Hired Gun
Guristas PiratesAn 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.
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Quick answers
Where is the Hired Gun in EVE Online?
The Hired Gun spawns in high-sec, low-sec and null-sec. How you find it: escalation only — cannot be scanned down.
What spawns in the Hired Gun?
The Hired Gun has 4 waves and about 52 NPCs: 11 battleships, 18 cruisers and 23 frigates.
Does the Hired Gun escalate?
The Hired Gun is itself an escalation from Gurista Fortress.
What does the Hired Gun 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.
Hired Gun Part 2 — 6 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Pithi ?? | F |
| 3 | Dire Pithi ?? | F |
| 4 | Pithum ?? | C |
| 2 | Dire Pithum ?? | C |
| 3 | Pith?? | BS |
| 0-1 | Dread Guristas Battleship | BS |
Area 1 — 4 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Pith ?? | F |
| 3 | Dire Pithum ?? | F |
| 3 | Pith ?? | BS |
| 0-1 | Dread Guristas Battleship | BS |
Area 2 — 4 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Pithi ?? | F |
| 1 | Pithum ?? | C |
| 5 | Dire Pithum ?? | C |
| 2 | Pith ?? | BS |
1st Room — 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | pithi ?? | F |
| 6 | Pithum ?? | C |
| 3 | Pith ?? | BS |
Payout C Single-source / unverified
Faction/commander drops scale with the chain's depth; the fourth site carries the headline table.
Go deeper
Consequences Smonsequences (Expedition chain) Dread Guristas Fleet Staging Point 2 and 3 (Expedition chain) Gurista Productions Shipment (Expedition chain)
Escalations
Escalates from: Gurista Fortress
Sources
- EVE University wiki: Combat site C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-19
- EVE University wiki: Hired Gun C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
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