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How to Rat in a Dominix
The Ratting Progression Chain
The Vexor Newbro Edition
Gallente T1 Cruiser
~20 Million ISK Low Skills
The Ratting Myrmidon
Gallente T1 Battlecruiser
~90 Million ISK Low Skills
The Ratting Dominix
Gallente T1 Battleship
~250 Million ISK Medium Skills
The Ratting Gila
Guristas Faction Cruiser
~300 Million ISK Medium Skills
The Isktar
Gallente Heavy Assault Cruiser
~300 Million ISK Medium Skills
Ratting Carriers
Minmatar Carrier
2-3 Billion ISK High Skills
Ratting Dreadnoughts
Minmatar / Amarr Dreadnoughts
3-4 Billion ISK High Skills
Ratting Supers
Minmatar Supercarrier
17-20 Billion ISK High Skills
Fittings
The dominix can run sites in both Angel Cartel and Sansha's Nation space effectively using roughly the same methodology. These fits are multi-purpose giving you the ability to run them Semi-AFK or more actively, and can even hold their own in a fight if needed. You can fill the empty high slots with more energy neutralizers if you have enough fitting space.
Drones can and should be upgraded to T2 once you have the skills to run them. All non-tank and capacitor enhancing modules can be safely downgraded as skills demand.
Before flying either of these ships, please ensure you are cap stable without the energy neutralizers running!
Impass
For most people this'll be the best fitting to use, especially if your core skills aren't perfect.
[Dominix, Impass Dominix - Increased Capacitor] Drone Damage Amplifier II Drone Damage Amplifier II Drone Damage Amplifier II Capacitor Flux Coil II Capacitor Flux Coil II Capacitor Flux Coil II Capacitor Flux Coil II Warp Disruptor II Adaptive Invulnerability Shield Hardener II Adaptive Invulnerability Shield Hardener II X-Large C5-L Emergency Shield Overload I Omnidirectional Tracking Link II Drone Link Augmentor II Heavy Energy Neutralizer II Drone Link Augmentor II Heavy Energy Neutralizer II [Empty High slot] [Empty High slot] Large Capacitor Control Circuit I Large Capacitor Control Circuit I Large Capacitor Control Circuit I Valkyrie II x5 Hornet II x5 Hornet EC-300 x5 Republic Fleet Berserker x6 Republic Fleet Bouncer x5 Tracking Speed Script x1 Optimal Range Script x1
If you have all your core skills maxed out, especially those related to capacitor, this fit will give you much more EHP with a damage control.
[Dominix, Impass Dominix - Max Core Skills] Damage Control II Drone Damage Amplifier II Drone Damage Amplifier II Drone Damage Amplifier II Capacitor Flux Coil II Capacitor Flux Coil II Capacitor Flux Coil II Warp Disruptor II Adaptive Invulnerability Shield Hardener II Adaptive Invulnerability Shield Hardener II X-Large C5-L Emergency Shield Overload I Omnidirectional Tracking Link II Drone Link Augmentor II Heavy Energy Neutralizer II Drone Link Augmentor II Heavy Energy Neutralizer II [Empty High slot] [Empty High slot] Large Capacitor Control Circuit I Large Capacitor Control Circuit I Large Capacitor Control Circuit I Valkyrie II x5 Hornet II x5 Hornet EC-300 x5 Republic Fleet Berserker x6 Republic Fleet Bouncer x5 Tracking Speed Script x1 Optimal Range Script x1
Catch
Test Alliance Please Ignore CEO Sapporo Jones created this fitting in mid-2019 under the name New Balance, for use in Esoteria. The VNI changes have since solidified its position as the go-to ratting ship for Sansha's Nation space.
[Dominix, Catch Dominix] Large Armor Repairer II Drone Damage Amplifier II Drone Damage Amplifier II Armor EM Hardener II Drone Damage Amplifier II Drone Damage Amplifier II Armor Thermal Hardener II Warp Disruptor II Large Cap Battery II Cap Recharger II Large Cap Battery II Denny Enduring Omnidirectional Tracking Link Drone Link Augmentor II Drone Link Augmentor II Heavy Energy Neutralizer II Heavy Energy Neutralizer II Auto Targeting System II [Empty High slot] Large Anti-EM Pump I Large Capacitor Control Circuit I Large Anti-Thermal Pump I Hornet II x5 Hornet EC-300 x5 Imperial Navy Curator x5 Imperial Navy Praetor x6 Infiltrator II x5 Tracking Speed Script x1 Optimal Range Script x1
How to Run Sites
Dominix's can run Forsaken Hubs and Forsaken Rally Points without issue. It can do this almost completely AFK except for a few actions at the start of each site.
The dominix is NOT able to run havens or sanctums! These sites will break your tank very quickly.
Semi-AFK
This method of running sites has you using heavy drones, and allow you to run sites with little to no user input.
Repeat For Each Site
- Warp to a site at zero.
- Activate your warp disruptor on any nearby rat for a couple cycles.
- Drop your drones and aggress a ship.
- If at any point the rats begin aggressing your drones, pull them in and manually red-cycle and re-cycle the warp disruptor on a new rat.
- Once your drones are actively shooting a target, you can deactivate your warp disruptor.
- You can either stay at the center of the site (useful if you have an MTU), or orbit at up to 70 km. Your drones should continue to run each consecutive wave until the conclusion of the site.
Active
This method utilizes sentries to give you about 10-15% higher ticks, but requires you to be actively targeting and aggressing rats.
Repeat For Each Site
- Warp to a site at 50km.
- Drop drones and begin clearing the site.
- For each wave make sure to primary the smallest ships on field first. If you can't kill them with sentries you'll need to drop mediums to finish them off.
- If you find your drones being targeted to often, pull them and activate your warp disruptor on a cruiser or frigate for a couple cylces.
- Like with the Semi-AFK method if this doesn't work the first time, pull your drones again and manually red-cycle and re-cycle your warp disruptor on a new rat.
- Stay in place once you drop your sentries so you can easily recover them. An MTU allows you to get some bonus ISK for your effort.
If You Get Tackled
For Light Resistance
"Light" resistance is up to 2 Assault Frigates, T3Ds, or T1 Cruisers.- Begin aligning to a citadel.
- Use your heavy neuts to neut out tackle. Point and focus them immediately with Medium Drones.
- If you're comfortable doing so, you can try to kill the gang at this point. If not, warp off to a citadel.
For Heavy Resistance
Anything that's stronger than "Light" resistance is "Heavy" resistance.- Begin aligning to a citadel.
- Utilize your EC-300s and neuts to get tackle off. The second tackle drops warp off to a citadel.
- If you're hard tackled or bubbled, put `www <system>` in fleet and scream on comms for support.
- Point the most expensive ship on grid and pray support lands in time.