Sansha Hideout
Sansha's NationSansha Hideout is an Unrated Complex that can be scanned down with scanner probes. It is found in both high security systems occupied by the Sansha's Nation pirate faction. Only Frigate class Sansha ships will be encountered within this site. The names and amount of ships may vary from what is listed here.
Quick answersAccessFaction threat profileNPC rosterPayoutGo deeperEscalationsSources
Quick answers
Where is the Sansha Hideout in EVE Online?
The Sansha Hideout spawns in high-sec and low-sec. How you find it: cosmic signature (combat scanning).
What spawns in the Sansha Hideout?
The Sansha Hideout has 9 waves and about 29 NPCs: 3 destroyers and 16 frigates. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Bunker, Centior Misshape, True Sansha's Minion and Sansha Minor Refinery.
What should I tank and shoot in the Sansha Hideout?
Sansha's Nation deal EM (53%) / Thermal (47%) damage and are weakest to EM / Thermal; they use Tracking Disruptors.
Which ships can enter the Sansha Hideout?
Ship restrictions for the Sansha Hideout: Destroyer T1/T2/T3.
Does the Sansha Hideout escalate?
Completing the Sansha Hideout can escalate to Drop.
What does the Sansha Hideout drop?
Bounties: The bounties on the heads of the pirates in this anomaly add up to a total of roughly 200,000 ISK, payable by CONCORD. Loot: True Sansha Copper Tag, (True) Sansha Ammo, Faction Loot (True Sansha Modules) (very rare)
Access C Single-source / unverified
- Ship restrictions
- Destroyer T1/T2/T3
Faction threat profile C Single-source / unverified
- EWAR used
- Tracking Disruptors
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 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Centii Enslaver | F |
Room 1 — Wave 1 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Centii Butcher | F |
| 2 | Centii Slavehunter | F |
Room 1 — Wave 2 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Centii Enslaver | F |
Room 1 — Structures 4 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bunker TRIGGER | |
| 2 | Sansha Lookout | |
| 1 | Abandonded Ship Yard | |
| 1 | Acceleration Gate |
Room 2 — Initial defenders 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Centii Butcher | F |
Room 2 — Wave 1 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Centior Misshape TRIGGER | D |
Room 2 — Wave 2 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Centii Cannibal/Enslaver/Plague | F |
| 0-1 | True Sansha's Minion May drop faction modules TRIGGER | F |
Room 2 — Wave 3 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Centii Butcher/Manslayer/Plague | F |
Room 2 — Structures 4 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sansha Minor Refinery TRIGGER | |
| 1 | Abandoned Ship Yard | |
| 2 | Sansha Bunker | |
| 1 | Sansha Lookout |
Payout C Single-source / unverified
Bounties: The bounties on the heads of the pirates in this anomaly add up to a total of roughly 200,000 ISK, payable by CONCORD. Loot: True Sansha Copper Tag, (True) Sansha Ammo, Faction Loot (True Sansha Modules) (very rare)
Go deeper
Sansha Lookout (Unrated · difficulty rank 2) Sansha Watch (Unrated · difficulty rank 3) Sansha Vigil (Unrated · difficulty rank 4)
Escalations
- Drop — ~5% chance on completion to open the Drop 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: Sansha Hideout C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
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