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Chaotic Dark (T5)

T5 · Chaotic · DarkAbyssal DeadspaceRandom abyssal spawns

The Chaotic Dark Filament opens a T5 Dark pocket: +50% max velocity, no resist penalty (Dark's penalty is turret range). Deepwatcher trios, Overmind gains a web; ~170M/run cited, real loss rates. Full mechanics on the tier and weather guides linked below.

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Quick answers

Where is the Chaotic Dark (T5) in EVE Online?

The Chaotic Dark (T5) is an instanced Abyssal Deadspace pocket. How you find it: chaotic Dark Filament, activated in space (SUSPECT in 0.8-0.7; clean in 0.6 and below).

Which ships can enter the Chaotic Dark (T5)?

Ship restrictions for the Chaotic Dark (T5): 1× cruiser (no T3C) · 2× destroyers (T3D allowed) · 3× frigates.

Access C Single-source / unverified

Ship restrictions
1× cruiser (no T3C) · 2× destroyers (T3D allowed) · 3× frigates

This filament at a glance

  • Security: SUSPECT in 0.8-0.7; clean in 0.6 and below.
  • Weather at this tier: +50% max velocity; −50% or −70% to NPC and player turret range (no resist hole).
  • Tier character: Deepwatcher trios, Overmind gains a web; ~170M/run cited, real loss rates.
  • Weather character: no resist hole — NPCs miss from their own crippled turret range; missiles rule here.
  • Mutaplasmid lane: propulsion mutas (AB/MWD) + the all-weather damage-module set.
  • The budget T5 Dark hulls in the corpus are the Muninn and Cerberus; the Ikitursa still flies here post-nerf, pricier and touchier.

Filament prices — Jita sell, 2026-08-26 (refreshed with the data pipeline)

  • Chaotic Dark Filament: 17M ISK (Jita sell, 2026-08-26)

Payout C Single-source / unverified

Weather sets the mutaplasmids: propulsion mutas (AB/MWD). Tier sets the scale: Deepwatcher trios, Overmind gains a web; ~170M/run cited, real loss rates.

Go deeper

Full tier guide: Chaotic (T5) Full weather guide: Dark

Sources

  • EVE University wiki: Abyssal Deadspace C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
  • r/Eve + r/evenewbies full-history archive (abyssal topics mined 26 Aug 2026) C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26

Last reviewed 2026-08-26 · game version: Cradle of War (Jun 2026). Spot an error? Corrections land fastest via the channel.