Frontier in Flames
An 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.
Quick answersAccessNPC rosterPayoutGo deeperEscalationsSources
Quick answers
Where is the Frontier in Flames in EVE Online?
The Frontier in Flames spawns in high-sec, low-sec and null-sec. How you find it: escalation only — cannot be scanned down.
What spawns in the Frontier in Flames?
The Frontier in Flames has 5 waves and about 27 NPCs: 12 battleships, 7 battlecruisers, 5 cruisers and 2 sentry towers. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Dark Blood Cardinal and Blood Outpost Station.
Does the Frontier in Flames escalate?
The Frontier in Flames is itself an escalation from Blood Military Complex.
What does the Frontier in Flames 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.
Second location — Initial defenders 4 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Blood Stasis Tower | Sentry |
| 3-4 | Elder Corpum Revenant/Sage | C |
| 3-4 | Blood Patriarch | BS |
| 0-1 | Dark Blood Cardinal May drop Dark Blood faction modules or an implant TRIGGER | BS |
Second location — Timed wave (1 minute after warp-in) 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Corpatis Shade/Exorcist/Bishop | BC |
| 3 | Blood Patriarch/Pope | BS |
Second location — Timed wave (2 minutes after warp-in) 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | Corpatis Archbishop/ | BC |
| 1-2 | Blood Harbinger | BS |
| 2-3 | Elder Corpum Shade/Phantom | C |
Second location — Reinforcements (triggered by destroying all ships from initial defenders) 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Blood Pope/Harbinger | BS |
Second location — Notable structures 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blood Outpost Station TRIGGER |
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 Military Complex
Sources
- EVE University wiki: Combat site C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-19
- EVE University wiki: Frontier in Flames C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
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