Pith Merchant Depot
Guristas PiratesPith Merchant Depot is a DED Complex that can be found via exploration. Only Destroyers (including tech 2 and tech 3) and below can enter the complex.
Quick answersAccessFaction threat profileNPC rosterPayoutGo deeperEscalationsSources
Quick answers
Where is the Pith Merchant Depot in EVE Online?
The Pith Merchant Depot 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 Pith Merchant Depot?
The Pith Merchant Depot has 4 waves and about 20 NPCs: 11 frigates and 6 sentry towers.
What should I tank and shoot in the Pith Merchant Depot?
Guristas Pirates deal Kinetic (79%) / Thermal (18%) damage and are weakest to Kinetic / Thermal; they use ECM.
Which ships can enter the Pith Merchant Depot?
Ship restrictions for the Pith Merchant Depot: Destroyer class (including T3).
What does the Pith Merchant Depot drop?
Faction/deadspace module drops from the final commander. No structured drop-rate data banked yet.
Access B Community-corroborated
- Ship restrictions
- Destroyer class (including T3)
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 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Pith Guristas Sentry | Sentry |
| 1 | Blockade General Sade Drops Sade's Pass to Room 2 and 3rd Tier Overseer's Personal Effects. Low chance to contain Dread Guristas modules | F |
Room 1 — Spawns very quickly 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 10-11 | Pithi Infiltrator/Invader/Arrogator/Imputor | F |
Room 1 — Structures 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Acceleration Gate |
Room 3 — Structures 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acceleration Gate | |
| 1 | Storage Taxes 5th Tier Overseer's Personal Effects. Can drop Dread Guristas modules. |
Payout C Single-source / unverified
Faction/deadspace module drops from the final commander. No structured drop-rate data banked yet.
Go deeper
Guristas Guerilla Grounds (DED 3/10) Pith Robux Asteroid Mining & Co. (DED 1/10) Guristas Scout Outpost (DED 4/10)
Escalations
No escalations currently mapped. That is a statement about the Atlas, not the site. Mapping escalation chains is ongoing original research.
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: Pith Merchant Depot C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
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