Smuggler Interception (Blood Raiders) (Level 4)

This article details the Level 4 Blood Raider variant of this mission. For other variants, see Smuggler Interception (disambiguation).

Type	Encounter
Objective	Retrieve 10x militants (20 m3)
Faction	Blood Raiders
Best damage to deal	EM Th
Damage to resist	EM Th
Warp disruption	Elite frigates
EWAR	Tracking disruption, Energy Neutralizing

Mission briefing

A large convoy was spotted in a nearby system, apparently en route straight through Weraroix. This is a perfect chance for you to show us what you're worth. This convoy comes with a large escort, so you better go out there prepared. I want you to intercept the convoy after it makes the jump into Weraroix; Destroy the ships if they don't surrender their goods, and bring anything you can salvage back to me. I'll split the loot. Sounds fair eh?

Video: Maelstrom, Rattlesnake, Sentry Dominix, [Gila 2021-04-27]

Blitz:
Kill Group 3 (including the Blood Raider Personnel Transport) of pocket 2 and loot the Militants.

1st pocket

Acceleration gate 60 km from warp-in. Gate is locked until all enemies destroyed.

No aggro on warp-in. Proximity aggro on groups 2 & 3 when within 6km of the gate.

Tips:

• Group 4 can be sniped without aggroing anything else.
• Attacking Group 2 aggroes Group 3. The last group will remain neutral and can be aggroed separately.
• Attacking Group 1 OR 3: Aggroes whole pocket.

You can eliminate both groups 4 and 1 without drawing pocket aggro but it gets a bit complicated. You need to fly your ship off to the side putting the station ruins between your ship and groups 1 2 and 3. After your within range eliminate group 4 this will draw group 1 aggro. If you wait for a few minutes after destroying group 4 you will notice that group 1 will be stuck in the station ruins unable to get close to you. Additionally they will have drifted out of aggro range of the other 2 pockets. At this point it should be safe to eliminate group 1 without 2 and 3 aggroing you.

Defenders

		WD	EWAR	L
Group 1 (90 km, Minmatar Military Station Ruins)
	2 x Frigate Corpii Diviner/...
	3 x Elite Cruiser Corpum Arch Sage/...
	2 x Battleship Corpus Archon/Prophet
Group 2 (66 km, Space Anomaly)
	3 x Elite Cruiser Corpum Arch Priest/...
	2 x Battlecruiser Corpior Bishop/Seer
Group 3 (90 km, acceleration gate)
	3 x Elite Cruiser Corpum Revenant/...
	3 x Battleship Corpus Archon/Prophet...
Group 4 (100 km, Dysfunctional Solar Harvester)
	3 x Cruiser Corpum Priest/...

2nd pocket

NO aggro on warp in. The transport ships drop the mission objective. Destroying the group in which the transporters are (group 3) marks the mission completed.

Tips:

• Group 1 can be ignored. Though they will aggro your drones from far away if not destroyed.
• Aggro for Group 2 & 3 are tied with each other. Attacking either will aggro the other.
• Attacking Group 4 aggroes group 3

Groups here are not exactly defined.

Defenders

		WD	EWAR	L
Group 1 (55-70 km, Ripped Superstructure)
	2 x Frigate Corpii Worshipper/Reaver
	2 x Elite Frigate Elder Corpii Worshipper/Follower
	2 x Destroyer Corpior Friar/Devoter
Group 2 (70-80 km, Ruined Monument)
	2 x Battlecruiser Corpatis Fanatic/Phantom/...
	4 x Battleship Corpus Archon/Prophet
Group 3 (70-80 km, Spatial Rift)
	2 x Cruiser Blood Raider Personnel Transport
	0-2 x Elite Cruiser Corpum Arch Sage/...
	2-4 x Battlecruiser Corpatis Shade/...
	4 x Battleship Corpus Oracle/...
Group 4 (70-80 km, Ripped Superstructure)
	2 x Frigate Corpii Raider/Diviner
	2-3 x Battlecruiser Corpatis Phantom

Loot + Salvage

Loot: ± 4.3 Mil ISK

Salvage: ± 4.3 Mil ISK