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Merlin

Frigate · Ship · Caldari

Market prices for MerlinBuild it: materials and costEverything in Frigate

Volume
16,500 m³
unpacked
Packaged
2,500 m³
cargo space per unit
Mass
997,000 kg
affects agility and warp
Radius
39 m
hull size in space
Portion size
1
units per reprocessing batch
Type ID
603
as used by ESI

What the game says about it

The Merlin is the most powerful combat frigate of the Caldari. Its role has evolved through the years, and while its defenses have always remained exceptionally strong for a Caldari vessel, its offensive capabilities have evolved from versatile, jack-of-all-trades attack patterns into focused and deadly gunfire tactics. The Merlin's primary aim is to have its turrets punch holes in opponents' hulls.

Attributes

The same numbers the game shows in Show Info.

Fitting

  • Powergrid Output40 MW
  • CPU Output180 tf
  • High Slots3
  • Turret Hardpoints3 hardpoints
  • Medium Slots4
  • Low Slots3
  • Rig Slots3
  • Rig Sizesmall
  • Calibration400 points

Structure

  • Structure Hitpoints400 HP
  • Capacity150 m³
33%
EM
33%
Thermal
33%
Kinetic
33%
Explosive

Armor

  • Armor Hitpoints350 HP
50%
EM
45%
Thermal
25%
Kinetic
10%
Explosive

Shield

  • Shield Capacity500 HP
  • Shield recharge time625 s
0%
EM
20%
Thermal
40%
Kinetic
50%
Explosive

Capacitor

  • Capacitor Capacity350 GJ
  • Capacitor Recharge time175 s

Targeting

  • Maximum Targeting Range50 km
  • Maximum Locked Targets5
  • Scan Resolution580 mm
  • Signature Radius39 m
  • Gravimetric Sensor Strength11 points

Speed and Travel

  • Maximum Velocity320 m/sec
  • Inertia Modifier3.6 x
  • Ship Warp Speed5 AU/s
  • Ansiblex Activation Cost4,000 GJ

Miscellaneous

  • Maximum Directional Scan Range14.36 AU
  • Meta Level0
  • Tech Level1

Bonuses

What the hull or item gives - per level of a skill, or always.

Caldari Frigatebonuses (per skill level)

Skills needed to use it

Every skill with the skills it needs in turn - train from the bottom up.

2 skills in total · 750 skill points from scratch

Variations

The whole Merlin family, as the game's Variations tab lists it - by tier and meta level.

Tech I 1

  • MerlinMeta level 0

Tech II 2

Faction 1

What Merlin is built from

Manufacturing from Merlin Blueprint. Price the whole chain

1 unit per run
MaterialQuantity per runBuilt from something else
Tritanium32,000no - buy or mine it
Pyerite6,000no - buy or mine it
Mexallon2,500no - buy or mine it
Isogen500no - buy or mine it

Goes into

Harpy · Hawk · Merlin Nugoeihuvi Edition · Merlin Wiyrkomi Edition

Merlin in EVE Online

This page is the dictionary entry: what the item is, what it weighs, how much room it takes in a hold and - when a blueprint exists - what goes into making one. The numbers come from the game's own data, so they change when CCP patches the game and not before.

Prices are deliberately somewhere else. What something costs is a question about one item in one place at one moment, and its market page answers it properly: best sell, best buy and every order we have stored, region by region.