State of the Frontier

State of the Frontier

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

Issue 2026-08-27 20 August 2026 to 27 August 2026 UTC Cycle-week UTC window

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457
Recorded kills
vs previous week +16 (+3.6%)
26
Systems with recorded kills
vs previous week -10 (-28%)
4,265
Online structures at report boundary
vs previous week -141 (-3.2%)
6,907
Structure status changes
vs previous week -1,406 (-17%)
31
Smart Gate create/link/unlink events
vs previous week -17 (-35%)
49,042
Recorded player-triggered activity events
vs previous week -4,133 (-7.8%)
359
Unique active players
vs previous week -7 (-1.9%)
33
Unique active tribes
vs previous week -5 (-13%)
Pilgrim
Top recorded killer
259 recorded kills
Clonebank 86
Top recorded tribe
336 recorded kills

Week in numbers

This issue covers the cycle week from 20 August 2026 to 27 August 2026 UTC, and change figures compare it with the previous cycle week. The window recorded 457 kills across 26 systems, up from 441 recorded kills the week before, with 4,265 online structures at the report boundary. Activity Tracker recorded 49,042 player-triggered on-chain events involving 359 unique players and 33 unique tribes in the same window.

MetricValueChange from previous week
Recorded kills457+16 (+3.6%)
Systems with recorded kills26-10 (-28%)
Online structures at the report boundary4,265-141 (-3.2%)
Structure status changes6,907-1,406 (-17%)
Smart Gate create/link/unlink events31-17 (-35%)
Player-triggered activity events49,042-4,133 (-7.8%)
Unique active players359-7 (-1.9%)
Unique active tribes33-5 (-13%)
Top recorded killerPilgrim
Top recorded tribeClonebank 86

Conflict

The killboard recorded 457 kills in this report window, up from 441 in the previous cycle week (+3.6%). The recorded kill data covers 22 unique killers and 338 unique victims. Structure kills accounted for 167 of the recorded kills, -120 (-42%) vs the previous cycle week.

The leading recorded kill systems were I8V-PCH, OS9-C0L, and E7J-1KK. The top regional grouping by recorded kills was NR.YX.06, followed by 87.P1.R7 and KR.T1.R8.

RankSystemRecorded killsChange from previous weekStructure kills
1I8V-PCH109+104 (+2080%)56
2OS9-C0L84+59 (+236%)17
3E7J-1KK54+42 (+350%)6
4UD5-8RH37+23 (+164%)21
5D.QMV.S3133-14 (-30%)0
RankRegionSystems with recorded killsRecorded killsStructure kills
1NR.YX.061122380
287.P1.R7615277
3KR.T1.R88592

Recorded killboard leaders were Pilgrim, Social Assassin, and Heckmo. Tribe-level grouping places the leading recorded-kill rows with Clonebank 86, Silver, and The Agency, subject to the tribe membership note below.

RankPlayerTribeRecorded killsUnique victims
1PilgrimClonebank 86259197
2Social AssassinThe Agency3938
3HeckmoClonebank 863430
4KodeshClonebank 863020
5Star FoxSilver2815
RankTribeRecorded killsActive killersStructure kills
1Clonebank 8633612128
2Silver56325
3The Agency4732
4The Ancients17312
5Reapers110
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Highlights the top 5 recorded kill systems from this report week.

Infrastructure

EF-Map tracked 21,394 structures across the frontier, with 4,265 online structures at the report boundary (-141 vs previous week). O0F-0BH recorded the most structure status changes of any tracked system in this window, with 135 recorded changes.

Structure status changes totaled 6,907 in this report window, -1,406 (-17%) vs the previous cycle week. These cover structures coming online, going offline, and being unanchored or destroyed.

Status change typeCountChange from previous week
Came online3,241-785 (-19%)
Went offline3,249-619 (-16%)
Unanchored or destroyed417-2 (-0.5%)
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Smart Gates

Smart Gate activity totaled 31 create, link, and unlink events in this report window, -17 (-35%) vs the previous cycle week. The breakdown was 18 gate creations, 10 gate link events, and 3 gate unlink events. EF-Map tracked 108 active Smart Gate links at the report boundary.

Activity

Activity Tracker recorded 49,042 player-triggered on-chain events in this report window, -7.8% vs the previous cycle week. The events involved 359 unique players (-7 vs previous week) and 33 unique tribes (-5). 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.26,727-1,538 (-5.4%)
Items burnedInventory and item activityItems burned through recorded on-chain activity.12,953-244 (-1.8%)
Structures brought onlineStructure lifecycleStructures brought online.2,931-621 (-17%)
Structure anchorsStructure lifecycleStructure anchoring actions.1,360-243 (-15%)
JumpsTravel and movementA recorded player jump.1,060-393 (-27%)
Fuel burn startsFuel activityFuel burn start events.974-178 (-15%)
Assembly creationsAssembly creationSmart Assembly creation actions.930-146 (-14%)
Item withdrawalsInventory and item activityInventory items withdrawn from a tracked structure.806-331 (-29%)
Item depositsInventory and item activityInventory items deposited into a tracked structure.792-338 (-30%)
Network Node creationsAssembly creationNetwork Node creation actions.260-51 (-16%)
Storage Unit creationsAssembly creationStorage Unit creation actions.152-31 (-17%)
Fuel withdrawalsFuel activityFuel withdrawn from tracked structures.63+0 (+0.0%)

Data note

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