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Synth Swarm Collective

A dense Synth swarm linking small hulls into one distributed firing solution.

  • Tier 4
  • Drone

Combat profile

Live combat profile
MetricLive value
Hull340
Shield250
ArmorNot represented in combat data
Accuracy72.0%
Attack cadence2 s per attack
Damage profile62 EM

Resistances

Live damage resistance
Damage typeResistance
Thermal-15.0%
EM20.0%

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
Reinforcement SpikeAt 50.0% hullSpike phase; 200.0% magnitudeExplosive damage

Locations

Known encounter locations
Location typeSite / spawnSystem
Fixed sitePatterned StaticThe Weeping Nebula
Fixed siteSynth Swarm CollectiveThe Weeping Nebula
Scan signatureSignature: sig_synth_swarm_collectiveThe Weeping Nebula

Loot

Live encounter loot
ItemQuantityChance / poolDifficulty
Power Cell T41–33.8% base chance; weighted pool (weight 40)Tier 4
Repair Drone T214.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 15)Tier 4
Repair Drone T310.5% base chance; weighted pool (weight 5)Tier 4
Module Fragment: Repair Drone T311.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 5)Tier 4
Module fragment (Tier 3–4)112.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 1)Tier 4
Component schematic fragment (Tier 1–4)19.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 1)Tier 4

Intel

Synth Swarm Collective Sighted

Synth Swarm Collective registers as a Tier 4 drone contact near Weeping Nebula. A dense Synth swarm linking small hulls into one distributed firing solution. Initial silhouette capture flags em damage, 340 hull strength, and a bounty value of 290 CR.

Synth Swarm Collective Studied

Class: drone. Tier: 4. Allegiance: Synth Collective. Synth Swarm Collective fights around em damage, 0.72 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_swarm_collective.

Synth Swarm Collective Mastered

Synth Swarm Collective 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.