Angel Hideout
Angel CartelUnrated complex — a cosmic signature (combat probing required) with gated pockets. Good chance of a commander spawn that can drop faction items; may escalate into an expedition.
Quick answersAccessFaction threat profileNPC rosterPayoutGo deeperEscalationsSources
Quick answers
Where is the Angel Hideout in EVE Online?
The Angel Hideout spawns in high-sec and low-sec. How you find it: cosmic signature (combat scanning).
What spawns in the Angel Hideout?
The Angel Hideout has 11 waves and about 108 NPCs: 6 cruisers, 2 destroyers and 26 frigates.
What should I tank and shoot in the Angel Hideout?
Angel Cartel deal Explosive (62%) / Kinetic (22%) damage and are weakest to Explosive / Kinetic; they use Target Painters.
Which ships can enter the Angel Hideout?
Ship restrictions for the Angel Hideout: Destroyer.
Does the Angel Hideout escalate?
Completing the Angel Hideout can escalate to Blue Pill.
What does the Angel Hideout drop?
Commander Frigate wreck may contain Faction Ammo, Tech 2 salvage items, Modules, and/or Tags. Bounty for site is approximately 600,000 ISK Information included in this wiki was taken from actual EVE University player experience and extensive web research. (Wiki updated 10 May 2018) Category:Combat Anomalies
Access C Single-source / unverified
- Ship restrictions
- Destroyer
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.
First pocket — Stuctures and Asteroids 5 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acceleration Gate | |
| 1 | Abandoned Shipyard | |
| 2 | Angel Bunker | |
| 2 | Angel Lookout | |
| 50 | Veldspar |
First pocket — Initial Defenders 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Gistii Outlaw/Thug | F |
First pocket — Wave 2 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Gistii Ambusher/Hunter/Impaler/Raider | F |
| 2 | Gistior Defiler/Haunter | D |
First pocket — Wave 3 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Gistii Ambusher/Hunter/Impaler/Raider | F |
| 2 | Gistum Breaker/Defender | C |
First pocket — Upon Approach to Acceleration Gate 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Gistii Nomad/Ruffian | F |
Second pocket — Structures and Asteroids 4 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angel Drug Lab (SEE WARNING) | |
| 1 | Abandoned Shipyard | |
| 1 | Scordite | |
| 15 | Veldspar |
Second pocket — Initial Defenders 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ambusher/Hunter/Impaler/Raider | F |
| 2 | Gistum Breaker/Defeater | C |
| 3 | Ambusher/Hunter/Impaler/Raider Initial Defenders Reinforcements | F |
Second pocket — Wave 2 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Gistii Ambusher/Raider | F |
Second pocket — Wave 3 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Gistii Ambusher/Hunter/Impaler/Raider | F |
| 2 | Gistium Liquidator/Impaler/Marauder) | C |
Angel Drug Lab — Lab Defense Spawn 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Gistii Nomad/Ruffian | F |
Angel Drug Lab — Commander spawn (Optional) 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Domination Hijacker | F |
Payout C Single-source / unverified
Commander Frigate wreck may contain Faction Ammo, Tech 2 salvage items, Modules, and/or Tags. Bounty for site is approximately 600,000 ISK Information included in this wiki was taken from actual EVE University player experience and extensive web research. (Wiki updated 10 May 2018) Category:Combat Anomalies
Go deeper
Angel Lookout (Unrated · difficulty rank 2) Angel Watch (Unrated · difficulty rank 3) Angel Vigil (Unrated · difficulty rank 4)
Escalations
- Blue Pill — ~5% chance on completion to open the Blue Pill 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 Hideout C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
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