Angel Cartel signature battleship: Machariel

Domination Surveillance Squad

Expedition chainHigh Security Low Security Null Security

An 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 answers Access NPC roster Payout Go deeper Escalations Sources

Quick answers

Where is the Domination Surveillance Squad in EVE Online?

The Domination Surveillance Squad spawns in high-sec, low-sec and null-sec. How you find it: escalation only — cannot be scanned down.

What spawns in the Domination Surveillance Squad?

The Domination Surveillance Squad has 13 waves and about 87 NPCs: 21 battlecruisers, 22 cruisers, 18 destroyers, 14 frigates and 6 sentry towers. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Angel Security Station and Elysian.

Does the Domination Surveillance Squad escalate?

The Domination Surveillance Squad is itself an escalation from Provisional Angel Outpost.

What does the Domination Surveillance Squad drop?

Faction/commander drops scale with the chain's depth; the fourth site carries the headline table.

Access C Single-source / unverified

Ship restrictions: Unverified

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 Location — Structure 1 ship

Qty	NPC	Hull
1	Newly Constructed Acceleration Gate

First Pocket — Structures 1 ship

Qty	NPC	Hull
1	Angel Security Station TRIGGER

Second Location — Structure 1 ship

Qty	NPC	Hull
1	Newly Constructed Acceleration Gate

First Pocket — Structures 1 ship

Qty	NPC	Hull
1	Angel Security Station TRIGGER

Third Location — Structure 1 ship

Qty	NPC	Hull
1	Newly Constructed Acceleration Gate

First Pocket — Initial spawn 3 ships

Qty	NPC	Hull
6	Gistior Defacer/Haunter	D
3	Gistum Liquidator/Phalanx	C
6	Gistatis Praefectus/Tribuni	BC

First Pocket — Wave 2 3 ships

Qty	NPC	Hull
1	Gistii Ambusher	F
2	Arch Gistii Ambusher/Raider	F
2	Arch Gistum Liquidator/Marauder	C

Fourth Location — Structure 1 ship

Qty	NPC	Hull
1	Elysian TRIGGER

Fourth Location — Timed wave (about 1 minute) 2 ships

Qty	NPC	Hull
3	Gistior Seizer/Trasher	D
7	Gistum Centurion/Phalanx	C

Fourth Location — Reinforcements (Elysian attacked) 1 ship

Qty	NPC	Hull
6	Angel Heavy Missile Battery	Sentry

Fourth Location — Reinforcements (Elysian 50% armor) 5 ships

Qty	NPC	Hull
3	Arch Gistii Impaler/Raider	F
6	Gistior Seizer/Trasher	D
3	Gistum Centurion/Phalanx	C
3	Arch Gistum Breaker/Defeater	C
9-10	Gistatis Legatus/Tribunus	BC

Fourth Location — Reinforcements (Elysian structure damage) 4 ships

Qty	NPC	Hull
3	Arch Gistii Hijacker/Rogue	F
3	Gistior Seizer/Trasher	D
3	Arch Gistum Crusher/Smasher	C
3	Gistatis Legionnaire/Primus	BC

Fourth Location — Overseer wave (Elysian destroyed) 3 ships

Qty	NPC	Hull
5	Angel Viper/Webifier	F
1	Nikmar Eitan Gistum C-Type cruiser modules, possible Domination faction modules or a rare Cynabal BPC	C
3	Gistatis Legionnaire/Primus	BC

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: Provisional Angel Outpost

Sources

EVE University wiki: Combat site C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-19
EVE University wiki: Domination Surveillance Squad 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.