Down the Chain

Serpentis Lookout

Unrated Β· difficulty rank 2High SecurityLow SecuritySerpentis Corporation

No NPCs at initial warp in. Initial gate will allow Tech 2 and 3 cruisers to pass.

Access C Single-source / unverified

Found via
Cosmic signature (combat scanning)
Ship restrictions
Battlecruisers/T3

Faction threat profile C Single-source / unverified

They deal
Thermal (55%) / Kinetic (45%)
Weak to
Kinetic / Thermal
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 β€” counts and triggers vary between spawns; treat as the shape, not gospel.

First Room β€” Initial defenders

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
3 Coreli Agent/Spy Group 1 F β€” β€” β€” β€”
5 Coreli Defender/Protector Group 2 F β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Coreli Guardian Patroller/Watchman Group 2 F β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Serpentis Light Missile Battery Group 2 Sentry β€” β€” β€” β€”
4 Coreli Defender/Protector Group 3 F β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Corelum Chief Spy Group 3 C β€” β€” β€” β€”

Second Room β€” Structures

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
1 Serpentis Control Center TRIGGER β€” β€” β€” β€”

Second Room β€” Initial defenders

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
15 Coreli Agent/... F β€” β€” β€” β€”
6 Corelior Infantry/... D β€” β€” β€” β€”
2-3 Corelior Artillery/Cannoneer Group by solar harvesters TRIGGER D β€” β€” β€” β€”

Second Room β€” Commander

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
0-1 Shadow Serpentis Can drop a faction item TRIGGER F β€” β€” β€” β€”

Payout C Single-source / unverified

Commander spawns can drop faction modules; may escalate to an expedition. No structured drop data banked yet.

Escalations

  • Angel Kickbacks β€” ~5% chance on completion to open the Angel Kickbacks expedition (multi-part chain via The Agency) C Single-source / unverified

Sources

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