If you want easy to use you could try a buffer Merlin. However that fit gets hard-countered a lot these days. Fly a rail, scram, web Tristan then, don't forget your drones.

all frigates are the same crap. none of them stand out. they all suck. fly real ships like cruisers bc's and battleships

and it really helps if you have triple link ogb and falcon alt

I'm not sure I'm happy with the Tristan fit below, I threw it together quicky and haven't tried it yet. I'll also include Gavriels Incursus fit so you can compare. The Tristan can be fit in many ways and I'm sure you'll be able to experiment once you get the basics down.

The fit I posted works as follows:

1) The first time you undock:
-Turn auto-reload off on the Small Ancillary Armor Repairer. Every time you undock after that you will double check that it's still off.
-Set default "Keep at range" range at 7800m

2) As soon as you enter system:
-Overheat guns (Shift + Click)
-Overheat Small Ancillary Armor Repairer (Shift + Click)

3) In battle:
-Lock target
-Web
-Scram
-AB on
-Keep at range
-Launch drones
-Activate guns
-Send drones to target if they haven't followed the actions of your guns
-If target is closing in or burning off: overheat AB
-Watch the heat on your modules, if too much of the bar is turning red: turn off heat
-If you start taking armor damage cycle your Small Ancillary Armor Repairer
-Turn the Small Ancillary Armor Repairer off again if your armor HP is high enough, do not let it run for no reason.
-Every time you turn off the Small Ancillary Armor Repairer you heat on it will be off as well. Turn it back on before every activation.(Shift + Click)
-Again, keep an eye on your range to the target. It should always be between 7000-8000m
-There is more, but ... yeah, start with this.

4)Preventive measures
-Do not fight Condors, Slicers or other kiting fits.
-Do not fight faction or T2 frigates.
-Do not fight destroyers
(I'm not saying you cannot kill these in a Tristan, I'm saying you shouldn't try if you're a noob.)

5) Feel free to meta 3 the mid slots until you learn.


[Tristan, Rail Tristan 200mm Plate]
200mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Small Ancillary Armor Repairer, Nanite Repair Paste
Damage Control II

Fleeting Propulsion Inhibitor I
Faint Epsilon Warp Scrambler I
1MN Afterburner II

150mm Railgun II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
150mm Railgun II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
[empty high slot]

Small Semiconductor Memory Cell I
Small Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Small Ancillary Current Router I


Hobgoblin II x5


[Incursus, Garviel Tarrant]
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
200mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
Small Armor Repairer II
Internal Force Field Array I

1MN Afterburner II
Fleeting Propulsion Inhibitor I
Faint Epsilon Warp Scrambler I

125mm Railgun II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
125mm Railgun II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S
125mm Railgun II, Caldari Navy Antimatter Charge S

Small Auxiliary Nano Pump I
Small Semiconductor Memory Cell I
Small Hybrid Collision Accelerator I


Hobgoblin II x1

don't bother its nothing but instant death if you try to solo pvp. Everyone will be using tech 2 weapons.

Either join a pvp corp or give up

How is everyone using tech 2 weapons a death sentance? wtf?

Show us where the mean man touched your failfit frigate.

So close!

Should be a SAAR. Also because the SAAR is more cap efficient you can ditch the Semi for another nano pump.

Thats not a very terrible noob friendly ship though

You've changed it then. I was wondering why you kept flying T2 SAR. :p




The problem with the straightforward fits is that they usually require rockets (Kestrel, Hookbill, ...), which the OP hasn't trained or are easily countered by the "new" scram range kiting meta.

Frigate fights are fast and furious, great fun and your wallet doesn't scream each time you lose.

Approx 10mil for a T2 fit Frig.

Consider joining FW -

You get fights, including solo fights and you can control what ship types enter the plex. novice plexes only allow T1 and faction Frigs in.

Make loads of ISK in plexes waiting for fights, so you have a steady income to pay for your soon to be PvP habbit.

Its a lot of fun.

There are downsides - you can't dock in enemy lowsec stations etc.

Read up to learn more.


And I agree - Flyinghotpocket is a moron.


Edit: Oh and a spell in RvB/Brave Newbies/Eve Uni wouldn't be a bad thing to learn the basics.

show me where any frigate does anything better than the other. they are all crap.

Edit: Oh and a spell in RvB/Brave Newbies/Eve Uni wouldn't be a bad thing to learn the basics.