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Serpentis Corporation signature battleship: Vindicator

Serpentis Lookout

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

Quick answersAccessFaction threat profileNPC rosterPayoutGo deeperEscalationsSources

Quick answers

Where is the Serpentis Lookout in EVE Online?

The Serpentis Lookout spawns in high-sec and low-sec. How you find it: cosmic signature (combat scanning).

What spawns in the Serpentis Lookout?

The Serpentis Lookout has 4 waves and about 39 NPCs: 1 cruiser, 8 destroyers, 28 frigates and 1 sentry tower. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Serpentis Control Center, Corelior Artillery/Cannoneer and Shadow Serpentis.

What should I tank and shoot in the Serpentis Lookout?

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

Which ships can enter the Serpentis Lookout?

Ship restrictions for the Serpentis Lookout: Battlecruisers/T3.

Does the Serpentis Lookout escalate?

Completing the Serpentis Lookout can escalate to Angel Kickbacks.

What does the Serpentis Lookout 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
Battlecruisers/T3

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 — Initial defenders 6 ships
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3 Coreli Agent/Spy Group 1 F
5 Coreli Defender/Protector Group 2 F
1 Coreli Guardian Patroller/Watchman Group 2 F
1 Serpentis Light Missile Battery Group 2 Sentry
4 Coreli Defender/Protector Group 3 F
1 Corelum Chief Spy Group 3 C
Second Room — Structures 1 ship
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1 Serpentis Control Center TRIGGER
Second Room — Initial defenders 3 ships
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15 Coreli Agent/... F
6 Corelior Infantry/... D
2-3 Corelior Artillery/Cannoneer Group by solar harvesters TRIGGER D
Second Room — Commander 1 ship
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0-1 Shadow Serpentis Can drop a faction item TRIGGER F

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 Hideout (Unrated · difficulty rank 1) Serpentis Watch (Unrated · difficulty rank 3) Serpentis Vigil (Unrated · difficulty rank 4)

Escalations

  • Angel Kickbacks — ~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 · game version: Cradle of War (Jun 2026). Spot an error? Corrections land fastest via the channel.