The Svipul is the Minmatar Tactical Destroyer that can be fit in a MANY different ways. Common Fittings for it are the InstaLock InstaKill Arty Fit (for nuking frigs and pods), the 10mn Afterburner Arty fit (for stringing and killing frigates), and the Dual Medium ASB Fitting that boosts a very powerful (and short lived) active tank.
In this guide however we won't be fitting any of those. They are too vanilla, and too common. Instead we are going to Build it as a "Rifter on 'Roids!"
When I first looked at this ship, it screamed Super Rifter to me. The Shield Tank, High DPS, and Fantastic Speed and Agility are amazing. Just like my old Shield Buffer Rifter Fit that got me countless kills.
But before I give too much away, you should watch the video.
In this video I not only show you how to fit the Svipul, but give you a lesson on how to make your own fits and how to use EFT to find a ships strengths. So even if you aren't fitting a Svipul, you can learn a lot about EFT from this video.
As you can see the fitting is pretty impressive. It puts out almost 400DPS, it moves at over 3,000 M/s, and it's buffer tank has over 23,000 EHP!
That's the speed of a fast Frigate and the DPS output and Tank of a Cruiser!
Note: Updated with new post Nerf Fit
Here's the EFT Export:
[Svipul, Rifter on Roids]
Damage Control II
Gyrostabilizer II
Gyrostabilizer II
Co-Processor II
Limited 1MN Microwarpdrive I
Medium Shield Extender II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Faint Epsilon Warp Scrambler I
200mm AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet Phased Plasma S
200mm AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet Phased Plasma S
200mm AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet Phased Plasma S
200mm AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet Phased Plasma S
Small Diminishing Power System Drain I
Rocket Launcher II, Scourge Rage Rocket
Small Core Defense Field Extender II
Small Core Defense Field Extender II
Small Core Defense Field Extender II
The most important thing to remember when flying this Svipul Fitting is make good use of the Modes. Use your Propulsion Mode to get your tackle or get away from trouble, then the moment the fight begins switch to Defensive Mode.
Sharpshooter modes will be of little use for you in the fit, but if you see that you are having trouble tracking a frigate (or drone) in close on you, then switch to Sharpshooter Mode.
Finally, keep in mind that if you choose to fight other Tactical Destroyers, the current "Meta" is a 10mn Afterburner. This isn't much threat to you in most cases but is very difficult to kill with this setup and not worth your time because they will just run away like a ship with warp stabs in most cases.
Agree totally,
The sVee-pull 😛 has become a main stay for me. Not necessarily for just solo but running small frig gangs. We warp in, get tackle, dps starts pounding me.. and the boat on defensive mode, sits there and smiles at them with near 24k tank, all the while, punching out the 400 dps. Allowing my squad mates to mop up most things around. Hands down, one of my favorite boats now.
Good job on the video!
o/
I recently Found out that the requirements for tech 2 rigs have changed, though eft and the game say you can’t fit tech 2 rigs, but you can with just level 1 of the required skill. Still worth training higher to reduce the drawbacks but none the less don’t need level 4 to use them.
I’ve heard about that. Do you still get the bonuses or does it just allow you to fit without bonuses?
You can still fit them and get the bonuses but if you don’t have the required level, you also get full draw backs
I’d love to read your thoughts on the Confessor (and the T3 destroyers that have yet to be released), as well as the announced T3 destroyer nerf.
I just posted an article about the Nerf. I may post about the upcoming ones soon.
This fit requires a 1% PG implant.
This one fits without an implant and is what I am using atm:
[Svipul, Rifter on Roids]
Damage Control II
Gyrostabilizer II
Gyrostabilizer II
Nanofiber Internal Structure II
Limited 1MN Microwarpdrive I
Medium Shield Extender II
Medium F-S9 Regolith Shield Induction
Faint Epsilon Warp Scrambler I
200mm AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet Phased Plasma S
200mm AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet Phased Plasma S
200mm AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet Phased Plasma S
Small Unstable Power Fluctuator I
200mm AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet Phased Plasma S
200mm AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet Phased Plasma S
200mm AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet Phased Plasma S
Small Core Defense Field Extender II
Small Core Defense Field Extender II
Small Core Defense Field Extender II
Nice fit, but it looks like the Svipul lost 2 gun slots since this was posted. Even with two fewer guns it still kicks ass.
I will be posting the new fittings for this and my other articles as soon as I get the new EFT. But it’s basically the same fit. I also sometimes use a 10mn AB which is much harder after the changes.