Chasing the Dragon
Angel CartelAn 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 Chasing the Dragon in EVE Online?
The Chasing the Dragon spawns in high-sec, low-sec and null-sec. How you find it: escalation only — cannot be scanned down.
What spawns in the Chasing the Dragon?
The Chasing the Dragon has 2 waves and about 15 NPCs: 4 cruisers, 3 destroyers and 8 frigates. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Domination Nomad, Domination Ambusher and Gistum Predator.
Does the Chasing the Dragon escalate?
The Chasing the Dragon is itself an escalation from Angel Lookout.
What does the Chasing the Dragon drop?
Faction/commander drops scale with the chain's depth; the fourth site carries the headline table.
Access C Single-source / unverified
- Ship restrictions
- Not recorded
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.
Part 2 — 20km from warp-in 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Gistii Hijacker/Rogue/Outlaw/Thug/... | F |
| 1 | Domination Nomad TRIGGER | F |
| 2 | Gistum Depredator/Predator | C |
Part 3 — 65km 4 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Gistii Outlaw/Thug | F |
| 1 | Domination Ambusher TRIGGER | F |
| 3 | Gistior Shatterer/Haunter/Defiler | D |
| 2 | Gistum Predator TRIGGER | C |
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 Lookout
Sources
- EVE University wiki: Combat site C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-19
- EVE University wiki: Chasing the Dragon C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
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