Cavalier Cutter

Cavalier Cutter

“	The swiftest ship in the Altairian fleet, its Catalyst Overdrive converts stasis energy into shield defense and a powerful burst of speed.	”
	— In-Game Description

General[ | ]

Cavalier Cutter

Basic Information
Faction	Altairians
Tier	7A
Class	Cutter
Slot Configuration
Weapon	6
Armor	2
Shield	2
Special	3
Specifications
Health	6,775
Unladen Mass	1,170 t
Maximum Mass	16,735 t
Firing Arc	45.00°
Cargo	1,901,900 t
Ship Speed	450 m/s
Turning Speed	25.0 deg/s
Strafe Speed	60 m/s
Rear Speed	50 m/s
Acceleration	350 m/s²
Sector Speed	600 AU/h
Hull XP	39,209 XP
Modifiers
Overdrive	Catalyst I
Battleship Damage	+10%
Pharmakon Damage	+20%
Resurgence	20%
Resists	50%
Resists	40%
Resists	100%
Resists	100%
Stasis Resist	25%
Applies to	Overcharge Beam
Overcharge Duration	+2 s
Research
Blueprint
Available in	Altairian Regiment Cargo
Pieces	8
Requires	Ship Factory XIII, Ship Lab XII
Build
Time	1d 0h
He-3	123,623,101
AM	44,377,523
Craft
Time	1d 0h
He-3	123,623,101
AM	44,377,523
Fragments	900
Repair
Time	Fixed 2h 00m

The Cavalier Cutter is a Tier 7 cutter that travels quickly in a straight line and has a built-in stasis resistance. Its Catalyst Overdrive ability activates whenever it is affected by stasis, causing the ship to regenerate its shields as well as increase its speed.

Beams with the Overcharge ability have extra duration when equipped onto this ship.

Strategy and Setup[ | ]

Advantages[ | ]

In addition to its bolstered health and maximum mass over previous cutter classes, the Cavalier Cutter also has built in stasis resistance, which means stasis weapons such as the NET Torpedo and the Arrestor Beam are much less effective at slowing it down and keeping it at arms length.

The above is also further supplemented by its Catalyst Overdrive, which allows the cutter to regenerate its shields as well as increase its forward speed everytime it is affected by stasis. This additional boost to speed and shield regeneration allows the cutter to regenerate its shields and withstand much more damage, thus allowing the cutter to get within Firing range and thus destroy its targets quicker. The recommended weapon for this ship is the Surge Beam as it can benefit from the Overcharge duration bonus.

It is a great counter to battleships as it deals bonus damage against them. As an Altairian ship, it deals bonus damage against the Pharmakon faction.

Disadvantages[ | ]

The Catalyst Overdrive only activates when the Cavalier Cutter is affected by Stasis. This makes it ineffective if the opponent chooses not to bring stasis weapons into the battle, causing the cutter to lose its supposed advantage in battle against kiting fleets.

Tier 7 cruisers gain a DPS boost against cutters, and is thus able to more easily bulldoze through a fleet of Cavaliers.

Like all cutters, the Cavalier is usually always placed in a situation where it will take lots of damage, thus causing it to usually have high repair times after each battle.

The Vindicator Cutter has Harmonic Agility built into it, meaning it is able to run away from the Cavalier if faced in a battle, even though Cavalier Cutters are stronger.

Upgrading[ | ]

Level	II	III	IV	V	VI
SLOT CONFIGURATION
Weapon Slots	5	5	6	6	6
Resistance Slots	1	1	1	1	1
SPECIFICATIONS
Max. Mass	17,570 t	18,410 t	19,245 t	20,080 t	20,080 t
Cargo	2,282,280 t	2,377,375 t	2,472,470 t	2,567,565 t	5,135,130 t
Sector Speed	600 AU/h	600 AU/h	600 AU/h	600 AU/h	780 AU/h
Hull XP	45,039 XP	51,736 XP	59,430 XP	68,267 XP	68,267 XP
MODIFIERS
Overdrive	Catalyst II	Catalyst III	Catalyst IV	Catalyst V	Catalyst V
Battleship Damage	+15%	+20%	+25%	+30%	+30%
Armor Health	+5%	+10%	+15%	+20%	+20%
Weapon Mass	-5%	-15%	-30%	-50%	-50%
Resurgence	30%	40%	50%	60%	70%
Resists	40%	40%	40%	50%	50%
Stasis Resist	35%	45%	55%	65%	65%
RESEARCH
Prerequisites	Previous level of Cavalier Cutter, Same level of Taipan Cutter
Workshop Required	IX
Time	5m 00s	5m 00s	5m 00s	5m 00s	N/A
Mineral Ore	61,811,551	123,623,101	160,710,031	247,246,202	N/A
CRAFT
Time	7h 08m	12h 24m	19h 32m	1d 0h	1h 00m
Mineral Ore	20,603,850	41,207,700	61,811,551	123,623,101	61,811,551
Patterns	20	40	60	140	N/A
Cores	10	30	45	80	N/A
Parts	25	60	115	200	N/A
Armaments	985	2,300	3,600	4,925	N/A
Fragments	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	150

Trivia[ | ]

The armor health bonus was added as part of a balancing patch during April 2018.
Along with other T7A Herald ships before the Renascence Battlecruiser, this ship has received complete resistance to Alien Nebula and Plasma Nebula in the early April 2019 update.
All player ships had their Resurgence values modified as a result of the late February 2020 update.
The repair time of all Tier 7 ships apart from dreadnoughts has been standardized to a flat 2 hours (similar to existing Tier 8 ships) in the late September 2020 update.

Gallery[ | ]

Mk I/II Herald Cavalier Cutter angled HD render
Mk III/IV Herald Cavalier Cutter angled HD render
Mk V Herald Cavalier Cutter angled HD render
Mk VI Herald Cavalier Cutter angled HD render
Cavalier Cutters battling Oligarch ships while under heavy fire.
A Group of Cavalier Cutters and a Elite Bastion Cruiser Charging a pair of Oligarch Cavalier Cutters.
Cavalier Cutters Battling Oligarch Forces.