Missions & Complexes

I suggest you pretend to be a new player and start in some level 2 missions and move up to 3's and then 4's as a way of getting used to the differences between mission rats and incursion rats. Not many lower levels will be needed, perhaps 8 or 10 of each depending on you and your style.

For level 4 missions your best option for the Domi in my mind would be longer range using sentry drones, they can get up close and brawl if you prefer but I never liked that mission style in a Domi.

I never flew incursions in a drones ship so I have no idea what happens there, in mission there are many NPC that have definite preference to shooting drones, as a result of this I recommend sentries and staying close to them so you can recall as needed for damage mitigation and use lights and / or mediums for smaller faster stuff. Many seem to like the Gekco so they would be an option as well.

Active tank is going to be more effective in missions than a buffer or passive shield, unless you plan on providing your own logi with a second account.

Armor versus sheilds - go with what you are most comfortable with. Personally I prefer to armor tank a Domi it just seems to work better for me and the way I fly that ship.

I fly a T1 Domi in L4 missions regularly. I'm not going to offer a specific fit since how you fit will depend on how you plan to run the missions. Snipe from range, get up close and brawl, etc.

You'll face a variety of ships from frigates up to battleships in L4 missions, often in groups that have multiple different sized ships together in the same group. It's actually the smaller ships that could give you the most trouble, elite rat frigates tend to have some extra tricks such as propulsion jamming for you to contend with.

Sniping is actually fairly easy. Once you land on grid in the mission pocket, open up some space between you and the rats, then pick them off. When they start getting close, move to open up some more space, pop some more rats, repeat.

To do this, you'll need a propulsion mod that lets you move quickly (micro jump or micro warp drive), long range weapons to cover the distance, and the sensor range to lock targets at an appropriate range. Normal combat drones aren't so good in this role, sentry drones are more effective, but not all sentry drones have a long weapon range.

Caldari Wardens have the longest range, with good skills and the right modules, they can hit targets 120 km away, but their tracking speed isn't that good, they won't hit anything that gets close to you. Minmatar Bouncers have a drop in range, a little over 100 km and their tracking is a bit better than Wardens. Amarr Curators are probably the bottom end for sniping range, 70 - 80 km, with better tracking than Bouncers. Gallente Gardes really aren't sniping drones, you don't get much more than 60 km weapon range from them but they have the fastest tracking speed of all sentries.

Since it's the smaller rat ships in L4 missions that can give you the most difficulty, they should be your first priority. Pop the frigates first, then the destroyers, then work up through the cruisers and battllecruisers to the battleships.

Of course, you don't have to spend the entire mission sniping. Bring some Wardens or Bouncers, use them to clean up the smaller ships at a distance. Even if their damage type is not optimal for whichever type of rat you are facing, the small tank of the smaller ships and the drone dps bonus of the Domi should let you clean them up fairly quickly. Once you've thinned out the herd, you can recall the sentries and launch appropriate medium or heavy drones then brawl with the remaining ships using drones and blasters.

The Gallente Garde sentries kind of give you a brawling option since they have good tracking speed and limited weapon range. Switch from long range sentries to the Gardes, orbit your ship around them and brawl away with whatever gets close enough.

Due to drone aggro mechanics, it's not just your tank that's important, the drone's tank is important too. Even with the hp bonus a Domi gives to drones, you'll need to keep an eye on the drones. There are Fleet/Navy faction drones that have stronger tanks compared to T1 and T2 drones, the Fleet/Navy faction sentries have significantly stronger tanks than even the T2 sentries, at the cost of being much more expensive than T2 sentries. On the other hand, you don't need to train to T2 sentries to use the Fleet/Navy faction sentries.

Just use a regular Dominix, better drone bonus.

Warp to mission, mjd, use sentry drones, complete mission.

Free ammo as well, which is a bonus for penny pinching folk like myself.

Mail me in-game if you would like me to send you my ship fit.

I haven't used a target painter, well, ever, so never really thought of them as an option. I pre-load tracking speed scripts when I know my targets will be within ~30k from where I land warping in, but for the most part I use range scripts. Anything that needs extra tracking speed tends to be toast in one or two volleys anyway, and the slow cycle time on the TP seems like it would slow me down more than help.

If anything, I might try out a sensor booster instead, to speed up my targeting.

I am flattered that having played the game for almost 10 years you consider me to be a new player.

Better than getting accused of being a bitter vet :)

yep pretty new

I generally assume established players will have figured out (or be able to figure out) things like domis or ravens so when they come looking for recommendations I'm going to suggest something a bit more fancy.


There isn't really a great straight up sentry upgrade. With the rattler if you can use t2 RHML or even meta 4 cruise with decent skills you are fine. With already good drone skills you will be doing enough drone damage the missiles will mostly just be extra bonus damage till your skills catch up and then holy gank monster.

[Dominix Navy Issue]

6x Neutron Blaster Cannon II, Void L

Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Kinetic Deflection Field II
3x Large Shield Extender II
Large Micro Jump Drive

3x Magnetic Field Stabilizer II
3x Drone Damage Amplifier II
Shield Power Relay II

3x Large Core Defense Field Purger II

5x Ogre II


Lots of DPS, short range, high manoeuvrability, average damage application, low/average tank


or you can armour tank it
put 3x nav comps in the mids and have Ogres that are as fast as Hammerheads

its 3 if you armour tank

2 hardeners + repairer

though tbh if you include rigs .. then its more like 5 to 6

advantage is it free's up some mids for +application mods
but you lose +dps mods in the process

it's all about choices, and finding the right fit for your own playstyle

the thing with passive fits .. they work
and they have no micro-needs
which is not the case with active dual-rep fits

best option for the OP
get on sisi
throw together a bunch of different fits
and spend some time with each one

when you know whether your a brawler or a sniper, then the fit you use becomes a no brainer