Dubious Assignment
Blood RaidersAn expedition — a multi-part escalation chain (typically four sites) obtained by chance (~5%) from an unrated complex, tracked in The Agency. Each completed part has roughly a 50% chance to continue, usually toward lower-security space than where it began.
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Quick answers
Where is the Dubious Assignment in EVE Online?
The Dubious Assignment spawns in high-sec, low-sec and null-sec. How you find it: escalation only — cannot be scanned down.
What spawns in the Dubious Assignment?
The Dubious Assignment has 6 waves and about 103 NPCs: 26 battleships, 20 battlecruisers, 16 cruisers, 2 destroyers and 39 frigates. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Dark Blood Harbinger, Dark Blood Archbishop/Monsignor and Dark Blood Cardinal.
Does the Dubious Assignment escalate?
The Dubious Assignment is itself an escalation from Blood Raider Fortress.
What does the Dubious Assignment drop?
Faction/commander drops scale with the chain's depth; the fourth site carries the headline table.
Access C Single-source / unverified
- Ship restrictions
- Not recorded
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.
Part 1 — Initial defenders 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Corpii Raider/Diviner/Engraver/Reaver | F |
| 4 | Corpus Patriarch | BS |
| 1 | Dark Blood Harbinger Contains Blood Raider Faction Loot TRIGGER | BS |
Part 2 — Initial defenders 4 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Elder Corpii Diviner/Engraver/Raider/Reaver | F |
| 5 | Corpatis Bishop/Exorcist/Fanatic/Phantom | BC |
| 4 | Corpus Cardinal/Monsignor | BS |
| 1 | Dark Blood Archbishop/Monsignor Contains Blood Raider Faction Loot TRIGGER | BS |
Room 1 — Initial defenders 4 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Corpii Diviner/Engraver/Reaver | F |
| 7 | Corpatis Bishop/Exorcist/Fanatic/Phantom/Seer/Shade | BC |
| 4 | Corpus Cardinal/Monsignor | BS |
| 4 | Elder Corpum Arch Priest/Arch Sage/Dark Priest/Shadow Sage | C |
Part 3 — Initial defenders 6 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Corpii Engraver/Raider/Reaver | F |
| 2 | Corpior Cleric/Devoter/Friar | D |
| 4 | Corpum Arch Priest/Arch Sage/Dark Priest | C |
| 4 | Corpatis ExorcistPhantom | BC |
| 3 | Corpus Apostle/Oracle | BS |
| 1 | Dark Blood Cardinal Contains Blood Raider Faction Loot TRIGGER | BS |
Room 1 — Initial defenders 5 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Corpii Engraver/Raider/Reaver | F |
| 3 | Elder Corpii Herald/Upholder | F |
| 4 | Corpum Arch Priest/Arch Sage/Dark Priest | C |
| 4 | Corpatis ExorcistPhantom | BC |
| 3 | Corpus Patriarch/Pope | BS |
Room 2 — Initial defenders 5 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Corpii Engraver/Reaver | F |
| 4 | Elder Corpii Diviner/Engraver/Raider | F |
| 4 | Corpum Arch Priest/Arch Sage/Dark Priest | C |
| 4 | Corpus Patriarch/Pope | BS |
| 1 | Dark Corpus Preacher May contain Corupus A-type Blood Raider Faction Loot | BS |
Payout C Single-source / unverified
Faction/commander drops scale with the chain's depth; the fourth site carries the headline table.
Go deeper
Blood Owned Station (Expedition chain) Blood Raider Powergrid (Expedition chain) Blood Surveillance Squad (Expedition chain)
Escalations
Escalates from: Blood Raider Fortress
Sources
- EVE University wiki: Combat site C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-19
- EVE University wiki: Dubious Assignment 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.