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Hostiles

Contents

Hostiles
Best Crews
Other Hostile Crews
Reduction vs. Mitigation
Hostile Damage Reduction Calculator
Cadets or Next Gen with Chen/T'Laan/Cath
When to use Chen and when to use T'laan/Cath
Pike/Moreau and Chen or T'Laan/Cath
Beverly/Picard and Chen or T'Laan/Cath

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

Rank	Captain	Side Officer 1	Side Officer 2	Max Damage Reduction
4	Cadet Uhura	Cadet McCoy	Cadet Spock	52.4%
4	Next Gen La Forge	Next Gen Crusher	Next Gen Troi	52.4%
3	Cadet Uhura	Cadet McCoy	T'laan, Cath or Chen	66.8% (T'Laan), 71.8% (Cath) or 76.8% (Chen)
3	Next Gen La Forge	Next Gen Crusher	T'laan, Cath or Chen	66.8% (T'Laan), 71.8% (Cath) or 76.8% (Chen)
2	Pike	Moreau*	T'laan, Cath or Chen	74% (T'Laan), 85% (Cath) or 96% (Chen)
1	Jean-Luc Picard	Beverly Crusher*	T'laan, Cath or Chen	74% (T'Laan), 85% (Cath) or 96% (Chen)

*Moreau and Beverly also add mitigation, so these crews are better than the percents even.

Other Hostile Crews

Lower Decks

Meta	Hugh Hugh Captain Ability Unfit To Lead Officer Ability Increases Impulse Speed of ship Ranks: 5%/ 7%/ 9%/ 12%/ 15% Lower Deck Ability Chance to increase the Critical Hit Chance for 2 rounds after being hit by a hostile. Tier 1+	SNW Nurse Chapel SNW Nurse Chapel Captain Ability Chain of Command Officer Ability Increases amount of Volatile Isomatter you get from destroying Gorn Hunters Ranks: 25%/ 50%/ 90%/ 140%/ 200% Lower Deck Ability At the start of combat, Increases Isolytic Cascade damage vs non-armada Hostiles 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% Lower Deck Ability Chance to apply Hull Breach to non-player or Armada for 1 round Tier 4+
Strong	Tom Paris Tom Paris Captain Ability Unfit To Lead Officer Ability When you take damage from a non-player hostile or armada, Increase Critical Hit Damage for 1 round (cumulative) Ranks: 5%/ 7%/ 10%/ 15%/ 25% Lower Deck Ability At the start of combat against a non-player hostile or Armadas, increase your Armor, Shield Deflection and Dodge by a % of Defence Tier 1+	Ent-E Troi Ent-E Troi Captain Ability Chain of Command Officer Ability Reduces the opponent's shield by % of Officer Attack at the beginning of each round versus non-Armada Hostiles Ranks: 400%/ 600%/ 800%/ 1200%/ 1600% Lower Deck Ability Increases Critical Hit Damage versus Armadas and Hostiles Tier 1+	Harry Kim Harry Kim Captain Ability Unfit To Lead Officer Ability Increases all positive Reputation gains Ranks: 7%/ 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 30% Lower Deck Ability Chance to apply Morale to non-player or Armada for 1 round Tier 5+	Neelix Neelix Captain Ability Unfit To Lead Officer Ability Increases Cost Efficiency of Voyager's active ship ability Ranks: 40%/ 55%/ 75%/ 100%/ 130% Lower Deck Ability Chance to cause Burning versus non-player hostiles and Armadas, does not trigger with Tal on the bridge. Tier 4+	Odo Odo Captain Ability Unfit To Lead Officer Ability Increases base Armor, Shield Deflection and Dodge against solo armadas Ranks: 40%/ 50%/ 60%/ 80%/ 100% Lower Deck Ability Increase Critical Hit Damage Tier 1+	PIC Hugh PIC Hugh Captain Ability Chain of Command Officer Ability Increases the amount of Raw Ore, Crystal and Gas collected while mining with any ship, without draining the mining node faster. Ranks: 5%/ 7%/ 10%/ 15%/ 25% Lower Deck Ability At the beginning of each round of combat, repairs % of hull damage taken in the previous round of combat. Tier 1+
Good	Sam Rutherford Sam Rutherford Captain Ability Unfit To Lead Officer Ability Increases Armor, Shield Deflection and Dodge Ranks: 30%/ 35%/ 40%/ 45%/ 50% Lower Deck Ability Increase ship's Health by Tier 3+	D'Vana Tendi D'Vana Tendi Captain Ability Unfit To Lead Officer Ability Increases Health of all Officers on the ship Ranks: 5%/ 10%/ 15%/ 25%/ 30% Lower Deck Ability Increase ship's Hull Health Tier 1+	Beckett Mariner Beckett Mariner Captain Ability Unfit To Lead Officer Ability Increases Attack of all Officers on the ship Ranks: 5%/ 10%/ 15%/ 25%/ 30% Lower Deck Ability Increase ship's Weapon Damage Tier 1+
Average	Brad Boimler Brad Boimler Captain Ability Unfit To Lead Officer Ability Increase Armor Piercing, Shield Piercing and Accuracy Ranks: 30%/ 35%/ 40%/ 45%/ 50% Lower Deck Ability Increase Armor, Shield Deflection, and Dodge Tier 3+	Badgey Badgey Captain Ability Unfit To Lead Officer Ability Decreases Armor, Shield and Dodge of all non-Armada targets Ranks: 5%/ 12%/ 15%/ 18%/ 20% Lower Deck Ability Increases Armor Penetration, Shield Penetration and Accuracy Tier 4+
Support	Alonzo Freeman Alonzo Freeman Captain Ability Flag Officer Officer Ability Increases Cargo Size of the ship Ranks: 20%/ 35%/ 40%/ 45%/ 55% Lower Deck Ability Increases Federation, Romulan and Klingon reputation gained from defeating hostiles 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% Lower Deck Ability Increases ship's Max Cargo 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% Lower Deck Ability Increases all resources dropped by hostiles Tier 1+	PIC Beverly Crusher PIC Beverly Crusher Captain Ability Hands ON Officer Ability Everytime ship is hit by a weapon, increases Critical Damage (Stacks) Ranks: 3%/ 4%/ 5%/ 6%/ 8% Lower Deck Ability Increases the amount of Broken Ship Parts from hostiles 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% Lower Deck Ability Increases the Health of all officers on the ship Tier 1+	Reginald Barclay Reginald Barclay Captain Ability Unfit To Lead Officer Ability Increases the base Defense of all Officers Ranks: 5%/ 10%/ 15%/ 25%/ 30% Lower Deck Ability Increases the ship's base Protected Cargo Tier 1+	Tuvok Tuvok Captain Ability Unfit To Lead Officer Ability Increases the amount of Artifact Tokens gained from Formation Armadas Ranks: 80%/ 100%/ 130%/ 160%/ 200% Lower Deck Ability Increases Voyager's Max Cargo Capacity Tier 1+	Miles O'Brien Miles O'Brien Captain Ability Unfit To Lead Officer Ability At the start of each round, chance to double shots against armadas for 3 rounds. Ranks: 25%/ 30%/ 35%/ 40%/ 50% Lower Deck Ability Increases Warp Speed 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% Lower Deck Ability SNW La'an increases the ship's base Max Cargo by Tier 1+

Above Decks

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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Chen Chen Captain Ability Increase Mitigations against Hostiles Officer Ability Decrease Energy damage dealt by Hostiles Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 30% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Moreau Moreau Captain Ability % Shield healed after winning Officer Ability Decrease hostile penetration Ranks: 30%/ 40%/ 50%/ 60%/ 70% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Chen Chen Captain Ability Increase Mitigations against Hostiles Officer Ability Decrease Energy damage dealt by Hostiles Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 30% Lower Deck Ability Tier 5	Very Strong		Any	Explorers Battleships Survey Borg Probes 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 5	Very Strong		Any	Interceptors Xindi Hostiles	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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Moreau Moreau Captain Ability % Shield healed after winning Officer Ability Decrease hostile penetration Ranks: 30%/ 40%/ 50%/ 60%/ 70% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 5	Very Strong		Any	Interceptors Borg Probes Swarm Xindi Hostiles	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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Jaylah Jaylah Captain Ability Increase Resources from hostiles when in any Franklin Officer Ability Increase number of shots against Swarms in any Franklin Ranks: 100%/ 200%/ 300%/ 400%/ 500% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Very Strong	Swarm	Defense	Interceptors Swarm	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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Moreau Moreau Captain Ability % Shield healed after winning Officer Ability Decrease hostile penetration Ranks: 30%/ 40%/ 50%/ 60%/ 70% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Jaylah Jaylah Captain Ability Increase Resources from hostiles when in any Franklin Officer Ability Increase number of shots against Swarms in any Franklin Ranks: 100%/ 200%/ 300%/ 400%/ 500% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Very Strong	Swarm	Any	Interceptors Swarm	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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	SNW Spock SNW Spock Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, SNW Spock decreases hostile critical hit chance Officer Ability Increases Armor, Shield Deflection, and Dodge by % of total Defense when attacking hostile Interceptors from an Explorer Ranks: 500%/ 800%/ 1100%/ 1400%/ 1800% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability SNW La'an increases the ship's base Max Cargo by Tier 1+	Very Strong	Only Explorer vs. Interceptor	Defense	Interceptors Swarm	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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	SNW Uhura SNW Uhura Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, SNW Uhura increases critical hit damage Officer Ability Increases Armor, Shield Deflection, and Dodge by % of total Defense when attacking hostile Battleships from an Interceptor Ranks: 500%/ 800%/ 1100%/ 1400%/ 1800% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability SNW La'an increases the ship's base Max Cargo by Tier 1+	Very Strong	Only Interceptor vs. Battleship	Attack	Battleships Borg Probes	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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability SNW La'an increases the ship's base Max Cargo by 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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	SNW Spock SNW Spock Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, SNW Spock decreases hostile critical hit chance Officer Ability Increases Armor, Shield Deflection, and Dodge by % of total Defense when attacking hostile Interceptors from an Explorer Ranks: 500%/ 800%/ 1100%/ 1400%/ 1800% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Very Strong	Only Explorer vs. Interceptor Impulse Speed	Defense	Interceptors Swarm	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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	SNW Uhura SNW Uhura Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, SNW Uhura increases critical hit damage Officer Ability Increases Armor, Shield Deflection, and Dodge by % of total Defense when attacking hostile Battleships from an Interceptor Ranks: 500%/ 800%/ 1100%/ 1400%/ 1800% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Very Strong	Only Interceptor vs. Battleship Impulse Speed	Attack	Battleships Borg Probes	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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	SNW Spock SNW Spock Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, SNW Spock decreases hostile critical hit chance Officer Ability Increases Armor, Shield Deflection, and Dodge by % of total Defense when attacking hostile Interceptors from an Explorer Ranks: 500%/ 800%/ 1100%/ 1400%/ 1800% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Increases the Health of all officers on the ship Tier 1+	Very Strong	Only Explorer vs. Interceptor, Survey	Defense	Interceptors Survey Swarm	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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	SNW Uhura SNW Uhura Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, SNW Uhura increases critical hit damage Officer Ability Increases Armor, Shield Deflection, and Dodge by % of total Defense when attacking hostile Battleships from an Interceptor Ranks: 500%/ 800%/ 1100%/ 1400%/ 1800% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Increases the Health of all officers on the ship Tier 1+	Very Strong	Only Interceptor vs. Battleship, Survey	Attack	Battleships Survey Borg Probes	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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Increases the Health of all officers on the ship 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Increases all resources dropped by hostiles 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% Lower Deck Ability Chance to apply Hull Breach to non-player or Armada for 1 round 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Increases ship's Max Cargo 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 Xindi Hostiles	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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Increases ship's Max Cargo 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 Xindi Hostiles	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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Increases ship's Max Cargo 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% Lower Deck Ability 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 Xindi Hostiles	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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Moreau Moreau Captain Ability % Shield healed after winning Officer Ability Decrease hostile penetration Ranks: 30%/ 40%/ 50%/ 60%/ 70% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Increases ship's Max Cargo Tier 1+	Very Strong	High damage + full mitigation.	Any	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships Xindi Hostiles	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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Increases ship's Max Cargo Tier 1+	Very Strong	High damage + full mitigation.	Any	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships Xindi Hostiles	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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Very Strong	High damage crew. Paris below for mitigation.	Any	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships Xindi Hostiles	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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	SNW Spock SNW Spock Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, SNW Spock decreases hostile critical hit chance Officer Ability Increases Armor, Shield Deflection, and Dodge by % of total Defense when attacking hostile Interceptors from an Explorer Ranks: 500%/ 800%/ 1100%/ 1400%/ 1800% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Very Strong	High damage crew.	Any	Interceptors Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships Xindi Hostiles	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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	SNW Uhura SNW Uhura Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, SNW Uhura increases critical hit damage Officer Ability Increases Armor, Shield Deflection, and Dodge by % of total Defense when attacking hostile Battleships from an Interceptor Ranks: 500%/ 800%/ 1100%/ 1400%/ 1800% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Very Strong	High damage crew.	Any	Battleships Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships Xindi Hostiles	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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Very Strong	High damage crew.	Any	Explorers Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships Xindi Hostiles	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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	SNW Spock SNW Spock Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, SNW Spock decreases hostile critical hit chance Officer Ability Increases Armor, Shield Deflection, and Dodge by % of total Defense when attacking hostile Interceptors from an Explorer Ranks: 500%/ 800%/ 1100%/ 1400%/ 1800% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Very Strong	High Mitigation/shield absorption	Any	Interceptors Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships Xindi Hostiles	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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	SNW Uhura SNW Uhura Captain Ability When fighting hostiles, SNW Uhura increases critical hit damage Officer Ability Increases Armor, Shield Deflection, and Dodge by % of total Defense when attacking hostile Battleships from an Interceptor Ranks: 500%/ 800%/ 1100%/ 1400%/ 1800% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Very Strong	High Mitigation/shield absorption	Any	Battleships Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships Xindi Hostiles	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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Very Strong	High Mitigation/shield absorption	Any	Explorers Survey Borg Probes Swarm Eclipse Ships Xindi Hostiles	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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 4+	Strong	Eclipse farming.	Defense Health	Survey Eclipse Ships Eclipse Armadas	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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 4+	Strong		Any	Explorers Interceptors Battleships Survey Normal Armadas Eclipse Armadas Borg Armadas Dominion Solo Armadas Borg Solo Armadas	Yes	Yes	Yes
Five Of Eleven Five Of Eleven Captain Ability Increase Mitigation by Officer Health Officer Ability Increase Resources dropped Ranks: 20%/ 40%/ 60%/ 80%/ 100% Lower Deck Ability Tier 2+	Seven Of Eleven Seven Of Eleven Captain Ability Chance to add 2 shots to each weapon when fighting Borg Officer Ability Increase Health of all Officers on the ship Ranks: 60%/ 70%/ 80%/ 90%/ 100% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Kang Kang Captain Ability Chance to cause Hull Breach at the start of combat Officer Ability Increase Accuracy by Crews Attack Ranks: 100%/ 200%/ 400%/ 800%/ 1600% Lower Deck Ability Tier 4+	Strong	Swarm farming	Any	Interceptors Swarm	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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 5	Strong	Swarm No Jaylah	Defense	Interceptors Swarm	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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Moreau Moreau Captain Ability % Shield healed after winning Officer Ability Decrease hostile penetration Ranks: 30%/ 40%/ 50%/ 60%/ 70% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 5	Strong	Swam No Jaylah	Any	Interceptors Swarm	No	Yes	No
Jaylah Jaylah Captain Ability Increase Resources from hostiles when in any Franklin Officer Ability Increase number of shots against Swarms in any Franklin Ranks: 100%/ 200%/ 300%/ 400%/ 500% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Kang Kang Captain Ability Chance to cause Hull Breach at the start of combat Officer Ability Increase Accuracy by Crews Attack Ranks: 100%/ 200%/ 400%/ 800%/ 1600% Lower Deck Ability Tier 4+	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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Strong	Swarm Max Loot	Any	Interceptors Swarm	No	Yes	No
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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Chen Chen Captain Ability Increase Mitigations against Hostiles Officer Ability Decrease Energy damage dealt by Hostiles Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 30% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Chen Chen Captain Ability Increase Mitigations against Hostiles Officer Ability Decrease Energy damage dealt by Hostiles Ranks: 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 25%/ 30% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 5	Weak		Any	Interceptors Borg Probes Swarm Xindi Hostiles	No	Yes	No
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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 5	Weak		Any	Interceptors Borg Probes Swarm Xindi Hostiles	No	Yes	No
Cadet Uhura Cadet Uhura Captain Ability Decrease opponents Weapon Damage Officer Ability Increase Shield Health Ranks: 5%/ 7%/ 9%/ 11%/ 14% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 5	Weak	Swarm low level	Any	Interceptors Swarm	No	Yes	No
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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 5	Weak	Swarm Low Level	Any	Interceptors Swarm	No	Yes	No
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% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Mudd Mudd Captain Ability Decrease Armada Target Weapon Damage when taking damage Officer Ability Increase damage when shields are depleted Ranks: 200%/ 250%/ 300%/ 350%/ 400% Lower Deck Ability Tier 3+	Khan Khan Captain Ability Chance to dramatically Decrease opponent's station and ship mitigation for 2 rounds Officer Ability Increase Critical Chances every time the ship gets hit Ranks: 1%/ 2%/ 3%/ 4%/ 5% Lower Deck Ability Tier 3+	Support/ Other	Heavy Trader Crew	Any	Survey	No	Yes	No
Paul Stamets Paul Stamets Captain Ability Increase Jump and Summoning Cost Efficiency Officer Ability Decrease opponent's Armor Piercing when defending from a player Ranks: 40%/ 80%/ 120%/ 160%/ 200% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Culber Culber Captain Ability Health to Armour when defending on a Capture Node Officer Ability Increase to Jumping and Summoning Cost Efficiency Ranks: 5%/ 10%/ 15%/ 20%/ 25% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Saru Saru Captain Ability Decrease opponents Critical Hit Chance when receiving a critical hit Officer Ability Decrease Opponent's Weapon damage Ranks: 30%/ 40%/ 50%/ 60%/ 70% Lower Deck Ability Tier 1+	Support/ Other	Discovery Summoning Crew	Any		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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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% Lower Deck Ability 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.

The 10,306 damage here is after reduction.

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

T'Laan Tier:
Chen Tier:
Cath Tier:

T'Laan with Pike/Moreau OR Picard/Beverly current reduction: 41%
Chen with Pike/Moreau OR Picard/Beverly current reduction: 52%
Cath with Pike/Moreau OR Picard/Beverly current reduction: 56.4%
Pike with Cath/T'Laan reduction: 53.8%

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.

McCoy/Crusher Promotion	Captain Ability Increase
ENSIGN I	4%
LIEUTENANT JG II	6%
LIEUTENANT III	8%
LT. COMMANDER IV	10%
COMMANDER V	12%

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.

These officers have exactly the same stats and abilities as the cadets.

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

Chen	T'Laan/Cath
Battleships	Interceptors
Explorers	Swarm
Survey Ships
Borg Probes up to Level 28	Borg Probes over Level 28

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 2x60% boost to officer abilities, so 120%.

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

Chen Promotion	Percent Reduced	Percent Reduced with Pike/Moreau or Beverly/Picard	With 30% Research
ENSIGN I	10%	22%	52%
LIEUTENANT JG II	15%	33%	63%
LIEUTENANT III	20%	44%	74%
LT. COMMANDER IV	25%	55%	85%
COMMANDER V	30%	66%	96%

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.

T'Laan Promotion	Percent Reduced	Percent Reduced with Pike/Moreau or Beverly/Picard	With 30% Research
ENSIGN I	5%	11%	41%
LIEUTENANT JG II	7%	15.4%	45.4%
LIEUTENANT III	10%	22%	52%
LT. COMMANDER IV	15%	33%	63%
COMMANDER V	20%	44%	74%

Cath Promotion	Percent Reduced	Percent Reduced with Pike/Moreau or Beverly/Picard	With 30% Research
ENSIGN I	12%	26.4%	56.4%
LIEUTENANT JG II	15%	33%	63%
LIEUTENANT III	18%	39.6%	69.6%
LT. COMMANDER IV	21%	46.2%	76.2%
COMMANDER V	25%	55%	85%

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 2x10%, and with Beverly's 50% Synergy gets you to 2x60%, so also 120%.