Desolate Site
Desolate Site is an Unrated Complex found in high sec and low sec via exploration. You must be flying a T3 cruiser or smaller to enter the acceleration gate.
Quick answersAccessFaction threat profileNPC rosterPayoutGo deeperEscalationsSources
Quick answers
Where is the Desolate Site in EVE Online?
The Desolate Site spawns in high-sec and low-sec. How you find it: cosmic signature (combat scanning).
What spawns in the Desolate Site?
The Desolate Site has 3 waves and about 23 NPCs: 6 destroyers and 15 frigates. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the trigger is Sentient Devilfish Alvi.
What should I tank and shoot in the Desolate Site?
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 Desolate Site?
Ship restrictions for the Desolate Site: T3 Cruiser.
Does the Desolate Site escalate?
Completing the Desolate Site can escalate to Mare Sargassum.
What does the Desolate Site 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
- T3 Cruiser
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.
Initial defenders 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | Drone Harvester | |
| 8 | Silverfish/Decimator/Harvester/Sunder Alvi | F |
| 1 | Dismantler Alvior | D |
first spawn 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | Devilfish/Barracuda Alvi | F |
| 3 | Ripper Alvior | D |
second spawn 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | Hunter/Barracuda Alvi | F |
| 1 | Sentient Devilfish Alvi Drops Drone material, has a chance to drop the Rogue drone 46-X chip TRIGGER | F |
| 2-3 | Ripper Alvior | D |
Payout C Single-source / unverified
Commander spawns can drop faction modules; may escalate to an expedition. No structured drop data banked yet.
Go deeper
Chemical Yard (Unrated · difficulty rank 3) Haunted Yard (Unrated · difficulty rank 1) Rogue Trial Yard (Unrated · difficulty rank 5)
Escalations
- Mare Sargassum — ~5% chance on completion to open the Mare Sargassum 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: Desolate Site C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
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