Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (5/10)
Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive is a DED 5/10 rated combat site that is found in low and null security space. Note that the DED 10/10 Rogue Drone site found in null is also called Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive. See Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (10/10) for details on that.
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Quick answers
Where is the Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (5/10) in EVE Online?
The Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (5/10) spawns in high-sec and low-sec. How you find it: cosmic signature (combat scanning) or escalation from a combat anomaly.
What spawns in the Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (5/10)?
The Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (5/10) has 9 waves and about 78 NPCs: 1 battleship, 12 cruisers, 5 frigates and 11 sentry towers.
What should I tank and shoot in the Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (5/10)?
Rogue Drones deal Varies by site — low-tier lean EM/Thermal, high-tier lean Explosive/Kinetic damage and are weakest to EM / Thermal.
Which ships can enter the Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (5/10)?
Ship restrictions for the Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (5/10): Battleship class and T3 Cruiser.
Does the Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (5/10) escalate?
The Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (5/10) is itself an escalation from Drone Menagerie and Drone Herd.
What does the Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (5/10) drop?
Faction/deadspace module drops from the final commander. No structured drop-rate data banked yet.
Access B Community-corroborated
- Ship restrictions
- Battleship class and T3 Cruiser
Faction threat profile C Single-source / unverified
- EWAR used
- None
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 — Structures 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Acceleration Gate | |
| 1 | Deserted Starbase Storage Facility 9th Overseer's Personal Effects and Mineral Alloys |
Second Pocket — 6 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Rogue Drone Sentry Gun | Sentry |
| 2 | Raider/Sunder Alvi | F |
| 3 | Strain Infester Alvi | F |
| 12 | Devastator/Violator/Viral Alvum | C |
| 1 | Drone Commandeered Battleship 10th Tier Overseer's Personal Effects and Mineral Alloys | BS |
| 3 | Drone Point Defense Battery | Sentry |
Second Pocket — Structures 4 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Acceleration Gate | |
| 1 | Surging Acceleration Gate | |
| 3 | Rogue Drone Mineral Storage | |
| 3 | Abandoned Container |
Third Pocket — Structures 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acceleration Gate | |
| 1 | Industrial Derelict 11th Tier Overseer's Personal Effects and Mineral Alloys |
Third Pocket — Structures 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acceleration Gate | |
| 10 | Drone Collected Flotsam |
Fourth Pocket — Structures 5 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acceleration Gate | |
| 3 | Abandoned Container | |
| 3 | Rogue Drone Container | |
| 1 | Old Supply Stockpile | |
| 2 | Cache Container |
Fifth Pocket — Structures 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acceleration Gate | |
| 9 | Rogue Drone Navigation Node |
Sixth Pocket — Structures 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acceleration Gate |
Seventh Pocket — Structures 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Salvaged Equipment Container |
Payout C Single-source / unverified
Faction/deadspace module drops from the final commander. No structured drop-rate data banked yet.
Go deeper
Drone Infested Mine (DED 4/10) Rogue Drone Asteroid Infestation (DED 3/10) Rogue Drone Infestation Sprout (DED 2/10)
Escalations
Escalates from: Drone Menagerie · Drone Herd
Sources
- EVE University wiki: Combat site C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-19
- CCP support: DED Complexes (ship-class restrictions) B Community-corroborated retrieved 2026-08-19
- EVE University wiki: NPC damage types C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-19
- EVE University wiki: Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive (5/10) C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
Last reviewed 2026-08-19 · game version: Cradle of War (Jun 2026). Spot an error? Corrections land fastest via the channel.