Serpentis Fortress
Serpentis CorporationSerpentis Fortress is a combat site that can be scanned down with probes, and can be found in null security space in the Serpentis regions. The site is behind an acceleration gate. Warping to the site lands you at 0 on the gate.
Quick answersAccessFaction threat profileNPC rosterPayoutGo deeperEscalationsSources
Quick answers
Where is the Serpentis Fortress in EVE Online?
The Serpentis Fortress spawns in null-sec. How you find it: cosmic signature (combat scanning).
What spawns in the Serpentis Fortress?
The Serpentis Fortress has 7 waves and about 71 NPCs: 13 battleships, 4 battlecruisers, 15 cruisers, 5 destroyers and 32 frigates. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Serpentis Stronghold and Shadow Serpentis Rear Admiral/Port Admiral.
What should I tank and shoot in the Serpentis Fortress?
Serpentis Corporation deal Thermal (55%) / Kinetic (45%) damage and are weakest to Kinetic / Thermal; they use Sensor Dampeners.
Which ships can enter the Serpentis Fortress?
Ship restrictions for the Serpentis Fortress: Battleships.
Does the Serpentis Fortress escalate?
Completing the Serpentis Fortress can escalate to Suspicious Job.
What does the Serpentis Fortress 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
- Battleships
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 — Right group 65km from warp-in 4 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Coreli Guardian Initiate/Spy/Agent | F |
| 2 | Coreli Guardian Patroller | F |
| 5 | Core Lord Admiral/Grand Admiral | BS |
| 2 | Corelum Guardian Chief Infantry | C |
Room 1 — Centre group 37km from warp-in 4 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Coreli Defender/Guardian Defender/Guardian Protector/Guardian Scout | F |
| 1 | Corelior Artillery | D |
| 4 | Corelum Guardian Chief Protector/Chief Defender | C |
| 3 | Corelum Chief Infantry/Sentinel | C |
Room 1 — Left group 35km from warp-in 4 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Coreli Protector/Guard | F |
| 2 | Coreli Guardian Defender | F |
| 3 | Corelum Chief Guard/Safeguard | C |
| 4 | Core Lord Admiral/Grand Admiral | BS |
Room 1 — Structures 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acceleration Gate |
Room 2 — Structures 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| ? | Serpentis Stronghold TRIGGER |
Room 2 — Initial group 6 ships
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Frigate | F |
| 10 | Guardian Angel | F |
| 4 | Destroyer | D |
| 3 | Cruiser | C |
| 4 | Battlecruiser | BC |
| 4 | Core/High Admiral | BS |
Room 2 — Shadow Serpentis Rare - Might spawn after 3 min 1 ship
| Qty | NPC | Hull |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | Shadow Serpentis Rear Admiral/Port Admiral Faction modules TRIGGER | 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
Serpentis Base (Unrated · difficulty rank 9) Serpentis Military Complex (Unrated · difficulty rank 11) Serpentis Annex (Unrated · difficulty rank 8)
Escalations
- Suspicious Job — ~5% chance on completion to open the Suspicious Job 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 Fortress C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26
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