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Finding Thargoids |
How to find Thargoids in Elite Dangerous |
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2025-02-01 19:24:22 UTC |
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Thargoids are an elusive bunch but there are certain tricks and hotspots that can help you find what you are looking for. The most consistent means is to find Thargoids in Non-Human Signal Sources (NHSS) in either the Pleiades Region, Coalsack Nebula or the Witch Head Nebula. They are not reliable spawns inside of the war systems, you can also find Thargoids at a few static locations across human space.
Pleiades Nebula (~175ly around Merope) Witch Head Nebula (~75ly around Witch Head Sector IR-W C1-9) Coalsack Nebula (~60ly around Musca Dark Region PJ-P B6-1) California Nebula (~100ly around HIP 18390) {.is-info}
Source: NHSS Survey Spreadsheet
Thargoids can be found in various locations, such as:
- Non-Human Signal Sources (Pleaides, Witch Head and Coalsack Nebulae)
- Hyperdictions (Pleaides, Witch Head and Coalsack Nebulae)
- Static Signal Sources (Bubble, Pleaides, Witch Head and Coalsack Nebulae)
- Thargoid Structures (Pleaides, Witch Head and Coalsack Nebulae)
- Megaships (Bubble, Pleiades Nebula)
- AX Conflict Zones
The only currently-known (as of February 2025) active AX Conflicts Zones are in the California Nebula.
California Sectors:
- BA-A e6 - 1x High, 1x Medium AXCZ near body 4, both functional
- Medium CZ is 450km altitude within orbital cruise.
- HR-W d1-28 - 2x High, 1x Medium AXCZ near body 3 (~260Ls from star)
- Medium CZ and one high CZ were on same side of planet at time of recon - Those two worked (scenario popup & thargs/AX pilots spawn)
- The Second high CZ @ ~1.38Mm altitude on Opposite side was nonfunctional, no scenario, no spawns.
- JH-V c2-12 - 1x Medium AXCZ near body 6 (~45Ls), functional.
We recommend the BA-A e6 High CZ or the JH-V c2-12 Medium CZ.
Note: This map is from before the Coalsack CG and Salvation CG which caused Coalsack NHSS to appear and the Pleiades region to expand, respectively.
