Drone Infested Mine
Drone Infested Mine is a DED 4/10 rated combat site that is found in ? and null security space. It lasts 8h once earned in the Opportunities journal
Access B Community-corroborated
- Found via
- Cosmic signature (combat scanning) or escalation from a combat anomaly
- Ship restrictions
- Battlecruiser class (except for T3 Cruiser)
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.
First Pocket — Wave 1
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Strain Splinter Alvi | F | — | — | — | — | |
| 1 | Matriarch Alvus | BS | — | — | — | — | |
| 1 | Alvus Queen | BS | — | — | — | — |
First Pocket — Wave 2
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Strain Splinter Alvi | F | — | — | — | — | |
| 1 | Matriarch Alvus | BS | — | — | — | — | |
| 1 | Alvus Queen | BS | — | — | — | — |
First Pocket — Wave 3
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matriarch Alvus | BS | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | Alvus Queen | BS | — | — | — | — |
First Pocket — Wave 4
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Strain Splinter Alvi | F | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | Exterminator Alvatis | BC | — | — | — | — |
First Pocket — Wave 5
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Strain Splinter Alvi | F | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | Matriarch Alvus | BS | — | — | — | — | |
| 1 | Commander Sentient Patriarch Alvus | BS | — | — | — | — |
First Pocket — Structures
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Drone Sentry Turret III | Sentry | — | — | — | — |
Payout C Single-source / unverified
Faction/deadspace module drops from the final commander. No structured drop-rate data banked yet.
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
- CCP support: DED Complexes (ship-class restrictions) B Community-corroborated retrieved 2026-08-19
- EVE University wiki: NPC damage types C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-19
- EVE University wiki: Drone Infested Mine 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.