Rifter

 

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Rifter

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Minmatar Republic Standard Frigates Rifter Class RELATED UNI-WIKI REFERENCES EVE Online Ships Overview EXTERNAL LINKS Rifter on zKillboard Rifter on EVE Workbench Rifter on Janice Rifter on EVE Ref Rifter on Eve Online Wiki

Development The Rifter is a very powerful combat frigate and can easily tackle the best frigates out there. It has gone through many radical design phases since its inauguration during the Minmatar Rebellion. The Rifter has a wide variety of offensive capabilities, making it an unpredictable and deadly adversary. SHIP BONUSES Minmatar Frigate bonuses (per skill level): 5% bonus to Small Projectile Turret damage 10% bonus to Small Projectile Turret falloff Required Skills Minmatar Frigate I16m Spaceship Command I8m Training Time what's this? 25m 0s Estimated training time only for the listed skills based on zero implants and without neural remaps. Grouping ▪ Variations Wolf Wolf Assault Frigates Rifter Class 5 (1/4) 2 5 48 MW 135 tf 375 m/sec 165 m³ ,Jaguar Jaguar Assault Frigates Rifter Class 4 (3/1) 5 3 39 MW 180 tf 368 m/sec 130 m³ Ship Attributes Fittings Powergrid 38 MW CPU 125 tf Capacitor 250 GJ High 4 Launchers 2 Turrets 3 Medium 3 Low 3 Rig 3   small Calibration 400 Navigation Max Velocity 365 m/sec Inertia Modifier 3.2 Warp Speed 5 AU/s Base Time to Warp 4.73 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 0 m³ Drone Bandwidth 0 Mbit/sec Targeting Max Tgt. Range 22.50 km Max Locked Targets 4 LADAR Sensor 8 points Sig. Radius 35 m Scan Res. 660 mm Structure Structure Hitpoints 350 HP Mass 1,067,000 kg Volume 27,289 m³ Cargo Capacity 140 m³ Armor Armor Hitpoints 450 HP Armor Resistances EM 60 THR 35 KIN 25 EXP 10 Shields Shield Capacity 450 HP Shield Resistances EM 0 THR 20 KIN 40 EXP 50

Summary

The Rifter is the primary damage frigate for Minmatar. For tackling a Slasher or Merlin is by far better. While the Rifter used to be considered the best T1 frigate (leading to many memes surrounding it), it has been nerfed to be similar in abilities to the others.

Skills

Further information about additional or recommended skills to pilot Rifter for a specific or it's common role(s) can be written here.

Fitting

PvE Basic Skills Rifter

Rifter: PvE Basic Skills Rifter

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[Rifter, PvE Basic Skills Rifter]
125mm Gatling AutoCannon I
125mm Gatling AutoCannon I
125mm Gatling AutoCannon I

Experimental 1MN Afterburner I
Explosive Deflection Amplifier I
Medium Shield Extender I

Shield Power Relay I
Shield Power Relay I
Shield Power Relay I

Fusion S x1

FITTING DIFFICULTY

EVE VERSION

PHOEBE 1.0

ALPHA CAN USE

UNSET

EFT

SKILLS

NOTES

RECOMMENDED SKILLS

• Energy Grid Upgrades II
• Shield Operation II
• Gunnery II
• Small Projectile Turret III
• Afterburner I
• Minmatar Frigate III
• Shield Upgrades I

NOTES

• With recommended skills, this setup tanks 20 dps from Angels and can run the afterburner for over 5 minutes.
• You could run the afterburner indefinitely either by training Afterburner III and Energy Systems Operation III or by replacing one Shield Power Relay with a Power Diagnostic System I (weakening the tank slightly).
• With Engineering IV you have the option of fitting 150mm autocannons.

Fleet Tackle

Rifter: Fleet Tackle

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[Rifter, Fleet Tackle]
150mm Light AutoCannon I, EMP S
150mm Light AutoCannon I, EMP S
150mm Light AutoCannon I, EMP S

Medium Subordinate Screen Stabilizer I
J5b Phased Prototype Warp Scrambler I
Limited 1MN Microwarpdrive I

Damage Control I
Gyrostabilizer I
Nanofiber Internal Structure I

Small Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Small Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I
Small Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer I

EMP S x1

FITTING DIFFICULTY

EVE VERSION

PHOEBE 1.0

ALPHA CAN USE

UNSET

EFT

SKILLS

NOTES

RECOMMENDED SKILLS

NOTES

Solo PvP

Rifter: Solo PvP

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[Rifter, Solo PvP]
200mm AutoCannon II
200mm AutoCannon II
200mm AutoCannon II
Small Diminishing Power System Drain I

1MN Afterburner II
Fleeting Propulsion Inhibitor I
Faint Epsilon Warp Scrambler I

Damage Control II
Small Ancillary Armor Repairer
Adaptive Nano Plating II

Small Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Small Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Small Projectile Burst Aerator I

Nanite Repair Paste x24
Republic Fleet Fusion S x1080
Republic Fleet Phased Plasma x1080
Republic Fleet Fusion S x1080
Barrage S x1080

FITTING DIFFICULTY

EVE VERSION

PHOEBE 1.0

ALPHA CAN USE

UNSET

EFT

SKILLS

NOTES

RECOMMENDED SKILLS

NOTES

• Range control is the most important thing to consider when soloing in this ship since you don't have the firepower or ehp to brawl with blaster boats or duke it out at range with laser boats.
• Sit at the edge of scram range against blaster boats and orbit as tightly as you can against lasers.
• Against missile boats try and keep your total speed as high as possible to reduce missile damage.
• The rifter is the fastest of the combat frigs, so the only T1 frigs that should out maneuver you are the attack frigs, which have less tank than you do.
• As fitted, with all skills at V and before boosts, this Rifter has 3.2k EHP, flies at 1193 m/s and align in 3.2 s with AB off. The ship is cap stable with the armor repairer on if you can apply your Nosferatu and lasts 1m 32s otherwise.
• Damage is 117 dps at 0.8 + 9 km with faction ammo; tracking is 0.39 [rad/s].

Solo Kiting

Rifter: Solo Kiting

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[Rifter, Solo Kiting]
250mm Light Artillery Cannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
250mm Light Artillery Cannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
250mm Light Artillery Cannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S

Experimental 1MN Afterburner I
Faint Warp Disruptor I
X5 Prototype Engine Enervator

Pseudoelectron Containment Field I
Small Ancillary Armor Repairer, Nanite Repair Paste
Gyrostabilizer II

Small Projectile Burst Aerator I
Small Projectile Ambit Extension I
Small Polycarbon Engine Housing I

Nanite Repair Paste x15
Republic Fleet EMP S x1

FITTING DIFFICULTY

EVE VERSION

PHOEBE 1.0

ALPHA CAN USE

UNSET

EFT

SKILLS

NOTES

RECOMMENDED SKILLS

NOTES

• Have Republic Fleet Fusion and Phased Plasma. Overheat the web and try to keep them at 11-12km and laugh while you hit them and they can't hit you.

Tactics

For tackling in a Rifter, spiralling is key. The ship is agile and fast enough that you can use a standard spiral with a MicroWarp Drive (MWD). Your only concern will be on final approach (30 km or so) to pulse the MWD so that the increased signature radius doesn't come in to play as much, as the MWD's signature bloom only applies while the MWD is activated. If the ship is Afterburner (AB) fit, the pilot may consider tightening the spiral slightly. Afterburners do not have a signature radius penalty, so you can risking a little more (but still tankable) damage in order to decrease closing time.

Roles

Solo PVP

The Rifter is an excellent ship for rookie pilots to learn their trade in due to the ship's endurance and it's low cost.

The Rookie Rifter guide nothing more needs to be said aside from reference to this excellent piece of work.

In Uni blobs

Mainly used in a tackling role. Focus is therefore on EITHER a MWD or an AB - MWD for sheer speed but at increased sig radius, AB provides a speed boost without the penalty to the increase sig radius, It is much a matter of personal preference but bear in mind that a MWD makes you a whole world easier to target!

For more on tackling please see: EVE uni guide to tackling

Notes

This vessel qualifies for the University Ship Replacement Program, PYOS, and BYOM.

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