ 50%/ 60% Tier 1+	Kirk Kirk Captain Ability Increase all officer stats when the ship has Morale Officer Ability Chance to inspire Morale to his ship for 2 rounds Ranks: 50%/ 60%/ 70%/ 75%/ 80% Tier 1+	Spock Spock Captain Ability Increase Accuracy at the start of each round Officer Ability Restore Shield by % of crew’s Defence when having Morale Ranks: 25%/ 50%/ 100%/ 400%/ 750% Tier 4+	Average	Long term survival in low damage situations.	Defense	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey Normal Armadas Eclipse Armadas Dominion Solo Armadas Borg Solo Armadas	No	Yes	Yes
Next Gen La Forge Next Gen La Forge Captain Ability Decrease opponents Weapon Damage Officer Ability Increase Shield Health Ranks: 5%/ 7%/ 9%/ 11%/ 14% Tier 1+	Next Gen Data Next Gen Data Captain Ability Increase all Officer stats on Bridge Officer Ability Increase Weapon Damage Ranks: 5%/ 8%/ 12%/ 15%/ 20% Tier 1+	Chen Chen Captain Ability Increase Mitigations against Hostiles Officer Ability Decrease Energy damage dealt by Hostiles Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 30% Tier 5	Weak		Any	Explorers Battleships Survey Borg Probes Eclipse Ships	No	Yes	No
Cadet Uhura Cadet Uhura Captain Ability Decrease opponents Weapon Damage Officer Ability Increase Shield Health Ranks: 5%/ 7%/ 9%/ 11%/ 14% Tier 1+	Cadet Kirk Cadet Kirk Captain Ability Increase all Officer stats on Bridge Officer Ability Increase Weapon Damage Ranks: 5%/ 8%/ 12%/ 15%/ 20% Tier 1+	Chen Chen Captain Ability Increase Mitigations against Hostiles Officer Ability Decrease Energy damage dealt by Hostiles Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 30% Tier 5	Weak		Any	Explorers Battleships Survey Borg Probes Eclipse Ships	No	Yes	No
T’Laan T’Laan Captain Ability Increase Ship XP from battles Officer Ability Decrease Kinetic Damage dealt by Hostiles Ranks: 5%/ 7%/ 10%/ 15%/ 20% Tier 1+	Pike Pike Captain Ability Increase the effectiveness of all Officer Abilities that trigger in combat Officer Ability Increase Ship XP earned Ranks: 20%/ 30%/ 40%/ 50%/ 60% Tier 1+	Goon Goon Captain Ability Inctease Critical Hit Chance against Hostiles for first round Officer Ability Increase Ship XP gained while fighting Ranks: 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 35%/ 50% Tier 1+	Support/ Other	XP Grinding	Any	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey	No	Yes	No
T’Laan T’Laan Captain Ability Increase Ship XP from battles Officer Ability Decrease Kinetic Damage dealt by Hostiles Ranks: 5%/ 7%/ 10%/ 15%/ 20% Tier 1+	Goon Goon Captain Ability Inctease Critical Hit Chance against Hostiles for first round Officer Ability Increase Ship XP gained while fighting Ranks: 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 35%/ 50% Tier 1+	Leslie Leslie Captain Ability Restore Hull Health when under 35% of starting value Officer Ability Increase Ship XP on Battleships Ranks: 20%/ 30%/ 40%/ 50%/ 60% Tier 1+	Support/ Other	XP Grinding Battleship	Any	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey	No	Yes	No
T’Laan T’Laan Captain Ability Increase Ship XP from battles Officer Ability Decrease Kinetic Damage dealt by Hostiles Ranks: 5%/ 7%/ 10%/ 15%/ 20% Tier 1+	Goon Goon Captain Ability Inctease Critical Hit Chance against Hostiles for first round Officer Ability Increase Ship XP gained while fighting Ranks: 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 35%/ 50% Tier 1+	Hendorff Hendorff Captain Ability Increase mitigation when Hull Health is below 60% of Health at start of battle Officer Ability Increase Ship XP on Explorers Ranks: 20%/ 30%/ 40%/ 50%/ 60% Tier 1+	Support/ Other	XP Grinding Explorer	Any	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey	No	Yes	No
T’Laan T’Laan Captain Ability Increase Ship XP from battles Officer Ability Decrease Kinetic Damage dealt by Hostiles Ranks: 5%/ 7%/ 10%/ 15%/ 20% Tier 1+	Goon Goon Captain Ability Inctease Critical Hit Chance against Hostiles for first round Officer Ability Increase Ship XP gained while fighting Ranks: 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 35%/ 50% Tier 1+	Darwin Darwin Captain Ability Increase Weapon Damage when attacked by a player Officer Ability Increase Ship XP earned on Interceptors Ranks: 20%/ 30%/ 40%/ 50%/ 60% Tier 1+	Support/ Other	XP Grinding Interceptor	Any	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey	No	Yes	No
T’Laan T’Laan Captain Ability Increase Ship XP from battles Officer Ability Decrease Kinetic Damage dealt by Hostiles Ranks: 5%/ 7%/ 10%/ 15%/ 20% Tier 1+	Goon Goon Captain Ability Inctease Critical Hit Chance against Hostiles for first round Officer Ability Increase Ship XP gained while fighting Ranks: 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 35%/ 50% Tier 1+	Hadley Hadley Captain Ability Increase Warp Speed of ship Officer Ability Increase Exoerience gained on Survey Ships Ranks: 20%/ 30%/ 40%/ 50%/ 60% Tier 1+	Support/ Other	XP Grinding Survey	Any	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey	No	Yes	No

There is a lot of research that will improve this, but the one that matters most is at the beginning of the Combat Tree.

This research takes away up to 30% of the damage that hostiles do to you. This is extremely important, in that this takes place before any other calculations take place. This is the ONLY research that contributes to damage reduction.

Reduction vs. Mitigation

This is going to be the basis of this article and what makes the crews that follow so good against hostiles. All of these crews have heavy damage reduction. Reduction happens before any damage is assigned to the ship. So if a hostile normally deals 1000 damage, and you have 13% reduction, when you see the combat log that ship is only going to receive 870 damage.

Looking at the graphic here, you can see that the Swarm Cluster has done 10,306 damage to my Franklin. This is AFTER reduction. On the ship I have Picard, Beverly and T’laan (Max Level), so my damage reduction is 30% from research and 44% from crew — total 74% reduction. That means that 10,306 is 26% of the original damage, so the original damage would have been 39,638. Quite a big change.

Mitigation happens after damage. There is a ton of research plus crew abilities that go into this, so it is considerably harder to calculate. As you can see here, I’ve mitigated 7,227 of that 10,306 damage, so my mitigation is currently at 70% for this fight (I have a lot of research for fighting swarm, so against different hostiles the mitigation would be different).

So, since reduction happens before any damage is dealt, it is much stronger than mitigation. This doesn’t mean mitigation should be ignored, in fact it’s vital as well, but reduction will always be more powerful than mitigation.

Hostile Damage Reduction Calculator

Captain	Side Officer	Side Officer	Strength	Other Info	Stat to Stack for Lower Decks	Used Versus	PVP	Hostiles	Mission Bosses
Jean-Luc Picard Jean-Luc Picard Captain Ability Increase the effectiveness of all Officer Abilities that trigger in combat Officer Ability Increase Critical Damage against Hostiles and Armadas Ranks: 5%/ 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 25% Tier 1+	Beverly Crusher Beverly Crusher Captain Ability When fighting Hostiles and Armadas, restore Shield by % of crew’s Health Officer Ability When fighting Hostiles and Armadas, increase mitigation by % of crew’s Defence. Ranks: 150%/ 200%/ 250%/ 300%/ 350% Tier 1+	Chen Chen Captain Ability Increase Mitigations against Hostiles Officer Ability Decrease Energy damage dealt by Hostiles Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 30% Tier 5	Very Strong		Any	Explorers Battleships Survey	No	Yes	No
Pike Pike Captain Ability Increase the effectiveness of all Officer Abilities that trigger in combat Officer Ability Increase Ship XP earned Ranks: 20%/ 30%/ 40%/ 50%/ 60% Tier 1+	Moreau Moreau Captain Ability % Shield healed after winning Officer Ability Decrease hostile penetration Ranks: 30%/ 40%/ 50%/ 60%/ 70% Tier 1+	Chen Chen Captain Ability Increase Mitigations against Hostiles Officer Ability Decrease Energy damage dealt by Hostiles Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 30% Tier 5	Very Strong		Any	Explorers Battleships Survey Borg Probes Eclipse Ships	No	Yes	No
SNW Pike SNW Pike Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, increases Shield Mitigation Officer Ability When fighting hostiles, decreases hostile Shield Mitigation Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 35% Tier 1+	SNW Ortegas SNW Ortegas Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, SNW Ortegas increases critical hit chance against hostiles Officer Ability Increases Armor, Shield Deflection, and Dodge by % of total Defense when attacking hostile Explorers from a Battleship Ranks: 500%/ 800%/ 1100%/ 1400%/ 1800% Tier 1+	SNW La’an SNW La’an Captain Ability Unfit To Lead Officer Ability Increases base Warp Speed Ranks: 50%/ 70%/ 95%/ 125%/ 150% Tier 1+	Very Strong	Only Battleship vs. Explorer	Health	Explorers	No	Yes	No
SNW Pike SNW Pike Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, increases Shield Mitigation Officer Ability When fighting hostiles, decreases hostile Shield Mitigation Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 35% Tier 1+	SNW Ortegas SNW Ortegas Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, SNW Ortegas increases critical hit chance against hostiles Officer Ability Increases Armor, Shield Deflection, and Dodge by % of total Defense when attacking hostile Explorers from a Battleship Ranks: 500%/ 800%/ 1100%/ 1400%/ 1800% Tier 1+	SNW Una SNW Una Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, SNW Una increases base Weapon Damage Officer Ability Increase Impulse speed Ranks: 1500%/ 2000%/ 3000%/ 4000%/ 5000% Tier 1+	Very Strong	Only Battleship vs. Explorer Impulse Speed	Health	Explorers	No	Yes	No
SNW Pike SNW Pike Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, increases Shield Mitigation Officer Ability When fighting hostiles, decreases hostile Shield Mitigation Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 35% Tier 1+	SNW Ortegas SNW Ortegas Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, SNW Ortegas increases critical hit chance against hostiles Officer Ability Increases Armor, Shield Deflection, and Dodge by % of total Defense when attacking hostile Explorers from a Battleship Ranks: 500%/ 800%/ 1100%/ 1400%/ 1800% Tier 1+	SNW Hemmer SNW Hemmer Captain Ability Unfit To Lead Officer Ability Increases Armor, Shield Deflection and Dodge when in combat with Survey ships. Ranks: 800%/ 1000%/ 1400%/ 1900%/ 2500% Tier 1+	Very Strong	Only Battleship vs. Explorer, Survey	Health	Explorers Survey	No	Yes	No
Kathryn Janeway Kathryn Janeway Captain Ability When you take hull damage from a non-player hostile os Armada, Increase Shield Mitigation for 1 round (cumulative) Officer Ability At the start of combat, increases Isolytic damage against non-player hostile and armadas Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 30%/ 50% Tier 1+	The Doctor The Doctor Captain Ability Unfit To Lead Officer Ability When taking hull damage from non-player hostile or Armada, Increases Armor, Shield Deflection and Dodge by % of Health for 2 rounds Ranks: 300%/ 500%/ 750%/ 1250%/ 2000% Tier 1+	B’Elanna Torres B’Elanna Torres Captain Ability Unfit To Lead Officer Ability When taking damage from non-player or Armada, increases Armor Piercing, Shield Piercing and Accuracy by % of Attack for 1 round Ranks: 250%/ 400%/ 600%/ 900%/ 1500% Tier 1+	Very Strong		Attack Defense	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships Normal Armadas Eclipse Armadas Swarm Armadas Borg Armadas Dominion Solo Armadas Borg Solo Armadas	No	Yes	No
Ent-E Picard Ent-E Picard Captain Ability Increases the rewards gained from Hostiles and Armadas Officer Ability Increases Isolytic Cascade Damage for 3 rounds each time you hit an non-Armada Hostile (once per weapon) Ranks: 3%/ 5%/ 7%/ 10%/ 15% Tier 1+	Ent-E Riker Ent-E Riker Captain Ability Increases your ship’s base Impulse Speed Officer Ability Increases Critical Hit Chance for 4 rounds each time you score a hit (Once per weapon) Ranks: 2%/ 4%/ 6%/ 8%/ 10% Tier 1+	Ent-E Data Ent-E Data Captain Ability Chain of Command Officer Ability Increases Isolytic Cascade Damage versus non-Armada Hostile Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 30%/ 40% Tier 5	Very Strong	No mitigation, use Tom Paris below deck. High hostile loot and rep.	Defense	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships	No	Yes	No
Ent-E Riker Ent-E Riker Captain Ability Increases your ship’s base Impulse Speed Officer Ability Increases Critical Hit Chance for 4 rounds each time you score a hit (Once per weapon) Ranks: 2%/ 4%/ 6%/ 8%/ 10% Tier 1+	Ent-E Picard Ent-E Picard Captain Ability Increases the rewards gained from Hostiles and Armadas Officer Ability Increases Isolytic Cascade Damage for 3 rounds each time you hit an non-Armada Hostile (once per weapon) Ranks: 3%/ 5%/ 7%/ 10%/ 15% Tier 1+	Ent-E Data Ent-E Data Captain Ability Chain of Command Officer Ability Increases Isolytic Cascade Damage versus non-Armada Hostile Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 30%/ 40% Tier 5	Very Strong	No mitigation, use Tom Paris below deck. Very fast impulse speed.	Defense	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships	No	Yes	No
Ent-E Picard Ent-E Picard Captain Ability Increases the rewards gained from Hostiles and Armadas Officer Ability Increases Isolytic Cascade Damage for 3 rounds each time you hit an non-Armada Hostile (once per weapon) Ranks: 3%/ 5%/ 7%/ 10%/ 15% Tier 1+	Ent-E Data Ent-E Data Captain Ability Chain of Command Officer Ability Increases Isolytic Cascade Damage versus non-Armada Hostile Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 30%/ 40% Tier 1+	Five Of Eleven Five Of Eleven Captain Ability Increase Mitigation by Officer Health Officer Ability Increase Resources dropped Ranks: 20%/ 40%/ 60%/ 80%/ 100% Tier 1+	Very Strong	Top loot crew. Add Doctor/Ghalenar/etc. below deck for more loot.	Any	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships Normal Armadas Eclipse Armadas Swarm Armadas Borg Armadas Dominion Solo Armadas Borg Solo Armadas	No	Yes	No
Pike Pike Captain Ability Increase the effectiveness of all Officer Abilities that trigger in combat Officer Ability Increase Ship XP earned Ranks: 20%/ 30%/ 40%/ 50%/ 60% Tier 1+	Moreau Moreau Captain Ability % Shield healed after winning Officer Ability Decrease hostile penetration Ranks: 30%/ 40%/ 50%/ 60%/ 70% Tier 3+	Ent-E Data Ent-E Data Captain Ability Chain of Command Officer Ability Increases Isolytic Cascade Damage versus non-Armada Hostile Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 30%/ 40% Tier 1+	Very Strong	High damage + full mitigation.	Any	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships	No	Yes	No
Jean-Luc Picard Jean-Luc Picard Captain Ability Increase the effectiveness of all Officer Abilities that trigger in combat Officer Ability Increase Critical Damage against Hostiles and Armadas Ranks: 5%/ 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 25% Tier 1+	Beverly Crusher Beverly Crusher Captain Ability When fighting Hostiles and Armadas, restore Shield by % of crew’s Health Officer Ability When fighting Hostiles and Armadas, increase mitigation by % of crew’s Defence. Ranks: 150%/ 200%/ 250%/ 300%/ 350% Tier 3+	Ent-E Data Ent-E Data Captain Ability Chain of Command Officer Ability Increases Isolytic Cascade Damage versus non-Armada Hostile Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 30%/ 40% Tier 1+	Very Strong	High damage + full mitigation.	Any	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships	No	Yes	No
SNW James Kirk SNW James Kirk Captain Ability Reduces enemy Shield Mitigation vs non-Armada Hostiles Officer Ability Increases base Weapon Damage vs non-Armada Hostiles Ranks: 200%/ 600%/ 1200%/ 2000%/ 3500% Tier 1+	SNW M’Benga SNW M’Benga Captain Ability Increases all mitigation stats by % of Health vs non-Armada Hostiles Officer Ability Increases SHP every round vs non-Armada Hostiles Ranks: 2%/ 4%/ 6%/ 8%/ 15% Tier 1+	SNW Sam Kirk SNW Sam Kirk Captain Ability Reduces enemy SHP every round vs non-Armada Hostiles Officer Ability Increases Critical Damage every round vs non-Armada Hostiles Ranks: 40%/ 90%/ 150%/ 230%/ 350% Tier 1+	Very Strong	High damage crew. Paris below for mitigation.	Any	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships	No	Yes	No
SNW James Kirk SNW James Kirk Captain Ability Reduces enemy Shield Mitigation vs non-Armada Hostiles Officer Ability Increases base Weapon Damage vs non-Armada Hostiles Ranks: 200%/ 600%/ 1200%/ 2000%/ 3500% Tier 1+	SNW M’Benga SNW M’Benga Captain Ability Increases all mitigation stats by % of Health vs non-Armada Hostiles Officer Ability Increases SHP every round vs non-Armada Hostiles Ranks: 2%/ 4%/ 6%/ 8%/ 15% Tier 1+	SNW Ortegas SNW Ortegas Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, SNW Ortegas increases critical hit chance against hostiles Officer Ability Increases Armor, Shield Deflection, and Dodge by % of total Defense when attacking hostile Explorers from a Battleship Ranks: 500%/ 800%/ 1100%/ 1400%/ 1800% Tier 1+	Very Strong	High damage crew.	Any	Explorers Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships	No	Yes	No
SNW Pike SNW Pike Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, increases Shield Mitigation Officer Ability When fighting hostiles, decreases hostile Shield Mitigation Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 35% Tier 1+	SNW M’Benga SNW M’Benga Captain Ability Increases all mitigation stats by % of Health vs non-Armada Hostiles Officer Ability Increases SHP every round vs non-Armada Hostiles Ranks: 2%/ 4%/ 6%/ 8%/ 15% Tier 1+	SNW Ortegas SNW Ortegas Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, SNW Ortegas increases critical hit chance against hostiles Officer Ability Increases Armor, Shield Deflection, and Dodge by % of total Defense when attacking hostile Explorers from a Battleship Ranks: 500%/ 800%/ 1100%/ 1400%/ 1800% Tier 1+	Very Strong	High Mitigation/shield absorption	Any	Explorers Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships	No	Yes	No
Five Of Eleven Five Of Eleven Captain Ability Increase Mitigation by Officer Health Officer Ability Increase Resources dropped Ranks: 20%/ 40%/ 60%/ 80%/ 100% Tier 1+	Kirk Kirk Captain Ability Increase all officer stats when the ship has Morale Officer Ability Chance to inspire Morale to his ship for 2 rounds Ranks: 50%/ 60%/ 70%/ 75%/ 80% Tier 1+	Spock Spock Captain Ability Increase Accuracy at the start of each round Officer Ability Restore Shield by % of crew’s Defence when having Morale Ranks: 25%/ 50%/ 100%/ 400%/ 750% Tier 4+	Strong		Any	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey Normal Armadas Eclipse Armadas Borg Armadas Dominion Solo Armadas Borg Solo Armadas	Yes	Yes	Yes
Leslie Leslie Captain Ability Restore Hull Health when under 35% of starting value Officer Ability Increase Ship XP on Battleships Ranks: 20%/ 30%/ 40%/ 50%/ 60% Tier 1+	Kirk Kirk Captain Ability Increase all officer stats when the ship has Morale Officer Ability Chance to inspire Morale to his ship for 2 rounds Ranks: 50%/ 60%/ 70%/ 75%/ 80% Tier 1+	Spock Spock Captain Ability Increase Accuracy at the start of each round Officer Ability Restore Shield by % of crew’s Defence when having Morale Ranks: 25%/ 50%/ 100%/ 400%/ 750% Tier 4+	Average	Long term survival in low damage situations.	Defense	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey Normal Armadas Eclipse Armadas Dominion Solo Armadas Borg Solo Armadas	No	Yes	Yes
Next Gen La Forge Next Gen La Forge Captain Ability Decrease opponents Weapon Damage Officer Ability Increase Shield Health Ranks: 5%/ 7%/ 9%/ 11%/ 14% Tier 1+	Next Gen Data Next Gen Data Captain Ability Increase all Officer stats on Bridge Officer Ability Increase Weapon Damage Ranks: 5%/ 8%/ 12%/ 15%/ 20% Tier 1+	Chen Chen Captain Ability Increase Mitigations against Hostiles Officer Ability Decrease Energy damage dealt by Hostiles Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 30% Tier 5	Weak		Any	Explorers Battleships Survey Borg Probes Eclipse Ships	No	Yes	No
Cadet Uhura Cadet Uhura Captain Ability Decrease opponents Weapon Damage Officer Ability Increase Shield Health Ranks: 5%/ 7%/ 9%/ 11%/ 14% Tier 1+	Cadet Kirk Cadet Kirk Captain Ability Increase all Officer stats on Bridge Officer Ability Increase Weapon Damage Ranks: 5%/ 8%/ 12%/ 15%/ 20% Tier 1+	Chen Chen Captain Ability Increase Mitigations against Hostiles Officer Ability Decrease Energy damage dealt by Hostiles Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 30% Tier 5	Weak		Any	Explorers Battleships Survey Borg Probes Eclipse Ships	No	Yes	No
T’Laan T’Laan Captain Ability Increase Ship XP from battles Officer Ability Decrease Kinetic Damage dealt by Hostiles Ranks: 5%/ 7%/ 10%/ 15%/ 20% Tier 1+	Pike Pike Captain Ability Increase the effectiveness of all Officer Abilities that trigger in combat Officer Ability Increase Ship XP earned Ranks: 20%/ 30%/ 40%/ 50%/ 60% Tier 1+	Goon Goon Captain Ability Inctease Critical Hit Chance against Hostiles for first round Officer Ability Increase Ship XP gained while fighting Ranks: 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 35%/ 50% Tier 1+	Support/ Other	XP Grinding	Any	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey	No	Yes	No
T’Laan T’Laan Captain Ability Increase Ship XP from battles Officer Ability Decrease Kinetic Damage dealt by Hostiles Ranks: 5%/ 7%/ 10%/ 15%/ 20% Tier 1+	Goon Goon Captain Ability Inctease Critical Hit Chance against Hostiles for first round Officer Ability Increase Ship XP gained while fighting Ranks: 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 35%/ 50% Tier 1+	Leslie Leslie Captain Ability Restore Hull Health when under 35% of starting value Officer Ability Increase Ship XP on Battleships Ranks: 20%/ 30%/ 40%/ 50%/ 60% Tier 1+	Support/ Other	XP Grinding Battleship	Any	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey	No	Yes	No
T’Laan T’Laan Captain Ability Increase Ship XP from battles Officer Ability Decrease Kinetic Damage dealt by Hostiles Ranks: 5%/ 7%/ 10%/ 15%/ 20% Tier 1+	Goon Goon Captain Ability Inctease Critical Hit Chance against Hostiles for first round Officer Ability Increase Ship XP gained while fighting Ranks: 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 35%/ 50% Tier 1+	Hendorff Hendorff Captain Ability Increase mitigation when Hull Health is below 60% of Health at start of battle Officer Ability Increase Ship XP on Explorers Ranks: 20%/ 30%/ 40%/ 50%/ 60% Tier 1+	Support/ Other	XP Grinding Explorer	Any	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey	No	Yes	No
T’Laan T’Laan Captain Ability Increase Ship XP from battles Officer Ability Decrease Kinetic Damage dealt by Hostiles Ranks: 5%/ 7%/ 10%/ 15%/ 20% Tier 1+	Goon Goon Captain Ability Inctease Critical Hit Chance against Hostiles for first round Officer Ability Increase Ship XP gained while fighting Ranks: 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 35%/ 50% Tier 1+	Darwin Darwin Captain Ability Increase Weapon Damage when attacked by a player Officer Ability Increase Ship XP earned on Interceptors Ranks: 20%/ 30%/ 40%/ 50%/ 60% Tier 1+	Support/ Other	XP Grinding Interceptor	Any	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey	No	Yes	No
T’Laan T’Laan Captain Ability Increase Ship XP from battles Officer Ability Decrease Kinetic Damage dealt by Hostiles Ranks: 5%/ 7%/ 10%/ 15%/ 20% Tier 1+	Goon Goon Captain Ability Inctease Critical Hit Chance against Hostiles for first round Officer Ability Increase Ship XP gained while fighting Ranks: 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 35%/ 50% Tier 1+	Hadley Hadley Captain Ability Increase Warp Speed of ship Officer Ability Increase Exoerience gained on Survey Ships Ranks: 20%/ 30%/ 40%/ 50%/ 60% Tier 1+	Support/ Other	XP Grinding Survey	Any	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey	No	Yes	No

Cadets & TNG Crew

This is going to be your starting crew. Let’s talk about why this is a great crew. Cadet Uhura reduces the damage of hostiles with her captain ability by 10%, plus another 7% from the other two officers, so 17%. McCoy’s officer ability adds another 10% (this is based on his tier, mine is tier 4), bringing you up to 18.7% damage reduction. Add this to your up to 30% Defensive Tactics research and you have got a crew that can reduce the damage of hostiles by 48.7%.

The reason we’ve chosen Spock here as a side officer is that he will also increase your ship’s mitigation. You lose 3% reduction to pick up up to 20% in mitigation.

The Next Gen crew has exact copies of these three officers. Geordi is a copy of Uhura, Troi is a copy of Spock, and Crusher is a copy of McCoy.

Cadets or Next Gen with Chen/T’Laan/Cath

So here you have the next step of the crew. This will improve reduction again. I have a tier 4 Chen, so let’s do the math with a tier 1, brand new as soon as you get her. At tier 1 she reduces Energy Weapon damage by 10%, plus 15% from Uhura with synergy from Spock, plus 10% from McCoy’s ability, plus 30% from Defensive Tactics research. So your total reduction is now 56.5%, which is better than our previous crew

T’laan works against Kinetic weapons instead of Energy, but same basic idea as Chen. She starts off at 5% because she’s a common officer, so at tier 1 she reduces Energy Weapon damage by 5%, plus 15% from Uhura with synergy from Spock, plus 10% from McCoy’s ability, plus 30% from Defensive Tactics research. So your total reduction is now 51.5%, which is already better than the previous crew.

Cath also works against Kinetic weapons, and is higher at each tier than T’laan.

When to use Chen and when to use T’laan/Cath

Pike/Moreau and Chen or T’Laan/Cath

This will likely be your first real hostile crew. The reason this crew is so amazing is a combination of two things. Moreau helps to increase your mitigation, which seems like the biggest part of this. However, it is actually Chen and Pike that make this crew amazing, with Moreau taking second seat. Let’s take a look at how Pike’s captain ability works. With Moreau’s 40% synergy added to his base of 20%, his ability is 2×60% boost to officer abilities, so 120%.

Chen lowers the damage of energy weapons, and Pike boosts this ability.

So you can see, at max level and with Pike she reduces by 66%. If we add in the Defensive Tactics research from above, this brings it up to 96% reduction.

T’laan is similar, but not as strong as Chen since she’s a common officer, instead of an uncommon.

So for T’Laan, the max reduction is 74% of hostile damage (30% from research plus the 44%).

Beverly/Picard and Chen or T’Laan/Cath

Beverly and Picard accomplish the exact same thing as Pike and Moreau, since Picard’s captain ability functions in the same. It starts at 2×10%, and with Beverly’s 50% Synergy gets you to 2×60%, so also 120%.