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Gurista Hideout

Unrated Β· difficulty rank 1High SecurityLow SecurityGuristas Pirates

The Gurista Hideout is a Cosmic Signature of the Unrated Complex type, occupied by the Guristas pirate faction. It can be found via exploration by probing in Highsec systems.

Access C Single-source / unverified

Found via
Cosmic signature (combat scanning)
Ship restrictions
Battleship

Faction threat profile C Single-source / unverified

They deal
Kinetic (79%) / Thermal (18%)
Weak to
Kinetic / Thermal
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 β€” counts and triggers vary between spawns; treat as the shape, not gospel.

Room 1 β€” Wave 1

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
1-2 Pithi Imputor/Arrogator F β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Pithi Despoiler F β€” β€” β€” β€”

Room 1 β€” Wave 2

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
1-2 Pithi Demolisher/Destructor F β€” β€” β€” β€”

Room 1 β€” Structures

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
1 Acceleration Gate β€” β€” β€” β€”
3 Guristas Lookout β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Abandoned Ship Yard β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Guristas Research Center β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Guristas Bunker β€” β€” β€” β€”

Room 2 β€” Initial defenders

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
1-2 Pithi Wrecker/Plunderer F β€” β€” β€” β€”

Room 2 β€” Delayed Wave 1

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
1-2 Pithi Wrecker/Plunderer F β€” β€” β€” β€”

Room 2 β€” Delayed Wave 2

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
2-3 Pithi Wrecker/Plunderer F β€” β€” β€” β€”

Room 2 β€” Wave 1

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
1-2 Pithior Renegade D β€” β€” β€” β€”
1-2 Pithior Anarchist D β€” β€” β€” β€”
0-1 Dread Guristas Imputor/Arrogator Wreckage may contain Faction Ammo, ? Tag, T2 implant, Worm BPC, or Dread Modules TRIGGER F β€” β€” β€” β€”

Room 2 β€” Tower Wave

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
2 Guristas Light Missile Battery Sentry β€” β€” β€” β€”

Room 2 β€” Wave 2

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
2-3 Pithi Saboteur/Despoiler F β€” β€” β€” β€”

Room 2 β€” Structures

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
1 Experimental Weapon Tower β€” β€” β€” β€”
2 Guristas Bunker Ammo β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Guristas Lookout β€” β€” β€” β€”
2 Guristas Battery β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Abandoned Ship Yard β€” β€” β€” β€”

Payout C Single-source / unverified

Commander spawns can drop faction modules; may escalate to an expedition. No structured drop data banked yet.

Escalations

  • Sooth Sayer β€” ~5% chance on completion to open the Sooth Sayer expedition (multi-part chain via The Agency) C Single-source / unverified

Sources

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