If you are currently flying a Griffin, get into a Blackbird as soon as you can. The Blackbird is the best early ECM ship. It can be flown cheaply by 2-3 weeks old noobs or a little less cheaply by seasoned vets. Both T1 and T2 fits are capable of entirely cockblocking enemy battleships causing endless rage and tears. There also happens to be a pretty kick ass reimbursement program to save you money when your ship is primaried. Fly a blackbird if you love frustrating others and exploding quickly.

Tips for Newbie Blackbird Pilots

• Get the fuck away from everything! Your Blackbird should be able to jam from at least 75km+ so get the hell away. Also fight aligned. This MIGHT (and I stress might) save your ship so that you can be blown up next fight instead.
• Use the tactical overlay. When you're jamming from range, scroll your view to top-down. This will let you see how close ships are to you, and if any interceptors or drones start burning to you, this lets you notice them a lot easier. Use this to know when the hell to warp out.
• Putting your jammers in alphabetical order means you don't have to think too hard.
• Racial jammers are colour coded. (Caldari takes blue, Minmatar takes red, Amarr takes yellow, Gallente takes green). Stop asking about the names, nobody will remember.

Fine, if you have to ask:

• Amarr = Radar
• Caldari = Gravimetric
• Gallente = Magnetometric
• Minmatar = Ladar

Use one of each ECM type as the standard (referred to as “rainbow ECM”). If the FC wants you to have a different set of ECM, then listen to him. If you fly Blackbirds often, it wouldn't hurt to have 4 of each Meta 4 racial ECM in your hangar for quick switching out. You should also save personal fits for each race so that you can switch very quickly. For this fit, range is king. The 1600mm plate allows you to survive a few volleys at long range so that you can warp out if under heavy fire. It also lets you take light fire long enough to keep a priority target jammed. If an FC tells you to keep a priority target jammed and you are dying, then keep it jammed until you die. That's what this reimbursement program is for. However, if you are jamming a non-priority target and you start taking heavy fire, then warp out if you have the chance and warp back in and keep on jamming.

ECM is essential to any fleet and has won us plenty of fights. So go jam some people and be a major pain in our enemy's asses.

• Caldari Cruiser
  • Spaceship Command II
  • Caldari Destroyer III
    • Caldari Frigate III
      • Spaceship Command I

The Blackbird is a Cruiser designed for disrupting enemy ships using electronic warfare.

Caldari Cruiser Skill Bonus per level:
15% bonus to ECM Target Jammer strength
12.5% bonus to ECM Target Jammer optimal range and falloff

[Blackbird, NEW test_free]

Power Diagnostic System I
Signal Distortion Amplifier I
Damage Control I

Gravimetric ECM I
Radar ECM I
Large Azeotropic Restrained Shield Extender
Large Azeotropic Restrained Shield Extender
Multispectrum Shield Hardener I
50MN Microwarpdrive I

Rapid Light Missile Launcher I
Rapid Light Missile Launcher I
Rapid Light Missile Launcher I
[Empty High slot]

Medium Core Defense Field Extender I
Medium Core Defense Field Extender I
Medium Core Defense Field Extender I

Warrior I x2

Nova Light Missile x500
Targeting Range Script x1
Scan Resolution Script x1

[Blackbird, Old Test Free Blackbird]
1600mm Steel Plates I
Signal Distortion Amplifier I
Damage Control I

Gravimetric ECM I
Radar ECM I
Ladar ECM I
Sensor Booster I
10MN Afterburner I
Magnetometric ECM I

Medium Particle Dispersion Projector I
Medium Particle Dispersion Projector I
Medium Particle Dispersion Augmentor I

Warrior I x2

Targeting Range Script x1
Scan Resolution Script x1

[Blackbird, 1600mm Five Jams]

1600mm Rolled Tungsten Compact Plates
'Hypnos' Signal Distortion Amplifier I
Damage Control II

10MN Monopropellant Enduring Afterburner
'Hypnos' Multispectral ECM I
BZ-5 Neutralizing Spatial Destabilizer ECM
'Umbra' White Noise ECM
Enfeebling Phase Inversion ECM I
'Hypnos' Ion Field ECM I

Cynosural Field Generator I
[Empty High slot]
[Empty High slot]
[Empty High slot]

Medium Ionic Field Projector I
Medium Particle Dispersion Augmentor I
Medium Particle Dispersion Projector I

Warrior II x2

5 Jams on a Blackbird? Thats right motherfucker. Are you super fucking pro? Put a probe launcher on there like a fucking boss.

[Blackbird, Baitbird]

Power Diagnostic System II
Power Diagnostic System II
Damage Control II

Multispectrum Shield Hardener II
Multispectrum Shield Hardener II
Large Shield Extender II
Large Shield Extender II
Large Shield Extender II
Large Shield Extender II

Rapid Light Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Light Missile
Rapid Light Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Light Missile
Rapid Light Missile Launcher II, Mjolnir Light Missile
[Empty High slot]

Medium Core Defense Field Extender I
Medium Core Defense Field Extender I
Medium Core Defense Field Extender I

Dropping 1 LSE and fitting a point will give you 62K ehp, dropping 2 LSEs gives you 46K ehp, you do the math.

[Blackbird, Brobird]

Compulsive Signal Distortion Amplifier I
Compulsive Signal Distortion Amplifier I
[Empty Low slot]

50MN Cold-Gas Enduring Microwarpdrive
Languid Phase Inversion ECM I
Languid Phase Inversion ECM I
Sensor Booster I
[Empty Med slot]
[Empty Med slot]

[Empty High slot]
[Empty High slot]
[Empty High slot]
[Empty High slot]

Medium Particle Dispersion Augmentor I
Medium Particle Dispersion Projector I
Medium Particle Dispersion Projector I

29k EHP

[Blackbird, Fingerbang 3.0]

Damage Control II
1600mm Steel Plates II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II

10MN Afterburner II
Sensor Booster II
'Umbra' White Noise ECM
'Umbra' White Noise ECM
'Umbra' White Noise ECM
'Umbra' White Noise ECM

[Empty High slot]
[Empty High slot]
[Empty High slot]
[Empty High slot]

Medium Explosive Armor Plate I
Medium Trimark Armor Pump I
Medium Particle Dispersion Augmentor I

Warrior II x2

Cargohold:

• Scan Resolution Script
• Targeting Range Script
• Nanite Repair Paste