Intercept The Saboteurs (Guristas Pirates)

This article details the Level 4, Guristas Pirates version of this mission. For other variants, see Intercept The Saboteurs (disambiguation).

Level	4
Type	Encounter
Objective	Retrieve 60x Confiscated Viral Agent (30 m3)
Faction	Guristas
Best damage to deal	Kin Th
Damage to resist	Kin Th
Warp disruption	Elite frigates
EWAR	ECM

ExpandMission briefing

Our spies discovered that a few convoys of Guristas ships carrying a heap load of viral agents are heading to one of the planets in Weraroix, with the intention of carrying out a biological attack on the populace! They must not be allowed to release the biohazard into the planet's atmosphere! I desperately need you to head over to Weraroix and intercept the convoys. Be careful though, we suspect that they have an interceptor or two guarding the convoys as well as other nasties. But I'm sure that's no problem for a seasoned pilot like yourself.

Video: Paladin, Sentry Dominix, Gila, 28-08-2021]

Blitz:

• Kill ships at entry room, use gate.
• Kill all ships in group 2, collect viral agent, return to agent.

Warp-in

		WD	EWAR	CollapseL
	3 x Frigate Pithi Destructor/Demolisher
	2 x Destroyer Pithior Guerilla/Terrorist

1st pocket

• Attacking group 2 aggros entire pocket.
• Group 2 is actually two groups so the whole group doesn't need to be killed. Though they spawn at the same spot so it's impossible to see what ships are in what group.
• Attacking groups 1 or 4 will usually aggro that group and group 2.
• Drones will get aggroed by neutral groups due to proximity. Elite frigates will also agress drones.
• Attacking an elite frigate in group 3 will only aggro that group, which can be sniped at leisure.
• Confiscated Viral Agent is dropped by the last defeated ship in group 2 (mission completion trigger).
• Armories drop T1 Ammo, Habitation Modules may drop Trade Goods

		WD	EWAR	CollapseL
Group 1 (50 km, Coral Rock Formation)
	2 x Destroyer Pithior Guerilla/Terrorist
	3 x Cruiser Pithum Annihilator
	2 x Battlecruiser Pithatis Assaulter/Assassin
	1 x Battleship Pith Eradicator
Group 2 (55-75 km)
	3 x Elite Frigate Dire Pithi Invader/...
	6 x Frigate Pithi Destructor/...
	3 x Cruiser Pithum Mortifier/Inferno
	2 x Battlecruiser Pithatis Assassin/...
	1 x Battleship Pith Eliminator/...
	3 x Industrial Guristas Transport
Group 3 (60 km, Shipyards)
	3 x Frigate Pithi Demolisher/Destructor
	2 x Elite Frigate Dire Pithi Infiltrator/...
Group 4 (70 km, Rock formation)
	2 x Destroyer Pithior Terrorist/Guerilla
	3 x Cruiser Pithum Mortifier/Inferno
	3 x Battlecruiser Pithatis Assaulter/...
	1 x Battleship Pith Obliterator/Eradicator

Loot & Salvage

Loot: 1.2 Mil ISK (100% Jita Buy, 2020-12-05)

Salvage: 760 k ISK (100% Jita Buy, 2020-12-05)