Serpentis Annex
Serpentis CorporationUnrated 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 Serpentis Annex in EVE Online?
The Serpentis Annex spawns in low-sec. How you find it: cosmic signature (combat scanning).
What spawns in the Serpentis Annex?
The Serpentis Annex has 5 waves and about 50 NPCs: 18 battleships, 2 battlecruisers, 4 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 12 frigates and 10 sentry towers. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Acceleration Gate, Serpentis Bunker, Core Drug Dealer and Tower Sentry Serpentis III.
What should I tank and shoot in the Serpentis Annex?
Serpentis Corporation deal Thermal (55%) / Kinetic (45%) damage and are weakest to Kinetic / Thermal; they use Sensor Dampeners.
Does the Serpentis Annex escalate?
Completing the Serpentis Annex can escalate to Serpentis Powergrid.
What does the Serpentis Annex 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
- Unknown
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 Room — Structures 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acceleration Gate TRIGGER | |
| 2-? | Serpentis Bunker TRIGGER |
First Room — Initial forces 6 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 4-6 | Coreli Guardian Protector/Watchman/Patroller/Guard/Defender | F |
| 1-5 | Corelior Soldier/Infantry/Trooper/Cannoneer/Sentinel/Artillery | D |
| 1-2 | Corelatis Captain/Platoon Leader | BC |
| 5 | Core Port Admiral | BS |
| 2-3 | Core Rear Admiral | BS |
| 2-3 | Core Flotilla/Grand Admiral | BS |
First Room — Core Drug Dealer wave 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Core Drug Dealer TRIGGER | BS |
Second Room — Initial forces 7 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | Coreli Guardian Protector | F |
| 4-5 | Corelum Guardian Chief Watchman/SafeGuard/Infantry/Sentinel/Protector | C |
| 1-2 | Corelatis Captain/Captain Sentry/Wing Commander | BC |
| 7-9 | Core -/Port/High/Rear/Vice/Flotilla Admiral | BS |
| 4 | Tower Sentry Serpentis II | Sentry |
| 4 | Tower Sentry Serpentis III TRIGGER | Sentry |
| 2 | Serpentis Stasis Tower | Sentry |
Second Room — Commander Wave 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Mireille's Escort | F |
| 1 | Mireille Pureux Shadow Serpentis modules | BS |
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 Serpentis Annex (Unrated · difficulty rank 7) Serpentis Base (Unrated · difficulty rank 9) Serpentis Fortress (Unrated · difficulty rank 10)
Escalations
- Serpentis Powergrid — ~5% chance on completion to open the Serpentis Powergrid 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: Serpentis Annex C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
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