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 3 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 enemy ships will aggressively target and destroy any drones deployed during the engagement, making drone usage a risky choice for capsuleers who rely heavily on them for damage or utility.

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
Ventures

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: 0/3 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	Weakness
Damning	Weapon disruption	Ex
Sanguinary	Neuts	Ex
Shepherd	Logi	Ex
Venerated	DPS	Ex
Offertory	Hauler	Ex
Blood	Drone Aggro	Ex

Raid: Black Market
Prefix	Info	Weakness
Smuggler	Drone Aggro	EM
Blindsider	ECM	EM
Brutal	DPS	EM
Grim	DPS	EM
Sawbones	Logi	EM
Badger	Hauler	EM

Raid: Narcotics Lab
Prefix	Info	Weakness
Bulwark	Logi	EM
Stalker	Damps	EM
Sentinel	DPS	EM
Guard	Drone Aggro	EM
Tycoon	DPS	EM
Nereus	Hauler	EM

Raid: Deserters Hideout
Prefix	Info	Weakness
Atgeir	Drone Aggro	Ex
Blight	ECM	Ex
Skald	Logi	Ex
Ulfhednar	DPS	Ex
Vandal	DPS	Ex
Plunder	Hauler	Ex

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.

Finding sites

Homefront operations are Cosmic Anomalies located in empire owned High Security systems, mostly focused around trade hubs or career agent systems.

Opportunities window > Homefront Operations tab: will render a list of the available homefronts within a limited range.
Agency window > Homefront Operations tab: will give you a more detailed filtering ability that allows you to search any region.
Probe Scanner > Displays all available anomalies in the system, including their distance in AU, with options to warp or align to them.

Opportunities > Homefront Operations
Agency > Homefront Operations
Probe Scanner > Homefront Anomalies

Rewards

Rewards for Raid sites come in the form of ISK payouts on site completion. Payout amount follows the standard 5-pilot Homefront Operation payout structure, giving the maximum payout per pilot of 15,486,410 ISK 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. For example, in a fleet of 5 if one pilot does not contribute, the remaining 4 pilots would be paid 11,614,810 ISK instead of 15,486,410 ISK.

Homefront Operation: 5 pilot mission ISK payout

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