Down the Chain
Vindicator
Serpentis Corporation signature battleship: Vindicator

An expedition — a multi-part escalation chain (typically four sites) obtained by chance (~5%) from an unrated complex, tracked in The Agency. Each completed part has roughly a 50% chance to continue, usually toward lower-security space than where it began.

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Quick answers

Where is the Serpentis Powergrid in EVE Online?

The Serpentis Powergrid spawns in high-sec, low-sec and null-sec. How you find it: escalation only — cannot be scanned down.

What spawns in the Serpentis Powergrid?

The Serpentis Powergrid has 4 waves and about 21 NPCs: 3 battlecruisers, 4 cruisers, 4 frigates and 8 sentry towers. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the trigger is Shadow Serpentis Commodore/Rear Admiral.

Does the Serpentis Powergrid escalate?

The Serpentis Powergrid is itself an escalation from Serpentis Annex.

What does the Serpentis Powergrid drop?

Faction/commander drops scale with the chain's depth; the fourth site carries the headline table.

Access C Single-source / unverified

Ship restrictions
Unknown

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 Location — One ungated room 6 ships
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3-4 Coreli Defender/Protector F
1-2 Coreli Guardian Agent/Scout/Initiate F
1-2 Corelum Chief Infantry/Sentinel C
3-4 Corelum Guardian Chief Sentinel/Infantry/Defender/Protector C
3 Corelatis High Captain/Captain Sentry BC
0-1 Shadow Serpentis Commodore/Rear Admiral May drop Shadow Serpentis faction modules, tags and ammo. Wreck may produce T2 salvage TRIGGER BS
Third Location — Structure 1 ship
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1 Newly Constructed Acceleration Gate
First Pocket — Passive structures 1 ship
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8 Serpentis Battery Sentry
First Pocket — Structures 1 ship
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1 Acceleration Gate

Payout C Single-source / unverified

Faction/commander drops scale with the chain's depth; the fourth site carries the headline table.

Go deeper

Angel Kickbacks (Expedition chain) Booster R&D (Expedition chain) Colony Under Fire (Expedition chain)

Escalations

Escalates from: Serpentis Annex

Sources

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