Natural resistances

Every ship has a certain natural resistance to incoming damage. These resistances, quoted as a percentage of damage resisted for each of the four damage types, form the shield, armor and hull resistance profiles. Tech I ships from the same faction generally have the same natural resistances, but this rule does not apply to Tech II or Tech III ships.

Hull resistances

All ships have natural 33% hull resistance.

Tech I shield resistances

The Tech I shield resistance profile

EM	Thermal	Kinetic	Explosive
0%	20%	40%	50%

EDENCOM shield resistance profile

20%	20%	50%	50%

T1 ships generally have the same natural shield resistances: 0%/20%/40%/50% (respectively EM/Thermal/Kinetic/Explosive - this order will be used throughout this page). EDENCOM ships are the sole non-special edition ship exception, using a 20%/20%/50%/50% resist profile, giving it better EM and Kinetic resistances.

Some Special Edition T1 ships have a different shield resistance profile. For example, ships from the Society of Conscious Thought generally have a 27.5/27.5/27.5/27.5 (even) profile, although the Apotheosis shuttle has the regular 0/20/40/50. The Council Diplomatic Shuttle also has a 33/33/33/33 (even) profile, matching that of other special edition CONCORD T2 ships (except the Marshal).

T1 ships with shield resistance bonuses

Some Caldari ships and all Guristas ships (except the titan) have a bonus to their shield resistances. The bonus resistance is 4% for each level of the pilot's applicable Caldari ship skill.

The Caldari ships with this bonus are the Merlin, Moa, Drake, Rokh, Scorpion Navy Issue, Phoenix, and the three carriers (Chimera, Minokawa, Wyvern).

Some EDENCOM ships have an even stronger bonus resistance of 6% per level of the pilot's applicable EDENCOM ship skill. The ships with this bonus are the Skybreaker and Stormbringer.

Tech I armor resistances

A T1 ship's natural armor resistance profile is determined by the race of the ship.

Tech I ships – natural armor resistances by faction

Armor resist profile				Empire faction	Other factions
50%	35%	25%	20%
50%	45%	25%	10%
50%	35%	35%	10%
60%	35%	25%	10%

Historic enemies of the empire factions and their damage types

Faction	Enemy	Enemy damage type
		Primary	Secondary
		Exp	Kinetic
		Thermal	Kinetic
		Kinetic	Thermal
		EM	Thermal

Tech II and III resist bonuses by class of ship

Classes	Bonuses
	Primary	Secondary
Assault Frigates Heavy Assault Cruisers Heavy Interdictors Command Ships Logistics Cruisers Transport Ships	-75%	-50%
Recon Ships	-62.5%	-37.5%
Strategic Cruisers Tactical Destroyers Interdictors Command Destroyers Electronic Attack Ships Logistics Frigates	-50%	-25%
Black Ops	-37.5%	-18.75% -21.25%
Marauders Stealth Bombers Jump Freighters	-25%	-12.5%

There is reason to these resist profiles. They are all based on a 50/35/25/10 profile, but each race has a 10% bonus to one damage type. For the empire factions, the bonused armor resist is the same as the primary damage type of the faction they were historically at war with. The warring factions and their damage types are shown in the table to the right. Perhaps this is best illuminated with an example: Take Gallente ships. Start with the base profile of 50/35/25/10 and add 10% kinetic resistance, kinetic being the primary damage type of the Caldari, the historic enemy of the Gallente. You get a 50/35/35/10 profile, which is indeed correct for T1 Gallente ships.

Combat ships from the Society of Conscious Thought have even 32.5/32.5/32.5/32.5 armor resistances.

T1 ships with armor resistance bonuses

Some Amarr ships, all Sisters of Eve ships, and some Triglavian ships, have bonuses to their armor resistances. The bonus resistance is 4% for each level of the pilot's applicable racial ship skill.

The Amarr ships with this bonus are the Punisher, Maller, Prophecy, Abaddon, the Revelation, and the three carriers. The Triglavian ships with this bonus are the Drekavac and Zirnitra.

Tech II and Tech III resists

Tech II and Tech III ships generally have much better resist profiles than Tech I ships. In particular, they gain significant resistance to the primary and secondary damage types of their faction's historical enemies.

The table on the right shows the bonus resistances given to each different ship type. These bonuses are applied to both shields and armor by taking a racial or default T1 resist profile, and multiplying the remaining vulnerability by the resistance bonus.

To calculate a T2 ship's shield resists, start with the 'default' profile of 0%/20%/40%/50%. Reduce its remaining vulnerability to its enemy's primary damage type by 75%, and to the secondary damage type by 50%. For example, let's take the Ishtar. Start with 0/20/40/50. The Gallente's enemy are the Caldari, whose damage types are Kinetic and Thermal. Reduce the remaining kinetic vulnerability of (100 - 40) = 60 by 75% to 15, giving (100 - 15) = 85% shield kinetic resistance. Similarly, reduce the remaining thermal vulnerability of (100 - 20) = 80 by 50% to 40, giving (100 - 40) = 60% shield thermal resistance. This gives the Ishtar a shield resist profile of 0/60/85/50.

To calculate a T2 ship's armor resists, start with the ship's T1 racial profile. Reduce its remaining vulnerability to its enemy's primary damage type by 75%, and to the secondary damage type by 50%. For example, let's take the Muninn. Start with the Minmatar T1 racial profile of 60/35/25/10. The Minmatar's enemy is the Amarr, whose damage types are EM and Thermal. Reduce the remaining EM vulnerability of (100 - 60) = 40 by 75% to 10, giving (100 - 10) = 90% armor EM resistance. Similarly, reduce the remaining thermal vulnerability of (100 - 35) = 65 by 50% to 32.5, giving (100 - 32.5) = 67.5% armor thermal resistance. This gives the Muninn an armor resist profile of 90/67.5/25/10.

Assault Frigates, Heavy Assault Cruisers, Heavy Interdiction Cruisers, Command Ships, Logistics Cruisers, Transport Ships

These are a mix of the most front-line combat ships, and the most dedicated cargo ships. Fittingly, these ships gain the largest bonuses, and have the strongest natural resists of all normal ships. Furthermore, the Harpy, Vengeance, Nergal, Sacrilege, Eagle, all Command Ships (except for the Sleipnir and Astarte), and all of the Heavy Interdictors get an additional 20% bonus to their shield (Caldari, Minmatar) or armor (Amarr, Gallente, Triglavian) resists. (These further bonuses are not considered "base" resists though.)

The only ship to have stronger natural resists than one of these ships is the Monitor Flag Cruiser.

Recon Ships

As these ships are generally not intended for front-line combat, but do still need to be able to shrug off deterrence attempts, these ships gain the second strongest resists.

Electronic Attack Ships, Logistics Frigates, Interdictors, Command Destroyers, Tactical Destroyers, Strategic Cruisers

These ships are generally more supportive or flexible in other ways, and rely less on raw durability and more on their other utilities.

These ships also get bonuses to two damage types. The bonuses are smaller than for HACs, etc., but are still strong.

Black Ops

Black Ops Battleships are the odd ones out, in that their resist bonuses are not exact like other classes. Once a mix between lightly increased primary and/or secondary resistances, resistances are now approximately 37.5% bonus to the primary, and either 18.75% (Widow, Sin) or 21.25% (Panther, Redeemer) for the secondary. Unlike on most ships, these values are also rounded off.

Stealth Bombers, Marauders, Jump Freighters

The main defense of a bomber is its cloaking device, and so it sacrifices some durability; and as Jump Freighters are non-combat ships they are not built to be durable. Marauders, meanwhile, have a different approach to defense: much of their endurance comes from their Bastion Module; and as a result of that heavy specialization, the ships are somewhat vulnerable when not in bastion.

Interceptors and Covert Ops

Interceptors and the exploration-bonused Covert Ops frigates get one resistance bonus, to their enemy's primary damage type. Unlike most other ships listed here, the bonus these ships gain is a flat 10% bonus, added to the base T1 shield and armor profiles. (This stacks with the flat 10% racial bonus to armor, meaning that in effect interceptors take the base 50/35/25/10 armor profile, and add +20 to one resist.)

CONCORD ships

The CONCORD Pacifier, Enforcer and Marshal are considered T2 ships. The Pacifier and Enforcer have even resist profiles of 33/33/33/33 for both shield and armor, like the Gnosis but a little stronger. The Marshal has an improved resist profile of 40/40/40/40 for both shield and armor. The Flag Cruiser, the Monitor, is also T2. While it has normal 33% hull resists, its shield and armor resists are extremely high at 90%, with bonus skill-based resistances.

ORE ships

T2 ORE ships start with only a T1-Minmatar resist profile. The Exhumers and the Endurance then get a 4% bonus to all shield resistances for each level of the Exhumers and Expedition Frigates skills respectively.

Triglavian Ships

T2 Triglavian Collective ships use three different resist type sets, two of which completely defy the normal T2 resist patterns. The Zarmazd Logistics Cruiser uses the same Explosive/Kinetic resist bonuses as an Amarr Guardian. The Nergal, Draugur, and Ikitursa meanwhile use two different sets of Thermal and Explosive resistance for shields and armor: +30% Thermal and +35% Explosive (flat) to shields, and +40% Thermal and +35% Explosive (flat) to armor.

Table of Tech II & III resists by ship

Improved resists are shaded in green, with brighter shades corresponding to the strength of the bonus.

Amarr

Tech II & III Amarr Ships - Natural Resistances
Interceptors				Assault Frigates
Crusader	Malediction			Vengeance	Retribution
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		20%	35%			20%	35%
		40%	25%			70%	63%
		60%	30%			88%	80%
Covert Ops
Anathema				Purifier
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		20%	35%			20%	35%
		40%	25%			48%	34%
		60%	30%			63%	40%
Electronic Attack Frigates				Logistics Frigates
Sentinel				Deacon
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		20%	35%			20%	35%
		55%	44%			70%	63%
		75%	60%			88%	80%
Interdictors				Command Destroyers
Heretic				Pontifex
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		20%	35%			20%	35%
		55%	44%			55%	44%
		75%	60%			75%	60%
Recon Ships				Heavy Assault Cruisers
Pilgrim	Curse			Zealot	Sacrilege
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		20%	35%			20%	35%
		63%	53%			70%	63%
		81%	70%			88%	80%
Heavy Interdiction Cruisers				Logistics Cruisers
Devoter				Guardian
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		20%	35%			20%	35%
		70%	63%			70%	63%
		88%	80%			88%	80%
Command Ships				Tactical Destroyers/Strategic Cruisers
Absolution	Damnation			Confessor	Legion
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		20%	35%			20%	35%
		70%	63%			55%	44%
		88%	80%			75%	60%
Black Ops				Marauders
Redeemer				Paladin
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		20%	35%			20%	35%
		53%	41%			48%	34%
		68%	49%			63%	40%
Transport Ships				Jump Freighters
Impel	Prorator			Ark
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		20%	35%			20%	35%
		70%	63%			48%	34%
		88%	80%			63%	40%

Caldari

Tech II & III Caldari Ships - Natural Resistances
Interceptors				Assault Frigates
Crow	Raptor			Hawk	Harpy
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		30%	55%			80%	86%
		40%	25%			70%	63%
		50%	10%			50%	10%
Covert Ops
Buzzard				Manticore
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		30%	55%			40%	59%
		40%	25%			48%	34%
		50%	10%			50%	10%
Electronic Attack Frigates				Logistics Frigates
Kitsune				Kirin
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		60%	73%			60%	73%
		55%	44%			55%	44%
		50%	10%			50%	10%
Interdictors				Command Destroyers
Flycatcher				Stork
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		60%	73%			80%	86%
		55%	44%			70%	63%
		50%	10%			50%	10%
Recon Ships				Heavy Assault Cruisers
Falcon	Rook			Cerberus	Eagle
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		70%	79%			80%	86%
		63%	53%			70%	63%
		50%	10%			50%	10%
Heavy Interdiction Cruisers				Logistics Cruisers
Onyx				Basilisk
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		80%	86%			80%	86%
		70%	63%			70%	63%
		50%	10%			50%	10%
Command Ships				Tactical Destroyers/Strategic Cruisers
Vulture	Nighthawk			Jackdaw	Tengu
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		80%	86%			60%	73%
		70%	63%			55%	44%
		50%	10%			50%	10%
Black Ops				Marauders
Widow				Golem
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		50%	67%			40%	59%
		51%	39%			48%	34%
		50%	10%			50%	10%
Transport Industrials				Jump Freighters
Bustard	Crane			Rhea
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		80%	86%			40%	59%
		70%	63%			48%	34%
		50%	10%			50%	10%

Gallente

Tech II & III Gallente Ships - Natural Resistances
Interceptors				Assault Frigates
Taranis	Ares			Ishkur	Enyo
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		20%	35%			60%	68%
		50%	45%			85%	84%
		50%	10%			50%	10%
Covert Ops Frigates
Helios				Nemesis
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		20%	35%			30%	43%
		50%	45%			55%	51%
		50%	10%			50%	10%
Electronic Attack Frigates				Logistics Frigate
Keres				Thalia
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		40%	51%			60%	68%
		70%	68%			85%	84%
		50%	10%			50%	10%
Interdictors				Command Destroyers
Keres				Magus
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		40%	51%			40%	51%
		70%	68%			70%	68%
		50%	10%			50%	10%
Recon Ships				Heavy Assault Cruisers
Arazu	Lachesis			Ishtar	Deimos
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		50%	59%			60%	68%
		78%	76%			85%	84%
		50%	10%			50%	10%
Heavy Interdiction Cruisers				Logistics Cruisers
Phobos				Oneiros
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		60%	68%			60%	68%
		85%	84%			85%	84%
		50%	10%			50%	10%
Command Battlecruisers				Tactical Destroyers/Strategic Cruisers
Eos	Astarte			Hecate	Proteus
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		60%	68%			40%	51%
		85%	84%			70%	68%
		50%	10%			50%	10%
Black Ops				Marauders
Sin				Kronos
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		35%	47%			30%	43%
		64%	60%			55%	51%
		50%	10%			50%	10%
Transport Ships				Jump Freighters
Occator	Viator			Anshar
		0%	50%			0%	50%
		60%	68%			30%	43%
		85%	84%			55%	51%
		50%	10%			50%	10%

Minmatar

Tech II Minmatar Ships - Natural Resistances
Interceptors				Assault Frigates
Claw	Stiletto			Wolf	Jaguar
		10%	70%			75%	90%
		20%	35%			60%	68%
		40%	25%			40%	25%
		50%	10%			50%	10%
Covert Ops Frigates
Cheetah				Hound
		10%	70%			25%	70%
		20%	35%			30%	43%
		40%	25%			40%	25%
		50%	10%			50%	10%
Electronic Attack Frigates				Logistics Frigates
Hyena				Scalpel
		50%	80%			50%	80%
		40%	51%			40%	51%
		40%	25%			40%	25%
		50%	10%			50%	10%
Interdictors				Command Destroyers
Sabre				Bifrost
		50%	80%			50%	80%
		40%	51%			40%	51%
		40%	25%			40%	25%
		50%	10%			50%	10%
Recon Ships				Heavy Assault Cruisers
Rapier	Huginn			Vagabond	Muninn
		63%	85%			75%	90%
		50%	59%			60%	68%
		40%	25%			40%	25%
		50%	10%			50%	10%
Heavy Interdiction Cruisers				Logistics Cruisers
Broadsword				Scimitar
		75%	90%			75%	90%
		60%	68%			60%	68%
		40%	25%			40%	25%
		50%	10%			50%	10%
Command Battlecruisers				Tactical Destroyers/Strategic Cruisers
Sleipnir	Claymore			Svipul	Loki
		75%	90%			50%	80%
		60%	68%			40%	51%
		40%	25%			40%	25%
		50%	10%			50%	10%
Black Ops				Marauders
Panther				Vargur
		37%	75%			25%	70%
		37%	49%			30%	43%
		40%	25%			40%	25%
		50%	10%			50%	10%
Transport Ships				Jump Freighters
Mastodon	Prowler			Nomad
		75%	90%			25%	70%
		60%	68%			30%	43%
		40%	25%			40%	25%
		50%	10%			50%	10%

ORE

Tech II ORE Ships - Natural Resistances
Expedition Frigates
	Prospect	Endurance
			0%	60%
			20%	35%
			40%	25%
			50%	10%
Exhumers
Skiff	Mackinaw	Hulk
			0%	60%
			20%	35%
			40%	25%
			50%	10%

CONCORD

Since CONCORD T2 ships have no T1 equivalent, no resists will be highlighted.

Tech II CONCORD Ships - Natural Resistances
Covert Ops			Recon Ships
Pacifier			Enforcer
	33%	33%		33%	33%
	33%	33%		33%	33%
	33%	33%		33%	33%
	33%	33%		33%	33%
Black Ops			Flag Cruisers
Marshal			Monitor
	40%	40%		90%	90%
	40%	40%		90%	90%
	40%	40%		90%	90%
	40%	40%		90%	90%

Triglavian Collective

Tech II Triglavian Ships - Natural Resistances
Assault Frigates			Command Destroyers
Nergal			Draugur
	0%	50%		0%	50%
	50%	75%		50%	75%
	40%	25%		40%	25%
	85%	65%		85%	65%
Heavy Assault Cruisers			Logistics Cruisers
Ikitursa			Zarmazd
	0%	50%		0%	50%
	50%	75%		20%	35%
	40%	25%		70%	63%
	85%	65%		88%	80%