TL;DR – The Legion expansion launches 27 May, bringing refinement, upgrades, and added balance to New Eden. 

• Freelance Jobs help corporations grow while giving new capsuleers meaningful ways to connect and contribute.
• Two powerful new ships enter the battlefield 
• New sovereignty upgrades enable deeper customization 
• Corporation palettes allow more creative control and corp branding 
• Massive ship and module balance pass refreshes fleet combat and logistics 
• Visual updates to ships and map bring style and function together 

A new era is coming to New Eden with the Legion expansion, as announced in the EVE Keynote at Fanfest 2025. Releasing on 27 May, it will introduce a host of new and exciting innovations, adjustments, and additions. These include Freelance Jobs, new ships, new sovereignty upgrades, and much more. Read on for details of what’s coming in the expansion, and if you haven’t already, make sure to watch the Legion keynote. In addition, you can get even more granular details in the two expansion panels that were streamed on Fanfest, one regarding new ships and module balance, and the other covering freelance jobs and the corporation palette. 

If you are looking for a shorter video that covers the highlights, enjoy the In Focus video: 

To dive even deeper into Legion read on and then tune into the In Focus live stream[www.twitch.tv], on 15 May at 15:00 UTC. You can also check out the patch notes and the directors’ chat stream coming on 23 May. 

Legion builds on the foundation laid with Corporation Projects, adding Freelance Jobs to further empower corporation leaders, and creating a free market for jobs – introducing a gig economy to New Eden. This is a great way to outsource and a fantastic opportunity to attract new members to your corp. 

Freelance Jobs are a real boon to new pilots, offering a player-driven source of ISK and experience, as well as guidance and purpose during their first steps. Through Freelance Jobs, corporations can initiate connections with promising recruits, removing a potential barrier to entry, as new pilots may find the prospect of applying to a corp intimidating. Where they might lack the confidence to approach a new corporation, Freelance Jobs allow them to take on fun activities and potentially get recruited, feeling valued and empowered to become a contributing member.

Each capsuleer can take on up to three Freelance Jobs at a time, and a corporation can have up to 100 jobs active. To begin with, corporations can offer the following project types to freelancers:

• Destroy non-capsuleers 
• Damage capsuleers, 
• Mine materials 
• Capture Factional Warfare complex 
• Defend Factional Warfare complex 
• Ship insurance 

In the coming months more contribution methods will be added, including an improved version of Deliver Item. 

Freelance Jobs are designed to be accessible and rewarding for both the corporation and the freelancer. Once a job is published, it will appear in the corporation's show info window, providing instant visibility. Freelancers browsing the Opportunities window will see all available jobs broadcast from within five jumps, making discovery fast and frictionless. 

Corporations have a range of options when setting up a job. They can open it to all capsuleers or apply restrictions, such as minimum/maximum character age. Each job can be broadcast from up to 20 solar systems with a rented office, letting corps target specific areas like rookie starting systems. More targeting options are on the way, including filters based on NPC corp affiliation, AIR Career Program score, and eventually full Access Control Lists (ACL) that pave the way toward Alliance Projects.

New ESI endpoints for Corporation Projects will be added shortly after the expansion launches, with support for Freelance Jobs following soon after.

Two formidable new warships enter the fray with Legion: the Sarathiel and the Babaroga.  

The Sarathiel, an Angel Cartel dreadnought, is a brutal addition to capital ship rosters. It features large bonuses to projectile weapon damage and falloff, allowing it to strike hard from across the battlefield. The Angel Cartel is known for designing ships with high mobility, and the Sarathiel is no exception. In addition to the usual warp speed bonus, it has a unique twist. While in siege mode, it has the ability to move and even use a capital micro jump drive (CJMD).  

The Sarathiel offers a lot of versatility, with five high power slots, seven mid power slots, and six low power slots. Armor and shield hit points are distributed equally, and the powergrid is higher than usual, allowing for great fitting flexibility. Blueprint Copies of the Sarathiel can be obtained from the Malakim Zealots LP store, which can be found in Zarzakh or in the Angel Pirate Insurgency FOB.  

The Babaroga is the Triglavian answer to the empire marauders: ruthless, elegant, and terrifying. With boosted tracking, increased optimal range, and max spool bonuses, it delivers incredible disintegrator damage at a distance. Thanks to the ability to fit a bastion module for powerful offensive and defensive bonuses, the Babaroga is far more resilient than the Leshak, while also claiming the crown for peak potential subcapital ship DPS. 

Sharing the Leshak’s 5-4-8 slot layout, the Babaroga has the space to fit top-tier armor defenses, and enjoys all the utility high slot bonuses you’ve come to expect from the marauder class as well as the Triglavian faction. Blueprint Copies of the Babaroga can be obtained by performing Invention Jobs on Leshak blueprint copies.These ships are bound to be popular, so opportunistic industrialists may want to adjust their facilities to meet the demand and make a tidy profit! 

Legion isn’t just introducing new ships but aiming to redefine what pilots can expect from them. 

Meanwhile in nullsec, sovereignty continues to evolve. Legion introduces more flexibility and customization with three new categories of upgrades. New resource conversion upgrades give you more control over your resources, with the ability to generate workforce from power and vice versa. New system-wide modifiers let you lean into the strengths of your doctrine, offering bonuses to scanning, targeting, and specific combat styles:  

• Gamma Stability Generator: increasing shield HP and capacitor capacity 
• Plasma Stability Generator: increasing armor HP and benefits to overloading modules 
• Electric Stability Generator: increasing capacitor recharge rate, targeting and D-Scan range. 
• Exotic Stability Generator: increasing scan resolution and AU/s warp speed. 

Exploration upgrades return, revamped and more rewarding than ever. These upgraded sites not only boast improved spawn mechanics and distribution, but also feature guaranteed spawns upon installation and escalating path chances across each tier. With new implants and module rewards to uncover, they’ll turn strategic systems into true treasure troves. 

Taking over space becomes less of a grind and more of a strategic play. A single click lets you assume control of all skyhooks in a system you have conquered, allowing you to install upgrades and begin operations immediately, without interrupting raiding windows or needing to destroy and rebuild infrastructure.

Later this summer, ESI endpoints will reflect these updates to sovereignty dynamics, supporting third-party development and data visibility for sovereignty-focused capsuleers.

The key to corporate success and domination is a strong brand with a powerful identity. Legion, introduces the corporation palette which lets brand managers define up to three official colors using the full RGB/HEX range. Later this year the corporation logo editor will also receive a major upgrade. Out go the preset color swatches, replaced by a full-featured color picker. 

The key to corporate success and domination is a strong brand with a powerful identity. Legion, introduces the corporation palette which lets brand managers define up to three official colors using the full RGB/HEX range. Later this year the corporation logo editor will also receive a major upgrade. Out go the preset color swatches, replaced by a full-featured color picker. 

Recruitment will also get an overhaul later this summer. New custom invite messages, local time display in corp ads, and broader language options will make it easier than ever for corps and pilots to match their playstyle, language, and schedule. 

Legion makes improvements across New Eden’s fleets. From strategic cruisers and logistics vessels to capital ships and beyond, this is a recalibration aimed at fostering more diverse engagements and deeper tactical play.

Remote repair gameplay is being retooled to reward risk and skill. Overheating remote repairers will now yield greater results, letting support pilots push their tools harder when the moment demands it. Logistics cruisers are receiving targeted buffs, while strategic cruisers’ support subsystems get additional powergrid to accommodate more defensive modules or higher strength remote repairers.

Cruiser hulls also benefit from this balance pass. The Thorax gains speed and powergrid, making it more competitive in fast skirmishes. The Rupture receives refined artillery bonuses, bringing new life to a long-standing favorite. Across the board, cruisers and Tech III hulls are being given enhanced remote armor repair capabilities, with the latter also receiving overheat bonuses, bringing new options for agile mid-scale engagements.

The capital meta is also evolving. Fighter salvos from bombers and heavy bombers are being extended by 50%, increasing their field time before reloading. Meanwhile, Space Superiority Fighters are seeing a decrease in damage to subcapitals – reinforcing their role as anti-fighter specialists, rather than general-purpose damage dealers. These adjustments aim to consolidate their identity and carve out more space for subcapital fleets.

Survivability is also going up. The rollback of the penalty to shield and armor extenders from the Surgical Strike update has been completed, now scaling up to 400% for supercarriers and 500% for titans. This is part of a broader effort to elevate supercapitals back into a more viable role, keeping pace with the rising power of faction and lancer dreadnoughts.

Directed doomsday weapons get a 20% damage bump, and the new Advanced Doomsday Operations skill book increases damage by a further 7.5% per level. This applies across the board, including bosonic weapons – but not to lancer dreads. And to round it off, several pirate faction dreadnoughts are receiving buffs to help them stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Sarathiel and hold their own against modern navy and lancer dreads.

Surgical Strike’s legacy is being revisited too. Resistance changes from that patch are being dialed back by 10%, making ships harder to erase with a single volley and giving logistics pilots a bigger window to intervene. Fights will feel more tactical and less binary, especially in mid-scale engagements where coordination and adaptability shine.

The map is getting a major overhaul. A long-term project has begun to bring the new map up to parity with the classic experience and third-party tools. This first iteration will make it easier to apply and switch between filters, share filter sets in chat, and adds a view mode toggle as well as new quick action buttons to identify both your location and home station at a glance.

Visual upgrades also extend to the ships themselves. Five Tech I cruisers and many of their variants – 13 ships in total – have been redesigned and polished. With some of them also seeing improved geometry, texture fidelity, bespoke animation states, refined weapon platforms, and updated VFX. The accompanying balance pass ensures they don’t just look new – they fly new!

A series of quality-of-life improvements are also coming with Legion. Neocom customization is on the way, allowing capsuleers to recolor their interface icons to suit their style. You’ll be able to view contact labels in character info windows and see how many blueprints you own across all of New Eden (or filter by specific location) from within the industry window. 

Shortly after the launch of Legion, damaged crystals will reveal their status at a glance with hover-over tooltips in the inventory. And those flying as Omega have even more to look forward to. The AIR Career Program will award twice the Skill Points for Omega pilots, giving a meaningful edge in progression. A visual rework of the Omega brand further clarifies what’s on offer – and why it’s worth the upgrade. 

To explore Legion in greater depth, tune into the in-focus livestream on 15 May and the Directors’ Stream on 23 May on CCP TV[twitch.tv]. Following the second stream you can dive into the complete patch notes for every last detail. 

The Legion expansion launches on 27 May.  

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