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Revision as of 17:09, 4 April 2023

EVE University Database
 
Ship Database
Catalyst
Catalyst
Gallente Federation
Gallente Federation
Standard Destroyers
Catalyst Class
Highlight
High Amount of High Slots
HIGHLIGHTS
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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

Gallente Destroyer bonuses (per skill level):
10% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret tracking speed
10% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret falloff
Role Bonus:
50% bonus to Small Hybrid Turret optimal range

Required Skills
Training Time what's this?
9h 18m 20s
Estimated training time only for the listed skills based on zero implants and without neural remaps.
Grouping
▪ Variations
Catalyst Navy Issue
Catalyst Navy Issue.jpg
CornerTFs.png
Catalyst Navy Issue
Faction Destroyers Catalyst Class
Icon highlights.pngHigh amount of High Slots
Icon hi slot.png7 (0/6) Icon mid slot.png3 Icon low slot.png3
Icon powergrid.png85 MW Icon cpu.png185 tf
Icon velocity.png280 m/sec
Icon capacity.png450 m³
, Eris
Eris.jpg
CornerT2s.png
Eris
Interdictors Catalyst Class
Icon highlights.pngHigh Amount of High Slots
Icon hi slot.png8 (1/7) Icon mid slot.png2 Icon low slot.png4
Icon powergrid.png71 MW Icon cpu.png250 tf
Icon velocity.png316 m/sec
Icon capacity.png400 m³

Ship Attributes

Fittings
Powergrid
powergrid
70 MW
CPU
cpu output
178 tf
Capacitor
capacitor
650 GJ
High
high slots
8
Launchers
launcher slots
0
Turrets
turret slots
8
Medium
medium slots
2
Low
low slots
3
Rig
rigs
3
 
small
Calibration
calibration
400
Navigation
Max Velocity
max. velocity
265 m/sec
Inertia Modifier
inertia modifier (agility)
2.76
Warp Speed
inertia modifier (agility)
4.5 AU/s
Base Time to Warp
base time to warp
5.93 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
max. targeting range
33.00 km
Max Locked Targets
max. locked targets
7
Magnetometric Sensor
Magnetometric sensor strength
11 points
Sig. Radius
signature radius
68 m
Scan Res.
scan resolution
500 mm
Structure
Structure Hitpoints
structure hitpoints
900 HP
Mass
ship mass
1,550,000 kg
Volume
ship volume
55,000 m³
Cargo Capacity
cargo capacity
450 m³
Armor
Armor Hitpoints
armor hitpoints
800 HP
Armor Resistances
EM
electromagnetic resistance
50
THR
thermal resistance
35
KIN
kinetic resistance
35
EXP
explosive resistance
10
Shields
Shield Capacity
shield hitpoints
750 HP
Shield Resistances
EM
electromagnetic resistance
0
THR
thermal resistance
20
KIN
kinetic resistance
40
EXP
explosive resistance
50


Summary

The Catalyst's 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 a basic 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 its 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, and its cheap cost, make it a popular choice for Suicide Ganking in High Sec space.

Like all destroyers, the Catalyst is also a great entry-level salvager ship on a player's path to a Noctis (in unsafe areas like wormhole systems pilots often fly destroyers even if they have the skills for the Noctis).

Skills

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

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. Some doctrines use a blob of Catalysts assisted by tackling ships to deliver cheap, disposable damage.

Notes

In chemistry, a catalyst is a substance that speeds up a reaction when present and is not consumed in the reaction itself. The word is used more broadly as a dead metaphor for a factor or entity which causes or speeds up change.