Serpentis Corporation signature battleship: Vindicator

Serpentis Refuge

Serpentis Refuge is an unrated combat site belonging to the Serpentis Corporation pirate faction. It can be found via exploration as a cosmic anomaly within systems owned by the Gallente Federation or occupied by the Serpentis Corporation. As an ungated complex, the limitations as to which ships can enter this site are tied to the security rating of the system where the anomaly spawns (up to T2 battleships for high-security systems, and titans in low-security and null-security systems). Completing this complex may award the player with valuable Shadow Serpentis faction modules and ammunition. This combat site consists of a single ungated pocket of space containing a variety of frigate- and d

Quick answers Access Faction threat profile NPC roster Payout Go deeper Escalations Sources

Quick answers

Where is the Serpentis Refuge in EVE Online?

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

What spawns in the Serpentis Refuge?

The Serpentis Refuge has 6 waves and about 5 NPCs: 1 destroyer, 2 frigates and 2 sentry towers. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Coreli Agent/Spy/Initiate/Scout and Coreli Watchman/Spy/Agent.

What should I tank and shoot in the Serpentis Refuge?

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

Does the Serpentis Refuge escalate?

Completing the Serpentis Refuge can escalate to Serpentis Narcotic Warehouses.

What does the Serpentis Refuge 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.

Warp-in — Initial defenders 3 ships

Qty	NPC	Hull
2-3	Coreli Agent/Spy/Initiate/Scout TRIGGER	F
1	Tower Sentry Serpentis	Sentry
1	Serpentis Light Missile Battery	Sentry

Warp-in — First spawn 2 ships

Qty	NPC	Hull
0-3	Coreli Watchman/Spy/Agent TRIGGER	F
0-1	Coreli Patroller	F

Warp-in — Second Spawn 3 ships

Qty	NPC	Hull
0-2	Coreli Protector/Defender/Safeguard/Guard/Trooper/Watchman	F
0-1	Coreli Patroller	F
0-2	Corelior Sentinel/Infantry	D

Warp-in — Third Spawn 2 ships

Qty	NPC	Hull
0-3	Coreli Protector/Defender/Safeguard/Guard	F
1-3	Corelior Soldier/Trooper	D

Warp-in — Fourth Spawn 2 ships

Qty	NPC	Hull
0-3	Coreli Protector/Defender/Safeguard/Guard	F
0-3	Corelior Infantry/Sentinel	D

Warp-in — Bonus Spawn(rare) 1 ship

Qty	NPC	Hull
0-1	Shadow Serpentis Soldier 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 Burrow (Tier 2) Serpentis Den (Tier 4) Serpentis Forlorn Den (Tier 4 · Forlorn)

Escalations

Serpentis Narcotic Warehouses — Chance to escalate to Serpentis Narcotic Warehouses (DED 3/10) on FULL completion — community-estimated low single digits to ~8%, never published by CCP; see the Escalations & Expeditions page 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 Refuge C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-26

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