Drone Herd is an unrated combat site belonging to the Rogue Drones faction. It can be found via exploration as a cosmic anomaly in low-security and null-security systems across New Eden. As an ungated complex, the limitations as to which ships can complete this site are tied to the security rating of the system where the anomaly spawns (T2 Battleships for high-security systems, and up to Titans in low-security and null-security systems). This combat site has a chance to spawn a Sentient commander rogue drone, which drops rogue components and may drop faction drone modules and items. There are two minor variations with slightly different wave compositions.
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.
Asteroid Colony — Initial spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 2-3 |
Strain Atomizer / Bomber / Disintegrator / Nuker Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2-3 |
Defeater / Enforcer Alvatis |
BC |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Asteroid Colony — First spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 2-3 |
Strain Atomizer / Bomber / Disintegrator / Nuker Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2-3 |
Crippler / Striker Alvatis |
BC |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Asteroid Colony — Second spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 2-3 |
Crippler / Defeater / Enforcer / Exterminator / Siege / Striker Alvatis |
BC |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2-3 |
Alvus Controller / Swarm Preserver Alvus |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Asteroid Colony — Third spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 3-4 |
Dismantler / Marauder / Predator / Ripper / Shatter Alvior |
D |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 3-5 |
Defeater / Enforcer Alvatis TRIGGER |
BC |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1-2 |
Domination / Spearhead Alvus |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Asteroid Colony — Fourth spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 2-3 |
Atomizer / Bomber / Disintegrator / Nuker Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2-3 |
Domination / Spearhead Alvus |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Asteroid Colony — Commander spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 0-1 |
Sentient Alvus Controller / Swarm Preserver Alvus Drops drone components and possibly faction modules. |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Ancient Ruin — Initial spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 1-3 |
Predator / Ripper Alvior |
D |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2-3 |
Crippler / Striker Alvatis |
BC |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Ancient Ruin — First spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 2-3 |
Bomber / Atomizer / Disintegrator Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1-3 |
Siege / Exterminator Alvatis |
BC |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Ancient Ruin — Second spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 1-2 |
Dismantler Alvi |
D |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1-3 |
Domination Alvus / Spearhead Alvus |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Ancient Ruin — Third spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 2-3 |
Enforcer / Exterminator / Striker Alvatis |
BC |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1-3 |
Domination / Spearhead Alvus |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Ancient Ruin — Commander spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 0-1 |
Sentient Domination Alvus / Sentient Spearhead Alvus Drops drone components and possibly faction modules. |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
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
- Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (5/10) — Chance to escalate to Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (5/10) (DED 5/10 Infested Starbase) 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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