Drone Cluster
Drone Cluster is a combat anomaly inhabited by Rogue Drones that can be found in high and low security space.
Quick answersAccessFaction threat profileNPC rosterPayoutGo deeperEscalationsSources
Quick answers
Where is the Drone Cluster in EVE Online?
The Drone Cluster spawns in high-sec and low-sec. How you find it: combat anomaly (on-board scanner, no probing).
What spawns in the Drone Cluster?
The Drone Cluster has 12 waves and about 17 NPCs: 1 destroyer and 16 frigates.
What should I tank and shoot in the Drone Cluster?
Rogue Drones deal Varies by site — low-tier lean EM/Thermal, high-tier lean Explosive/Kinetic damage and are weakest to EM / Thermal.
What does the Drone Cluster drop?
Bounties plus a chance of a faction/commander spawn. No structured drop data banked yet — wave and loot detail is exactly what the verified-on-camera tier exists to fill.
Access C Single-source / unverified
- Ship restrictions
- Not recorded
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.
Habitation module — On grid at arrival 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Infester/Splinter/Render Alvi | F |
Habitation module — First spawn 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Decimator/Render Alvi | F |
Habitation module — Second spawn 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Splinter/Infester Alvi | F |
Habitation module — Third spawn 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | Decimator/Render Alvi | F |
Habitation module — Fourth spawn 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Hunter/Silverfish Alvi | F |
Habitation module — Commander spawn 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | Sentient Sunder Alvi | F |
Shuttle wreck — On grid at arrival 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Splinter/Render/Decimator Alvi | F |
Shuttle wreck — First spawn 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | Render/Decimator Alvi | F |
Shuttle wreck — Second spawn 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Shatter Alvior | D |
Shuttle wreck — Third spawn 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Render/Decimator/Hunter/... Alvi | F |
Shuttle wreck — Fourth spawn 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1-3 | Raider/Hunter/Silverfish Alvi | F |
Shuttle wreck — Fifth spawn (Optional) 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sunder/Raider Alvi | F |
| 1 | Sentient or | F |
Payout C Single-source / unverified
Bounties plus a chance of a faction/commander spawn. No structured drop data banked yet — wave and loot detail is exactly what the verified-on-camera tier exists to fill.
Go deeper
Drone Collection (Tier 2) Drone Assembly (Tier 3) Drone Gathering (Tier 4)
Escalations
No escalations currently mapped. That is a statement about the Atlas, not the site. Mapping escalation chains is ongoing original research.
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: Drone Cluster 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.