Wildfire, Minmatar Level 4 Epic Arc

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Epic Arc Overview

Agent Name: Hiva Shesheva
Agent Corporation: Krusual Tribe
Agent Location: Tanoo System at Krusual Mobile Library (Celestial Beacon)
Additional Requirements: Hacking III and Archaeology III (skill), Data Analyzer and Relic Analyzer (module)
Note: You can use the mobile depot to refit on-site for a data/relic module. Also very useful an Emergent Locus Analyzer subsystem if you are using a T3.

Important note:

* Your standing is only checked by the starter agent. After starting the epic arc, subsequent agents will not check standings.

* This means while running the epic arc, you can continue doing missions even if your standing drops below +5.00 yet remains above -2.00 Faction standing.

Chapter 3 - Revelation

Go to Chapter 1: The Passage
Go to Chapter 2: Songs Of The Past

Mission 1 - Church Of The Obsidian

Faction: Amarr
Mission Type: Encounter
Space Type: Gated Deadspace (MWD works)
Web/Scram: Ammatar Navy Delta I, Ammatar Navy Gamma II
Required: Archeology III and Relic Analyzer module

Mission Objective:

Retrieve 1x Blood Obsidian Orb (0.1 m3) and return to Agent.

Warning

Destroying these ships will incur a small Faction Standing loss to Amarr Empire.

Note

Ships are actually Ammatar but Amarr Empire Faction will incur the negative standing hit for any Ship Kill/Aggro.

Destroying these ships is not required to complete mission.

If needed destroy any scram Frigates and warp away.

At Gate (25-50km)

(No aggro until within 15km of gate)
7x Frigate (Ammatar Navy Delta I, Ammatar Navy Gamma II, Ammatar Navy Soldier) Web/Scram
3x Battleship (Ammatar Navy Armageddon, Ammatar Navy Apocalypse)

Pocket 1 (30-40km)

5x Frigate (Ammatar Navy Soldier)
5x Cruiser (Ammatar Navy Maller)
10x Battleship (Ammatar Navy Armageddon, Ammatar Navy Apocalypse)

Tips

Apocalypse Battleships use short range weapons and will quickly close in to 6km range.

Mission completed when 1x Blood Obsidian Orb (0.1 m3) is removed from container.

2,461,000 units of Veldspar within a radius of 15km.

Tips (Avoid Negative Standing Hit For Ship Kill)

At Gate area, lure NPC's away at least 150km and then quickly double back to access Gate.

Apply same strategy inside Pocket 1, lure NPC's away from the Chapel at least 150km, then double back and hack container.

Fitting a Micro Jump Drive will help a lot.

Blitz

Use a Tech 3 Strategic Cruiser with heavy tank fit with Defensive - Covert Reconfiguration subsystem (+10 Virus Strength to hacking). Try and break through the gate. At pocket 1, Lure them out to about 70km. Warp out and back in through the gate, deal with frigates. Burn to the relic and hack it. Warp Out.

If not using a T3 Cruiser, it is always faster to chop through their DPS until you can perma-tank it. Refit the analyzer with a mobile depot, hack and loot.

Mission 2 - Heresiology

Faction: Ammatar
Mission Type: Encounter
Space Type: Normal Space
Web/Scram: Ammatar Navy Delta I, Ammatar Navy Gamma II
Required: Archeology III and Relic Analyzer module

Mission Objective:

Search multiple Relics to retrieve 1x Engraved Blood Obsidian tablet (0.1 m3) and return to Agent.

Note

All Relics must be hacked with Relic Analyzer.

First Relic will spawn a container with ancient documents along with another Relic which must also be hacked.

Total amount of Relics to hack = 4.

1x Engraved Blood Obsidian tablet (0.1 m3) spawns in container after last Relic is hacked.

Warning

Destroying these ships will incur a small Faction Standing loss to Ammatar Mandate.

Note

Destroying these ships is not required to complete mission.

If needed destroy any Web/Scram Frigates and warp away.

Blitz

Use a Tech 3 Strategic Cruiser with heavy tank fit with Defensive - Covert Reconfiguration subsystem (+10 Virus Strength to hacking). Burn to the container and deal with the webbing frigates while hacking the containers. Your ship should be able to perma-tank the rats. Loot the item, warp out.

Initial Group (55-75km)

10x Frigate (Ammatar Navy Delta 1 Support Frigate, Ammatar Navy Detective, Ammatar Navy Gamma II Support Frigate) Web/Scram
5x Cruiser (Ammatar Navy Maller)
4x Battleship (Ammatar Navy Armageddon, Ammatar Navy Apocolypse)

Tips

NPC's are spread out within the mission area making it very tough to avoid ship kill or to blitz this mission.

Best to quickly destroy all ships first due to amount of Relics needing to be hacked.

Possible Avoidance Of Ship Kill

Lure NPC's away at least 150km to 200km range and then quickly double back to hack Relics.

Repeat as needed until all Relics are hacked and mission objective is completed.

Fitting a Micro Jump Drive will help a lot.

Alternately fleet with an Alt or friend to take full stage aggro.

Mission 3 - Wildfire

Faction: Angel Cartel
Mission Type: Encounter
Space Type: Normal Space
Web/Scram: Elite Frigate

Mission Objective:

Transport and deliver 1x Datacore (0.1 m3) received from Agent.

Mission can be completed remotely

Note

No spawn on warp in.

Placing 1x Datacore (0.1 m3) into Chapel container triggers the spawn.

Initial Spawn (5km)

1x Karkoti Rend (Elite Angel Battleship)
Warps out after 1 minute and triggers Spawn 2

Spawn 2 (40km)

(Instant Aggro)
5x Frigate (Gistii Hunter, Impaler)
11x Elite Frigate (Arch Gistii Hijacker, Hunter, Outlaw, Rogue, Thug) Web/Scram
3x Battleship (Gist Throne, Cherubim)

Tips

No need to destroy all NPCs to complete mission. Just destroy any scram Frigates if needed and warp away.

29 Veldspar Asteroids within 15km of each other for a total of 1,505,000 units.

Blitz

Approach Chapel container, align ship to a Celestial object for quick warp out, place 1x Datacore (0.1 m3) into Chapel container and quickly warp away.

Mission 4 - Stillwater

Faction: Angel Cartel
Mission Type: Encounter
Space Type: Normal Space
EWAR: NOS, Web/Scram

Mission Objective:

Destroy Karkoti Rend, retrieve 1x Book Of St. Arzad (0.1 m3) and return to Agent.

Mission can be accepted remotely.

Warning

Be prepared for high amount of incoming DPS with various types of EWAR in this mission.

Note

Karkoti Rend (10 mill ISK bounty) Battleship has MWD and weapon range of 150km.

Initial Group (30km)

1x Angel Energy Neutralizer Sentry II (150km Range) Neut
8x Elite Frigate (Arch Gistii Hijacker, Arch Gistii Hunter, Arch Gistii Impaler) Web/Scram
3x Elite Cruiser (Arch Gistum Centurian, Arch Gistum Phalanx)
5x Battleship (Gist Cherubim, Gist Seraphim, Gist Throne)
1x Karkoti Rend (Elite Angel Battleship) Sleeper AI with NOS

Tips

Focus first attack on Angel Energy Neutralizer Sentry II (150km Neut range).

Alternately lead and or engage NPC group out past 150km range.

1x Book Of St. Arzad (0.1 m3) spawns in container next to Karkoti Rend wreck.

Any remaining NPC's will despawn when Karkoti Rend is destroyed.

Battlestation has large amount of Damage Points and drops Tech 1 loot.

Blitz

Deal with Neutralizer Tower first. Kill Karkoti. Loot, warp out.

Mission 5 - With Great Power

Mission Type: Epic Arc Pathway Choice

Mission Objective:

Choose one of two different pathways to complete the Minmatar Level 4 Epic Arc:

Revelation (Mission 5a) = 25 Million ISK & Minmatar Republic Faction Standing increase = +10% Base (+12.5% with Social 5)

Retraction (Mission 5b) = 10x RSS Core Scanner Probe (Base Sensor Strength = 45 points) & Minmatar Republic Faction Standing increase = +5% Base (+6.25% with Social 5)

Note

Selecting a pathway choice completes the mission objective directly starting your chosen mission.

Mission 5a - Revelation

Mission Type: Courier
Note

This is one of two different options for the last and final mission of Wildfire, Minmatar Level 4 Epic Arc.

Mission Objective:

Transport 1x Book Of St. Arzad (0.1 m3) to Gallente NPC for safe-keeping.

Mission can be completed remotely

Note

Deposit 1x Book Of St. Arzad (0.1 m3) in container completes the mission objective.

Reward

25 Million ISK

Minmatar Republic Faction Standing increase = +10% Base (+12.5% with Social 5)

End Of Arc

Mission 5b - Retraction

Mission Type: Courier
Note

This is one of two different options for the last and final mission of Wildfire, Minmatar Level 4 Epic Arc.

Mission Objective:

Transport 1x Book Of St. Arzad (0.1 m3) to Defiants NPC for safe-keeping.

Note

Deposit 1x Book Of St. Arzad (0.1 m3) in container completes the mission objective.

Use fast courier ship. You will need to travel to destination system and back.

Reward

10x RSS Core Scanner Probe (Base Sensor Strength = 45 points)

Minmatar Republic Faction Standing increase = +5% Base (+6.25% with Social 5)

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