Wormholes

Something like this might work. Costs practically nothing. The dps is a bit underwhelming to my tastes, but Zealot is still a surprisingly capable boat and comes surprisingly close to legion for a fraction of the price. You can replace capacitor rigs or modules with something more useful, if you feel confident about not being neuted out.

[Zealot, PvE]

Medium Armor Repairer II
Medium Armor Repairer II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Heat Sink II
Heat Sink II
Heat Sink II

10MN Afterburner II
Cap Recharger II
Cap Recharger II

Heavy Pulse Laser II, Imperial Navy Multifrequency M
Heavy Pulse Laser II, Imperial Navy Multifrequency M
Heavy Pulse Laser II, Imperial Navy Multifrequency M
Heavy Pulse Laser II, Imperial Navy Multifrequency M
Heavy Pulse Laser II, Imperial Navy Multifrequency M

Medium Capacitor Control Circuit II
Medium Capacitor Control Circuit II

Try plugging it into Pyfa http://www.pyfa.net/

With multifreq the all V dps is 573, more with Conflag and less with Scorch. The tank is 323dps with 640m/s speed and 125 signature, which makes it easily enough for C2 and should be enough for C3 as well if you can keep moving at range. For comparison, the Gila I use for ratting, when I am so bored that even red crosses start to look good, does over 900dps and tanks 313HP/s with 666m/s speed and 159 sig and it does just fine in wormholes.

True that. Even though the repair rate is sufficient, I had failed to considered the buffer, which is indeed a bit thin. The gila I used as comparison has a much more substantial buffer. I think I'll give a Zealot like this a try just for ***** and giggles after I lose the next Gila, which will happen, since I do c1-c3 sites only when I am either dangerously tired, dangerously bored or dangerously drunk.