Provisional Serpentis Outpost
Serpentis CorporationProvisional Serpentis Outpost is a low security unrated site found through exploration.
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Quick answers
Where is the Provisional Serpentis Outpost in EVE Online?
The Provisional Serpentis Outpost spawns in low-sec. How you find it: cosmic signature (combat scanning).
What spawns in the Provisional Serpentis Outpost?
The Provisional Serpentis Outpost has 10 waves and about 85 NPCs: 1 battlecruiser, 5 cruisers, 3 destroyers and 10 frigates. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Corelum Chief Spy/Scout, Coreli Watchman, Shadow Serpentis Chief Guard and Serpentis Armory.
What should I tank and shoot in the Provisional Serpentis Outpost?
Serpentis Corporation deal Thermal (55%) / Kinetic (45%) damage and are weakest to Kinetic / Thermal; they use Sensor Dampeners.
Which ships can enter the Provisional Serpentis Outpost?
Ship restrictions for the Provisional Serpentis Outpost: Battlecruisers.
Does the Provisional Serpentis Outpost escalate?
Completing the Provisional Serpentis Outpost can escalate to Guardian Angels Surveillance Squad.
What does the Provisional Serpentis Outpost 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
- Battlecruisers
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 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Coreli Agent/Spy 0 km off | F |
| 1-3 | Coreli Agent/Spy 80 km off | F |
| 1 | Corelum Chief Spy/Scout 150 km off TRIGGER | C |
First Pocket — Wave #2 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2-4 | Coreli Spy/Agent 100 km behind acceleration gate | F |
First Pocket — Gate Wave (triggered by approaching the gate) 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | Corelum Chief Spy/scout | C |
First Pocket — Structures 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acceleration Gate | |
| 50 | Veldspar |
Second Pocket — 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | Coreli Watchman TRIGGER | F |
Second Pocket — Commander 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | Shadow Serpentis Chief Guard faction modules TRIGGER | C |
Second Pocket — 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Coreli Guardian Defender | F |
| 1-2 | Corelatis Captain/High Captain Sentry | BC |
Second Pocket — 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Coreli Guard/Safeguard | F |
Second Pocket — Spawns upon Serpentis Armory attack 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | Corelior Sentinel/Infantry | D |
| 3 | Corelum Chief Sentinel/Infantry | C |
Second Pocket — Structures 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serpentis Armory T1 Ammo TRIGGER | |
| 13 | Veldspar | |
| 1 | Scordite |
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 Outpost (Unrated · difficulty rank 6) Serpentis Vigil (Unrated · difficulty rank 4) Minor Serpentis Annex (Unrated · difficulty rank 7)
Escalations
- Guardian Angels Surveillance Squad — ~5% chance on completion to open the Guardian Angels Surveillance Squad 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: Provisional Serpentis Outpost 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.