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.
Access C Single-source / unverified
- Found via
- Escalation only — cannot be scanned down
- 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.
Warp-in — Initial defenders
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 4 |
Coreli Guardian Initiate/Agent |
F |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 4 |
Corelatis Wing Leader/Captain Sentry/Platoon Leader |
BC |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 7 |
Core Lord/Grand Admiral |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 0-1 |
Shadow Serpentis Lord Admiral Drops faction ammo, tags and chance of faction modules TRIGGER |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Warp-in — Structures
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 1 |
Newly Constructed Acceleration Gate |
|
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Second Location — First Group - 30 km away
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 0-1 |
Shadow Serpentis Lord Admiral Faction modules, tags and ammo TRIGGER |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1 |
Serpentis Statis Tower |
Sentry |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Second Location — Second Group - 30 km away
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 1 |
Coreli Guardian Initiate/Defender |
F |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1 |
Corelior Artillery |
D |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2-3 |
Corelum Guardian Chief/Chief Patroller |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 4-5 |
Core Lord Admiral/Grand Admiral |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 3 |
Serpentis Tower Sentry |
Sentry |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Second Location — Third Group - 30 km away
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 1 |
Coreli Guardian Initiate/Defender |
F |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1 |
Corelior Artillery |
D |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2-3 |
Corelum Guardian Chief/Chief Patroller |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 4-5 |
Core Lord Admiral/Grand Admiral |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 3 |
Serpentis Tower Sentry |
Sentry |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Second Location — Fourth Group - 70 km away
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 2 |
Coreli Guardian Patroller/Watchman |
F |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1 |
Corelum Guardian Chief Patroller |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1 |
Serpentis Statis Tower |
Sentry |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Third Location — Station defenders - 100 km away
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 2 |
Coreli Guardian Defender/Safeguard |
F |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 3 |
Corelum Guardian Chief |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 3 |
Corelatis High Captain/Wing Leader |
BC |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 8 |
Core Lord Admiral/Grand Admiral |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1 |
Shadow Serpentis High Admiral Faction modules, tags and ammo |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2 |
Siege Blaster Sentry |
Sentry |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2 |
Serpentis Statis Tower |
Sentry |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1 |
Serpentis Defense Sentinel TRIGGER |
Sentry |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Third Location — Reinforcement wave - Triggers upon station damage
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 4 |
Coreli Guardian Defender/Safeguard |
F |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 6 |
Corelior Artillery |
D |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 10 |
Core Lord Admiral/Grand Admiral |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Fourth and Last Location — Wave 1 (Triggers on station aggression)
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 6 |
Coreli Guardian Agent/Patroller |
F |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 5 |
Coreli Guardian Protector/SafeGuard/Scout/Spy |
F |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 12 |
Corelum Guardian Chief Defender/Protector/SafeGuard/Sentinel/Watchman |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 7 |
Corelatis Captain/Captain Sentry/Platoon leader |
BC |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 28 |
Core Lord Admiral/Grand Admiral |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2 |
Siege Blaster Sentry |
Sentry |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 2 |
Serpentis Statis Tower |
Sentry |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Fourth and Last Location — Wave 2 (Trigger when station reaches 50% shield)
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 13 |
Coreli Guardian Defender/Safeguard |
F |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 6 |
Corelum Guardian Chief Defender/Protector/SafeGuard/Sentinel/Watchman |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 8 |
Corelatis Captain/Captain Sentry/Platoon leader |
BC |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 26 |
Core Lord Admiral/Grand Admiral |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Fourth and Last Location — Wave 3 (Trigger when station reaches 25% shield)
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 4 |
Corelior Artillery/Cannoneer |
D |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 4 |
Corelum Guardian Chief Defender/Protector/SafeGuard/Sentinel/Watchman |
C |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 7 |
Core Lord Admiral/Grand Admiral |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Fourth and Last Location — Wave 4 (Trigger when station reaches armor)
| Qty | NPC | Hull | EWAR | DPS ea | Alpha ea | EHP ea | Orbit |
|---|
| 8 |
Spider Drone II |
|
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 8 |
Heysus’s Privateer |
F |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1 |
Privateer Admiral Heysus Sarpati X-type deadspace, faction modules, chance for BPC |
BS |
|
— |
— |
— |
— |
Payout C Single-source / unverified
Faction/commander drops scale with the chain's depth; the fourth site carries the headline table.
Sources
Last reviewed 2026-08-19 · game version: Cradle of War (Jun 2026).
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