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[Ilostmycactus]

Hi guys, I'm looking to add a Dervish to my collection and am looking for suggestions on which variant you like the most (non Frenzy). Also, I basically never play streaks, and similarly want to add a mech that performs the best with them.


Thanks for your help.

[Ttly]

If you want nonJJ SSRMs, there's the LBK-D and KTO-19.
Oh also the TBR-D, though it doesn't really have much for missile quirks outside of SSRM HSL+1 for SSRM24.
There's also the BKL-D where you can go LMG+ERML with SSRMs.
Oh, and the Koloss obviously, has MASC+JJs to boot.

Make sure to bind the SSRMs to the same weapon group as other weapons with similiar ranges since them being homing (and doesn't fire without lock) with direct trajectory lets you fire them at the same time as the hitscan/direct fire weapons and still hit despite the velocity mismatch, and C-SSRMs has decent range out of the box too.
As for ammo quantity, you can probably expect to only get like 15-20 alpha with SSRMs in a quickplay match, and backed with their innate accuracy, that potential damage from mounted ammo does usually get realized when you do manage to unload them, so you can get away with 1t of ammo (without quirks) every 8 SSRM tubes or so.

As for Dervish, I personally enjoyed the 8D for MRM poptarts.

Edited by Ttly, 11 November 2025 - 03:06 PM.

[LordNothing]

that would probibly just be the frenzy. that things beastly with srms, at least it was when i ran it. it can probibly do streaks but its not quirked for it. its worth stacking mc for. dervish 7d seems to have all the ssrm quirks and six hardpoints. kto-19 also has good ssrm quirks but 4 hardpoints.

mech db makes it easy to search mechs by quirks, because i sure as hell cant stay on top of them.

Edited by LordNothing, 11 November 2025 - 05:25 PM.

[Ttly]

LordNothing, on 11 November 2025 - 05:17 PM, said:

that would probibly just be the frenzy.

I'm not really a fan of the SRM Frenzy as it is when the SMN-B (+speed, +1 mHSL CTpod quirk, higher hardpoint count on mixpod[10missile] build) is a thing and is also one of the most agile heavy already.

Maybe when it's buffed if ever, or they shift the Summoner CTpod quirks to So8 only instead.

Edited by Ttly, 11 November 2025 - 06:51 PM.

[LordNothing]

Ttly, on 11 November 2025 - 06:43 PM, said:

I'm not really a fan of the SRM Frenzy as it is when the SMN-B (+speed, +1 mHSL CTpod quirk, higher hardpoint count on mixpod[10missile] build) is a thing and is also one of the most agile heavy already.

Maybe when it's buffed if ever, or they shift the Summoner CTpod quirks to So8 only instead.

i only looked through the mediums, but now that i think of it that srm summoner was pretty good.

[Ken Harkin]

I love my Dervish but not with SRMs. I have been having a great time using it as a Thunderbolt platform.
DV-6M 270XL, 4 Tbolt 5s, 3 ERML, 1 TAG, Beagle, 6 tons of ammo, JJs and DHS.

https://mwo.nav-alph...=f0b7ed5c_DV-6M

First volley is typically all four together with the 3 ERML. Moving forward I will chain fire them as long as AMS is not an issue as the constant rain of missile fire often freaks people out. 300 - 500 meters is your sweet spot. By damage numbers Thunderbolts are not as impressive as LRMs but by effects I have found them to be much more so. Those Thunderbolts are much better at getting kills than LRMs tend to be. This Dervish is one of my favorite mediums lately and has put up good numbers. The TAG and JJ allow you to quickly lock ECM and even freak out stealth mechs.