Ships & Modules

So I was looking over the statistics from CCP and was surprised to see the Ishtar on the top 20 list of PVP ships. I love the Ishtar for PVE but haven't tried it for PVP.

Yes I have perused battleclinic fits, but I was also going to ask here what kind of fits people like and any Ishtar strategies they find good.

For example I generally use a sentry ishtar for PVE, but have never used sentries in PVP.

The thing that Makes the Ishtar so nice for PvP is the 5:5:5 layout. It gives massive flexibility with fits. The resists mean that with two resistance modules you can create strong omni resists and you can do this for both armor and shield tank.

Sentries in PvP are nice in that they can dish out heavy damage at lots of ranges but a bad in that they get shot down and dropping/collecting them is a pain and requires practice.

Armor Dual Prop Brick Tank
Tank: 88k EHP (83%, 79%, 90%, 80%) - overloaded hardener + slaves.
Speed: 1920 with overloaded mwd. 531 with AB on.
Damage: 495 Garde II. 570 with guns on if you get very close.

The trick with this fit is either to catch and splat frigs or to get in very close to larger (BC) targets and orbit very tightly with the AB on. However, being armor tanked you will have to ensure you chose your engagement position carefully to avoid being kited to death.

[Ishtar, Armor FU]

Small Unstable Power Fluctuator I
Small Unstable Power Fluctuator I
125mm Gatling AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
125mm Gatling AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S
125mm Gatling AutoCannon II, Republic Fleet EMP S

Y-T8 Overcharged Hydrocarbon Microwarpdrive
Warp Scrambler II
Stasis Webifier II
Sensor Booster II, Scan Resolution
10MN Afterburner II

Damage Control II
1600mm Reinforced Rolled Tungsten Plates I
True Sansha Energized Reflective Membrane
Armor Explosive Hardener II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II

Medium Trimark Armor Pump I
Medium Sentry Damage Augmentor I


Garde II x5
Bouncer II x5
Vespa EC-600 x5
Warrior II x5


Shield Nano
Tank: 44k (47 o/l)
Speed: 1928. 2750 o/l
DPS: 530 with Garde II + Barrage.

To be honest I think the Gila does this job a little better, however, the Ishtar is faster.

[Ishtar, Nano]

Medium Unstable Power Fluctuator I
Dual 180mm AutoCannon II, Barrage M
Dual 180mm AutoCannon II, Barrage M
Dual 180mm AutoCannon II, Barrage M
[Empty High slot]

Photon Scattering Field II
Large Shield Extender II
Large Shield Extender II
Warp Disruptor II
Y-T8 Overcharged Hydrocarbon Microwarpdrive

Damage Control II
Nanofiber Internal Structure II
Nanofiber Internal Structure II
Tracking Enhancer II
Power Diagnostic System II

Medium Core Defence Field Extender I
Medium Core Defence Field Extender I


Garde II x5
Bouncer II x5
Vespa EC-600 x5
Warrior II x5

i have experimented a lot with the Sentar in pvp. it's amazing when it works, but generally, you'll screw yourself trying to scoop your sentries before warping. you do not have the gtfo ability.

secondly, the armortar and nanotar do not work well. armortar is outperformed by any BC. you will not be putting out significant dps, and you'll be a brick. nanotar does not get enough EHP. the Gila does this much better:

[Gila, nano]
Damage Control II
Nanofiber Internal Structure II
Nanofiber Internal Structure II
Overdrive Injector System II

Y-T8 Overcharged Hydrocarbon I Microwarpdrive
Large Shield Extender II
Large Shield Extender II
Invulnerability Field II
Invulnerability Field II
Warp Disruptor II

Heavy Assault Missile Launcher II, Fulmination Rage Assault Missile
Heavy Assault Missile Launcher II, Fulmination Rage Assault Missile
Heavy Assault Missile Launcher II, Fulmination Rage Assault Missile
Small Energy Neutralizer II
Small Energy Neutralizer II

Medium Core Defence Field Extender I
Medium Core Defence Field Extender I
Medium Anti-EM Screen Reinforcer I


Curator II x5
Valkyrie II x5
Warrior II x5
Vespa EC-600 x5
Ogre II x5


2k m/s, close to 600dps, flexible range, 75k EHP (!!!) - these are BC-like stats with nano speeds.

sadly, i no longer use my Ishtar for pvp, just for plexing. it is generally outperformed by the Gila in the pvp department. there is one setup that works for the Ishtar, and it is a formidable solo/small gang setup:

[Ishtar, solo]
Medium Armor Repairer II
Medium Armor Repairer II
N-Type Explosive Hardener I
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Damage Control II

Y-T8 Overcharged Hydrocarbon I Microwarpdrive
Medium Electrochemical Capacitor Booster I, Cap Booster 400
Medium Electrochemical Capacitor Booster I, Cap Booster 400
Fleeting Propulsion Inhibitor I
Initiated Harmonic Warp Scrambler I

Medium Pulse Laser II, Scorch S
Medium Pulse Laser II, Scorch S
Medium Pulse Laser II, Scorch S
5W Infectious Power System Malfunction
5W Infectious Power System Malfunction

Medium Nanobot Accelerator I
Medium Auxiliary Nano Pump I


Ogre II x5
Berserker II x5
Valkyrie II x5
Warrior II x5
Vespa EC-600 x5


Edit: also, the Snipetar used to be semi-viable for jokes. 400 kinetic or 470 explosive dps from 100km, no buffer but lots of speed. this is no longer possible as it would get 2-volleyed by an arty Tornado. Thanks CCP.

Ogre's are pretty slow and not very good for todays mostly skirmish based pvp .... almost any ship can simply outrun them ... even BS with mwd. they are only good on a tackled target right in front of you ... in almost all other scenarios sentries will be better or berserkers(still slow)