Down the Chain

Nation on the Rise

Expedition chainHigh SecurityLow SecurityNull SecuritySansha's Nation

An expedition β€” 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.

Access C Single-source / unverified

Found via
Escalation only β€” cannot be scanned down
Ship restrictions
Unknown

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.

Location 1 β€” Initial Defenders @ 100km

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
6 Sansha Heavy Missile Battery (Proximity Trigger 60 km) TRIGGER Sentry β€” β€” β€” β€”
4 Centii Loyal Plague F β€” β€” β€” β€”
2 Sansha's Scout F β€” β€” β€” β€”
0-1 True Sansha's Manslayer/ Enslaver Meta modules, True Sansha ammo and True Sansha tags F β€” β€” β€” β€”
4 Centatis Phantasm/Specter BC β€” β€” β€” β€”

Location 1 β€” 2nd Spawn

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
2 Centii Loyal Servant F β€” β€” β€” β€”
3 Centum Mutilator C β€” β€” β€” β€”
4 Centum Loyal Hellhound C β€” β€” β€” β€”
4 Centatis Daemon BC β€” β€” β€” β€”

Location 1 β€” Structures

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
8 Frozen Corpse β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Sansha Control Outpost β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Sansha's Eye β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Sansha's Slave Camp β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Asteroid Deadspace Slave Colony β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Asteroid Construct β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Asteroid Installation β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Asteroid Prime Colony β€” β€” β€” β€”
6 Storage Facility β€” β€” β€” β€”
9 Sansha Wall β€” β€” β€” β€”
3 Sansha Junction β€” β€” β€” β€”
4 Ruins β€” β€” β€” β€”

Location 2 β€” Initial defenders @ 185km

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
0-5 Sansha Tower Sentry III Sentry β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Sansha's Scout F β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Centii Loyal Scavenger F β€” β€” β€” β€”
2 Centii Loyal Minion F β€” β€” β€” β€”
4 Centii Loyal Servant F β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 True Sansha's Manslayer Meta modules, True Sansha ammo and True Sansha tags F β€” β€” β€” β€”
3 Centatis Specter BC β€” β€” β€” β€”
4 Centatis Phantasm BC β€” β€” β€” β€”

Location 2 β€” Structures

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
8 Frozen Corpse β€” β€” β€” β€”
6 Shield Generator β€” β€” β€” β€”
6 Auxiliary Power Array β€” β€” β€” β€”
5 Reactor Array β€” β€” β€” β€”
4 Ruins β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Sansha Outpost β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Sansha's Eye β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Sansha Slave Camp β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Medium Refinery β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Asteroid Installation β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Asteroid Structure β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Asteroid Construct β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Asteroid Deadspace Slave Colony β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Asteroid Prime Colony β€” β€” β€” β€”
36 Storage Facility β€” β€” β€” β€”

Location 3 β€” Initial defenders @ 100km

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
5 Sansha's Scout F β€” β€” β€” β€”
3 Centii Loyal Savage F β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 True Sansha's Devourer TRIGGER F β€” β€” β€” β€”
4 Centatis Specter BC β€” β€” β€” β€”
3 Centatis Phantasm BC β€” β€” β€” β€”
0-5 Sansha Tachyon Tower (250km Range) Sentry β€” β€” β€” β€”

Location 3 β€” Structures

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
8 Frozen Corpse β€” β€” β€” β€”
4 Ruins β€” β€” β€” β€”
45 Veldspar β€” β€” β€” β€”
30 Plagioclase β€” β€” β€” β€”
30 Pyroxeres β€” β€” β€” β€”

Location (Low Security) β€” Initial defenders @ 20 to 60km

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
1 Sansha Stasis Tower Sentry β€” β€” β€” β€”
6 Sansha Tower Sentry II Sentry β€” β€” β€” β€”
4 Centior Devourer D β€” β€” β€” β€”
3 Centum Fiend C β€” β€” β€” β€”
2 Repair Drone TRIGGER C β€” β€” β€” β€”

Location (Low Security) β€” 2nd Wave

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
4 Sansha's Berserker/Demon F β€” β€” β€” β€”
3 Centum Loyal Mutilator C β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Centum Loyal Slaughterer C β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Centum Loyal Torturer C β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Centum Loyal Execrator C β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Centus Colony General True Sansha and Centii A-Type modules TRIGGER BS β€” β€” β€” β€”

Location (Low Security) β€” 3rd Wave

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
4 Centii Loyal Savage/Slavehunter F β€” β€” β€” β€”
4 Centior Misshape D β€” β€” β€” β€”
4 Centum Fiend/Hellhound C β€” β€” β€” β€”
4 Centatis Devil/Behemoth/Daemon BC β€” β€” β€” β€”

Location (Low Security) β€” Structures

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
8 Frozen Corpse β€” β€” β€” β€”
6 Refining Outpost β€” β€” β€” β€”
5 Repair Outpost β€” β€” β€” β€”
4 Ruins β€” β€” β€” β€”
2 Starbase Hangar β€” β€” β€” β€”
46 Starbase Power Generator β€” β€” β€” β€”
36 Sansha Wall β€” β€” β€” β€”
12 Junction Asteroids β€” β€” β€” β€”
128 Veldspar β€” β€” β€” β€”

Payout C Single-source / unverified

Faction/commander drops scale with the chain's depth; the fourth site carries the headline table.

Escalations

Escalates from: Sansha Watch

Sources

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