Serpentis Corporation signature battleship: Vindicator

Suspicious Job

Expedition chainHigh Security Low Security Null Security

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.

Quick answers Access NPC roster Payout Go deeper Escalations Sources

Quick answers

Where is the Suspicious Job in EVE Online?

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

What spawns in the Suspicious Job?

The Suspicious Job has 9 waves and about 96 NPCs: 15 battleships, 16 battlecruisers, 19 cruisers, 2 destroyers and 41 frigates. Killing the trigger ship spawns the next wave; the triggers are Shadow Serpentis Rear/Vice Admiral, Shadow Serpentis Flotilla Admiral and Shadow Serpentis Admiral.

Does the Suspicious Job escalate?

The Suspicious Job is itself an escalation from Serpentis Fortress.

What does the Suspicious Job drop?

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

Access C Single-source / unverified

Ship restrictions: Unverified

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
3-4	Corelatis Captain/Squad Leader/Wing Leader	BC
3-5	Core Admiral/High Admiral	BS
0-1	Shadow Serpentis Rear/Vice Admiral Drops faction ammo, tags and chance of faction modules TRIGGER	BS

Warp-in — Structures 1 ship

Qty	NPC	Hull
1	Acceleration Gate

Warpin — Initial Defenders 6 ships

Qty	NPC	Hull
8	Coreli Guard/Safeguard/Defender/Protector	F
3	Coreli Guardian Spy/Agent	F
2	Corelum Chief Protector	C
3	Corelum Guardian Chief Infantry	C
3	Corelatis High Captain/Captain Sentry	BC
0-1	Shadow Serpentis Flotilla Admiral Drops pirate tags, faction ammo and faction modules or implant TRIGGER	BS

Warpin — Initial Defenders 4 ships

Qty	NPC	Hull
2	Coreli Guardian Agent/Scout	F
3	Corelum Guardian Chief	C
3	Core Admiral/High Admiral	BS
0-1	Shadow Serpentis Admiral Drops pirate tags, faction ammo and faction modules or implant TRIGGER	BS

Warpin — Structures 1 ship

Qty	NPC	Hull
1	Acceleration Gate

Second Room — Initial Defenders 4 ships

Qty	NPC	Hull
6	Coreli Guardian Protector/Defender	F
3	Corelum Guardian Chief	C
3	Corelatis High Captain/Captain Sentry	BC
3	Core Grand Admiral/Lord Admiral	BS

First Room — Initial Defenders 5 ships

Qty	NPC	Hull
8	Coreli Guard/Protector/Guardian Agent/Guardian Scout	F
2	Corelior Trooper/Sentinel	D
1	Corelum Chief Sentinel	C
4	Corelatis High Captain/Captain Sentry	BC
1	Core Lord Admiral	BS

First Room — Structures 1 ship

Qty	NPC	Hull
1	Acceleration Gate

Second Room — Initial Defenders 5 ships

Qty	NPC	Hull
14	Coreli Guard/Protector/Defender/Guardian Agent/Guardian Scout/Guardian Spy	F
7	Corelum Guardian Chief	C
3	Corelatis High Captain/Captain Sentry	BC
4	Core Lord Admiral/Grand Admiral	BS
1	Shadow Grand Admiral Vindicator BPC (1 run), Core A-type	BS

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 Fortress

Sources

EVE University wiki: Combat site C Single-source / unverified retrieved 2026-08-19
EVE University wiki: Suspicious Job 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.