eve-wiki-content/content/ships/frigates/faction/worm.md

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esi_data	faction	faction_group	image	last_updated	ship_class	source	source_stats	source_url	tech_level	title	type_id	validation_score
fitting_stats group hull_stats name race skill_requirements type_id velocity cpu_output high_slots low_slots med_slots powergrid_output rig_slots 160 3 2 4 40 3 Frigate hp_armor hp_shield hp_structure 500 830 620 Worm Unknown level skill_id 3 3330 level skill_id 3 3328 17930 320	Guristas	Pirate	/17930.png	2026-04-21T01:23:40.397538	Frigate	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 10 500 25 45 10 Mbit/sec <b>Gallente Frigate bonuses (per skill level):</b><br> 10% bonus to kinetic and thermal missile damage<br> '''Caldari Frigate bonuses (per skill level):'''<br> 4% bonus to all shield resistances<br> '''Role Bonus:'''<br> 300% bonus to Light Combat Drone damage and hitpoints 380 GJ 130 m³ Frigate 160 25 m³ Guristas Pirate Faction Frigates 3 Merlin Class 3.8 Korako 'The Rabbit' Kosakami, Gurista leader, has a particular love for stealing the Caldari's ship designs, souping them up, and turning them on their creators. With the Worm, he has taken the Merlin design so familiar to Caldari pilots and turned it into a defensive powerhouse capable of firing its volleys at terrifying speeds. 3 2 981000 5 320 4 40 One of ours beats two of yours. Korako "The Rabbit" Kosakami * {{RequiredSkill|Caldari Frigate|III}} ** {{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|I}} * {{RequiredSkill|Gallente Frigate|III}} ** {{RequiredSkill|Spaceship Command|I}} 650 mm Gravimetric 15 points 0 50 830 40 20 17930 Worm.jpg Worm 40 m 620 30 km F 17h 55m 0s 0 {{Ship|Merlin}}, {{Ship|Harpy}}, {{Ship|Hawk}} 16500 5 AU/s 5.17 s	https://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Worm	Faction	Worm	17930	1.0

Summary

The Worm is one of the most popular pirate frigates, and is roughly comparable to assault frigates, both in DPS and tank. It can only use 2 light drones, but its role bonus makes them as effective as 8.

The Worm is effective in PvE (up to Level 3 missions with care, and some lower-tier Abyssal Deadspace pockets) as well as in PvP. It is significantly more costly than Tech 2 frigates such as the Ishkur, but it doesn't have such high character skill requirements.

Skills

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

Tactics

Speed and the low signature radius are key to evading damage, while drones and launchers apply damage. The heavily-bonused drones are the key to the ship, so watch their HP very carefully: if they're threatened, you must pull them back to the drone bay at all costs. Navy drones or tech II drones are recommanded.

Notes

You can write additional notes for Worm here.