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'''Abyssal Deadspace''' is an area of isolated space. It was added to the game in the [[Expansion|Into The Abyss]] expansion that went live on May 29th 2018. It was further expanded in the [[Expansion|Onslaught]] expansion that was released on the 13th November 2018, and again in the [https://www.eveonline.com/article/qgci27/depths-of-the-abyss-update Depths of the Abyss] update on the 15th September 2020.   
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'''Abyssal Deadspace''' is a mysterious area of isolated space which players can enter to try to complete time-limited PvE combat challenges in order to obtain lucrative rewards.   
  
It is accessible only with the use of filaments and even then only limited pockets are accessible for a limited time. The abyssal deadspace is filled with dangerous localized space effects and any ship that ventures away from the stable pocket or stays in for too long will be destroyed by these effects.   
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Pilots can only enter abyssal deadspace by using special filaments, and even then only limited pockets are accessible for a limited time. The pockets are filled with dangerous localized space effects and any ship that ventures away from the stable pocket or stays in for too long will be destroyed by these effects.   
  
==Site Basics==
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== Abyssal mechanics ==
[[File:Calm Electrical Filament.png|thumb|'''Tier 1 filament''': The info of the filament shows what the properties of the site it opens are. That it is a tier 1 filament can be seen by the 1 glowing stripe on the icon.]]
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Running Abyssals can be fun and profitable, but it is ''very'' important that pilots grasp the core mechanics involved, as--unlike most PvE combat in EVE--failure means the certain loss of both ship and pod.
[[File:Triglavian Bioadaptive Cache.jpg|200px|thumb|right|'''Triglavian Bioadaptive Cache''' contains the loot for each pocket.]]
 
[[File:Triglavian extractionNodes.jpg|200px|thumb|right|'''Triglavian Extraction Node''' also contains the loot for each pocket.]]
 
  
A new type of space can be accessed using [[Filaments|filaments]] obtained from data sites and from abyssal deadspace. Seven tiers of increasing difficulty exists. The Abyss is limited to either:
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=== Entry ===
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[[File:Calm Electrical Filament.png|thumb|'''Tier 1 filament''': The info of the filament shows what the properties of the site it opens are. That it is a Tier 1 filament can be seen by the 1 glowing stripe on the icon.]]
  
* A single Tech I, Tech II, Navy Faction or Pirate Faction cruiser
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Pilots can enter Abyssal deadspace using [[Abyssal filaments]] obtained from data sites, from abyssal deadspace itself, or purchased from the in-game market. Seven tiers of increasing difficulty exist, numbered from 0 to 6. Entry into the Abyss is limited to either:
* Up to two destroyers
 
* or up to three frigates
 
  
and is accessed by activating a filament in space. When activated, a combat-probable beacon (named '''Abyssal trace''') is created at your entry location that allows others to await your return from the pocket.
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* A single Tech 1, Tech 2, Navy Faction or Pirate Faction cruiser; [[Strategic Cruisers|T3 Strategic Cruisers]] cannot enter
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* Up to two destroyers, at the cost of 2 filaments; Unlike cruisers, [[Tactical Destroyers|T3 variants of destroyers]] are allowed
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* Up to three frigates, at the cost of 3 filaments
  
Activation can be anywhere in space, as long as the following conditions are satisfied:
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To enter the Abyss, activate the filament(s) while in space. When activated, a beacon (named '''Abyssal trace''') is created at your entry location. If a frigate or destroyer Abyssal trace is opened, [[Abyssal Deadspace#Abyssal_Deadspace_Co-op_for_Frigates_and_Destroyers|only a fleet can activate it]]. The Abyssal trace can be [[Probe scanning|scanned down]] using combat probes, which means that sufficiently motivated players might be able to find it and await your return from the pocket.
* No Gates, Stations or mobile depots at less than '''1000 km'''.
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Activation can be carried out anywhere in space, as long as the following conditions are satisfied:
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* No Gates, Stations or [[Mobile_structures#Mobile_Depots|mobile depots]] at less than '''1000 km'''.
 
* No other Abyssal trace at less than '''1000 km'''.
 
* No other Abyssal trace at less than '''1000 km'''.
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* The player does not have a capsuleer log-off timer active.
  
An Abyssal Deadspace instance is composed of three pockets. Each pocket must be cleared of enemies for a gate to open to the next pocket. In addition to Triglavians, you may find rogue drones under their command. Drifters (without doomsday and rarely with overshield) may appear as well, accompanied by sleeper drones, engaged in combat with the Triglavians. However, no one will help you. You must fight your way out.
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To keep their abyssal trace more secure, most players activate their filaments at [[Safe spots|safespot bookmarks]].
  
Within the Abyss, in each pocket is a structure called the "Triglavian Bioadaptive Cache" which has a scant 300 hit points and contains some of the loot for that pocket. There are also "Triglavian Extraction Nodes" and "Triglavian Extraction SubNodes" which also contain additional loot.  
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Abyssal filaments can not be activated in 1.0 or 0.9 space <ref>[https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/changes-to-security-status-and-abyssal-filaments EVE news: Changes to Security Status & Abyssal Filaments]</ref> <ref>[https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/patch-notes-version-20-10#abyss Patch notes: Version 20.10-Uprising]</ref>.  Triggering an abyssal filament in high security space can also trigger a [[suspect]] timer.  This is based on the filament tier and the security of the system.
  
Extraction nodes and subnodes do not appear in Tier 0 Abyssal Deadspace.
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Security !! No suspect flag !! Suspect flag
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| {{ColorSecurityRating|1.0}} || - || -
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| {{ColorSecurityRating|0.9}} || - || -
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| {{ColorSecurityRating|0.8}} || T0, T1, T2, T3 || T4, T5, T6
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| {{ColorSecurityRating|0.7}} || T0, T1, T2, T3, T4 || T5, T6
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| {{ColorSecurityRating|0.6}} || T0, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 || T6
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|{{ColorSecurityRating|0.5}} || T0, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6 || -
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'''The deadspace instance is stable for only 20 minutes. If you are still in the pocket after 20 minutes your ship and your pod will be immediately destroyed'''. Essentially, you must clear the three pockets and exit with the allocated time, or you will lose both your ship and your pod. The third pocket gate returns you to the location in space you activated the filament from.
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=== Abyssal layout ===
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An Abyssal Deadspace instance is composed of three pockets, sometimes called "rooms" by players. Each pocket contains enemies and a gate to the next pocket. The gate only unlocks once all enemies in the pocket are cleared.
  
Further site restrictions: you can not be warped to within the Abyss, nor can you warp out of it. You can not cloak nor deploy a mobile depot. There is no local. Core Probes and Combat probes launched will be removed from space shortly after launching and cannot be recovered. The Directional Scanner will not work. The map does not work. At the present moment, if a player is in Abyssal Deadspace when server downtime occurs, the player will return to the solar system they entered from.  
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The enemies in the pocket are randomly selected from a range of spawns appropriate to the tier of the filament used. Higher tier filaments take you to pockets with (much) more dangerous enemies. Some pockets may contain enemies who are in combat against each other. However, none of these factions will be allied with you. You must fight your own way out.
  
Quick recap:
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Abyssal NPCs leave no wrecks to loot or salvage.
* There are 7 tiers of Abyssal Deadspace combat sites.
 
* There are 5 different types of weather effects in the sites, each with their own site bonus and weakness.
 
* The NPCs you face inside the Abyssal Deadspace are random.
 
* Once you enter an Abyssal Deadspace, a 20 minute timer begins. If the site is not completed within that time limit, you lose your ship and pod.
 
* Loot is found in Triglavian Bioadaptive Cache (main loot for cruiser sites), Triglavian Biocombinative Cache (main loot for frigate sites), and Triglavian Extraction Nodes and SubNodes. NPCs leave no wrecks to loot or salvage, although cache wrecks can be salvaged for Triglavian materials.
 
  
* With the Onslaught expansion, a player-versus-player element was added to Abyssal Deadspace, accessed optionally through a second exit gate (named Triglavian Proving Conduit) in the final room of Tier 3 sites and higher.
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=== Loot ===
* The Onslaught expansion also released 3 player co-op frigate Abyssal Deadspace pockets.
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[[File:Triglavian Bioadaptive Cache.jpg|thumb|200px|'''Triglavian Bioadaptive Cache''' contains the loot for each pocket.]]
* Note that the Triglavian Proving Conduit has been removed due to the addition of [[Proving Filaments]] in the Depths of the Abyss expansion. These filaments will transport a player directly to the Proving Grounds without the need to go through Abyssal Deadspace.
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[[File:Triglavian extractionNodes.jpg|thumb|200px|'''Triglavian Extraction Nodes''' also contains the loot.]]
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Each pocket also contains a structure called the "Triglavian Bioadaptive Cache" which has a scant 300 hit points and which, once destroyed, drops some of the loot for that pocket.
  
[[File:Triglavian_gates.jpg|750px|thumb|center|Three types of gates you will encounter are: Triglavian Origin Conduit, Triglavian Transfer Conduit, and Triglavian Proving Conduit. A gate with a triangle in the center means you still have more pockets to go!]]
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In all but the easiest (Tier 0) Abyssals, there are also "Triglavian Extraction Nodes" and "Triglavian Extraction Subnodes" which also contain additional loot.  
  
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Cache wrecks can be salvaged for Triglavian materials, though the time- and ISK-efficiency of doing this is dubious.
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| style="padding:8px;" | '''WARNING:''' Any ship and capsule should be considered lost the moment a player enters Abyssal Deadspace. The atmosphere is rather unforgiving to inexperienced, ill-equipped or unfamiliar pilots. If your ship is lost inside the site, you will lose your capsule, clone, and implants (if equipped) as well. Do not run Abyssal Deadspace complexes with a ship or with implants that you [[Golden_Rules#Be_able_to_afford_a_loss|cannot afford to lose]].  
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=== Time and space limits ===
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'''The deadspace instance is stable for only 20 minutes. If you are still in the pocket after 20 minutes your ship and your pod will be immediately destroyed'''.
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Note: 3 May 2024 [https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/exploit-notification-extending-abyssal-timers Exploit Notification - Extending Abyssal Timers]
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You must clear the three pockets and exit within the allocated time, or you will lose both your ship and your pod. The third pocket gate returns you to the location in space where you activated the filament. To finish the Abyssal run within the 20-minute limit, you must achieve a faster average pocket clear time than 6.66 minutes.
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Each pocket is surrounded by dangerous space which will destroy your ship and pod if you enter it. This space appears as a red graphical effect which becomes more obvious the closer you fly toward it.
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=== Restrictions ===
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Other restrictions on Abyssals are:
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* Fleet-mates cannot warp to you while you are within the Abyss, nor can you warp out of it.
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* You cannot cloak
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* You cannot deploy a mobile depot.
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* There is no Local chat channel.
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* If you start a probe scan with Core Probes and Combat probes, probes will take damage when they move outside of the pocket boundary, and will soon be destroyed as they have low structure HP.
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* The [[Directional Scanner]] will not work.
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* The map will not work.
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If a player is in Abyssal Deadspace when [[server downtime]] occurs, the player will return to the solar system from which they entered. Any drones must be recovered before the server goes down, or they will be lost.
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[[File:Triglavian_gates.jpg|thumb|750px|center|Three types of gates you will encounter are: Triglavian Origin Conduit, Triglavian Transfer Conduit, and Triglavian Proving Conduit. These gates will be folded closed until all enemies have been destroyed, after which they will (quite spectacularly) open and energize. A gate with a triangle in the center means you still have more pockets to go! (Note that at the time of writing, fall 2021, the Proving Conduit does not appear; its mechanic has been replaced by the Triglavian Proving Grounds.)]]
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| style="padding: 8px;" |'''WARNING:''' Any ship and capsule should be considered potentially lost the moment a player enters Abyssal Deadspace. Abyssals are unforgiving to inexperienced, ill-equipped or foolhardy pilots. If your ship is lost inside the site, you will lose your capsule, clone, and any implants equipped as well. Running Abyssals can be a fun and profitable challenge, but '''do not enter Abyssal Deadspace with a ship or with implants that you [[Golden_Rules#Be_able_to_afford_a_loss|cannot afford to lose]].'''
 
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== Environmental Effects ==
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Abyssal deadspace has several environmental effects that will all apply to both the player ship and the NPC ships. These effects will disadvantage unprepared ships, but they can be predicted from the type of filament used, and players can use them to their advantage.
  
==Enviromental Effects==
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All effects applied to your ship will be shown in the same location as EWAR effects; by default, this is above the capacitor and health displays, at the centre of the base of your screen. Hover your mouse over the icon to see what effect is applied to your ship.
Abyssal deadspace has several enviromental effects that will all apply to both the player ship and to the NPC ships. These effects will neutralize unprepared ships but they can also be taken advantage of. All effects applied to your ship will be shown in same location as EWAR effects. Hover your mouse over the icon to see what effect is applied to your ship.
 
  
====Weather Effects====
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=== Weather Effects ===
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Each Abyssal Deadspace site will have one of five pairs of weather effects comprised of one bonus, and one penalty. These effects are intrinsic to success, as they are highly impactful. It is important to note that since both the "bonus" and "penalty" components of any weather apply to all entities, the "bonus" can end up being a bonus to the player, and/or a penalty to the player by virtue of being a bonus to the enemies, and similarly vice versa with the "penalty" component. Not every bonus is impactful in every situation, and the same goes for penalties, so it is critical to consider these effects when planning a ship/fleet build, strategies, and tactics.
  
Each Abyssal Deadspace instance will have a weather effect that spans over all three pockets of the instance. Five types of environmental weather effects exist affecting both player and NPCs. The type is identified on the info of the filament and can be countered if desired by fitting choices. The name of the filament itself gives clues as to what tier and difficulty it is. A Raging Exotic Filament means that it is a Tier 4 site with Exotic Particle Storm effect. A Fierce Dark Filament is a Tier 3 site with Dark Matter Field effect.
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'''The bonus and penalty effects found in each of the five kinds of weather are as follows:'''
 
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'''The bonus modifier of the weather is always 50% but the strength of the penalty varies by the level of the instance.'''
 
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! Level !! Filament Name !! Filament Appearance !! Penalty Amount
 
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| 0 || Tranquil || [[File:abyssalFilamentL0.png]] || rowspan=4 | -30% or -50%, random per run
 
 
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| 1 || Calm || [[File:abyssalFilamentL1.png]]
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! Weather !! Penalty !! Bonus
 
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| 2 || Agitated || [[File:abyssalFilamentL2.png]]
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| '''Electrical''' || [[File:Icon resist em.png|32px]] -30/50/70% EM Resist || [[File:Icon capacitor capacity.png|32px]] -50% Capacitor Recharge Time
 
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| 3 || Fierce || [[File:abyssalFilamentL3.png]]
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| '''Exotic''' || [[File:Icon resist kin.png|32px]] -30/50/70% Kinetic Resist || [[File:Icon sensor resolution.png|32px]] +50% Scan Resolution
 
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| 4 || Raging || [[File:abyssalFilamentL4.png]] || rowspan=3 |-50% or -70%, random per run
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| '''Firestorm''' || [[File:Icon resist therm.png|32px]] -30/50/70% Thermal Resist || [[File:Icon armor.png|32px]] +50% Armor HP
 
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| 5 || Chaotic || [[File:abyssalFilamentL5.png]]
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| '''Gamma''' || [[File:Icon resist exp.png|32px]] -30/50/70% Explosive Resist || [[File:Icon shield.png|32px]] +50% Shield HP
 
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| 6 || Cataclysmic || [[File:abyssalFilamentL6.png]]
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| '''Dark''' || [[File:Icon target range.png|32px]] -30/50/70% Turret Optimal and Falloff Range || [[File:Icon velocity.png|32px]] +50% Maximum Velocity
 
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The level of the filament can also be identified by the number of glowing stripes on the icon.
 
  
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'''Penalty strength selection:'''
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The strength of the penalty found in a given site is determined by a roll between either 30% or 50% through tier 3, and a roll between either 50% or 70% in tier 4 and above, as described in the table below:
  
'''The five Abyss-wide environmental effects are outlined in this table below:'''
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| 0 || Tranquil || [[File:abyssalFilamentL0.png|32px]] || rowspan=4 | -30% or -50%, random per site
 
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! Weather Type !! Penalty Type (strength defined by level above) !! Bonus Provided
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| 1 || Calm || [[File:abyssalFilamentL1.png|32px]]
 
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| '''Electrical''' || [[File:Icon resist em.png]] Penalty to EM Resist || [[File:Icon capacitor capacity.png|32px]] Bonus to Capacitor Recharge Time (-50% charge time and therefore +100% charge rate)
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| 2 || Agitated || [[File:abyssalFilamentL2.png|32px]]
 
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| '''Dark''' || [[File:Icon target range.png|32px]] Penalty to Turret Optimal and Falloff Range || [[File:Icon velocity.png]] Bonus to maximum velocity (+50%)
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| 3 || Fierce || [[File:abyssalFilamentL3.png|32px]]
 
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| '''Exotic''' || [[File:Icon resist kin.png]] Penalty to Kinetic Resist || [[File:Icon sensor resolution.png|32px]] Bonus to Scan Resolution (+50%)
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| 4 || Raging || [[File:abyssalFilamentL4.png|32px]] || rowspan=3 |-50% or -70%, random per site
 
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| '''Firestorm''' || [[File:Icon resist therm.png]] Penalty to Thermal Resist || [[File:Icon armor.png]] Bonus to Armor HP (+50%)
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| 5 || Chaotic || [[File:abyssalFilamentL5.png|32px]]
 
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| '''Gamma''' || [[File:Icon resist exp.png]] Penalty to Explosive Resist || [[File:Icon shield.png]] Bonus to Shield HP (+50%)
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| 6 || Cataclysmic || [[File:abyssalFilamentL6.png|32px]]
 
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When selecting ship you '''must''' consider the weather effect of the instance you are entering. For example using a turret ship or drone boat in dark matter field (range penalty) is very bad idea as you would likely not be able to hit anything.
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'''These bonuses and penalties may be addressed in the following ways:'''
  
The weather bonuses and penalties apply to all entities within the abyssal deadspace. This includes your ship, rats, missiles and drones. The environmental effects are [[Stacking penalties|stacking penalized]].
 
  
As the resist penalty will apply to the rats too you should pick your damage type to match the resist weakness. How negative resist bonus is applied to a ship may seem confusing. The easiest way to think of it is that a -50% resist penalty means the ship will take 50% more damage. For more in depth explanation see [[Tanking#Negative_resists|negative resists]] on tanking page.
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'''Resistance penalties (all weathers but Dark):''' These will increase the amount of damage taken in the damage type of the resistance penalty. These penalties are addressed by covering this hole on your ship(s), and ensuring that you are putting out damage that matches this resist hole as closely as possible. By forgoing the resist hole, one is choosing to fight against the natural resistances of the NPCs, just as one would in Dark weather, which lacks a resistance penalty.
  
====Localized Effects====
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[[File:Abyssal Clouds.jpg|280px|thumb|right|Filament Cloud (orange) and Bioluminescence Clouds (blue)]]
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'''Turret optimal and falloff penalty (Dark):''' As this applies to not only NPC and player turrets but player drone turrets, it is inadvisable to bring turret or drone boats to these sites, and to use launchers instead. Additionally, missiles lack of navigation requirements for the purposes of damage application, enable the player to more easily and better take advantage of the maximum velocity bonus found in this weather. This penalty will dramatically reduce the amount of tank requirement/damage taken by players due to the NPC AI not correcting for the reduced range; they will fire on you from outside optimal, and often even outside 1x falloff or more, and consistently miss. Finally, this penalty means that there is no resist penalty, and therefore no resist hole to attack. This weather will require more damage output than most others, save potentially Firestorm.
[[File:Deviant Automata Suppressor.jpg|280px|thumb|right|Deviant Automata Suppressor]]
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The pockets will also contain clouds and Triglavian towers that will apply effects to player and NPC ships in their immediate vicinity.
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'''Maximum Velocity bonus (Dark):''' Enemies and player drones will only use the bonused attribute of "Maximum Velocity" when chasing. When in their desired range, they will use their normal, un-bonused "Orbit Velocity". Players, however, are able to control how much of their max velocity they are using, and thus can fully benefit from this bonus.
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'''Capacitor recharge time bonus (Electrical):''' This bonus effectively grants not a 50% bonus, but rather 100%, as it halves capacitor recharge time, thereby doubling the capacitor recharge rate. NPCs receive essentially no benefit from this bonus, but players are able to leverage the additional capacitor regen to great effect.
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'''Armor hit point bonus (Firestorm):''' This bonus is the opposite of what is found in Electrical sites, in a way - it is usually not relevant to player ships, only in certain cases, and is highly impactful to the enemies. As many enemies you will encounter in these sites are armor-heavy, this will dramatically increase the time-to-kill for each individual enemy, thereby keeping threats on the field longer, and increasing overall site time. The hit point bonus on the player ship can be relevant to players running destroyers and frigates, to some degree, though is largely unimpactful for players using cruisers. Firestorm is generally known as the most difficult weather.
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'''Shield hit point bonus (Gamma):''' While most enemies are armor-heavy and some (Lucid Sleepers of the Vigilant Tyrannos) lack shield entirely, there is more than enough shield HP present for this to present a time challenge compared to sites without a hit point bonus, though less of a challenge than Firestorm. In terms of players leveraging this bonus, players are able to utilize the increased shield regeneration that comes along with the increased hit points, building passive shield regeneration tanks that can handle massive amounts of damage. NPC shields found here generally are designed to effectively not regenerate whatsoever, and thus do not gain a notable amount of regeneration from this bonus.
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'''Scan resolution bonus (Exotic):''' Largely irrelevant, be aware that NPCs will lock you faster, enjoy locking NPCs faster.
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=== Localized Effects ===
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[[File:Abyssal Clouds.jpg|thumb|Filament Cloud (orange) and Bioluminescence Clouds (blue)]]
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[[File:Deviant Automata Suppressor.jpg|thumb|Deviant Automata Suppressor]]
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The pockets will also contain clouds and Triglavian towers that apply effects to player and NPC ships in their immediate vicinity.
  
 
Localized Clouds:
 
Localized Clouds:
*Filament Cloud (orange): Penalty to Shield Booster boosting (-40%) and reduction to shield booster duration (-40%). If using a conventional (not Ancillary) shield booster, in effect this does not weaken your shield booster, it increases its capacitor cost/second by 66%. If you rely on a shield booster to survive, you should avoid entering these.
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* Filament Cloud (orange): Penalty to Shield Booster boosting (-40%) and reduction to shield booster duration (-40%). If using a conventional (not Ancillary) shield booster, in effect this does not weaken your shield booster, but rather increases its capacitor cost per second by 66%. If you rely on a shield booster to survive, you should avoid entering these clouds.
*Bioluminescence Cloud (light blue): +300% Signature Radius (4.0x signature radius multiplier). Entering this cloud will make your ship easier target to hit but it will also make all rats easier to hit. If fighting small but accurate enemies like Damaviks, this cloud can actually be helpful to pull enemies through.
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* Bioluminescence Cloud (light blue): +300% Signature Radius (4.0x signature radius multiplier). Entering this cloud will make your ship an easier target to hit but it will also make all rats easier to hit. If fighting small but accurate enemies like Damaviks, this cloud can actually be helpful, and you can lure the rats into it.
*Tachyon Cloud (white): +300% Velocity (x4.0 velocity), -50% Inertia Modifier. Be very careful entering this cloud with an active [[Propulsion_equipment|MWD]], as the Inertia reduction will cause you to accelerate ''very'' quickly (x4 velocity, x0.5 inertia, '''x8''' acceleration), potentially slingshotting you outside the boundary for a very quick death to the Unstable Abyssal Depths. These clouds will also increase enemy velocities, causing them to either close range very quickly, or suddenly pull away.
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* Tachyon Cloud (white): +300% Velocity (x4.0 velocity), -50% Inertia Modifier. Be ''very'' careful entering this cloud with an active [[Propulsion_equipment|MWD]], as the inertia reduction will cause you to accelerate ''very'' quickly (x4 velocity, x0.5 inertia, '''x8''' acceleration), potentially slingshotting you outside the pocket boundary for a very quick death. These clouds will also increase enemy velocities, causing them to either close range very quickly, or suddenly pull away.
  
 
{{expansion past|In September, 2020, the Tachyon Cloud was introduced, replacing the older Caustic Cloud. The Caustic Cloud applied a -80% penalty to local and remote Armor Repair modules, making it a death sentence for armor tanked ships. However, the cloud was very rarely seen.}}
 
{{expansion past|In September, 2020, the Tachyon Cloud was introduced, replacing the older Caustic Cloud. The Caustic Cloud applied a -80% penalty to local and remote Armor Repair modules, making it a death sentence for armor tanked ships. However, the cloud was very rarely seen.}}
  
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Triglavian Towers:
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* Deviant Automata Suppressor: Damages all missiles, drones, and rogue drone frigates within its area of effect. The larger tower does about the same damage to drones as a single medium smartbomb; the smaller does more than double that. Flying into the range of this Suppressor can help you take out pirate drones. Watch out for your own drones.
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** Short-Range Deviant Suppressor will attack all drones, missiles and rogue drone frigates within 15 KM
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** Medium-Range Deviant Suppressor will attack all drones, missiles, and rogue drone frigates within 40 KM
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* Multibody Tracking Pylon: +60% or +80% [[tracking]] to all ships in its area of effect. This can be helpful for fighting small, fast enemies. It helps your drones as well as your ship.
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== Enemies ==
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Abyssal Deadspace contains a wide variety of different hostile NPCs. Each NPC will behave differently, and taking the right combat approach in different situations is important. The following discussion covers all the different types of NPCs and their abilities; for an overview of the possible sets of NPCs you can face in an Abyssal room, see [[Possible rooms in Abyssal Deadspace]].
  
Triglavian Towers:
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Unlike in most other regions in EVE, Abyssal Deadspace NPCs have very clear naming patterns and will have either a prefix or suffix that states what special abilities they have.
*Deviant Automata Suppressor: Damages all missiles, drones, and rogue drone frigates within it area of effect. The larger does about the same damage to drones as a single medium smartbomb; the smaller does more than double that. Flying into the range of this Suppressor can help you take out pirate drones.
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**Short-Range Deviant Suppressor will attack all drones, missiles and rogue drone frigates within 15 KM
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This makes target prioritization easier, which is extremely important in the Abyss: the general best strategy in most rooms is to start out by killing any EWAR that poses a threat to your ship. Depending on your fit, this can mean Neutralizers, Webs, Tracking/Guidance disruptors, or, if the pocket has battleships, Target Painters.
**Medium-Range Deviant Suppressor will attack all drones, missiles, and rogue drone frigates within 40 KM
 
*Multibody Tracking Pylon: +60% or +80% [[Tracking|tracking]] to all ships in its area of effect.
 
  
==Rat info==
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You should also pay attention on whether dedicated remote repair ships are on grid; if you can't kill other frigates before repairs land, prioritize killing remote repairs first. After the dangerous EWAR and remote repair ships are dead, you can focus on the damage dealers in your preferred order.
The Abyssal Deadspace contains variety of different kind of rats. Each rat will behave differently and taking the right approach in different situations is important. For a quick overview of which group of rats you can face go to the [[Possible rooms in Abyssal Deadspace]] page.
 
  
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{| style="text-align: center: width: 700px;"
 
|+ '''Factions'''
 
|+ '''Factions'''
!Rogue Drones !! Drifters !! Sleepers !! Triglavians !! Sansha's Nation !! CONCORD !! Angel Cartel
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! Rogue Drones !! Drifters !! Sleepers !! Triglavians !! Sansha's Nation !! CONCORD !! Angel Cartel
 
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|[[File:Logo faction rogue drones.png|64px|link=]] || [[File:Logo faction drifters.png|64px|link=]] || [[File:Sleeper Cruiser.jpg|64px|link=]] ||[[File:Logo faction triglavian collective.png|64px|link=]] || [[File:Logo faction sanshas nation.png|64px|link=]] || [[File:Logo faction concord assembly.png|64px|link=]] || [[File:Logo faction angel cartel.png|64px|link=]]
 
|[[File:Logo faction rogue drones.png|64px|link=]] || [[File:Logo faction drifters.png|64px|link=]] || [[File:Sleeper Cruiser.jpg|64px|link=]] ||[[File:Logo faction triglavian collective.png|64px|link=]] || [[File:Logo faction sanshas nation.png|64px|link=]] || [[File:Logo faction concord assembly.png|64px|link=]] || [[File:Logo faction angel cartel.png|64px|link=]]
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===Rogue Drones===  
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=== Rogue Drones ===  
[[Rogue Drones|Rogue Drones]] are perhaps the most common type of rats encountered in Abyssal Deadspace. The sub battleship rats deal single damage type or EWAR based on their name. The battlecruiser-sized rats are notable for having very high damage combined with very short range and incredible tracking, they will easily be able to track and hit medium drones that are attacking them. If you can keep them at over 10 km from your ship they will deal very little damage.
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[[Rogue Drones]] are perhaps the most common type of enemies encountered in Abyssal Deadspace, and come in three sizes: Frigate, Battlecruiser, and Battleship. Rogue Drone Frigates can often be found in rooms containing extremely large groups of them, alongside other larger Rogue Drones, or even alongside ships from other factions. Rogue Drone Battlecruisers are somewhat slow and have very short range (only 2+4km), but have pinpoint tracking within that range and extremely high damage. The Rogue Drone Battleship ("Abyssal Overmind") has extremely long range and damage, comes in a different variant at each Abyssal Filament level, and is discussed further, later in this page.
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Rogue Drone Frigates deal either a single type of damage based on their name, or a small amount of omni damage alongside EWAR. Rogue Drone Frigates are also susceptible to Deviant Automata Suppressor pylons, but if those are not available, they can be much more easily fought using Multibody Tracking Pylons or Bioluminescent Clouds.
  
The best strategy is to start out by killing EWAR rats that pose threat to your ship. Depending on your fit, this means webs, tracking/missile disruptors and, if the pocket has battleships, target painters. You should also pay attention on whether logistic rats are on grid. If you can't kill other frigates before repairs land, prioritize killing logistic rats first. After the dangerous EWAR and logistic rats are dead you can focus on the damage dealers in your preferred order.
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Rogue Drone Battlecruisers also deal only a single type of damage, based on their name.
  
The rogue drone frigates are susceptible to automata suppressors. Multibody tracking pylons and bioluminescent clouds will also help greatly when trying to hit small frigate swarms.
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The Rogue Drone Battleship deals Kinetic and Thermal damage, and the Battleship found in Tier 5 and 6 sites also has a Stasis Webifier, which helps counteract its poor tracking.
  
The Rogue Drone battleship found in Tier 5 sites, known as the Benthic Abyssal Overmind has a stasis webifier, making it difficult to maneuver around this enemy.
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Rogue Drone Battleships have a small exploitable gimmick - if a generic damage dealer frigate (e.g. ''Sparkneedle Tessella'') spawns, the battleship follows it in orbit and as a result will draw close to you, as Rogue Drone Frigates naturally orbit close to your ship (minus the repair frigates).  This can greatly help afterburner-fit ships which normally can't easily get under the battleship's guns, but can also become problematic in high tier sites as it may put you within their webifier range.
  
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Rogue Drone Frigate names have the suffix '''Tessella'''. Rogue Drone Battlecruiser names have the suffix '''Tessera'''.
!colspan="2"| Rogue Drone Ship  
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{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="2" | Rogue Drone Ship  
 
|-
 
|-
 
!Name  
 
!Name  
 
!Weapon
 
!Weapon
 
|-
 
|-
|Spark || [[File:Icon damage em.png]] EM Damage
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| Spark || [[File:Icon damage em.png]] EM Damage
 
|-
 
|-
|Ember||[[File:Icon damage therm.png]]Thermal Damage
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| Ember || [[File:Icon damage therm.png]]Thermal Damage
 
|-
 
|-
|Strike||[[File:Icon damage kin.png]]Kinetic Damage
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| Strike || [[File:Icon damage kin.png]]Kinetic Damage
 
|-
 
|-
|Blast||[[File:Icon damage exp.png]]Explosive Damage
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| Blast || [[File:Icon damage exp.png]]Explosive Damage
 
|-
 
|-
|Snarecaster||[[File:Icon stasis webifier i.png|32px]] Webbing
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| (name) needle Tessella || [[File:Icon target frigate.png|16px]]Low damage
 
|-
 
|-
|Fogcaster||[[File:Icon_track_disruptor_64.png‎|32px]] Turret and Launcher Disruption
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| (name) lance Tessella || [[File:Icon target frigate.png|16px]]Higher damage
 
|-
 
|-
|Gazedimmer||[[File:Icon_remote_sensor_dampening.png‎‎|32px]] Sensor Dampening
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| (name) grip Tessera || [[File:Icon red battlecruiser.png]]Battlecruiser, short range but extreme damage
 
|-
 
|-
|Spotlighter||[[File:Icon_target_painter_i.png‎|32px]] Target Painting
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| Snarecaster || [[File:Icon stasis webifier i.png|32px]] Webbing
 
|-
 
|-
|Fieldweaver||[[File:Icon_shield_transporter_i.png‎|32px]] Remote Shield Logi
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| Fogcaster || [[File:Icon_track_disruptor_64.png‎|32px]] Turret and Launcher Disruption
 
|-
 
|-
|Plateforger||[[File:Icon_remote_armor_repair_i.png‎‎|32px]] Remote Armor Logi
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| Gazedimmer || [[File:Icon_remote_sensor_dampening.png‎‎|32px]] Sensor Dampening
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|-
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| Spotlighter || [[File:Icon_target_painter_i.png‎|32px]] Target Painting
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|-
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| Fieldweaver || [[File:Icon_shield_transporter_i.png‎|32px]] Remote Shield Logi. No damage.
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|-
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| Plateforger || [[File:Icon_remote_armor_repair_i.png‎‎|32px]] Remote Armor Logi. No damage.
 
|}
 
|}
  
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=== Drifters and Seekers ===
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[[Drifters]] and [[seekers]] are sometimes encountered together but can also appear on their own. They all fire omni-damage turrets and have flat omni-resist profiles.
  
===Drifters and Seekers===
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The key ship in a Drifter room is '''Karybdis Tyrannos''', who flies a Drifter Battleship. This battleship has extremely long range, and will attempt to fly away from your ship(s) at around 300m/s, to drag you to the edge of the abyssal pocket.
  
[[Drifters|Drifters]] and [[seekers]] are sometimes encountered together but they can appear on their own too. They all deal omni-damage types and have flat omni-resist profiles.
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This can be very irritating, as it forces you to fly all the way back to the exit gate after the battleship finally dies. During the time spent chasing the battleship, you are vulnerable to its poorly-tracking but hard-hitting turrets. The strength of the battleship varies with the level of the Abyssal filament; higher-level filaments feature more damage and HP. Thankfully, the Drifter Battleship here does not come with either a Doomsday Weapon or any EWAR abilities.  
  
Drifter ships most often start with damaged shields and armor. The battleship deals heavy damage but a cruiser can get under its guns to avoid taking hits. The battleship will also fly away from the player ship at a speed of around 300m/second and will try to drag the player to the boundary. The drifter cruisers all use some form of EWAR in addition to dealing damage.
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The same gimmick that applies to Rogue Drone Battleships also applies to Drifter battleships, albeit even easier to exploit, which can greatly benefit afterburner-focused cruisers; if the pocket happens to spawn an '''Ephialtes Lancer''', the battleship will follow it in orbit and as a result move closer to you, making it significantly easier to get under its guns and save a lot of stress.  This does not work with any other Sleeper/Drifter cruiser types.
  
Note: Drifter Cruisers will all be named '''Scylla Tyrannos''', and so their ''type'' must be checked to see their abilities.
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Drifter ships start the fight with heavily-damaged shields, armor, and hull. Drifter cruisers all use some form of EWAR in addition to dealing damage, but they also have large signature radii and are thus easy to finish off.
  
{|class="wikitable"
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Seeker ships are far more generic than Drifter ships, and while they feature many forms of EWAR, they also have only thin armor.
!colspan="2"|Drifter Cruiser  
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'''Drifter Cruisers will all be named '''Scylla Tyrannos''', and so their ''type'' must be checked to see their abilities.'''
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{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="2" | Drifter Cruiser  
 
|-
 
|-
!Cruiser Type!! Weapon
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! Cruiser Type !! Weapon
 
|-
 
|-
|Entanglement|| [[File:Icon stasis webifier i.png|32px]] Webbing
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| Entanglement || [[File:Icon stasis webifier i.png|32px]] Webbing
 
|-
 
|-
|Nullwarp||[[File:Icon_warp_scrambler_i.png|32px]] Warp Scramblers
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| Nullwarp|| [[File:Icon_warp_scrambler_i.png|32px]] Warp Scramblers
 
|-
 
|-
|Nullcharge||[[File:Icon_energy_neutralizer_i.png|32px]]Energy Neutralizers
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| Nullcharge|| [[File:Icon_energy_neutralizer_i.png|32px]]Energy Neutralizers
 
|}
 
|}
  
{|class="wikitable"
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{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="2"|Seeker types  
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! colspan="2" | Seeker types  
 
|-
 
|-
!Seeker Name !! Weapon
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! Seeker Name !! Weapon
 
|-
 
|-
|Lancer|| Generic Damage Dealer
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| Lancer || Generic Damage Dealer
 
|-
 
|-
|Entangler || [[File:Icon stasis webifier i.png|32px]] Webbing
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| Entangler || [[File:Icon stasis webifier i.png|32px]] Webbing
 
|-
 
|-
|Spearfisher|| [[File:Icon_warp_scrambler_i.png|32px]] Warp Scramblers
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| Spearfisher|| [[File:Icon_warp_scrambler_i.png|32px]] Warp Scramblers
 
|-
 
|-
|Illuminator|| [[File:Icon_target_painter_i.png‎|32px]]  Target Painting
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| Illuminator|| [[File:Icon_target_painter_i.png‎|32px]]  Target Painting
 
|-
 
|-
|Dissipator|| [[File:Icon_energy_neutralizer_i.png|32px]] Energy Neutralizers
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| Dissipator|| [[File:Icon_energy_neutralizer_i.png|32px]] Energy Neutralizers
 
|-
 
|-
|Obfuscator|| [[File:Icon_remote_sensor_dampening.png‎‎|32px]] Sensor Dampening
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| Obfuscator || [[File:Icon_remote_sensor_dampening.png‎‎|32px]] Sensor Dampening
 
|-
 
|-
|Confuser|| [[File:Icon_track_disruptor_64.png‎|32px]] Turret and Missile Disruption
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| Confuser || [[File:Icon_track_disruptor_64.png‎|32px]] Turret and Missile Disruption
 
|}
 
|}
  
===Sleeper Drones===
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=== Sleeper Drones ===
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Every [[Sleepers|Sleeper drone]] is equipped with remote repairers, so it is best to kill smaller ships first, as they die before repairs land. In addition to damage, they will also use webs and energy neutralizers. The Sleeper drone battleship (Lucid Deepwatcher) always spawns in pairs or trios, and deals rather high damage, but has very poor tracking. Its fire can easily be evaded with a sub-10km orbit.
  
Every [[Sleepers|Sleeper drone]] is equipped with remote repairers so it is best to kill smaller ships first as they die before repairs land. In addition to damage, they will also use webs and energy neutralizers. The Sleeper drone battleship (Lucid Deepwatcher) deals rather high damage, but has very poor tracking and can easily be evaded with a sub-10km orbit.
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Sleeper drones fire EM/Thermal turrets (and the cruisers have irritatingly high tracking and range), and Kinetic/explosive missiles (with poor flight speed and application).
  
Sleeper drones fire EM/TH turrets (and the cruisers have irritatingly high tracking and range), and KIN/EX missiles (with poor flight speed and application).
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Sleeper Drones all have the '''Lucid''' prefix.
  
{|class="wikitable"
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{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="2"| Sleeper Drone Frigates [[File:Icon_red_frigate.png]]
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! colspan="2" | Sleeper Drone Frigates [[File:Icon_red_frigate.png]]
 
|-
 
|-
!Name  
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! Name  
!Weapon
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! Weapon
 
|-
 
|-
|Escort|| Generic Damage Dealer
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| Escort|| Generic Damage Dealer
 
|-
 
|-
|Aegis|| Higher Damage Dealer
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| Aegis|| Higher Damage Dealer
 
|-
 
|-
|Warden||[[File:Icon stasis webifier i.png|32px]] Webbing
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| Warden|| [[File:Icon stasis webifier i.png|32px]] Webbing
 
|-
 
|-
|Firewatcher||[[File:Icon_energy_neutralizer_i.png|32px]]Energy Neutralizers
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| Firewatcher || [[File:Icon_energy_neutralizer_i.png|32px]]Energy Neutralizers
 
|-
 
|-
|Preserver ||[[File:Icon_shield_transporter_i.png‎|32px]][[File:Icon_remote_armor_repair_i.png‎‎|32px]] Strong remote repairs
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| Preserver || [[File:Icon_shield_transporter_i.png‎|32px]][[File:Icon_remote_armor_repair_i.png‎‎|32px]] Strong remote repairs
 
|}
 
|}
  
{|class="wikitable"
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{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="2"| Sleeper Drone Cruisers [[File:Icon_red_cruiser.png]]
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! colspan="2" | Sleeper Drone Cruisers [[File:Icon_red_cruiser.png]]
 
|-
 
|-
!Name  
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! Name  
!Weapon
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! Weapon
 
|-
 
|-
|Watchman||Generic Damage Dealer
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| Watchman || Generic Damage Dealer
 
|-
 
|-
|Upholder ||[[File:Icon stasis webifier i.png|32px]] Webbing
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| Upholder || [[File:Icon stasis webifier i.png|32px]] Webbing
 
|-
 
|-
|Sentinel ||[[File:Icon_energy_neutralizer_i.png|32px]]Energy Neutralizers
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| Sentinel || [[File:Icon_energy_neutralizer_i.png|32px]]Energy Neutralizers
 
|}
 
|}
  
{|class="wikitable"
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{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="2"| Sleeper Drone Battleship [[File:Icon_red_battleship.png]]
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! colspan="2" | Sleeper Drone Battleship [[File:Icon_red_battleship.png]]
 
|-
 
|-
!Name  
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! Name  
!Weapon
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! Weapon
 
|-
 
|-
|Deepwatcher||[[File:Icon_target_painter_i.png‎|32px]]Target painting
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| Deepwatcher || [[File:Icon_target_painter_i.png‎|32px]]Target painting
 
|}
 
|}
  
===Triglavian Collective===
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=== Triglavian Collective ===
[[Triglavian Collective|Triglavian ships]] can appear in any pocket. They use Entropic Disintegrators to deal high Thermal and Explosive damage. As each ship's damage will slowly increase the longer it stays focused on one target, Triglavian rooms can quickly become DPS or range-control races, to either kill their high-damage ships before they can kill you, or to kill their tackle ships and fly outside their damage. Triglavian Ships almost all feature Remote Armor Repair abilities, and feature the widest range of EWAR of any Abyssal faction.
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[[Triglavian Collective|Triglavian ships]] can appear in any pocket. They use Entropic Disintegrators to deal high Thermal and Explosive damage. As each ship's damage will slowly increase the longer it stays focused on one target, Triglavian rooms can quickly become DPS or range-control races, to either kill their high-damage ships before they can kill you or to kill their tackle ships and fly beyond their damage range.
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Triglavian ships almost all feature Remote Armor Repair abilities, and mount the widest range of EWAR of any Abyssal faction.
  
{|class="wikitable"
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{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="2"| Triglavian Ships  
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! colspan="2" | Triglavian Ships  
 
|-
 
|-
!Name or Prefix
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! Name or Prefix
!Ability
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! Ability
 
|-
 
|-
|Damavik || [[File:Icon target frigate.png|16px]] Very fast frigate. Large signature radius.
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| Damavik || [[File:Icon target frigate.png|16px]] Very fast frigate. Large signature radius.
 
|-
 
|-
|Kikimora || [[File:Icon target destroyer.png|16px]] Fast, extended range destroyer
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| Kikimora || [[File:Icon target destroyer.png|16px]] Fast, extended range destroyer
 
|-
 
|-
|Vedmak || [[File:Icon target cruiser.png|16px]] Hard-hitting cruiser
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| Vedmak || [[File:Icon target cruiser.png|16px]] Hard-hitting cruiser
 
|-
 
|-
|Rodiva || [[File:Icon target cruiser.png|16px]] Low-damage remote-repair cruiser
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| Rodiva || [[File:Icon target cruiser.png|16px]] Low-damage remote-repair cruiser
 
|-
 
|-
|Drekavac || [[File:Icon target battlecruiser.png|16px]] Hard''er''-hitting battlecruiser
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| Drekavac || [[File:Icon red battlecruiser.png]] Hard''er''-hitting battlecruiser. <br/>Spawns with 28% shield, 68% armor and 11% hull.
 
|-
 
|-
|Leshak || [[File:Icon target battleship.png|16px]] Long-range, slow, high-damage battleship. <br/>Spawns with low hull and no shields or armor.
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| Leshak || [[File:Icon red battleship.png]] Long-range, slow, high-damage battleship. <br/>Spawns with low hull and no shields or armor.
 
|-
 
|-
!colspan="2" | Prefixes
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! colspan="2" | Prefixes
 
|-
 
|-
|Striking || Generic Damage Dealer
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| Striking || Generic Damage Dealer
 
|-
 
|-
|Starving ||[[File:Icon_energy_neutralizer_i.png|32px]]Energy Neutralizers. No Remote Repairs.
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| Starving || [[File:Icon_energy_neutralizer_i.png|32px]]Energy Neutralizers. No Remote Repairs.
 
|-
 
|-
|Harrowing / Shining ||[[File:Icon_target_painter_i.png‎|32px]]  Target Painting
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| Harrowing / Shining || [[File:Icon_target_painter_i.png‎|32px]]  Target Painting
 
|-
 
|-
|Anchoring ||[[File:Icon_warp_scrambler_i.png|32px]] Warp Scramblers
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| Anchoring || [[File:Icon_warp_scrambler_i.png|32px]] Warp Scramblers
 
|-
 
|-
|Renewing ||[[File:Icon_remote_armor_repair_i.png‎‎|32px]] Strong remote repairs
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| Renewing || [[File:Icon_remote_armor_repair_i.png‎‎|32px]] Strong remote repairs
 
|-
 
|-
|Blinding ||[[File:Icon_remote_sensor_dampening.png‎‎|32px]] Sensor Dampening  
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| Blinding || [[File:Icon_remote_sensor_dampening.png‎‎|32px]] Sensor Dampening  
 
|-
 
|-
|Tangling ||[[File:Icon_stasis_webifier_i.png|32px]] Webbing
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| Tangling || [[File:Icon_stasis_webifier_i.png|32px]] Webbing
 
|-
 
|-
|Ghosting ||[[File:Icon_track_disruptor_64.png‎|32px]] Turret and Missile Disruption
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| Ghosting || [[File:Icon_track_disruptor_64.png‎|32px]] Turret and Missile Disruption
 
|-
 
|-
| Vila || [[File:Icon target drone.png|32px]] Can be combined with any of the above. <br/>Will be present on either all ships in the pocket or on none of them. <br/>Reduced Disintegrator damage. <br/>Launches 4 Vila Swarm Drones, which each deal low omni DPS. <br/>Vila Swarm Drones will quickly respawn when killed, <br/>but will deactivate when their controlling ship is destroyed.
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| Vila Swarmer || [[File:Icon target drone.png|32px]] 3 or 4 Vila Swarmers will be spawned by NPCs that have "Vila" as the middle name (example: Striking Vila Damavik). <br/> [[File:Icon damage therm.png]][[File:Icon damage kin.png]][[File:Icon damage em.png]][[File:Icon damage exp.png]] Deals very low omni DPS. (10-20 DMG per shot) <br/>Destroy the controlling ship first as the drones will deactivate once it gets destroyed, and destroying the drones will take a lot of time.
 
|}
 
|}
  
===Sansha's Nation===
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=== Sansha's Nation ===
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[[Sansha's Nation]] ships use very long-ranged lasers and thus must be fought up close. However, fighting them up close is a challenge in itself, as they also bring a wide range of EWAR abilities, including significant energy neutralizers.
  
Sansha's Nation ships feature very long range lasers, and thus must be fought up close. However, fighting them up close can be problematic, as they also bring a wide range of EWAR abilities, including significant energy neutralizers.
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All Sansha's Nation ships have the '''Devoted''' prefix.
  
Unlike other abyssal NPCs, all Sansha's Nation ships have the '''Devoted''' prefix, and their ''suffix'' dictates their role and abilities.
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{| class="wikitable"
 
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! colspan="2" | Sansha's Nation Cruisers [[File:Icon_red_cruiser.png]]
{|class="wikitable"
 
!colspan="2"| Sansha's Nation Cruisers [[File:Icon_red_cruiser.png]]
 
 
|-
 
|-
!Name  
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! Name  
!Weapon
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! Weapon
 
|-
 
|-
|Knight || [[File:Icon stasis webifier i.png|32px]][[File:Icon_energy_neutralizer_i.png|32px]] Heavy damage dealer; high range & tracking
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| Knight || [[File:Icon stasis webifier i.png|32px]][[File:Icon_energy_neutralizer_i.png|32px]] Heavy damage dealer; high range & tracking
 
|}
 
|}
  
{|class="wikitable"
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{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="2"| Sansha's Nation Frigates [[File:Icon_red_frigate.png]]
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! colspan="2" | Sansha's Nation Frigates [[File:Icon_red_frigate.png]]
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|-
 +
! Name
 +
! Weapon
 
|-
 
|-
!Name
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| Hunter || Above Generic (50% More) Damage Dealer
!Weapon
 
 
|-
 
|-
|Fisher ||[[File:Icon_stasis_webifier_i.png|32px]] Webbing
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| Fisher || [[File:Icon_stasis_webifier_i.png|32px]] Webbing
 
|-
 
|-
|Priest ||[[File:Icon shield transporter i.png|32px]] Remote repairs
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| Priest || [[File:Icon shield transporter i.png|32px]] Remote repairs
 
|-
 
|-
|Trapper ||[[File:Icon_warp_scrambler_i.png|32px]] Warp Scramblers
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| Trapper || [[File:Icon_warp_scrambler_i.png|32px]] Warp Scramblers
 
|-
 
|-
|Smith ||[[File:Icon_energy_neutralizer_i.png|32px]] Energy Neutralizers
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| Smith || [[File:Icon_energy_neutralizer_i.png|32px]] Energy Neutralizers
 
|-
 
|-
|Lookout ||[[File:Icon_remote_sensor_dampening.png‎‎|32px]]Sensor Dampening
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| Lookout || [[File:Icon_remote_sensor_dampening.png‎‎|32px]]Sensor Dampening
 
|-
 
|-
|Herald ||[[File:Icon_track_disruptor_64.png‎|32px]] Turret and Missile Disruption
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| Herald || [[File:Icon_track_disruptor_64.png‎|32px]] Turret and Missile Disruption
 
|-
 
|-
|Torchbearer ||[[File:Icon_target_painter_i.png‎|32px]] Target Painting
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| Torchbearer || [[File:Icon_target_painter_i.png‎|32px]] Target Painting
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
  
===CONCORD===
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=== CONCORD ===
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[[CONCORD]] rooms contain a mix of CONCORD and EDENCOM ship hulls.  CONCORD hulls use Thermal or Explosive missiles, while EDENCOM ships use EM-Kinetic Vorton Projectors.  Marshals start off with no shields and 28% armor, while EDENCOM Thunderchilds start off with about 8% shield, no armor and 40% structure.
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CONCORD rooms are generally feared by many Abyssal runners due to their high damage and heavy damage-application support.  The sheer incoming DPS, combined with the multiple Webs and Target Painters, makes passive or active tanking in these rooms extremely difficult.  Because of this, Marshal rats (especially Drainers) are often targeted first to reduce incoming DPS. 
  
All CONCORD rats are part of the '''Disparu Troop'''. CONCORD hulls use missiles, while EDENCOM ships use Vorton Projectors.  CONCORD ships fire either Thermal or Explosive missiles; EDENCOM Vorton Projectors deal EM and Kinetic damage.
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While the EDENCOM ships offer no EWAR, they bring very high alpha damage on very slow fire rates, meaning that the combination of Marshal DPS and EDENCOM alpha can easily and unexpectedly break an Abyssal runner's buffer.
  
CONCORD rats are generally feared by many Abyssal runners due to their high missile damage and heavy EWAR.  The sheer incoming DPS, combined with the multiple Webs and Target Painters, makes passive or active tanking these rooms extremely difficult.  Because of this, Marshal rats (especially Drainers which neut your cap very hard) are often targeted first to reduce incoming DPS.  And while the EDENCOM ships offer no EWAR, they bring very high alpha damage on very slow fire rates, meaning that the combination of Marshal DPS and EDENCOM alpha can easily and unexpectedly break an Abyssal runner's buffer.
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The three saving graces when fighting CONCORD/EDENCOM ships are:
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# they cannot land Wrecking Shots
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# Vorton Projectors will chain their damage to ''any'' objects within 10km of your ship, and can thus be exploited into dealing friendly fire damage to other enemy CONCORD/EDENCOM ships
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# CONCORD ships are not especially durable, which turns the CONCORD room into a pure DPS race to determine whether you die first or the Marshals die first.  
  
The three saving graces when fighting CONCORD/EDENCOM ships are (1) they cannot land Wrecking Shots, (2) Vorton Projectors will chain their damage to ''any'' objects within 10km of your ship, and can thus be exploited into dealing friendly fire damage to other enemy CONCORD/EDENCOM ships, and (3) CONCORD ships are not especially durable, which turns the CONCORD room into a pure DPS race of whether you die first or the Marshals die first.
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All CONCORD and EDENCOM ships have the '''Disparu Troop''' suffix.
  
{|class="wikitable"
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{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="2"| CONCORD ships
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! colspan="2" | CONCORD ships
 
|-
 
|-
!Name  
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! Name  
!Weapon
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! Weapon
 
|-
 
|-
|(prefix) Pacifier || [[File:Icon damage therm.png]] or [[File:Icon damage exp.png]] 39 DPS Rockets
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| (prefix) Pacifier || [[File:Icon damage therm.png]] or [[File:Icon damage exp.png]] 39 DPS Rockets
 
|-
 
|-
|(prefix) Enforcer|| [[File:Icon damage therm.png]] or [[File:Icon damage exp.png]] 130 DPS Heavy Assault Missiles
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| (prefix) Enforcer|| [[File:Icon damage therm.png]] or [[File:Icon damage exp.png]] 130 DPS Heavy Assault Missiles
 
|-
 
|-
|(prefix) Marshal || [[File:Icon damage therm.png]] or [[File:Icon damage exp.png]] 427 DPS Rapid Heavy Missiles
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| (prefix) Marshal || [[File:Icon damage therm.png]] or [[File:Icon damage exp.png]] 427 DPS Rapid Heavy Missiles
 
|-
 
|-
!colspan="2" | Prefixes
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! colspan="2" | Prefixes
 
|-
 
|-
|Attacker/Assault ||Generic damage dealer
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| Attacker/Assault || Generic damage dealer
 
|-
 
|-
|Arrester ||[[File:Icon_stasis_webifier_i.png|32px]] Webbing
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| Arrester || [[File:Icon_stasis_webifier_i.png|32px]] Webbing
 
|-
 
|-
|Marker ||[[File:Icon_target_painter_i.png‎|32px]] Target Painting
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| Marker || [[File:Icon_target_painter_i.png‎|32px]] Target Painting
 
|-
 
|-
|Drainer ||[[File:Icon_energy_neutralizer_i.png|32px]] Heavy Energy Neutralizers
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| Drainer || [[File:Icon_energy_neutralizer_i.png|32px]] Heavy Energy Neutralizers
 
|-
 
|-
!colspan="2" | EDENCOM ships
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! colspan="2" | EDENCOM ships
 
|-
 
|-
 
| (no prefix) Skybreaker || 87% [[File:Icon damage em.png]] 14% [[File:Icon damage kin.png]], 444 damage / 6 seconds
 
| (no prefix) Skybreaker || 87% [[File:Icon damage em.png]] 14% [[File:Icon damage kin.png]], 444 damage / 6 seconds
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|}
 
|}
  
===Angel Cartel===
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{{expansion past|
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When the Depths of the Abyss expansion released and first introduced CONCORD spawns, Marshals used to spawn with full HP, resulting in said spawns being unfairly difficult to many players.  In a later unknown update the Marshal NPCs were nerfed to provide slightly more balanced gameplay of CONCORD spawns in particular.
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}}
  
Angel Cartel rooms are the bane of fast and evasive ships. Angel Cartel ships have extremely high flight speeds, rather small signature radii, good range, varied damage types, and varied EWAR. The Cynabal is especially problematic, as it features all of these abilities combined in one ship.
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=== Angel Cartel ===
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[[Angel Cartel]] rooms are the bane of fast and evasive ships. Angel Cartel ships have extremely high flight speeds, rather small signature radii, good range, varied damage types, and varied EWAR. The Cynabal is especially problematic, as it features all of these abilities combined in one ship.
  
All Angel Cartel rats have the '''Lucifer''' prefix, and so as with the Sansha's Nation ships, the suffix must be checked to see their role. Certain ships can also have the '''Elite''' prefix, and feature even higher stats than their normal forms.
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All Angel Cartel rats have the '''Lucifer''' prefix. Certain ships can also have the '''Elite''' prefix, and have even higher stats than their normal forms.
  
{|class="wikitable"
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{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="2"| Angel Cartel Ships
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! colspan="4" | Angel Cartel Ships
 
|-
 
|-
!Name  
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! Name
!Weapon
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! Role
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! Ewar
 +
! Weapon
 
|-
 
|-
|(Elite) Cynabal || [[File:Icon stasis webifier i.png|32px]][[File:Icon_energy_neutralizer_i.png|32px]] [[File:Icon damage em.png|24px]][[File:Icon damage exp.png|24px]]<br>Heavy damage dealer; high range & tracking
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| (Elite) Cynabal || Heavy damage dealer; high range & tracking  ||  [[File:Icon stasis webifier i.png|32px]][[File:Icon_energy_neutralizer_i.png|32px]] || [[File:Icon damage em.png|24px]][[File:Icon damage exp.png|24px]]<br>
 
|-
 
|-
|Ixion ||[[File:Icon_target_painter_i.png‎|32px]][[File:Icon damage kin.png|24px]][[File:Icon damage therm.png|24px]] Target Painting
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| Ixion || Target Painting, Missile Disruption || [[File:Icon_target_painter_i.png‎|32px]][[File:Icon_missile_guidance_computer_i.png‎|32px]] || [[File:Icon damage kin.png|24px]][[File:Icon damage therm.png|24px]][[File:Icon damage exp.png|24px]]
 
|-
 
|-
|(Elite) Dramiel ||[[File:Icon damage exp.png|24px]][[File:Icon damage kin.png|24px]]Generic damage dealer
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| (Elite) Dramiel <ref group=Note> Elite Lucifer Dramiel has stasis webifiers.</ref> || Generic damage dealer || style="text-align: center;" | None || [[File:Icon damage exp.png|24px]][[File:Icon damage kin.png|24px]]
 
|-
 
|-
|Fury ||[[File:Icon_energy_neutralizer_i.png|32px]][[File:Icon damage exp.png|24px]][[File:Icon damage kin.png|24px]] Energy Neutralizers
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| Fury || Energy Neutralizers || [[File:Icon_energy_neutralizer_i.png|32px]] || [[File:Icon damage exp.png|24px]][[File:Icon damage kin.png|24px]]
 
|-
 
|-
|Echo ||[[File:Icon_stasis_webifier_i.png|32px]][[File:Icon damage exp.png|24px]][[File:Icon damage kin.png|24px]] Webbing
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| Echo || Webbing and Scrambling || [[File:Icon_stasis_webifier_i.png|32px]][[File:Icon_warp_scrambler_i.png|32px]] || [[File:Icon damage exp.png|24px]][[File:Icon damage kin.png|24px]]
 
|-
 
|-
|Medusa ||[[File:Icon_remote_sensor_dampening.png‎‎|32px]][[File:Icon damage kin.png|24px]][[File:Icon damage therm.png|24px]] Sensor Dampening
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| Medusa || Sensor Dampening || [[File:Icon_remote_sensor_dampening.png‎‎|32px]] || [[File:Icon damage kin.png|24px]][[File:Icon damage therm.png|24px]]
 
|-
 
|-
|Burst ||[[File:Icon shield transporter i.png|32px]] Remote repairs
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| Burst || Remote repairs || [[File:Icon shield transporter i.png|32px]] || style="text-align: center;" | None
 
|-
 
|-
|Swordspine ||[[File:Icon_target_painter_i.png‎|32px]][[File:Icon damage kin.png|24px]][[File:Icon damage therm.png|24px]] Target Painting
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| Swordspine || Target Painting || [[File:Icon_target_painter_i.png‎|32px]] || [[File:Icon damage kin.png|24px]][[File:Icon damage therm.png|24px]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
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<references group=Note />
  
==Best damage to deal==
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== Damage to deal ==
The Abyssal Deadspace resist penalties apply to both the player ship and to the rats inside Abyssal Deadspace. Due to how [[Tanking#Negative_resists|resist penalties]] are calculated this means that damage matching with the penalized resist will effectively receive damage bonus equal to the resist penalty (smaller damage increase if the target has too low resist). So in general you should select your damage to match the weather. But sometimes the natural resist hole of the rat is equal or even greater than the resist hole caused by the weather. In level 1-3 electric storm pockets the weather induced resist hole is equal to explosive resist hole. In all other pockets the weather induced weakness is greater.
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The Abyssal Deadspace resist penalties apply to ''both'' the player ship ''and'' to the NPCs present. Thanks to the mechanics of [[Tanking#Negative_resistances|resist penalties]], this means that damage-matching to the penalized resist will effectively earn a damage bonus equal to the resist penalty (smaller damage increase if the target has too low a base resist). So, in general, you should select your damage to match the weather.  
  
Drifter ships, seeker drones and sleepers have uniform resists.
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However, in some cases, the natural resist hole of the NPC is equal to or greater than the resist hole caused by the weather. This is the case in Dark filaments, which have no resist penalty.
  
{|class="wikitable"
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* Drifter ships, Seeker drones, and Sleeper drones have uniform resists.
!colspan="4"|Damage to deal to Triglavian ships
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* Sansha's Nation ships ''other'' than the Devoted Knight are weak to EM and Thermal and strong against Kinetic and Explosive. The Devoted Knight is weak to EM, then Explosive, and strong against Thermal and Kinetic.
|-
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* Angel Cartel ships are the opposite of Sansha's Nation: strong against EM and Thermal, weak to Explosive and Kinetic.
!Weakest
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* CONCORD ships have uniform resists. EDENCOM ships are weak to Thermal and EM.
!
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* Triglavian ships are weak to Explosive, then Thermal, and strong against Kinetic and EM. In a -30% Electrical filament, their EM resist is equal to Explosive resist.
!
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* Rogue drone ships have wildly varying resists. Damage-dealing and EWAR frigates have the same natural resists as a Tech 1 hull from one of the races. Repair frigates have 0 resists. Battlecruisers are slightly weak to EM/EX, and slightly more resistant to TH/KIN.  
!Strongest
 
|-
 
|[[File:Icon damage em.png]] EM || [[File:Icon damage kin.png]] Kinetic || [[File:Icon damage therm.png]] Thermal ||[[File:Icon damage exp.png]] Explosive
 
|}
 
  
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The Rogue Drone Battleship's resistances change at different tiers. With one exception, the Weather-induced hole is greater than any natural resist hole, and should be targeted; however, in a Dark Filament, these resistances become relevant.
  
The rogue drone ships have wildy varying resists. Generally the weather induced weakness is the greatest resist hole to hit. Hitting natural resist hole of the battleship drone deals approximately 10%-20% more damage than not hitting any weakness. Rogue drone battleship weaknesses are:
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If swapping damage types (i.e. through missile reloads) is possible, it should be done for these battleships. Their Shields are weak to EM damage, and the following chart lists their Armor weaknesses:
  
{|class="wikitable"
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{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="2"| Rogue Drone Battleship [[File:Icon_red_battleship.png]]
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! colspan="3" | Rogue Drone Battleship [[File:Icon_red_battleship.png]]
 
|-
 
|-
!Name  
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! Abyssal Tier
!Damage to deal
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! Name  
 +
! Damage to deal
 
|-
 
|-
|Endobenthic Abyssal Overmind||[[File:Icon damage em.png]] EM Damage [[File:Icon damage therm.png]]Thermal Damage
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| 1 || Photic Abyssal Overmind || [[File:Icon damage exp.png]]
 
|-
 
|-
|Benthic Abyssal Overmind||[[File:Icon damage em.png]] EM Damage [[File:Icon damage exp.png]]Explosive Damage
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| 2 || Twilit Abyssal Overmind || [[File:Icon damage therm.png]]<ref group=Note>The one exception. Very high Kinetic resist. Use Thermal, even in an Exotic Filament.</ref>
 
|-
 
|-
|Hadal Abyssal Overmind||[[File:Icon damage em.png]] EM Damage
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| 3 || Bathyic Abyssal Overmind || [[File:Icon damage therm.png]][[File:Icon damage kin.png]]
 
|-
 
|-
|Bathyic Abyssal Overmind||[[File:Icon damage exp.png]]Explosive Damage [[File:Icon damage em.png]] EM Damage
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| 4 || Hadal Abyssal Overmind || [[File:Icon damage exp.png]]
 
|-
 
|-
|Twilit Abyssal Overmind||[[File:Icon damage therm.png]]Thermal Damage [[File:Icon damage exp.png]]Explosive Damage
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| 5 || Benthic Abyssal Overmind || [[File:Icon damage therm.png]][[File:Icon damage kin.png]]
 
|-
 
|-
|Photic Abyssal Overmind||[[File:Icon damage em.png]] EM Damage
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| 6 || Endobenthic Abyssal Overmind || [[File:Icon damage therm.png]][[File:Icon damage kin.png]]
 
|}
 
|}
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<references group=Note />
  
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== Abyssal Deadspace Co-op for Frigates and Destroyers ==
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When the Abyss was created, the pockets were designed for a single cruiser. However, later updates allowed the Abyss to be entered with fleets of either three frigates, or two destroyers.
  
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Entering the Abyss as a fleet of small ships requires 2 (for destroyers) or 3 (for frigates) of the appropriate filaments, of the same type, in a single ship's cargohold. All ships in the group must be in the same fleet.
  
==Abyssal Deadspace Co-op for frigate fleets==
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The pilot of the ship carrying the filaments can then use them and select the Activate For Fleet option. Doing so will consume the filaments, and rather than pulling the ship into the abyss, it will open a limited-use acceleration gate that leads to the abyss. Fleet members can then activate that acceleration gate and launch themselves into the abyss.
Co-op frigate Abyssal Deadspace can be run by a group of up to 3 T1/T2/faction frigates. This requires three of the appropriate filaments of the same type the fleet desires to run, which all need to be in a single ship's cargo hold. The pilot can then activate a fleet abyssal site by right clicking on the stack of filaments selecting and then selecting "Activate For Fleet" in the window that pops up. Once activated an acceleration gate will appear in space and each member of the fleet (up to three T1/T2/faction frigates) can each activate the gate and enter the deadspace pocket to run the sites as described above.
 
  
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The 20-minute timer is shared by all ships in the fleet and starts counting down when the ''first'' of the ships finishes activating the acceleration gate and enters the abyssal pocket.
  
==Abyssal Deadspace from the outside==
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To compensate for the increased filament consumption and the loot being split across 2 or 3 ships and pilots, the Biocombinative Cache found in multi-ship pockets contains significantly more loot than the ordinary Bioadaptive Cache.
{{hatnote|As of August 14th, 2018, the suspect timer given upon exiting T4 and T5 Abyssal Deadspace has been "temporarily" removed.}}
 
  
[[File:Tiers of deadspace.jpg|thumb|Orange glow means it is a tier 1-3 Abyssal Deadspace. Yellow glow means it is a tier 4 or 5 Abyssal Deadspace.]]
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Players are not ''required'' to do 2-ship or 3-ship Abyssals in 2 or 3 ships. One tactic used by experienced Abyssal runners is to activate three filaments for three ships--significantly boosting the available loot--and then run the resulting pockets alone. Since the pockets will be balanced for three ships, not one, this requires careful planning and fitting and is not for the faint-of-heart. It does, however, markedly increase the profits made by successful runners.
When you enter the Abyssal Deadspace, you will be removed from local and from directional scanner. You cannot see who is in the system outside the deadspace, and they cannot see who is inside or in what ship.   
 
But that does not mean you are safe. Once the filament has been used, a rift appears that can be combat scanned by anyone in the system and can be warped to. It also appears on the directional scanner of anyone who has not filtered it out.
 
This makes it easy for people to camp the exit and shoot whoever comes out.
 
  
This means that you have to consider where you use the filament, especially in low security and null security space. But even in high-security space you are not safe. It used to be the case that Tier 4 and 5 filaments would give you suspect timer, but that has been "temporarily" disabled as of August 14th, 2018.
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== Abyssal Deadspace from the outside ==
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[[File:Tiers of deadspace.jpg|thumb|Orange glow means it is a tier 1-3 Abyssal Deadspace. Yellow glow means it is a tier 4-6 Abyssal Deadspace.]]
  
You will be invulnerable for a short time, so be patient if you leave the rift and find yourself being camped. A survival tactic could be to quickly activate a new filament - especially a tier 1-3 filament that you run in order to run down a suspect timer in hisec - but beware, many players have now got wise to this and will anchor a mobile depot which will prevent you activating another filament.
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When you enter an Abyssal, you will be removed from the Local chat channel in your system of origin and from the directional scanner. You cannot see who is in the system outside the deadspace, and they cannot see who is inside or in what ship they are using.
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But that does not mean you are wholly safe. Once the filament has been used, a rift appears that can be combat scanned by anyone in the system and can be warped to. It also appears on the directional scanner of anyone who has not filtered it out. This makes it possible for people to camp the exit and shoot whoever comes out.
  
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This means that you have to consider where you use the filament, especially in low security and null security space. Even in high-security space you should be cautious. It is best to activate the filament at a [[safespot]] bookmark, preferably more than directional-scanner range (14.3 AU) away from any celestial and any frequently-warped routes. Experienced Abyssal runners find large systems where they can set up such bookmarks, and replace their bookmarks frequently.
  
==Rewards==
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You will be invulnerable for a short time when you leave the Abyss. If you leave the rift and find yourself being camped, pause to assess your best options, and stay calm. One survival tactic is to quickly activate a new filament, but players who know you can do this will anchor a mobile depot nearby, preventing filament activation. Based on your assessment of the situation, you will have to decide.
Abyssal Deadspace is dangerous, but the rewards can be worthwhile for those who can complete the sites. Abyssal Deadspace is the only source for many valuable items, which are found in the Caches and Extraction Nodes/SubNodes. No wrecks are left behind by any NPCs, all drops come from these two listed cans. Rewards are as follows:
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== Rewards ==
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Abyssal Deadspace is dangerous, but the rewards can be worthwhile. Abyssal Deadspace is the only source for many valuable items found in the Caches and Extraction Nodes/Subnodes. No wrecks are left behind by any NPCs, and all drops come from these two listed cans.
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Rewards are as follows:
  
 
* [[Mutaplasmids]] that can be used to change the stats of certain modules. Which mutaplasmids are able to drop depends on the weather selected:
 
* [[Mutaplasmids]] that can be used to change the stats of certain modules. Which mutaplasmids are able to drop depends on the weather selected:
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** '''Exotic''' sites can drop '''tackle''' related mutaplasmids - Stasis Webifier, Warp Disruptor, Warp Scrambler
 
** '''Exotic''' sites can drop '''tackle''' related mutaplasmids - Stasis Webifier, Warp Disruptor, Warp Scrambler
 
** '''All weathers''' can drop '''damage module''' mutaplasmids - Heat Sink, Gyrostabilizer, Magnetic Field Stabilizer, Ballistic Control System, Entropic Radiation Sink
 
** '''All weathers''' can drop '''damage module''' mutaplasmids - Heat Sink, Gyrostabilizer, Magnetic Field Stabilizer, Ballistic Control System, Entropic Radiation Sink
** '''T6 filaments''' can drop '''capital module''' mutaplasmids - All Capital-sized versions of the modules above, plus Ancillary Shield Booster/Armor Repairer, Heavy Warp Disruptor/Scrambler, and Siege Module
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** '''T6 filaments''' can drop '''capital module''' mutaplasmids - All capital-sized versions of the modules above, plus Ancillary Shield Booster/Armor Repairer, Heavy Warp Disruptor/Scrambler, and Siege Module
 
 
 
* Precursor ship and weapon skill books, disintegrator specialization skill books
 
* Precursor ship and weapon skill books, disintegrator specialization skill books
 
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* Blueprint copies required for the production of Triglavian hulls, weapon systems, modules and ammunition:
* Blueprint copies required for the production of Triglavian hulls, weapon systems, and ammunition:
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** [[#Triglavian Collective|Triglavian ship hulls]]
** [[Abyssal Deadspace#Triglavian Collective|Triglavian ship hulls]]
 
 
** [[Entropic Disintegrators]]: Weapons with unique properties and only usable by the Triglavian ships
 
** [[Entropic Disintegrators]]: Weapons with unique properties and only usable by the Triglavian ships
 
** [[Turrets#Exotic_plasma|Exotic Plasma]]: Ammunition used by Entropic Disintegrators
 
** [[Turrets#Exotic_plasma|Exotic Plasma]]: Ammunition used by Entropic Disintegrators
 
** Mutadaptive Remote Armor Repairer: A special remote armor repairer module used by the Triglavian Rodiva and Zarmazd logistics cruisers
 
** Mutadaptive Remote Armor Repairer: A special remote armor repairer module used by the Triglavian Rodiva and Zarmazd logistics cruisers
 
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** Perun Heavy Mutadaptive Remote Armor Repairer - a faction version of the Mutadaptive Remote Armor Repairer
 
* Production materials required for the production of Triglavian hulls, weapon systems, and ammunition:
 
* Production materials required for the production of Triglavian hulls, weapon systems, and ammunition:
 
** Crystalline Isogen-10
 
** Crystalline Isogen-10
 
** Zero-Point Condensate
 
** Zero-Point Condensate
 
 
* Modules:
 
* Modules:
**Compact Entropic Radiation Sink - a compact (low-fitting) version of the Entropic Radiation Sink
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** Compact Entropic Radiation Sink - a compact (low-fitting) version of the Entropic Radiation Sink
**Perun Heavy Mutadaptive Remote Armor Repairer - a faction version of the Mutadaptive Remote Armor Repairer
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* Triglavian Survey Database: often referred to as "red loot", this item is an ISK token item similar to Sleeper "blue loot" and Overseer's Personal Effects in that it can be sold to unlimited NPC buy orders for a fixed price, in this case, 100,000 ISK/ea
 
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* Abyssal Filaments:
* Triglavian Survey Database: Often referred to as "red loot", this item is an ISK token item similar to Sleeper "blue loot" and Overseer's Personal Effects in that it can be sold to unlimited NPC buy orders for a fixed price, in this case, 100,000 ISK/ea
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** [[Exploration#Relic_and_Data_sites|data hacking sites]] are the only source for Abyssal filaments outside of Abyssal Deadspace, and they only provide Tranquil (Tier 0) and Calm (Tier 1) filaments
 
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** the Bioadaptive/Biocombinative Caches in Abyssal Deadspace can drop filaments of all tiers
* Abyssal Filaments: While data hacking sites are the only source for Abyssal Filaments outside of Abyssal Deadspace, and they only provide Calm (Tier 1) filaments, the Bioadaptive/Biocombinative Cache in Abyssal Deadspace can drop filaments of all tiers, allowing us to access the higher tiers of this content. These filaments can also be sold on the open market to other players.
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** it is therefore only by running Abyssals that the filaments for higher-tier Abyssal runs can be found, and there is a busy market in retrieved filaments
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
 
<gallery mode="slideshow">
 
<gallery mode="slideshow">
File:Electrical-Abyss-Gate.jpg | Approaching the Gate in a Electrical Abyss
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File:Electrical-Abyss-Gate.jpg | Approaching the Gate in an Electrical Abyss
 
File:Ready-for-a-new-fight-in-the-Abyss.jpg | Slow boating through the impressive entry of the Abyss
 
File:Ready-for-a-new-fight-in-the-Abyss.jpg | Slow boating through the impressive entry of the Abyss
 
File:Collecting-Abyss-Loot.jpg | Collecting the Loot in the Abyss
 
File:Collecting-Abyss-Loot.jpg | Collecting the Loot in the Abyss
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File:Tiers of deadspace.jpg | Abyssal Filament Traces
 
File:Tiers of deadspace.jpg | Abyssal Filament Traces
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
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== History ==
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Abyssal deadspace was added to the game in the [[Expansions#Into The Abyss|Into The Abyss]] expansion that went live on May 29th 2018. It was further expanded in the [[Expansions#Onslaught|Onslaught]] expansion that was released on the 13th November 2018, and again in the [https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/depths-of-the-abyss-update Depths of the Abyss] update on the 15th September 2020.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
<small>{{Reflist}}</small>
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<references />
  
 
[[Category:PvE]]
 
[[Category:PvE]]

Latest revision as of 05:58, 14 September 2024

Abyssal Deadspace is a mysterious area of isolated space which players can enter to try to complete time-limited PvE combat challenges in order to obtain lucrative rewards.

Pilots can only enter abyssal deadspace by using special filaments, and even then only limited pockets are accessible for a limited time. The pockets are filled with dangerous localized space effects and any ship that ventures away from the stable pocket or stays in for too long will be destroyed by these effects.

Abyssal mechanics

Running Abyssals can be fun and profitable, but it is very important that pilots grasp the core mechanics involved, as--unlike most PvE combat in EVE--failure means the certain loss of both ship and pod.

Entry

Tier 1 filament: The info of the filament shows what the properties of the site it opens are. That it is a Tier 1 filament can be seen by the 1 glowing stripe on the icon.

Pilots can enter Abyssal deadspace using Abyssal filaments obtained from data sites, from abyssal deadspace itself, or purchased from the in-game market. Seven tiers of increasing difficulty exist, numbered from 0 to 6. Entry into the Abyss is limited to either:

  • A single Tech 1, Tech 2, Navy Faction or Pirate Faction cruiser; T3 Strategic Cruisers cannot enter
  • Up to two destroyers, at the cost of 2 filaments; Unlike cruisers, T3 variants of destroyers are allowed
  • Up to three frigates, at the cost of 3 filaments

To enter the Abyss, activate the filament(s) while in space. When activated, a beacon (named Abyssal trace) is created at your entry location. If a frigate or destroyer Abyssal trace is opened, only a fleet can activate it. The Abyssal trace can be scanned down using combat probes, which means that sufficiently motivated players might be able to find it and await your return from the pocket.

Activation can be carried out anywhere in space, as long as the following conditions are satisfied:

  • No Gates, Stations or mobile depots at less than 1000 km.
  • No other Abyssal trace at less than 1000 km.
  • The player does not have a capsuleer log-off timer active.

To keep their abyssal trace more secure, most players activate their filaments at safespot bookmarks.

Abyssal filaments can not be activated in 1.0 or 0.9 space [1] [2]. Triggering an abyssal filament in high security space can also trigger a suspect timer. This is based on the filament tier and the security of the system.

Security No suspect flag Suspect flag
1.0 - -
0.9 - -
0.8 T0, T1, T2, T3 T4, T5, T6
0.7 T0, T1, T2, T3, T4 T5, T6
0.6 T0, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 T6
0.5 T0, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6 -

Abyssal layout

An Abyssal Deadspace instance is composed of three pockets, sometimes called "rooms" by players. Each pocket contains enemies and a gate to the next pocket. The gate only unlocks once all enemies in the pocket are cleared.

The enemies in the pocket are randomly selected from a range of spawns appropriate to the tier of the filament used. Higher tier filaments take you to pockets with (much) more dangerous enemies. Some pockets may contain enemies who are in combat against each other. However, none of these factions will be allied with you. You must fight your own way out.

Abyssal NPCs leave no wrecks to loot or salvage.

Loot

Triglavian Bioadaptive Cache contains the loot for each pocket.
Triglavian Extraction Nodes also contains the loot.

Each pocket also contains a structure called the "Triglavian Bioadaptive Cache" which has a scant 300 hit points and which, once destroyed, drops some of the loot for that pocket.

In all but the easiest (Tier 0) Abyssals, there are also "Triglavian Extraction Nodes" and "Triglavian Extraction Subnodes" which also contain additional loot.

Cache wrecks can be salvaged for Triglavian materials, though the time- and ISK-efficiency of doing this is dubious.

Time and space limits

The deadspace instance is stable for only 20 minutes. If you are still in the pocket after 20 minutes your ship and your pod will be immediately destroyed.

Note: 3 May 2024 Exploit Notification - Extending Abyssal Timers

You must clear the three pockets and exit within the allocated time, or you will lose both your ship and your pod. The third pocket gate returns you to the location in space where you activated the filament. To finish the Abyssal run within the 20-minute limit, you must achieve a faster average pocket clear time than 6.66 minutes.

Each pocket is surrounded by dangerous space which will destroy your ship and pod if you enter it. This space appears as a red graphical effect which becomes more obvious the closer you fly toward it.

Restrictions

Other restrictions on Abyssals are:

  • Fleet-mates cannot warp to you while you are within the Abyss, nor can you warp out of it.
  • You cannot cloak
  • You cannot deploy a mobile depot.
  • There is no Local chat channel.
  • If you start a probe scan with Core Probes and Combat probes, probes will take damage when they move outside of the pocket boundary, and will soon be destroyed as they have low structure HP.
  • The Directional Scanner will not work.
  • The map will not work.

If a player is in Abyssal Deadspace when server downtime occurs, the player will return to the solar system from which they entered. Any drones must be recovered before the server goes down, or they will be lost.

Three types of gates you will encounter are: Triglavian Origin Conduit, Triglavian Transfer Conduit, and Triglavian Proving Conduit. These gates will be folded closed until all enemies have been destroyed, after which they will (quite spectacularly) open and energize. A gate with a triangle in the center means you still have more pockets to go! (Note that at the time of writing, fall 2021, the Proving Conduit does not appear; its mechanic has been replaced by the Triglavian Proving Grounds.)
Icon warning.png WARNING: Any ship and capsule should be considered potentially lost the moment a player enters Abyssal Deadspace. Abyssals are unforgiving to inexperienced, ill-equipped or foolhardy pilots. If your ship is lost inside the site, you will lose your capsule, clone, and any implants equipped as well. Running Abyssals can be a fun and profitable challenge, but do not enter Abyssal Deadspace with a ship or with implants that you cannot afford to lose.

Environmental Effects

Abyssal deadspace has several environmental effects that will all apply to both the player ship and the NPC ships. These effects will disadvantage unprepared ships, but they can be predicted from the type of filament used, and players can use them to their advantage.

All effects applied to your ship will be shown in the same location as EWAR effects; by default, this is above the capacitor and health displays, at the centre of the base of your screen. Hover your mouse over the icon to see what effect is applied to your ship.

Weather Effects

Each Abyssal Deadspace site will have one of five pairs of weather effects comprised of one bonus, and one penalty. These effects are intrinsic to success, as they are highly impactful. It is important to note that since both the "bonus" and "penalty" components of any weather apply to all entities, the "bonus" can end up being a bonus to the player, and/or a penalty to the player by virtue of being a bonus to the enemies, and similarly vice versa with the "penalty" component. Not every bonus is impactful in every situation, and the same goes for penalties, so it is critical to consider these effects when planning a ship/fleet build, strategies, and tactics.

The bonus and penalty effects found in each of the five kinds of weather are as follows:

Weather Penalty Bonus
Electrical Icon resist em.png -30/50/70% EM Resist Icon capacitor capacity.png -50% Capacitor Recharge Time
Exotic Icon resist kin.png -30/50/70% Kinetic Resist Icon sensor resolution.png +50% Scan Resolution
Firestorm Icon resist therm.png -30/50/70% Thermal Resist Icon armor.png +50% Armor HP
Gamma Icon resist exp.png -30/50/70% Explosive Resist Icon shield.png +50% Shield HP
Dark Icon target range.png -30/50/70% Turret Optimal and Falloff Range Icon velocity.png +50% Maximum Velocity


Penalty strength selection:

The strength of the penalty found in a given site is determined by a roll between either 30% or 50% through tier 3, and a roll between either 50% or 70% in tier 4 and above, as described in the table below:

Tier Name Appearance Penalty Strength
0 Tranquil AbyssalFilamentL0.png -30% or -50%, random per site
1 Calm AbyssalFilamentL1.png
2 Agitated AbyssalFilamentL2.png
3 Fierce AbyssalFilamentL3.png
4 Raging AbyssalFilamentL4.png -50% or -70%, random per site
5 Chaotic AbyssalFilamentL5.png
6 Cataclysmic AbyssalFilamentL6.png

These bonuses and penalties may be addressed in the following ways:


Resistance penalties (all weathers but Dark): These will increase the amount of damage taken in the damage type of the resistance penalty. These penalties are addressed by covering this hole on your ship(s), and ensuring that you are putting out damage that matches this resist hole as closely as possible. By forgoing the resist hole, one is choosing to fight against the natural resistances of the NPCs, just as one would in Dark weather, which lacks a resistance penalty.


Turret optimal and falloff penalty (Dark): As this applies to not only NPC and player turrets but player drone turrets, it is inadvisable to bring turret or drone boats to these sites, and to use launchers instead. Additionally, missiles lack of navigation requirements for the purposes of damage application, enable the player to more easily and better take advantage of the maximum velocity bonus found in this weather. This penalty will dramatically reduce the amount of tank requirement/damage taken by players due to the NPC AI not correcting for the reduced range; they will fire on you from outside optimal, and often even outside 1x falloff or more, and consistently miss. Finally, this penalty means that there is no resist penalty, and therefore no resist hole to attack. This weather will require more damage output than most others, save potentially Firestorm.


Maximum Velocity bonus (Dark): Enemies and player drones will only use the bonused attribute of "Maximum Velocity" when chasing. When in their desired range, they will use their normal, un-bonused "Orbit Velocity". Players, however, are able to control how much of their max velocity they are using, and thus can fully benefit from this bonus.


Capacitor recharge time bonus (Electrical): This bonus effectively grants not a 50% bonus, but rather 100%, as it halves capacitor recharge time, thereby doubling the capacitor recharge rate. NPCs receive essentially no benefit from this bonus, but players are able to leverage the additional capacitor regen to great effect.


Armor hit point bonus (Firestorm): This bonus is the opposite of what is found in Electrical sites, in a way - it is usually not relevant to player ships, only in certain cases, and is highly impactful to the enemies. As many enemies you will encounter in these sites are armor-heavy, this will dramatically increase the time-to-kill for each individual enemy, thereby keeping threats on the field longer, and increasing overall site time. The hit point bonus on the player ship can be relevant to players running destroyers and frigates, to some degree, though is largely unimpactful for players using cruisers. Firestorm is generally known as the most difficult weather.


Shield hit point bonus (Gamma): While most enemies are armor-heavy and some (Lucid Sleepers of the Vigilant Tyrannos) lack shield entirely, there is more than enough shield HP present for this to present a time challenge compared to sites without a hit point bonus, though less of a challenge than Firestorm. In terms of players leveraging this bonus, players are able to utilize the increased shield regeneration that comes along with the increased hit points, building passive shield regeneration tanks that can handle massive amounts of damage. NPC shields found here generally are designed to effectively not regenerate whatsoever, and thus do not gain a notable amount of regeneration from this bonus.


Scan resolution bonus (Exotic): Largely irrelevant, be aware that NPCs will lock you faster, enjoy locking NPCs faster.

Localized Effects

Filament Cloud (orange) and Bioluminescence Clouds (blue)
Deviant Automata Suppressor

The pockets will also contain clouds and Triglavian towers that apply effects to player and NPC ships in their immediate vicinity.

Localized Clouds:

  • Filament Cloud (orange): Penalty to Shield Booster boosting (-40%) and reduction to shield booster duration (-40%). If using a conventional (not Ancillary) shield booster, in effect this does not weaken your shield booster, but rather increases its capacitor cost per second by 66%. If you rely on a shield booster to survive, you should avoid entering these clouds.
  • Bioluminescence Cloud (light blue): +300% Signature Radius (4.0x signature radius multiplier). Entering this cloud will make your ship an easier target to hit but it will also make all rats easier to hit. If fighting small but accurate enemies like Damaviks, this cloud can actually be helpful, and you can lure the rats into it.
  • Tachyon Cloud (white): +300% Velocity (x4.0 velocity), -50% Inertia Modifier. Be very careful entering this cloud with an active MWD, as the inertia reduction will cause you to accelerate very quickly (x4 velocity, x0.5 inertia, x8 acceleration), potentially slingshotting you outside the pocket boundary for a very quick death. These clouds will also increase enemy velocities, causing them to either close range very quickly, or suddenly pull away.

Triglavian Towers:

  • Deviant Automata Suppressor: Damages all missiles, drones, and rogue drone frigates within its area of effect. The larger tower does about the same damage to drones as a single medium smartbomb; the smaller does more than double that. Flying into the range of this Suppressor can help you take out pirate drones. Watch out for your own drones.
    • Short-Range Deviant Suppressor will attack all drones, missiles and rogue drone frigates within 15 KM
    • Medium-Range Deviant Suppressor will attack all drones, missiles, and rogue drone frigates within 40 KM
  • Multibody Tracking Pylon: +60% or +80% tracking to all ships in its area of effect. This can be helpful for fighting small, fast enemies. It helps your drones as well as your ship.

Enemies

Abyssal Deadspace contains a wide variety of different hostile NPCs. Each NPC will behave differently, and taking the right combat approach in different situations is important. The following discussion covers all the different types of NPCs and their abilities; for an overview of the possible sets of NPCs you can face in an Abyssal room, see Possible rooms in Abyssal Deadspace.

Unlike in most other regions in EVE, Abyssal Deadspace NPCs have very clear naming patterns and will have either a prefix or suffix that states what special abilities they have.

This makes target prioritization easier, which is extremely important in the Abyss: the general best strategy in most rooms is to start out by killing any EWAR that poses a threat to your ship. Depending on your fit, this can mean Neutralizers, Webs, Tracking/Guidance disruptors, or, if the pocket has battleships, Target Painters.

You should also pay attention on whether dedicated remote repair ships are on grid; if you can't kill other frigates before repairs land, prioritize killing remote repairs first. After the dangerous EWAR and remote repair ships are dead, you can focus on the damage dealers in your preferred order.

Factions
Rogue Drones Drifters Sleepers Triglavians Sansha's Nation CONCORD Angel Cartel
Logo faction rogue drones.png Logo faction drifters.png Sleeper Cruiser.jpg Logo faction triglavian collective.png Logo faction sanshas nation.png Logo faction concord assembly.png Logo faction angel cartel.png


Rogue Drones

Rogue Drones are perhaps the most common type of enemies encountered in Abyssal Deadspace, and come in three sizes: Frigate, Battlecruiser, and Battleship. Rogue Drone Frigates can often be found in rooms containing extremely large groups of them, alongside other larger Rogue Drones, or even alongside ships from other factions. Rogue Drone Battlecruisers are somewhat slow and have very short range (only 2+4km), but have pinpoint tracking within that range and extremely high damage. The Rogue Drone Battleship ("Abyssal Overmind") has extremely long range and damage, comes in a different variant at each Abyssal Filament level, and is discussed further, later in this page.

Rogue Drone Frigates deal either a single type of damage based on their name, or a small amount of omni damage alongside EWAR. Rogue Drone Frigates are also susceptible to Deviant Automata Suppressor pylons, but if those are not available, they can be much more easily fought using Multibody Tracking Pylons or Bioluminescent Clouds.

Rogue Drone Battlecruisers also deal only a single type of damage, based on their name.

The Rogue Drone Battleship deals Kinetic and Thermal damage, and the Battleship found in Tier 5 and 6 sites also has a Stasis Webifier, which helps counteract its poor tracking.

Rogue Drone Battleships have a small exploitable gimmick - if a generic damage dealer frigate (e.g. Sparkneedle Tessella) spawns, the battleship follows it in orbit and as a result will draw close to you, as Rogue Drone Frigates naturally orbit close to your ship (minus the repair frigates). This can greatly help afterburner-fit ships which normally can't easily get under the battleship's guns, but can also become problematic in high tier sites as it may put you within their webifier range.

Rogue Drone Frigate names have the suffix Tessella. Rogue Drone Battlecruiser names have the suffix Tessera.

Rogue Drone Ship
Name Weapon
Spark Icon damage em.png EM Damage
Ember Icon damage therm.pngThermal Damage
Strike Icon damage kin.pngKinetic Damage
Blast Icon damage exp.pngExplosive Damage
(name) needle Tessella Icon target frigate.pngLow damage
(name) lance Tessella Icon target frigate.pngHigher damage
(name) grip Tessera Icon red battlecruiser.pngBattlecruiser, short range but extreme damage
Snarecaster Icon stasis webifier i.png Webbing
Fogcaster Icon track disruptor 64.png Turret and Launcher Disruption
Gazedimmer Icon remote sensor dampening.png Sensor Dampening
Spotlighter Icon target painter i.png Target Painting
Fieldweaver Icon shield transporter i.png Remote Shield Logi. No damage.
Plateforger Icon remote armor repair i.png Remote Armor Logi. No damage.

Drifters and Seekers

Drifters and seekers are sometimes encountered together but can also appear on their own. They all fire omni-damage turrets and have flat omni-resist profiles.

The key ship in a Drifter room is Karybdis Tyrannos, who flies a Drifter Battleship. This battleship has extremely long range, and will attempt to fly away from your ship(s) at around 300m/s, to drag you to the edge of the abyssal pocket.

This can be very irritating, as it forces you to fly all the way back to the exit gate after the battleship finally dies. During the time spent chasing the battleship, you are vulnerable to its poorly-tracking but hard-hitting turrets. The strength of the battleship varies with the level of the Abyssal filament; higher-level filaments feature more damage and HP. Thankfully, the Drifter Battleship here does not come with either a Doomsday Weapon or any EWAR abilities.

The same gimmick that applies to Rogue Drone Battleships also applies to Drifter battleships, albeit even easier to exploit, which can greatly benefit afterburner-focused cruisers; if the pocket happens to spawn an Ephialtes Lancer, the battleship will follow it in orbit and as a result move closer to you, making it significantly easier to get under its guns and save a lot of stress. This does not work with any other Sleeper/Drifter cruiser types.

Drifter ships start the fight with heavily-damaged shields, armor, and hull. Drifter cruisers all use some form of EWAR in addition to dealing damage, but they also have large signature radii and are thus easy to finish off.

Seeker ships are far more generic than Drifter ships, and while they feature many forms of EWAR, they also have only thin armor.

Drifter Cruisers will all be named Scylla Tyrannos, and so their type must be checked to see their abilities.

Drifter Cruiser
Cruiser Type Weapon
Entanglement Icon stasis webifier i.png Webbing
Nullwarp Icon warp scrambler i.png Warp Scramblers
Nullcharge Icon energy neutralizer i.pngEnergy Neutralizers
Seeker types
Seeker Name Weapon
Lancer Generic Damage Dealer
Entangler Icon stasis webifier i.png Webbing
Spearfisher Icon warp scrambler i.png Warp Scramblers
Illuminator Icon target painter i.png Target Painting
Dissipator Icon energy neutralizer i.png Energy Neutralizers
Obfuscator Icon remote sensor dampening.png Sensor Dampening
Confuser Icon track disruptor 64.png Turret and Missile Disruption

Sleeper Drones

Every Sleeper drone is equipped with remote repairers, so it is best to kill smaller ships first, as they die before repairs land. In addition to damage, they will also use webs and energy neutralizers. The Sleeper drone battleship (Lucid Deepwatcher) always spawns in pairs or trios, and deals rather high damage, but has very poor tracking. Its fire can easily be evaded with a sub-10km orbit.

Sleeper drones fire EM/Thermal turrets (and the cruisers have irritatingly high tracking and range), and Kinetic/explosive missiles (with poor flight speed and application).

Sleeper Drones all have the Lucid prefix.

Sleeper Drone Frigates Icon red frigate.png
Name Weapon
Escort Generic Damage Dealer
Aegis Higher Damage Dealer
Warden Icon stasis webifier i.png Webbing
Firewatcher Icon energy neutralizer i.pngEnergy Neutralizers
Preserver Icon shield transporter i.pngIcon remote armor repair i.png Strong remote repairs
Sleeper Drone Cruisers Icon red cruiser.png
Name Weapon
Watchman Generic Damage Dealer
Upholder Icon stasis webifier i.png Webbing
Sentinel Icon energy neutralizer i.pngEnergy Neutralizers
Sleeper Drone Battleship Icon red battleship.png
Name Weapon
Deepwatcher Icon target painter i.pngTarget painting

Triglavian Collective

Triglavian ships can appear in any pocket. They use Entropic Disintegrators to deal high Thermal and Explosive damage. As each ship's damage will slowly increase the longer it stays focused on one target, Triglavian rooms can quickly become DPS or range-control races, to either kill their high-damage ships before they can kill you or to kill their tackle ships and fly beyond their damage range.

Triglavian ships almost all feature Remote Armor Repair abilities, and mount the widest range of EWAR of any Abyssal faction.

Triglavian Ships
Name or Prefix Ability
Damavik Icon target frigate.png Very fast frigate. Large signature radius.
Kikimora Icon target destroyer.png Fast, extended range destroyer
Vedmak Icon target cruiser.png Hard-hitting cruiser
Rodiva Icon target cruiser.png Low-damage remote-repair cruiser
Drekavac Icon red battlecruiser.png Harder-hitting battlecruiser.
Spawns with 28% shield, 68% armor and 11% hull.
Leshak Icon red battleship.png Long-range, slow, high-damage battleship.
Spawns with low hull and no shields or armor.
Prefixes
Striking Generic Damage Dealer
Starving Icon energy neutralizer i.pngEnergy Neutralizers. No Remote Repairs.
Harrowing / Shining Icon target painter i.png Target Painting
Anchoring Icon warp scrambler i.png Warp Scramblers
Renewing Icon remote armor repair i.png Strong remote repairs
Blinding Icon remote sensor dampening.png Sensor Dampening
Tangling Icon stasis webifier i.png Webbing
Ghosting Icon track disruptor 64.png Turret and Missile Disruption
Vila Swarmer Icon red drone.png 3 or 4 Vila Swarmers will be spawned by NPCs that have "Vila" as the middle name (example: Striking Vila Damavik).
Icon damage therm.pngIcon damage kin.pngIcon damage em.pngIcon damage exp.png Deals very low omni DPS. (10-20 DMG per shot)
Destroy the controlling ship first as the drones will deactivate once it gets destroyed, and destroying the drones will take a lot of time.

Sansha's Nation

Sansha's Nation ships use very long-ranged lasers and thus must be fought up close. However, fighting them up close is a challenge in itself, as they also bring a wide range of EWAR abilities, including significant energy neutralizers.

All Sansha's Nation ships have the Devoted prefix.

Sansha's Nation Cruisers Icon red cruiser.png
Name Weapon
Knight Icon stasis webifier i.pngIcon energy neutralizer i.png Heavy damage dealer; high range & tracking
Sansha's Nation Frigates Icon red frigate.png
Name Weapon
Hunter Above Generic (50% More) Damage Dealer
Fisher Icon stasis webifier i.png Webbing
Priest Icon shield transporter i.png Remote repairs
Trapper Icon warp scrambler i.png Warp Scramblers
Smith Icon energy neutralizer i.png Energy Neutralizers
Lookout Icon remote sensor dampening.pngSensor Dampening
Herald Icon track disruptor 64.png Turret and Missile Disruption
Torchbearer Icon target painter i.png Target Painting

CONCORD

CONCORD rooms contain a mix of CONCORD and EDENCOM ship hulls. CONCORD hulls use Thermal or Explosive missiles, while EDENCOM ships use EM-Kinetic Vorton Projectors. Marshals start off with no shields and 28% armor, while EDENCOM Thunderchilds start off with about 8% shield, no armor and 40% structure.

CONCORD rooms are generally feared by many Abyssal runners due to their high damage and heavy damage-application support. The sheer incoming DPS, combined with the multiple Webs and Target Painters, makes passive or active tanking in these rooms extremely difficult. Because of this, Marshal rats (especially Drainers) are often targeted first to reduce incoming DPS.

While the EDENCOM ships offer no EWAR, they bring very high alpha damage on very slow fire rates, meaning that the combination of Marshal DPS and EDENCOM alpha can easily and unexpectedly break an Abyssal runner's buffer.

The three saving graces when fighting CONCORD/EDENCOM ships are:

  1. they cannot land Wrecking Shots
  2. Vorton Projectors will chain their damage to any objects within 10km of your ship, and can thus be exploited into dealing friendly fire damage to other enemy CONCORD/EDENCOM ships
  3. CONCORD ships are not especially durable, which turns the CONCORD room into a pure DPS race to determine whether you die first or the Marshals die first.

All CONCORD and EDENCOM ships have the Disparu Troop suffix.

CONCORD ships
Name Weapon
(prefix) Pacifier Icon damage therm.png or Icon damage exp.png 39 DPS Rockets
(prefix) Enforcer Icon damage therm.png or Icon damage exp.png 130 DPS Heavy Assault Missiles
(prefix) Marshal Icon damage therm.png or Icon damage exp.png 427 DPS Rapid Heavy Missiles
Prefixes
Attacker/Assault Generic damage dealer
Arrester Icon stasis webifier i.png Webbing
Marker Icon target painter i.png Target Painting
Drainer Icon energy neutralizer i.png Heavy Energy Neutralizers
EDENCOM ships
(no prefix) Skybreaker 87% Icon damage em.png 14% Icon damage kin.png, 444 damage / 6 seconds
(no prefix) Stormbringer 87% Icon damage kin.png 14% Icon damage em.png, 666 damage / 9 seconds
(no prefix) Thunderchild 77% Icon damage kin.png 23% Icon damage em.png, 2470 damage / 15 seconds

Angel Cartel

Angel Cartel rooms are the bane of fast and evasive ships. Angel Cartel ships have extremely high flight speeds, rather small signature radii, good range, varied damage types, and varied EWAR. The Cynabal is especially problematic, as it features all of these abilities combined in one ship.

All Angel Cartel rats have the Lucifer prefix. Certain ships can also have the Elite prefix, and have even higher stats than their normal forms.

Angel Cartel Ships
Name Role Ewar Weapon
(Elite) Cynabal Heavy damage dealer; high range & tracking Icon stasis webifier i.pngIcon energy neutralizer i.png Icon damage em.pngIcon damage exp.png
Ixion Target Painting, Missile Disruption Icon target painter i.pngIcon missile guidance computer i.png Icon damage kin.pngIcon damage therm.pngIcon damage exp.png
(Elite) Dramiel [Note 1] Generic damage dealer None Icon damage exp.pngIcon damage kin.png
Fury Energy Neutralizers Icon energy neutralizer i.png Icon damage exp.pngIcon damage kin.png
Echo Webbing and Scrambling Icon stasis webifier i.pngIcon warp scrambler i.png Icon damage exp.pngIcon damage kin.png
Medusa Sensor Dampening Icon remote sensor dampening.png Icon damage kin.pngIcon damage therm.png
Burst Remote repairs Icon shield transporter i.png None
Swordspine Target Painting Icon target painter i.png Icon damage kin.pngIcon damage therm.png
  1. ^ Elite Lucifer Dramiel has stasis webifiers.

Damage to deal

The Abyssal Deadspace resist penalties apply to both the player ship and to the NPCs present. Thanks to the mechanics of resist penalties, this means that damage-matching to the penalized resist will effectively earn a damage bonus equal to the resist penalty (smaller damage increase if the target has too low a base resist). So, in general, you should select your damage to match the weather.

However, in some cases, the natural resist hole of the NPC is equal to or greater than the resist hole caused by the weather. This is the case in Dark filaments, which have no resist penalty.

  • Drifter ships, Seeker drones, and Sleeper drones have uniform resists.
  • Sansha's Nation ships other than the Devoted Knight are weak to EM and Thermal and strong against Kinetic and Explosive. The Devoted Knight is weak to EM, then Explosive, and strong against Thermal and Kinetic.
  • Angel Cartel ships are the opposite of Sansha's Nation: strong against EM and Thermal, weak to Explosive and Kinetic.
  • CONCORD ships have uniform resists. EDENCOM ships are weak to Thermal and EM.
  • Triglavian ships are weak to Explosive, then Thermal, and strong against Kinetic and EM. In a -30% Electrical filament, their EM resist is equal to Explosive resist.
  • Rogue drone ships have wildly varying resists. Damage-dealing and EWAR frigates have the same natural resists as a Tech 1 hull from one of the races. Repair frigates have 0 resists. Battlecruisers are slightly weak to EM/EX, and slightly more resistant to TH/KIN.

The Rogue Drone Battleship's resistances change at different tiers. With one exception, the Weather-induced hole is greater than any natural resist hole, and should be targeted; however, in a Dark Filament, these resistances become relevant.

If swapping damage types (i.e. through missile reloads) is possible, it should be done for these battleships. Their Shields are weak to EM damage, and the following chart lists their Armor weaknesses:

Rogue Drone Battleship Icon red battleship.png
Abyssal Tier Name Damage to deal
1 Photic Abyssal Overmind Icon damage exp.png
2 Twilit Abyssal Overmind Icon damage therm.png[Note 1]
3 Bathyic Abyssal Overmind Icon damage therm.pngIcon damage kin.png
4 Hadal Abyssal Overmind Icon damage exp.png
5 Benthic Abyssal Overmind Icon damage therm.pngIcon damage kin.png
6 Endobenthic Abyssal Overmind Icon damage therm.pngIcon damage kin.png
  1. ^ The one exception. Very high Kinetic resist. Use Thermal, even in an Exotic Filament.

Abyssal Deadspace Co-op for Frigates and Destroyers

When the Abyss was created, the pockets were designed for a single cruiser. However, later updates allowed the Abyss to be entered with fleets of either three frigates, or two destroyers.

Entering the Abyss as a fleet of small ships requires 2 (for destroyers) or 3 (for frigates) of the appropriate filaments, of the same type, in a single ship's cargohold. All ships in the group must be in the same fleet.

The pilot of the ship carrying the filaments can then use them and select the Activate For Fleet option. Doing so will consume the filaments, and rather than pulling the ship into the abyss, it will open a limited-use acceleration gate that leads to the abyss. Fleet members can then activate that acceleration gate and launch themselves into the abyss.

The 20-minute timer is shared by all ships in the fleet and starts counting down when the first of the ships finishes activating the acceleration gate and enters the abyssal pocket.

To compensate for the increased filament consumption and the loot being split across 2 or 3 ships and pilots, the Biocombinative Cache found in multi-ship pockets contains significantly more loot than the ordinary Bioadaptive Cache.

Players are not required to do 2-ship or 3-ship Abyssals in 2 or 3 ships. One tactic used by experienced Abyssal runners is to activate three filaments for three ships--significantly boosting the available loot--and then run the resulting pockets alone. Since the pockets will be balanced for three ships, not one, this requires careful planning and fitting and is not for the faint-of-heart. It does, however, markedly increase the profits made by successful runners.

Abyssal Deadspace from the outside

Orange glow means it is a tier 1-3 Abyssal Deadspace. Yellow glow means it is a tier 4-6 Abyssal Deadspace.

When you enter an Abyssal, you will be removed from the Local chat channel in your system of origin and from the directional scanner. You cannot see who is in the system outside the deadspace, and they cannot see who is inside or in what ship they are using.

But that does not mean you are wholly safe. Once the filament has been used, a rift appears that can be combat scanned by anyone in the system and can be warped to. It also appears on the directional scanner of anyone who has not filtered it out. This makes it possible for people to camp the exit and shoot whoever comes out.

This means that you have to consider where you use the filament, especially in low security and null security space. Even in high-security space you should be cautious. It is best to activate the filament at a safespot bookmark, preferably more than directional-scanner range (14.3 AU) away from any celestial and any frequently-warped routes. Experienced Abyssal runners find large systems where they can set up such bookmarks, and replace their bookmarks frequently.

You will be invulnerable for a short time when you leave the Abyss. If you leave the rift and find yourself being camped, pause to assess your best options, and stay calm. One survival tactic is to quickly activate a new filament, but players who know you can do this will anchor a mobile depot nearby, preventing filament activation. Based on your assessment of the situation, you will have to decide.

Rewards

Abyssal Deadspace is dangerous, but the rewards can be worthwhile. Abyssal Deadspace is the only source for many valuable items found in the Caches and Extraction Nodes/Subnodes. No wrecks are left behind by any NPCs, and all drops come from these two listed cans.

Rewards are as follows:

  • Mutaplasmids that can be used to change the stats of certain modules. Which mutaplasmids are able to drop depends on the weather selected:
    • Gamma sites can drop shield related mutaplasmids - S/M/L Shield Extender, S/M/L/XL Shield Booster
    • Dark sites can drop propulsion module mutaplasmids - 1/10/100MN Afterburner, 5/50/500MN Microwarpdrive
    • Firestorm sites can drop armor related mutaplasmids - S/M/L Armor Plate, S/M/L Armor Repairer
    • Electrical sites can drop capacitor related mutaplasmids - S/M/L Cap Battery, S/M/L Energy Neutralizer, S/M/L Energy Nosferatu
    • Exotic sites can drop tackle related mutaplasmids - Stasis Webifier, Warp Disruptor, Warp Scrambler
    • All weathers can drop damage module mutaplasmids - Heat Sink, Gyrostabilizer, Magnetic Field Stabilizer, Ballistic Control System, Entropic Radiation Sink
    • T6 filaments can drop capital module mutaplasmids - All capital-sized versions of the modules above, plus Ancillary Shield Booster/Armor Repairer, Heavy Warp Disruptor/Scrambler, and Siege Module
  • Precursor ship and weapon skill books, disintegrator specialization skill books
  • Blueprint copies required for the production of Triglavian hulls, weapon systems, modules and ammunition:
    • Triglavian ship hulls
    • Entropic Disintegrators: Weapons with unique properties and only usable by the Triglavian ships
    • Exotic Plasma: Ammunition used by Entropic Disintegrators
    • Mutadaptive Remote Armor Repairer: A special remote armor repairer module used by the Triglavian Rodiva and Zarmazd logistics cruisers
    • Perun Heavy Mutadaptive Remote Armor Repairer - a faction version of the Mutadaptive Remote Armor Repairer
  • Production materials required for the production of Triglavian hulls, weapon systems, and ammunition:
    • Crystalline Isogen-10
    • Zero-Point Condensate
  • Modules:
    • Compact Entropic Radiation Sink - a compact (low-fitting) version of the Entropic Radiation Sink
  • Triglavian Survey Database: often referred to as "red loot", this item is an ISK token item similar to Sleeper "blue loot" and Overseer's Personal Effects in that it can be sold to unlimited NPC buy orders for a fixed price, in this case, 100,000 ISK/ea
  • Abyssal Filaments:
    • data hacking sites are the only source for Abyssal filaments outside of Abyssal Deadspace, and they only provide Tranquil (Tier 0) and Calm (Tier 1) filaments
    • the Bioadaptive/Biocombinative Caches in Abyssal Deadspace can drop filaments of all tiers
    • it is therefore only by running Abyssals that the filaments for higher-tier Abyssal runs can be found, and there is a busy market in retrieved filaments

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History

Abyssal deadspace was added to the game in the Into The Abyss expansion that went live on May 29th 2018. It was further expanded in the Onslaught expansion that was released on the 13th November 2018, and again in the Depths of the Abyss update on the 15th September 2020.

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