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Perimeter Checkpoint

Found in: C2 B Community-corroborated Class confirmed by two independent sources: the maintained Rykki guide's per-class tabs and the EVE University site list.

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Quick answers

Where is the Perimeter Checkpoint in EVE Online?

The Perimeter Checkpoint spawns in wormhole space (C2 systems). How you find it: anomaly.

What spawns in the Perimeter Checkpoint?

The Perimeter Checkpoint has 3 waves and about 15 NPCs: 1 battleship, 7 cruisers, 2 tactical destroyers and 5 frigates. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the trigger is Awakened Patroller.

What should I tank and shoot in the Perimeter Checkpoint?

The heaviest wave in the Perimeter Checkpoint deals about 307 DPS and the site holds about 246,500 EHP to grind through.

What ship do I need for the Perimeter Checkpoint?

As a rule of thumb, tanking the heaviest wave of the Perimeter Checkpoint in full (about 307 DPS) takes a well-fitted cruiser. Pulling waves carefully lowers what you need to tank.

How much is the Perimeter Checkpoint worth?

The Perimeter Checkpoint is worth about 12.9M ISK in blue loot at current prices.

Access A ESI-derived / official

Ship restrictions
Not recorded

Threat profile derived from the roster below

307tank required (peak-wave DPS)
246.5ktotal EHP to grind
0peak neut GJ/s
0s / 0wmax scram / web ships
Noremote reps
3waves (peak: Wave 3)

Incoming damage (peak wave)

EM 22% Thermal 22% Kinetic 28% Explosive 28%

Best damage to deal derived from per-NPC resist profiles, weighted by EHP

This roster is effectively omni-resist. No damage type has a meaningful edge, so pick on application and range instead.

NPC roster A ESI-derived / official

Per-NPC stats regenerate from live ESI; wave structure and triggers are actively maintained by the guide's maintainer.

Wave 1 3 ships

263 DPS · 85.2k EHP

QtyNPCHullDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
2 Vigilant Sentry Tower T5278010,8330 m
2 Emergent Patroller F161153,0008,000 m
3 Awakened Patroller TRIGGER C4243219,16715,000 m
Wave 2 2 ships

194 DPS · 62.3k EHP

QtyNPCHullDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
2 Awakened Escort C5538612,00045,000 m
2 Awakened Patroller TRIGGER C4243219,16715,000 m
Wave 3 2 ships

307 DPS · 99k EHP

QtyNPCHullDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
3 Emergent Patroller F161153,0008,000 m
1 Sleepless Patroller B258319290,00019,000 m

Payout A ESI-derived / official

Blue loot
12,900,000 ISK (12.9M)

Blue loot sells to NPC buy orders at fixed prices — the value is not market-dependent.

Go deeper

Forgotten Perimeter Gateway (C2) Forgotten Perimeter Habitation Coils (C2) Perimeter Hangar (C2)

Escalations

No escalations currently mapped. That is a statement about the Atlas, not the site. Mapping escalation chains is ongoing original research.

Sources

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