Ishtar brawl? armor or do people still shield tank?

The shield tank Ishtar remains a dominant form of life for PVE. It's tougher for PVP. Four mids, one for prop mod, one for tackle, two for tank. Given the EM resist hole, you'll probably want an EM Field, and then an Adaptive to bring other resists up. Rigs become Extenders. Load the lows with damage and maybe some cap help, highs carry neuts.

Armor tank is bad for PVE, but it'll do better for PVP. You could try buffer tank, but I'd go with active for fitting and mobility reasons. Prop mod, cap injector, two tackle mods. Plug the explosive resist hole, add DCII and EANM, two reps, one DDA.

The shield version actually ends up with a bit more buffer and notably more DPS, but the armor version has more tackle capability and an active tank. Take a look at these. You might also entertain the possibility of shield tanking and being a DPS boat, relying on somebody else to do the tackling - not necessarily a bad idea.

[Ishtar, PVP]
Damage Control II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Drone Damage Amplifier II
Power Diagnostic System II
Power Diagnostic System II

50MN Quad LiF Restrained Microwarpdrive
EM Ward Field II
Adaptive Invulnerability Field II
Warp Disruptor II

Medium Infectious Scoped Energy Neutralizer
Medium Infectious Scoped Energy Neutralizer
[empty high slot]
[empty high slot]

Medium Core Defense Field Extender II
Medium Core Defense Field Extender II

Praetor II x5


[Ishtar, PVP Armor]
Damage Control II
Armor Explosive Hardener II
Energized Adaptive Nano Membrane II
Medium Ancillary Armor Repairer, Nanite Repair Paste
Medium Armor Repairer II
Drone Damage Amplifier II

50MN Quad LiF Restrained Microwarpdrive
Medium Electrochemical Capacitor Booster I, Navy Cap Booster 800
Warp Disruptor II
Stasis Webifier II

Medium Gremlin Compact Energy Neutralizer
Medium Gremlin Compact Energy Neutralizer
[empty high slot]
[empty high slot]

Medium Auxiliary Nano Pump II
Medium Nanobot Accelerator II

Praetor II x5
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