Rogue Drones in EVE Online

Every Rogue Drone site in the Atlas, 40 of them, ranked by difficulty inside each type, with how to fight them and where their escalations lead.

How to fight Rogue Drones C Single-source / unverified

Shoot with: EM / Thermal
Tank against: Varies by site — low-tier lean EM/Thermal, high-tier lean Explosive/Kinetic
EWAR: Not recorded

Faction-wide profile from the EVE University wiki's NPC damage types page. Individual sites can differ: each site page carries its own roster. All factions side by side: the damage cheat-sheet.

Quick answers

What damage do Rogue Drones deal in EVE Online?

Rogue Drones damage: varies by site — low-tier lean EM/Thermal, high-tier lean Explosive/Kinetic.

What are Rogue Drones weak to?

Shoot Rogue Drones with EM / Thermal.

Where do Rogue Drone sites spawn?

The Atlas lists 40 Rogue Drone sites, in low-sec, null-sec, high-sec, wormhole space and Pochven: 12 combat anomalies, 5 DED complexes, 9 unrated complexes, 9 expeditions, 1 wormhole site, 3 data sites and 1 relic site.

What is the hardest Rogue Drone DED site?

The highest-rated Rogue Drone DED complex is the Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (10/10).

Do Rogue Drone sites escalate?

Yes. 17 escalation links are mapped for Rogue Drone sites; for example the Haunted Yard can escalate to Pulverize The Pioneers.

Combat Anomalies · 12

Tier 1 Drone Cluster C Single-source / unverified Tier 2 Drone Collection C Single-source / unverified Tier 3 Drone Assembly C Single-source / unverified Tier 4 Drone Gathering C Single-source / unverified Tier 5 Drone Surveillance C Single-source / unverified Tier 6 Drone Menagerie C Single-source / unverified Tier 7 Drone Herd C Single-source / unverified Tier 8 Drone Squad C Single-source / unverified Tier 9 Drone Patrol C Single-source / unverified Tier 10 Drone Horde C Single-source / unverified Tier 10 · Hidden Teeming Drone Horde C Single-source / unverified Pochven anomaly · ungated Incipient Drone Swarm C Single-source / unverified

DED Complexes · 5

DED 2/10 Rogue Drone Infestation Sprout C Single-source / unverified DED 3/10 Rogue Drone Asteroid Infestation C Single-source / unverified DED 4/10 Drone Infested Mine C Single-source / unverified DED 5/10 Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (5/10) C Single-source / unverified DED 10/10 Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (10/10) C Single-source / unverified

Unrated Complexes · 9

Unrated · difficulty rank 1 Haunted Yard C Single-source / unverified Unrated · difficulty rank 2 Desolate Site C Single-source / unverified Unrated · difficulty rank 3 Chemical Yard C Single-source / unverified Unrated · difficulty rank 5 Rogue Trial Yard C Single-source / unverified Unrated · difficulty rank 6 Dirty Site C Single-source / unverified Unrated · difficulty rank 7 Ruins C Single-source / unverified Unrated · difficulty rank 9 Independence C Single-source / unverified Unrated · difficulty rank 10 Radiance C Single-source / unverified Unrated · difficulty rank 11 Hierarchy C Single-source / unverified

Expeditions · 9

Expedition chain Hunting the Drudge Factory C Single-source / unverified Expedition chain Loose Ends C Single-source / unverified Expedition chain Mare Sargassum C Single-source / unverified Expedition chain Menacing Mechanics C Single-source / unverified Expedition chain Molting Season C Single-source / unverified Expedition chain Moving Day C Single-source / unverified Expedition chain Pulverize The Pioneers C Single-source / unverified Expedition chain The Drone Roulette C Single-source / unverified Expedition chain Trouble in Paradise C Single-source / unverified

Wormhole Sites · 1

C1–C6 Rampant Drone Fabricator C Single-source / unverified

Data Sites · 3

Drone · NOT safe Abandoned Research Complex C Single-source / unverified Drone regions · escalating Drone Data Sites (Abandoned Research Complexes) C Single-source / unverified Signature (level III) or public beacon Overmind Nursery Grove C Single-source / unverified

Relic Sites · 1

Ruined tier · drone regions + C1–C3 Drone Relic Sites (Rogue Drone regions) C Single-source / unverified

Escalation chains

Where finishing one Rogue Drone site can send you next. Each link carries its grade on the site page.

Haunted Yard → Pulverize The Pioneers (Expedition chain)
Desolate Site → Mare Sargassum (Expedition chain)
Chemical Yard → Hunting the Drudge Factory (Expedition chain)
Drone Assembly → Rogue Drone Asteroid Infestation (DED 3/10)
Drone Gathering → Rogue Drone Asteroid Infestation (DED 3/10)
Drone Surveillance → Rogue Drone Asteroid Infestation (DED 3/10)
Rogue Trial Yard → Moving Day (Expedition chain)
Dirty Site → Loose Ends (Expedition chain)
Drone Menagerie → Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (5/10) (DED 5/10)
Drone Herd → Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (5/10) (DED 5/10)
Ruins → Menacing Mechanics (Expedition chain)
Drone Squad → Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (10/10) (DED 10/10)
Drone Patrol → Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (10/10) (DED 10/10)
Independence → The Drone Roulette (Expedition chain)
Drone Horde → Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (10/10) (DED 10/10)
Radiance → Molting Season (Expedition chain)
Hierarchy → Trouble in Paradise (Expedition chain)

Other factions

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