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211 Billion ISK Good Sax Fleet Destroyed in EOT-XL Ambush
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211 Billion ISK Good Sax Fleet Destroyed in EOT-XL Ambush

A 211.2 billion ISK clash in EOT-XL ended with Good Sax taking the heaviest punishment, as a 22-pilot force led by Skuffed Out. and State War Academy, with support from others, ground down a mixed fleet over the course of an hour-long fight. The engagement left 13 ships wrecked and turned the system into the site of one of the day’s costliest losses.

THE CATCH

The fight in EOT-XL ran from 09:33 to 10:39 UTC and quickly escalated into a serious fleet action. On one side stood Good Sax; on the other, a broader attacking group identified as Skuffed Out. and State War Academy, and others. With 22 attackers involved and 13 ships destroyed in total, the engagement had the shape of a deliberate hunt rather than a passing skirmish.

THE HEAVY HITS

The wreckage tells the story of how the pressure was applied. Among the ships lost were Redeemers, Marshals, Astero, Arazu, Devoter, and a Proteus, suggesting a fight that mixed heavy covert firepower with tackle and support hulls. That kind of composition implies the battle was not decided by a single lucky strike, but by a sustained effort to break through escorts and hold targets in place.

THE COLLAPSE

Good Sax absorbed the overwhelming share of the damage, with the report attributing the full 211.2 billion ISK loss to the group. The top destruction was the ship recorded as EOT-XL, marked against Good Sax and finished by WarBeacon, with the final blow tied to the battle report itself. Whatever the exact sequence of blows, the outcome suggests Good Sax was caught in a fight that it could not safely disengage from once the trap was set.

THE PRICE OF THE ENGAGEMENT

For the attackers, the result was a decisive prize: a large-value destruction in a single system, with a small number of participants extracting an expensive wreck from the field. For Good Sax, the loss of multiple specialized hulls alongside the headline kill will likely sting beyond the raw ISK figure. In EVE terms, a 211 billion ISK battle is more than a number — it is a reminder that even a brief misstep in the wrong place can become a very expensive story.

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