🌌 Wormhole Anomaly Mining Overview
- Anomalies are static pockets spawned in wormhole systems.
- Contain high-end ores (Arkonor, Bistot, Crokite, Gneiss, Spodumain) and rare ores (Mercoxit in high-class holes).
- NPCs:
- Sleepers guard anomalies.
- Sleeper rats scale with wormhole class (C1–C6).
- No local chat: You cannot see hostiles until they decloak → scouting and intel are essential.
- Some anomalies also have gas clouds, lootable for additional ISK (Fullerite).
🚀 Ship Selection
Solo Mining
- Prospect (Ore) – stealthy, decent yield, can warp out quickly.
- Venture / Endurance (Gas) – cloakable, small cargo, quick cycles.
Fleet Mining
- Skiff / Mackinaw (Ore) – tanky barges, can survive Sleepers and small gangs.
- Porpoise / Orca – fleet boosts, ore/gas compression, and extra shield tanking.
- Haulers (Blockade Runner / DST) – export ores/gas safely.
🛠 Fitting Philosophy
Solo Prospect (Ore)
- Highs: 2x Modulated Deep Core Miner II (with crystals)
- Mids: Covert Ops Cloak II, Survey Scanner II, Medium Shield Extender II
- Lows: Warp Core Stabilizer II, Mining Laser Upgrade II
- Rigs: Small Core Defense Field Extender, Small Processor Overclocking Unit
- Tactics: Warp in cloaked → mine a few rocks → warp out if hostiles detected
Skiff Fleet Miner
- Highs: 2x Modulated Strip Miner II
- Mids: 2x Adaptive Invulnerability Field II, Shield Extender II, Survey Scanner II
- Lows: 2x Mining Laser Upgrade II, Damage Control II
- Rigs: Medium Core Defense Field Extender x2
- Drones: 5x Warrior II for rat defense, 5x Mining Drone II
- Tactics: Anchor near fleet Orca/Porpoise, mine under boosts, and hold tank against Sleepers
Venture / Prospector (Gas)
- Highs: 2x Gas Harvester II
- Mids: 1MN Afterburner II, Survey Scanner II, Shield Extender II
- Lows: Warp Core Stabilizer II
- Rigs: Small Gravity Capacitor Upgrade, Small Core Defense Field Extender
- Tactics: Quick warp in/out, prioritize high-density clouds
📦 Logistics & Compression
- Compression: Essential — especially for ores like Bistot, Arkonor, and Mercoxit.
- Storage: Citadel or fleet Orca/Porpoise recommended.
- Hauling: Blockade Runner (solo) or DST/freighter (fleet) for moving compressed ores/gas to high-sec.
- Multi-account efficiency:
- Main: Miner
- Alt 1: Scout / intel
- Alt 2: Orca / Porpoise for boosts and compression
- Alt 3: Hauler
🧭 Survival & Efficiency
D-Scan Discipline
- Scan every 5–10 seconds
- Anything with combat probes or cloaked ships = warp to safe immediately
Align & Cloak Discipline
- Always aligned to a safe or exit while mining
- Use short mining bursts instead of full cycle in dangerous anomalies
Sleeping NPC Management
- Sleepers scale with wormhole class:
- C1–C3: manageable solo
- C4–C6: fleet only
- Optional: bring combat alt or drones to clear rats quickly
Wormhole Awareness
- Track mass and lifespan of wormholes to avoid collapse
- Always have multiple exits bookmarked
⚔️ Threats
- Cloaky hunters waiting outside anomalies
- Roaming gangs scanning for miners
- Sleeper NPCs in higher-class anomalies
- Wormhole collapse trapping ships
💰 ISK Expectations
| Class | Solo (Prospect) | Fleet (Skiff + Porpoise) |
|---|---|---|
| C1–C3 | 20–50M ISK/hr | 50–80M ISK/hr per pilot |
| C4–C5 | 40–80M ISK/hr | 80–150M ISK/hr per pilot |
| C6 | 60–100M ISK/hr | 100M+ ISK/hr per pilot |
Gas harvesting in anomalies can double profits if high-value Fullerite clouds exist.
🔑 Advanced Tips
- Fleet Coordination
- Orca/Porpoise for boosts + compression
- Scouts positioned at wormhole exits
- DPS alt or drones to handle Sleeper NPCs
- Rotation Strategy
- Do not mine all anomalies in a single hole
- Rotate between anomalies and wormholes to avoid attention
- Multi-Account Setup
- Main mining ship
- Scout / Intel alt
- Orca/Porpoise booster alt
- Hauler alt
- Emergency Prep
- Always have 2–3 safes per anomaly
- Mobile depot for on-the-fly refits (tank, cloak, warp core stab)
- Profit Maximization
- Prioritize high-density ores or Fullerite clouds
- Compress materials on-site
- Sell refined ores or produce T2/T3 components for higher ISK
✅ Summary
- Solo miners → Prospect for ore or Venture/Prospector for gas
- Small fleets → Skiffs/Mackinaws under Porpoise/or Orca boosts
- Large corp ops → Multiple fleets, scouts, and jump freighters
- Profit focus → High-class ores + gas clouds, compression, T2/T3 production