---
esi_data:
  fitting_stats:
    cpu_output: 0
    high_slots: 1
    low_slots: 0
    med_slots: 0
    powergrid_output: 0
    rig_slots: 0
  group: Prototype Exploration Ship
  hull_stats:
    hp_armor: 150
    hp_shield: 100
    hp_structure: 200
  name: Zephyr
  race: Unknown
  skill_requirements:
  - level: 1
    skill_id: 3327
  type_id: 2078
  velocity: 300
image: /2078.png
last_updated: '2026-04-19T23:26:01.498101'
source: eve-university
source_stats:
  armorem: 50
  armorexp: 10
  armorhp: 150
  armorkin: 35
  armortherm: 35
  bandwidth: ''
  bonuses: "'''Role Bonus:'''<br>\n\u2022&nbsp;Can fit Prototype Iris Probe Launcher<br>\n\
    \u2022&nbsp;Will not be targeted by Sleeper Drones in Wormhole Systems"
  capacitor: 250 GJ
  cargohold: "10 m\xB3"
  class: Prototype Exploration Ship
  cpu: 0
  dronebay: ''
  externallinks: ''
  extrahold: ''
  extraholdtype: ''
  faction: Gallente Federation
  forumlinks: ''
  grouping: Special Edition Frigates
  highlights1: ''
  highlights2: ''
  highlights3: ''
  highlights4: ''
  highs: 1
  hulltype: Zephyr Class
  inertia: 1
  info: 'The Zephyr is a unique starship design, relying almost entirely on solar
    winds for sublight propulsion. Super-light sails allow it to ride the torrents
    of photons streaming through space, and its barebones construction gives it a
    tiny sensor footprint and almost negligible mass.


    Originally conceived by the ascetic Intaki polymath Valsas en Dilat as a demonstration
    of minimalist starship design, it was never intended as a commercial venture.
    The recent discovery of the uncharted Sleeper Territories and their myriad wormholes
    has brought the Zephyr new attention - its mass makes it an ideal exploration
    vessel.


    Valsas remains adamant that the Zephyr never sees mass production, but at the
    close of YC111 he authorized the Intaki Syndicate to distribute a single hull
    to every registered capsuleer.'
  launchers: 0
  lows: 0
  mass: 5000
  maxlockedtargets: 2
  maxvelocity: 300
  mediums: 0
  powergrid: 0
  quote: We must bend to the will of the cosmos, not the other way around.
  quote_attribution: Valsas en Dilat
  reqskills: '* {{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|I}}'
  scanres: 0 mm
  sensortype: Magnetometric
  sensorvalue: 6 points
  shieldem: 0
  shieldexp: 50
  shieldhp: 100
  shieldkin: 40
  shieldtherm: 20
  shipid: 2078
  shipimg: Zephyr.jpg
  shipname: Zephyr
  sigradius: 25 m
  structurehp: 200
  targetrange: 35 km
  tech: ''
  totaltraintime: 8m 20s
  turrets: 0
  variations: ''
  volume: 5000
  warpspeed: 5 AU/s
  warptime: 0.01 s
  wikireferences: ''
source_url: https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Zephyr
title: Zephyr
type_id: 2078
validation_score: 1.0
---

<img src="/2078.png" alt="Zephyr" width="300" style="float: left; margin-right: 25px; margin-bottom: 10px; width: 300px;" />

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## Summary

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The Zephyr is a special release ship that was gifted to every active capsuleer when wormholes were implemented, one ship each. The Zephyr at first seems like a standard shuttle, albeit one with a unique design. However, it's set apart from other ships in that Sleeper drones do not attack a Zephyr on sight. The cause for this is unknown, and CCP has not seen it fit to answer inquiries toward this unique trait. The Zephyr also has an order of magnitude lower mass than any other ship, making it very unlikely to collapse wormholes it uses.

Assembling a packaged Zephyr fits it with a Prototype Iris Probe Launcher, which cannot otherwise be acquired on the market.
## Skills
Further information about additional or recommended skills to pilot Zephyr for a specific or its common role(s) can be written here.
## Tactics
No sub-article about Zephyr roles or piloting tactics. You can write them here.
## Notes
A Zephyr was awarded to those who completed the first phase of the Sisters of EVE photography contest held in July 2013.