Rifter

 

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Rifter

Ship Database▸Standard Frigates▸Rifter

Minmatar Republic Standard Frigates Rifter Class RELATED UNI-WIKI REFERENCES EVE Online Ships Overview EXTERNAL LINKS Rifter on zKillboard Rifter on EVE Workbench Rifter on Janice Rifter on EVE Ref

The Rifter is a very powerful combat frigate and can easily tackle the best frigates out there. It has gone through many radical design phases since its inauguration during the Minmatar Rebellion. The Rifter has a wide variety of offensive capabilities, making it an unpredictable and deadly adversary. SHIP BONUSES Minmatar Frigate bonuses (per skill level): 5% bonus to Small Projectile Turret rate of fire 10% bonus to Small Projectile Turret falloff Required Skills Minmatar Frigate I16m Spaceship Command I8m Training Time what's this? 25m 0s Estimated training time only for the listed skills based on zero implants and without neural remaps. Grouping ▪ Variations Wolf Wolf Assault Frigates Rifter Class 5 (1/4) 2 5 48 MW 135 tf 375 m/sec 165 m³ ,Jaguar Jaguar Assault Frigates Rifter Class 4 (3/1) 5 3 39 MW 180 tf 368 m/sec 130 m³ Ship Attributes Fittings Powergrid 41 MW CPU 130 tf Capacitor 250 GJ High 3 Launchers 2 Turrets 3 Medium 3 Low 4 Rig 3   small Calibration 400 Navigation Max Velocity 365 m/sec Inertia Modifier 3.2 Warp Speed 5 AU/s Base Time to Warp 4.73 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 No drone bay. Targeting Max Tgt. Range 22.50 km Max Locked Targets 4 LADAR Sensor 8 points Sig. Radius 35 m Scan Res. 660 mm Structure Structure Hitpoints 350 HP Mass 1,067,000 kg Volume 27,289 m³ Cargo Capacity 140 m³ Armor Armor Hitpoints 450 HP Armor Resistances EM 60 THR 35 KIN 25 EXP 10 Shields Shield Capacity 450 HP Shield Resistances EM 0 THR 20 KIN 40 EXP 50

Summary

The Rifter is the primary damage frigate for Minmatar. For tackling a Slasher or Merlin is by far better. While the Rifter used to be considered the best T1 frigate (leading to many memes surrounding it), it has been nerfed to be similar in abilities to the others. In January, 2016, it is now widely considered one of the weakest solo frigates, along with the punisher.

Skills

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

Fitting

Fleet PvP - Day 1

Rifter: Fleet PvP - Day 1

EFT

[Rifter, Fleet PvP - Day 1]
125mm Light Carbine Repeating Cannon I
125mm Light Carbine Repeating Cannon I
125mm Light Carbine Repeating Cannon I

J5b Enduring Warp Scrambler
X5 Enduring Stasis Webifier
5MN Quad LiF Restrained Microwarpdrive

'Refuge' Adaptive Nano Plating I
'Refuge' Adaptive Nano Plating I
Counterbalanced Compact Gyrostabilizer
Damage Control I

Small Projectile Burst Aerator I
Small Projectile Collision Accelerator I

FITTING DIFFICULTY

EVE VERSION

ASCENSION

ALPHA CAN USE

UNSET

EFT

SKILLS

NOTES

RECOMMENDED SKILLS

NOTES

Scram Kite

Rifter: Scram Kite

EFT

[Rifter, Scram Kite]
200mm AutoCannon II
200mm AutoCannon II
200mm AutoCannon II

Warp Scrambler II
X5 Enduring Stasis Webifier
1MN Afterburner II

Small Ancillary Armor Repairer
Damage Control II
Gyrostabilizer II
'Refuge' Adaptive Nano Plating I

Small Projectile Burst Aerator I
Small Nanobot Accelerator I
Small Auxiliary Nano Pump I

Nanite Repair Paste x32
Republic Fleet Phased Plasma S x360
Republic Fleet Fusion S x360
Barrage S x360
Republic Fleet EMP S x360

FITTING DIFFICULTY

EVE VERSION

ASCENSION

ALPHA CAN USE

UNSET

EFT

SKILLS

NOTES

RECOMMENDED SKILLS

NOTES

Arty scram kite

Rifter: Arty scram kite

EFT

[Rifter, Arty scram kite]
280mm Howitzer Artillery II
280mm Howitzer Artillery II
280mm Howitzer Artillery II

Initiated Compact Warp Scrambler
Fleeting Compact Stasis Webifier
1MN Y-S8 Compact Afterburner

Small Ancillary Armor Repairer
Overdrive Injector System II
Gyrostabilizer II
Damage Control II

Small Transverse Bulkhead I
Small Transverse Bulkhead I
Small Transverse Bulkhead I

FITTING DIFFICULTY

EVE VERSION

ASCENSION

ALPHA CAN USE

UNSET

EFT

SKILLS

NOTES

RECOMMENDED SKILLS

NOTES

• Start engagement at long range

Tactics

Rifter is strong by its falloff bonus. It shows off in Solo PvP fight in ability to Scram Kite. In a fleet PvP, Rifter is ok for newbie pilots as can be fit for quite solid tank. But its damage in optimal range is quite low and this causes low Rifter's popularity in fleets.

For tackling in a Rifter, spiralling is key. The ship is agile and fast enough that you can use a standard spiral with a MicroWarp Drive (MWD). Your only concern will be on final approach (30 km or so) to pulse the MWD so that the increased signature radius doesn't come in to play as much, as the MWD's signature bloom only applies while the MWD is activated. If the ship is Afterburner (AB) fit, the pilot may consider tightening the spiral slightly. Afterburners do not have a signature radius penalty, so you can risking a little more (but still tankable) damage in order to decrease closing time.

Roles

Solo PVP

The Rifter is an excellent ship for rookie pilots to learn their trade in due to the ship's endurance and it's low cost.

The Rookie Rifter guide nothing more needs to be said aside from reference to this excellent piece of work.

In Uni blobs

Mainly used in a tackling role. Focus is therefore on EITHER a MWD or an AB - MWD for sheer speed but at increased sig radius, AB provides a speed boost without the penalty to the increase sig radius, It is much a matter of personal preference but bear in mind that a MWD makes you a whole world easier to target!

For more on tackling please see: Tackling Guide

Notes

You can add notes here.

Patch History

A long, long time ago...

November 2019 Release v.1.1 - Build: 1617768 - 2019-11-26 5% damage bonus per level replaced with 5% rate of fire bonuse per level Lifeblood v.1.0 - Build: 1203953 - 24.10.17 High slots reduced from 4 to 3 (-1) Low slots increased from 3 to 4 (+1) December v.1.0 - Build: 995003 - 08.12.15 Rifter and Slasher are getting a moderate fittings buff to help artillery fits and to make it easier to use the utility highs. +5 CPU, +3 PWG Rubicon v.1.3 - Build: 761459 - 12.03.14 Removed +7.5% Small Projectile Turret tracking bonus per level Added +10% Small Projectile Turret falloff bonus per level + 10 m/s velocity +0.01 inertia Odyssey v.1.0 - Build: 584903 - 04.16.13 Some tech1 frigates and cruisers balanced during Retribution and beforehand have been iterated upon based on player feedback and performance metrics. +1 PWG. +50 Armor. The rifter's thruster locators have been moved closer to the hull. Inferno v.1.0 - Build: 377452 - 22.05.12 Rifter: role and bonuses unchanged Unchanged Slot layout: 4 High, 3 Mid, 3 Low; 3 turrets and 2 launchers. Unchanged fittings: 37 PWG, 125 CPU. Defense (shields / armor / hull) : 450 / 400 / 350 Capacitor (amount / recharge rate / cap per second): 250 / 125 s / 2 Mobility (max velocity / agility / mass / align time): 355 / 3.19 / 1067000 / 3.19 s Drones (bandwidth / bay): 0 / 0 Targeting (max targeting range / Scan Resolution / Max Locked targets): 22.5km / 660 / 4 Sensor strength: 8 Ladar Signature radius: 35

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