Guristas Vigil
Guristas PiratesThe Guristas Vigil 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. This site's acceleration gate allows only Battlecruiser class ships or lower and their Tech 2 equivalents to enter the site.
Quick answersAccessFaction threat profileNPC rosterPayoutGo deeperEscalationsSources
Quick answers
Where is the Guristas Vigil in EVE Online?
The Guristas Vigil spawns in high-sec and low-sec. How you find it: cosmic signature (combat scanning).
What spawns in the Guristas Vigil?
The Guristas Vigil has 7 waves and about 41 NPCs: 1 battleship, 12 battlecruisers, 10 cruisers, 5 destroyers, 9 frigates and 2 sentry towers. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Smuggler Gate and Dread Guristas Silencer/Ascriber/Killer.
What should I tank and shoot in the Guristas Vigil?
Guristas Pirates deal Kinetic (79%) / Thermal (18%) damage and are weakest to Kinetic / Thermal; they use ECM.
Which ships can enter the Guristas Vigil?
Ship restrictions for the Guristas Vigil: Battlecruiser.
Does the Guristas Vigil escalate?
Completing the Guristas Vigil can escalate to Kidnapped!.
What does the Guristas Vigil 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
- Battlecruiser
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.
Room 1 — Initial defenders 4 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Pithi Demolisher/Destructor/Plunderer/Wrecker | F |
| 1 | Pithior Terrorist | D |
| 2 | Pithum Mortifier | C |
| 5 | Pithatis Assassin/Assaulter | BC |
Room 1 — Structures 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acceleration Gate | |
| 1 | Smuggler Gate TRIGGER |
Room 1 — Gate wave 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Authority Officer (Pith Eradicator) | BS |
Room 2 — Initial defenders 5 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Guristas Stasis Towers | Sentry |
| 3 | Pithi Demolisher/Plunderer/Wrecker | F |
| 1 | Pithior Anarchist/Terrorist/Guerilla | D |
| 1 | Pithum Eraser/Abolisher | C |
| 4 | Pithatis Death Dealer/Revolter | BC |
Room 2 — Wave 2 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | Pithior Anarchist/Terrorist/Guerilla | D |
| 2-3 | Pithum Eraser/Abolisher | C |
Room 2 — 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Dire Pithi Saboteur/Despoiler | F |
| 1–2 | Pithior Renegade | D |
| 3 | Pithatis Death Dealer/Revolter | BC |
Room 2 — 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Pithum Eraser/Abolisher | C |
| 1 | Dread Guristas Silencer/Ascriber/Killer May contain Dread Guristas Cruiser Modules, Gila BPC and T2 Implants TRIGGER | C |
Payout C Single-source / unverified
Commander spawns can drop faction modules; may escalate to an expedition. No structured drop data banked yet.
Go deeper
Guristas Watch (Unrated · difficulty rank 3) Provisional Gurista Outpost (Unrated · difficulty rank 5) Gurista Lookout (Unrated · difficulty rank 2)
Escalations
- Kidnapped! — ~5% chance on completion to open the Kidnapped! 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: Guristas Vigil C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
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