Dirty Site
Dirty Site is an Unrated Complex found in lowsec via exploration. The site is behind an acceleration gate. Warping to the site lands you at 0 on the gate.
Quick answersAccessFaction threat profileNPC rosterPayoutGo deeperEscalationsSources
Quick answers
Where is the Dirty Site in EVE Online?
The Dirty Site spawns in low-sec. How you find it: cosmic signature (combat scanning).
What spawns in the Dirty Site?
The Dirty Site has 10 waves and about 75 NPCs: 4 battleships, 2 battlecruisers, 18 cruisers, 6 destroyers and 44 frigates. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Acceleration Gate, Harvester/Infectious Drone, Devilfish/Hunter/Barracuda Alvi and Sentient Violator Alvum.
What should I tank and shoot in the Dirty 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 Dirty Site?
Ship restrictions for the Dirty Site: Battlecruiser.
Does the Dirty Site escalate?
Completing the Dirty Site can escalate to Loose Ends.
What does the Dirty 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
- Battlecruiser
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.
Room 1 — Structures 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acceleration Gate TRIGGER |
Room 1 — Initial defenders 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 10-11 | Hunter/Render/Silverfish/Splinter Alvi | F |
| 4 | Strain Render/Splinter Alvi | F |
| 6 | Infector Alvum | C |
Room 1 — Wave #2 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Hunter/Render/Silferfish/Splinter Alvi | F |
| 2 | Strain Splinter Alvi | F |
Room 2 — Initial defenders 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Harvester/Infectious Drone TRIGGER | F |
| 2 | Strain Splinter/Render Alvi | F |
Room 2 — Timed spawn 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Processor Drone | C |
Room 2 — Spawn 1 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | Strain Sunder/Raider Alvi | F |
| 2-3 | Marauder/Dismantler Alvior | D |
Room 2 — Spawn 2 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Strain Disintegrator/Atomizer/Nuker Alvum | C |
| 2 | Siege/Exterminator Alvatis | BC |
Room 2 — Spawn 3 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Devilfish/Hunter/Barracuda Alvi TRIGGER | F |
| 4 | Alvus Ruler/Supreme Alvus Parasite | BS |
Room 2 — Spawn 4 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Strain Devilfish/Hunter/Silverfish Alvin | F |
| 2 | Strain Viral Infector Alvum | C |
| 1 | Sentient Violator Alvum TRIGGER | C |
Room 2 — Spawn 5 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Strain Raider Alvi | F |
| 4 | Dismantler/Marauder 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
Rogue Trial Yard (Unrated · difficulty rank 5) Ruins (Unrated · difficulty rank 7) Chemical Yard (Unrated · difficulty rank 3)
Escalations
- Loose Ends — ~5% chance on completion to open the Loose Ends 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: Dirty Site C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
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