eve-wiki-content/content/ships/cruisers/tech-1/ferox.md

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fitting_stats group hull_stats name race skill_requirements type_id velocity cpu_output high_slots low_slots med_slots powergrid_output rig_slots 515 7 4 6 1150 3 Combat Battlecruiser hp_armor hp_shield hp_structure 3500 5250 4000 Ferox Unknown level skill_id 1 33096 16227 145	Caldari State	Empire	/16227.png	2026-04-21T00:58:34.497104	Combat Battlecruiser	eve-university	armorem armorexp armorhp armorkin armortherm bandwidth bonuses capacitor cargohold class cpu dronebay externallinks extrahold extraholdtype faction forumlinks grouping highlights1 highlights2 highlights3 highlights4 highs hulltype inertia info launchers lows mass maxlockedtargets maxvelocity mediums powergrid quote quote_attribution reqskills scanres sensortype sensorvalue shieldem shieldexp shieldhp shieldkin shieldtherm shipid shipimg shipname sigradius structurehp targetrange tech totaltraintime turrets variations volume warpspeed warptime wikireferences 50 10 3500 25 45 25 Mbit/sec <b>Caldari Battlecruiser bonuses (per skill level):</b><br>5% bonus to Medium Hybrid Turret damage<br>10% bonus to Medium Hybrid Turret optimal range<br><b>Role Bonus:</b><br>• Can use one Command Burst module<br>25% bonus to Medium Hybrid Turret optimal range and falloff<br>50% bonus to Command Burst area of effect range<br> 2,900 GJ 475 m³ Combat Battlecruiser 515 25 m³ Caldari State Standard Battlecruisers Can use Command Burst module High amount of High Slots 7 Ferox Class 0.66 Designed as much to look like a killing machine as to be one, the Ferox will strike fear into the heart of anyone unlucky enough to get caught in its crosshairs. With the potential for sizable armament as well as tremendous electronic warfare capability, this versatile gunboat is at home in a great number of scenarios. 0 4 14250000 8 145 6 1150 Clear action requires unquestioned dominance. Executive General Heika Torigo *{{RequiredSkill|Caldari Battlecruiser|I}} ** {{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|III}} ** {{RequiredSkill|Caldari Cruiser|III}} *** {{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|II}} *** {{RequiredSkill|Caldari Destroyer|III}} **** {{RequiredSkill|Caldari Frigate|III}} ***** {{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|I}} 195 mm Gravimetric 19 points 0 50 5250 40 20 16227 Ferox.jpg Ferox 325 m 4000 75.00 km 1d 21h 16m 40s 6 {{Ship|Vulture}}, {{Ship|Ferox Navy Issue}} 252000 3.5 AU/s 11.75 s	https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Ferox	Tech 1	Ferox	16227	1.0

Summary

The Ferox is generally more popular as a PvP ship than a PvE ship, as when in combat with NPCs, the limited range of blasters or limited damage of railguns do not combine well with the Ferox's slow speed and large signature radius.

In particular, the Ferox has spent several years as one of the most popular ships in very large nullsec fleets. It is cheap, durable, and its railguns can project damage to very long ranges. Its popularity has resulted in it receiving several nerfs over 2018 and 2019, but it is still a solid low-tech, even -usable, fleet ship. (It speaks volumes that two of its great competitors in this role, the Eagle and Muninn, are both Heavy Assault Cruisers and thus significantly more expensive and skill-intensive, and the Ferox still sees significant use.)

Outside of nullsec fleets, the Ferox also sees popularity in lowsec as a brawling-blaster platform, relying on its innately thick battlecruiser hull, six turret hardpoints, and often an XL Ancillary Shield Booster, to grind enemies apart faster than they can break through it.

Skills

Further information about additional or recommended skills to pilot Ferox for a specific or its common role(s) can be written here.

Tactics

No sub-article about Ferox roles or piloting tactics. You can write them here.

Notes

The Ferox is a type of trout found in the lakes of the British Islands of Great Britain and Ireland. ## Patch History