Drone Gathering is a combat anomaly inhabited by Rogue Drones that can be found in all areas of known space.
Access C Single-source / unverified
- Found via
- Combat anomaly (on-board scanner, no probing)
- Ship restrictions
- Not recorded
Faction threat profile C Single-source / unverified
- They deal
- Varies by site — low-tier lean EM/Thermal, high-tier lean Explosive/Kinetic
- Weak to
- EM / Thermal
- 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.
Wreckage spawn — First spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 1-2 |
Wrecker/Destructor Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Wreckage spawn — Second spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 1-2 |
Shredder Alvior |
D |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1-2 |
Annihilator Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Wreckage spawn — Third spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 2-3 |
Shredder / Ripper Alvior |
D |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1-3 |
Wrecker / Destructor Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Wreckage spawn — Fourth spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 2-3 |
Ripper/Shatter Alvior |
D |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2-3 |
Annihilator / Devastator Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Wreckage spawn — Fifth spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 1-2 |
Dismantler / Marauder Alvior |
D |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Wreckage spawn — Commander spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 0-1 |
Sentient Annihilator Alvum Drops drone components, may drop Rogue Drone chips. |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Old Station spawn — First spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 1 |
Barracuda Alvi |
F |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2 |
Wrecker Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Old Station spawn — Second spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 2 |
Marauder / Dismantler Alvior |
D |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2 |
Annihilator / Devastator Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Old Station spawn — Third spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 3 |
Marauder / Shatter / Dismantler Alvior |
D |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 3 |
Wrecker / Destructor Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Old Station spawn — Fourth spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 3 |
Shredder / Predator Alvior |
D |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 3 |
Annihilator / Devastator Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Old Station spawn — Commander spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 0-1 |
Sentient Annihilator Alvum Rogue Drone components |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
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.
Escalations
- Rogue Drone Asteroid Infestation — Chance to escalate to Rogue Drone Asteroid Infestation (DED 3/10) on FULL completion — community-estimated low single digits to ~8%, never published by CCP; see the Escalations & Expeditions page C Single-source / unverified
Sources
Last reviewed 2026-08-19 · game version: Cradle of War (Jun 2026).
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