Star Citizen: What is the most dangerous solo ship?

I had a question from a Patron regarding what ship would be the most dangerous in the game that could be flown by a single person. Here are my responses!
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[@neth77]

2017? I'm amazed it's in colour, we need a 2020 deal.

[@jackjin1623]

Don’t be dumb, it’s colourises. OG video comes in black and white

[@Ejk2969]

Can you update the 4 most dangerous ships vid?

[@shadowsa2b]

Now that its jan of 2019, while the eclipse will doubtless be stealthy, i think the "stealthiest ship in the game" (fighter) is going to be either the Mustang Delta or the Arrow if you run stealth-grade components. They are both very small ships with small cross sections and non-oversized engines, they are both reasonably well armed, and the Delta (supposedly) has that cross section reducing armor to make it even harder to detect. Granted they arent quite as pancake flat as an Eclipse, or a Saber or a Raven, but they are smaller over all and still not really blocky at all

[@andrewstauble4324]

Thanks for posting man! I was considering an eclipse but I had no info on the Herald, this changes everything. Time to reconsider what I want :)

[@WookieeRage]

I love the aspect the Herald brings to game play. At first glance it looks kind of homely, but the more you described it's capabilities it just got more and more sexy. Great design on the interior too.

[@KyokushinFighter229]

So hype for the Herald. I can't wait until we get more info on how it's going to be used. Definitely considering it as my main ship already just on pure hype alone.

[@popelidups9217]

the... herald?

[@zenairzulu1378]

Great list I really like the idea of the Herald as a trickster.

[@Laharal55]

The jack of all trades, the assassin, the gunslinger and the thief: a pretty bunch you got there :)

[@drune6212]

nice round up!

[@legostarwarsrulez]

I think the cutlass rework will be intimidating at least, if not scary. It's got a ton of firepower, a good chunk of armor, and can hold 2 dragonflies in the back, along with the pretty beefy top turret. If I saw a cutlass black zeroing in on me, I'd be pretty scared.

[@yoski203]

I find the cutlass to be a very large target.

[@lostsanityreturned]

shouldn't be too much so... it is a multi role ship. with a penchant for transport/cargo

[@legostarwarsrulez]

lostsanityreturned the cargo bay doubles as a hangar for dragonflies, which could make it significantly more dangerous in a 1v1

[@austinkaufman9402]

only if you happen to have two dragonflies and pilots with you... which would be unlikely

[@lostsanityreturned]

Not a 1v1 if there are that many folks needed :P Also even then I doubt that the dragonflies will be much of a direct threat to any decently shielded ship. Let alone a dedicated combat role ship. The cutlass it's self should be pickings for a gunship like the redeemer, the dragonflies aren't powerful enough to bother a ship like a connie aquilla (nor are they are as combat effective as a merlin/archimedes) Against a hornet (with turret) or more specifically sabre I cannot see it surviving long enough, the maneuverability will be too low and the dragonflies too little of a threat (even as a nuisance) On top of this we need to look at the purpose of housing two dragonflies on the cutlass in the first place, as it will relegate the ship to interception/boarding or recon missions. Everything else it will be worse than other ships at. Now this is only talking about single ship settings, if we get into small wings/squadrons then absolutely it can server a decent offense role imo. None of this is saying the cutlass is a bad ship though, it serves so many purposes and should be a very flexible ship. Just unlikely to be a monster that makes someone afraid the second they see one. Of course this could all change depending on game systems, I remember when I could fly around taking out super hornets in a merlin. Couldn't do that now though, game balance has changed since then.

[@TheShinseph]

I do love the look of the redeemer...I hope it still looks as cool after the rework...

[@andyswilkinson]

As always you are a gentleman and a scholar.

[@stevewilson762]

Herald seems like an interesting ship, hadn't been thinking along those lines until now

[@jcadence4761]

Great vid! Nice one.

[@dhabu9017]

Great video Youngblood, as usual =) Any word yet on interdiction or quantum dampening ships? I would be pretty scared of a ship that can haul me out of Qdrive or stop me from activating it altogether.

[@karlloppnow4719]

Great video thanks.

[@Skott62]

Interesting. Other than the Sabre I would not have considered the others. At first I was thinking fighter class ships as the more dangerous and not another class. I hope you make more vids like this Youngblood. Very interesting.

[@astellios1748]

Cutlass has good perfomance with low price(48 s1 missles do around 130k dmg), but the most dangerous solo ship would be the Corsair, because above 75% of the dps has the pilot in his hands and it has missles(same like cutlass) and good shields too.

[@slackerpope]

Make an updated version of this video for 2020 please ;-)

[@raoulblackburn5237]

I love the comparison with a shark...so true. Well said.

[@gavinkujava6141]

I love how we finally got the redeemer and dude was on the money all the way

[@RadioactiveGoose]

The Harald is a hell to fly though. It's basically a rocket with a cockpit. It goes fast in a straight line but is terrible to slow down or steer.

[@onimisho]

it would be nice to see an updated video for this every 2-4 years I think.

[@voxel_sc]

Most dangerous now? Eclipse - of course! But don´t forget the Vanguard Sentinel, it has an very high stock weapon DPS and with the right mods it´s one of the strongest ingame. At some point EMP might be a thing, too....

[@rohgen3178]

Oh man i just looove the redeemer even if they would nerf it during the rework it would still be my favorite ship for dayli use! and is the one ship i really want to earn ingame

[@TheSiriusEnigma]

The HammerHead. The problem is since CGI showed the HH ramming a Perseus, this is how everyone does it. So the HH is the most dangerous to… everyone. Not just the enemy.

[@markcloss9331]

Thank You Sir.

[@reallymiish]

I almost forgot the redeemer existed. Edit: Since I have top comment I'll take this opportunity to request a video from STL, Can we get a full guide to armor and weaponry when the time is right? Currently the info on them is scattered between multiple ATV's and separate updates as mere footnotes. Would be nice to see a full look at all the armors and infantry weapons. Also just so you don't miss it there was some interesting combat armor types I hadn't seen before in the recent Gamestar interview that was all red and industrial looking. Thanks Youngblood take it easy.

[@crjm2001]

and it's sad, since thoose who have bought it are mad because hey bought a ship for 250 dollar (plus taxes) that has been hangar ready for a coupleof years but wont get a rework until 2018

[@Raz0rking]

sure it is in 2018?

[@strongback6550]

Miish It doesn't

[@crjm2001]

cig said it themselves, just google it, that's why it has now gone off sale

[@Raz0rking]

good

[@AlastorCreations]

Honorable Mention : Retaliator even if there would be only a pilot you can simply fire out size 9 torpedos like eclisep but Retaliators has a lot more of them

[@matthewphansen2]

love the vids. Had a question/video idea what's the largest ship as an every day ship I own a cutless blur wanting to move to a redeemer soon but not sure if it would be to pricy of a grocery getter. would love to hear your thoughts

[@Joe-ij7nw]

"Oh, Youngblood uploaded a video on most dangerous ships. I wonder if I have any he listed." Sabre = Check. Eclipse = Will buy in game. Redeemer = Check. Herald = Check. Good choice of ships, Youngblood!

[@JragonSoul]

Exact same for me mate. Cheers!

[@Mr556x45mm]

I didn't know that the Eclipse is basically a space F-22 Raptor. Too bad I missed the sale!

[@halfman5337]

Weird comparison

[@laserbrain7774]

f-117 is probably a more apt. comparison/

[@MrEasterrabbit]

Wait. I watched at the Eclipse Screenshoot. The one with the tarps. It seems like a Starlifter C2 Hangar Bay. Could it be possible to park an Eclipse in a C2?

[@Somnio64]

hey @STLYoungblood , would you say that the Vangaurd Harbinger is a very good Jack of All Trades, Master of None kind of combat ship since it has large torpedoes like the Eclipse, 5 nose guns for dogfighting, rocketpods for whatever and a lot of armor and shields? I'm thinking of buying it and i want your opinion on it. On paper it seems like freaking warbringing tank that'll help bring massive firepower to whatever fleet you're supporting.

[@Deist77]

I think the Super Hornet would disagree with your list. It still has the edge over the Sabre.

[@pete3198]

I disagree. I have both and I feel I am significantly more deadly in the Sabre, and that's even WITHOUT the stealth elements being put into play yet.

[@TheRomanRuler]

What about what is most safe ship to fly solo? If you don´t want to fight but still want to defend yourself, what is safest ship to fly with? My guess would be Freelancer.

[@shadowsa2b]

Cutlass rework is looking great too. Redeemer could throw its hat in that ring. Vanguard, since it has especially long range and tons of armaments and a solid chassis. or perhaps something like a 350R or Herald that can just blow past any danger

[@vigilbrandon89]

Redeemer. Best defence is a good offence right? who'd want to attack a gunboat? thatd be like kicking a bee hive. We dont know how scanners will work yet but it might be that no one will know that its just you alone in a Redeemer or are you fully crewed; pilot 2 gunners and a bunch of mariens waiting to board thier ship. Redeemer is like a snapping turtle strong armor/shields, dont want to have one looking at me. and if i can advoid one im going to.

[@sirberticus3815]

I fully agree with all but the Redeemer. I'm afraid that it turns about as slow as the Freelancer so agile fighters might get around you and stay behind you. As a solo ship, it would be hard to fire the turret into an aft position.

[@kenoath007]

Thought provoking fer sure, I'd be happy to go up against your Redeemer with my Phoenix... for posterity.

[@The_Draque]

Ares would like a word. BRRRRRRT BRRRRRRRT

[@kieranjohnson2123]

I tried viewing my redeemer in the hangar but I couldn't. How have you managed it?

[@Dumb-Comment]

oh the Redeemer! I've forgot that I have it

[@screamingiraffe]

"re-arrange that ship" - lmao - nice

[@szamosmarton]

What about the Freelancer MIS?

[@vigilbrandon89]

mis needs someone in back loading the rockets/missles i thought.

[@MadIIMike]

Well... IMO, the answer to what's the most dangerous solo-pilotable Ship kinda depends on the environment we talk about. If it's 1v1 Ships, the picture might be a lot different than say a 50 vs 50 Battle. However, personally I would expect larger Ships to shine a lot more in the actual verse than the small once which currently dominate the "meta".

[@pudda686]

i think the 30k is the most dangerous ship. the turrents have so much power it can DC entire servers.

[@rowanp8740]

Hey STLY! You should do a "Favorite ships" video again soon, it's been 10 months since the last. C:

[@CrzBonKerz21]

Sabre looks so bad ass.

[@Neil-teamBrigade]

Any ship that I'm flying solo. Woah!

[@nukezap6528]

I totaly concur with the SABER as the lightning in a bottle combat fighter. The Bomber and gunship i would disagree, the retaliator with all the guns on it plus torps make it far nastyer than both those two. Torps if anything like wing commander can be targeted and blown so having a large number of guns to do the work helps.

[@starcitizen890j5]

Last time I checked. It was a super hornet with full kinetic loadout.

[@Ome99]

Solo is indeed the right word for the sabre. The sabre is more offense oriented. While the superhornet is more defense oriented. The way I understand it is: Superhornets can take more punishment and and can better turn fight while dishing out equivalent damage as the sabre. The superhornets also synergise in teams. The superhornet is therefore ideal for private military orgs that run protection escort missions & employ numbers. While the sabre is better for rogue players and small sneaky bandit outfits that employ hit and run raids and tactics. Please correct me if i have any wrong ideas.

[@JragonSoul]

Super Hornet (or any hornet Variant) is no where near as maneuverable as the Sabre. I have both and when I was using the Sabre I though I had the wrong ship. It felt like I was flying something in a lower weight/size class.

[@patsilverfang]

The EMP ships get my vote. One quick run near you or yours and a burst of EMP renders everyone helpless at least in the current game.

[@Quidium]

Can this video get a summer 2018 update?

[@TheEVEInspiration]

Missing the 890 Jump under control of an experienced retired admiral.

[@michaelt3172]

Cutlass blue because it has 6 size 3 weapon hardpoints, more armor than the black, and more maneuverability

[@MrCabledawg45]

Drake and Aegis for the win.. best ships in the game are made by them.

[@maou6472]

What about Anvil?

[@Graccodef1le]

I'll choose the Harbinger over the eclipse any day. S5 rail-gun, dumb fire rocket turret, and 15 missiles/torpedoes at my disposal.

[@tomn.9879]

Curious why you ruled out the Harbinger.

[@c.g.1605]

I'll tell you why... Because the Harbinger is a Vanguard, unless they update it, it's only going to be dangerous to Auroras.

[@dreamm1989]

Where does this hangar came from?

[@rejest05]

What's up with the bubble around Sabre's cockpit?

[@kaollachan]

radar bug i would guess

[@Godwinsname]

What about combining an Eclipse with the Avenger Warlock (which is also a unique threat)? :D

[@artsolano6762]

Avenger Warlock

[@bthsr7113]

What kind of dangerous are we talking? To the player, or everything around them?

[@smithskyes]

What about the vanguard sentinels instead of the herald?

[@KashouWannabe]

No love for the Super Hornet? :( I have too many ships really, I've bought most of the smaller ones that I could want. If you were to get rid of any of these (all upgraded/LTI standalones), which would you pick? Super Hornet - Lancer MAX - Sabre - 85x - Nox

[@skymarshall7813]

No ship will be able to surprise me in my carrack.

[@FPSrad]

Vanduul stinger, look at all the missile slots on each wing and consider each one being a rattler. then look at the nose cannon to cockpit ratio and recall that humans are shorter than vanduul. Yeah..

[@DConstructiveCritic]

How about an updated video on this subject as it applies to 3.16?

[@robertschumacher2707]

I think all too often folks in SC forget that piracy isn't all laser cannons and boarding parties.

[@tomasrivera5157]

an update would be great

[@lukeklo]

Agreed

[@END30000]

im sorry size 9 missiles.....bruh that's really scary asf

[@maou6472]

The Super Hornet from Anvil is probably the best fighter right now.

[@mrorzonkiPl]

So there will be ability to make any turrets automatic?

[@Todestelzer]

mrorzonkiPl sure by npc crew or a computer. NPC should be better and can lvl up.

[@michai333]

Freelancer MiS variant ?

[@fredashay]

When you say "most dangerous," do you mean least safe ship? Or the most lethal fighter?

[@aaronlawson2137]

I've actually had really good luck with my anvil arrow even as a newer pilot but that said in 8 hours of gameplay I went from instant death due to my lack of shielding or at least any worth talking about to not even using countermeasures I literally just put fly your missiles and oppressively deal damage now I would like some higher damage output weapons than stock I've found that even when taking on enemy fighters although they never hit me anymore it takes me a long time to kill multiple enemies as I come in line up a shot smash some damage and have to get out of the way by the time I start to see them orient towards me some of the player bounties I've rocked have actually even on occasion smacked my for hull hits which are immediately damaging to a ship with almost no armor but I do still get that ass out of sheer persistence my worry came today however when dogfighting two players on a bounty one in a scepter and the other in a falcon my wingman died almost immediately into the fight but these two where pretty solid pilots I managed to rip ones with off with my Gatling guns but my wingman had time to claim his ship take off and fly back into the fight by the time I killed one albiet stock weapons but I got my first couple hundred k and haven't died since the first two times to npc dogfights while I figured out the flight mechanics so I'll probably treat myself to some hurston energy guns on my size 3 gimbals and put some dedicated hull damage missiles on my hard points just to really drive the point home once I burn their shields

[@yoski203]

Vanguard. as soon as its re balanced lol Since space is huge, and ships radars only point only forward in this game, Id say stealth doesnt matter as much, becasue the size of space will make any ship hard to find.

[@johnporter875]

we are missing many if any E-war ships

[@davidkoreck1341]

Those are all good for ambushs

[@Power5]

Had no idea the eclipse wings were supposed to swing back as well to make it a bit more compact in space flight. I guess they removed that functionality now?

[@Daniel.Liddicoat]

The Super hornet used to be good. Then I got a standard hornet and put a specialty mount where the SH turret would go. Gives you a S4 weapon mount.

[@jessenorris1672]

Hi any chance of an update on this video

[@TristianWrites]

I think once we get in game all this danger is going to go out of the window. Because I have a feeling that this pvp type of gameplay will die down once people run out of money after destroying their shit a few times and insurance is stupid expensive.

[@fancyncv110]

insurance is a one time, recurrung fee, you just pay a small fine to respawn the ship. Even if you have LTI you gotta spend that tidbit, and its not much, so it'll incentivize using your ship / destroying it as much as you can before you cant afford insurance

[@NibNibs255]

Uhmmm ... nyuu, sorry but ingame Insurance is being modelled somewhat after real Insurance companies, the fee you pay? thats the fee you pay every 3months, 6months, 12months, etc etc. When you destroy ya vessel however? depending on the vessel, it could take hours, days or even weeks to replace. You'll also lose all the modded equipment that wasn't insured. If say, I pop one of my corvettes? thats going to take abit of time to replace, as ships in the PU won't be 'poofing' into existence, the materials need to be available to build one, thats of course if there isn't any available. A Hammerhead will take awhile to replace, its a large, almost corvette ( Glorified corvette ) sized military vessel, whilst still in production, at-least the Flight IV's are which is what our Hammerheads are - there is also production lines, just because theres a few Hammerheads sitting around somewhere ready to be shipped out, doesn't mean we'll get one, they could already be sold! So yea, Insurance in SC is supposed to be deterrent against bumrush ramming, CIG have stated this many a time. The more you blow up ya ship, the higher the insurance fee's - LTI however, you do not pay any monthly fee, but you can still lose your LTI Insurance, this again has been confirmed by CIG. You keep blowing up that ship frequently? they'll write you off. Heck, if they find out you've done it on purpose, such as, 'lose' the ship - you'll be done for insurance fraud! ... uuugghe

[@Kie-7077]

If fighting in space ever happened for real it'd be automated because a human would never be able to maneuver as quickly and as accurately as a computer. And so you didn't die from rapid spins you'd be in a padded gyro-like container. In fact you likely wouldn't be in a fighter because you'd just slow it down making it very vulnerable to unmanned fighters.

[@aussierule]

YungBlud when you droppin your new album?

[@MikeMcCarty42]

the Cutlass would be the most dangerous cargo oriented ship in the 'Verse though.....

[@wallyreichard9879]

Commenting on Redeemer release day Nov 2021

[@ZanHellish]

Crusader Ares Inferno.

[@TheMalevolentSpoon]

Is there actually not any fighter-class stat category the Sabre ISN'T top tier at? I thought the point was to have ships with ups and downs, not one ship that's best at everything and you may as well not bother using anything else.

[@PuppyFurVideos]

Ohhh... By dangerous I thought you meant dangerous to fly. xD

[@c-4po298]

From the title, i thought this video was going to talk about which ship is the most dangerous to fly in.. like, most likely you'll die, whether thats from just being a juicy target, or combat ships with no ejection seats, or a lame duck thats easy prey

[@STLYoungblood]

That'd be an interesting topic too!

[@c-4po298]

throw me a shout out in the vid when you make it! lol

[@SlaughtingIdiots]

The redeemer should win amy 1v1, It should have its weakness against 2 or mor sabres/ super hotnets though, becausr one sabre is midsing the output to get a redeemer down if it has to dodge all the time and if the redeemer gots a sabre, they are squishy and versus the best gunboat out there, so easy work.

[@laserbrain7774]

redeemer should be named "mary sue".

[@_JB89]

3 years later and still no flight ready Redeemer >.

[@Dervraka]

Lol! Yep now going on four years, but at least it IS finally on the Dev Tracker with a scheduled completion date of Q3 2021, so maybe there is light at the end of the tunnel. Funny story, I actually purchased it during the original concept sale in 2015, completely forgot I even owned it until I just happened to glance at my hanger on the CIG website recently and saw it and thought "Oh yeah....that ship....it's been seven years wonder what's up with it."

[@12Music72]

Hornet ghost anyone?

[@firenight02]

Personally I would have picked the Terrapin over the Herald. Heavier tank, just as good, if not better at scanning, and better firepower. Less secure info wise, but I dont see that being an overly large issue. I see the saber and Eclipse being a pirates first line of (@#%$ you) when the time comes lol

[@flushnikov6305]

F8 Lightning

[@Jmschnider]

Any updates to this??

[@OldChannelNoSee]

As a Sabre pilot I'm legit only scared of other Sabre pilots, Herald pilots and Terrapin pilots. The first because it's the only ship capable of sneaking up on me and engaging me in one on one and matching my fire power, defense, and offense. The other two so far seem to be the only two capable of truly being able to see through my stealth with greater ability than other ships but they are miles behind other Sabres in actual worry for me. I know the Eclipse has stealth that can match or possibly out match the Sabre but with it's limited dog fighting ability it does not worry me one bit as a Sabre pilot. Sure, in my Carrack I'd actually worry but I won't be alone in that case. ;)

[@JragonSoul]

For me I'll add Vanguard Warden's to the list because they might be less mobile but DAMN they pack a punch and have more durability. I mostly agree with this though.

[@mariobeck3798]

@APJ1986 The Question in terms of Eclipse is: does it have the 3 Torpedos equipped or can it alternatively bring the 3 biggest missiles along? Then it could sneak behind you and blast you out of the universe before you can say 'eject'.

[@JragonSoul]

Depends on the automated turrets and how good they are. With the Sabre being as nimble as it is there is a good chance it could dance around and pick apart a Redeemer with just automated turrets.Real people manning them changes things but 3 Sabre's vs 1 Redeemer and 3 people also change things. :-D

[@OldChannelNoSee]

Warden would never get close enough to be a threat. When I'm speaking of being scared I'm talking about choosing my battles. I wouldn't pick a fight with a Vanguard or as @thecanadianwill said the Redeemer. Neither would be a good ship for me to take on because it would be too much of a tank and risk for a lone Sabre to take on. Risk vs Reward. Though a lone Sabre is never the going to be the case, let's be perfectly honest. You'll likely see packs of these things roaming around wiping the floor with most threats.

[@OldChannelNoSee]

@Mario Beck - Sure, this could be a potential threat on paper but the missiles would still have a long lock time and require travel time. Sabres are great at out running missiles. Also, larger doesn't mean better.

[@zakzwijn8410]

am I the only one who is owning everyone in a Vanguard Warden with its S4 gatling changed for a S5 fixed laser?