The last warship before you start getting the faction ships in Star Trek Fleet Command is the Kumari, and it’s the best of them. It was my go-to battleship for a long while until I finally build my Bortas around level 32.
The Kumari model goes back to season one of the Star Trek: Enterprise.
What the Kumari Is Good At
Like the dreadful Kehra and the Vahklas, its Ship Ability is combat-triangle specific. Called, “Shield Disruptor,” if the opponent’s ship is an Explorer, the Kumari increases its Shield Piercing by 10%. This makes it especially effective against the Vahklas.
Once you get your Horizon, you can really improve your base-raiding, as you’ll be able to crack bases faster and be able to clean them out much more quickly.
It’s got two energy weapons that fire every round, and a kinetic weapon that fires every other round. That’s a great firing pattern for battleships, as you’re going to do good damage every round, and even better damage in the alternate rounds.
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How Much Does It Cost to Upgrade
As with most battleships, you’re going to want to start saving that ore. The bright side is that the game seems to be much less stingy with ore than it is with the other resources.
The secondary material you’re going to need is crystal. You’ll be able to scrap it starting at level 26. It makes no sense at all to build one just to scrap it later, as it does with the Grade 2 ships, as you’ll be getting 3* materials back in return.
You’ll probably want to send your Kumari to the scrapyard once you’ve got your first faction battleship, and use the returns to upgrade your new ship.
How You Get the Kumari
You’ll need a level 24 shipyard and Grade 3 Ship Research to build it. Completing “Unlock the Kumari research” will get you the 60 blueprints you need to construct it.
Level 28+ hostiles will drop these blueprints if you’re looking to build a second one, not that I’d recommend doing so.
Background
The Kumari was Shran’s ship in Star Trek: Enterprise, which first appeared in the season three episode, Proving Ground.
Shran and the ship would make frequent appearances throughout the third and fourth seasons of Enterprise.
It was named for an Andorian ice-cutter of the same name.
The ship was destroyed by a Romulan drone ship posing as a Tellarite vessel in 2154.
Star Trek Online features a ship in 2409 named in tribute.
Trivia
The word “Kumari” comes from Sanskrit, Kaumarya, meaning “Young”.
“In Nepal, a Kumari is a prepubescent girl selected from the Shakya caste of the Nepalese Newari Buddhist community. The Kumari is revered and worshiped by some of the country’s Hindus. While there are several Kumaris throughout Nepal, with some cities having several, the best known is the Royal Kumari of Kathmandu, and she lives in the Kumari Ghar, a palace in the center of the city. The selection process for her is especially rigorous.
As of 2017, the Royal Kumari is Trishna Shakya, aged three, installed in September 2017 by the Maoist government that replaced the monarchy. Unika Bajracharya, selected in April 2014 as the Kumari of Patan, is the second most important living goddess.”
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