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Sov Map — complete guide

The Sov Map draws every nullsec system of New Eden coloured by the alliance that holds it, with the sovereignty campaigns of today on top. Search an alliance to light up its space, follow the timers on the map, and right-click any system for kills, battle reports and jump range from there.

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Account
Not needed
Data
CCP ESI sovereignty and campaigns
Refresh
Sovereignty every 10 min, campaigns every minute
Map
Every k-space system, stargates and regions
The sov map of New Eden: nullsec systems coloured by alliance with their influence areas, stargate network and region names, and the alliance list on the right
New Eden by alliance: colours, influence areas and the ranking on the right.

What is the Sov Map?

The Sov Map is a free map on Capsuleers.App that shows who holds nullsec sovereignty in EVE Online. Sovereignty is held system by system; the map gives each alliance a colour and paints its systems and a soft influence area around them, so blocs, borders and corridors read at a glance. Up close each system shows the logo of its owner and its name. Sovereignty data comes from CCP's ESI, and no account is needed.

On top of the territory sit the sovereignty campaigns CCP announces: a mark on each contested system, red when the fight is running, amber within the hour, cyan when it is only scheduled, with a countdown next to it. The side panel switches between the alliance ranking and the list of timers. Sovereignty refreshes every ten minutes and campaigns every minute.

Every system answers a right click with a menu of actions — the live map, its kills, a battle report, the jump range of a capital from there — so the map is also a starting point for the other tools.

Nullsec pilots

See who holds the space around you and where the borders run.

Fleet commanders

Follow the sov timers on the map and plan the jump range to reach them.

Readers of the meta

Compare the size of the blocs and watch who is defending what.

Getting started

  1. Open the mapThe whole of nullsec appears coloured by alliance.
  2. Find an allianceSearch it in the panel and click it to light up its space.
  3. Check the timersThe Timers tab lists every campaign; click one to fly there.
  4. Right-click a systemKills, battle report, jump range, live map.

Features

Each card: what it does, how to use it, what it needs.
01

How do I find an alliance's space on the sov map?

The Alliances tab of the Sov Map ranks every alliance holding sovereignty in nullsec by the number of systems it holds, each with its colour and logo. Type part of a name in Filter alliance and click the result: the map dims everything else and keeps only that alliance's systems lit, so its borders, enclaves and distance from the nearest rival show immediately. The number on the right of each row is how many systems the alliance holds right now, updated with the sovereignty data every ten minutes. Click the alliance again, or press Clear selection, to see everyone. You can also start from the map, by right-clicking a system and choosing Highlight.

How to use it

  1. Type part of the name in Filter alliance.
  2. Click the alliance in the list: the map highlights its systems.
  3. Click it again, or press Clear selection, to see everyone again.
No account needed

Tip The number on the right of each alliance is how many systems it holds right now.

Typing Goon in the alliance filter and clicking the result: the map dims and only that alliance's systems stay lit
AnimatedFilter, click: only the systems of that alliance stay lit.
02

How do I see sovereignty timers on the map?

Every sovereignty campaign CCP announces appears on the Sov Map as a mark on its system: red while the fight is running, amber when it starts within the hour, cyan when it is scheduled further ahead. The Timers tab lists them with countdown, defender and defense bar, filters them by time window and lets you star alliances to watch. Campaigns refresh every minute. Click one and the map zooms to its system while a card shows the defender, the defense score, the EVE time and your local time; from the card you can star the defender, open the system in the live map or open a battle report of the fight. A small number on a mark means more than one campaign in that system.

How to use it

  1. Open the Timers tab in the side panel, or click the timer counter at the top left of the map.
  2. Click a campaign: the map zooms to its system and the card shows defender, defense score, EVE time and your local time.
  3. From the card you can star the defender, open the system in the live map or open a battle report of the fight.
No account needed

Tip A mark carrying a small number means more than one campaign in the same system.

Opening the Timers tab and clicking the first campaign: the map zooms to its system and the campaign card opens
AnimatedTimers tab, one click: the map flies to the campaign.
03

How do I see who owns a system and where the capitals are?

Zooming into the Sov Map turns each system into a disc carrying the logo of the alliance that holds it, and system names appear. The staging system of each alliance, its capital as set in the game, carries a ring in the alliance colour, so you can see where a bloc lives. Zoom with the mouse wheel or the plus and minus keys and drag to move; Recenter map brings the whole galaxy back. Systems with no sovereignty owner stay as plain points, so claimed space stands out from empty space. Use the rings to spot a coalition's home systems and to judge how far a border system is from them.

How to use it

  1. Zoom with the mouse wheel or the + and - keys, drag to move.
  2. Recenter map brings the whole galaxy back.
  3. Look for the rings: they mark the alliance capitals.
No account needed
A zoomed area of nullsec with alliance logos on each system, a campaign mark with its countdown and the campaign card in the side panel
Up close: owner logos, campaign marks and their countdown.
04

How do I read the details of a system or a timer?

Hovering a system on the Sov Map shows a box with its name, security status, region and owner; on a campaign mark the same box adds the timer, the structure under attack and the defense bar. Click a mark to open its campaign card in the side panel, or click a system to open its region in the live map. It is the quick way to confirm what is contested and who defends it without leaving the map, and to read the time left on a timer at the moment you need it, before deciding whether to look at the full Timers tab.

How to use it

  1. Move the pointer over a system or a campaign mark.
  2. Click a mark to open its campaign card; click a system to open its region in the live map.
No account needed
The hover box on a campaign mark with the system, owner, countdown, structure and defense bar
Hover a mark: system, owner, countdown and defense.
06

How do I show or hide influence, connections and system names?

The box at the top right of the Sov Map switches layers on and off: sov timers, influence areas, stargate connections, region labels and system names. System names appear only from a certain zoom, and a Zoom in note next to the box says so. Untick Influence to see the systems without the coloured areas, or tick System names once you are close enough to read them. Amber lines are stargates that cross from one region to another, so at galaxy zoom they draw the region borders. Turning layers off is useful when the colours of a crowded bloc hide the connections you are trying to follow.

How to use it

  1. Untick Influence to see the systems without the coloured areas.
  2. Tick System names: the names appear once you are zoomed in enough; until then a Zoom in note appears next to the box.
No account needed

Tip Amber lines are stargates that cross from one region to another: at galaxy zoom they draw the region borders.

Unticking Influence removes the coloured areas; ticking System names writes the name of every system
AnimatedInfluence off, system names on: the map changes as you choose.
07

What do the marks and colours on the sov map mean?

The legend at the bottom left of the Sov Map explains every mark: claimed system, alliance capital, unclaimed system, influence, connections and the three campaign colours (red running, amber within the hour, cyan scheduled). It also lists the mouse and keyboard controls. Click its header to fold it away when you need the room, and open it again whenever a symbol is unfamiliar. The same colours are used in the Timers tab and on the Sov Timers page, so what you learn here applies to both.

How to use it

  1. Read it at the bottom left of the map.
  2. Click its header to fold it away.
No account needed
The sov map legend with the meaning of each mark and the list of controls
Every mark and every control, in one box.

Frequently asked questions

How fresh is the sovereignty on the Sov Map?

Sovereignty comes from CCP's ESI and is refreshed every ten minutes, while the campaigns are refreshed every minute. The time of the last update is written at the top left of the map.

What do the colours of the sov timers mean?

Red means the campaign is running now, amber that it starts within the hour, cyan that it is scheduled further ahead. The same colours are used in the Timers tab and on the Sov Timers page.

How do I see the space of a single alliance?

Search it in the Alliances tab and click it: everything else is dimmed. You can also right-click one of its systems and choose Highlight.

What is the ring around some systems?

It marks the capital system of the alliance, set in the game as its staging, and it is drawn in the alliance colour.

Does the Sov Map show faction warfare and highsec?

It shows every k-space system, but the disc with an owner logo is drawn only for alliance sovereignty. Empire space held by the NPC factions stays as plain dots, so player sovereignty stands out.

Can I open a system from the Sov Map in other tools?

Yes: a click opens its region in the live map, and the right-click menu leads to its kills, a battle report, the jump range from there and, signed in, your autopilot.

Do I need an account to use the Sov Map?

No. The map, the timers and the menu are public; only setting a waypoint needs an EVE login.