Ships & Modules

I am a skilled Domi pilot (Active tank, Sentries) and would like to use the Ishtar for my High Sec Explorations and Anomalies.
Now I am interested in the tactics you use for the Ishtar, so I can use it efficient.
As a Domi Pilot I am used to draw all the agro, deploy my sentries and let them do the job. No need to fly around, so I can recall my sentries quickly if needed.
Now it seems with the Ishtar this is not possible anymore as the tank is a fair bit smaller then a Domi. So how do you use the Ishtar with Sentry Drones?

Thanks a lot for the reply.

My Domi is a Dual Rep as where my Ishtar is a single rep with 3 mission specific hardeners (Approx. 300 dps tank). I am fighting mostly Sansha's.
I will have a try with a Dual Rep Ishtar and/or try out the orbiting a Sentry Drone (Or a can).

this is what i use for nullsec exploration and is total overkill for highsec, but hey



3x Heavy Ion Blaster II
Core Probe Launcher I
Prototype Cloaking Device I (if u go into low sec)

10MN MWD II
10MN AB II
Codebreaker I
2x Cap Recharger II

MARII
n-type thermic
n-type thermic
n-type kinetic
whatever in last slot, maybe overdrive injectors

2x Medium Sentry Damage Rigs

5x Hobgoblin II
5x Hammerhead II
5x Vespa EC-600
5x Garde II
5x Warden II

1. Fit cap less guns in the hi instead of hybrids
2. Use MWD in bursts to kite 90% of the damage.
3. Learn cloak + MWD trick if u go ino low sec
4. Fit guns last, you get DPS from sentries. Don't gimp the fit for guns.

[Ishtar, Ishtar : Exploration ]

Small Tractor Beam I
Small Tractor Beam I
Salvager II
Sisters Core Probe Launcher

Cap Recharger II
Y-T8 Overcharged Hydrocarbon Microwarpdrive
Parallel Weapon Navigation Transmitter
Analyzer I
Codebreaker I

Capacitor Power Relay II
Medium Armor Repairer II
True Sansha Armor Kinetic Hardener
True Sansha Armor Kinetic Hardener
True Sansha Armor Thermic Hardener

Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit I


Hobgoblin II x1
Warden II x5
Garde II x5

i use this in null sec mag/rad site and its still overtanked for those

use this in high sec and you fall asleep while doing them

yes no cloaking device(you could tho) becuase why bother in high sec

i nice one fit does it all ishtar.


as for the sentry...damn i love them with max sentry skill and the dumb npc i warp in at 70 orso and get in range(for me like 69km) deploy sentrys and start killing the small stuff and when they target my sentrys retract and redeploy and go on mass killing till i only have BS left and ill agro those deploy sentrys and go afk.

frigs are dead in one volly so you have no problems in high sec with this

use warden for anything between 40-69 km gardes for anythink 20-40km and the hobs for anything in your face but doubt any ever get this close.

(the ishtar great it even tanks a full agro room in a 9/10 site(not his fit but a shield tanked fit will easy)

Don't use that fit. Plate + MAR for PVE? Just check battleclinic for several decent ones.

I have read the entire post. Doesn't change the fact mixing tanks is . Like really dumb in all but a very few specific circumstances that don't involve PVE. Either dual rep it, single rep with brick resists or shield tank it. Mixing tanks (i.e. buffer and active) for PVE is a really horrible idea.

Try this Ishtar fit for Crucible

Uh, yeah, to each their own I guess. Your comment about "mixing tanks (i.e. buffer and active)" is so far off the mark....I think you mean "mixing tanks (i.e. shield and armor)"...or maybe you mean "mixing tanks (i.e. buffer and resists)"...but yeah, as stated, it makes no sense to me.

From the post:

"Ishtars favor an armor tank, and the proposed tank is quite solid with good broad-based resists. Trade out the Armor Explosive Hardener for rat-specific resists to improve it still further. The one somewhat expensive mod is the faction armor repper, but any PvE ship should have a faction mod or two to supplement its tank. The difference the Imperial Navy repper makes is startling and well worth the extra expense. The Afterburner will allow you to speed tank, while the high resists and low signature radius will keep you safe from most harm. Still, if you need the repper, it's there, and can run almost cap-stable."

It's all good, take it or leave it. I learned one thing well about 15 years ago: arguing on the intertubes is dumb. I learned another when I joined the Eve forums: arguing about fits on the intertubes is even dumber.

This is what I use for hi/low sec exploration, it's very much like an Ishtar


Gila for serp rats

HIGHS- 3 assault missile launcher T2's, Improved Cloaking device T2, salvager t1
MIDS- Y-T8 Overcharged Hydrocarbon t1 Microwarpdrive & 10MN Afterburner T2I , 2 Large F-S9 Regolith Shield Inductions t1, Invulnerability Field T2ⁿ, Warp Disruptor T2*
LOWS- Co-Processor T2I, Damage Control Unit T2, Signal Amplifier T2°, Nano Fiber
RIGS- Core field extender t1, Anti-thermal screen t1, Anti-EM screen t1ⁿ
DRONES- 5 fed navy ogres, 5 fed navy bouncers, 5 Hobgoblin T2s, 5 Hammerhead T2s, 5 light ECM hornets, 5 light armor repair bot t1s, 5 Warrior T2s,
CARGO BAY- 200 nanite repair paste, 10k in Caldari Navy Flameburst Light Missilesⁿ, and spare/swap out modules

*can be swapped for analyzer or code breaker or webber or what not
ⁿcan be doubled up on and set too what ever rats your fighting (example-serpentis hence the therm) I just can't stand the EM hole in shields so I have to patch it or I can't fly it with any peace of mind. Also if you can aford/make the T2 resist rigs they can be worth it here. Same also with the damage flavor of the light missles and drones.

And as for me I loves my deep space duel prop's I also fly a duel prop Pilgrim when I rome in null :) I can't use T2 heavys or sentrys so I use navy, but even if I could use T2 ogers I wouldn't as the tiny DPS increase (for me with my skills at least) is fare out shadowed buy the other stats ( fed having 100% more HP keep in mind low-mid drone skills so speed is a problem, and they get some agro some times). I use assault missile launchers because they take little fitting and with the 50% to missle speed they really help with the faction frig spawns that scramble and web.


I've also seen a lot of shield tanked ishtars set like this, for most sites 5/10 and down just droping drones and burning out to 70 and orbiting is enuff, I use an AB becouse I want to stay close kill the faction spawn and GTFO. You only need active tank for missions for exploration nano and MWD/cloak will be your friend. Also I've seen people use small rails as they fit ez and hit frigs.


If your doing sites you will need a cloak, you are going for esclations/faction spawns so if things are going well, you will end up in low sec for the phat lootz

hope this helps