Grind Targets/Pharmakon

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General

This page provides a list of Pharmakon NPC Targets that appear each day.

Pharmakon Grind Targets

Cargo

These targets drop technology blueprint fragments for the Pharmakon faction and can be found in the Pharmakon Sector.

Name & Level	Fleet Layout	Description	Ships	Armaments [Hover]	Loot Drops	Notes
Pharmakon Parse Cargo (90)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x3	x3 x2	*	Identical in layout to Pharmakon Parse Strike (91).
			x1	x2 x2
Pharmakon Cybernaut Cargo (92)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x1	x3 x1 x1	*	Identical in layout to Pharmakon Cybernaut Strike (91).
			x2	x3 x1
			x3	x3 x3
			x1	x2 x3
Pharmakon Cluster Cargo (92)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x8	x3 x2	*	Identical in layout to Pharmakon Cluster Strike (91).
			x2	x2 x3 x1
Pharmakon Phlash Cargo (92)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x2	x3 x1	*	Identical in layout to Pharmakon Phlash Strike (91).
			x3	x4 x2
Pharmakon Protocol Cargo (94)		Pharmakon Fleet created to delete enemy.	x1	x4 x1	*	Identical in layout to Pharmakon Protocol Strike (91).
			x3	x2 x1
			x3	x4 x3 []
			x1	x3 x1
Pharmakon Malware Cargo (94)		Pharmakon Fleet defending territory.	x8 [*]	x4 x2 x3	*	Identical to Pharmakon Malware (94). Guaranteed to drop 1-2 blueprint fragments for Set 1. WARNING: As a Tier 8 Cargo, this target is much harder than its Tier 7 counterparts!
			x4	x2 x1 x4
Pharmakon Malware Cargo (96)		Pharmakon Fleet defending territory.	x8 [*]	x4 x2 x3	*	Identical to Pharmakon Malware (96). Guaranteed to drop 2-4 blueprint fragments for Set 1, or 1-2 blueprint fragments for Set 2. WARNING: As a Tier 8 Cargo, this target is much harder than its Tier 7 counterparts!
			x5	x2 x1 x4
Pharmakon Malware Cargo (98)		Pharmakon Fleet defending territory.	x10 [*]	x4 x2 x3	*	Identical to Pharmakon Malware (98). Guaranteed to drop 4 blueprint fragments for Set 1, 2-4 blueprint fragments for Set 2, or 1-2 blueprint fragments for Set 3. WARNING: As a Tier 8 Cargo, this target is much harder than its Tier 7 counterparts!
			x6	x2 x1 x4
Umbra Trinity Cargo (100)		Umbra fleets made to overwhelm their opponents.	x12	x4 x2	*	Identical to Umbra Trinity (100). Guaranteed to drop 1-2 blueprint fragments for Set 1. WARNING: As a Tier 8 Cargo, this target is much harder than its Tier 7 counterparts!
			x14	x2 x2
			x1 [*]	x3 x3
Pharmakon Trinity Cargo (102)		Pharmakon Fleet cleansing the area.	x7	x3 x2	*	Identical to Pharmakon Trinity (102). Guaranteed to drop 2-4 blueprint fragments for Set 1, or 1-2 blueprint fragments for Set 2. WARNING: As a Tier 8 Cargo, this target is much harder than its Tier 7 counterparts!
			x6	x2 x1
			x1	x4 x2 x2
Altairian Trinity Cargo (104)		Altairian Fleet imposing their will.	x9	x4 x2	*	Identical to Altairian Trinity (104). Guaranteed to drop 4 blueprint fragments for Set 1, 2-4 blueprint fragments for Set 2, or 1-2 blueprint fragments for Set 3. WARNING: As a Tier 8 Cargo, this target is much harder than its Tier 7 counterparts!
			x12	x4 x3
Umbra Ace Cargo (100)		Umbra fleets made to overwhelm their opponents.	x9	x4 x2	*	Identical to Umbra Ace (100). Guaranteed to drop 1-2 blueprint fragments for Set 1. WARNING: As a Tier 8 Cargo, this target is much harder than its Tier 7 counterparts!
			x3	x2 x1
			x4	x2 x2
Altairian Ace Cargo (102)		Altairian Fleet imposing their will.	x9	x2 x1	*	Identical to Altairian Ace (102). Guaranteed to drop 2-4 blueprint fragments for Set 1, or 1-2 blueprint fragments for Set 2. WARNING: As a Tier 8 Cargo, this target is much harder than its Tier 7 counterparts!
			x3	x4 x2 x1
			x6	x2 x2 x1 x1
Pharmakon Ace Cargo (104)		Pharmakon Fleet cleansing the area.	x9	x4 x2 x1 x1	*	Identical to Pharmakon Ace (104). Guaranteed to drop 4 blueprint fragments for Set 1, 2-4 blueprint fragments for Set 2, or 1-2 blueprint fragments for Set 3. WARNING: As a Tier 8 Cargo, this target is much harder than its Tier 7 counterparts!
			x3	x2 x1 x1 x1
			x6	x2 x2

Note: All cargo fleets have a 100% chance of dropping a blueprint piece of Pharmakon tech. See this page for more details.

Crafting

These targets drop crafting materials for non-dreadnought ships and can be found in the Pharmakon Sector. All fleets other than Pharmakon United (93-95) fully implement Phasing V2. Pharmakon United (93-95) implements Phasing V2 without shared Phase Pool.

Name & Level	Fleet Layout	Description	Ships	Armaments [Hover]	Loot Drops	Notes
Pharmakon Parse Supplies (91)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x3	x4 x2		Identical in layout to Pharmakon Parse Strike (91).
			x1	x2 x2
Pharmakon Parse Supplies (93-95)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x5	x4 x2		Identical in layout to Pharmakon Parse Strike (95).
			x1	x2 x2
Pharmakon Parse Supplies (97)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x7	x4 x2		Identical in layout to Pharmakon Parse Strike (99).
			x1	x2 x2
Pharmakon Cybernaut Supplies (93-95)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x1	x3 x1 x1		Identical in layout to Pharmakon Cybernaut Strike (95).
			x2	x4 x1
			x3	x4 x3
			x3	x2 x3
Pharmakon Cybernaut Supplies (97-99)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x1	x3 x1 x1		Identical in layout to Pharmakon Cybernaut Strike (99).
			x2	x4 x1
			x5	x4 x3
			x4	x2 x3
Pharmakon Cluster Supplies (93-95)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x12	x3 x2		Identical in layout to Pharmakon Cluster Strike (95).
			x3	x2 x3 x1
Pharmakon Cluster Supplies (97-99)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x16	x3 x2		Identical in layout to Pharmakon Cluster Strike (99).
			x4	x2 x3 x1
Pharmakon Phlash Supplies (93-95)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x2	x3 x1		Identical in layout to Pharmakon Phlash Strike (95).
			x4	x4 x2
Pharmakon Phlash Supplies (97-99)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x3	x3 x1		Identical in layout to Pharmakon Phlash Strike (99).
			x5	x4 x2
Pharmakon Protocol Supplies (95-97)		Pharmakon Fleet created to delete enemy.	x1	x4 x1		Identical in layout to Pharmakon Protocol Strike (95).
			x5	x2 x1
			x3	x4 x3 []
			x1	x3 x1
Pharmakon Protocol Supplies (99-101)		Pharmakon Fleet created to delete enemy.	x2	x4 x1		Identical in layout to Pharmakon Protocol Strike (99).
			x6	x2 x1
			x6	x4 x3 []
			x1	x3 x1
Pharmakon United (93-95)		Pharmakon fleet carrying USA Trojan upgrade materials.	x14	x1 [***] x1	*	The Pharmakon version of Altairian United, with Inhibitor Battlecruisers replacing the Cavalier Cutters and USA Trojan Cruisers replacing the USA Bastion Cruisers. All enemies have high stasis resistance. Implements Phasing V2 without shared Phase Pool.
			x4	x4 x2 []
Pharmakon United (97-99)		Pharmakon fleet carrying USA Trojan upgrade materials.	x14	x1 [***] x1	*	Same layout as levels 93-95, but Phasing V2 is fully implemented.
			x4	x4 x2 []

Note: Pharmakon United fleets have a chance of dropping an upgrade credit for the USA Trojan Cruiser.

Dreadnought

These targets drop fragments or patterns for dreadnoughts and can be found in the Pharmakon Sector. They are significantly more challenging than the regular crafting targets.

Name & Level	Fleet Layout	Description	Targets [Hover]	Armaments [Hover]	Loot Drops	Notes
Pharmakon DDOS (100)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x1	x4 x2 x2 x1		A Segfault Dreadnought grind target, recommended for those who want to speed farm. The entire fleet, which is extremely durable, comes at you once the battle starts. Drops 6-10x fragments (12-20x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x4 [*]	x3 x3 x4
Pharmakon Hardwired (100)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x3 [*]	x3 x3 x2		A Segfault Dreadnought grind target, recommended for those who want a balance between the DDOS and Matrix fleets. The first wave only has Mk III ships, while the second wave contains Mk IV ships. Drops 6-10x fragments (12-20x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x2 [*]	x2 x1 x3
			x2 [*]	x3 x3 x2
			x2 [*]	x3 x3 x4
			x4 [*]	x2 x1 x3
Pharmakon Matrix (100)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x2 [*]	x3 x3 x4		A Segfault Dreadnought grind target, recommended for those who prefer to face fewer enemies at a time. The first wave consists of all Mk III ships, the second wave contains 4x Trojan Cruiser Mk IV, and the rest of the fleet constitutes the third wave. Drops 6-10x fragments (12-20x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x1 [*]	x2 x1 x6
			x5 [*]	x3 x3 x4
			x4 [*]	x2 x1 x6
Pharmakon DDOS (110)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x1	x4 x2 x3 x1		A Segfault Dreadnought Mk II grind target. The fleet has additional ships compared to the previous level, and the Segfault has received an extra weapon. Drops 6-10x fragments (24-40x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x6 [*]	x3 x3 x4
Pharmakon Hardwired (110)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x3 [*]	x3 x3 x2		A Segfault Dreadnought Mk II grind target. The fleet has additional ships compared to the previous level. Drops 6-10x fragments (24-40x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x3 [*]	x2 x1 x3
			x2 [*]	x3 x3 x2
			x2 [*]	x3 x3 x4
			x6 [*]	x2 x1 x3
Pharmakon Matrix (110)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x2 [*]	x3 x3 x4		A Segfault Dreadnought Mk II grind target. The fleet has additional ships compared to the previous level. Drops 6-10x fragments (24-40x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x2 [*]	x2 x1 x6
			x6 [*]	x3 x3 x4
			x5 [*]	x2 x1 x6
Pharmakon DDOS (120)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x1	x4 x3 x3 x1		A Segfault Dreadnought Mk III grind target. The ships have been upgraded from the previous level. Drops 6-10x fragments (36-60x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x6 [*]	x3 x3 x4
Pharmakon Hardwired (120)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x3 [*]	x3 x3 x2		A Segfault Dreadnought Mk III grind target. The ships have been upgraded from the previous level. Drops 6-10x fragments (36-60x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x3 [*]	x2 x1 x3
			x2 [*]	x3 x3 x2
			x2 [*]	x3 x3 x4
			x6 [*]	x2 x1 x3
Pharmakon Matrix (120)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x4	x3 x3 x2 x1		A Segfault Dreadnought Mk III grind target. Identical to Pharmakon Overwrite (120). Drops 6-10x fragments (36-60x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x3	x3 x3 x2 [] x1
			x2	x2 x1 x3 x1
			x2	x2 x1 x3 x1
			x1	x4 x2 x2 x1 x1 x1
Pharmakon DDOS (130)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x1	x4 x3 x3 x1		A Segfault Dreadnought Mk IV grind target. The layout has been reflected along the vertical axis, Plasma Nebula Fields have been added, and the ships have become much more durable. Drops 6-10x fragments (48-80x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x6 [*]	x3 x3 x4
Pharmakon Hardwired (130)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x3 [*]	x3 x3 x2		A Segfault Dreadnought Mk IV grind target. The ships have become much more durable. Drops 6-10x fragments (48-80x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x3 [*]	x2 x1 x3
			x2 [*]	x3 x3 x2
			x2 [*]	x3 x3 x4
			x6 [*]	x2 x1 x3
Pharmakon Matrix (130)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x5	x3 x3 x2 x1		A Segfault Dreadnought Mk IV grind target. Several ships have been added to the fleet. Drops 6-10x fragments (48-80x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x5	x3 x3 x2 [] x1
			x2	x2 x1 x3 x1
			x2	x2 x1 x3 x1
			x1	x4 x2 x2 x1 x1 x1
Pharmakon DDOS (140)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x1	x4 x3 x3 x1		A Segfault Dreadnought Mk V grind target. The enemy ships deal significantly more damage than those of the previous level. Drops 6-10x fragments (60-100x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x6 [*]	x3 x3 x4
Pharmakon Hardwired (140)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x3 [*]	x3 x3 x2		A Segfault Dreadnought Mk V grind target. The fleet has been rotated anticlockwise by 45 degrees. Drops 6-10x fragments (60-100x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x3 [*]	x2 x1 x3
			x2 [*]	x3 x3 x2
			x2 [*]	x3 x3 x4
			x6 [*]	x2 x1 x3
Pharmakon Matrix (140)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x5	x3 x3 x2 x1		A Segfault Dreadnought Mk V grind target, with the same layout as the previous level. Drops 6-10x fragments (60-100x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x5	x3 x3 x2 [] x1
			x2	x2 x1 x3 x1
			x2	x2 x1 x3 x1
			x1	x4 x2 x2 x1 x1 x1
Pharmakon DDOS (150)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x1	x4 x3 x5 x2		A Segfault Dreadnought Elite grind target. The enemy Segfault has been further upgraded. Drops 6-10x fragments (72-120x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x6 [*]	x3 x3 x4
Pharmakon Hardwired (150)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x3 [*]	x3 x3 x2		A Segfault Dreadnought Elite grind target. A Segfault has been added to the fleet. Drops 6-10x fragments (72-120x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x3 [*]	x2 x1 x3
			x2 [*]	x3 x3 x2
			x2 [*]	x3 x3 x4
			x6 [*]	x2 x1 x3
			x1	x4 x2 x2 x1 x1
Pharmakon Matrix (150)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x5	x3 x3 x2 x1		A Segfault Dreadnought Elite grind target. Several ships have been added to the fleet, and the group of ships containing the Segfault has been moved closer to the player's initial position. Drops 6-10x fragments (72-120x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x7	x3 x3 x2 [] x1
			x4	x2 x1 x3 x1
			x2	x2 x1 x3 x1
			x1	x4 x2 x2 x1 x1 x1
Pharmakon Serial (120)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x7	x3 x2		A Zettabyte Dreadnought grind target. All enemies come at you in a single wave. All enemies have high stasis resistance. Drops 6-10x patterns (12-20x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x1	x4 x5 x2
Pharmakon Ping (120)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x6	x3 x2		A Zettabyte Dreadnought grind target. All enemies come at you in a single wave. All enemies have high stasis resistance. Drops 6-10x patterns (12-20x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x5	x4 x4
Pharmakon Proxy (120)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x6	x3 x2		A Zettabyte Dreadnought grind target. All enemies come at you in a single wave. All enemies have high stasis resistance. Drops 6-10x patterns (12-20x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x10 [*]	x2 x3 []
Pharmakon Serial (130)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x7	x3 x2		A Zettabyte Dreadnought Mk II grind target. Very similar to the level 120 version. Drops 6-10x patterns (24-40x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x1	x4 x5 x2
Pharmakon Ping (130)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x6	x3 x2		A Zettabyte Dreadnought Mk II grind target. Very similar to the level 120 version. Drops 6-10x patterns (24-40x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x5	x4 x4
Pharmakon Proxy (130)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x6	x3 x2		A Zettabyte Dreadnought Mk II grind target. Very similar to the level 120 version. Drops 6-10x patterns (24-40x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x10 [*]	x2 x3 []
Pharmakon Serial (140)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x11	x3 x2		A Zettabyte Dreadnought Mk III grind target. Has many more enemy ships, and all ships have been upgraded, compared to the previous level. Drops 6-10x patterns (36-60x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x1	x4 x5 x2
Pharmakon Ping (140)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x8	x3 x2		A Zettabyte Dreadnought Mk III grind target. Has many more enemy ships, and all ships have been upgraded, compared to the previous level. Drops 6-10x patterns (36-60x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x9	x4 x4
Pharmakon Proxy (140)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x8	x3 x2		A Zettabyte Dreadnought Mk III grind target. Has many more enemy ships, and all ships have been upgraded, compared to the previous level. Drops 6-10x patterns (36-60x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x14 [*]	x2 x3 []
Pharmakon Serial (150)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x11	x3 x2		A Zettabyte Dreadnought Mk IV grind target. Has the same layout as the previous level. Drops 6-10x patterns (48-80x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x1	x4 x5 x2
Pharmakon Ping (150)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x8	x3 x2		A Zettabyte Dreadnought Mk IV grind target. Has the same layout as the previous level. Drops 6-10x patterns (48-80x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x9	x4 x4
Pharmakon Proxy (150)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x8	x3 x2		A Zettabyte Dreadnought Mk IV grind target. Has the same layout as the previous level. Drops 6-10x patterns (48-80x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x14 [*]	x2 x3 []
Pharmakon Serial (160)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x11	x3 x2 x1		A Zettabyte Dreadnought Mk V grind target. Most ships have been upgraded, compared to the previous level. Most enemy weaponry are now Plasma. Drops 6-10x patterns (60-100x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x1	x4 x3 x2 x2
Pharmakon Ping (160)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x8	x3 x2 x1		A Zettabyte Dreadnought Mk V grind target. All ships have been upgraded, compared to the previous level. Most enemy weaponry are now Plasma. Drops 6-10x patterns (60-100x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x9	x4 x1 x3 x1
Pharmakon Proxy (160)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x8	x3 x2 x1		A Zettabyte Dreadnought Mk V grind target. All ships have been upgraded, compared to the previous level. Most enemy weaponry are now Plasma. Drops 6-10x patterns (60-100x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x14 [*]	x2 x1 [] x2 [] x1
Pharmakon Serial (170)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x11	x3 x2 x1		A Zettabyte Dreadnought Elite grind target. Closely resembles the previous level. Drops 6-10x patterns (72-120x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x1	x4 x3 x2 x2
Pharmakon Ping (170)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x8	x3 x2 x1		A Zettabyte Dreadnought Elite grind target. Closely resembles the previous level. Drops 6-10x patterns (72-120x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x9	x4 x1 x3 x1
Pharmakon Proxy (170)		Pharmakon Fleet made to remove hostiles.	x8	x3 x2 x1		A Zettabyte Dreadnought Elite grind target. Closely resembles the previous level. Drops 6-10x patterns (72-120x Plasma elements) per fleet.
			x14 [*]	x2 x1 [] x2 [] x1

Note: Once the player has received 1,000 fragments for a particular mark level (just enough for an upgrade credit), the fleet will thereafter drop elements instead.

Trivia

• The loot table for Dreadnought grind targets was changed to a 2-tier system in April: once the player has received 1,000 fragments for a particular mark level (just enough for an upgrade credit), the fleet will thereafter drop elements instead.
• The Pharmakon DDOS, Pharmakon Hardwired and Pharmakon Matrix were originally found in the Residential Sector before the introduction of Deep Space.
• Pharmakon Cargo and Crafting targets were first released in Pharmakon Rising as Strike targets.
• Pharmakon Cargo and Crafting targets were added to Deep Space after the early December 2019 downtime.
• Pharmakon Phlash Supplies (93) originally suffered from a bug in which it incorrectly used the layout of Pharmakon Parse Supplies (93).
• Pharmakon Malware Cargo targets were added after the late-February 2020 downtime.
• (Faction) Trinity Cargo targets were added after the late-May 2020 downtime.
• (Faction) Ace Cargo targets were added after the late-September 2020 downtime.