| Faction | Light/Med/Heavy drones | Sentry drones | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best | Alternative | Best | Alternative | |
|
 Damage:   Hornet (light)  Vespa (medium)  Wasp (heavy) |
 Damage:   Warrior (light)  Valkyrie (medium)  Berserker (heavy) |
Damage:  Bouncer (sentry) |
 Damage:   Garde (sentry) |
|
Damage:  Hobgoblin (light)  Hammerhead (medium)  Ogre (heavy) |
 Damage:   Acolyte (light)  Infiltrator (medium)  Praetor (heavy) |
Damage:  Curator (sentry) |
Damage: Garde (sentry) |
|
Damage: Hornet (light) Vespa (medium) Wasp (heavy) |
Damage: Hobgoblin (light) Hammerhead (medium) Ogre (heavy) |
Damage:  Warden (sentry) |
Damage: Garde (sentry) |
|
Damage: Hornet (light) Vespa (medium) Wasp (heavy) |
Damage: Hobgoblin (light) Hammerhead (medium) Ogre (heavy) |
Damage: Warden (sentry) |
Damage: Garde (sentry) |
|
Damage: Hobgoblin (light) Hammerhead (medium) Ogre (heavy) |
Damage: Acolyte (light) Infiltrator (medium) Praetor (heavy) |
Damage: Curator (sentry) |
Damage: Garde (sentry) |
|
Damage: Hornet (light) Vespa (medium) Wasp (heavy) |
Damage: Hobgoblin (light) Hammerhead (medium) Ogre (heavy) |
Damage: Warden (sentry) |
Damage: Garde (sentry) |
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Damage: Hobgoblin (light) Hammerhead (medium) Ogre (heavy) |
Damage: Acolyte (light) Infiltrator (medium) Praetor (heavy) |
Damage: Curator (sentry) |
Damage: Garde (sentry) |
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- ^ a b c This drone family has a slight edge when fighting NPC battleships or elite cruisers.
- ^ a b While Gallente drones do a bit more damage (about 10% more), it's more effective to use much longer-ranged sentry drones to pick off NPCs as they approach, and only switch to Gallente when they come close.
- ^ While Gallente drones are more effective against smaller Mordu's Legion ship (cruisers and below), Caldari drones are much more effective against battleships (Gallente drones perform very poorly against Mordu's battleships), and their longer range allows you to pick off enemies as they approach.
- ^ This only refers to the Sansha's Nation NPCs found in missions, anomalies, and belts. Sansha's Nation ships in Incursions have different characteristics.