Chemical Yard
Chemical Yard is an unrated combat site that can be found by Probe scanning in high and low security regions. The acceleration gates in site allow only T1 and pirate faction cruisers and below to enter.
Quick answersAccessFaction threat profileNPC rosterPayoutGo deeperEscalationsSources
Quick answers
Where is the Chemical Yard in EVE Online?
The Chemical Yard spawns in high-sec and low-sec. How you find it: cosmic signature (combat scanning).
What spawns in the Chemical Yard?
The Chemical Yard has 5 waves and about 42 NPCs: 2 battlecruisers, 4 cruisers, 4 destroyers and 32 frigates. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Drone Guard, Drone Harvester and Strain Infester Alvi.
What should I tank and shoot in the Chemical Yard?
Rogue Drones deal Varies by site — low-tier lean EM/Thermal, high-tier lean Explosive/Kinetic damage and are weakest to EM / Thermal.
Which ships can enter the Chemical Yard?
Ship restrictions for the Chemical Yard: Cruiser T1/Faction.
Does the Chemical Yard escalate?
Completing the Chemical Yard can escalate to Hunting the Drudge Factory.
What does the Chemical Yard drop?
Commander spawns can drop faction modules; may escalate to an expedition. No structured drop data banked yet.
Access C Single-source / unverified
- Ship restrictions
- Cruiser T1/Faction
Faction threat profile C Single-source / unverified
- EWAR used
- None
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 — Initial defenders 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Raider/Sunder Alvi | F |
| 2-3 | Strain Infester Alvi | F |
| 2 | Drone Guard TRIGGER | C |
First Pocket — Reinforcements 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Strain Hunter/Silverfish Alvi | F |
Second Pocket — Initial defenders 5 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Drone Harvester Group 1 nearest to warpin TRIGGER | F |
| 5 | Digger Drone Group 2 | F |
| 3 | Strain Infester Alvi Group 3 TRIGGER | F |
| 2 | Bomber Alvum Group 4 (~60 km off) | C |
| 2 | Defeater Alvatis Group 4 (~60 km off) | BC |
Second Pocket — Commander wave 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Silverfish/... Alvi | F |
| 3 | Marauder/... Alvior | D |
| 1 | Sentient Predator/Shredder Alvior Drops possibly Rogue Drone chips | D |
Second Pocket — Reinforcement wave 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Silverfish/... Alvi | F |
| 2 | Strain Barracuda/... Alvi | F |
Payout C Single-source / unverified
Commander spawns can drop faction modules; may escalate to an expedition. No structured drop data banked yet.
Go deeper
Desolate Site (Unrated · difficulty rank 2) Haunted Yard (Unrated · difficulty rank 1) Rogue Trial Yard (Unrated · difficulty rank 5)
Escalations
- Hunting the Drudge Factory — ~5% chance on completion to open the Hunting the Drudge Factory expedition (multi-part chain via The Agency) C Single-source / unverified
Sources
- EVE University wiki: Combat site C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-19
- EVE University wiki: NPC damage types C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-19
- EVE University wiki: Chemical Yard C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
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