Sansha Vigil
Sansha's NationUnrated 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 Vigil in EVE Online?
The Sansha Vigil spawns in high-sec and low-sec. How you find it: cosmic signature (combat scanning).
What spawns in the Sansha Vigil?
The Sansha Vigil has 7 waves and about 80 NPCs: 23 battlecruisers, 5 cruisers, 7 destroyers, 23 frigates and 17 sentry towers. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Sansha Light Missile Battery, Sansha Stasis Tower and Centus Excavation Supervisor.
What should I tank and shoot in the Sansha Vigil?
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 Vigil?
Ship restrictions for the Sansha Vigil: Battlecruiser.
Does the Sansha Vigil escalate?
Completing the Sansha Vigil can escalate to True Power Shipyards.
What does the Sansha Vigil 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
- Battlecruiser
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 3 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Centii Loyal Plague/... | F |
| 1 | Centatis Phantasm/Specter | BC |
| 12 | Sansha Light Missile Battery | Sentry |
First Room — Reinforcements after attacking the security tower. 70 km away 4 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Centii Loyal Plague/... | F |
| 2 | Centatior Horror/Devourer | D |
| 4 | Centum Loyal Beast/... | C |
| 10 | Centatis Devil/... | BC |
First Room — Structures 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sansha Security Tower | |
| 1 | Acceleration Gate |
Second Room — Initial defenders 5 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Centii Loyal Enslaver/Manslayer/Slavehunter... | F |
| 1 | Centior Horror/Devourer | D |
| 5 | Centatis Behemoth/Daemon | BC |
| 4 | Sansha Light Missile Battery TRIGGER | Sentry |
| 1 | Sansha Stasis Tower TRIGGER | Sentry |
Second Room — Battery Wave. Triggers when first missile battery is destroyed 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Centii Enslaver/... | F |
| 7 | Centatis Specter/... | BC |
Second Room — Tower Wave #1. Triggered when a tower (web?) is attacked 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Spider Drone | |
| 2-3 | Centii Plague | F |
Second Room — Tower Wave #2. Triggered when a web tower is destroyed 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Centatior Devourer/Abomination | D |
| 1 | Centus Excavation Supervisor faction modules, possible Nirvana implant BPC TRIGGER | 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
Provisional Sansha Outpost (Unrated · difficulty rank 5) Sansha Watch (Unrated · difficulty rank 3) Sansha Lookout (Unrated · difficulty rank 2)
Escalations
- True Power Shipyards — ~5% chance on completion to open the True Power Shipyards 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 Vigil C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
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