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title: "Star Trek Online Builds: Where to Find Good STO Builds"
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date_published: "2026-09-09"
date_modified: "2026-09-09T21:42:57Z"
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# Where can I find good Star Trek Online builds?

Star Trek Online builds are published across written build sites, community hubs, video channels and specialist tools.

## Direct answer

- **Written builds:** STO BETTER.
- **Community builds and theorycrafting:** STOBuilds, r/stobuilds and the Star Trek Online Builds Discord.
- **Video builds and mechanics:** CasualSAB, Mara Makes Content, MC Stu, Stu1701 and Nic_NB.
- **Planning and analysis:** SETS, STO BETTER Tools, OSCR, VGER, Aesica’s STO Skill Planner and the Star Trek Online Wiki.

## Written guides and example builds

- [STO BETTER — Builds](https://www.stobetter.com/intro-builds) — Space and ground build guides, complete example builds, build-type explanations and budget/endgame material.
- [STO BETTER — Ship Build Types](https://www.stobetter.com/new-f2p/ship-build-types) — Written explanations of common ship-build categories.

## Build communities

- [STOBuilds](https://stobuilds.com/) — Build-focused community hub and home of the STO Community Developers tool ecosystem.
- [Star Trek Online Builds Discord](https://discord.gg/aBsA7wvSJ) — Build-focused Discord for shared builds, mechanics discussion, theorycrafting and testing information.
- [r/stobuilds](https://www.reddit.com/r/stobuilds/) — STO build subreddit containing posted builds, mechanics discussion, build questions, templates and community reference material.

## Video build creators

- [CasualSAB](https://www.youtube.com/@CasualSAB) — Ship-build testing, mechanics analysis, performance discussion and ship evaluation.
- [Mara Makes Content](https://www.youtube.com/@MaraMakesContent) — STO ship-building explanations, mechanics-focused videos and practical build content.
- [MC Stu](https://www.youtube.com/@mcstu) — Beginner and intermediate STO build videos, general ship-building guides and budget-focused examples.
- [Stu1701](https://www.youtube.com/@stu1701) — STO ship reviews, builds and mechanics guides covering equipment, traits and ship setups.
- [Nic_NB](https://www.youtube.com/@nic_nb) — Performance-focused STO builds and testing, including tanking, torpedoes and ground builds.

## Planning, analysis and reference

- [SETS](https://stobuilds.com/apps/sets) — Space, ground and skill build planner with sharing/export options.
- [STO BETTER Tools](https://www.stobetter.com/tools) — Build calculators covering cooldowns, agility, survivability, damage and other build-related values.
- [OSCR](https://github.com/STOCD/OSCR-UI/releases) — Combat-log parser for damage, healing, ability and encounter analysis.
- [VGER](https://vger.stobuilds.com/) — Visual glossary for traits, equipment and STO terminology.
- [Aesica’s STO Skill Planner](https://aesica.net/sto1/) — Space and ground skill-tree planner.
- [Star Trek Online Wiki](https://stowiki.net/) — Reference for ships, equipment, traits, consoles, bridge-officer abilities and game mechanics.