Ships & Modules

On the grounds that the Daredevil is about the only pirate frigate I have the skills to justify undocking in, I've been welping them at a splendid and satisfactory rate lately.

Currently, I'm toying with a 10mn AB/150mm Rail fit:

Highs: 2x 150mm Railgun II
Mids: 10mn AB, Web, Long Point.
Lows: DC, Ancillary Armour Repper, 2x MAPC II.
Rigs: 2x Transverse Bulkhead II, 1x Polycarbon Engine Housing II.

So, any advice on other fits? I've tried to fit it like a blaster Comet, with moderate success.
Any advice on piloting tricks?

Thanks in advance for your help.

thank you for that detailed analysis and splendiferous fit you've shared......

Daredevil screams for a little pimp. Faction AB, and web... add in pills, links and some low grades and your golden.

oh and don't forget the tech 2 target range rig, or the first sensordamp frig brings shame to your killboard

Ever considered that they might end up getting killed so often and thus seem popular, because they are subpar?

You can also put a heated thermal hardener in any brawlership and go toe to toe with the dd, and most likely beat it. Because blaster Dds really are that predictable.

Do you even do frigate PvP? Hull tanking with an armor repper currently rules top of the meta for nearly all Gallente frigate/dessy fits.

To the OP i am guessing you are quite new to PvP. I would suggest you start with a rail Incursus then move onto a rail Comet before you start flying the Daredevil. Reason being you need a very solid idea of the frigate meta before taking a daredevil out for a joy ride.

Here is your bog standard rail comet. Make sure you carry Spike and Jav ammo. If you get caught by a 20km MWD kiter load spike and traversal match to easily drive them off field. Rest of the time just scram kite with anti matter. Once you get a good feel for this you will feel comfortable in taking a rail daredevil out knowing what it can and cannot kill.

[Federation Navy Comet, Rail Comet]
Damage Control II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
Small Ancillary Armor Repairer, Nanite Repair Paste

1MN Afterburner II
Faint Epsilon Warp Scrambler I
X5 Prototype Engine Enervator

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

Small Transverse Bulkhead II
Small Transverse Bulkhead II
Small Transverse Bulkhead II

Hobgoblin II x3
Acolyte II x3

You can run the daredevil in much the same way as a rail comet. A lot of the daredevils you will see in low sec will be faction AB/Web with links and a long point. This lets them kite well outside of scram range at the edge of web range and leave if they fight is going south.

Imo blaster daredevils are a bit meh for the cost but do allow you to catch Garmurs and the like.

Actually, I've done a fair bit of frigate PvP. I got recruited into RvB a week or so after I started playing and proceeded to leave a trail of my wrecked Atrons, Maulus and Merlins like breadcrumbs from Otela to Liekuri.

Granted, I've not had a large amount of solo experience and I'm usually at the helm of a Kitsune in a gang.



Ooh, thanks. I like that Comet fit!

I usually run blaster comets, but as has been noted, blaster boats are so, so predictable. My skillqueue ticked off a bunch of level Vs in Engineering and Navigation recently which has done wonders for fitting.

She's right - an AB is completely pointless on this ship, it has 90% webs and is among the fastest handful of frigates in EVE. It **NEEDS** a MWD, and blasters are the smartest weapon system considering once you get within web range, you have absolute and complete control over your opponent's range.

I will never understand the people who fit an AB and no MWD onto a frigate. Not complaining though, they pose 0 threat and are easy kills.