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Sansha Outpost

Unrated · difficulty rank 6Low SecuritySansha's Nation

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 Sansha Outpost in EVE Online?

The Sansha Outpost spawns in low-sec. How you find it: cosmic signature (combat scanning).

What spawns in the Sansha Outpost?

The Sansha Outpost has 2 waves and about 17 NPCs: 2 battlecruisers, 8 cruisers, 4 destroyers and 3 frigates. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the trigger is True Sansha's Slaughterer.

What should I tank and shoot in the Sansha Outpost?

Sansha's Nation deal EM (53%) / Thermal (47%) damage and are weakest to EM / Thermal; they use Tracking Disruptors.

Does the Sansha Outpost escalate?

Completing the Sansha Outpost can escalate to Hidden Riches.

What does the Sansha 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
Not recorded

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.

First Room — Initial defenders 4 ships
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3 Centii Butcherer/Manslayer F
4 Centior Horror/Monster D
5 Centum Loyal Fiend/Hellhound C
2 Centatis Devil/Wraith BC
Second Room — Commander wave (triggered by killing all frigates and destroyers from group 3) 2 ships
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0-1 True Sansha's Slaughterer faction modules TRIGGER C
3 Centum Loyal Torturer/Mutilator C

Payout C Single-source / unverified

Commander spawns can drop faction modules; may escalate to an expedition. No structured drop data banked yet.

Go deeper

Minor Sansha Annex (Unrated · difficulty rank 7) Provisional Sansha Outpost (Unrated · difficulty rank 5) Sansha Annex (Unrated · difficulty rank 8)

Escalations

  • Hidden Riches — ~5% chance on completion to open the Hidden Riches expedition (multi-part chain via The Agency) C Single-source / unverified

Sources

Last reviewed 2026-08-19 · game version: Cradle of War (Jun 2026). Spot an error? Corrections land fastest via the channel.