Guristas Hidden Den
Guristas PiratesGuristas Pirates Tier 4 family: BaseHidden ForsakenForlorn
Guristas Hidden Den is a combat anomaly found in null security regions with Gurista presence. It is a Level 2 variant of Guristas Den.
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Quick answers
Where is the Guristas Hidden Den in EVE Online?
The Guristas Hidden Den spawns in low-sec and null-sec. How you find it: combat anomaly (on-board scanner, no probing).
What spawns in the Guristas Hidden Den?
The Guristas Hidden Den has 11 waves and about 85 NPCs: 1 battleship, 23 battlecruisers, 17 cruisers, 10 destroyers, 31 frigates and 1 sentry tower. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Pithum Abolisher/Eraser, Pithum Ascriber/Silencer, Pithior Supremacist/Terrorist and Pithatis Revolter/Assaulter and others.
What should I tank and shoot in the Guristas Hidden Den?
Guristas Pirates deal Kinetic (79%) / Thermal (18%) damage and are weakest to Kinetic / Thermal; they use ECM.
Does the Guristas Hidden Den escalate?
Completing the Guristas Hidden Den can escalate to Guristas Troop Reinvigoration Camp.
What does the Guristas Hidden Den drop?
Bounties plus a chance of a faction/commander spawn. No structured drop data banked yet — wave and loot detail is exactly what the verified-on-camera tier exists to fill.
Access C Single-source / unverified
- Ship restrictions
- Not recorded
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.
Initial defenders 5 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guristas Heavy Missile Battery | Sentry |
| 8-10 | Pithi Wrecker/Demolisher | F |
| 8-10 | Pithior Supremacist/Terrorist | D |
| 3-5 | Pithum Abolisher/Eraser TRIGGER | C |
| 3-5 | Pithatis Assassin/Assaulter/Death Dealer | BC |
First spawn 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | Pithi Wrecker/Plunderer | F |
| 2-3 | Pithum Ascriber/Silencer TRIGGER | C |
Second spawn 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Pithi Wrecker/Plunderer | F |
| 2-3 | Pithior Supremacist/Terrorist TRIGGER | D |
Third spawn 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | Pithi Despoiler/Saboteur | F |
| 2 | Pithum Inferno/Mortifier | C |
| 3 | Pithatis Revolter/Assaulter TRIGGER | BC |
Fourth spawn 4 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Pithi Despoiler/Saboteur | F |
| 0-2 | Pithum Inferno/Mortifier | C |
| 4 | Pithatis Revolter/Death Dealer TRIGGER | BC |
| 1-2 | Pith Eradicator/Obliterator | BS |
Fifth spawn 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | Pithi Despoiler/Saboteur | F |
| 2-3 | Pithum Inferno/Mortifier TRIGGER | C |
Sixth spawn 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dire Pithi Arrogator/Imputor | F |
| 2-3 | Pithum Ascriber/Silencer | C |
| 4 | Pithatis Revolter/Assaulter TRIGGER | BC |
Seventh spawn 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | Pithi Wrecker/Plunderer | F |
| 2-3 | Pithum Inferno/Mortifier | C |
| 3 | Pithatis Assassin/Death Dealer TRIGGER | BC |
Eighth spawn 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | Dire Pithi Arrogator/Imputor | F |
| 3 | Pithum Ascriber/Silencer | C |
| 6-7 | Pithatis Assaulter/Death Dealer | BC |
Rare commander spawn 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dread Guristas Inferno/Mortifier Faction ammo/tags. Possibles Dread Guristas modules or rare implants | C |
Structures on site 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Habitation Module |
Payout C Single-source / unverified
Bounties plus a chance of a faction/commander spawn. No structured drop data banked yet — wave and loot detail is exactly what the verified-on-camera tier exists to fill.
Go deeper
Guristas Den (Tier 4) Guristas Forlorn Den (Tier 4 · Forlorn) Guristas Forsaken Den (Tier 4 · Forsaken)
Escalations
- Guristas Troop Reinvigoration Camp — Chance to escalate to Guristas Troop Reinvigoration Camp (DED 6/10) on FULL completion — community-estimated low single digits to ~8%, never published by CCP; see the Escalations & Expeditions page 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: Guristas Hidden Den C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
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