Newbie / Low-SP Fits
Newbie and low-SP players looking to run missions for USIA should refer to our separate guide: Newbie’s Guide to Mission Running for USIA.
Security Mission Fits
Unless otherwise specified, all ships are designed for maximum throughput, without regard to preferred playstyle, by highly competent pilots with L5 skills actively engaged in mission running. More advanced fits require heavy use of speed tanking – see Archer’s Speed Tanking Guide (Work-in-Progress). Fits indicated as Alpha-friendly assume max Alpha skills.
Note: In #grinders-bulletin, we maintain a list of missions which are particularly hard or lengthy that you might want to skip
Budget UltraBlitz HS L4 (Active Advanced)
This ship has orders of magnitude more throughput than the regular Typhoon fit below, but use of this ship requires piloting techniques. You must know when to use and not to use an AB/MWD, angles of approach based on how your traversal velocity affects enemy turrets, how/why to spiral toward/away from enemies, how to manually fly via space-double-clicks and Q-clicks (Q-double-clicks and Q-click-angle-clicks).
[Typhoon Fleet Issue, L4 Budget UltraBlitzer™️ V1.3] Ballistic Control System II Ballistic Control System II Ballistic Control System II Missile Guidance Enhancer II Missile Guidance Enhancer II Drone Damage Amplifier II Drone Damage Amplifier II 500MN Quad LiF Restrained Microwarpdrive Large Shield Booster II Missile Guidance Computer II, Missile Precision Script Missile Guidance Computer II, Missile Precision Script Cap Recharger II Rapid Heavy Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Heavy Missile Rapid Heavy Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Heavy Missile Rapid Heavy Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Heavy Missile Rapid Heavy Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Heavy Missile Rapid Heavy Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Heavy Missile Rapid Heavy Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Heavy Missile Drone Link Augmentor I Auto Targeting System I Large Warhead Calefaction Catalyst I Large Hydraulic Bay Thrusters I Large Capacitor Control Circuit I Republic Fleet Berserker x5 Republic Fleet Valkyrie x5 Republic Fleet Warrior x5 Caldari Navy Mjolnir Heavy Missile x19820 Caldari Navy Nova Heavy Missile x19820 Caldari Navy Scourge Heavy Missile x59460 Mobile Tractor Unit x1 Caldari Navy Hornet x10 Caldari Navy Vespa x10 Caldari Navy Wasp x10 Imperial Navy Acolyte x10 Imperial Navy Infiltrator x10 Imperial Navy Praetor x10 Republic Fleet Berserker x5 Republic Fleet Valkyrie x5 Republic Fleet Warrior x5 Expanded Cargohold II x7
Budget Blitz HS L4 (Active)
The missile range far exceeds the drone range (which itself is very long) – you can use this fact to thin out the enemy at a distance using only missiles before you close in for combined missile and drone damage.
[Typhoon, Budget Blitz L4 (Active)] Ballistic Control System II Ballistic Control System II Ballistic Control System II Missile Guidance Enhancer II Missile Guidance Enhancer II Signal Amplifier II Co-Processor II 500MN Microwarpdrive II Large Micro Jump Drive Missile Guidance Computer II, Missile Precision Script Missile Guidance Computer II, Missile Precision Script Sensor Booster I, Targeting Range Script Cruise Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Nova Cruise Missile Cruise Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Nova Cruise Missile Cruise Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Nova Cruise Missile Cruise Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Nova Cruise Missile Cruise Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Nova Cruise Missile Cruise Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Nova Cruise Missile Drone Link Augmentor II Large Drone Control Range Augmentor I Large Drone Control Range Augmentor I Large Drone Control Range Augmentor I Republic Fleet Valkyrie x3 Republic Fleet Valkyrie x5 Republic Fleet Warrior x4 Republic Fleet Warrior x5 Caldari Navy Mjolnir Cruise Missile x2866 Caldari Navy Nova Cruise Missile x2866 Caldari Navy Scourge Cruise Missile x2866 Mobile Tractor Unit x1 Caldari Navy Hornet x9 Caldari Navy Vespa x8 Imperial Navy Acolyte x9 Imperial Navy Infiltrator x8
Budget Blitz HS L4 (Passive)
[Dominix, Budget Blitz L4 (Passive)] Drone Damage Amplifier II Drone Damage Amplifier II Drone Damage Amplifier II Omnidirectional Tracking Enhancer II Omnidirectional Tracking Enhancer II Damage Control II Co-Processor I 500MN Microwarpdrive II Large Micro Jump Drive Sensor Booster II Sensor Booster II, Targeting Range Script Omnidirectional Tracking Link II, Optimal Range Script Drone Link Augmentor II Drone Link Augmentor II Drone Link Augmentor II Drone Link Augmentor II Drone Link Augmentor II Medium Remote Armor Repairer II Large Drone Control Range Augmentor I Large Drone Control Range Augmentor I Large Sentry Damage Augmentor I Caldari Navy Warden x5 Imperial Navy Curator x5 Republic Fleet Bouncer x5
Budget HS L4 (Ultra-Passive)
[Raven Navy Issue, Budget L4 (Ultra-Passive)] Ballistic Control System II Ballistic Control System II Ballistic Control System II Signal Amplifier II Damage Control II 500MN Cold-Gas Enduring Microwarpdrive Large Micro Jump Drive Sensor Booster II, Targeting Range Script Missile Guidance Computer II, Missile Precision Script Missile Guidance Computer II, Missile Precision Script Cap Recharger II Large Cap Battery II Cruise Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Cruise Missile Cruise Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Cruise Missile Cruise Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Cruise Missile Cruise Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Cruise Missile Cruise Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Cruise Missile Cruise Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Cruise Missile Cruise Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Cruise Missile Cruise Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Cruise Missile Large Warhead Rigor Catalyst II Large Warhead Rigor Catalyst II Large Warhead Flare Catalyst II Valkyrie TP-600 x6 Warrior TP-300 x8
Budget Blitz HS L1-L3 (Alpha-Friendly)
[Caracal Navy Issue, Budget Blitz L1-L3 (Alpha-Friendly)] Ballistic Control System II Ballistic Control System II Ballistic Control System II Missile Guidance Enhancer II 10MN Monopropellant Enduring Afterburner 50MN Quad LiF Restrained Microwarpdrive Large Shield Extender II Missile Guidance Computer II, Missile Precision Script Missile Guidance Computer II, Missile Precision Script Rapid Light Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Light Missile Rapid Light Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Light Missile Rapid Light Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Light Missile Rapid Light Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Light Missile Rapid Light Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Light Missile Rapid Light Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Light Missile Medium Warhead Calefaction Catalyst II Medium EM Shield Reinforcer I Medium Thermal Shield Reinforcer I Caldari Navy Hornet x5 Caldari Navy Mjolnir Light Missile x7500 Caldari Navy Nova Light Missile x7500 Caldari Navy Scourge Light Missile x14866 Missile Range Script x2
Budget Blitz NS L3/L4
Note: This ship is both covert cloak-capable and nullified. This means it can initiate warp and warp while cloaked and is no subject to cloak velocity penalties, and it is immune to bubbles. This makes it exceptionally safe for use in Nullsec.
Like the Budget UltraBlitz L4, use of this ship required advanced piloting technique. Also, while the ship is capstable running the AB, Reactive Armor Hardener, and Armor Repairer simultaneously (with L5 skills and no implants), there may be times in which you need to break cap stability to use an MWD, and you may need to disengage your armor repairer and/or armor hardener temporarily to do so.
If the ship is lost, a randomly selected Amarr Strategic Cruiser Subsystem level will be lost (not necessarily the highest level). This is extremely unlikely to happen during missions as this fit can handle any L4 mission without retreating or breaching to hull when flown properly. As long as you monitor D-Scan to ensure no one is combat probing you with the intention of dropping in on you doing missions, you should be very safe operating in nullsec with this ship since your cloak and nullified hull will protect you from gate camps otherwise. (If you are being probed in missions, you can temporarily cloak until the probes are gone.)
If you do lose a Subsystem level, they only have a 1x time multiplier, so they are quick to train back. It is worth noting, however, that compared to the 150,000 injection tier and costs of Large Skill Injectors, the loss of a L5 skill could be worth one billion ISK worth of skillpoints (recoverable in about 4 days of skill training).
[Legion, Budget Nullsec L4 Runner] Damage Control II Medium Armor Repairer II Reactive Armor Hardener Multispectrum Energized Membrane II Ballistic Control System II Ballistic Control System II 10MN Afterburner II 50MN Microwarpdrive II Heavy Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Heavy Missile Heavy Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Heavy Missile Heavy Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Heavy Missile Heavy Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Heavy Missile Heavy Missile Launcher II, Caldari Navy Scourge Heavy Missile Covert Ops Cloaking Device II [Empty High slot] [Empty High slot] Medium Kinetic Armor Reinforcer II Medium Thermal Armor Reinforcer II Medium Capacitor Control Circuit II Legion Offensive - Assault Optimization Legion Defensive - Covert Reconfiguration Legion Propulsion - Interdiction Nullifier Legion Core - Augmented Antimatter Reactor Caldari Navy Hornet x9 Caldari Navy Vespa x8 Imperial Navy Acolyte x5 Imperial Navy Infiltrator x5 Caldari Navy Mjolnir Heavy Missile x2866 Caldari Navy Nova Heavy Missile x2866 Caldari Navy Scourge Heavy Missile x8600
Budget Blitz NS L1/L2 + Pirate Arcs (w/ Travel Fit)
Note: The launchers are not preloaded and the ammo does not completely fill the hull so that if you choose to go into “travel mode” immediately then you will have enough space to put the “combat mode” modules (including turrets) into cargo.
[Crow, NS L1/L2 + Pirate Arcs (w/ Travel Fit)] Damage Control II Ballistic Control System II 1MN Afterburner II Peripheral Compact Target Painter Peripheral Compact Target Painter Small F-S9 Regolith Compact Shield Extender Light Missile Launcher II Light Missile Launcher II Light Missile Launcher II Light Missile Launcher II Small Low Friction Nozzle Joints II Small EM Shield Reinforcer II Caldari Navy Scourge Light Missile x3866 Inertial Stabilizers II x2 Medium Azeotropic Restrained Shield Extender x1 Small Azeotropic Restrained Shield Extender x1
High End Hulls That Blitz L4s Poorly
| Extremely Low Precision | Poor Range | Poor Mobility | Damage Lock | Low RoF | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barghest | Cruise, Torpedo | Torpedo | Cruise | RHML Missiles slightly stronger than a Typhoon Fleet Issue, but has substantially less bandwidth and drone bay capacity and is far more expensive. | ||
| (Battlecruisers) | (???) | X | X | (???) | (???) | Substantially less damage than battleships |
| Bhaalgorn | X | Pulse | Pulse | X | Beam | |
| (Cruisers) | (???) | X | X | (???) | (???) | Substantially less damage than battleships |
| Kronos | Rail | Blaster | X | X | Rail | |
| Leshak | X | Slow Damage Buildup is horrible for dispatching swarms of small craft | ||||
| Machariel | Arty | Auto | Auto | T2 | Arty | Even a bling polarized auto fit isn’t as good as the Typhoon Fleet Issue fit |
| Nestor | X | Pulse | Lasers | Drone Travel Time | Lasers virtually useless. Drones waste time traveling, lack precision, and targets easily escape optimal range | |
| Nightmare | Beam | Pulse | Pulse | X | Beam | |
| Paladin | Beam | Pulse | X | X | Beam | |
| Praxis(Any) | X | (???) | (???) | Turrets | (???) | Range, Mobility, RoF depends on weapons used |
| Rattlesnake | Cruise, Torpedo | Torpedo | Torpedo | Missiles | Cruise, Heavy Drone Travel Time | |
| Vargur | Arty | Auto | X | T2 | Arty | Auto falloff isn’t terrible, but isn’t as good as an Auto Mach, which itself isn’t a good blitz fit |
| Vindicator | Blaster | X | X | Rail |
Distribution Mission Fits
Each fit comes with a full set of cargohold expanders and inertial stabilizers. As many intertial stabilizers / as few cargohold expanders as possible should be used when doing distribution missions so as to minimize the time to warp for these ships.
Shields may sized or downgraded as needed to fit. With L5 skills, these can hold enough to run two L4 distribution missions simultaneously; however, in general L3 missions are preferred unless you are looking for a larger LP payout and prefer L4 storylines. When not using inertial stabilizers and making full use of cargohold expanders, the Wreathe is the fastest ship to warp, followed by the Nereus, Sigil, and Badger. Of these ships, the Nereus is the most popular because training Gallente Industrial skills provide access to specialty industrial ships as well as the generally most favored of the four Freighters, Jump Freighters, Deep Space Transports, and Blockade Runners
The ships can be fitted to perform the MWD-Cloak trick if desired; however, this is not included as part of the fits. Note that the increasing prevalence of cheap carrier gatecamps in lowsec and the ability of Attack Light Fighters to MWD to a cloaked ship to bump them into decloaking, the MWD-Cloak trick is no longer a reliable mechanism for traveling through lowsec safely (and is never reliable for use in nullsec due to the presence of bubbles in nullsec). Therefore, it is not advised for use in lowsec, although it may be used with relative safety in highsec. (Triglavians rapidly converge on ships when they break gate cloak, so there is a chance that Triglavian gate camps will decloak those who attempt to use the MWD Cloak trick before warping out.)
Distribution Wreathe
[Wreathe, Distribution Wreathe] Expanded Cargohold II Expanded Cargohold II Expanded Cargohold II Expanded Cargohold II Expanded Cargohold II EM Shield Amplifier II Thermal Shield Amplifier II Large Shield Extender II Medium Shield Extender II Medium Shield Extender II [Empty High slot] [Empty High slot] Medium Cargohold Optimization I Medium Cargohold Optimization I Medium Cargohold Optimization I Inertial Stabilizers II x5
Distribution Nereus
[Nereus, Distribution Nereus] Expanded Cargohold II Expanded Cargohold II Expanded Cargohold II Expanded Cargohold II Expanded Cargohold II EM Shield Amplifier II Thermal Shield Amplifier II Medium Shield Extender II Large Shield Extender II Large Shield Extender II [Empty High slot] [Empty High slot] Medium Cargohold Optimization I Medium Cargohold Optimization I Medium Cargohold Optimization I Inertial Stabilizers II x5
Distribution Sigil
[Sigil, Distribution Sigil] Expanded Cargohold II Expanded Cargohold II Expanded Cargohold II Expanded Cargohold II Expanded Cargohold II Expanded Cargohold II EM Shield Amplifier II Thermal Shield Amplifier II Large Shield Extender II Large Shield Extender II [Empty High slot] [Empty High slot] Medium Cargohold Optimization I Medium Cargohold Optimization I Medium Cargohold Optimization I Inertial Stabilizers II x6
Distribution Badger
[Badger, Distribution Badger] Expanded Cargohold II Expanded Cargohold II Expanded Cargohold II Expanded Cargohold II EM Shield Amplifier II Thermal Shield Amplifier II Large Shield Extender II Medium Shield Extender II Medium Shield Extender II Medium Shield Extender II [Empty High slot] [Empty High slot] Medium Cargohold Optimization I Medium Cargohold Optimization I Medium Cargohold Optimization I Inertial Stabilizers II x4