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Angel Sanctum

Angel Cartel Tier 10 family: Base Hidden

The Angel Sanctum is a combat anomaly found in Angel infested regions. The site is moderate difficulty and can be run in a sniper battleship or advanced cruiser (Faction or T2) but probably won't be able to fight the possible capital spawn after the final wave.

Quick answersAccessFaction threat profileNPC rosterPayoutGo deeperEscalationsSources

Quick answers

Where is the Angel Sanctum in EVE Online?

The Angel Sanctum spawns in null-sec. How you find it: combat anomaly (on-board scanner, no probing).

What spawns in the Angel Sanctum?

The Angel Sanctum has 5 waves and about 47 NPCs: 26 battleships, 11 battlecruisers, 3 cruisers and 7 frigates.

What should I tank and shoot in the Angel Sanctum?

Angel Cartel deal Explosive (62%) / Kinetic (22%) damage and are weakest to Explosive / Kinetic; they use Target Painters.

Which ships can enter the Angel Sanctum?

Ship restrictions for the Angel Sanctum: Not gated.

What does the Angel Sanctum drop?

Approximately 45 million in bounties.

Access C Single-source / unverified

Ship restrictions
Not gated

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.

Ring Spawn Variant — Initial Defenders 2 ships
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3-4 Gistatsis Praefectus/Legatus/Primus BC
8 Gist Cherubim/Seraphim BS
Ring Spawn Variant — First Wave 2 ships
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4 Gistatsis Praefectus/Tribuni/Primus BC
3-4 Gist Cherubim/Seraphim BS
Ring Spawn Variant — Second Wave 2 ships
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3-4 Arch Gistum Defeater/Smasher/Breaker C
4 Gist Cherubim/Seraphim BS
Ring Spawn Variant — Third Wave 2 ships
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3 Arch Gistii Rogue/Hijacker/Thug F
4 Gist Cherubim BS
Ring Spawn Variant — Fourth Wave (Final) 5 ships
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4 Arch Gistii Hijacker/Outlaw F
4 Gistatsis Praefectus/Legatus/Legionnaire BC
7-8 Gist Cherubim/Seraphim BS
0-1 Domination Saint/Warlord Possible Rare Spawn; Possible Domination Battleship modules, Faction charges BS
0-1 Angel Dreadnought Possible Rare Spawn; Possible Domination Battleship modules, Faction charges Cap

Payout C Single-source / unverified

Approximately 45 million in bounties.

Go deeper

Angel Forsaken Sanctum (Tier 10 · Hidden) Angel Haven (Tier 9) Angel Forlorn Hub (Tier 8 · Forlorn)

Escalations

  • Chance to escalate to None (DED N/A) on FULL completion — community-estimated low single digits to ~8%, never published by CCP; see the Escalations & Expeditions page C Single-source / unverified

Sources

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