Blood Vigil
Blood RaidersUnrated 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 Blood Vigil in EVE Online?
The Blood Vigil spawns in high-sec and low-sec. How you find it: cosmic signature (combat scanning).
What spawns in the Blood Vigil?
The Blood Vigil has 4 waves and about 30 NPCs: 7 battlecruisers, 1 cruiser, 8 destroyers, 5 frigates and 2 sentry towers. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Blood Raider Chapel and Blood Raider Battlestation.
What should I tank and shoot in the Blood Vigil?
Blood Raiders deal EM (50%) / Thermal (48%) damage and are weakest to EM / Thermal; they use Energy Neutralizers, Tracking Disruptors.
Which ships can enter the Blood Vigil?
Ship restrictions for the Blood Vigil: Battlecruiser.
Does the Blood Vigil escalate?
Completing the Blood Vigil can escalate to The Rewards of Devotion.
What does the Blood Vigil 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
- Battlecruiser
Faction threat profile C Single-source / unverified
- EWAR used
- Energy Neutralizers, Tracking Disruptors
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 — Structures 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acceleration Gate | |
| 1 | Blood Raider Chapel TRIGGER |
First Pocket — Blood Raider Chapel Aggression Wave 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | Elder Corpii Diviner/Engraver/Raider | F |
| 2-3 | Corpatis Exorcist/Phantom | BC |
Second Pocket — Structures 5 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Powerful EM Forcefield | |
| 1 | Blood Raider Battlestation TRIGGER | |
| 2 | Blood Stasis Tower | Sentry |
| 5-6 | Corpior Cleric/Converter/Devoter/... | D |
| 5-6 | Corpatis Exorcist/Fanatic/Phantom/... | BC |
Second Pocket — Battlestation Aggression Wave 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dark Blood Arch Templar (Corpus Station Manager) May drop Dark Blood modules, Ashimmu blueprint and/or T2 implants | C |
| 3 | Corpii Raider/Reaver | F |
| 3-4 | Corpior Cleric/Friar | D |
Payout C Single-source / unverified
Commander spawns can drop faction modules; may escalate to an expedition. No structured drop data banked yet.
Go deeper
Blood Watch (Unrated · difficulty rank 3) Provisional Blood Outpost (Unrated · difficulty rank 5) Blood Lookout (Unrated · difficulty rank 2)
Escalations
- The Rewards of Devotion — ~5% chance on completion to open the The Rewards of Devotion 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: Blood Vigil C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
Last reviewed 2026-08-19 · game version: Cradle of War (Jun 2026). Spot an error? Corrections land fastest via the channel.