Drone Squad is combat anomaly inhabited by Rogue Drones that can be found in low and null security 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.
Infested Station — Initial defenders
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 2-5 |
Siege/Striker Alvatis TRIGGER |
BC |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2-3 |
Alvus Controller / Swarm Preserver Alvus |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2 |
Drone Heavy Missile Battery |
Sentry |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Infested Station — First spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 3-4 |
Maraudar/Shredder/Ripper/Dismantler Alvior |
D |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2 |
Strain Annihilator/Strain Devastator Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 3 |
Striker/Crippler Alvatis |
BC |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Infested Station — Second spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 2-3 |
Strain Bomber/Strain Nuker/Strain Atomizer/Strain Disintegrator Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 3-4 |
Domination/Spearhead Alvus |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Infested Station — Third spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 4 |
Atomizer Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 3-4 |
Domination/Spearhead Alvus |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Infested Station — Fourth spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 3 |
Defeater/Crippler Alvatis |
BC |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 4 |
Domination/Spearhead Alvus |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Infested Station — Commander spawn (optional)
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 0-1 |
Sentient Spearhead Alvus Drone components and probably rare drop of rogue drone Nexus chip |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Drone Structure — Initial spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 2-3 |
Barracuda/Hunter/Silverfish Alvi |
F |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2-3 |
Enforcer/Striker/Defeater Alvatis |
BC |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1-4 |
Tower Sentry Drone II |
Sentry |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Drone Structure — First spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 4 |
Marauder/Dismantler/Predator Alvior |
D |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 4 |
Defeater/Enforcer Alvatis TRIGGER |
BC |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2-3 |
Alvus Controller / Swarm Preserver Alvus |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Drone Structure — Second spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 3 |
Nuker/Disintegrator Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2 |
Alvus Controller / Spearhead/Swarm Preserver Alvus |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Drone Structure — Third spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 3 |
Defeater/Crippler/Siege Alvatis |
BC |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 3 |
Alvus Controller / Spearhead/Swarm Preserver Alvus |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Drone Structure — Fourth spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 3 |
Atomizer/Bomber Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 3 |
Defeater/Crippler/Enforcer/Siege Alvatis |
BC |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Drone Structure — Commander spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 0-1 |
Sentient Spearhead Alvus Drone components and probably rare drop of rogue drone Nexus chip |
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 (10/10) — Chance to escalate to Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (10/10) (DED 10/10) 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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