Angel Watch
Angel CartelThe Angel Watch is an unrated cosmic signature combat site that can be scanned using Core Probes in Angel infested regions of High Sec space. Estimated payout 8.5 mil ISK, not counting faction drops. To complete this site you will need a battlecruiser or well fitted cruiser. Only a battlecruiser class ship or lower, and their Tech II equivalents, may enter this site.
Quick answersAccessFaction threat profileNPC rosterPayoutGo deeperEscalationsSources
Quick answers
Where is the Angel Watch in EVE Online?
The Angel Watch spawns in high-sec and low-sec. How you find it: cosmic signature (combat scanning).
What spawns in the Angel Watch?
The Angel Watch has 9 waves and about 60 NPCs: 10 cruisers, 17 destroyers, 29 frigates and 3 sentry towers. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Gist Drug Farm and Gistum Militant Supervisor (Gistum Liquidator/Marauder).
What should I tank and shoot in the Angel Watch?
Angel Cartel deal Explosive (62%) / Kinetic (22%) damage and are weakest to Explosive / Kinetic; they use Target Painters.
Which ships can enter the Angel Watch?
Ship restrictions for the Angel Watch: Battlecruiser.
Does the Angel Watch escalate?
Completing the Angel Watch can escalate to The Nuclear Small Arms Project.
What does the Angel Watch drop?
Bounty: about 1,700,000 ISK Loot/salvage: about 3,300,000 ISK
Access C Single-source / unverified
- Ship restrictions
- Battlecruiser
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 — Initial Grid 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Gistii Ambusher/Raider | F |
| 3 | Arch Gistii Nomad/Ruffian | F |
| 1 | Gistum Communications Officer | C |
First pocket — Wave #2 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 4-5 | Gistior Seizer/Trasher | D |
| 1 | Gistum Communications Officer | C |
First pocket — Wave #3 5 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Gistii Ambusher/Raider | F |
| 1-2 | Arch Gistii Ambusher/Impaler | F |
| 2-3 | Gistior Defacer/Defiler/... | D |
| 1-2 | Gistium Depredator/Predator | C |
| 1 | Gistium Communications Transmitter | D |
First pocket — Wave #4 4 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 6-8 | Gistii Ambusher/Raider | F |
| 3-4 | Gistior Defacer/Shatterer | D |
| 3-4 | Gistum Breaker/Defeater | C |
| 1 | Gistum Communications Transmitter | D |
First pocket — Wave #5 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Gistii Ambusher/Raider | F |
| 4 | Gistior Defiler/Haunter | D |
| 1 | Gistum Militant Commander | C |
Second pocket — Structures 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gist Drug Farm Drugs TRIGGER |
Second pocket — Waves #1-#3 5 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | Gistum Missile Battery | Sentry |
| 3-4 | Gistii Ambusher/Outlaw/Thug/Raider | F |
| 2 | Gistii Nomad/Ruffian | F |
| 2-3 | Gistior Defiler/Haunter | D |
| 2-3 | Gistium Predator/Depredator | C |
Second pocket — Farm Wave 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | Gistum Overseer's Protector | F |
| 1 | Gistum Militant Supervisor (Gistum Liquidator/Marauder) TRIGGER | C |
Second pocket — Overseer Wave (Only one commander frigate can spawn) 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | Domination Ambusher/Raider Possible Domination ammo, Domination modules, implants and/or a large MJW BPC | F |
| 0-1 | Domination Nomad Possible Domination ammo, Domination modules, implants and/or a large MJW BPC | F |
Payout C Single-source / unverified
Bounty: about 1,700,000 ISK Loot/salvage: about 3,300,000 ISK
Go deeper
Angel Lookout (Unrated · difficulty rank 2) Angel Vigil (Unrated · difficulty rank 4) Angel Hideout (Unrated · difficulty rank 1)
Escalations
- The Nuclear Small Arms Project — ~5% chance on completion to open the The Nuclear Small Arms Project 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 Watch C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
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