Mordus Folly

Mordu's Folly (Part 1 of 2)

Level	4
Type	Encounter
Objective	Encrypted Ship log (1 m³)
Faction	Mordu's Legion
Best damage to deal	Kin EM
Damage to resist	Kin Th
Standing loss	Minor Standings loss with Mordu's Legion

ExpandMission briefing

There's been an outbreak of commerce raiding in this sector. We strongly suspect the Caldari are behind it, either directly or through something like Mordu's Legion. Whoever it is, they've hit a convoy in Ardene, but it seems there was too much cargo for them to loot immediately. We suspect that they'll be returning in a few hours with a transport and some escorts. We want to strike back, of course, but also to learn something about who these raiders are and whether the Caldari are really behind the attacks. Take out the transport and escorts when they arrive in-system, and return to us with any logs or transponders you're able to recover. Take these guys down and we'll make it worth your time. You might even get a piece of the action if we find out who's behind the raids. The lost cargo is also yours if you want it. Insurance has already covered those losses, so consider that a little extra bonus for yourself.

Video: Torpedo Golem 2022-06-05

Single Pocket

No hostiles on the initial acceleration gate.

The last Mordus ship drops the mission objective, it's recommended to leave one frigate until the end so picking up takes no time. Every new wave aggros you and your drones, so keep them safe.

		WD	EWAR	CollapseL
Wave 1 (50km, autoaggro)
	3 x Frigate Mordus Rapier
	5 x Cruiser Mordus Cheetah
	1 x Industrial State Hauler
	1 x Battleship Mordus Gigamar
	1 x Battleship Mordus Mammoth
	3 x Battleship Mordus Sequestor
	0-1 x Battleship Mordus Fleet Commander
Wave 2 (50km, triggered by killing the cruisers in wave 1)
	5 x Cruiser Mordus Leopard
Wave 3 (58km, triggered by killing the Sequestors in wave 1)
	2 x Battleship Mordus Sequestor
Wave 4 (50km, triggered by killing wave 3
	4 x Battleship Mordus Phanti

Mineable Asteroids:

Mission contains a field of about 40 Veldspar asteroids with a diameter of around 40 km.

Structures:
Five Abandoned Containers with t1 loot (usually 1 item per container). Tractor beam doesn't work on them.

• Tip: As of 23 Aug YC124 Abandoned Containers contained only Metal Scraps and ammo (hybrid and energy turrets).

Bounty:
6.674.000

Loot:
Est Price: 12 Mil

Mordu's Folly (Part 2 of 2)

Level	4
Type	Encounter
Objective	Destroy the Caldari Supply Depot
Faction	Caldari State
Warp disruption	yes
EWAR	ECM
Standing loss	0.02% from Caldari State per standing tick, none if blitzed

ExpandMission briefing

We've got some more information from the data you brought back. It seems that these enemies are indeed Mordu's Legion, with their squadron insignia obscured. That means the Caldari are likely behind the raids and we need to send them a message that we know about it. There's a Caldari supply depot located at <System> that we want destroyed. We can't offer you much support, but we know you don't really need it. That's why we're sending you in, and not some Navy rookie. We want the Caldari to know that we can cause them grief with only a single ship. It doesn't take us a whole fleet. So, you want to go in? I won't lie, it's risky--the depot is likely to be guarded, and they may send reinforcements once the action begins.

Video: Torpedo Golem 2022-06-05

Blitz: Destroy the Caldari Supply Depot.

Tip: Even though the mission is against Caldari State, you can run it without standing loss if you only destroy the Caldari Supply Depot. But you have to deal with the ECM from some of the NPCs. Therefore either have good sensor strength or use drones to destroy the structure. As of 23 Aug YC124, Depot defenders do attack drones so watch them carefully. Supply Depot is very tough (above 180k HPs) but explodes when structure strength falls below 75% (armor and shield go to 0%).

Single Pocket

No aggro on warp-in.

Initial defenders:

		WD	EWAR	CollapseL
Single frigate (at 40 km)
	1 x Elite Frigate Taibu State Tachi
Battlecruiser group (at 45 km)
	5 x Battlecruiser State Shukuro Bajo
Battleship group (at 60 km)
	6 x Battleship State Shukuro Bishamon/Daijo
Structure (at 60 km)
	1 x Caldari Supply Depot

Reinforcement waves:

		WD	EWAR	CollapseL
Triggered when the Supply Depot goes below 75% armor (at 60 km)
	2 x Cruiser Taibu State Tendai/Sohei
Triggered by the last initial battlecruiser (at 40-45 km)
	3 x Cruiser Taibu State Bajo
Timed trigger after the three cruisers before (?)
	3 x Frigate Taibu State Suriage/Shirasa (Web/Scram)
Triggered by the last initial battleship (at 60-65 km)
	2 x Battleship State Shukuro Bishamon
	2 x Battleship State Shukuro Shogun
Triggered the last battleship above (at 60-65 km)
	2 x Battleship State Shukuro Nagashin

If you destroy the depot early, the first battleship reinforcements wave (Bishamon/Shogun) will consist of 4 Bishamon.

Loot

The following dog tags dropped in total. The current value is about 50 million isk. The exact amounts might vary with the exact spawn amounts. Just like the market value might also fluctuate. Supply Depot sometimes drops 10x Science Graduates that are used for building Research Lab module for Upwell structures. Other times, it drops 5x Civilians (with no use that I know of), or 5x Janitors (used in 3 blueprints).

Salvage

1.6 million

16 Caldari Navy Admiral Insignia I
 1 Caldari Navy Captain Insignia III
 5 Caldari Navy Commodore Insignia I
18 Caldari Navy Commodore Insignia II