EVE Online Damage Type Cheatsheet - What to Tank and What to ShootEVE Online damage type chart shows each NPC faction's strengths and weaknesses so you can fit your ship for optimum damage and tank.
In EVE Online, there are four basic types of damage. Electromagnetic (EM), Kinetic, Thermal and Explosive. All weapons in EVE Online deal at least one (often two) of these categories of damage, and each ship has varied resistances to each. Understanding various types of damage allows you to survive longer and deal more damage to hostile ships.
Each of the different NPC factions has its unique damage types which you can tank and deal damage to. This cheat sheet shows you each faction's strengths and weaknesses so you can fit your ship for optimum damage and tank.
| NPC Faction | Weakness (You Shoot These) | Damage Dealt (You Tank These) | Electronic Warfare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Cartel | Explosive / Kinetic | Explosive (62%) / Kinetic (22%) | Target Painters |
| Blood Raiders | EM / Thermal | EM (50%) / Thermal (48%) | Energy Neutralizers, Tracking Disruptors |
| Guristas Pirates | Kinetic / Thermal | Kinetic (79%) / Thermal (18%) | ECM |
| Mordu's Legion | Kinetic / EM | Kinetic (70%) / Thermal (30%) | |
| Rogue Drones | EM/Thermal | (varies) | |
| Sansha's Nation (missions / anomalies) | EM / Thermal | EM (53%) / Thermal (47%) | Tracking Disruptors |
| Serpentis | Kinetic / Thermal | Thermal (55%) / Kinetic (45%) | Sensor Dampeners |
| CONCORD | Kinetic / Thermal | (Omni) | |
| Equilibrium of Mankind | Kinetic | Kinetic (74%) / Thermal (26%) | |
| Khanid Kingdom | EM / Thermal | Thermal / EM | |
| Mercenaries | Kinetic / Thermal | Kinetic / Thermal | |
| Sleepers | (Omni) | (Omni) | Energy Neutralizers |
| Sansha's Nation (incursions) | (Omni) | (Omni) | (all) |
| Triglavian Collective (abyss) | Explosive / Thermal | Thermal (60%) / Explosive (40%) | (all except ECM) |
| Triglavian Collective (invasions) | Explosive / Thermal | (Omni) | (all except ECM) |
| Amarr Empire | EM / Thermal | EM (47%) / Thermal (42%) | Energy Neutralizers, Tracking Disruptors |
| Caldari State | Kinetic / Thermal | Kinetic (51%) / Thermal (48%) | ECM |
| Gallente Federation | Kinetic / Thermal | Kinetic (60%) / Thermal (39%) | Sensor Dampeners |
| Minmatar Republic | Explosive / Kinetic | Explosive (50%) / Kinetic (31%) | Target Painters |
| Amarr Empire (EDENCOM) | Thermal / EM | EM (58%) / Thermal (42%) | Energy Neutralizers, Tracking Disruptors |
| Caldari State (EDENCOM) | EM / Explosive | EM (51%) / Explosive (44%) | ECM |
| Gallente Federation (EDENCOM) | EM / Explosive | Kinetic (58%) / Thermal (42%) | Sensor Dampeners |
| Minmatar Republic (EDENCOM) | Kinetic / Explosive | (Omni) | Target Painters |
Drone Damage Types
Minmatar drones are the fastest (50% faster than Gallente drones with MWD activated), and so specialise in chasing down fast ships. They do, however, do the smallest amount of damage. Gallente drones deal the highest damage (23% more than Minmatar drones), but they're also the slowest. In terms of damage and speed, Amarr and Caldari drones fall somewhere between Gallente and Minmatar drones (Caldari drones do slightly less damage than Gallente drones but are slightly faster; Amarr drones do slightly more damage than Minmatar drones but are somewhat slower). Furthermore, these drones orbit a little further away from their targets, allowing them to deal more constant damage, and they are a little stronger (+25% more hit points when compared to Minmatar and Gallente drones).
| Faction | Light | Medium | Heavy | Primary | Secondary | DPS Bonus | Speed Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallente | Hobgoblin | Hammerhead | Ogre | Thermal | Kinetic | +23% | |
| Caldari | Hoprnet | Vespa | Wasp | Kinetic | Thermal | +15% | +13% |
| Amarr | Acolyte | Infiltrator | Praetor | EM | Thermal | +8% | +37% |
| Minmatar | Warrior | Valkyrie | Berserker | Explosive | Kinetic | +50% |
