Minor Serpentis Annex
Serpentis CorporationUnrated complex — a cosmic signature (combat probing required) with gated pockets. Good chance of a commander spawn that can drop faction items; may escalate into an expedition.
Quick answersAccessFaction threat profileNPC rosterPayoutGo deeperEscalationsSources
Quick answers
Where is the Minor Serpentis Annex in EVE Online?
The Minor Serpentis Annex spawns in low-sec. How you find it: cosmic signature (combat scanning).
What spawns in the Minor Serpentis Annex?
The Minor Serpentis Annex has 11 waves and about 100 NPCs: 40 battleships, 15 battlecruisers, 11 cruisers, 11 destroyers, 19 frigates and 3 sentry towers. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Corelum Scout, Core Militant Commander, Smuggler gate and Serpentis Tower and others.
What should I tank and shoot in the Minor Serpentis Annex?
Serpentis Corporation deal Thermal (55%) / Kinetic (45%) damage and are weakest to Kinetic / Thermal; they use Sensor Dampeners.
Does the Minor Serpentis Annex escalate?
Completing the Minor Serpentis Annex can escalate to Serpentis Owned Station.
What does the Minor Serpentis Annex 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
- Unknown
Faction threat profile C Single-source / unverified
- EWAR used
- Sensor Dampeners
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 4 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | Coreli Guardian Initiate/Scout | F |
| 4 | Corelior Sentinel/... | D |
| 1 | Corelum Scout TRIGGER | C |
| 6 | Core Port/Rear/Vice Admiral | BS |
First Pocket — Wave 2 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| ? | Elite Frigate | F |
| ? | Battlecruiser | BC |
| ? | Battleship | BS |
First Pocket — Wave 3 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Corelum Guardian Chief Guard | C |
| 3 | Correlatis Captain Sentry | BC |
| 5 | Core Rear/Port Admiral | BS |
First Pocket — Acceleration Gate Proximity Wave (Wave 4) 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Militant Commander's Escorter | C |
| 1 | Core Militant Commander TRIGGER | BS |
Second Pocket — Structures 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smuggler gate TRIGGER | |
| 3 | Serpentis Tower TRIGGER | Sentry |
Second Pocket — Initial Defenders 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Corelior Artillery/Cannoneer | D |
| 4 | Corelatis High Captain/... | BC |
| 5 | Core Port/Rear/... Admiral | BS |
Second Pocket — Tower Wave 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Corelum Guardian Chief Infantry | C |
| 3-5 | Core Vice/... Admiral | BS |
Second Pocket — Reinforcements 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Core Gate Guardian | BS |
Second Pocket — Smuggler Gate Wave 5 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Coreli Guardian Agent/Spy... | F |
| 5 | Supervisor's Henchman | F |
| 4 | Corelior Artillery/... | D |
| 3 | Corelatis Squad Leader | BC |
| 14 | Core Rear/Vice/... Admiral | BS |
Second Pocket — Core Militant Supervisor Wave 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Overseer's Henchman | F |
| 4 | Overseer's Guardian | BC |
| 1 | Core Militant Supervisor TRIGGER | BS |
Second Pocket — Commander Wave 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | Shadow Serpentis Wing Leader Drops possibly Shadow Serpentis modules | BC |
Payout C Single-source / unverified
Commander spawns can drop faction modules; may escalate to an expedition. No structured drop data banked yet.
Go deeper
Serpentis Annex (Unrated · difficulty rank 8) Serpentis Outpost (Unrated · difficulty rank 6) Provisional Serpentis Outpost (Unrated · difficulty rank 5)
Escalations
- Serpentis Owned Station — ~5% chance on completion to open the Serpentis Owned Station 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: Minor Serpentis Annex C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
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