Down the Chain

Combat Anomalies

The anomaly ladder at a glance. Tiers run easiest (1) to hardest (10), and each tier has Hidden / Forsaken / Forlorn variants (harder, better commander odds). Coloured chips show which security bands a tier spawns in.

TierFound in Angel CartelBlood RaidersGuristas PiratesRogue DronesSansha's NationSerpentis Corporation
1 HSLS Angel Hideaway HFsFl ↝ Blood Hideaway HFsFl Guristas Hideaway HFsFl ↝ Drone Cluster Sansha Hideaway HFsFl ↝ Serpentis Hideaway HFsFl ↝
2 HS Angel Burrow Blood Burrow Guristas Burrow Drone Collection Sansha Burrow Serpentis Burrow
3 HSLS Angel Refuge ↝ Blood Refuge ↝ Guristas Refuge ↝ Drone Assembly ↝ Sansha Refuge ↝ Serpentis Refuge ↝
4 HSLS Angel Den HFsFl ↝ Blood Den HFsFl ↝ Guristas Den HFsFl ↝ Drone Gathering ↝ Sansha Den HFsFl ↝ Serpentis Den HFsFl ↝
5 LS Angel Yard ↝ Blood Yard ↝ Guristas Yard ↝ Drone Surveillance ↝ Sansha Yard ↝ Serpentis Yard ↝
6 LSNS Angel Rally Point HFsFl ↝ Blood Rally Point HFsFl ↝ Guristas Rally Point HFsFl ↝ Drone Menagerie ↝ Sansha Rally Point HFsFl ↝ Serpentis Rally Point HFsFl ↝
7 LSNS Angel Port ↝ Blood Port ↝ Guristas Port ↝ Drone Herd ↝ Sansha Port ↝ Serpentis Port ↝
8 LSNS Angel Hub HFsFl ↝ Blood Hub HFsFl ↝ Guristas Hub HFsFl ↝ Drone Squad ↝ Sansha Hub HFsFl ↝ Serpentis Hub HFsFl ↝
9 NS Angel Haven ↝ Blood Haven ↝ Guristas Haven ↝ Drone Patrol ↝ Sansha Haven ↝ Serpentis Haven ↝
10 NS Angel Sanctum H ↝ Blood Sanctum H ↝ Guristas Sanctum H ↝ Drone Horde H ↝ Sansha Sanctum H ↝ Serpentis Sanctum H ↝

Variant links: H = Hidden · Fs = Forsaken · Fl = Forlorn · ↝ = escalates. Non-tiered anomalies (Besieged CRF, Triglavian/EDENCOM, COSMOS, Homefront-adjacent) are listed below.

Other combat anomalies

— Besieged Covert Research Facility C Single-source / unverified Class 1–4 EDENCOM Sites (Class 1–4) C Single-source / unverified Class 1–5 Triglavian Conduits (Class 1–5) C Single-source / unverified Fleet anomaly (up to 15 ships) Observatory Flashpoint C Single-source / unverified Fleet anomaly · gated World Ark Assault Flashpoint C Single-source / unverified Fleet anomaly · gated · cruisers and below Stellar Fleet Deployment Site C Single-source / unverified Pochven anomaly · ungated Convocation Watchpost C Single-source / unverified Pochven anomaly · ungated EDENCOM Scout Fleet C Single-source / unverified Pochven anomaly · ungated Incipient Drone Swarm C Single-source / unverified Pochven anomaly · ungated Torpid Sleeper Hive C Single-source / unverified Static complexes COSMOS Sites C Single-source / unverified