The Magic 14

This page lists fourteen fundamental skills which apply to every single ship that a player can pilot in eve, from a shuttle to a titan. Each of these skills is worthwhile for a new character to train as early as possible, especially if you haven't decided what type of play style you may be interested in pursuing yet. The scope of this guide is to examine only those skills which provide bonuses to all ships regardless of modules, implants or rigs. The starting skill levels listed apply to characters created after the Vanguard-patch (September 2015). For a full list of the current starting skill levels see Starting Skills.

For in-depth descriptions of skill training mechanics, and discussion of training strategies, consult Skills and Learning.

For a more in depth look at other fundamental skills you would want to learn as a beginner, consult Basic Skills.

For a list of more advanced skills see Support Skills.

Engineering

 CPU Management (1x, 30k ISK)

5% bonus to ship CPU output per skill level. Starting Skill Level: IV - Alpha Clone Limit: V

Basic understanding of spaceship sensory and computer systems.

This skill improves the ability to fit modules which utilize ship CPU enabling more sophisticated modules to be fitted.

 Power Grid Management (1x, 30k ISK)

5% bonus to ship power grid output per skill level. Starting Skill Level: IV - Alpha Clone Limit: V

Basic understanding of spaceship energy grid systems.

This skill improves the ability to fit modules which utilize power grid so modules which consume power can be fitted more easily.

 Capacitor Management (3x, 200k ISK)

5% bonus to capacitor capacity per skill level. Starting Skill Level: III - Alpha Clone Limit: IV

Skill at regulating your ship's overall energy capacity.

This skill improves the maximum capacity of your ship's capacitor which allows active modules to remain active for longer periods of time before the capacitor is fully drained.

 Capacitor Systems Operation (1x, 60k ISK)

5% reduction in capacitor recharge time per skill level. Starting Skill Level: III - Alpha Clone Limit: III

Skill at operating your ship's capacitor, including the use of capacitor boosters and other basic energy modules.

This skill decreases the capacitor recharge time which enables more active modules to remain online for a longer period of time. Sufficient levels of training in this skill will make it easier to fit a ship which is capacitor stable. This means all fitted active modules can remain on indefinitely.

Armor

 Mechanics (1x, 30k ISK)

5% bonus to structure hit points per skill level. Starting Skill Level: II or III, depending on race - Alpha Clone Limit: V

Skill at maintaining the mechanical components and structural integrity of a spaceship.

This skill increases the hit points of your ship's structure, thereby increasing its effective hit points.

 Hull Upgrades (2x, 85k ISK)

5% bonus to armor hit points per skill level. Starting Skill Level: II or III, depending on race - Alpha Clone Limit: V

Skill at maintaining your ship's armor and installing hull upgrades like expanded cargoholds and inertial stabilizers.

This skill increases the hit points of your ship's armor, thereby increasing its total effective hit points. Training this further to V will allow you to fit modules like Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II, Armor Explosive Hardener II and the larger T2 plates, which comprise a T2 armor tank.

Shields

 Shield Management (3x, 170k ISK)

5% bonus to shield capacity per skill level. Starting Skill Level: I or II, depending on race - Alpha Clone Limit: IV

Skill at regulating a spaceship's shield systems.

This skill increases the hit points of your ship's shields, thereby increasing its total effective hit points.

 Shield Operation (1x, 55k ISK)

5% reduction in shield recharge time per skill level. Starting Skill Level: I or II, depending on race - Alpha Clone Limit: IV

Skill at operating a spaceship's shield systems, including the use of shield boosters and other basic shield modules.

This skill decreases the time required for your ship's shields to regenerate which helps to mitigate damage during combat as well as enabling faster recovery when the battle is over.

Targeting

 Long Range Targeting (2x, 100k ISK)

5% bonus to targeting range per skill level. Starting Skill Level: I - Alpha Clone Limit: III

Skill at long range targeting.

This skill enables your ship to lock targets at greater distances which can be helpful for kite tanking and sniping.

 Signature Analysis (1x, 100k ISK)

5% improved targeting speed per skill level. Starting Skill Level: I - Alpha Clone Limit: III

Skill at operating targeting systems.

This skill enables your ship to lock targets faster which enables you to quickly apply offensive modules and weapons to a hostile ship. It can mean the difference between whether or not you are successful at tackling a ship before it warps away and escapes.

Navigation

 Navigation (1x, 30k ISK)

5% bonus to sub-warp ship velocity per skill level. Starting Skill Level: III - Alpha Clone Limit: IV

Skill at regulating the power output of ship thrusters.

This skill enables your ship to travel faster at sub-warp speeds which enables you to more effectively chase down fast moving ships, escape more powerful opponents or mitigate damage by speed tanking.

 Evasive Maneuvering (2x, 35k ISK)

5% improved ship agility for all ships per skill level. Starting Skill Level: I - Alpha Clone Limit: III

Skill at regulating the power output of ship thrusters.

This skill improves your ship's agility which enables it to turn, accelerate and enter warp more quickly. It can mean the difference between escaping in a pod or losing expensive implants.

 Warp Drive Operation (1x, 45k ISK)

Each skill level reduces the capacitor need of initiating warp by 10%. Starting Skill Level: I - Alpha Clone Limit: III

Skill at managing warp drive efficiency.

This skill reduces the capacitor usage when entering warp which can be helpful when traveling across larger systems, especially when warping large ships into a combat scenario. When arriving at a battle it is best to have as much remaining capacitor as possible. Exceptionally large systems, such as some wormhole systems, can cause ships to cap out, forcing your ship to drop out of warp before it arrives at your chosen destination.

Spaceship Command

 Spaceship Command (1x, 30k ISK)

2% improved ship agility for all ships per skill level. Starting Skill Level: III - Alpha Clone Limit: IV

The basic operation of spaceships.

This skill improves your ship's agility which enables it to turn, accelerate and enter warp more quickly. It can mean the difference between escaping in a pod or losing expensive implants.

Optimal attributes for training Magic 14

Skill	Primary attribute	Secondary attribute
CPU Management	Intelligence	Memory
Power Grid Management	Intelligence	Memory
Capacitor Management	Intelligence	Memory
Capacitor Systems Operation	Intelligence	Memory
Mechanics	Intelligence	Memory
Hull Upgrades	Intelligence	Memory
Shield Management	Intelligence	Memory
Shield Operation	Intelligence	Memory
Long Range Targeting	Intelligence	Memory
Signature Analysis	Intelligence	Memory
Navigation	Intelligence	Perception
Evasive Maneuvering	Intelligence	Perception
Warp Drive Operation	Intelligence	Perception
Spaceship Command	Perception	Willpower

Training plan : Magic 14 to Level 5

Importable training plan

CPU Management I CPU Management II CPU Management III CPU Management IV CPU Management V Power Grid Management I Power Grid Management II Power Grid Management III Power Grid Management IV Power Grid Management V Capacitor Management I Capacitor Management II Capacitor Management III Capacitor Management IV Capacitor Management V Capacitor Systems Operation I Capacitor Systems Operation II Capacitor Systems Operation III Capacitor Systems Operation IV Capacitor Systems Operation V Mechanics I Mechanics II Mechanics III Mechanics IV Mechanics V Hull Upgrades I Hull Upgrades II Hull Upgrades III Hull Upgrades IV Hull Upgrades V Shield Management I Shield Management II Shield Management III Shield Management IV Shield Management V Shield Operation I Shield Operation II Shield Operation III Shield Operation IV Shield Operation V Long Range Targeting I Long Range Targeting II Long Range Targeting III Long Range Targeting IV Long Range Targeting V Signature Analysis I Signature Analysis II Signature Analysis III Signature Analysis IV Signature Analysis V Navigation I Navigation II Navigation III Navigation IV Navigation V Evasive Maneuvering I Evasive Maneuvering II Evasive Maneuvering III Evasive Maneuvering IV Evasive Maneuvering V Warp Drive Operation I Warp Drive Operation II Warp Drive Operation III Warp Drive Operation IV Warp Drive Operation V Spaceship Command I Spaceship Command II Spaceship Command III Spaceship Command IV Spaceship Command V

Training plan : Magic 14 all to Level 3, then all to 4, then all to 5

Taking the Magic 14 skills to Level 5 immediately can feel like a drag. This plan will take each of your Magic 14 skills to Level 3 and then all to 4 and then to 5. Giving you a window when you have the skills to Level 3 where you can insert some of the skills you want to train.

Importable training plan

CPU Management I CPU Management II CPU Management III Power Grid Management I Power Grid Management II Power Grid Management III Capacitor Management I Capacitor Management II Capacitor Management III Capacitor Systems Operation I Capacitor Systems Operation II Capacitor Systems Operation III Mechanics I Mechanics II Mechanics III Hull Upgrades I Hull Upgrades II Hull Upgrades III Shield Management I Shield Management II Shield Management III Shield Operation I Shield Operation II Shield Operation III Long Range Targeting I Long Range Targeting II Long Range Targeting III Signature Analysis I Signature Analysis II Signature Analysis III Navigation I Navigation II Navigation III Evasive Maneuvering I Evasive Maneuvering II Evasive Maneuvering III Warp Drive Operation I Warp Drive Operation II Warp Drive Operation III Spaceship Command I Spaceship Command II Spaceship Command III CPU Management IV Power Grid Management IV Capacitor Management IV Capacitor Systems Operation IV Mechanics IV Hull Upgrades IV Shield Management IV Shield Operation IV Long Range Targeting IV Signature Analysis IV Navigation IV Evasive Maneuvering IV Warp Drive Operation IV Spaceship Command IV CPU Management V Power Grid Management V Capacitor Management V Capacitor Systems Operation V Mechanics V Hull Upgrades V Shield Management V Shield Operation V Long Range Targeting V Signature Analysis V Navigation V Evasive Maneuvering V Warp Drive Operation V Spaceship Command V

Training plan : Magic 14 from Level 1 to level 5

Importable training plan - Magic 14 Lvl 1
CPU Management I Power Grid Management I Capacitor Management I Capacitor Systems Operation I Mechanics I Hull Upgrades I Shield Management I Shield Operation I Long Range Targeting I Signature Analysis I Navigation I Evasive Maneuvering I Warp Drive Operation I Spaceship Command I

Importable training plan - Magic 14 Lvl 2
CPU Management II Power Grid Management II Capacitor Management II Capacitor Systems Operation II Mechanics II Hull Upgrades II Shield Management II Shield Operation II Long Range Targeting II Signature Analysis II Navigation II Evasive Maneuvering II Warp Drive Operation II Spaceship Command II

Importable training plan - Magic 14 Lvl 3
CPU Management III Power Grid Management III Capacitor Management III Capacitor Systems Operation III Mechanics III Hull Upgrades III Shield Management III Shield Operation III Long Range Targeting III Signature Analysis III Navigation III Evasive Maneuvering III Warp Drive Operation III Spaceship Command III

Importable training plan - Magic 14 Lvl 4
CPU Management IV Power Grid Management IV Capacitor Management IV Capacitor Systems Operation IV Mechanics IV Hull Upgrades IV Shield Management IV Shield Operation IV Long Range Targeting IV Signature Analysis IV Navigation IV Evasive Maneuvering IV Warp Drive Operation IV Spaceship Command IV

Importable training plan - Magic 14 Lvl 5
CPU Management V Power Grid Management V Capacitor Management V Capacitor Systems Operation V Mechanics V Hull Upgrades V Shield Management V Shield Operation V Long Range Targeting V Signature Analysis V Navigation V Evasive Maneuvering V Warp Drive Operation V Spaceship Command V

Alpha Clone - not importable as day limited. Training magic 14 up to Lvl 5 where allowed.
CPU Management V Power Grid Management V Capacitor Management IV Capacitor Systems Operation III Mechanics V Hull Upgrades V Shield Management IV Shield Operation IV Long Range Targeting III Signature Analysis III Navigation IV Evasive Maneuvering III Warp Drive Operation III Spaceship Command IV

Notes

Conceptual credit goes to Apollyons One. For the original post and additional discussion see Eve University Forum : The Magic 14.