Missions & Complexes

You've got an awful lot of slots devoted to tank. I'm guessing from the undersized shield booster that you're trying to be cap stable. There isn't really a need for that. Step up to Pith LSB. They're reasonably priced. Drop one Boost Amp and replace it with a Tracking Computer (which you will usually want range-scripted, but carry both scripts).

Drop the Flux Coil. You can keep the DC at first as you get used to pulsing your booster, but you'll eventually want to drop that, too. Replace them both with Tracking Enhancers.

Now with all the additional tracking (and the Vargur's natural bonus), you can drop that web. There won't be too much that can get under your guns, and for what does, you have drones. Use that as a utility slot... I like filling it with a SeBo, but you can have a second TC, a medium cap booster (might be good training wheels early on as you learn the art of not being cap stable), ECCM... whatever you need for the mission at hand.

Now that you've improved your range a bit, swap the Barrage for short-range (preferably faction) ammo: EMP, PP, Fusion. You'll get a big DPS boost, a further tracking boost, and your first falloff will still reach out to ~70km.

Lastly, you can also switch to projectile rigs. Burst Aerator II (for DPS) and Ambit Extension I (for range) are a popular combination.

Disclaimer: this setup works great for me, but I spent a fair amount of time tailoring my skill plan around this ship. You may need to use that utility slot for more tank for a while depending on where your skills are.

Yeah, that's more or less what I fly, but with a second TE in place of the DC, and a B-Type LSB. Could even step up to A-Type. They're not terribly expensive. Faction TE isn't really necessary... not really sure about TCs.

Oh, and nowadays I keep a flight of salvage drones and use 3 tractors in the utility highs, but that's sort of personal preference.

Booster pulsing is something different, and takes a little getting used to, so don't go taking this immediately into World's Collide or the AE bonus room. Start with some easier missions while you make it second nature. It's something you'll need to do eventually to get the most out of the ship (and others).

(Edit: forgot to mention... if you're in the habit of always omni-tanking, you'll need to fit mission-specific resists for some missions in this fit. I do it as little as necessary (for laziness and gank resistance), but for tougher missions it's unavoidable.)

[Machariel, Machariel vs Angel Cartel]

Tracking Enhancer II
Tracking Enhancer II
Tracking Enhancer II
Gyrostabilizer II
Gyrostabilizer II
Gyrostabilizer II
Damage Control II

Gist B-Type X-Large Shield Booster
Dread Guristas Adaptive Invulnerability Field
Gist B-Type Explosive Deflection Field
Tracking Computer II
Target Painter II

800mm Repeating Artillery II, Republic Fleet Fusion L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, Republic Fleet Fusion L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, Republic Fleet Fusion L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, Republic Fleet Fusion L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, Republic Fleet Fusion L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, Republic Fleet Fusion L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, Republic Fleet Fusion L
Drone Link Augmentor I

Large Core Defense Field Extender I
Large Core Defense Field Extender I
Large Anti-Thermal Screen Reinforcer II


Bouncer II x4
Warrior II x5


Those rigs are for incursions. Swap them for something more mission friendly. 1170 DPS. Gets nice range with the bouncers. Then I salvage with a Noctis.

Used something similar and with success. Except with rat specific hardeners and a falloff rig

Chainsaws fitting is solid, I use something similar. The 4. gyro isn't really worth faction(single digit dps buff) and I prefer a Pith A type Large booster(cheaper) plus a mwd(core a was around 150M as I did get it what was quite reasonable) instead of the 2. TC, giving the option to improve dps by simply moving closer to the spawns and minimize travel time to the gates. Against Guristas you probably want a kin hardener and against sansha/blood a EM one instead of the 2. invu, rest is actually quite easy to tank with the dual invu combo.

I don't know why ppl bother putting in medium deadspace booster. Use large booster and cap booster, pulse tank, take advantage of large cargo and don't worry about running out of cap. You'll also want at least an ab to get around...

Cap stability is overrated. Marauders have huge sig, and that fit has no prop to speedtank. There are certain missions, a handful of anti-empire ones among them, that simply cannot be ganked before tank breaks, and you need high burst tank.

As for Vargur, it's the 2nd fastest BS in game, Mach being the first. Or 3rd if you count Panther, which I have gathering dust in a hanger somewhere. And Golem... is among the slowest BS. Mwd would be better, if you manage to fit it in that tiny grid. Ab is workable for the 2nd fastest BS in game, for Golem, not so much. A beached whale is BS without any prop.

I like cap stable cause I'm lazy

luckily with a deadspace medium booster you don't need any cap mods to be cap stable. that said on a vargur with its shield boost bonus and base resists you can pretty much throw on any shield booster and be fine. 3 specific hardeners is better than 2 invluns and a boost amp, but the latter is nice and lazy.

I used to run with 3 gyros, 2 te, and 1 tc, leaving a utility mid slot, but with the te change I like the 4 gyro 1 te 2 tc setup better. hmm might be worth it to drop the te for a damage control, and drop the invluns, add a faction/deadspace invlun and then a third tracking comp.

This was how I rolled a few months back when I was blitzing low sec L4's a while back, found the Vargur to be an ideal ship for a good, quiet system to mission in.

Vargur has the high sec utility slots (as do all Maruders) to fit to be able to cloak & mwd, as well as easily fit a tank and do damage. Considering low sec L4 ninja missioning you are unlikely to have a noctis alt nearby you can chery pick the wrecks with 2 bonused tractor beams. With lg crystals you have insane tank when needed and with the 37.5% tracking bonus from the hull I seemed to get good hits even at long range. The web allows protection against solo players looking to interrupt your day it was a toss up between that and trying to dual prop it somehow in case I got scrambled.

Obviously you need to keep an eye on local and directional scanner but as long as you are in a gated mission u just dont sit on the warp in. tried it as I didnt want to risk a mach, was surprised at how natural it was, definitely paid for itself very quickly.

Key thing for me was its slow lock speed but found as I had more lock slots than on my mach, with kowledge, it seemed to balance out if you locked up more stuff in advance.

Wish it had maybe 3% more pg so I could upgrade to a single t2 pg rig - if u didnt have crystals u could use the slot 6 implant.

[Vargur, lo sex]
Republic Fleet Gyrostabilizer
Republic Fleet Gyrostabilizer
Republic Fleet Gyrostabilizer
Tracking Enhancer II
Damage Control II

Dread Guristas X-Large Shield Booster
Gist A-Type 100MN Microwarpdrive
Federation Navy Stasis Webifier
Gist X-Type Kinetic Deflection Field
Gist X-Type Explosive Deflection Field
Heavy Capacitor Booster II, Cap Booster 800

800mm Repeating Artillery II, Fusion L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, Fusion L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, Fusion L
800mm Repeating Artillery II, Fusion L
Small Tractor Beam II
Small Tractor Beam II
Dread Guristas Cloaking Device

Large Ancillary Current Router I
Large Ancillary Current Router I


Warrior II x5
Salvage Drone I x5
Hornet EC-300 x5