Down the Chain

The Maze

DED 10/10Null SecurityGuristas Pirates

The Maze is a null security DED rated site found through exploration. It can also be received as an escalation from the Guristas Haven and Guristas Sanctum.

Access B Community-corroborated

Found via
Cosmic signature (combat scanning) or escalation from a combat anomaly
Ship restrictions
Battleship class and T3 Cruiser

Faction threat profile C Single-source / unverified

They deal
Kinetic (79%) / Thermal (18%)
Weak to
Kinetic / Thermal
EWAR used
ECM

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.

1st pocket β€”

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
6 Dire Pithi Invader/Infiltrator F β€” β€” β€” β€”
12 Battleship BS β€” β€” β€” β€”

1st pocket β€” Structures

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
12 Acceleration Gate β€” β€” β€” β€”

2nd pocket β€”

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
10-20 Dire Pithi Invader/Infiltrator F β€” β€” β€” β€”
6 Elite Frigate F β€” β€” β€” β€”
15 Cruiser C β€” β€” β€” β€”
15 Battleship BS β€” β€” β€” β€”

2nd pocket β€” Structures

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
12 Acceleration Gate β€” β€” β€” β€”

3rd pocket β€”

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
4 Elite Frigate F β€” β€” β€” β€”
8 Cruiser C β€” β€” β€” β€”
2 Battleship BS β€” β€” β€” β€”

3rd pocket β€” Structures

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
4 Acceleration Gate β€” β€” β€” β€”

4th pocket β€”

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
? Frigate F β€” β€” β€” β€”
? Cruiser C β€” β€” β€” β€”

4th pocket β€” Structures

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
2 Acceleration Gate β€” β€” β€” β€”

5th pocket β€” Initial defenders

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
18-19 Dire Pithi Invader/Infiltrator F β€” β€” β€” β€”
5 Pithior Supremacist/Terrorist D β€” β€” β€” β€”
5 Pithum Abolisher/Eraser C β€” β€” β€” β€”
10 Pith Conquistador/Massacrer BS β€” β€” β€” β€”
4 Guristas Stasis Tower Sentry β€” β€” β€” β€”
8 Guristas Cruise Missile Batteries Sentry β€” β€” β€” β€”
1 Guristas Fleet Stronghold Drops the valuable goods. TRIGGER β€” β€” β€” β€”

5th pocket β€” Fleet stronghold attacked

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
4 Battleship BS β€” β€” β€” β€”

5th pocket β€” Fleet stronghold 50% shield

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
5 Elite Frigate F β€” β€” β€” β€”
4 Elite Cruiser C β€” β€” β€” β€”

5th pocket β€” Fleet stronghold 50% armor

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
8-10 Cruiser C β€” β€” β€” β€”
5 Elite Cruiser C β€” β€” β€” β€”

5th pocket β€” Fleet stronghold 75% structure

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
5 Elite Cruiser C β€” β€” β€” β€”
6 Battleship BS β€” β€” β€” β€”

5th pocket β€” Fleet stronghold 30% structure

QtyNPCHullEWARDPS eaAlpha eaEHP eaOrbit
8 Dire Pithi Invader/Infiltrator F β€” β€” β€” β€”
8 Battleship BS β€” β€” β€” β€”

Payout C Single-source / unverified

Faction/deadspace module drops from the final commander. No structured drop-rate data banked yet.

Escalations

Escalates from: Guristas Haven Β· Guristas Sanctum

Sources

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