Down the Chain

Frontier in Flames

Expedition chainHigh SecurityLow SecurityNull SecurityBlood Raiders

An expedition β€” 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.

Access C Single-source / unverified

Found via
Escalation only β€” cannot be scanned down
Ship restrictions
Not recorded

NPC roster C Single-source / unverified

Community-maintained wave list from the site's own wiki page β€” counts and triggers vary between spawns; treat as the shape, not gospel.

Second location β€” Initial defenders

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
2 Blood Stasis Tower Sentry β€” β€” β€” β€”
3-4 Elder Corpum Revenant/Sage C β€” β€” β€” β€”
3-4 Blood Patriarch BS β€” β€” β€” β€”
0-1 Dark Blood Cardinal May drop Dark Blood faction modules or an implant TRIGGER BS β€” β€” β€” β€”

Second location β€” Timed wave (1 minute after warp-in)

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
4 Corpatis Shade/Exorcist/Bishop BC β€” β€” β€” β€”
3 Blood Patriarch/Pope BS β€” β€” β€” β€”

Second location β€” Timed wave (2 minutes after warp-in)

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
3-4 Corpatis Archbishop/ BC β€” β€” β€” β€”
1-2 Blood Harbinger BS β€” β€” β€” β€”
2-3 Elder Corpum Shade/Phantom C β€” β€” β€” β€”

Second location β€” Reinforcements (triggered by destroying all ships from initial defenders)

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
5 Blood Pope/Harbinger BS β€” β€” β€” β€”

Second location β€” Notable structures

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
1 Blood Outpost Station TRIGGER β€” β€” β€” β€”

Payout C Single-source / unverified

Faction/commander drops scale with the chain's depth; the fourth site carries the headline table.

Escalations

Escalates from: Blood Military Complex

Sources

Last reviewed 2026-08-19 Β· game version: Cradle of War (Jun 2026). Spot an error? Corrections land fastest via the channel.