Loki Cut Down in 3-UCBF by Brave Hunter

A 1.6 billion ISK Loki was brought down in 3-UCBF after Brave Collective caught the ship and finished it with a Proteus flown by B2K008. The loss left only a brief window for the target to survive once the ambush closed, and the wreckage tells the story of an expensive ship caught out at the wrong moment.

THE CATCH

The engagement in 3-UCBF was brief, but it had a clear centre: a single Loki piloted by Cersei Xoy of Xagenic Freymvork. Brave Collective was the only attacker group identified in the report, and the strike appears to have been a tight local hunt rather than a broad fleet clash. With just four participants recorded overall, this was the sort of encounter where one ship becoming visible at the wrong time can decide everything.

THE BREAK

Once the fight started, the Loki did not stay in the field for long. B2K008, flying a Proteus for Brave Collective, landed the final blow and did so with 29,309 damage recorded against the target. The result suggests the defensive margin on the Loki was quickly overwhelmed, turning what may have begun as a moment of caution into a fast and costly mistake.

THE LOSSES

The destruction total came to 1.6 billion ISK, with 1.1 billion ISK lost outright and 526.1 million ISK recovered as loot. The Loki’s cargo and fittings were heavy with ammunition, including large stores of Rage heavy assault missiles across several damage types, alongside Domination Depleted Uranium S. Even after the wreck was stripped, the remaining value still marks this as a painful loss rather than a routine skirmish casualty.

WHY IT MATTERS

For Xagenic Freymvork and pilot Cersei Xoy, the price of the mistake was immediate and visible. For Brave Collective, the kill shows that even in a small engagement, a well-timed catch can deliver a major prize. In a cluster where expensive ships often survive by being unseen or uncommitted, 3-UCBF offered no such mercy.

Sources and verification

Based on recorded combat data Narrative based on recorded New Eden activity and archived editorial analysis.

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