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Crimson Harvest (2026)

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Crimson Harvest is a recurring event lasting from October 6th to November 3rd, 2026, downtime to downtime.

It involves the Blood Raiders pirate faction and the Order of Tetrimon mercenaries.

Login campaign

The campaign rewards SKINs, SKINR materials, Boosters and 135,000 Skill Points for  Alpha clones with 525,000 additional Skill Points, and 26,500 EverMarks for  Omega clones.

Agency campaign

Each character can choose between two options for the Agency challenges for this event. You will receive points for completing tasks for the one you choose in the agency. Be aware that although you will only receive points for completing task for the side you chose, there is no penalty for shooting both sides and taking the loot from both their sites.

Tasks

Blood Raiders

Description Reward
Combat Challenges
Destroy 10 Nullprime Squall ships encountered in the following sites:
- Class 1 Hollow Outbreak
- Class 2 Hollow Outbreak
- Class 3 Hollow Origin
250 points
Destroy five Criterion Caches when completing Criterion of Fitness sites. 250 points
Destroy 250 Triglavian, Drifter, or Rogue Drone ships encountered in:
- Pochven
- Minor Victory systems
-Crimson Harvest rift encounters
-Criterion of Fitness sites
250 points
Destroy 150 Order of Tetrimon ships encountered in the following sites:
- Tetrimon Base
- Tetrimon Garrison
- Tetrimon Frontline Base
- Tetrimon Forward Headquarters
250 points
Destroy eight Order of Tetrimon ships encountered in the following sites:
- Tetrimon Base
- Tetrimon Garrison
- Tetrimon Frontline Base
- Tetrimon Forward Headquarters
250 points
Exploration Challenges
Hack 100 Tetrimon Network Nodes or Hubs found in the following sites:
- Tetrimon Network Node
- Tetrimon Network Hub
500 points
Trade Challenges
Receive 150 items from Item Traders.
Warning: Additional items in this trade do not count towards any further challenges.

Item Trader Locations:
Blood Raiders: KFIE-Z, Anila, Sosala, Ahtila
Order of Tetrimon: Ibani, Kamela, Sakenta, Shera
Triglavian Collective: Raravoss, Vale, Otela, Gammel
250 points

Order of Tetrimon

Description Reward
Combat Challenges
Destroy 120 Blood Raider ships encountered in the following sites:
  • Crimson Gauntlet
  • Crimson Harvest Sanctuary
  • Dark Blood Gauntlet
  • Crimson Harvest Headquarters
250 points
Destroy 8 Blood Raider battleships encountered in the following sites:
  • Crimson Gauntlet
  • Crimson Harvest Sanctuary
  • Dark Blood Gauntlet
  • Crimson Harvest Headquarters
250
Criterion of Fitness
Destroy 5 Criterion Caches when completing Criterion of Fitness sites. 250 points
Exploration Challenges
Hack 100 Crimson Harvest Network Nodes or Hubs found in the following sites:
  • Crimson Harvest Network Node
  • Crimson Harvest Network Hub
500 points
Hack 40 Crimson Harvest Network Nodes or Hubs found in the above sites

Repeatable

100 points
Biocybernetic Challenges
Destroy 10 Nullprime Squall ships encountered in the following sites:
  • Class 1 Hollow Outbreak
  • Class 2 Hollow Outbreak
  • Class 3 Hollow Outbreak
250 points
Trade Challenges
Receive 150 items from Item Traders.
Warning: Additional items in this trade do not count towards any further challenges.

Item Trader locations:
Blood Raiders:Anila, Sosala, Ahtila
Order of Tetrimon: Ibani, Kamela, Sakenta, Shera
Triglavian Collective: Raravoss, Vale<, Otela, Gammel
250 points

Rewards

Points Blood Raiders Rewards Order of Tetrimon Rewards
50 Damavik Blood Raiders Crimson Mark SKIN Nergal Tetrimon Crimson Mark SKIN
90 Harvest Nosferatu Booster III Tetrimon Capacitor Booster III
140 ?size=32&.png 3x Clotted Bronze Metallic - Limited
190 50x Mutated Blood Sample
230 Harvest Webifier Booster III Tetrimon Resistance Booster III
270 ?size=32&.png 3x Ossified Beige Gloss - Limited
320 Vedmak Blood Raiders Crimson Mark SKIN Kikimora Tetrimon Crimson Mark SKIN
420 150x Mutated Blood Sample
460 Harvest Damage Booster III Tetrimon Precision Booster III
500 ?size=32&.png 3x Shadowy Totality Matte - Limited
650 300x Mutated Blood Sample
730 Crimson Harvest Cerebral Accelerator Crate
780 Drekavac Blood Raiders Crimson Mark SKIN Ikitursa Tetrimon Crimson Mark SKIN
820 ?size=32&.png 2x Savant’s Ruin - Limited
1000 ?size=32&.png Akoman Blueprint Crate

Activities

Combat

Crimson Gauntlet

Level 3 Blood Raider combat site. NPCs do mostly EM/Thermal damage, a few also deal Explosive damage.

Based on report of previous years the secure gate is locked and can be unlocked with a Crimson Gauntlet Shortcut Keypass; the gate leads directly to the third room. The keypass was reported to sometimes dropping from the Harvest Overseer (battleship) in the third room (final wave) and as loot from the hacking sites.

A second warp gate might activate after the warp-in area is fully cleared.


Warp-in
WD EWAR L
Initial defenders
Frigate 0-2 x Frigate Harvest Shepherd/Savior Stasis Webifier Energy Neutralizer
Frigate 0-1 x Frigate Harvest Follower Uses warp scrambler to disrupt microwarpdrives Warp Scrambler
Cruiser 0-5 x Cruiser Harvest Prophet/Sage Can web up to 20km. Sage webs and neuts; Prophet warp disrupts Warp Disruptor Stasis Webifier Energy Neutralizer
Battlecruiser 0-2 x Battlecruiser Harvest Diviner High damage and less tank than cruisers
Structures
Acceleration Gate Secure Shortcut Gate x
Acceleration Gate Activated Acceleration Gate x Inactive until warp in is cleared.

The waves may be sometimes timed and the next one can spawn while ships from the previous wave are still alive.


2nd Room
WD EWAR L
2 Waves
Frigate 0-4 x Frigate Harvest Savior/Shepherd Energy Neutralizer Stasis Webifier
Frigate 0-4 x Frigate Harvest Exsanguinator
Frigate 0-4 x Frigate Harvest Follower Warp Scrambler
Destroyer 0-2 x Destroyer Harvest Cleric Warp Disruptor
Cruiser 0-4 x Cruiser Harvest Prophet Warp Disruptor
Cruiser 0-4 x Cruiser Harvest Sage Energy Neutralizer Stasis Webifier
Battlecruiser 0-2 x Battlecruiser Harvest Diviner Warp Disruptor
Objects
Acceleration Gate Active Acceleration Gate Unlocks after destroying enough ships, may not need to destroy all of them

The waves may be sometimes timed and the next one can spawn while ships from the previous wave are still alive.

Note: The boss can sometimes spawn alongside a third wave of ships in this room. The incoming DPS will be very high, approaching 600, if this happens.


3rd Room
WD EWAR L
2 Waves
Frigate 0-4 x Frigate Harvest Savior/Shepherd Energy Neutralizer Stasis Webifier
Frigate 0-4 x Frigate Harvest Exsanguinator
Frigate 0-4 x Frigate Harvest Follower Warp Scrambler
Destroyer 0-2 x Destroyer Harvest Cleric Warp Disruptor
Cruiser 0-4 x Cruiser Harvest Prophet Warp Disruptor
Cruiser 0-4 x Cruiser Harvest Sage Energy Neutralizer Stasis Webifier
Battlecruiser 0-2 x Battlecruiser Harvest Diviner Warp Disruptor
Boss Wave
Battleship 1 x Battleship Harvest Overseer Warp Disruptor Energy Neutralizer Stasis Webifier Mutated Blood Samples, Overseer Sabik Vials, fireworks, Mobile Sanguine Harvester BPC, rarely Dark Blood faction modules
Structures
1 x Decloaked Dark Blood Transmission Relay Only appears once the boss is killed. empire NPC insignias, Mutated Blood Samples, Overseer Sabik Vials


Tetrimon Base

Level 3 Order of Tetrimon site. Consists of three rooms. NPCs do predominantly EM and Thermal damage though a few also deal heavy Kinetic. They will also aggressively target drones.

Warp-in
Structures
WD EWAR L


Acceleration Gate Secure Shortcut Gate x Unlocked with Tetrimon Shortcut Keypass. Leads to 2nd Room.
Acceleration Gate Active Acceleration Gate x Inactive until warp in is cleared.
Based on report of previous years the secure gate is locked and can be unlocked with a Tetrimon Shortcut Keypass; the gate leads directly to the third room. The key drops as loot from the hacking sites.
Initial defenders
WD EWAR L


Frigate 1 x Frigate Tetrimon Crucifier Warp Disruptor Energy Neutralizer Guidance Disruptor
Frigate 1 x Frigate Tetrimon Crusader Energy Neutralizer Stasis Webifier
Destroyer 0-3 x Destroyer Tetrimon Heretic Warp Disruptor Target Painter
Cruiser 0-2 x Cruiser Tetrimon Augoror
Cruiser 0-1 x Cruiser Tetrimon Curse Warp Disruptor Energy Neutralizer Tracking Disruptor
Cruiser 0-3 x Cruiser Tetrimon Omen Stasis Webifier
Battlecruiser 0-2 x Battlecruiser Tetrimon Oracle


2nd Room
WD EWAR L
2 Waves
Frigate 0-4 x Frigate Tetrimon Crucifier 35% EM, 6% TH, 59% Kin. Neuts ~4 GJ/3s @11 km Warp Disruptor Energy Neutralizer Guidance Disruptor
Frigate 0-4 x Frigate Tetrimon Crusader 50% EM, 50% TH, 34% EX. Neuts ~4 GJ/3s @11 km Stasis Webifier Energy Neutralizer
Destroyer 0-3 x Destroyer Tetrimon Heretic 40% EM, 27% TH, 34% KIN Warp Disruptor Target Painter
Cruiser 0-3 x Cruiser Tetrimon Augoror 63% EM, 38% TH, engages at ~20 KM
Cruiser 0-3 x Cruiser Tetrimon Curse 25% EM, 15% TH, 60% KN. Neuts ~100 GJ/5s @12 km Warp Disruptor Energy Neutralizer Tracking Disruptor
Cruiser 0-3 x Cruiser Tetrimon Omen 63% EM, 38% TH. High DPS. Stasis Webifier
Battlecruiser 0-2 x Battlecruiser Tetrimon Oracle 100% EM, very high DPS at ~20 KM
Objects
Acceleration Gate Acceleration Gate Unlocks after destroying enough ships, may not need to destroy all of them

Note: The boss can sometimes spawn alongside a third wave of ships in this room. The incoming DPS will be very high, approaching 600, if this happens.

3rd Room
WD EWAR L
2 Waves
Frigate 0-4 x Frigate Tetrimon Crucifier 35% EM, 6% TH, 59% Kin. Neuts ~4 GJ/3s @11 km Warp Disruptor Energy Neutralizer Guidance Disruptor
Frigate 0-4 x Frigate Tetrimon Crusader 50% EM, 50% TH, 34% EX. Neuts ~4 GJ/3s @11 km Stasis Webifier Energy Neutralizer
Destroyer 0-3 x Destroyer Tetrimon Heretic 40% EM, 27% TH, 34% KIN Warp Disruptor Target Painter
Cruiser 0-3 x Cruiser Tetrimon Augoror 63% EM, 38% TH, engages at ~20 KM
Cruiser 0-3 x Cruiser Tetrimon Curse 25% EM, 15% TH, 60% KN. Neuts ~100 GJ/5s @12 km Warp Disruptor Energy Neutralizer Tracking Disruptor
Cruiser 0-3 x Cruiser Tetrimon Omen 63% EM, 38% TH. High DPS. Stasis Webifier
Battlecruiser 0-2 x Battlecruiser Tetrimon Oracle 100% EM, very high DPS at ~20 KM
Final Wave
Battleship 1 x Battleship Tetrimon Commander Warp Disruptor Stasis Webifier Mutated Blood Samples, Tetrimonic Warclone Blanks, fireworks
Structures
1 x Decloaked Tetrimon Transmission Relay Only appears once the boss is killed. empire NPC insignias, Mutated Blood Samples, Tetrimonic Warclone Blanks

Additional spawns

In both the Crimson Gauntlet and Tetrimon Base sites after clearing all waves in the first or second pocket, there is a chance that an Abyssal rift will open and spawn a small group of additional ships, being either Rogue Drones, Sleepers, or Triglavians. The spawns always consist of one boss enemy and a small escort of ships from Pochven. The boss drops Mutated Blood Samples and has a chance to drop a Criterion Cipher for the Criterion of Fitness combat sites, the escorts have the same loot tables as their counterparts in Pochven. The NPCs will not leave after site completion and will only despawn once the site complex itself disappears from the overview.


Drone spawn
WD EWAR L


Drone 7-8 x Drone Vexing/Punishing/Interfering Phase (I-IV) Swarmer/Legionary Damps as well. Stasis Webifier Target Painter Tracking Disruptor
Battleship 1 x Battleship Proven Overmind Mutated Blood Samples

Triglavian escorts can be either Raznaborg or normal type (Have not observed Hospodar or Zorya's spawns yet - 9 October 2026). Typically there are usually around 3 escorts plus the boss. No standing loss from killing all ships.

Triglavian spawn
WD EWAR L


Frigate 1 x Frigate (Raznaborg) <Role> Damavik
Cruiser 0-1 x Cruiser (Raznaborg) <Role> Vedmak
Cruiser 0-1 x Cruiser (Raznaborg) <Role> Rodiva
Battlecruiser 1 x Battlecruiser (Raznaborg) <Role> Drekavac
Commander Battlecruiser 1 x Commander Battlecruiser Repelling Drekavac Neuts 25 GJ/s Energy Neutralizer Mutated Blood Samples, Glorified mutaplasmid BPCs, Triglavian salvage, Abyssal filaments, Criterion Cipher


Sleeper spawn
WD EWAR L


Frigate 2 x Frigate (Faded) Hypnosian Agonizer/Watcher/Preserver Warp Scrambler Stasis Webifier Energy Neutralizer
Cruiser 1 x Cruiser Hypnosian Upholder Mutated Blood Samples

Escalation

Destruction of the Decloaked Tetrimon Transmission Relay may escalate to a Tetrimon Garrison. A Decloaked Dark Blood Transmission Relay may escalate to a Crimson Harvest Sanctuary.

Tetrimon Garrison

Level 5 Order of Tetrimon site.

Tetrimon Garrison
As the transmission relay explodes, you detect a faint encrypted signal on a tight beam. Following the signal should lead you to a Tetrimon Garrison
Crimson Harvest Sanctuary

Level 5 Blood Raider combat site. The single Room also contains Cthonic Attar Asteroids.

Crimson Harvest Sanctuary
As the transmission relay explodes, you detect a faint encrypted signal on a tight beam. Following the signal should lead you to a Crimson Harvest Sanctuary
Only Room
WD EWAR L
Waves 1-4
Frigate 0-4 x Frigate Harvest Savior/Shepherd Energy Neutralizer Stasis Webifier
Frigate 0-4 x Frigate Harvest Exsanguinator
Frigate 0-4 x Frigate Harvest Follower Warp Scrambler
Destroyer 0-2 x Destroyer Harvest Cleric Warp Disruptor
Cruiser 0-4 x Cruiser Harvest Prophet Warp Disruptor
Cruiser 0-4 x Cruiser Harvest Sage Energy Neutralizer Stasis Webifier
Battlecruiser 0-2 x Battlecruiser Harvest Diviner Warp Disruptor
Boss Wave
Battleship 1 x Battleship Harvest Overseer Warp Disruptor Energy Neutralizer Stasis Webifier Mutated Blood Samples, Overseer Sabik Vials, fireworks, Mobile Sanguine Harvester BPC, rarely Dark Blood faction modules

Advanced sites

Hollow Outbreak

The sites come in 3 levels:

  • Class 1: Highsec - balanced for new players in basic Tech I frigates
  • Class 2: All areas - for experienced players in Tech I destroyers, Tech II frigates, and lower.
  • Class 3: Lowsec, nullsec, wormholes, and Pochven - for veterans flying up to Tech III destroyers

There is a "Newly Constructed Acceleration Gate" at the site's warp-in point.

For Class 1 sites use of the gate is restricted to: Gallente Atron, Minmatar Breacher, Caldari Condor, Amarr Executioner, Gallente Incursus, Caldari Kestrel, Merlin, Amarr Punisher, Minmatar Rifter, Minmatar Slasher, Amarr Tormentor and Gallente Tristan. -->

Criterion of Fitness

Gated site that can spawn anywhere in Known Space, requires a Criterion Cipher to access the site, which is dropped by the Pochven enemy boss spawns in Crimson Gauntlet and Tetrimon Base sites. The acceleration gate deactivates after a ship passes through it which effectively makes the site a solo run. The site is best run with a marauder but less well tanked ships are doable if you are okay with potentially skipping out on the site's full rewards.

You fight three "trial rounds" (i.e. waves) of Triglavian ships identical in stats to those in Minor Victory systems and Pochven, with a 1-minute delay between each wave. The relative difficulty of each wave is determined by a challenge modifier that increases the difficulty based off of how fast you complete each wave and adds to an overall "fitness score", which has a maximum of 15 and determines the value of your rewards at the end. The difficulty modifier time seems to go as such:

  • Sufficient: Wave cleared in 4 minutes. Gain 3? fitness. No challenge increase.
  • Efficient: Wave cleared in 2 minutes and 15 seconds. Gain 4 fitness. Challenge increase +1.
  • Glorified: Wave cleared in 1 minute and 30 seconds. Gain 5 fitness. Challenge increase +2.

The first wave generally consists of around 5 ships of up to battlecruiser size and mostly Raznaborg and normal ship variants. Increasing the challenge score will cause subsequent waves to spawn an increasing number of ships with a higher likelihood of Hospodar elite NPC spawns. This caps out at roughly 4 battleships plus up to 10 escorts at wave 3.


Wave 1 (total ~5 ships)
WD EWAR L


Frigate 0-2 x Frigate (Raznaborg) <Role> Damavik
Destroyer 0-2 x Destroyer (Raznaborg) <Role> Kikimora
Cruiser 0-1 x Cruiser (Raznaborg) <Role> Rodiva
Battlecruiser 0-1 x Battlecruiser (Raznaborg) <Role> Drekavac


Wave 2 (total ~10 ships, if previous round was Glorified)
WD EWAR L


Frigate 0-2 x Frigate (Raznaborg) <Role> Damavik
Destroyer 0-2 x Destroyer (Raznaborg) <Role> Kikimora
Cruiser 0-1 x Cruiser (Raznaborg) <Role> Rodiva
Cruiser 0-3 x Cruiser (Raznaborg) <Role> Vedmak
Battlecruiser 0-3 x Battlecruiser (Raznaborg) <Role> Drekavac
Battleship 0-1 x Battleship (Raznaborg) <Role> Leshak


Wave 3 (total ~10-15 ships, if previous round was Glorified)
WD EWAR L


Frigate 0-3 x Frigate (Raznaborg/Hospodar) <Role> Damavik
Destroyer 0-2 x Destroyer (Raznaborg/Hospodar) <Role> Kikimora
Cruiser 0-2 x Cruiser (Raznaborg/Hospodar) <Role> Rodiva
Cruiser 0-1 x Cruiser (Raznaborg/Hospodar) <Role> Vedmak
Battlecruiser 0-3 x Battlecruiser (Raznaborg/Hospodar) <Role> Drekavac
Battleship 1-4 x Battleship (Raznaborg/Hospodar) <Role> Leshak

After clearing wave 3 within any of the three timers, you will be informed that a "formidable Triglavian superior" is approaching. The boss wave spawns after a minute. Killing the boss spawns a Criterion Cache which drops a large amount of items that can be traded in the Triglavian LP store in Pochven. The value and quantity of the items in the cache scales based off of your fitness score.

The Superior Drekavac and Leshak have a heavy neut (31 and 21 GJ/s, respectively). Zorya's Babaroga does roughly 550 DPS with its disintegrator and will periodically enter Bastion mode, which gives it a +200% damage bonus.


Boss wave
WD EWAR L
Fitness score <10
Commander Battlecruiser 1 x Commander Battlecruiser Superior Drekavac Neuts ~31 GJ/s. Kill to spawn the Criterion Cache. Energy Neutralizer Mutated Blood Samples, Glorified mutaplasmid BPCs, event boosters, cerebral accelerators
Fitness score 10-14
Commander Battleship 1 x Commander Battleship Superior Leshak Neuts ~21 GJ/s. Kill to spawn the Criterion Cache. Energy Neutralizer Mutated Blood Samples, Glorified mutaplasmid BPCs, event boosters, cerebral accelerators
Fitness score 15
Overseer Battleship 1 x Overseer Battleship Zorya's Babaroga Kill to spawn the Criterion Cache. Does 550 DPS before ramp and periodically enters Bastion mode, gaining +200% damage. Mutated Blood Samples, Glorified mutaplasmid BPCs, event boosters, cerebral accelerators, may drop Zorya's officer modules


Cache spawn
WD EWAR L


Structure 1 x Criterion Cache Corrupted/Partial/Intact Neurosynaptic Profiles, Interstellar Navigation Logs, Mutated Blood Samples

You will generally get up to ~200-250m ISK worth of drops from each site. The NPCs in the first three waves have the same loot and salvage tables as their Pochven counterparts making it a good idea to salvage after your runs. The Drekavac/Leshak/Babaroga boss spawn drops similar loot to that of the other event bosses.

Hacking

See also: Hacking

Note: failing to hack a container twice will cause it to explode. Theresa Quinn said in the in-game EVE University channel; "nice, unresolved bioadaptive caches got unlimited hacking tries"

Nodes Tools Available
Crimson Harvest/Tetrimon Network Node
System Core
70 10
Firewall
80 20
Anti-Virus
50 40
Restoration Node
80 10
Self Repair Kernel Rot Polymorphic Shield

There are 2 different types of level III data sites for each faction: Crimson Harvest Network Node/Hub and Tetrimon Network Node/Hub. Nodes spawn in high sec, while Hubs spawn in low sec. The site consists of one room with three cans approximately 20 to 40km from the warp in point surrounded by some appropriately themed objects. Sometimes a fourth can will spawn (a "Unresolved Bioadaptive Cache" it dropped a single, lonely Captured Bioadaptive Cache. You will receive agency points only from the sites opposing your faction of choice but both sites can be completed for loot without penalty.

Non exhaustive list of possible loot:

  • Mutated Blood Sample
  • Overseer Sabik Vial (Blood Raider sites)
  • Tetrimonic Warclone Blanks (Tetrimon Sites)
  • Crimson Gauntlet- and Tetrimon Shortcut Keypass
  • SKINs (Deathglow Remnant, Sarum, and Cold Iron)
  • SKINR materials
  • Agency, Harvest and Tetrimon drugs (Boosters)
  • 'Radiance' Cerebral Accelerator (Basic, Extended, and Potent)
  • Skill books (mainly rigging skils)
  • Blueprints
  • Fireworks (Crimson Scythes, Scarlet Embrace and Blood Dagger)
  • Molecular-forging tools
    • AG-Composite Molecular Condenser
    • LM-Composite Molecular Condenser
  • Abyssal and Jump Filaments
  • Empire Insignias
  • Apparel
    • Women's 'Sanguine Harvest' T-Shirt
    • Men's 'Sanguine Harvest' Shoes
    • ...
  • Normal data site loot such as datacores, decryptors and components.

Cybernetic Neural Lattice and Overseer Sabik Vial can be sold for 100k and 1M ISK a piece, respectively, to NPC buy orders in CONCORD and DED stations. (Lattices can also be sold to Chemal Tech station NPCs at the same price.) Tetrimonic Warclone Blanks can be sold for 1M ISK a piece to Blood Raider NPC buy orders in Delve.

Special Mechanics

  • For the duration of the event, capsuleers who are podded have a chance of dropping any implants they have installed. The implant drop rate is 50%
  • The Blood Raiders have bribed the Loot Fairy and player ships outside of highsec will drop 90% of their loot for the duration of the event.

External links

References