Contract Killers
Serpentis CorporationAn 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.
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Quick answers
Where is the Contract Killers in EVE Online?
The Contract Killers spawns in high-sec, low-sec and null-sec. How you find it: escalation only — cannot be scanned down.
What spawns in the Contract Killers?
The Contract Killers has 8 waves and about 62 NPCs: 11 battleships, 13 battlecruisers, 12 cruisers, 16 frigates and 9 sentry towers. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the trigger is Serpentis Drug Lab.
Does the Contract Killers escalate?
The Contract Killers is itself an escalation from Serpentis Base.
What does the Contract Killers drop?
Faction/commander drops scale with the chain's depth; the fourth site carries the headline table.
Access C Single-source / unverified
- Ship restrictions
- Unknown
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.
Contract Killers - Part 1 — Initial defenders 5 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | Shadow Serpentis Rear Admiral Group 1 (1 km); Faction modules, ammo and tags | BS |
| 4 | Coreli Guardian Patroller/Watchman Group 2 (120 km) | F |
| 2-4 | Corelum Guardian Chief Defender/Sentinel Group 2 (120 km) | C |
| 3-5 | Corelatis Captain Sentry/High Captain Group 2 (120 km) | BC |
| 4 | Serpentis Cruise Missile Battery Group 3 (165 km) | Sentry |
Contract Killers - Part 1 — Wave 1 - Spawns after 1 minute 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Coreli Guardian Patroller/Watchman | F |
| 4 | Corelum Guardian Chief Defender/Sentinel | C |
| 4 | Corelatis Captain Sentry/High Captain | BC |
Contract Killers - Part 1 — Wave 2 - Spawns after 2 minute 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Coreli Guardian Initiate/Spy | F |
| 3 | Corelum Guardian Chief Defender/Protecto | C |
Contract Killers - Part 1 — Wave 3 - Spawns after 25 minutes or destruction of previous spawns 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avon Cobergneyde | BS |
Contract Killers - Part 1 — Wave 4 - Spawns after destroying Avon Cobergneyde 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Corelatis Captain/Platoon Leader/Wing Leader | BC |
| 3 | Core Baron/Commodore | BS |
Contract Killers - Part 2 — Initial Defenders - 100km Off Warp-in 5 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | Corelum Guardian Chief Defender/Sentinel | C |
| 3 | Core Baron/Commodore | BS |
| 4 | Serpentis Cruise Missile Battery | Sentry |
| 1 | Serpentis Drug Factory | Sentry |
| 0-1 | Shadow Serpentis Rear Admiral Faction modules. Some sources says implants, deadspace and BPCs | BS |
Contract Killers - Part 2 — Structures 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serpentis Drug Lab TRIGGER |
Contract Killers - Part 2 — Quertah Bleu Spawn - When drug lab receives damage 4 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Quertah's Sidekick | F |
| 3 | Corelatis Captain Sentry/High Captain | BC |
| 4 | Core Vice/Flotilla Admiral | BS |
| 0-1 | Quertah Bleu Possible Core C-Type modules and a possible Vigilant/Vindicator BPC | BS |
Payout C Single-source / unverified
Faction/commander drops scale with the chain's depth; the fourth site carries the headline table.
Go deeper
Angel Kickbacks (Expedition chain) Booster R&D (Expedition chain) Colony Under Fire (Expedition chain)
Escalations
Escalates from: Serpentis Base
Sources
- EVE University wiki: Combat site C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-19
- EVE University wiki: Contract Killers C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
Last reviewed 2026-08-19 · game version: Cradle of War (Jun 2026). Spot an error? Corrections land fastest via the channel.