State of the Frontier

State of the Frontier

Weekly EF-Map field report on recorded EVE Frontier activity.

Issue 2026-08-06 30 July 2026 to 6 August 2026 UTC Cycle-week UTC window

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512
Recorded kills
vs previous week -8 (-1.5%)
32
Systems with recorded kills
vs previous week -5 (-14%)
4,264
Online structures at report boundary
vs previous week -95 (-2.2%)
9,901
Structure status changes
vs previous week -348 (-3.4%)
32
Smart Gate create/link/unlink events
vs previous week +1 (+3.2%)
63,118
Recorded player-triggered activity events
vs previous week +4,300 (+7.3%)
401
Unique active players
vs previous week -58 (-13%)
36
Unique active tribes
vs previous week -9 (-20%)
Social Assassin
Top recorded killer
92 recorded kills
The Ancients
Top recorded tribe
145 recorded kills

Week in numbers

This issue covers the cycle week from 30 July 2026 to 6 August 2026 UTC, and change figures compare it with the previous cycle week. The window recorded 512 kills across 32 systems, down from 520 recorded kills the week before, with 4,264 online structures at the report boundary. Activity Tracker recorded 63,118 player-triggered on-chain events involving 401 unique players and 36 unique tribes in the same window.

MetricValueChange from previous week
Recorded kills512-8 (-1.5%)
Systems with recorded kills32-5 (-14%)
Online structures at the report boundary4,264-95 (-2.2%)
Structure status changes9,901-348 (-3.4%)
Smart Gate create/link/unlink events32+1 (+3.2%)
Player-triggered activity events63,118+4,300 (+7.3%)
Unique active players401-58 (-13%)
Unique active tribes36-9 (-20%)
Top recorded killerSocial Assassin
Top recorded tribeThe Ancients

Conflict

The killboard recorded 512 kills in this report window, down from 520 in the previous cycle week (-1.5%). The recorded kill data covers 44 unique killers and 331 unique victims. Structure kills accounted for 324 of the recorded kills, -82 (-20%) vs the previous cycle week.

The leading recorded kill systems were I8V-PCH, A.XLP.GTR, and UD5-8RH. The top regional grouping by recorded kills was 87.P1.R7, followed by KR.T1.R8 and NR.YX.06.

RankSystemRecorded killsChange from previous weekStructure kills
1I8V-PCH145+82 (+130%)82
2A.XLP.GTR59+18 (+44%)47
3UD5-8RH57-17 (-23%)12
4O3S-11J27+19 (+238%)24
5U.CPC.PMG26+23 (+767%)25
RankRegionSystems with recorded killsRecorded killsStructure kills
187.P1.R79271147
2KR.T1.R81114598
3NR.YX.0674837

Recorded killboard leaders were Social Assassin, Pilgrim, and Brettius Maximus. Tribe-level grouping places the leading recorded-kill rows with The Ancients, Reapers, and The Agency, subject to the tribe membership note below.

RankPlayerTribeRecorded killsUnique victims
1Social AssassinThe Agency9244
2PilgrimClonebank 867435
3Brettius MaximusThe Ancients4841
4EchizenThe Ancients4440
5MorgothReapers3833
RankTribeRecorded killsActive killersStructure kills
1The Ancients145883
2Reapers111881
3The Agency111544
4Clonebank 86951280
5Silver29129
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Highlights the top 5 recorded kill systems from this report week.

Infrastructure

EF-Map tracked 17,264 structures across the frontier, with 4,264 online structures at the report boundary (-95 vs previous week). I8V-PCH recorded the most structure status changes of any tracked system in this window, with 40 recorded changes.

Structure status changes totaled 9,901 in this report window, -348 (-3.4%) vs the previous cycle week. These cover structures coming online, going offline, and being unanchored or destroyed.

Status change typeCountChange from previous week
Came online4,779-176 (-3.6%)
Went offline4,593-36 (-0.8%)
Unanchored or destroyed529-136 (-20%)
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Smart Gates

Smart Gate activity totaled 32 create, link, and unlink events in this report window, +1 (+3.2%) vs the previous cycle week. The breakdown was 16 gate creations, 12 gate link events, and 4 gate unlink events. EF-Map tracked 58 active Smart Gate links at the report boundary.

Activity

Activity Tracker recorded 63,118 player-triggered on-chain events in this report window, +7.3% vs the previous cycle week. The events involved 401 unique players (-58 vs previous week) and 36 unique tribes (-9). The most-recorded event types are broken down below.

Event typeCategoryWhat it representsCountChange from previous week
Items mintedInventory and item activityItems minted through recorded on-chain activity.34,813+2,481 (+7.7%)
Items burnedInventory and item activityItems burned through recorded on-chain activity.16,404+2,212 (+16%)
Structures brought onlineStructure lifecycleStructures brought online.4,328-288 (-6.2%)
Structure anchorsStructure lifecycleStructure anchoring actions.1,999-427 (-18%)
Fuel burn startsFuel activityFuel burn start events.1,337-225 (-14%)
Assembly creationsAssembly creationSmart Assembly creation actions.1,335-338 (-20%)
JumpsTravel and movementA recorded player jump.1,096-84 (-7.1%)
Item depositsInventory and item activityInventory items deposited into a tracked structure.535+535
Item withdrawalsInventory and item activityInventory items withdrawn from a tracked structure.535+535
Network Node creationsAssembly creationNetwork Node creation actions.404-58 (-13%)
Storage Unit creationsAssembly creationStorage Unit creation actions.244-29 (-11%)
Fuel withdrawalsFuel activityFuel withdrawn from tracked structures.73-13 (-15%)

Data note

State of the Frontier covers EVE Frontier universe activity recorded by EF-Map. It does not include EF-Map product usage analytics.