Down the Chain

Serpentis Refuge

Tier 3High SecurityLow SecuritySerpentis Corporation

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

Access C Single-source / unverified

Found via
Combat anomaly (on-board scanner, no probing)
Ship restrictions
Not recorded

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.

Warp-in β€” Initial defenders

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
2-3 Coreli Agent/Spy/Initiate/Scout TRIGGER F β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Tower Sentry Serpentis Sentry β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Serpentis Light Missile Battery Sentry β€” β€” β€” β€”

Warp-in β€” First spawn

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
0-3 Coreli Watchman/Spy/Agent TRIGGER F β€” β€” β€” β€”
0-1 Coreli Patroller F β€” β€” β€” β€”

Warp-in β€” Second Spawn

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
0-2 Coreli Protector/Defender/Safeguard/Guard/Trooper/Watchman F β€” β€” β€” β€”
0-1 Coreli Patroller F β€” β€” β€” β€”
0-2 Corelior Sentinel/Infantry D β€” β€” β€” β€”

Warp-in β€” Third Spawn

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
0-3 Coreli Protector/Defender/Safeguard/Guard F β€” β€” β€” β€”
1-3 Corelior Soldier/Trooper D β€” β€” β€” β€”

Warp-in β€” Fourth Spawn

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
0-3 Coreli Protector/Defender/Safeguard/Guard F β€” β€” β€” β€”
0-3 Corelior Infantry/Sentinel D β€” β€” β€” β€”

Warp-in β€” Bonus Spawn(rare)

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
0-1 Shadow Serpentis Soldier drops F β€” β€” β€” β€”

Payout C Single-source / unverified

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

Escalations

  • Serpentis Narcotic Warehouses β€” Chance to escalate to Serpentis Narcotic Warehouses (DED 3/10) on FULL completion β€” community-estimated low single digits to ~8%, never published by CCP; see the Escalations & Expeditions page 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.