Cartel Prisoner Retention
Angel CartelThe Angel Cartel Prisoner Retention is a combat DED signature that can be scanned in Angel infested regions in Null Sec. It is also received as an escalation from an Angel Hub. Easy to difficult progression, best done with mate and MJD snipper fit.
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Quick answers
Where is the Cartel Prisoner Retention in EVE Online?
The Cartel Prisoner Retention spawns in null-sec. How you find it: cosmic signature (combat scanning) or escalation from a combat anomaly.
What spawns in the Cartel Prisoner Retention?
The Cartel Prisoner Retention has 7 waves and about 143 NPCs: 24 battleships, 21 battlecruisers, 12 cruisers, 52 destroyers, 15 frigates and 13 sentry towers.
What should I tank and shoot in the Cartel Prisoner Retention?
Angel Cartel deal Explosive (62%) / Kinetic (22%) damage and are weakest to Explosive / Kinetic; they use Target Painters.
Which ships can enter the Cartel Prisoner Retention?
Ship restrictions for the Cartel Prisoner Retention: Battleship class and T3 Cruiser.
Does the Cartel Prisoner Retention escalate?
The Cartel Prisoner Retention is itself an escalation from Angel Forsaken Rally Point, Angel Forlorn Rally Point and Angel Hub.
What does the Cartel Prisoner Retention drop?
Faction/deadspace module drops from the final commander. No structured drop-rate data banked yet.
Access B Community-corroborated
- Ship restrictions
- Battleship class and T3 Cruiser
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 — Structures 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Acceleration Gate |
First pocket — Defending Fleet (28- 38km) 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Gistior Defiler/ Haunter/ Seizer | D |
| 2 | Gist Malakim | BS |
| 1 | Watch Officer low chance of Faction modules | BS |
Second room — Structures 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acceleration Gate |
Second room — Defending Fleet 4 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Gistior Defacer/ Defiler/ Haunter/ Shatterer | D |
| 6 | Gistatis Primus/ Tribuni | BC |
| 6 | Gist Malakim/ Nephilin/ Throne | BS |
| 1 | Angel Cartel Jailor low chance of Faction modules | BS |
Third room — Structures 4 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acceleration Gate | |
| 1 | Ammunition Cache | |
| 1 | Prisoner Cells | |
| 1 | Scramble Wave Generator Unlocks Acceleration Gate |
Third room — Defending Fleet (16- 54km) 6 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Gistior Defiler/ Haunter | D |
| 4 | Gistum Centurion/ Phalanx | C |
| 5 | Gistatis Legionnaire/... | BC |
| 7 | Gist Malakim/... | BS |
| 1 | Angel Prisonwatch Commander Low chance of Faction modules, security cypher for angel prison (Unconfirmed) | BS |
| 4 | Angel Sentry Gun | Sentry |
Fourth room — Defending Fleet (26- 43) 10 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Gistii Ambusher/ Hunter/ Impaler/ Raider | F |
| 7-15 | Arch Gistii Hijacker/... | F |
| 16 | Gistior Defacer/... | D |
| 8 | Gistum Centurion/... | C |
| 10 | Gistatis Legatus/... | BC |
| 5 | Gist Cherubim/... | BS |
| 1 | Angel Prison Warden Low chance of Faction modules (Unconfirmed) | BS |
| 4 | Angel Stasis Tower | Sentry |
| 4 | Angel Sentry Gun | Sentry |
| 1 | Angel Retention Facility 21st Tier Overseer's Effects, possibility of Gist B-Type Modules and/ or Machariel BPC (rare) | Sentry |
Payout C Single-source / unverified
Faction/deadspace module drops from the final commander. No structured drop-rate data banked yet.
Go deeper
Angel Military Operations Complex (DED 7/10) Angel Cartel Naval Shipyard (DED 10/10) Angel Mineral Acquisition Outpost (DED 6/10)
Escalations
Escalates from: Angel Forsaken Rally Point · Angel Forlorn Rally Point · Angel Hub
Sources
- EVE University wiki: Combat site C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-19
- CCP support: DED Complexes (ship-class restrictions) B Community-corroborated retrieved 2026-08-19
- EVE University wiki: NPC damage types C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-19
- EVE University wiki: Cartel Prisoner Retention C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
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