NPC naming conventions

When running missions or killing rats in asteroid belts, you can gleam a lot of information is given through the names of the NPC ships you're fighting.

• The main part of the name indicates the ship class (e.g. frigate, destroyer, cruiser...).
• The prefix or suffix indicates if the rat is a Commander or an Elite ship
  • Commander Ships: Inflict greater damage and have a better range than a regular rat of the same class.
  • Elite ships inflict greater damage, have a better tank, a higher chance of Stasis Web and Warp Scramble than a regular rat of the same class. Additionally, they have a higher probability of attacking your drones.
• Every ship also has a "flavor name" (e.g. Ambusher, Raider, Reaver...); all the ships of a given faction, class and role have roughly similar stats and abilities.

Note: This does not mean that only Elite ships can tackle you, it only means they have a higher chance of doing so. This information is intended to give you a general feel for the Rats you'll be facing in missions, for specific information on rats you'll need to look at mission walkthroughs.

Faction	Frigate	Destroyer	Cruiser	Battlecruiser	Battleship	Commander	Elite
Angel Cartel	Gistii	Gistior	Gistum	Gistatis	Gist	Domination	Arch
Blood Raider	Corpii	Corpior	Corpum	Corpatis	Corpus	Dark	Elder
Guristas	Pithi	Pithior	Pithum	Pithatis	Pith	Dread	Dire
Sansha's Nation	Centii	Centior	Centum	Centatis	Centus	True	Loyal
Serpentis	Coreli	Corelior	Corelum	Corealatis	Core	Shadow	Guardian
Rogue Drones	Alvi	Alvior	Alvium	Alvatis	Alvus	Sentient	Strain

Note: Rogue Drones are the only Faction with a ship class lower than Frigate (like a drone for a drone), this Drone is called an Apis.

Examples:

• A Gistii Fugitive or a Gistii Hunter are normal Angel Cartel frigates.
• A Gistior Domination Defacer is an Angel Cartel Commander destroyer, and a Dark Corpatis Seer is a Blood Raider Commander Battlecruiser.
• An Arch Gistum Phalanx is an Angel Cartel Elite cruiser, and a Dire Pithi Despoiler is a Guristas Elite frigate.

Sources

• EVE Survival Naming of Ships