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Sunday, May 25, 2025

EVE Online: Legion Patch Notes - New Ships

EVE Online's Legion expansion, set to launch on 27 May 2025, is the game's sixth full expansion since the return of the content format in November 2022. As usual at this point I intend to go through the patch notes and bring in some context from other sources. The seventh subject addressed are the new ships introduced in Legion, the Babaroga-class marauder and Sarathiel-class dreadnaught.

The Babaroga and Sarathiel are logical choices as the developers continue their efforts to flesh out the ship trees of NPC factions. The Babaroga continues the effort to make the Triglavians the equivalent of the four empires: Amarr, Caldari, Gallente, and Minmatar. The Sarathiel gives the Angel Cartel a dreadnaught to match the Caiman, Chemosh, and Vehement.

In the case of these two ships I will match up the ship descriptions from the Legion in Focus dev blog with the stats in the patch notes.

New Triglavian Marauder - Babaroga
The Babaroga is the Triglavian answer to the empire marauders: ruthless, elegant, and terrifying. With boosted tracking, increased optimal range, and max spool bonuses, it delivers incredible disintegrator damage at a distance. Thanks to the ability to fit a bastion module for powerful offensive and defensive bonuses, the Babaroga is far more resilient than the Leshak, while also claiming the crown for peak potential subcapital ship DPS. 

Sharing the Leshak’s 5-4-8 slot layout, the Babaroga has the space to fit top-tier armor defenses, and enjoys all the utility high slot bonuses you’ve come to expect from the marauder class as well as the Triglavian faction. Blueprint Copies of the Babaroga can be obtained by performing Invention Jobs on Leshak blueprint copies.These ships are bound to be popular, so opportunistic industrialists may want to adjust their facilities to meet the demand and make a tidy profit! 
 


Babaroga: Skill Bonuses
  • Precursor Battleship:
    • 7.5 % Supratidal Entropic Disintegrator optimal range.
    • 7.5 % Supratidal Entropic Disintegrator tracking speed.
  • Marauders:
    • 7.5% bonus to Armor Repairer repair amount.
    • 20.0% bonus Supratidal Entropic Disintegrator maximum damage multiplier bonus.
Role Bonus:
  • 100% bonus to Remote Armor Repairer range.
  • 50% reduced Energy Neutralizer capacitor need.
  • 50% reduced Remote Armor Repairer capacitor need.
  • 50% reduced Smart Bomb capacitor need.
  • 100% bonus to Tractor Beam range and velocity.
  • 70% reduction to Micro Jump Drive reactivation delay.
  • Can fit Bastion Modules.

Blueprint Copies of the Babaroga can be obtained by performing Invention Jobs on Leshak blueprint copies.
  • The invention job requires High Energy Physics, Triglavian Quantum Engineering and Triglavian Encryption Method skills.
  • Datacores Required for the invention job:
    • 32 x Datacore - High Energy Physics.
    • 32 x Datacore - Triglavian Quantum Engineering.

New Angel Dreadnought - Sarathiel
The Sarathiel, an Angel Cartel dreadnought, is a brutal addition to capital ship rosters. It features large bonuses to projectile weapon damage and falloff, allowing it to strike hard from across the battlefield. The Angel Cartel is known for designing ships with high mobility, and the Sarathiel is no exception. In addition to the usual warp speed bonus, it has a unique twist. While in siege mode, it has the ability to move and even use a capital micro jump drive.  

The Sarathiel offers a lot of versatility, with five high power slots, seven mid power slots, and six low power slots. Armor and shield hit points are distributed equally, and the powergrid is higher than usual, allowing for great fitting flexibility. Blueprint Copies of the Sarathiel can be obtained from the Malakim Zealots LP store, which can be found in Zarzakh or in the Angel Pirate Insurgency FOB.  

Sarathiel: Skill Bonuses

  • Gallente Dreadnought:
    • 10% bonus to Capital Projectile Turret falloff.

  • Minmatar Dreadnought:
    • 10% bonus to Capital Projectile Turret damage.
Role Bonus:
  • Can fit a Siege Module.
  • Can move at 10% velocity while in Siege mode.
  • Can fit a Capital Micro Jump Drive.
  • Can activate Capital Micro Jump Drive while in Siege mode.
  • 25% bonus to Warp Speed and Warp Acceleration.
  • 25% bonus to Capital Projectile Turret damage.
  • 5x Penalty to Entosis Link cycle time.
Blueprint Copies of the Sarathiel can be obtained from the Malakim Zealots LP store, which can be found in Zarzakh or in the Angel Pirate Insurgency FOB.

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