Down the Chain
Machariel
Angel Cartel signature battleship: Machariel

An expedition — a multi-part escalation chain (typically four sites) obtained by chance (~5%) from an unrated complex, tracked in The Agency. Each completed part has roughly a 50% chance to continue, usually toward lower-security space than where it began.

Quick answersAccessNPC rosterPayoutGo deeperEscalationsSources

Quick answers

Where is the Blue Pill in EVE Online?

The Blue Pill spawns in high-sec, low-sec and null-sec. How you find it: escalation only — cannot be scanned down.

What spawns in the Blue Pill?

The Blue Pill has 11 waves and about 53 NPCs: 10 destroyers and 28 frigates. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Domination Ruffian and Jols Eytur.

Does the Blue Pill escalate?

The Blue Pill is itself an escalation from Angel Hideout.

What does the Blue Pill drop?

Faction/commander drops scale with the chain's depth; the fourth site carries the headline table.

Access C Single-source / unverified

Ship restrictions
Unknown

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.

Room 1 — Defenders 2 ships
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6-7 Gistii Hunter/Impaler F
0-1 Domination Ruffian Domination Frigate C-Type Modules and produce Tech 2 salvage TRIGGER F
Room 1 — Structures 1 ship
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1 Newly Constructed Acceleration Gate
Room 2 — Defenders 2 ships
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2-3 Gistii Thug F
1 Jols Eytur F
Room 1 — Defenders 3 ships
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0-3 Gistii Impaler F
0-4 Gistior Defacer D
1 Domination Ruffian Domination Frigate C-Type Modules and produce Tech 2 salvage TRIGGER F
Room 1 — Structures 1 ship
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1 Newly Constructed Acceleration Gate
Room 2 — Defenders 2 ships
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2 Gistii Thug F
1 Jols Eytur F
Room 1 — Defenders 3 ships
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4 Arch Gistii Hunter F
4 Gistior Seizer D
0-1 Domination Ruffian Domination Frigate C-Type Modules and produce Tech 2 salvage TRIGGER F
Room 1 — Structures 1 ship
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1 Newly Constructed Acceleration Gate
Room 2 — Defenders 2 ships
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2 Gistii Thug F
1 Jols Eytur F
Room 1 — Wave 1 5 ships
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4 Gistii Hunter/Impaler F
3 Gistii Nomad F
2 Gistior Deflier D
4 Gistior Haunter Wave 2 D
1 Jols Eytur Wave 3; Domination Frigate C-Type Modules and produce Tech 2 salvage TRIGGER F
Room 1 — Structures 2 ships
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1 Scanner Sentry
11 Veldspar

Payout C Single-source / unverified

Faction/commander drops scale with the chain's depth; the fourth site carries the headline table.

Go deeper

Angel Domination Fleet Staging Point 2 and 3 (Expedition chain) Angel Mineral Acquisition Outpost, 2nd Part (Expedition chain) Angel Owned Station (Expedition chain)

Escalations

Escalates from: Angel Hideout

Sources

Last reviewed 2026-08-19 · game version: Cradle of War (Jun 2026). Spot an error? Corrections land fastest via the channel.