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Synth Drone Pack

A synchronized Synth pack that divides targeting routines across multiple drone hulls.

  • Tier 3
  • Drone

Combat profile

Live combat profile
MetricLive value
Hull145
Shield105
ArmorNot represented in combat data
Accuracy68.0%
Attack cadence2 s per attack
Damage profile34 EM

Resistances

Live damage resistance
Damage typeResistance
Thermal-10.0%
EM15.0%

Abilities and phases

Authored combat abilities
AbilityTriggerBehaviorCounterplay
EM Capacitor BurnEvery 4 attacksCapacitor Burn for 3 ticks (1,500)
Shield RegenerationAt 60.0% hullShield Regen phase; 40.0% magnitudeEM damage

Locations

Known encounter locations
Location typeSite / spawnSystem
Fixed siteProbe GraveyardThe Weeping Nebula
Fixed siteSynth Drone PackThe Weeping Nebula
Spawn eventSpawn: Nebula Synth DroneThe Weeping Nebula

Loot

Live encounter loot
ItemQuantityChance / poolDifficulty
Control Circuit T11–3100.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 35)Tier 3
Power Cell T51–270.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 30)Tier 3
Structural Frame T41–245.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 20)Tier 3
Module Fragment: Scanner Array T312.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 15)Tier 3
Module fragment (Tier 2–3)110.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 1)Tier 3
Component schematic fragment (Tier 1–3)17.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 1)Tier 3

Intel

Synth Drone Pack Sighted

Synth Drone Pack registers as a Tier 3 drone contact near Weeping Nebula. A synchronized Synth pack that divides targeting routines across multiple drone hulls. Initial silhouette capture flags em damage, 145 hull strength, and a bounty value of 165 CR.

Synth Drone Pack Studied

Class: drone. Tier: 3. Allegiance: Synth Collective. Synth Drone Pack fights around em damage, 0.68 accuracy, and a 2 second firing rhythm. Its combat profile favors clean target locks, synchronized volleys, and low-emotion pursuit. Common recovery points to loot table combat_synth_drone_pack.

Synth Drone Pack Mastered

Synth Drone Pack exists because the frontier rewards specialized violence. Synth Collective keeps this pattern in service where doctrine, profit, or old automation makes it useful. Veteran captains counter it by reading the first exchange: negative resistance data points toward thermal pressure. Destroyed examples show field repairs, recycled parts, and mission scars that rarely reach official reports. Mastery turns the contact from a threat into a map note: where these hulls gather, a faction priority, derelict order, or hidden route is usually nearby.