Catalyst

Ship Database▸Standard Destroyers▸Catalyst

	Gallente Federation
	Standard Destroyers
	Catalyst Class

High Amount of High Slots

HIGHLIGHTS

RELATED UNI-WIKI REFERENCES

EVE Online Ships Overview

EXTERNAL LINKS

Catalyst on zKillboard
Catalyst on EVE Workbench
Catalyst on Janice
Catalyst on EVE Ref
Catalyst on Eve Online Wiki

Ideally suited for both skirmish warfare and fleet support, the Catalyst is touted as one of the best anti-frigate platforms out there. Faced with its top-of-the-line tracking equipment, not many can argue.

SHIP BONUSES

Traits:
Gallente Destroyer skill bonus per level:
10% Bonus to Small Hybrid Turret tracking speed
10% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret falloff

Role Bonuses:
50% bonus to optimal range for small hybrid turrets

Required Skills

Gallente Destroyer I16m
- Gallente Frigate III8h 53m
  - Spaceship Command I8m

Training Time what's this?

9h 17m

Estimated training time only for the listed skills based on zero implants and without neural remaps.

Grouping

▪ Variations

Ship Attributes

Fittings	Powergrid 70 MW CPU 178 tf Capacitor 650 GJ High 8 Launchers 0 Turrets 8 Medium 2 Low 3 Rig 3 small Calibration 400

Navigation	Max Velocity 265 m/s Inertia Modifier 2.76 Warp Speed 4.5 AU/s Base Time to Warp 7.2 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 33 km Max Locked Targets 7 Magnetometric Sensor 11 points Sig. Radius 68 m Scan Res. 500 mm

Structure	Structure Hitpoints 900 HP Mass 1,550,000 kg Volume 55,000 m³ Cargo Capacity 450 m³

Armor	Armor Hitpoints 800 HP Armor Resistances EM 50 THR 35 KIN 35 EXP 10

Shields	Shield Capacity 750 HP Shield Resistances EM 0 THR 20 KIN 40 EXP 50

Summary

The Catalyst is a Gallente destroyer. Its bonuses favor blasters, though it can also be rail fit. It has 2 mids, allowing it to fit a tackle module, and 3 low slots for an armor tank. Unfortunately the Catalyst is still a destroyer, so it has a large signature for its tank, making it vulnerable to cruiser weapons, and it's slow speed and lack of mid slots means it will have difficulty dictating range against frigates, which is important for a blaster ship. A railgun fit Catalyst is a very fast L1 mission runner, but has trouble tanking level 2s. The catalyst's very high damage at short range makes it the ship of choice for high sec suicide ganks, as it is able to easily reach 900 Dps with T2 guns.

Like all destroyers, the Catalyst is also a great entry-level salvager ship on a player's path to a Noctis.

Skills

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

Fitting

Mission Basic

Catalyst: Mission Basic

EFT

[Catalyst, Mission Basic]
125mm Railgun I
125mm Railgun I
125mm Railgun I
125mm Railgun I
125mm Railgun I
125mm Railgun I
125mm Railgun I
125mm Railgun I

1MN Afterburner I
Cap Recharger I

Damage Control I
Small Armor Repairer I
Micro Auxiliary Power Core I

Antimatter Charge S x1

FITTING DIFFICULTY

EVE VERSION

RET 1.0

ALPHA CAN USE

UNSET

EFT

SKILLS

NOTES

RECOMMENDED SKILLS

Acceleration Control I
Afterburner II
Controlled Bursts II
Gallente Destroyer I
Energy Grid Upgrades II
Capacitor Management II
Capacitor Systems Operation II
Evasive Maneuvering I
Gallente Frigate III
Gunnery III
Hull Upgrades II
Mechanics II
Motion Prediction II
Rapid Firing II
Repair Systems II
Sharpshooter II
Small Hybrid Turret III
Target Management II

NOTES

Fit three Small Capacitor Control Circuit I rigs if you can afford it (requires Jury Rigging I and Mechanics III).

Epic Arc Dagan Killer

Catalyst: Epic Arc Dagan Killer

EFT

[Catalyst, Epic Arc Dagan Killer]
Limited Light Ion Blaster I
Limited Light Ion Blaster I
Limited Light Ion Blaster I
Limited Light Ion Blaster I
Limited Light Ion Blaster I
Limited Light Ion Blaster I
Limited Light Ion Blaster I
Limited Light Ion Blaster I

Experimental 1MN Afterburner I
Fixed Parallel Link-Capacitor I

Small Inefficient Armor Repair Unit
Linear Flux Stabilizer I
Micro Auxiliary Power Core I

Small Capacitor Control Circuit I
Small Capacitor Control Circuit I
Small Capacitor Control Circuit I

Antimatter Charge S x1

FITTING DIFFICULTY

EVE VERSION

RET 1.0

ALPHA CAN USE

UNSET

EFT

SKILLS

NOTES

RECOMMENDED SKILLS

Controlled Bursts II
Gallente Destroyer II
Energy Grid Upgrades II
Capacitor Management II
Capacitor Systems Operation II
Evasive Maneuvering I
Gallente Frigate III
Gunnery III
Hull Upgrades II
Mechanics II
Motion Prediction II
Rapid Firing II
Small Hybrid Turret III
Sharpshooter II
Target Management II
Weapon Upgrades I

NOTES

This fitting with recommended skills should break Dagan's tank within a few minutes.
While orbiting at 500m, Dagan's guns should not be able to track the Catalyst. If your own guns have difficulty tracking at full speed, reduce speed to 75%.
This fitting should also work well against Kristan Parthus.

Salvaging Boat

Catalyst: Salvaging Boat

EFT

[Catalyst, Salvaging Boat]
Small Tractor Beam I
Small Tractor Beam I
Small Tractor Beam I
Small Tractor Beam I
Salvager I
Salvager I
Salvager I
Salvager I

1MN Microwarpdrive I
Cap Recharger I

Capacitor Power Relay I
Capacitor Power Relay I
Co-Processor I

Small Salvage Tackle I
Small Salvage Tackle I
Small Salvage Tackle I

FITTING DIFFICULTY

EVE VERSION

RET 1.0

ALPHA CAN USE

UNSET

EFT

SKILLS

NOTES

RECOMMENDED SKILLS

Acceleration Control II
Afterburner III
Armor Rigging II
Gallente Destroyer I
CPU Management IV
Electronics Upgrades I
Energy Grid Upgrades II
Capacitor Management II
Capacitor Systems Operation II
Evasive Maneuvering II
Gallente Frigate III
High Speed Maneuvering III
Jury Rigging III
Mechanics III
Navigation III
Salvaging III

NOTES

The low slots on a salvaging boat can vary. The co-processor is only needed if you lack cpu, CPU Management IV will give enough cpu to fit a third Capacitor Power Relay I. The capacitor power relays help run the modules for longer periods of time, especially if cap skills are low. Cargo expanders can be of use in missions with many wrecks to loot. Even with cargo expanders, a destroyer will often run out of cargo space in level 4 missions.
Rigs are optional, they are very expensive for most newbies.

Wolfpack Catalyst

Catalyst: Wolfpack Catalyst

EFT

[Catalyst, Wolfpack Catalyst]
125mm Railgun II
125mm Railgun II
125mm Railgun II
125mm Railgun II
125mm Railgun II
125mm Railgun II
125mm Railgun II
125mm Railgun II

Limited 1MN Microwarpdrive I
Warp Disruptor II

Damage Control II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Adaptive Nano Plating II

Small Anti-Explosive Pump I
Small Trimark Armor Pump I
Small Hybrid Locus Coordinator I

Caldari Navy Thorium Charge S x1

FITTING DIFFICULTY

EVE VERSION

ODY 1.0

ALPHA CAN USE

UNSET

EFT

SKILLS

NOTES

RECOMMENDED SKILLS

NOTES

Needs tackle frigs with either long point or scram/web as support, otherwise brawling opponents and frigates will either get under their guns or pull range and run
With all skills at V 0.5 short on CPU, needs Electronics implant
With all skills at V this fit has 7025 EHP and flies at 1678 m/s
182 dps with Caldari Navy Thorium at 20 + 9.4 km
Bring some faction Antimatter, Spike & Javelin (T2).

Gank

Catalyst: Gank

EFT

[Catalyst, Gank]
Light Neutron Blaster II
Light Neutron Blaster II
Light Neutron Blaster II
Light Neutron Blaster II
Light Ion Blaster II
Light Ion Blaster II
Light Ion Blaster II
Light Ion Blaster II

1MN Afterburner II
J5b Phased Prototype Warp Scrambler I

Damage Control II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II

Small Hybrid Collision Accelerator I
Small Hybrid Burst Aerator I

Null S x2616
Void S x2616
Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S x2616

Void S x1

FITTING DIFFICULTY

EVE VERSION

ODY 1.0

ALPHA CAN USE

UNSET

EFT

SKILLS

NOTES

RECOMMENDED SKILLS

NOTES

Downgrade guns for fitting if needed
Meta if you can't T2 fit it

Tactics

Catalysts are the epitome of the Destroyer as a disposable DPS platform; even without a hull bonus, 8 blasters provide firepower better than some cruisers. Unfortunately, blasters have very short ranges and the Catalyst struggles to get in and stay in range due to its low speed, thin tank, and limited space for tackle and propulsion modules. This means that Catalysts have limited PvP applications outside of suicide ganking. It is possible to mitigate the ship's disadvantages by flying with fleetmates who can apply tackle and provide warp-ins on targets, increasing the likelihood of the ship living long enough to apply its impressive paper DPS

Notes

This vessel qualifies for the University Ship Replacement Program, PYOS, and BYOM.
Several faction variants of the Catalyst exist; these ships are seeded by CCP and so Unistas below graduate are encouraged during war to not fly them by the Wartime Standard Operating Procedures.