Down the Chain

NPC factions

Who you are fighting in a site decides your tank and your ammo. Pick a faction for how to fight it and every site it runs.

FactionSitesShoot withTank against
Angel Cartel 59 Explosive / Kinetic Explosive (62%) / Kinetic (22%)
Blood Raiders 59 EM / Thermal EM (50%) / Thermal (48%)
Guristas Pirates 58 Kinetic / Thermal Kinetic (79%) / Thermal (18%)
Sansha's Nation 63 EM / Thermal EM (53%) / Thermal (47%)
Serpentis Corporation 59 Kinetic / Thermal Thermal (55%) / Kinetic (45%)
Rogue Drones 40 EM / Thermal Varies by site — low-tier lean EM/Thermal, high-tier lean Explosive/Kinetic
Sleepers 83 No weak spot: every Sleeper hull has flat resists, so pick ammo on range and application, not damage type EM (26%) / Thermal (26%) / Kinetic (24%) / Explosive (24%)
Drifters 9 Thermal on the shield (20% resist) and EM on the armour (0% resist) EM (25%) / Thermal (25%) / Kinetic (25%) / Explosive (25%)