As Emperor rules Holder; as Holder rules Serf; Yet all under Heaven serve Me;
– The Scriptures, Book of Reclaiming 3:21
Command Destroyers represent a versatile addition to fleets of all sizes. Being the smallest and most agile platforms for gang link technology positions them as the premier support option for fast-moving wolf packs. Unique access to Micro Jump Field Generators also allows them to perform maneuvers that rapidly reposition other ships, be they friend or foe.
SHIP BONUSES
Amarr Destroyer bonuses (per skill level): 10% Bonus to Drone hitpoints and damage
4% bonus to all armor resistances
Command Destroyers bonuses (per skill level): 5% reduction in Micro Jump Field Generator spool up time
2% bonus to Armored Command and Information Command Burst effect strength and duration
Role Bonus: 95% reduction in powergrid requirements for Command Bursts
50% reduction in Microwarpdrive signature radius penalty
•Can fit Micro Jump Field Generators
•Can use one Command Burst module
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
75 m³
Drone Bandwidth
25 Mbit/sec
Targeting
Max Tgt. Range
50.00 km
Max Locked Targets
7
RADAR Sensor
12 points
Sig. Radius
64 m
Scan Res.
525 mm
Structure
Structure Hitpoints
780 HP
Mass
1,250,000 kg
Volume
47,000 m³
Cargo Capacity
380 m³
Armor
Armor Hitpoints
850 HP
Armor Resistances
EM
50
THR
35
KIN
43.75
EXP
60
Shields
Shield Capacity
625 HP
Shield Resistances
EM
0
THR
20
KIN
55
EXP
75
Summary
The Pontifex is the Amarr Command Destroyer. Following the Amarr design principles, it has bonuses to armor and information Command Bursts. In its role to armor bursts it competes with the Magus which has less tank.
This makes the Pontifex preferable.
In regard to information bursts it competes with the Stork (and the Draugur). If you have shield logi support you choose the Stork, if armor logi the Pontifex. In fleets without logi, the Pontifex has neither a clear advantage nor disadvantage over the other Command Destroyers providing the same bursts.
Skills
Further information about additional or recommended skills to pilot the Pontifex for a specific or its common role(s) can be written here.
The command destroyers were added in the December 2015 patch, sometimes called the Frostline patch.
The word pontifex was used in ancient Rome for the most senior priests in the city's polytheistic religious practices. After the coming of Christianity, the word became attached to the Pope; it is the ancestor-word of present-day English pontiff.