Rogue Trial Yard
Unrated 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 Rogue Trial Yard in EVE Online?
The Rogue Trial Yard spawns in low-sec. How you find it: cosmic signature (combat scanning).
What spawns in the Rogue Trial Yard?
The Rogue Trial Yard has 9 waves and about 54 NPCs: 5 battlecruisers, 16 cruisers, 5 destroyers and 22 frigates. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Harvester Drone, Marauder/Dismantler Alvior and Sentient Viral Infector Alvum.
What should I tank and shoot in the Rogue Trial Yard?
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 Rogue Trial Yard?
Ship restrictions for the Rogue Trial Yard: Battlecruisers.
Does the Rogue Trial Yard escalate?
Completing the Rogue Trial Yard can escalate to Moving Day.
What does the Rogue Trial Yard drop?
Total bounty about 1.8 M ISK. (recent 01/2017 run gave 2.69M ISK, plus ~11M ISK in Rogue Drone Component drops) May drop Sentient drone components: Sentient Damage Control, 2017-08-26, 270 mill + Sentient Drone Navigation Computer, 2018-04-29, ~135M Rogue Drone 43-X Nexus Chip, 2020-10-19, ~119M ISK Red box doesn't work: 4mil bounty and 5.6mil salvage/loot 2023-01-29
Access C Single-source / unverified
- Ship restrictions
- Battlecruisers
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 — Initial defenders 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Digger Drone | F |
| 2-3 | Harvester Drone | F |
| 3 | Devastator Alvum | C |
First Pocket — Wave #2 - timed spawn 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Hunter Alvi | F |
| 2 | Strain Silverfish Alvi | F |
| 6 | Assault Drone | C |
First Pocket — Wave #2 - Wave #3 - Spatial Rift proximity spawn (~5000m) 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | Barracuda/Hunter/... Alvi | F |
| 2 | Strain Silverfish Alvi | F |
First Pocket — Structures 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spatial Rift |
Second Pocket — Initial defenders 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Decimator/Render/Splinter/Sunder Alvi | F |
| 6 | Harvester Drone TRIGGER | F |
| 2 | Marauder/Dismantler Alvior TRIGGER | D |
Second Pocket — Commander Wave 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Violator Alvum | C |
| 1 | Sentient Viral Infector Alvum Wreck may contain rogue drone 43-x nexus chip or faction modules, may produce Tech 2 salvage TRIGGER | C |
Second Pocket — Wave #2 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Predator/Dismantler Alvior | D |
| 2 | Striker Alvatis | BC |
Second Pocket — Wave #3 (may triggered by accessing one of the container) 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Strain Viral Invector Alvum | C |
| 3 | Defeater/Enforcer/... Alvatis | BC |
Second Pocket — Structures 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Container With Blast Marks No known drop |
Payout C Single-source / unverified
Total bounty about 1.8 M ISK. (recent 01/2017 run gave 2.69M ISK, plus ~11M ISK in Rogue Drone Component drops) May drop Sentient drone components: Sentient Damage Control, 2017-08-26, 270 mill + Sentient Drone Navigation Computer, 2018-04-29, ~135M Rogue Drone 43-X Nexus Chip, 2020-10-19, ~119M ISK Red box doesn't work: 4mil bounty and 5.6mil salvage/loot 2023-01-29
Go deeper
Dirty Site (Unrated · difficulty rank 6) Chemical Yard (Unrated · difficulty rank 3) Ruins (Unrated · difficulty rank 7)
Escalations
- Moving Day — ~5% chance on completion to open the Moving Day 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: Rogue Trial Yard C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
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