Raid

Main article: Homefront operation

The Raid site features a central structure, a friendly NPC Freighter, and a defending hostile fleet tasked with protecting the area. During the encounter, hostile haulers will periodically spawn in close proximity to the structure and immediately attempt to align and warp out to safety.

The primary objective is to tackle and destroy at least 4 of these haulers before they can escape, then recover their cargo (each with a volume of 3500 m³) and successfully deliver it to the freighter located on the field. All of this must be accomplished within the strict 20-minute time limit, adding pressure to act quickly and efficiently.

Be advised that some enemy ships (see Hostiles below) will aggressively target any launched drones.

A long, long time ago...
Prior to 2026-03-19.1, only 3 pieces of cargo needed to be delivered.

Fleet size & composition

Optimal fleet size: 5 ships
Fleet composition: T1 Cruisers (DPS), T1 Logistic Cruisers (Logi), T1 Hauler

Type of ships allowed

This homefront operation takes place in a deadspace pocket with an acceleration gate that has ship restrictions.

Tech 1 frigates, navy and pirate frigates
Tech 1 destroyers, navy and pirate destroyers
Tech 1 cruisers
Tech 1 haulers, including the Squall
Venture, Venture Consortium Issue
Pioneer, Pioneer Consortium Issue, Perseverance

Complete allowed ship list
Astero Atron Bantam Breacher Burst Condor Crucifier Cruor Damavik Daredevil Dramiel Executioner Garmur Griffin Heron Imicus Incursus Inquisitor Kestrel Magnate Maulus Merlin Metamorphosis Navitas Probe Punisher Rifter Skybreaker Slasher Succubus Tormentor Tristan Vigil Worm Navy Frigate Caldari Navy Hookbill Crucifier Navy Issue Federation Navy Comet Griffin Navy Issue Heron Navy Issue Imicus Navy Issue Imperial Navy Slicer Magnate Navy Issue Maulus Navy Issue Probe Fleet Issue Republic Fleet Firetail Vigil Fleet Issue Destroyer Algos Catalyst Coercer Corax Cormorant Dragoon Kikimora Mamba Mekubal Sunesis Talwar Tholos Thrasher Navy Destroyer Catalyst Navy Issue Coercer Navy Issue Cormorant Navy Issue Thrasher Fleet Issue Cruiser Arbitrator Augoror Bellicose Blackbird Caracal Celestis Exequror Maller Moa Omen Osprey Rupture Scythe Stabber Thorax Vexor Mining Frigate Venture Hauler Badger Bestower Epithal Hoarder Iteron Mark V Kryos Mammoth Miasmos Nereus Sigil Squall Tayra Wreathe ORE Hauler Noctis Faction Mining Destroyer Perseverance Pioneer Consortium Issue Faction Mining Frigate Venture Consortium Issue Mining Destroyer Pioneer

Note:

You can view in-game ship restrictions for each Homefront Operation by opening the Opportunities window (ALT+J) and double-clicking on a mission.

Homefront ship restrictions example

Mission parameters

Time-limit: 20 minutes
Freighter cargo status: 0/4 pieces of loot delivered

Raid: Deserters Hideout Mission Parameters
Raid: Black Market Mission Parameters

Raids in different empires

There are regional differences in the site’s description, hostile damage types or EWAR and friendlies.

WARNING: Ship fittings are region-specific. Each faction has unique resistances and damage types. An improper fit can cost you your ship.

Region	Site	Damage types	EWAR	Weakness	Friendlies	Enemy Faction
Amarr	Raid: Hall of Sacrifice	EM Th	Neuts / Weapon disruption	Ex	Holder Providence	Blood Raiders
Caldari	Raid: Black Market	Kin Th	ECM	EM	Charon Requisition	Guristas
Gallente	Raid: Narcotics Lab	Th Kin	Damps	EM	Obelisk Impound	Serpentis
Minmatar	Raid: Deserters Hideout	Th EM	ECM	Ex	Fenrir Quartermaster	Ashes of Turnur

Hostiles

A fleet consisting of frigates, destroyers, cruisers, and battlecruisers will be present upon arrival. They will concentrate their fire on one capsuleer ship at a time, beginning with the first vessel to enter the site, and may periodically switch targets as a group. An exception applies to hostiles with the Atgeir, Blood, Smuggler or Guard prefixes: these will immediately target any drones that are deployed, but will revert to attacking the currently focused capsuleer ship if no drones are present.

Raid: Hall of Sacrifice Temple
Prefix	Info	Targets
Offertory	Hauler	None
Blood	Drone Aggro	Drones, then room target
Damning	Weapon disruption	Room target
Sanguinary	Neuts	Room target
Venerated	DPS	Room target
Shepherd	Logi	None

Raid: Black Market
Prefix	Info	Targets
Badger	Hauler	None
Smuggler	Drone Aggro	Drones, then room target
Blindsider	ECM	Room target
Brutal	DPS	Room target
Grim	DPS	Room target
Sawbones	Logi	None

Raid: Narcotics Lab
Prefix	Info	Targets
Nereus	Hauler	None
Guard	Drone Aggro	Drones, then room target
Stalker	Damps	Room target
Sentinel	DPS	Room target
Tycoon	DPS	Room target
Bulwark	Logi	None

Raid: Deserters Hideout
Prefix	Info	Targets
Plunder	Hauler	None
Atgeir	Drone Aggro	Drones, then room target
Blight	ECM	Room target
Ulfhednar	DPS	Room target
Vandal	DPS	Room target
Skald	Logi	None

Interaction & standings

Standing is lost when killing the pirate haulers in Raid operations in Amarr (Blood Raiders), Caldari (Guristas), and Gallente (Serpentis) space. However, in Minmatar space, engaging the Ashes of Turnur, a criminal Minmatar faction, does not result in any standing gains or losses.

Rewards

Rewards for Raid sites consists of raw ISK payout upon completion, following the standard 5-pilot fleet payout curve with in a maximum payout of 15,000,000 ISK payout per pilot with a fleet of 5.

To be eligible for payout, pilots need to contribute to the site in one of three ways:

Deal 1000 damage
Remote shield or armor repair 1000 damage
Deliver cargo to the NPC freighter

Any pilots in the site who did not contribute will not get paid and will not count in the calculation for the rest of the fleet.

Gallery

Raid: Deserters Hideout - Scenic
Raid: Black Market - Site Overview
Raid: Narcotics Lab - Nereus Mule
Raid: Narcotics Lab - Site Overview
Raid: Deserters Hideout - Fleet warp
Raid: Deserters Hideout - Strategy