How I Lost a 7bn ISK MAMBA!! || EVE Online 

Some historical content hère: first mamba ever lost in pve

4 ways you could have survived the final room : - Learn you priorities. The anchoring damavik was the most harmless one (it scrams, and you have an AB). - Don't split your damages. Trigs have strong remote reps (especially harrowing) that you need to overcome. - OVERHEAT : - Overheat your hardener early. It causes very little heat and increases the EHP gain of the shield booster by a significant amount, saving precious charges. - Overheat your shield booster. You have a limited amount of charges anyways, you might as well increase the amount of HP each one gives. - Try to break spool. The vedmak can only hit you within 22km. It chases you quickly, but slows down to orbit you, which gives you a chance to reset its damage multiplier. Overheat AB if needed.

Another tip for your abyssals: orbit the battleship much closer. The abyssal battleship npcs have plenty of range but their tracking is awful. A tighter orbit increases your transversal, so orbit at like 3k instead of 35k. The old analogy for understanding this is that the battleship is one of those circle rotating sprinklers and you're trying not to get wet, but you have to run to stay dry at the edge of its range vs a casual walk near the base. Curve into a close orbit and then those battleships wouldn't even hit you in a cruiser. You'll regain shields till it dies instead of taking occaisional huge hits

Sorry for your loss, I want to give you a shout out about assault damage control modules. I was running the mid T3 exotics with Cerberus. Easy peasy until my server glitched and I couldn't turn on or off my shield booster...was just stuck red. I was taking good damage and was sort of freaking out. Then I remembered the assault damage control damage stops, very close to armor. Get rest of room dead, breath, resort to killing game and getting back in. Have time to finish rest of site...wahoo disaster avoided. Thanks.

I do love your EVE Videos CptBenzie, nicely formatted and well narrated with interesting content. Your channel is one the best EVE "how to/how not to" out there IMHO, please keep it up :)

here's a non-scuffed fit. If you use a CPU implant or faction launchers you can downgrade the multispectrum. [Mamba, non-awful] Caldari Navy Power Diagnostic System C3-X 'Hivaa Saitsuo' Ballistic Control System Gistum C-Type Multispectrum Shield Hardener Gistum A-Type Medium Shield Booster Republic Fleet Small Cap Battery Gistii C-Type 1MN Afterburner Light Missile Launcher II, Inferno Fury Light Missile Light Missile Launcher II, Inferno Fury Light Missile Light Missile Launcher II, Inferno Fury Light Missile Light Missile Launcher II, Inferno Fury Light Missile Light Missile Launcher II, Inferno Fury Light Missile Light Missile Launcher II, Inferno Fury Light Missile [Empty High slot] Small Capacitor Control Circuit II Small Capacitor Control Circuit I Small Capacitor Control Circuit I Hobgoblin II x2 Warrior II x2 Inferno Fury Light Missile x5000 Inferno Precision Light Missile x5000 Navy Cap Booster 50 x80

I was able to make something that was somewhat stable in pyfa by effectively copying a worm fitting I had. Worth noting that unlike the worm it is not cap stable, and has significantly less speed. DDA's over BCU's for fitting (it's possible to squeeze in a BCU if you go for a compact EM hardener). I can't see it being viable beyond blitzing low tier abyss as you are still having to work around T1 resist profile, and no matter the dps numbers there's a limit to how far you can go before you just can't tank enough even as a duo. if you could squeeze in a remote rep into the utility high it would give you a bit better tank but even then I'm not sure it's worth what you'd have to sacrifice in fitting elsewhere. [Mamba, Mamba fit] Drone Damage Amplifier II Drone Damage Amplifier II EM Shield Amplifier II Small Shield Booster II 1MN Monopropellant Enduring Afterburner Small Cap Battery II Light Missile Launcher II Light Missile Launcher II Light Missile Launcher II Light Missile Launcher II Light Missile Launcher II Light Missile Launcher II [Empty High slot] Small EM Shield Reinforcer II Small Thermal Shield Reinforcer II Small Thermal Shield Reinforcer II Hobgoblin II x2 Hornet II x2

What a gorgeous hull. Makes me wish my computer could play in ultra high.

Always kill Kikimoras first and Vedmaks second, those two should always take prio over every other Trig ship you see

i got something working with a med shield booster and cap stable. bit very tight on fitting, as u need a +1 pg implant [Mamba, Mamba fit] C3-X 'Hivaa Saitsuo' Ballistic Control System Capacitor Flux Coil II 1MN Y-S8 Compact Afterburner Gistum A-Type Medium Shield Booster Domination Multispectrum Shield Hardener Republic Fleet Small Cap Battery Light Missile Launcher II Light Missile Launcher II Light Missile Launcher II Light Missile Launcher II Light Missile Launcher II Light Missile Launcher II [Empty High slot] Small Capacitor Control Circuit II Small EM Shield Reinforcer II Small Thermal Shield Reinforcer II Federation Navy Hobgoblin x2 Imperial Navy Acolyte x2 Inherent Implants 'Squire' Power Grid Management EG-601 Inferno Fury Light Missile x5000 Inferno Precision Light Missile x1200 Scourge Fury Light Missile x5000 Scourge Precision Light Missile x1200

Great help and thank you for the skill points!

Thanks for the video. I have tried destroyers in the abyss but always end up going back to assault frigates. Imagine an assault destroyer.

When I'm fighting against triglavian ships and mess up, I always try to pull range to break the damage multiplier then go back and try again, works most of the time

MAN! your auto tracking is so good its like the old school style ? how did you do that :O how did you change your ship to be to the left side of your target centered.

I want to see Sansha's Nation join with The Deathless. I would definitely need to repair my standings though...

I missed the first time i watched this that burning was funding your bad decisions 😂

Low CPU and PG.....fit more blue and green I guess! Using T2 launchers and mids were doing you no favors fitting-wise! Also...cheap PG and CPU implants helps, use them lol 😉. FYI, the larger your Orbit the easier they can hit you! Reduce Orbit size till you just can't maintain full speed. Not I have 31km range so will Orbit at 30 🫡

[Mamba, *Simulated Mamba Fitting] Micro Auxiliary Power Core II C3-A 'Hivaa Saitsuo' Ballistic Control System Shadow Serpentis 10MN Afterburner Multispectrum Shield Hardener II Dread Guristas EM Shield Amplifier Small Ancillary Shield Booster Light Missile Launcher II Light Missile Launcher II Light Missile Launcher II Light Missile Launcher II Light Missile Launcher II Light Missile Launcher II Core Probe Launcher I Small Ancillary Current Router II Small Processor Overclocking Unit I Small Thermal Shield Reinforcer I Hobgoblin II x2 Sisters Core Scanner Probe x8 Navy Cap Booster 25 x9 Scourge Fury Light Missile x318

I noticed you mentioned you cannot "orbit" the Karen (karybdis). I'm not sure how it works in a destroyer, but in a frigate you can orbit it enough to where you kinda "lock it" in place, where it slightly drifts but not much. 9/10 times I kill the Karen before it orbits anywhere impactful. Though I can imagine for a destroyer your orbit speed wouldn't be fast enough. Just something to note. People have mentioned you can't orbit a karen even in a frigate, but it's how I do it 9/10 times in abyssals. The reason this works is bc the karen's primary goal is to get to about 60km away from you in any direction. You orbiting it makes it consistently change its trajectory. Usually the karen starts around the gate, so if you rush it and get a quick orbit on it, you can do the lock and nearly afk the fight.

damage potential of this Destroyer is scary

I think doing firestorm in a shield boat is not the best. Specially in one which has limited boost capability.

Love me some Guristas hulls. I do wish they were visually upgraded just a bit.

Pirate version of one of my favorite Caldari hulls, what's not to like?

Gistum C-Type Medium Shield Booster with Compact Multispectral worked for me.

they could do unique visual changes like larger cargo bays, drone ports, larger drone antenna arrays

You mentioned the missile bonus to kinetic and thermal damage, and how that would help you and firestorm and gamma abyss. I think you meant exotic abyssals to take advantage of the kinetic resist penalty.

Ooof 😢 when it goes wrong, it goes all the way wrong! And then you had the pleasure of commentating it 🫠 for our viewing pleasure. 🎉

How would anybody in the eve universe even know what a mamba even is?

I'm going to wait till both this one and the Angel cartel ship hit only a couple hundred mil to think about buying.

I just went and bought one of these. Worm and Gila also just purchased. Planning to use the mamba for L3 and below DED and unrated sites as I'm trying to get omega paid for in game. Guess we'll see lol

This made me sad to see. It did great with the T1 but probably a couple of the T2 room combos would it in. Need to see that price plummet before risking it in the deep dark abyssal depths.

With all due respect, I wonder how would that tank do against the Cynabal room

Don't let the elitists get you down. You pay the sub for this game just like everyone else. Play the game as you want.

firestorms are incredibly lethal because thermal is the most dangerous element in the abyss and you are cutting your thermal resistance roughly in half , its the main reason firestorms are the cheapest filaments and people run super specific fits for firestorms like the ikitursa , its not a big deal ive lost billions in the abyss and thats even with when we could practice on the test server

Ouch 😢

small changes lige from corm and corm navy would be nice.

I been outnof the loop for a year. So you made the move? Where are you nowadays?

How in the world did I not know you could get 1MM skill points even if you already have an account!

Passive version does a liiiiitle more defence has 20% less dps but it ignores capacitor problems which is realistically the biggest problem you had there. Also slightly cheaper. Talking of cheaper definately use the cheapo C3 dmg mod. 10 less dps (or something) for half the cost of the fit is a good idea I think...

I make close to 2~3.5 mill ISK.. doing T-0 abyssals in under 5 minutes…

I wondered why the other video just quit right in the middle.

They are now 250 million :')

why was taht ship 7b ? i picked eve back one month ago, it always have been below 300M

Is the Gila actually pronounced "He-lah"? I've always said "Ge-Lah". I don't know how to type it properly.

Ok but why are pirate ships like this price? Are pirates so successful that their destroyers are upwards of 1bn isk? I need the lore

Using an Ancillary shield booster in PvE as the only tank is... a decision.

Passive mamba 68 shield regen with 3800 bulk but resistance...

woops...

Not worth wasting that much ISK.. knowing the return will take longer than you will be alive 😂😂😂..

t 2?

What do you do in Zimbabwe? Are you or your family Rhodesian?

The amount of time it would take grinding these Abyssals to replace the hull is absolutely not worth the risk. I get doing this for a video, but this seems like an incredibly bad idea for any other case. I fly only what I can replace in a day's worth of effort. That way, instead of negating weeks/months of game time with a loss like this, I'm only set back by a few hours.

This ship screams for faction launchers.

You just get way more bang for the buck using a t3 destroyer

Welp atleast you learn something there right? Can readjust next time

Tech 2 or tier 2 abyssal? It’s just wording but was pretty annoying.

This kids is lazy piloting at its very peak. Love you Benzie but flying like that is a terrible way. Manually set you approach. And when in 5KM range you start your orbit.

use overheat in dangerous situations!!!!!

you can have 2 revelations or 4 valgurs for 8 billion, and u spend on a little useless destroyer :I

You wouldn't use a medium shield booster on a destroyer anyway - and it IS a destroyer; an immensely expensive/overpriced dessie but nonetheless. If you fit a med booster on a "normal" dessie, it WILL wipe out the PG/CPU. It's supposed to be a glass cannon small ship. I don't see anyone who isn't plexing or is an online Croeusus/Midas choosing this ship unless they're just bit obsessed by Gurista ships. And that's from someone who really REALLY loves the Worm and Gila Even only halfway through this video before the Abyssal, I know how you could lose this: neuts, webs and "Foop!" I've lost TWO Gilas in T2s at level 2 mastery with decentish fits with Cap batteries and boosters because if you get neuted and webbed, you gon' die and not much you can do if you're unlucky. And I absolutely did the same thing with the cap boost charges on one. It's soooo easy.

Please NetEase, give this to meeeeeee 🙏

its a drone boat enhance the drones.

Why would you live in the worst place on earth, you werent feeding the local aggressive wildlife were you?

You should have waited until the price drops right down. Rookie mistake.

A t1 destroyer for 8 bil? I can't image any reasoning why to bring such a ship into the Abyss, unless its fun for me to burn 8 bil ISK just for a laugh. My Navy Catalyst has significantly less DPS (no drones here, but still not bad with close to 300), but all other stats are slightly to much better, and it costs less than 0.5% of that Mamba.

BRO its a passive tanking boat you can get its tank above 70 hp per sec and use the right ammo for the situation

def piloting error on not killing vedmak first...and you arent focus firing against ships that spider tank...

You can get over 150 h/s by making it full pasive uninstall game scrub .....

The thing is why would I waste my time with mamba for abyssals when I can chill with a gila XD

i feel like these things are HUGE gank targets.... 7Bil distroyer? with >10k eph single Cat could kill that in 0.8 space