PVP - Novice Plexes v3.0

Guide to Solo PvP
in Factional
Warfare
Novice Plexes
August 2016
[v3.0]
Content
I.
The rock-paper-scissors of frigate PvP
II.
T1 frigates
III.
Faction frigates
IV.
Supplements
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AB brawling
AB scram-kiting
AB web-kiting
MWD kiting
Range control:
MWD/scram/web
Optimal range: 0-4km
Weapons: blasters, drones,
pulses, autocannons
Range control: AB/scram/web

or AB/double web
Weapons: blasters, drones,
pulses, autocannons
Range control: AB/scram/web

Weapons: pulses, rockets,
rails, drones
Range control: AB/point/web

Weapons: beams, rails,
drones
Range control: MWD/point

Optimal range: >20km
Weapons: light missiles,
drones, rails and pulses on
some ships
Your targets are kiting ships

with long point. AB/scram/web
fits will have advantage
because of better range control
These fits can fight everything

as long as they have positional
advantage at the start of the
fight. These are the most
common fits in FW space
because of plex mechanics
Similar to AB brawling, but you

fight at the edge of scram
range. A bit more demanding
to piloting skills then AB
brawling
These are anti AB/scram/web

fits. Same range control
(AB/web), but your optimal can
be as far as 13km because of
long point. MWD ships hard
counter web-kiting
MWD brawling
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Fast frigates with little tank.

Positional advantage at the
start of the fight and some
manual piloting are important
Frigate PvP cheat sheet

Your opponent
MWD brawling
AB brawling
AB scram-kiting
AB web-kiting
MWD kiting
MWD brawling
AB brawling
AB scram-kiting
AB web-kiting
MWD kiting
You
- hard counter or at least good fit; - good, if you are camping the plex, and vice versa; - bad fit in this situation
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Content
I.
II.
T1 frigates
III.
Faction frigates
IV.
Supplements
Overview
Number of 1v1 fights and average win rates*

Tristan
16,715
Incursus
54%
7,492
44%
Combat frigates. Main ships for solo fights. Good dps and tank
Atron
7,427
41%
Attack frigates. Faster than combat frigates, but less tanky. Attack
frigates usually exploit their ability to dictate range against other
frigates
6,882
Tormentor
6,095
Rifter
6,072
Breacher
Executioner
4,047
Condor
3,977
Slasher
Punisher
Heron
41%
66%
35%
5,525
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T1 frigates are the most popular ships in Factional Warfare. They are
cheap, not skill-intensive, and fit in every plex. T1 frigates are split into
three main groups:
Merlin
Kestrel
III
Overview
64%
8,069
II
Exploration and EWAR frigates. They have some niche roles thanks to
unusual slot layout, fittings or EWAR bonuses
66%
43%
35%
3,061
39%
2,496
51%
1,120
42%
Maulus
914
43%
Magnate
551
Crucifier
475
28%
35%
Combat frigates
Borderline
Attack frigates
Balanced
Other T1 frigates
Underpowered
Recent rebalances
The most recent T1 frigate rebalance happened in December 2015:
Slight Breacher and Tormentor buffs made no real difference. Both
ships were good and are still good, although underused for their
strength
Tristan speed and tank nerf. Tristan is still very versatile, but now it is
weaker than specialized ships in their roles. Overall good change
Rifter and Slasher fittings buff. Both ships still underperform and need
dps buff. Rifter is not competitive in its role of scram/web kiter
Punisher +1 low slot buff. Now Punisher has excellent tank and dps
compensated by lack of mid slots. Good change, this frigate is strong
in its role
* Here and below data is from January 2015 to May 2016. Sample is the number of 1v1s against each frigate in the same class. Average win rate is the weighted average by sample size. Mirror match-ups
are excluded from average win rates calculation
Kestrel
II
III
IV
Ship profile
Pic
Usually scram-kiter with rockets, but you may encounter occasional light missiles kiter
Average buffer tank, both shield and armor are possible
AB/scram/web shield Kestrel with rockets is standard. Armor Kestrel trades tank, dps
and speed for full range control. MWD brawling fit is rare in FW
Low raw damage, but damage application in scram range is very good and type is
selectable
Tier:
BALANCED
Fits
Piloting
Scram-kiting shield Kestrel

Low: DC II, BCS II
Mid: AB II, MSE II, scram, web
High: 4x Rocket Launcher II
Rigs: tank
With buffer tank and no utility/EWAR

modules focus on managing your
range and transversal
Your ideal range is ~8km with Rage
rockets. Use appropriate type of
damage
Dangerous ships are stronger scramkiters (Tristan, Tormentor and
Breacher)
2 webs armor Kestrel usually can
disengage by overheating mid slots
and aligning out to appropriate
celestial
Balanced
4
41%
10
Average 1v1 win rate

vs T1 frigates*
Scram-kiting armor Kestrel

Low: DC II or SAAR, 400mm plate
Mid: AB II, scram, 2x web
Rigs: PG, tank
Common trap fit is kiting Kestrel, but
after LML nerf it has minimal damage
and not very dangerous
* Here and below win rate is the weighted average by sample size. Sample is the number of 1v1s against each frigate in the same class
Merlin
II
III
IV
Ship profile
Pic
Tier:
BALANCED
Brawler with blasters and scram-kiter with rails

AB/scram/web blaster Merlin is standard fit in FW
Strong shield buffer tank thanks to resists ship bonus
High damage with blasters (200+dps). Damage with rails (~120dps) is average for
scram-kiters
Fits
Piloting
AB brawling Merlin
Low: DC II, MFS II, MAPC
High: 3x Light Neutron Blaster II
Rigs: tank, damage
When brawling, be at 0km, use Navy

Antimatter. If youre being scram-kited,
load Null
When scram-kiting, your ideal range is
~8km with Navy Antimatter
Brawling Merlins very often have
double webs, because in normal fit
they are slower and have weaker tank
than their armored substitute Incursus
Other strong close range ships
(Incursus or Punisher) can outbrawl
blaster Merlin
Scram-kiters win against both blaster
and rail Merlin if they can control range
Balanced
4
44%
10

vs T1 frigates
Scram-kiting Merlin
Low: DC II, MFS II, MAPC
High: 3x 125mm Railgun II
Rigs: tank, damage
There are some trap fits (dual web, no
scram; dual web, armor tanked; dual
MASB, etc.)
Tormentor
II
III
IV
Ship profile
Pic
Scram-kiter with pulses and web/scram-kiter with beams. Both fits are very similar and
common in FW
Highest damage of all scram-kiters. Beam fits with Navy Gamma can deal 200+dps at
10km
Average 3-slot armor tank, 200mm plate/SAAR or resists/SAAR
Tracking is below average, positioning and piloting are important
Tier:
BORDERLINE
Balanced
4
66%
10

vs T1 frigates
Fits
Piloting
Scram-kiting Tormentor
Low: DC (meta or T2), Adaptive
Nano Plating II, Heat Sink II, SAAR
Mid: AB, scram, web
High: 3x Small Focused Pulse
Laser II (or Beams)
Rigs: tank, damage
Getting to optimal engagement range

(9-11km) is your first priority
Change crystals accordingly
With beam fit try to minimize
transversal
Neuting is very dangerous
At close range blaster brawlers can kill
you through reps. Plan SAAR cycle in
advance
Typical counter is dual web AB blaster
brawlers (Incursus, Merlin, Atron).
Always check if youre pointed when
fighting these ships
Web-kiting Tormentor
Low: meta DC, Adaptive Nano
Plating II, Heat Sink II, SAAR
Mid: AB, meta point, web
High: Small Focused Beam Laser II
with Navy Gamma
Rigs: optimal range, CPU
Punisher
II
III
IV
Ship profile
Pic
Tier:
BALANCED
Balanced
4
51%
10

vs T1 frigates
Super tanky brawler/scram-kiter with pulses and kiter with beams

Poor range control in scram range with only 2 mid slots
Strong buffer tank with 400mm plate and SAAR
Competitive damage for both close range and kiting fits
One of the main frigates for Novice brawling fleets
Fits
Piloting
Brawling Punisher
Low: DC II, 400mm armor plate,
SAAR, 2x Heat Sink II
Mid: AB II, scram
High: 3x Dual Light Pulse Laser II
Rigs: tank/damage
Punisher got significant buffs in

December 2015 and now very
competitive in T1 frigate 1v1
Kite Punisher
Low: Heat Sink II, SAAR,
Nanofibers/Overdrive/Cap
Mid: MWD, Warp Disruptor II
High: 3x Small Focused Beam
Laser II with Navy Standard or other
mid-range crystal
Rigs: optimal range
Most Punishers in FW will brawl, but it

is a good idea to start the fight at 0km
and avoid any trap kiting fits
In scram range Punisher can fight

most frigates, and its only weakness is
lack of web
If you are in AB/scram/web frigate and

losing dps race against Punisher
overheat mid slots, align out, and
leave
Neut Tristans hard counter Punishers
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Incursus
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III
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Ship profile
Pic
Brawler with blasters and scram-kiter with rails

AB/scram/web blaster Incursus is standard fit in FW. Anti-kiting MWD brawling fit with
overdrive is also good
Strong active armor tank thanks to ship bonus
High damage with blasters (200+dps). Damage with rails (~130dps) is average for
scram-kiters
Tier:
BALANCED
Balanced
4
54%
10

vs T1 frigates
Fits
Piloting
Brawling Incursus
Low: DC II, SAAR, MFS II, Adaptive
Nano Plating II
Mid: AB II, scram, web
Rigs: bulkheads or armor tank
For scram-kiting, same fit with 125mm
rails
Ancillary rep on this ship is so strong

that it takes some practice to balance
between overboosting and dropping
into structure. Half-armor is generally
good point to start SAAR cycle
MWD brawling Incursus

Low: DC II, SAAR, MFS II,
Overdrive Injector System II
Mid: compact MWD, scram, web
Rigs: bulkheads, speed or damage
Pulse SAAR once, overheat it again,

and wait. Do not perma-run it
If youre being neuted, pull range at
6km and load Null
When MWD brawling, land scram

ASAP or disengage. Ship is very cap
unstable
Tristan
II
III
IV
Ship profile
Pic
Good in every role: can MWD brawl, AB brawl with guns, AB brawl with neuts, scram-kite
or kite with multiple fits. All fits got light nerfs after December 2015 rebalance, and now
Tristan is more in line with other T1 frigates, but still very flexible
High drone damage applies well at any range and to some extent selectable
Average tank, brawlers and scram-kiters usually fit bulkheads and SAAR, kiters fit MSE
Lots of fitting space and perfect slot layout for some unusual fits
Tier:
BORDERLINE
Balanced
4
64%
10

vs T1 frigates
Fits
Piloting
Brawling Tristan
Low: DC II, DDA II, SAAR
High: neut, 2x Light Ion Blaster II
Rigs: bulkheads or armor tank
For scram-kiting, same fit with 125mm
rails. For MWD brawling, same fit with
nosferatu and autocannons. For neut
Tristan, drop web for cap booster and
fit 3 T2 neuts in high slots
Kite Tristan
Low: Nano II, 2x DDA II
Mid: MWD, MSE II, Warp Disruptor
High: empty
Rigs: speed, tank
AB brawling and scram-kiting:

With drones youre not committed to
optimal range of your guns. Choose
range that works best against your
opponent. Use max damage drones
Neut Tristan:
Overheat your neuts for 3 cycles
and stagger them afterwards. This
should not allow your opponent to
land a lucky web. Orbit 500m
Kite Tristan:
Use fast damage drones. Orbit
22km, recall or drop more drones if
they are taking damage
10
Breacher
II
III
IV
Ship profile
Pic
Tier:
BORDERLINE
Balanced
4
66%
10

vs T1 frigates
Scram-kiter with rockets and kiter with light missiles. Good in both roles
Very strong active shield tank thanks to ship bonus
Faster than other combat frigates and has good range control with MWD or AB
Average DPS, splitted about 30/70 between drones and missiles
Lots of fitting space for some unusual fits (capstable or capboosted MSB Breachers)
Fits
Piloting
Kite Breacher
Low: PDS II, Nano II, Overdrive
Injector System II
Mid: Warp Disruptor II, MASB, meta
4 TD, compact MWD
High: 3x Light Missile Launcher II
Rigs: cap/speed>tank
Scram-kite capstable Breacher:
Low: DC II, 2x Capacitor Flux Coil II
Mid: AB II, scram, web, MSB II
Rigs: 3x CCC
Also you should know about dualrep
scram-kite fit and MSB capboosted fit
without web
Breacher has little buffer and very

strong rep. Do not overboost
Recall drones if they are taking
damage. They are HP-unbonused and
provide ~30% of total DPS
When brawling, your ideal range is
~8km with Faction rockets. Use
appropriate type of damage
If you cannot apply damage on
Breacher, consider shooting its drones
Breacher on its own is fairly average
frigate, but it scales extremely well
with links, blue pill and crystal set
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Rifter
II
III
IV
Ship profile
Pic
Rifter got PG/CPU buff in December 2015, which made some interesting fits possible. I
still consider it underpowered because applied damage is not high enough
Fits vary from overtanked 400mm plated brawly Rifters to standard scram kiters and to
lightly tanked scram/web kiters with artillery
The most common fit in FW is AB/scram/web scram kiter with Rocket Launcher or neut
in utility high slot
Tier:
UNDERPOWERED
Balanced
4
35%
10

vs T1 frigates
Fits
Piloting
Scram-kiting Rifter:
Low: DC II, 200mm plate, SAAR
High: 3x 200mm AutoCannon II,
Rocket Launcher II or neut
Rigs: tank, falloff
Brawly Rifter:
Low: DC II, 400mm plate, SAAR
High: 3x 150mm AutoCannon II
Rigs: tank
Arty Rifter:
Low: DC II, Gyrostabilizer II, SAAR
Mid: AB II, point or scram, web
High: 3x 250mm Artillery II
Use appropriate type of faction ammo

AC scram kiters should stay at ~68km, arty scram kiters at the very
edge of overheated scram range
Rifter is faster then other combat
frigates. Usually scram kiting fits can
disengage by overheating mid slots
and aligning out. Brawling Rifter trades
speed for tank and has to commit
Scram-kiter Rifters should avoid rocket

and especially drone frigates. Brawly
Rifters should avoid blaster frigates
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Condor
II
III
IV
Ship profile
Pic
In 2013 kite Condors were the most popular 1v1 frigates in FW. After LML nerf in
October 2014 they slowly dropped out of popularity. Condors are still excellent tacklers,
but their DPS for 1v1s is too low and kinetic locked
Fast long-range kiter with some EWAR
Common fits are MSE+TD or no tank, 2 EWAR mods (damps or TDs)
With tight fitting and weak cap Condor is relatively skill-intensive frigate
Tier:
UNDERPOWERED
Balanced
4
35%
10

vs T1 frigates
Fits
Piloting
Tanky kite Condor

Low: MAPC, Nano II
Mid: MWD, MSE II, Warp Disruptor
II, TD
Rigs: PG, speed, damage
Know relevant MWD kiting tricks:

pre-overheating MWD and manual
piloting when warping to someone
in plex
slingshot, how to notice and counter
it
effectiveness of your EWAR against
various frigates
speed of various drones vs your
speed
Fights are longer than usual frigate
PvP because of your minimal damage,
so check dscan
All MWD brawlers and drone frigates
can be dangerous
EWAR kite Condor

Low: BCS II, Nano II
Mid: MWD, 2x damps or TDs, Warp
Disruptor II
Rigs: cap, speed
13
Executioner
II
III
IV
Ship profile
Pic
Web/scram-kiter. Both pulses and beams are good and popular in FW

Lacks tank and damage of Tormentor, but much faster and cap is great for web-kiting
with long point
Effective engagement profile is limited to short-range brawling frigates
Tier:
BALANCED
Balanced
4
43%
10

vs T1 frigates
Fits
Piloting
Scram-kiting Executioner
Low: DC II, Heat Sink II, SAAR
Laser II
Rigs: tank, damage
Beam scram-kiting fit trades tracking
for more damage. Low and mid slots
are the same
Web-kiting Executioner
Low: DC II, Heat Sink II, SAAR
Mid: AB II, point, web
Laser II
Rigs: optimal range
Everything that said about Tormentor

applies to Executioner
Tank is bad and weapons have no
tracking bonus, so being at 0km is
almost always a bad idea
Typical counter is dual web AB blaster
brawlers (Incursus, Merlin, Atron).
Check if youre pointed when fighting
these ships
Combat frigates that can project

damage to web range (Tristan,
Kestrel) are also good choice against
Executioner
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Atron
II
III
IV
Ship profile
Pic
Flexible brawler, scram or web kiter. Anti-kiting MWD brawling fits are popular and very
good
High damage and good application thanks to damage bonuses
Falloff bonus makes some unusual fits viable, like scram-kiting with Null
Tank with bulkhead rigs is good for attack frigate
Tier:
BALANCED
Balanced
4
41%
10
Fits
Piloting
Brawl Atron
Low: DC II, MFS II, SAAR
Rigs: bulkheads or damage
For scram-kiting, fit 125mm rails or
load null and add falloff/speed rigs. For
MWD brawling you may need to
downgrade to Ion blasters
Web-kiting Atron
Low: DC II, MFS II, SAAR
Mid: AB II, point, web
Rigs: bulkheads or damage
General advice is to not fight

specialized frigates with similar fits (i.e.
blaster Incursus or Merlin in blaster
Atron, Tormentor in scram-kiting Atron,
etc.)
Dualprop structure tanked Atron with
SAAR is very good for fishing popular
kite frigates (kite Tristan, Slicer,
Garmur)

vs T1 frigates
15
Slasher
II
III
IV
Ship profile
Pic
Designed to be flexible brawler/scram-kiter

Can fit both TD and nos/neut. EWAR allows to hard-counter some frigates, but Slasher
fits are very situational
Damage and tank is weak. If Slasher cant mitigate most of the damage with EWAR, it is
usually not competitive
Shield Slasher is possible, but subpar against almost everything
Tier:
UNDERPOWERED
Balanced
4
39%
10
Fits
Piloting
EWAR Slasher
Low: DC II, SAAR
Mid: AB II, scram, web, TD
meta 4 nosferatu
Rigs: tank>damage
Your targets are ships vulnerable to

TD and neuting
Avoid drone and missile ships
When fighting brawling frigate:
Optimal range script in TD
Load Barrage
Orbit 8km
When fighting scram-kiters and other
long-range ships:
Tracking script in TD
Use nos/neut
Load optimal Navy ammo
Orbit 500m
Shield Slasher
Low: DC II, Gyrostabilizer II
Mid: AB II, scram, web, MSE
High: 3x150mm Light AutoCannon II
Rigs: tank>damage

vs T1 frigates
16
Crucifier
II
III
IV
Ship profile
Pic
EWAR frigate with bonus to tracking disruptors

No tank or damage bonuses, both EHP and DPS are weak
9 light drones (bandwidth for 3) and bonused TD make this frigate viable for solo PVP in
some situations
Tier:
UNDERPOWERED
Balanced
4
35%
10

vs T1 frigates
Fits
Piloting
Brawl Crucifier
Low: DC II, EANM II, SAAR
Mid: AB II, scram, web, TD
High: 2x 150mm Light AutoCannon
II
Rigs: tank
Engagement profile is limited to turret

or missile based ships. Do not fight
drone frigates
Drones are HP-unbonused, so actually
Crucifier has less effective drones than
max-skilled Tristan (9 vs 12)
When fighting brawling frigate:
Optimal range script in TD
Load Barrage
Orbit 8km
When fighting scram-kiters and other
long-range ships:
Tracking script in TD
Load optimal Navy ammo
Orbit 500m
Kite Crucifier
Low: 2x Nano II, Overdrive Injector
System II
Mid: compact MWD, 2x TD, Warp
Disruptor II
High: 2x 250mm Light Gallium
Cannon or similar
Rigs: cap, speed
17
Maulus
II
III
IV
Ship profile
Pic
Tier:
BALANCED
Balanced
4
EWAR frigate with bonus to sensor dampeners

No tank or damage bonuses, both EHP and DPS are weak
Very good tackler
6 HP-unbonused light drones (bandwidth for 4) are the only real source of damage,
although Maulus has 2 turret slots
Fits
Piloting
Kite Maulus
Low: 2x Nano II, Overdrive Injector
System II
Mid: compact MWD, 2x damps,
Warp Disruptor II
High: 2x 250mm Light Gallium
Cannon or similar
Rigs: cap, speed
Know relevant MWD kiting tricks

Maulus is easy frigate to fly, because
double damps cut targeting range on
average frigate to 10-12km, which
makes slingshot impossible
Solo Maulus maybe wont be able to
kill you solo, but it can keep you
tackled forever
Shoot drones immediately
Warriors/Acolutes can force unlinked
Maulus off the field
43%
10

vs T1 frigates
18
Heron
II
III
IV
Ship profile
Pic
Tier:
BALANCED
Balanced
4
Exploration frigate with niche role in solo PvP thanks to 5 mid slots
Full range control against most other frigates
Weak tank and DPS, but can mitigate a lot of damage
Has only one viable fit, and opponents can reship to counter
Fits
Piloting
Scram-kite Heron
Low: DC II, SAAR
Mid: AB II, scram, 2x web, TD
High: 75mm Gatling Rail II, 2x
Rocket Launcher II
Rigs: tank, speed
Herons efficiency very heavily relies

on plex mechanics. In this ship you
have to camp plexes and
scram/double web frigates that warp in
Once you established range control,
orbit at 7-8km and load optimal range
script in TD
Disengage if necessary
42%
10

vs T1 frigates
Drone and rocket frigates usually can

at least force Heron off the field
Consider using double web or webkiting fits if you want to secure the kill
against competent Heron pilot
19
Magnate
II
III
IV
Ship profile
Pic
Exploration frigate that can fit a strong armor tank with decent damage
Good in 2 roles: anti-kite MWD/scram fit with cap booster and standard scram-kiter
Thanks to very generous CPU, active tank with 2 EANMs and SAAR is comparable to
Incursus
Tier:
BALANCED
Balanced
4
28%
10
Fits
Piloting
Anti-kite Magnate
Low: DC II, SAR II, 2x EANM II
Mid: compact MWD, scram, cap
booster
High: 2x 125mm Gatling
AutoCannon II, Rocket Launcher II
Rigs: PG, tank
MWD/scram fit:
Pick fights with likely MWD-kite
frigates
With cap booster and strong
capstable reps this fit is very
forgiving, and you will have several
attempts to slingshot and land
scram
Scram-kite fit:
Your targets are short-range
brawlers, but you can fight some
weaker scram-kiter frigates
SAAR reps almost half of armor HP
per cycle. Do not perma-run it
Scram-kiting Magnate:
Low: DC II, SAAR II, 2x EANM II
Rocket Launcher II
Rigs: tank

vs T1 frigates
20
1v1 T1 frigates win rates
Combat frigates
Attack frigates
II
III
IV
Other T1 frigates
Opp.
Kestrel
Merlin
Torm.
Punisher Incursus
Tristan
Breacher
Rifter
Condor
Exec.
Atron
Slasher
Crucifier
Maulus
Heron
Magnate
Kestrel
51%
23%
38%
38%
31%
19%
55%
63%
48%
64%
74%
56%
59%
68%
Merlin
49%
27%
42%
41%
34%
33%
63%
54%
49%
53%
52%
67%
49%
52%
72%
Torm.
77%
73%
59%
60%
58%
54%
76%
67%
76%
67%
78%
83%
72%
66%
79%
Punisher
62%
58%
41%
35%
39%
36%
73%
57%
66%
62%
47%
64%
67%
68%
81%
Incursus
62%
59%
40%
65%
43%
40%
69%
65%
62%
65%
58%
57%
57%
64%
62%
Tristan
69%
66%
42%
61%
57%
44%
80%
77%
73%
74%
86%
83%
69%
70%
77%
Breacher
81%
67%
46%
64%
60%
56%
78%
88%
65%
70%
84%
93%
75%
76%
89%
Rifter
45%
37%
24%
27%
31%
20%
22%
62%
47%
45%
46%
31%
43%
44%
52%
Condor
37%
46%
33%
43%
35%
23%
12%
38%
48%
43%
43%
60%
40%
54%
64%
Exec.
52%
51%
24%
34%
38%
27%
35%
53%
52%
54%
54%
54%
35%
60%
74%
Atron
47%
33%
38%
35%
26%
30%
55%
57%
46%
52%
60%
48%
52%
73%
Slasher
36%
48%
22%
53%
42%
14%
16%
54%
57%
46%
48%
30%
54%
52%
82%
Crucifier
26%
33%
17%
36%
43%
17%
7%
69%
40%
46%
40%
70%
56%
Maulus
44%
51%
28%
33%
43%
31%
25%
57%
60%
65%
52%
46%
44%
64%
60%
Heron
41%
48%
34%
32%
36%
30%
24%
56%
46%
40%
48%
48%
36%
77%
Magnate
32%
28%
21%
19%
38%
23%
11%
48%
36%
26%
27%
18%
40%
23%
Other T1 frigates
Attack frigates
Combat frigates
You
Sample: 80,918 frigate 1v1 fights form January 2015 to May 2016
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Content
I.
II.
T1 frigates
III.
Faction frigates
IV.
Supplements
22
Overview
Number of 1v1 fights and average win rates*
Comet
12,244
Slicer
5,207
Firetail
Astero
35%
Hookbill
61%
3,348
IV
Faction frigates are the first upgrade of T1 frigates. They are still fairly
accessible (properly fitted faction frigate will cost about 30 million isk)
and have wider engagement profile than T1 frigates. Faction frigates split
into two main groups:
Combat faction frigates. Straightforward upgrade of combat T1 frigates
in dps, tank, or extra slots
36%
4,863
III
Overview
68%
5,054
II
47%
EWAR faction frigates. Ships with racial EWAR bonuses tweaked for
close-range solo PvP
Astero is technically a pirate frigate, but in terms of combat strength it
belongs to faction frigates
Recent rebalances
Navy Maulus
784
37%
Slight combat faction frigates rebalance happened in December 2015:

Fleet Vigil
642
51%
Navy Griffin
413
53%
Navy Crucifier
373
46%
Combat faction frigates
Borderline
Astero
Balanced
EWAR faction frigates
Firetail tracking buff and Hookbill dps buff. Both ships are still not good
in straight dps races and rely on numerous mid slots to counter
opponent with extra utility. Buffs did not change the general approach
to fights with or against them
EWAR faction frigates were first introduced in December 2015
Overall these ships are in a good place. However, EWAR bonuses
make them predictable, which is a disadvantage because of rockpaper-scissory nature of frigate solo PvP. Common approach is to skip
some of EWAR bonuses completely and fit these frigates as upgraded
versions of T1 frigates
* Number of fights for EWAR faction frigates is not comparable with combat faction frigates due to December 2015 release
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Caldari Navy Hookbill
II
III
IV
Ship profile
Very versatile ship that can counter any other frigate in the game
5 mid slots can be fitted with many variations of utility and EWAR modules, like double
web and TD or web and jams on brawling fits, double damps or TDs/TP on kiting fits
Hookbill is supposed to be shield tanked, but often people fit SAAR to use maximum
utility from the mid slots
Tier:
BALANCED
Balanced
4
47%
10

vs faction frigates
Fits
Piloting
Scram-kiting anti-turret Hookbill

Low: DC II, SAAR
Mid: AB II, scram, 2x web, TD
Rigs: speed, dps
Scram-kiting jamming Hookbill
Low: DC II, nano
Mid: AB II, scram, web, MSE, ECM
Rigs: tank
Kiting Hookbill
Low: overdrives/nanos
Mid: MWD, 2x damps, cap booster,
warp disruptor
High: 3x Light Missile Launcher
Damage and tank are not great for a

faction frigate, and Hookbill can lose
straight dps races even against T1
frigates
Fit against correct types of ships:
Turret AB frigate? Double web TD
Hookbill
Rocket AB frigate? Hookbill with
correct racial jammer
Kiters/web kiters? Damping kiting
Hookbill
Hookbill is weak against drone frigates
and destroyers
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Imperial Navy Slicer
II
III
IV
Ship profile
With bonus on optimal range and 5 low slots Slicer is a strong kiter with excellent speed,
agility, and dps
Slicer is a very skill-intensive frigate, because you will need near perfect cap, navigation
and turret skills to really get the most out of it
Slicers have minimal tank (if any) and will die very quickly under scram
Tier:
BALANCED
Balanced
4
35%
10

vs faction frigates
Fits
Piloting
Standard pulse Slicer

Low: 2x Heat Sink II, 2x nano,
SAAR
Mid: compact MWD, Warp Disruptor
II
Laser II
Rigs: optimal range (T2)
The biggest weakness of Slicer is that

everyone knows its fit and tries to
bring counters
Beam fit is identical. Some prefer to fly

without any tank in this case, drop
SAAR for overdrive or swap one heat
sink with tracking enhancers and fit
better MWD
Against anti-kiting fits (MWD/scram)

you will have to do some manual
piloting and do not always commit to
25km range to apply damage
I do not recommend going into
camped plexes with Slicer unless you
at least have Snakes
Against Slicer inside plex dualprop
Atron is the cheapest counter
Occasional wild 10MN or brawling
Slicer is a thing in FW
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Federation Navy Comet
II
III
IV
Ship profile
Comet is the king of faction frigates. It has great dps, a lot of buffer tank in structure, and
can reach unusually high speed with MWD
Comets is FW come in two variations: blaster max dps fits and scram-kiters with 150mm
railguns
Sometimes overdrive MWD or dualprop Comets are used as tanky anti-kiters
Tier:
BORDERLINE
Balanced
4
68%
10

vs faction frigates
Fits
Piloting
Blaster Comet
Low: DC II, SAAR, 2x Magnetic
Field Stabilizer II
High: 2x Light Neutron Blaster II,
neut
Rigs: Bulkheads II
You can swap AB for MWD, scram for
double webs and neut for nos if
needed
Scram-kiting rail Comet
Low, Mid and Rigs: same as blaster
fit
First thing you should do before

fighting a Comet is to check its guns
(either by look at or by killboard)
Blaster Comets can be countered by
scram-kiting with double web/TD
Hookbill or TD arty Firetail. Be aware
that some close-range Comets use
ECM drones to reset range control in
their favor. Oversize AB destroyers
and neut Tristans are cheaper, but less
reliable options
Against rail fit use blaster Comet.
Double web if you enter plex and
standard scram/web if you camp plex
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Republic Fleet Firetail
II
III
IV
Ship profile
Flying Firetail and Hookbill feels similar: below average tank and dps, but very flexible
slot layout. However, Firetail has more predictable weapons and only 4 mid slots
compared to Hookbill, which do not quite compensate weaknesses in base stats
In FW most Firetails are armor tanked. Arty fits use TD or second web in spare mid slot,
while autocannon fits usually go for roaming dualprop setups or tankier dual rep
capboosted setups
Tier:
BALANCED
Balanced
4
36%
10

vs faction frigates
Fits
Piloting
Arty Firetail
Low: DC, SAAR, Gyrostabilizer
Mid: AB, scram, web, TD (or second
web)
High: 2x 280mm Howitzer Artillery
II, Rocket Launcher
Rigs: alpha, tank
If you have no idea about Firetails fit,

bring drone or rocket scram-kiter (rail
Tristan or rocket Hookbill will work)
AC Firetail
Low: DC, SAAR, Gyrostabilizer
Mid: AB, MWD, scram, web
High: 2x 150mm Light AutoCannon
II, Rocket Launcher
Rigs: damage, tank
Against arty Firetails manually

maximize your transversal. If possible,
you can also try to burn out of web
range and back into close range
some pilots forget to reactivate web
and will deal almost no damage
If you are roaming in a Firetail, bring
arty/ac refits in cargo (you will need
only 3 extra modules for this). Use arty
against turret ships and autocannons
against everything else
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Griffin Navy Issue
II
III
IV
Ship profile
Pic
GNI is high dps, low tank blaster frigate with mostly ECM range control
Most GNIs will have MWD, scram, and from one to three ECM modules fitted
Current ECM mechanics mean that the outcome of many scram-range fights will depend
on random chance. It makes this ship not very fun to fly or fight against
Tier:
BALANCED
Balanced
4
53%
10
Fits
Piloting
Shield GNI
Low: MFS II, MAPC
Mid: MWD, scram, MSE II, 2x ECM
Rocket Launcher II
Rigs: damage, tank
Bring refits for all racial jams. Do not

roam with mulispecs
Armor GNI
Low: DC, SAAR
Mid: MWD, scram, 3x ECM
Rocket Launcher II (or Nos)
Rigs: damage, tank
If you have multiple jams and already

jammed your opponent, jam his
drones too
To counter GNI, use kiting ships.
Ideally drone-based and not obvious
kiters kite Tristan or 10MN Algos will
work

vs faction frigates
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Crucifier Navy Issue
II
III
IV
Ship profile
Pic
CNI is an EWAR faction frigate with bonus to tracking disruptor. Since people dont fight
CNIs in ships vulnerable to TDs, its EWAR bonus is often useless and TD is skipped in
favor of second web
CNI is a strong scram kiter, essentially a buffed Tormentor. Beam fits can reach 220-250
dps and with double webs this frigate has no problems with damage application in scram
range
Tier:
BALANCED
Balanced
4
46%
Piloting
Beam CNI
Low: DC, SAAR, Heat Sink II
Mid: AB, scram, 2x web
High: 2x Small Focused Beam
Laser II
Rigs: damage, tank
Piloting CNI is very similar to piloting a

Tormentor:
Burn to the edge of scram range
Change crystals according to
distance
With beam fit minimize transversal
Fits
10

vs faction frigates
Pulse CNI
Low: DC, SAAR, Heat Sink II
Mid: AB, scram, web, TD
Laser II, Nosferatu
Rigs: damage, tank
If you are roaming in CNI, bring refits

for 4th mid slot (second web, tracking
disruptor and guidance disruptor)
Good matchups against CNI are tanky
drone ships (10MN Algos) and strong
scram-kiters (rail Comet with
appropriate ammo)
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Maulus Navy Issue
II
III
IV
Ship profile
Pic
MNI is a drone frigate with bonuses on scram range and scram strength. In FW in most
situations these bonuses are irrelevant, so MNI is essentially a Tristan with fourth low
slot and slightly buffed base tanking stats
However, unlike Tristan, MNI in its class is fairly underwhelming. You cant efficiently go
with full neuts (only 2 high slots), cant kite or anti-kite (too slow) and cant brawl (no
turret bonuses). The only competitive fits are scram kiter and dual rep brick tanked MNI
Tier:
BALANCED
Balanced
4
37%
10

vs faction frigates
Fits
Piloting
Scram-kite MNI
Low: DC, SAAR, 2x DDA II
Mid: AB, scram, web
High: any AC/arty/rail weapon
Rigs: bulkheads
Armor tank fit (with EANM and active
tank armor rigs) is also viable
With drones as main dps scram-kite

MNI can choose any range within
10km to minimize incoming damage
Dual rep MNI

Low: DC, SAAR, Small Armor
Repairer II, EANM II
Mid: MWD, scram, cap booster
High: any AC/arty/rail weapon
Rigs: resists, tank
Against single rep scram-kite MNI any

strong scram-kiter should work well
(rail Comet or even Tormentor)
Against dual rep MNI, choose range to
minimize damage from its weapons
and start killing drones. If you can kill
all drones before they break your tank,
you win. If not, align out and try to
disengage. Remember that MNI has
16km scram
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Vigil Fleet Issue
II
III
IV
Ship profile
Pic
VFI is a missile frigate with 50% web range bonus, which makes it natural web-kiter
This ship uses 3 damage systems (rockets, guns and drones) and it is quite skillintensive. With good skills, however, damage is very good for a web-kiting frigate, up to
about 200 dps
VFI is slightly better against armor tanked ships thanks to extra explosive dps bonus
Tier:
BALANCED
Balanced
4
51%
10

vs faction frigates
Fits
Piloting
Web-kiting VFI:
Low: DC, SAAR, BCS II
Mid: AB, point, 2x web
High: 2x Rocket Launcher II,
280mm Howitzer Artillery II
Rigs: damage, tank
Your main targets in a VFI are closerange ships, but VFI can fight many
standard fits because with long double
webs it can disengage against any
AB/scram/web frigate
As any other armor tanked 4 mid slot

frigate, VFI has some flexibility for
unusual fits. You can add TD or jam to
standard AB/scram/web/SAAR combo
or use cap booster and fit second rep
During a fight constantly check if your

range control is enough to avoid
damage. If yes, you are likely winning
Anything that can project damage to
20km and has strong tank (for
example, rail Comet) will have good
chances against VFI, because its
single-rep tank is weak. MWD/web fits
is another viable option
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Astero
II
III
IV
Ship profile
Pic
Despite being a exploration frigate, Astero has excellent tank and almost infinite supply
of drones to deal damage
With covops cloak it can fly through the most active lowsec systems without risk of dying
to instalocking camps
Most Asteros in FW have dual rep and cap booster. Single rep Asteros fit second web or
EWAR in fourth mid slot
Tier:
BALANCED
Balanced
4
61%
10

vs faction frigates
Fits
Piloting
Dual rep Astero:

Low: DC, EANM II, SAAR + SAR II
Mid: AB, scram, web, cap booster
High: covops cloak, gun/neut/nos
Rigs: active tank + explosive resist
Single rep Astero:
Low: DC, 2x EANM II, SAAR
Mid: AB, scram, web, web/TD
High, rigs: same
It is viable to fit deadspace active reps.
You will get similar tank to SAAR with
paste
Remaining high slot can be filled with
anything you like gun, neut, nos or a
probe launcher
Astero has very weak dps (about 100120), so your general strategy is to
establish range control and outlast
your opposition
Against Astreo you have 3 options:
Frigates that can break through
double active reps (blaster DD,
dualweb Comet)
Ships with enough sustained tank
and higher dps than Astero (active
Succubus or similar)
High-dps kiters (Slicer, Garmur) and
hope that Astero has only one set of
fast drones
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1v1 faction frigates win rates
II
III
IV
Opp.
Hookbill
Slicer
Comet
Firetail
Griffin NI
Crucifier NI
Maulus NI
Vigil FI
Astero
Hookbill
53%
40%
60%
52%
59%
59%
48%
30%
Slicer
47%
25%
44%
53%
47%
42%
39%
41%
Comet
60%
75%
72%
65%
78%
59%
44%
Firetail
40%
56%
28%
14%
40%
61%
36%
17%
Griffin NI
48%
47%
86%
27%
43%
67%
57%
Crucifier NI
41%
53%
35%
60%
73%
60%
48%
44%
Maulus NI
41%
58%
22%
39%
57%
40%
43%
66%
Vigil FI
52%
61%
41%
64%
33%
52%
57%
45%
Astero
70%
59%
56%
83%
43%
56%
34%
55%
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Content
I.
II.
T1 frigates
III.
Faction frigates
IV.
Supplements
34
Frigate micromanagement mistakes and how to avoid them

When
Before fight
During fight
What
II
III
IV
Mental checklist
SAAR auto reload ON
Right click on SAAR to check auto reload setting before every fight
Wrong orbit / keep at

range settings
These settings are ship-specific. When you change scram-kite Tristan with 7km
orbiting range to kite Tristan, kite Tristan will have 7km orbiting range as well. Check
settings before every fight
Not overheating
Overheat guns if in range. Always overheat active tank. Overheat prop module only if
you really need to pull/close range or react to opponents overheated prop module.
Always be ready to overheat the shortest range control module (scram, web or point)
Wrong ammo type or

range
Load close range ammo against likely brawlers, mid-range ammo against scramkiters, etc. Use EM against shield tanked frigates and explosive against armor tanked
frigates
Modules deactivating
under neut pressure
Unstack guns and activate them individually. Choose 1-2 most important range control
or tank modules and spam them with hotkeys
No ammo swap
Excessive range control or e-war means that shield frigate is armor tanked and you
should swap type of damage immediately. For range or tracking issues use combat log
notifications
Overrepping
Start MASB/SAAR cycles at 60-70% shield/armor. Generally follow activate > stop >
overheat > activate routine
Not disengaging
Am I scrammed, double webbed or both? After 30 seconds am I winning or losing?

You can save a lot of lost scram-range fights by overheating mid slots and aligning out
in the right direction
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Abbreviations
Abbreviation
Meaning
Abbreviation
II
III
IV
Meaning
AB
Afterburner
MSB
Medium shield booster
AC(s)
Autocannon(s)
MSE
Medium shield extender
Arty
Artillery
MWD
Microwarpdrive
BCS
Ballistic control system
Nano
Nanofiber internal structure
Cap
Capacitor
Neut
Energy neutralizer
CCC
Capacitor control circuit
Nos
Energy nosferatu
Damp
Remote sensor dampener
OP
Overpowered
DC
Damage control
PDS
Power diagnostic system
DDA
Drone damage amplifier
PG
Powergrid
DPS
Damage per second
Point
Warp disruptor
EANM
Energized adaptive nano membrane
PvP
Player versus player
ECM
Electronic counter measures
Rail(s)
Railgun(s)
EHP
Effective hitpoints
SAAR
Small ancillary armor repairer
EWAR
Electronic warfare
SAR
Small armor repairer
FW
Factional warfare
Scram
Warp scrambler
LML
Light missile launcher
T1/T2
Tech 1/Tech 2
MAPC
Micro auxiliary power core
TD
Tracking disruptor
MASB
Medium ancillary shield booster
UP
Underpowered
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Changelog and future development

Changelog between 3.0 and 1.0
1. Guide now focuses only on novice plexes instead of all
frigates in Factional warfare
2. 8 faction frigates added
3. Astero added
4. New Overview slides at the beginning of each frigate class
section
5. Some T1 frigate descriptions changed to reflect December
2015 balance changes
6. New statistics on frigate usage frequency in 1v1 and win
rates
7. New Win rates slides at the end of each frigate class
section
II
III
IV
Future development
1. Pirate frigates
Daredevil
Dramiel
Worm
Garmur
Succubus
Cruor
2. Fleet doctrines in novice plexes
3. Better killboard analysis
Credits
8. New Supplements section with some relevant additional

information
1. Gorski Car Small Gang Tier List
9. Slides redesign
2. Kelon Darklight How to solo PVP
10. New pictures for each frigate
3. Kelon Darklight Kelons Almanac of Solo Ships
11. Score is now called Tier and reflects overall strength of the
ship
4. Zkillboard killboard statistics

5. EvE-Overmind killboard statistics
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Range control: AB/scram/web

Range control: AB/scram/web

Range control: AB/point/web

Range control: MWD/point

Your targets are kiting ships

These fits can fight everything

Similar to AB brawling, but you

These are anti AB/scram/web

Fast frigates with little tank.

Frigate PvP cheat sheet

The rock-paper-scissors of frigate PvP

Number of 1v1 fights and average win rates*

Scram-kiting shield Kestrel

With buffer tank and no utility/EWAR

Average 1v1 win rate

Scram-kiting armor Kestrel

Brawler with blasters and scram-kiter with rails

When brawling, be at 0km, use Navy

Average 1v1 win rate

Average 1v1 win rate

Getting to optimal engagement range

Average 1v1 win rate

Super tanky brawler/scram-kiter with pulses and kiter with beams

Punisher got significant buffs in

Most Punishers in FW will brawl, but it

In scram range Punisher can fight

If you are in AB/scram/web frigate and

Brawler with blasters and scram-kiter with rails

Average 1v1 win rate

Ancillary rep on this ship is so strong

MWD brawling Incursus

Pulse SAAR once, overheat it again,

When MWD brawling, land scram

Average 1v1 win rate

AB brawling and scram-kiting:

Average 1v1 win rate

Breacher has little buffer and very

Average 1v1 win rate

Use appropriate type of faction ammo

Scram-kiter Rifters should avoid rocket

Average 1v1 win rate

Tanky kite Condor

Know relevant MWD kiting tricks:

EWAR kite Condor

Web/scram-kiter. Both pulses and beams are good and popular in FW

Average 1v1 win rate

Everything that said about Tormentor

Combat frigates that can project

General advice is to not fight

Average 1v1 win rate

Designed to be flexible brawler/scram-kiter

Your targets are ships vulnerable to

Average 1v1 win rate

EWAR frigate with bonus to tracking disruptors

Average 1v1 win rate

Engagement profile is limited to turret

EWAR frigate with bonus to sensor dampeners

Know relevant MWD kiting tricks

Average 1v1 win rate

Herons efficiency very heavily relies