Serpentis Base
Serpentis CorporationSerpentis Base is a combat site that can be scanned down with probes in null security Serpentis regions. The site is behind an acceleration gates. Warping to the side lands you at 0 on the gate. An extender fit Drake can run this site. Bring a MWD or long-range weapons, as the enemies all spawn very far away.
Quick answersAccessFaction threat profileNPC rosterPayoutGo deeperEscalationsSources
Quick answers
Where is the Serpentis Base in EVE Online?
The Serpentis Base spawns in null-sec. How you find it: cosmic signature (combat scanning).
What spawns in the Serpentis Base?
The Serpentis Base has 9 waves and about 26 NPCs: 4 battleships, 4 battlecruisers, 11 cruisers and 5 destroyers. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Acceleration Gate, Corelum Guardian Chief and Serpentis Armory.
What should I tank and shoot in the Serpentis Base?
Serpentis Corporation deal Thermal (55%) / Kinetic (45%) damage and are weakest to Kinetic / Thermal; they use Sensor Dampeners.
Does the Serpentis Base escalate?
Completing the Serpentis Base can escalate to Contract Killers.
What does the Serpentis Base drop?
You can get about 4 million isk in bounties from this site. If the faction battleship spawns, you can get an additional 4 million isk in bounties, plus the value of its faction loot.
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.
Room #1 — Structures 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acceleration Gate TRIGGER |
Room #1 — Initial defenders 4 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corelum Guardian Chief Group 1 (10 km) | C |
| 2-3 | Corelior Artillery Group 2 (90 km) | D |
| 2-3 | Core Rear Admiral Group 2 (90 km) | BS |
| 1 | Corelum Guardian Chief Group 3 (150 km) TRIGGER | C |
Room #1 — Wave #1 (100 km off acceleration gate) 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | Corelum Chief Patroller/Watchman | C |
Room #1 — Acceleration gate proximity wave 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | Corelatis Captain | BC |
Room #2 — Initial defenders 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | Corelum Chief Guard/Chief Safeguard | C |
Room #2 — Timed wave #1 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2-3 | Corelatis High Captain | BC |
| 2-3 | Core High Admiral | BS |
Room #2 — Timed wave #2 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | Shadow Serpentis Baron Shadow Serpentis modules | BS |
Room #2 — Timed wave #3 2 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Corelior Artillery | D |
| 3 | Corelum Chief Infantry | C |
Room #2 — Structures 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serpentis Armory TRIGGER |
Payout C Single-source / unverified
You can get about 4 million isk in bounties from this site. If the faction battleship spawns, you can get an additional 4 million isk in bounties, plus the value of its faction loot.
Go deeper
Serpentis Annex (Unrated · difficulty rank 8) Serpentis Fortress (Unrated · difficulty rank 10) Minor Serpentis Annex (Unrated · difficulty rank 7)
Escalations
- Contract Killers — ~5% chance on completion to open the Contract Killers 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 Base C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
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