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The IceFyre is a Fighter unique to the Blizzard.

Description

The IceFyre is a Fighter with both shieldbreaking capabilities and long range.

Appearance

The Icefyre has a flat profile with the appearance similar to that of a marine creature, It has a pale blue body with grey and neon-blue accents lining the exterior and its four wings.

Advantages

Extremely powerful spinals, equal to the Zhen and high DPS for a fighter, with a DPS of 192
Extremely fast and agile for a fighter with a top speed of 280 and a turn speed of 0.82.
Can engage Starbases at an extremely long range of 10000 Studs thanks to its 1 Medium Torpedo.
Can drift at high speeds because of the 90% Drift Percentage for Fighter-class ships.

Disadvantages

Low health and Damage Resistance of 0%
Can be easily destroyed by AA Ships.

Strategy

This Fighter is best used in a swarm. Attack the enemy with high speed and with its high shield damage, a swarm will bring enemy ships to Hull quickly, then try to finish it off with its Medium Torpedoes.
Can provide useful siege support due to it carrying a Medium Torpedo.
Utilize drifting and hit-and-run tactic to survive as long as possible while dealing the maximum amount of damage.
Use the ship's high maneuverability to get into the blind spots of larger ships and deal heavy spinal damage.

Version History

6 Small Phasers upsized to 6 Medium Phasers in an unknown version (only revealed in-game).
Acceleration reduced from 70 to 50 in an unknown version (only revealed in-game).
Remodeled in version and gains 1 Medium Torpedo with custom reload .75a37.

Trivia

Replaced the Dragonflies that used to be found in the Blizzard.

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 {{Ship Infobox
 |(f)_spinal = 6 Medium Phaser
+|(g)_spinal = 1 Medium Torpedo
 |acceleration = 50
 |creator = Def319 (Old)
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 <gallery>
 Icefyre-icon.png|Icon
+Icefyre-front.png|Front
 Icefyre-back.png|Back
 Icefyre-side.png|Side
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 |loyalty_required = 0% + Level 1 Starbase
 |shields = 300
-|spinal_dps = 108
+|spinal_dps = 192
 |stealth = No
 |title = IceFyre
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 }}
-The '''''IceFyre''''' is a Nighthawk-esque '''[[:Category:Fighters|Fighter]]''' unique to the [[Blizzard]].
+The '''''IceFyre''''' is a '''[[:Category:Fighters|Fighter]]''' unique to the [[Blizzard]].
 ==Description==
-The '''IceFyre''' is a Fighter found inside the [[Blizzard]] with an emphasis on shieldbreaking.
+The '''IceFyre''' is a Fighter with both shieldbreaking capabilities and long range.
 ==Appearance==
-The Icefyre has a flat profile with the appearance similar to that of a marine creature,
+The Icefyre has a flat profile with the appearance similar to that of a marine creature, It has a pale blue body with grey and neon-blue accents lining the exterior and its four wings.
 ==Advantages==
-* Extremely high shield DPS of 167.
+* Extremely powerful spinals, equal to the [[Zhen]] and high DPS for a fighter, with a DPS of {{#cargo_query:tables=ShipData|fields=ShipData.spinal_dps|where=ShipData._pageName = 'IceFyre'}}
 * Extremely fast and agile for a fighter with a top speed of {{#cargo_query:tables=ShipData|fields=ShipData.top_speed|where=ShipData._pageName = 'IceFyre'}} and a turn speed of {{#cargo_query:tables=ShipData|fields=ShipData.turn_speed |where=ShipData._pageName = 'IceFyre'}}.
-* Pairs well with the [[Blizzard]]'s high hull damage as it makes up for the IceFyre's low hull damage.
+* Can engage [[Starbase|Starbases]] at an extremely long range of 10000 Studs thanks to its 1 Medium Torpedo.
+* Can drift at high speeds because of the 90% [[Strategies#Drifting|Drift Percentage]] for Fighter-class ships.
 ==Disadvantages==
-* It only has [[Spinals|Phasers]], making it very ineffective against [[Hull]].
+* Low health and Damage Resistance of 0%
-* * Can be easily destroyed by [[Galaxy Slang|AA]] Ships.
+* Can be easily destroyed by [[Galaxy Slang|AA]] Ships.
 ==Strategy==
-* This [[:Category:Fighters|Fighter]] is best used in a swarm. Attack the enemy with high speed and with its high shield damage, a swarm will bring enemy ships to [[Hull]] quickly.
+* This [[:Category:Fighters|Fighter]] is best used in a swarm. Attack the enemy with high speed and with its high shield damage, a swarm will bring enemy ships to [[Hull]] quickly, then try to finish it off with its Medium Torpedoes.
+* Can provide useful siege support due to it carrying a Medium Torpedo.
 * Utilize drifting and hit-and-run tactic to survive as long as possible while dealing the maximum amount of damage.
-* Focus on shield tanks like the [[Judgement]] or [[Aegis]] first, as the IceFyre focuses on shredding shields.
 * Use the ship's high maneuverability to get into the blind spots of larger ships and deal heavy spinal damage.
 ==Version History==
 * 6 Small Phasers upsized to 6 Medium Phasers in an unknown version (only revealed in-game).
 *Acceleration reduced from 70 to 50 in an unknown version (only revealed in-game).
-*Remodeled in version .75a37.
+*Remodeled in version and gains 1 Medium Torpedo with custom reload .75a37.
 ==Trivia==
 * Replaced the [[Dragonfly|Dragonflies]] that used to be found in the [[Blizzard]].