Angel Fortress
Angel CartelThe Angel Fortress is an unrated cosmic signature combat site that can be scanned using Core Probes in Angel infested regions of Null Sec space. Moderate difficulty, done with a sniper MJD Battleship or a T3C.
Quick answersAccessFaction threat profileNPC rosterPayoutGo deeperEscalationsSources
Quick answers
Where is the Angel Fortress in EVE Online?
The Angel Fortress spawns in null-sec. How you find it: cosmic signature (combat scanning).
What spawns in the Angel Fortress?
The Angel Fortress has 7 waves and about 73 NPCs: 20 battleships, 10 battlecruisers, 16 cruisers, 21 frigates and 4 sentry towers. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Battle Station, Gist Cherubim/Seraphim and Domination Warlord.
What should I tank and shoot in the Angel Fortress?
Angel Cartel deal Explosive (62%) / Kinetic (22%) damage and are weakest to Explosive / Kinetic; they use Target Painters.
Does the Angel Fortress escalate?
Completing the Angel Fortress can escalate to Operation Spring Cleaning.
What does the Angel Fortress drop?
Commander spawns can drop faction modules; may escalate to an expedition. No structured drop data banked yet.
Access C Single-source / unverified
- Ship restrictions
- Unverified
Faction threat profile C Single-source / unverified
- EWAR used
- Target Painters
Faction-level profile, not site-specific. Tank their damage, shoot their weakness.
NPC roster C Single-source / unverified
Community-maintained wave list from the site's own wiki page — counts and triggers vary between spawns; treat as the shape, not gospel.
1st pocket — Structure - 52km from warp-in 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acceleration Gate |
1st pocket — Right Flank Squad (50- 61km) 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Gistatis Legatus | BC |
| 3 | Gist Malakim/Throne | BS |
1st pocket — Main Squad, Gate Perch (57- 98km) 5 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arch Gistii Hijacker/Thug | F |
| 4 | Arch Gistii Outlaw/Rogue | F |
| 3 | Arch Gistum Centurion/Liquidator | C |
| 3 | Gistatis Primus/Tribuni/Praefectus | BC |
| 6 | Gist Malakim/Throne | BS |
1st pocket — Left Flank Squad (92- 98km) 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Gistum Liquidator/Marauder | C |
| 2 | Gist Cherubim/Throne | BS |
2nd pocket — Structures) 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battle Station TRIGGER |
2nd pocket — Initial Defenders (3 squads, 53 - 85km) 8 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Arch Gistii Hijacker/Thug/Rogue | F |
| 4 | Arch Gistii Outlaw/Raider/Ambusher | F |
| 3 | Gistum Centurion/Liquidator/Phalanx | C |
| 7 | Arch Gistum Liquidator/Marauder/Centurion | C |
| 3 | Gistatis Legatus/Tribunus | BC |
| 6-7 | Gist Throne/Malakim | BS |
| 2 | Angel Stasis Tower | Sentry |
| 2 | Angel Heavy Missile Battery | Sentry |
2nd pocket — Reinforcement Spawn 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Arch Gistii Ruffian/Nomad | F |
| 3 | Gist Cherubim/Seraphim TRIGGER | BS |
| 0-1 | Domination Warlord Possible Domination modules, Machariel BPC (rare) TRIGGER | BS |
Payout C Single-source / unverified
Commander spawns can drop faction modules; may escalate to an expedition. No structured drop data banked yet.
Go deeper
Angel Base (Unrated · difficulty rank 9) Angel Military Complex (Unrated · difficulty rank 11) Angel Annex (Unrated · difficulty rank 8)
Escalations
- Operation Spring Cleaning — ~5% chance on completion to open the Operation Spring Cleaning expedition (multi-part chain via The Agency) C Single-source / unverified
Sources
- EVE University wiki: Combat site C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-19
- EVE University wiki: NPC damage types C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-19
- EVE University wiki: Angel Fortress C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
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