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==Summary==

The Magnate is the Amarr Tech 1 exploration and ~~scanning frigate~~. It is a ~~good ship~~ for ~~rookies or veterans who are getting~~ into ~~probing and don't have the skills for the T2 version,~~ the [[Anathema]]. ~~Its bonus to cycle time for hacking, archaeology,~~ and ~~salvaging~~ modules ~~means it can be very effective~~ for ~~looting~~ exploration ~~sites as well~~. ~~However~~, ~~as an exploration vessel~~, the Magnate ~~suffers in comparison~~ to the ~~other racial exploration frigates due to only having 3 mid~~ slots~~, which limits~~ the modules it can ~~fit~~ for ~~exploring relic and data sites~~.

The Magnate is the Amarr [[Frigates#Exploration|Exploration Frigate]]. Like all Tech I exploration frigates, the Magnate receives skill-dependent bonuses to scanner probe strength. The Magnate excels at probing cosmic signatures in all security levels of space. The Magnate also receives a role bonus (independent of pilot skill level) to relic and data analyzer virus strength, which helps the Magnate pilot crack exploration sites. With these two bonuses, the Magnate is a strong starter frigate for Amarr pilots interested in [[Exploration]]. And while Magnate pilots eventually skill into Tech II Covert Ops exploration ships (like the [[Anathema]]), there isn’t much exploration content that the Magnate can’t complete.

The Magnate has just three mid slots—the fewest of any exploration frigate—to fit exploration and propulsion modules. These slots are typically filled with a microwarpdrive and a data and relic analyzer, leaving no room for the scanning upgrade arrays that other racial exploration frigates can fit. This is not a critical failing, and a Magnate pilot can compensate with scanning rigs or improved Astrometrics skills. (There are single modules that do both data and relic analysis and that would make room, but they aren’t worth the decrease in performance and/or increased cost.) The Magnate does have the advantage of the strongest tank of any Tech I explorer, and plenty of low slots to reinforce this tank. But it’s not a great advantage, because nearly any tackled explorer is a dead explorer, and so the low slots are better fit with inertial stabilizers and/or a warp stabilizer for faster escapes. (Keep in mind that warp stabilizers reduce lock range and speed. Having more than one makes locking sites uncomfortably slow.)

The Magnate has the largest cargo capacity of any Tech I frigate. This makes the Magnate a speedy freight courier and distribution mission runner. By fitting the ship with expanded cargohold modules and cargohold optimization rigs, it is possible to build a Magnate that can carry just over 1600 m3 of cargo. Or, by exchanging some of these for warp stabs, to build a low-sec courier that can evade insta-pointing gate camps.

==Skills==

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 ==Summary==
-The Magnate is the Amarr Tech 1 exploration and scanning frigate. It is a good ship for rookies or veterans who are getting into probing and don't have the skills for the T2 version, the [[Anathema]]. Its bonus to cycle time for hacking, archaeology, and salvaging modules means it can be very effective for looting exploration sites as well. However, as an exploration vessel, the Magnate suffers in comparison to the other racial exploration frigates due to only having 3 mid slots, which limits the modules it can fit for exploring relic and data sites.
+The Magnate is the Amarr [[Frigates#Exploration|Exploration Frigate]]. Like all Tech I exploration frigates, the Magnate receives skill-dependent bonuses to scanner probe strength. The Magnate excels at probing cosmic signatures in all security levels of space. The Magnate also receives a role bonus (independent of pilot skill level) to relic and data analyzer virus strength, which helps the Magnate pilot crack exploration sites. With these two bonuses, the Magnate is a strong starter frigate for Amarr pilots interested in [[Exploration]]. And while Magnate pilots eventually skill into Tech II Covert Ops exploration ships (like the [[Anathema]]), there isn’t much exploration content that the Magnate can’t complete.
+The Magnate has just three mid slots—the fewest of any exploration frigate—to fit exploration and propulsion modules. These slots are typically filled with a microwarpdrive and a data and relic analyzer, leaving no room for the scanning upgrade arrays that other racial exploration frigates can fit. This is not a critical failing, and a Magnate pilot can compensate with scanning rigs or improved Astrometrics skills. (There are single modules that do both data and relic analysis and that would make room, but they aren’t worth the decrease in performance and/or increased cost.) The Magnate does have the advantage of the strongest tank of any Tech I explorer, and plenty of low slots to reinforce this tank. But it’s not a great advantage, because nearly any tackled explorer is a dead explorer, and so the low slots are better fit with inertial stabilizers and/or a warp stabilizer for faster escapes. (Keep in mind that warp stabilizers reduce lock range and speed. Having more than one makes locking sites uncomfortably slow.)
+The Magnate has the largest cargo capacity of any Tech I frigate. This makes the Magnate a speedy freight courier and distribution mission runner. By fitting the ship with expanded cargohold modules and cargohold optimization rigs, it is possible to build a Magnate that can carry just over 1600 m3 of cargo. Or, by exchanging some of these for warp stabs, to build a low-sec courier that can evade insta-pointing gate camps.
 ==Skills==