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Serpentis Hidden Den

Serpentis Corporation Tier 4 family: BaseHidden ForsakenForlorn

Serpentis Hidden Den is a combat anomaly. It is a level 2 variant of Serpentis Den that can be found in low and null security space.

Quick answersAccessFaction threat profileNPC rosterPayoutGo deeperEscalationsSources

Quick answers

Where is the Serpentis Hidden Den in EVE Online?

The Serpentis Hidden Den spawns in low-sec and null-sec. How you find it: combat anomaly (on-board scanner, no probing).

What spawns in the Serpentis Hidden Den?

The Serpentis Hidden Den has 10 waves and about 83 NPCs: 1 battleship, 22 battlecruisers, 17 cruisers, 11 destroyers, 31 frigates and 1 sentry tower.

What should I tank and shoot in the Serpentis Hidden Den?

Serpentis Corporation deal Thermal (55%) / Kinetic (45%) damage and are weakest to Kinetic / Thermal; they use Sensor Dampeners.

Does the Serpentis Hidden Den escalate?

Completing the Serpentis Hidden Den can escalate to Serpentis Corporation Hydroponics Site.

What does the Serpentis Hidden Den drop?

Bounties plus a chance of a faction/commander spawn. No structured drop data banked yet — wave and loot detail is exactly what the verified-on-camera tier exists to fill.

Access C Single-source / unverified

Ship restrictions
Not recorded

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.

Walkthough — Initial Defenders 5 ships
QtyNPCHull
9-11 Coreli Defender/Guard/Protector/Safeguard F
9-10 Colerior artillery/Cannoner D
4-5 Corelum Chief Defender/Chief Protector C
2-3 Corelatis Captain/Platoon Leader BC
1 Serpentis Heavy Missile Battery Sentry
Walkthough — Spawn 1 2 ships
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3-4 Coreli Guard/Safeguard F
3 Corelum Chief Scout/Chief Spy C
Walkthough — Spawn 2 2 ships
QtyNPCHull
3-4 Coreli Guard/Safeguard F
2-3 Corelior Artillery/Cannoneer D
Walkthough — Spawn 3 3 ships
QtyNPCHull
3-4 Coreli Patroller/Watchman F
2-3 Corelum Chief Defender/Chief Protector C
3 Corelatis Captain Sentry/High Captain BC
Walkthough — Spawn 4 3 ships
QtyNPCHull
3-4 Coreli Patroller/Watchman F
4-5 Corelatis Captain Sentry/High Captain/Platoon Leader/Squad Leader BC
1-2 Core Baron/Commodore BS
Walkthough — Spawn 5 2 ships
QtyNPCHull
3-4 Coreli Patroller/Watchman F
2-3 Corelum Chief Defender/Chief Protector C
Walkthough — Spawn 6 3 ships
QtyNPCHull
1-2 Coreli Guardian Agent/Scout F
2 Corelum Chief Scout C
4 Corelatis Captain Sentry/High Captain BC
Walkthough — Spawn 7 3 ships
QtyNPCHull
2 Coreli Guard/Safeguard F
2-3 Corelum Chief Defender/Chief Protector C
3 Corelatis Captain Sentry/High Captain BC
Walkthough — Spawn 8 3 ships
QtyNPCHull
4 Coreli Guardian Agent/Initiate/Scout F
2-3 Corelum Chief Scout/Chief Spy C
6 Corelatis Captain Sentry/High Captain BC
Walkthough — Bonus spawn 1 ship
QtyNPCHull
0-1 Shadow Serpentis drops F

Payout C Single-source / unverified

Bounties plus a chance of a faction/commander spawn. No structured drop data banked yet — wave and loot detail is exactly what the verified-on-camera tier exists to fill.

Go deeper

Serpentis Den (Tier 4) Serpentis Forlorn Den (Tier 4 · Forlorn) Serpentis Forsaken Den (Tier 4 · Forsaken)

Escalations

Sources

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