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 eleventh subject addressed is the rollback of the Surgical Strike resistance nerfs.
I initially wanted to include this section of the patch notes with the Titan and Supercarrier changes because of the stated goals of the Surgical Strike patch that dropped on 15 April 2020.
Surgical Strike will bring Capital survivability more in line with the rest of New Eden, reduce the overwhelming power of logistics, make adjustments to some long-standing powerhouses in the Subcapital meta, and begin to establish more payoff for getting up close and personal with your enemies.
The patch notes previously mentioned buffs to logistics, rolling back some of the Surgical Strike changes. The ones highlighted in the Surgical Strike section of the patch notes are the resistance nerfs. The developers described the change back in 2020.
The biggest change coming in this update is a 20% reduction in the power of all modules that increase shield or armor resistances. That means energized plating, armor coating, armor hardeners, shield hardeners and shield resistance amps. This will lead to a drop across the board in effective hit points, but the more slots a ship has devoted to resists, the more important the change becomes. There is excitement here about this approach because not only does it lower Capital survivability, it also diminishes the overall power of logistics and will make modules focused on speed and damage a more attractive option. The hope is to see bloodier fights, less stalemates, and a huge cross-sectional shift in the fitting meta. This kind of shake up rewards those that adapt quickly, so get to theory crafting!
The Legion in Focus dev blog explained why the developers reverted the change in Legion.
Surgical Strike’s legacy is being revisited too. Resistance changes from that patch are being dialed back by 10%, making ships harder to erase with a single volley and giving logistics pilots a bigger window to intervene. Fights will feel more tactical and less binary, especially in mid-scale engagements where coordination and adaptability shine.
All of the above just to give context for one line.
Surgical Strike
- Increased the resistances of Energized Membranes, Armor Coatings, Armor Hardeners, Shield Hardeners, and Shield Amplifiers by ~11%.
- Note: This is a full rollback of the Surgical Strike resistance nerfs.
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