Drone Surveillance 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). There are two variations of this combat site. The first variation takes place in the ruins of a megastructure and includes Light Missile Batteries in the initial wave. The second variation takes place inside an asteroid-filled cloud and includes Defe
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.
Megastructure type — First spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 6 |
Drone Light Missile Battery |
Sentry |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1-2 |
Annihilator Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Megastructure type — Second spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 2-4 |
Hunter / Barracuda Alvi |
F |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2-3 |
Atomizer / Nuker Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Megastructure type — Third spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 3 |
Predator / Shatterer / Ripper Alvior |
D |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 3-4 |
Atomizer / Nuker Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Megastructure type — Fourth spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 2-3 |
Strain Render / Infestor |
F |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2-3 |
Atomizer / Nuker Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Megastructure type — Fifth spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 4 |
Strain Hunter / Devilish Alvi / Barracuda Alvi |
F |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 4 |
Atomizer / Nuker Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Megastructure type — Sixth spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 4 |
Strain Silverfish Alvi / Devilish Alvi |
F |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 3-4 |
Atomizer / Nuker Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Megastructure type — Seventh spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 3 |
Nuker Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2-5 |
Exterminator Alvatis / Siege Alvatis |
BC |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 0-1 |
Sentient Viral Infector Alvum May drop Sentient faction modules, items and drone components |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Asteroid Field type — First spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 2 |
Drone Defense Vampire Battery |
Sentry |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2-3 |
Barracuda / Hunter / Silverfish Alvi |
F |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2-4 |
Atomizer / Nuker Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Asteroid Field type — Second spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 3-4 |
Strain Infester / Splinter / Render Alvi |
F |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2-3 |
Atomizer / Nuker Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Asteroid Field type — Third spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 3 |
Strain Hunter / Silverfish / Barracuda Alvi |
F |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 3-4 |
Atomizer / Nuker Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Asteroid Field type — Fourth spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 3-4 |
Predator / Marauder / Dismantler Alvi |
D |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 3-4 |
Atomizer / Nuker Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Asteroid Field type — Fifth spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 3-4 |
Siege / Exterminator Alvatis |
BC |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Asteroid Field type — Sixth spawn
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 4-6 |
Ripper / Shredder / Predator Alvior |
D |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 3-4 |
Atomizer / Nuker Alvum |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 4 |
Defeater/Enforcer Alvatis |
BC |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 0-1 |
Sentient Devastator Alvum Possible commander spawn (rare); May drop Sentient faction modules, items and 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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