Pontifex

 

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Pontifex

Ship Database▸Command Destroyers▸Pontifex

Pontifex Amarr Empire Amarr Empire Command Destroyers Dragoon Class Can use Command Burst module HIGHLIGHTS Can fit a Micro Jump Field Generator HIGHLIGHTS RELATED UNI-WIKI REFERENCES EVE Online Ships Overview EXTERNAL LINKS Pontifex on zKillboard Pontifex on EVE Workbench Pontifex on Janice Pontifex on EVE Ref Command Destroyer Target Calling

As Emperor rules Holder; as Holder rules Serf; Yet all under Heaven serve Me; – The Scriptures, Book of Reclaiming 3:21 Command Destroyers represent a versatile addition to fleets of all sizes. Being the smallest and most agile platforms for gang link technology positions them as the premier support option for fast-moving wolf packs. Unique access to Micro Jump Field Generators also allows them to perform maneuvers that rapidly reposition other ships, be they friend or foe. SHIP BONUSES Amarr Destroyer bonuses (per skill level): 10% Bonus to Drone hitpoints and damage 4% bonus to all armor resistances Command Destroyers bonuses (per skill level): 5% reduction in Micro Jump Field Generator spool up time 2% bonus to Armored Command and Information Command Burst effect strength and duration Role Bonus: 95% reduction in powergrid requirements for Command Bursts 50% reduction in Microwarpdrive signature radius penalty •Can fit Micro Jump Field Generators •Can use one Command Burst module Required Skills Amarr Destroyer V11d 20h 26m Amarr Frigate III8h 53m Spaceship Command I8m Command Destroyers I50m Command Burst Specialist IV6d 6h 51m Leadership V5d 22h 13m Spaceship Command V5d 22h 13m Training Time what's this? 30d 9h 34m Estimated training time only for the listed skills based on zero implants and without neural remaps. Grouping ▪ Variations Dragoon Dragoon Standard Destroyers Dragoon Class 5 (3/3) 3 4 58 MW 155 tf 240 m/sec 300 m³ Ship Attributes Fittings Powergrid 55 MW CPU 220 tf Capacitor 750 GJ High 5 Launchers 3 Turrets 3 Medium 3 Low 5 Rig 2   small Calibration 400 Navigation Max Velocity 330 m/sec Inertia Modifier 3.4 Warp Speed 4.50 AU/s Base Time to Warp 6.49 s what's this? Base Time to Warp is essentially the time needed for this ship to align and accelerate until it reaches 75% of its top speed and goes to warp. The time displayed here is the base calculated time with no account for any warp related skills, modules or any other effects. Drones Drone Capacity 75 m³ Drone Bandwidth 25 Mbit/sec Targeting Max Tgt. Range 50.00 km Max Locked Targets 7 RADAR Sensor 12 points Sig. Radius 64 m Scan Res. 525 mm Structure Structure Hitpoints 780 HP Mass 1,250,000 kg Volume 47,000 m³ Cargo Capacity 380 m³ Armor Armor Hitpoints 850 HP Armor Resistances EM 50 THR 35 KIN 43.75 EXP 60 Shields Shield Capacity 625 HP Shield Resistances EM 0 THR 20 KIN 55 EXP 75

Summary

The Pontifex is the Amarr Command Destroyer. Following the Amarr design principles, it has bonuses to armor and information Command Bursts. In its role to armor bursts it competes with the Magus which has less tank. This makes the Pontifex preferable. In regard to information bursts it competes with the Stork (and the Draugur). If you have shield logi support you choose the Stork, if armor logi the Pontifex. In fleets without logi, the Pontifex has neither a clear advantage nor disadvantage over the other Command Destroyers providing the same bursts.

Skills

Further information about additional or recommended skills to pilot the Pontifex for a specific or its common role(s) can be written here.

Tactics

Like all Command Destroyers, the Pontifex provides Command Bursts and can use a Micro Jump Field Generator. See the respective pages for the tactics involved.

Notes

The command destroyers were added in the December 2015 patch, sometimes called the Frostline patch.

The word pontifex was used in ancient Rome for the most senior priests in the city's polytheistic religious practices. After the coming of Christianity, the word became attached to the Pope; it is the ancestor-word of present-day English pontiff.

Patch history

A long, long time ago...
Version 22.02 - Release 2025-03-12.1 (Patch Notes) The warp speeds of all ships have been adjusted to bring them all together for similar sizes of ships. Warp speed reduced from 5.5 AU/s to 4.5 AU/s

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