Tristan, the 1.1 million ISK faction warfare frigate

▶ V Verified on camera Tristan alpha legal

The cheapest way into faction warfare that still wins fights. Three drone damage amplifiers, a long point and a microwarpdrive, flown at 16 km.

Cheap FW Ship

1.1M ISK as bought, 11 Aug 2026

The fit from the video, unchanged. Eight Warrior I in the bay and five in space at the skill level shown, which measured 74.5 DPS on camera. Kiting fit, 16 km default orbit, long point. It is PvP capable and has taken a kill.

[Tristan, Cheap FW Ship]

Drone Damage Amplifier I
Drone Damage Amplifier I
Drone Damage Amplifier I

5MN Microwarpdrive I
Warp Disruptor I
Small Cap Battery I

Small Processor Overclocking Unit I

Warrior I x8

Drones

Warriors are Minmatar and do explosive damage. As Caldari militia you shoot Gallente Federation Navy hulls, which are armour tanked, and explosive is the weakest resist on armour. If you enlist with a different faction, check what your opposition tanks and match your drones to it. Never pick drones on raw DPS alone.

Skills

Gallente Frigate, Drones and Light Drone Operation carry this fit. Drone damage is the only damage, so every point of drone skill is a point of DPS. Gallente Frigate does NOT boost Tristan damage, which surprises people, but the drone skills do. Fully alpha legal.

What it clears

Sites in the Atlas this fit is meant for, and the ones it is not.

Scout BSC-1 T1 frigates only, so this is the hull the site was written for

Scout NVY-1 Also admits Navy frigates, expect worse fights

Small NVY-1 Enters, but the destroyer rat out-repairs an alpha Tristan. Bring a destroyer instead

Guides using this fit

Faction warfare: the complete beginner ISK method

The whole loop on a free account in a ship that costs about a million ISK. What faction warfare is, how to enlist, where to fly, and what it pays.

Getting the fit into the game

Copy the block above. In EVE, open the fitting window on a ship, click the menu at the top left of the fitting panel and choose Import from clipboard. The fit appears in your saved fittings. In Pyfa it is the import button on the fittings pane, or Ctrl+V into the fitting list.

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