Gurista Base
Guristas PiratesGurista Base is an Unrated Complex found by scanning in Null Security systems with Gurista presence.
Quick answersAccessFaction threat profileNPC rosterPayoutGo deeperEscalationsSources
Quick answers
Where is the Gurista Base in EVE Online?
The Gurista Base spawns in null-sec. How you find it: cosmic signature (combat scanning).
What spawns in the Gurista Base?
The Gurista Base has 7 waves and about 27 NPCs: 7 battleships, 4 battlecruisers, 11 cruisers, 2 frigates and 2 sentry towers. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Pith Eliminator/Exterminator and Dread Guristas Eradicator/Obliterator.
What should I tank and shoot in the Gurista Base?
Guristas Pirates deal Kinetic (79%) / Thermal (18%) damage and are weakest to Kinetic / Thermal; they use ECM.
Which ships can enter the Gurista Base?
Ship restrictions for the Gurista Base: T2 Battleship.
Does the Gurista Base escalate?
Completing the Gurista Base can escalate to Consequences Smonsequences.
What does the Gurista Base drop?
Commander spawns can drop faction modules; may escalate to an expedition. No structured drop data banked yet.
Access C Single-source / unverified
- Ship restrictions
- T2 Battleship
Faction threat profile C Single-source / unverified
- EWAR used
- ECM
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.
First Pocket — Initial defenders 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dire Pithi Wrecker/Plunderer 15 km off | F |
| 1 | Pith Eliminator/Exterminator 50 km off TRIGGER | BS |
| 3-4 | Pithum Inferno/Mortifier 100 km off | C |
First Pocket — Reinforcement wave 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | Pithatis Revolter/Death Dealer 175 km behind acceleration gate | BC |
First Pocket — Structures 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acceleration Gate |
Second Pocket — Group 1 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | Pithum Abolisher/Eraser | C |
| 3-4 | Dire Pithum Annihilator/Killer/Nullifier | C |
Second Pocket — Timed wave-appears 140 km from warp-in 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | Dire Pithum Nullifier/Murderer | C |
| 2-3 | Pith Eliminator/Exterminator | BS |
Second Pocket — Reinforcements (may not spawn; triggered by approaching the Control Tower) 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | Pithatis Revolter/Death Dealer | BC |
Second Pocket — Tower wave (triggered by destroying the Control Tower) 4 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Guristas Cruise Missile Batteries | Sentry |
| 0-4 | Pithum Inferno/Mortifier | C |
| 4 | Pith Dismantler/Extinguisher | BS |
| 0-1 | Dread Guristas Eradicator/Obliterator Faction ammo/tags. May drop Dread Guristas battleship modules and a very rare Rattlesnake BPC. Wreck may produce T2 salvage TRIGGER | BS |
Payout C Single-source / unverified
Commander spawns can drop faction modules; may escalate to an expedition. No structured drop data banked yet.
Go deeper
Gurista Fortress (Unrated · difficulty rank 10) Guristas Annex (Unrated · difficulty rank 8) Gurista Military Complex (Unrated · difficulty rank 11)
Escalations
- Consequences Smonsequences — ~5% chance on completion to open the Consequences Smonsequences expedition (multi-part chain via The Agency) C Single-source / unverified
Sources
- EVE University wiki: Combat site C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-19
- EVE University wiki: NPC damage types C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-19
- EVE University wiki: Gurista Base 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.