Cosmic Anomaly

A Cosmic Anomaly is a hidden site in space, guarded by a faction of pirates, a group of Rogue Drones, or even ancient Sleeper Drones (in wormhole space). Capsuleers can find and eliminate the hostiles inside, often in exchange for a CONCORD bounty or in order to collect valuable salvage from the wreckage. Cosmic Anomalies can be found using a ship's on-board scanner or by use of scan probes. While, they are not as difficult as their Cosmic Signature counterparts, Cosmic Anomaly encounters are significantly easier to find, and can still give substantial rewards. There is a low possibility of a Pirate Faction Commander appearing within an Anomaly, carrying special faction modules. Furthermore, when destroyed, hostile ships within the Anomalies will occasionally leave behind clues which will "escalate" the Anomaly: leading to a new location with greater potential rewards. When an Escalation occurs, information about the new site will appear in the expeditions tab of the Mission Journal. In Null-security systems, certain infrastructure upgrades may increase the rate at which Anomalies can appear. Unlike Cosmic Signatures, Anomalies do not appear in a Deadspace zone and, thus, allow the use of MicroWarpdrives.

Scanning

Cosmic Anomalies can be found without any extra modules and skills by using the on-board scanner equipped in every ship other than capsules. The on-board scanner scans nearby space within 64 AU for Cosmic Anomalies and returns the results after 10 seconds of scanning. One can also utilize scan probes to find Anomalies, only one probe is required for Anomalies and it will provide a warp-in point for any Anomalies within its scan range, making it easier to find all Anomalies within a system. Please consult this Scanning Guide for detailed instructions on using scan probes.

Please note: Cosmic Anomalies typically appear within a 4 AU range around planets.

Difficulty

There are 10 different classifications of Cosmic Anomaly, ranging in difficulty from easy (class 1) to hard (class 10). Among these, Anomalies of a given class may appear in 4 different level's ranging from Level 1 (easiest) to Level 4 (hardest). For example, an Angel Hideaway would be easier than an Angel Forsaken Hideaway, both of which are easier than an Angel Hidden Hub.

Cosmic Anomalies			Levels
Class	(Faction) Name	Rogue Drone Variant	1	2	3	4
1	(Faction) <Level> Hideaway	Drone Cluster		Hidden	Forsaken	Forlorn
2	(Faction) Burrow	Drone Collection
3	(Faction) Refuge	Drone Assembly
4	(Faction) <Level> Den	Drone Gathering		Hidden	Forsaken	Forlorn
5	(Faction) Yard	Drone Surveillance
6	(Faction) <Level> Rally Point	Drone Menagerie		Hidden	Forsaken	Forlorn
7	(Faction) Port	Drone Herd
8	(Faction) <Level> Hub	Drone Squad		Hidden	Forsaken	Forlorn
9	(Faction) Haven	Drone Patrol
10	(Faction) Sanctum	Drone Horde
High Sec	High & Low Sec	Low Sec	Low & Null Sec		Null Sec
Factions	Regions
Name	Empire	Null Sec
Angel	Heimatar, Metropolis, Molden Heath	Impass, Feythabolis, Omist, Tenerifis, Immensea, Curse, Scalding Pass, Wicked Creek, Detorid, Insmother, Great Wildlands, Cache
Blood	Aridia, Genesis, Khanid, Kor-Azor	Delve, Querious, Period Basis
Guristas	Lonetrek, The Citadel, The Forge	Tenal, Branch, Venal, Deklein, Pure Blind, Geminate, Vale of the Silent, Tribute
Sansha	Derelik, Devoid, Domain, Tash-Murkon	Stain, Paragon Soul, Esoteria, Catch, Providence, Impass, Feythabolis
Serpentis	Essence, Placid, Sinq Laison, Verge Vendor	Outer Ring, Cloud Ring, Syndicate, Fountain
Rogue Drones	All Empire Regions	All Regions, Particularly the Drone Regions: Etherium Reach, The Spire, Outer Passage, Malpais, The Kalevala Expanse, Perrigen Falls, Oasa, Cobalt Edge
*note: The above data has been compiled from explorer community reports on Cosmic Anomalies and, particularly, from data shared by Elisa Fir. Nevertheless, there are some holes in the data, and it is a work in progress. If you have useful information or data that conflicts with anything here, please feel free to contribute.

Please note: Regions Impass and Feythabolis have been reported as being occupied by both to Angel and Sansha forces, this inconsistency is likely a mistake and needs confirmation one way or the other.

Please note: It is currently uncertain what factions appear in the following regions: Black Rise, Everyshore, Kador, Solitude, Fade. If anyone can confirm these data, please update the listings.

It's not uncommon to find the same type of Anomaly Class with different Level's located in the same system. For example - (Faction) Hideaway, (Faction) Hidden Hideaway, (Faction) Forsaken Hideaway and (Faction) Forlorn Hideaway can all spawn in the same system along with other types of Anomaly Class.

Escalations

Anomalies can escalate, giving pilots the exact location of a DED-rated complex without having to scan for it. The following Anomalies will lead to the following escalations. Although escalations often lead to sites in lower security systems, the pirates in these sites often have a greater chance of leaving behind valuable faction modules. Anomalies in wormhole space will never escalate.

Cosmic Anomaly Escalations
Angel Anomalies	Escalations	Serpentis Anomalies	Escalations
Angel Hideaway	Minmatar Contracted Bio-Farm	Serpentis Hideaway	Serpentis Drug Outlet
Angel Burrow	Angel Creo-Corp Mining	Serpentis Refuge	Serpentis Narcotic Warehouses
Angel Yard	Angel's Red Light District	Serpentis Den	Serpentis Phi-Outpost
Angel Port	Angel Military Operations Complex	Serpentis Yard	Serpentis Corporation Hydroponics Site
Angel Hub	Cartel Prisoner Retention	Serpentis Port	Serpentis Paramilitary Complex
Angel Sanctum	Angel Cartel Naval Shipyard	Serpentis Sanctum	Serpentis Fleet Shipyard
Blood Anomalies	Escalations	Sansha Anomalies	Escalations
Blood Hideaway	Old Meanie - Cultivation Center	Sansha Hideaway	Sansha Military Outpost
Blood Den	Mul-Zatah Monastery	Sansha Refuge	Sansha's Command Relay Outpost
Blood Yard	Blood Raider Psychotropics Depot	Sansha Yard	Sansha's Nation Neural Paralytic Facility
Blood Rally Point	Crimson Hand Supply Depot	Sansha Rally Point	Sansha War Supply Complex
Blood Port	Blood Raider Coordination Center	Sansha Port	Sansha Military Operations Complex
Blood Hub	Blood raider prison camp	Sansha Hub	Sansha War Supply Complex
Blood Sanctum	Blood Raider Naval Shipyard	Sansha Sanctum	Centus Assembly T.P. Co.
Guristas Anomalies	Escalations	Rogue Drones Anomalies	Escalations
Guristas Hideaway	Pith Robux Asteroid Mining & Co.	Drone Collection	Rogue Drone Infestation Spout
Guristas Burrow	Pith Deadspace Depot	Drone Assembly	Rogue Drone Asteroid Infestation
Guristas Den	Guristas Scout Outpost	Drone Surveillance	Outgrowth Rogue Drone Hive
Guristas Yard	Guristas Hallucinogen Supply Waypoint
Guristas Rally Point	Guristas Troop Reinvigoration Camp
Guristas Port	Gurista Military Operations Complex
Guristas Hub	Pith's Penal Complex
Guristas Sanctum	The Maze

Wormhole Space

Cosmic Anomalies can also be found in wormhole space. These Anomalies are guarded by sleeper drones, which are significantly more deadly than most pirate faction ships. Furthermore, these sites do not escalate.

Cosmic Anomalies in Anoikis (w-space)
Class 1	Class 2	Class 3
Perimeter Ambush Point	Perimeter Checkpoint	Fortification Frontier Stronghold
Perimeter Camp	Perimeter Hangar	Outpost Frontier Stronghold
Phase Catalyst Node	Sleeper Data Sanctuary	Solar Cell
The Line	The Ruins of Enclave Cohort 27	The Oruze Construct
Class 4	Class 5	Class 6
Frontier Barracks	Core Garrison	Core Bastion
Frontier Command Post	Core Stronghold	Core Citadel
Integrated Terminus	Oruze Osobnyk	Strange Energy Readings
Sleeper Information Sanctum	Quarantine Area	The Mirror