gameplay-help

[fleet berry]

The EVA rate debuff has a 10s limit.

The AA and SPD debuff are technically limited to 3s, but AFAIK they're refreshed on every main gun shots, so I think in practice there's no time limit.

[keen owl]

I mean her crossfleet for HMS ships

[fleet berry]

I probably won't worry too much on that unless you run a lot of HMS ships.

You want to run Kronk/Guam/Shima/Unzen for barrage. Sashi/Alsace/Soyuz for main ships

[keen owl]

Oh damage to clear it faster eh

[keen owl]

Copied it. Kronk or Guam who's better?

[atomic abyss]

Guam iirc as hers is an interception crossfleet that can proc multiple times

Tho frankly it doesn't matter

[tropic tusk]

back to back event is just so tough

[simple ice]

what do those different colored bars mean ?

[sturdy badger]

Ayo, guys. For OpSi, could the auto feature use Recon?

[boreal wagon]

nothing they are just part of the design

[simple ice]

huh, thats so random

[boreal wagon]

not possible, the only way to "automate" the recon is the 5000 oil logger (or the other logger for hidden zones)

[tropic tusk]

oh shit right thers storage xd keep forgetting i got oil there

[cobalt robin]

Give me some 😔

Is anyone else's game stuck on "checking for updates" screen for half a year before loading into the game?

Never happened before this update

[tropic tusk]

internet problem

[cobalt robin]

my Internet seems fine, started happening after this update

Might redownload the whole game because I was on that screen for like 5 minutes

[wind oxide]

No no it's normal it's just your internet

[cobalt robin]

I wish it was, I've tried with data and checked, my Internet works fine even while on that screen

I'm redownloading the game rn so it doesn't matter

[wind oxide]

--> #tech-support you should check there if you have any issues but im pretty sure it's normal

[cobalt robin]

It's been on every launch since the update, I'll try in tech support if the issue is still there after the download

But it's definitely not my Internet

[full plank]

main fleet rn is lion taihou unicorn portland javelin helena

i got bismarck zwei just now and upgraded her
do i replace anyone with her?

[wind hazel]

save it for 2nd fleet

[glad pine]

Tips on limit break order?

[cobalt robin]

Why do you have a extra lion 🤨

[glad pine]

I thought it would be good to have idk

Read my name lmfao

[cobalt robin]

Lmao

[wind oxide]

you just have one bulin so it doesnt matter unless you can buy more

[glad pine]

I’ll have 3 total by tomorrow

[cobalt robin]

Traf at lvl 1 😔

[glad pine]

I just wanna figure out who I should prioritize

[full plank]

aight got a second fleet for me with these?
levels wont be a issue im prepared

[calm solstice]

Bro’s got a second one at 5*

[cobalt robin]

Too early to be focusing on 2nd fleet

[glad pine]

I have two copies of traf too but I can’t get her to work. She always just dies instantly

[full plank]

pls just gimme 1 man i wanna use zwei :(

[cobalt robin]

Give her to me

[cobalt robin]

Damn

[glad pine]

Lmfao you were rt able to get one?

[cobalt robin]

Nah I started playing again at the end of last event

[glad pine]

Aw rip. I would send her to you if I could

[cobalt robin]

Level zwei and use her in main fleet whenever you wanna use her but you really don't have the recourses for 12 ships

[wind oxide]

--> #al-general

[cobalt robin]

I'm still helping someone :p

[glad pine]

But yeah what order should I limit break my ultras in?

I was thinking Yorktown/fritz and then vanguard

[calm solstice]

Traf and Fritz

[glad pine]

Oh really? Are they that good?

[wind oxide]

Didnt see the extra traf lol

[glad pine]

How do you make trafalgar work? She always dies instantly

[cobalt robin]

And also retro that uni

[fathom relic]

Put her in the middle slot of frontline

Also, probably being underlv

[ivory pawn]

Depending on where you’re bringing her the low level is really dragging her down.
Make sure you’re running double HP auxes too.

[glad pine]

This is how I’m using her rn

[glad pine]

So like two repair kits?

[fathom relic]

11-1 for example, enemies are lv 103 and she will get maximum dmg received debuff to her face (max is 50% iirc)

[cobalt robin]

When did Azur Lane have a ssss gridman collab?

[ivory pawn]

Two repair kits is fine. If you have a collab aux that gives HP that’s usually a better option instead of the 2nd toolkit.

[glad pine]

A long ass time ago I think

[calm solstice]

Like 4 and 2 years ago.

[glad pine]

Any tips on what to use? I usually just slap on random super rare gear

[cobalt robin]

I played in 2019 and a bit 2021, I missed most things 😔

[cobalt robin]

Random bullshit go

[glad pine]

Also should I claim Kronstadt or Shima as my pity pick?

[cobalt robin]

Shima honestly

[ivory pawn]

Don’t quote me on this because I’m going off of a weak memory, but I believe Goldburn from SSS collab was the best 2nd HP aux for her. I’m fond of Bubbly from the TLR collab myself as someone who wasn’t around for SSS.

[glad pine]

Ah ok

[glad pine]

I honestly don’t think I have any collab auxes lmfao. I was never really active enough to claim them

[ivory pawn]

Then just run two toolboxes.

[glad pine]

Ok fair

[cobalt robin]

I lot run turp aux on traf and complain she dies too quickly lol

[cobalt robin]

You don't have Shima and kron right?

[stark quiver]

You should claim a copy of shinano

[glad pine]

Nope

[stark quiver]

Because a 0lb shima is useless
And a mlb shima is also kinda useless , just aren’t used that much

[glad pine]

Oh I can do that too

[glad pine]

I also have some ur bulins to though

And how tf do I get this shit

[stark quiver]

Play operation siren
And don’t +11 a toolbox

[glad pine]

Rip lmao

[tropic tusk]

+10 is like max

[glad pine]

This is also my current traf setup

[late flame]

she wants either of these guns though

[hallow mountain]

Currently farming for Nahkimov, which girl should I get after her

[wind hazel]

can consider raising volga enterprise saratoga sandiego in the future

[hallow mountain]

Clear your dockspace btw if you can

[wind hazel]

anchorage, AVP, hakuryu?

[hallow mountain]

Is FDG still good or is Zwei better

[wind hazel]

FDG too if you lack BB

zwei>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>fdg

[hallow mountain]

I got some good BBs like Lion and Zwei rn

Aight 2

[wind hazel]

slightly lower priority but still good for 3rd BB for opsi

[hallow mountain]

Hmm wait I'll send my BBs

[left cedar]

in terms of DMG dealt, the BB with more dmg close to FdG and NJ it will be Owari and there is quite a gap

[hallow mountain]

Here's my BBs

[wind hazel]

can skip fdg

nvm your lion isnt even mlb...

still skip fdg tho, you got nj uvh warspite

[hallow mountain]

hmmm aight

[left cedar]

dahell
when Warspite is relevant to something

i did lose anything ?

[hallow mountain]

it's either Anchorage or Hakuryuu atm

[hallow mountain]

pair Warspite with Lion

[left cedar]

since i remeber, Warspite is hellish behind tons of Gold SR BBs

[wind oxide]

She's on NJ tier now

[wind hazel]

she got augment

[hallow mountain]

actually yeah i forgot to ask
Who should I mlb first, Zwei or Lion

[wind hazel]

i'd do lion first, firepower is firepower

[left cedar]

welps, being a retired veteran is charging the price

[hallow mountain]

idk about Raffaello I haven't started on W14 yet for me to set up a proper mob fleet for that

[wind hazel]

dont need raff for w14

[hallow mountain]

wait wut

[wind hazel]

raff helps for w15 though since you dont have musashi either

[hallow mountain]

damn, well they did say she's a good mob fleet bb

[wind hazel]

but most UR BB will trash w14

[left cedar]

FdG does quite gud in lack of Musa

[hallow mountain]

hm okok

[late flame]

i'll do w14 when devs buff NO, i promise

[wind oxide]

who's NO?

[left cedar]

New Orleans

[late flame]

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/New_Orleans

[left cedar]

i got pretty bad news to ya, so never

[wind oxide]

too bad

[left cedar]

just get a base from Kaga and Akagi ... they are there for 7y and forgoten asf, specially Kaga

[hallow mountain]

didn't they got powercrept like real bad

they're still good but there's better CVs

[wind hazel]

just wait for augments 👍🏼 that will save them!!

[wind oxide]

Enterprise augment >>>>

[hallow mountain]

Enterprise retro/alter would be CVN-65

then Azur Lane can finally start doing cold war ships

[native dove]

[full plank]

instead of who

my backline is unicorn taihou lion

[native dove]

when I'm drunk

[marsh parrot]

Is the process for enhancing DR ships the same as PR ships?

[wind hazel]

yes just more expensive

[full plank]

cool! (i absolutely hate you, when will i get to have fun?)

anyway is musashi event or no

[native dove]

no

[full plank]

how to get urgently

[native dove]

idk

[full plank]

she is event
5:15 hours build time

[atomic abyss]

She is currently unavailable

Her event has already rerun and we are waiting for her to be added permanently

[wind oxide]

Umm i got a question from last time

Someone said it's better to craft tenrai but since tenrai is already available on gear lab now isnt it still better to focus on the quad gun?

[atomic abyss]

No

[wind oxide]

ok

[atomic abyss]

Tenrai is still really expensive to craft

And wyvern would take higher priority

[brave trail]

how many prototype triple 406mm/50 main gun should i get

[atomic abyss]

2 to 3

2 at first

[brave trail]

ight

[marsh parrot]

Great 😔

[nova crane]

what should i get

[atomic abyss]

Check the pinned message for the priority

[nova crane]

thx

btw are the rewards for hard mode forward base good

[wind oxide]

Yea

[paper walrus]

should i craft a tenrai or does it take resources from something that has a higher priority? I've only crafted one wyvern up to this point

[dreamy blade]

most of the rewards are from normal mode, hard is just a bonus

[nova crane]

alr

[atomic abyss]

2nd wyvern first imo
Unless you're looking to maximise opsi
Since we won't be using tenrais for meta showdown for the next 2 months...

[eternal basalt]

You can use your cores to score a tenrai

[paper walrus]

i dont think they interfere with each other, ill just have to spend all my testing reports and i wont be able to craft anything else that might need them

[paper walrus]

already got it

[wicked obsidian]

Hay,, Why dont I Have this 'Request Support' Option in MY Kawakaze META Boss raid ???

[brave trail]

which bomber should i use for unicorn?
tenzan kai (purple) or proto saiun kai

[atomic abyss]

Saiun is just the upgrade for the tenzan

That said I would probably use a barracuda

She's not for bossing after all

[eternal basalt]

Everyone has it, it's in the UI

[brave trail]

oh fair enough ill use barracuda then

cuz i ran out of wyvern

[wicked obsidian]

aaa..no. i dont

[eternal basalt]

Post a screenshot

[wicked obsidian]

Was about to..(Logging in)

[atomic abyss]

Wrong one

Go to my bosses in bottom left hand corner

[wind oxide]

that is you helping others buddy

[eternal basalt]

That is other bosses, you need your OWN boss

[wicked obsidian]

My Bosses is Empty

[eternal basalt]

Then go to OPSI and farm points

[atomic abyss]

Have you gotten the coordinate (points) for a run from opsi?

[wind oxide]

then you havent accumulated enough points yet

[atomic abyss]

You need 100 per run

And are capped at 200 gained per day

[wicked obsidian]

Looks like mine is 0 points

[atomic abyss]

Time to do your daily mission

And clear some maps

[wicked obsidian]

my Daily Mission list is clear except for Operation Seiren

[brave trail]

opsi 😴

[eternal basalt]

The daily list IN operation siren

[atomic abyss]

Your operation siren daily missions
Not your normal ones

[paper walrus]

how important is that dev30 ability to equip dive bombers in torp bombers slot for hakuryuu

[wicked obsidian]

I am in this part of Operation Seiren now...

Just starting point maybe

[atomic abyss]

You haven't done the story?

[eternal basalt]

Complete chapter 1 to unlock META battles

[wind oxide]

Bro just started opsi i think

[atomic abyss]

It's not for that
It's so she can use TB DB TB
And she can get the benefits from fleet tech

[brave trail]

retro yo unicorn (huge spike)

[wicked obsidian]

okk..in the middle of it Actually

[eternal basalt]

1-0-1 is the start

[paper walrus]

she can use tb db tb since dev10 so then dev30 is only for stats?

[wicked obsidian]

i Was saving it...so i dont get Spoiled in Story...

[eternal basalt]

Dev 30=
Upgrades Siren Killer II→III
All Aircraft Efficiency +5%
Slot 3 can equip Dive Bomber
Ship Rarity increases to ★★★★★★

[atomic abyss]

She gets her max no. planes at dev 25
And can only receive fleet tech bonuses at 30

Also as hassat pointed out, 5% efficiency

FS5 bumps her dmg up by another 20%

[eternal basalt]

Slot 3 can equip Dive Bomber

[paper walrus]

hakuryuu has fs?

[wind hazel]

nobody equip db on 3rd slot anyway

[atomic abyss]

For a very long time yes

[paper walrus]

wait what... why does agir not have one then if she is in the same season

[atomic abyss]

Because DR fate sim is random

FdG got hers after Drake

[paper walrus]

[balmy skiff]

Z52 or Laff2

who to mlb first???

[atomic abyss]

Z52 without any contextual clues

[late flame]

do coin flip

[slender inlet]

Is my team good? I have agir sandy retro and z52

[late flame]

for what content? also what are the main fleet ships

[slender inlet]

Musashi alsace bismarck zwei

Extreme?

[eternal basalt]

Z52 if offensive is needed, Laffey II if defensive is needed

[slender inlet]

Who should i max limit break first? Bismarck zwei or alsace?

So is my team up there good

[late flame]

agir / sandy / z52
musashi / alsace / zwei
what do you mean by Extreme? do you mean EX Fight?

[slender inlet]

I mean challenge

[late flame]

https://suchiguma.github.io/challengemode/june

[wind hazel]

do you have plymouth

[slender inlet]

No

[wind hazel]

i guess that will do lol

[late flame]

i wouldnt bother with the challenge though unless the fleet is all lv125 max limit broken and all have very good gear

iirc washy / south dakota was annoying if you cannot bring both of them down together

[slender inlet]

How do i build my ships

[wind hazel]

zwei will make it easy

just sync so that zwei fire first

this won in 3min, yours will take longer but it shouldn't be an issue at all as long as they are using AP guns

[rose whale]

Give me a good fleet setup for opsi pls? I have all ur and most of the sr ships, except clemenceau

[wind hazel]

replace with newer shinies

[slender inlet]

I wonder what will the next collab be

[wind hazel]

or this multi hull fleet

[slender inlet]

Is lion better than nj

[wind hazel]

it's atelier

[wind hazel]

yes, it's like heaven and earth comparison

lion is the BB ceiling. meanwhile NJ is near bottom

[late flame]

nj has been around a long while so she got powercrept by newer ones such as lion

[slender inlet]

Is lion better than alsace

[late flame]

also yes

[slender inlet]

Lion is better than alsace?

[wind hazel]

Lion is the BB ceiling 😭

[eternal basalt]

And if not thinking about the rerun, we don't know till JP anni in Sept

[late flame]

EN moment

[wind hazel]

wdym we dont know, we know it's Atelier

[eternal basalt]

The rerun yes, new no

[wind hazel]

???

[slender inlet]

Are there any new bb tier list

[wind hazel]

this is rerun to you?

[eternal basalt]

Where's the guy with the it's 2 events at once screen?

[wind hazel]

[slender inlet]

Is plymouth still a good ship

[wind hazel]

still one of the best

[slender inlet]

I need 200 more points to develop her

[wind hazel]

/tierlist check the end game ranking for BB placements

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Ship Tier Lists

Please note that tier lists are subjective and evaluation criteria differ from creator to creator. We encourage users to use multiple guides to get a better picture for ships' performance and said criteria.

🔹Rankings for End Game Azur Lane - Applicable to all forms of late game content (W14/15, META Showdowns, OPSI, CM) by Suchiguma
🔹CN tier list - by NGA Forum

use /equip for list of equipment TLs and guides
use /guide for list of helpful gameplay guides and FAQs

[eternal basalt]

Do note whe get PR8 next month

[forest palm]

likely to be seen in about 2 weeks

[wind oxide]

Ryza and yumia are both coming together

[tropic tusk]

Another 5 slot in dock to be taken

[late flame]

it can be zero if skip

[tropic tusk]

Who does that

Wht if they all good then U need them

[late flame]

they will never be rainbow level good so

[tropic tusk]

Oh ya did they fix Halford yet? Or she still got bug

[late flame]

still bugged iirc

[tropic tusk]

Rip

[boreal wagon]

if lil illus was any indication she may not be fixed for a while

[eternal basalt]

~~They finally giv them the META threatment ~~

[late flame]

only took.. uh 4 years? lol

[tropic tusk]

Wait wht took 4 years

[boreal wagon]

little illustrious to be fixed

[tropic tusk]

4 years??? Wtf

poor Halford

[wind hazel]

no point fixing a dogshit ship

[eternal basalt]

Your dogshit ship is another man's wife

[tropic tusk]

Indeed

[wind hazel]

yes im glad they love dogshit ships

[wind oxide]

Lil illust looks like a 3 yr old bro 😭

[tropic tusk]

All lil ships are like that

[wind hazel]

even without the bug halford was nothing impressive, that's just a fact

[eternal basalt]

As a parent, you have no idea how 3 year old's look

[wind oxide]

Parenting is ok but wifing up a 3yr old

[wind hazel]

[wind oxide]

anyways not a topic to discuss here

[tropic tusk]

Wasn't theres a guy in here who oath amagi chan

[forest palm]

people who think this are just as weird as the people that do this

[late flame]

there's many guys who oathed amagi chan, but it isnt a topic for discussion here anyway

[tropic tusk]

I'm just talking about love for the ship

[wind hazel]

but i can buff amagi-chan by 6%
6% stronger amagi-chan sounds strong

[tropic tusk]

Actually is there any players so far 125 all ships yet?

[wind hazel]

mathematically impossible

[late flame]

not enough arrays

[tropic tusk]

Not enough arrays*

[wind oxide]

Even elon musk cant

[late flame]

chips can be whaled*, arrays no

[tropic tusk]

I see

At least half the ships?

[wind hazel]

no idea, but that sounds more likely

[tropic tusk]

But 120 all ships is possible right?

[wind hazel]

yes

[late flame]

120 all ships is do-able yes

[tropic tusk]

That's nice

[whole crypt]

all 120 is not just possible it's already done

[rapid summit]

Where can I make t1 into t2 and higher tier tech packs

[wind oxide]

go to depot > click on em > compose

[late flame]

depot

[rapid summit]

Ohhh thank you

Um it doesn’t say compose

[wind oxide]

you need 5 to compose one

[rapid summit]

Ohhh I see it now thanks

[ionic kraken]

can the meta ship drop in this event or only in the gacha?

[wind hazel]

can drop

can buy from shop too

[ionic kraken]

gotcha thanks i was a little worried cause i don't see the crystals in the shop

[wind hazel]

really? thought they are always there

[split gazelle]

I think they only appear if you have the ship already

[wind hazel]

make sense

[tulip thorn]

Should i keep rerolling or throw it?

[wind hazel]

not worth rerolling

[native dove]

hw log to get fr lv120 to lv 130

[whole crypt]

cap is 125 unless you mean commander level

[cobalt robin]

Instead of lion of course

[full plank]

she better than lion?

[cobalt robin]

No but why would you use two bb in a fleet

[normal cedar]

which one do I pick? im 15 prints away from dev 25 on brest and have 354 for ply

[native dove]

that's wt i meant

[whole crypt]

that kind of depends on how much you grind but probably months

not like there's anythng up at 130 cmdr lv

[whole crypt]

shorter slightly better print/hr, longer higher guarantee, up to you

[normal cedar]

ok, thanks

[blissful sigil]

Alo o/

I am unsure which URs to LM and my goal is to finish all the event runs like doing SP and EX.
What I'm thinking is get more Bismarck from pulls and Ive got another Bulin coming from the Milestone reward to her to 6 stars. Thoughts?

[late flame]

if you can get zwei dupe from tickets great. otherwise pulling for dupe is always a bad idea

[tender lotus]

Where i can see tier list with their best gear?

[wind hazel]

/tierlist

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Ship Tier Lists

Please note that tier lists are subjective and evaluation criteria differ from creator to creator. We encourage users to use multiple guides to get a better picture for ships' performance and said criteria.

🔹Rankings for End Game Azur Lane - Applicable to all forms of late game content (W14/15, META Showdowns, OPSI, CM) by Suchiguma
🔹CN tier list - by NGA Forum

use /equip for list of equipment TLs and guides
use /guide for list of helpful gameplay guides and FAQs

[wind hazel]

no best gear though, that doesn't exist

[bold girder]

mlb recommendation pls (i have 170 pity on zwei maybe i can get one more zwei)

[blissful sigil]

I haven't experienced how hard E.X is and I want to prepared to conquer it with ease and maybe getting Trafalgar to 6 stars might do it?

[wind hazel]

see if you can get more zwei or not first, ask again next wednesday

[bold girder]

kk thx

[blissful sigil]

https://tanknut.github.io/al-tierlist/index.html
Is this still a valid tier list to follow and their description for their roles?

[wind hazel]

it's a trash site

[blissful sigil]

Oh :c

[bold girder]

there is another tierlist on github but they don't update it

[blissful sigil]

It is better than one I posted, if so may I have the link?

[bold girder]

https://slaimuda.github.io/ectl/#/home

[tender lotus]

The regal updated?

[bold girder]

as I said, not up to date

the last 2-3 ur don't exist in this tier list

there is another one that is up to date, but it doesn't show any builds or anything, it only has tiers from map to map or by mode

[blissful sigil]

Mainly the main ships mostly do the heavy dmg compare to vanguards, right?

[blissful sigil]

Link please

[bold girder]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13YbPw3dM2eN6hr3YfVABIK9LVuCWnVZF0Zp2BGOZXc0/edit?pli=1&gid=0#gid=0

[blissful sigil]

Yeh this is great thanks

[quick grotto]

So for combat data missions for research ships, can these get advanced by ships that no longer receive exp? (125 and at cap)

[bold girder]

🙏

[ornate shore]

hello guys, how do i link my x to yostar

having a very hard time linking my x account on a new phone

[ornate shore]

no way of binding it out of the app?

[bold girder]

idk

[atomic abyss]

No

It's thru the game only

[warped acorn]

what are those rings surrounding them

[tropic tusk]

should be ur aa

[warped acorn]

[tropic tusk]

anti air

[boreal wagon]

its just to show they are a special anti air enemy and roughly indicates its range

[opaque musk]

Does anyone know how to set up Operation Siren so that after clearing a zone, it automatically moves to the another zone? I've already used the item that costs 5k oil.

[tropic tusk]

it doesnt move to next "new" zone

tho u can random loop different cleared zone if u want

[boreal wagon]

strategic search is what u are looking for

[opaque musk]

Nah

[tropic tusk]

his looking to auto clear all zone i think

[boreal wagon]

i dont get the question then because strategic search is what you use to both automatically clear all new or random secured zones

[tropic tusk]

i think his asking is there a way to auto play opsi lol

[thorny field]

Is this skill after the radar active need to be close to enemy for radar scan?

[hollow gust]

huh?

helena scan works on everything on screen

[cobalt robin]

I feel like your name after reading that question

[warped acorn]

no cd?

[forest palm]

There is no distance, there is no limit outside of time it'll hit all enemies

[dreamy blade]

the 5k oil item is what lets you use strategic search for 'explorable'

[thorny field]

Didnt go college to maintain my family restaurant so my english falling down

[thorny field]

Ty

[cobalt robin]

All good lol

[tropic tusk]

u dont have to go that deep for a game lol

[thorny field]

Im feel normal to accept my dumb things

[wet badge]

do i mlb implac or wait for another ur

[atomic abyss]

Most likely mlb, but maybe we shd see what you have

[tropic tusk]

is it me or is this rerun abit short

[atomic abyss]

reruns have been 1 week long for the last 3 years

[tropic tusk]

yea looks like im just busy this week and ended not playing enough

is this being used anywhere?

[silk helm]

are there any vangaurd ships that help w vangaurd survivability or healing? using san fran right now but keep dying in 12-1

would eldridge or z52 be better?

[rare tusk]

I only managed to get otto (3x) so far with my pulls, but do I save my pulls for anni or continue?

[serene spoke]

Seeing as there's quite a fair bit of time left until anni I'd say it's safe to pull a little more if you want to, however try to keep it to a reasonable amount.

[atomic abyss]

continue for bismarck

EN anni doesnt get URs

[atomic abyss]

wut, how? is she levelled and geared?

[rare tusk]

okii thanks! any tips on how I can get more coins?

[atomic abyss]

play the event

[rare tusk]

alright, thanks👍

[weary gust]

If san fran is dying in 12-1 either mainfleet sucks or sanfran is way underleveled.

[magic atlas]

if im done w all ship research, which research projects shld i do for the most rainbow equipment bp when no golden ones r available?

[soft raft]

/research

[odd root]

credit: Newbie#1553 and Lunar#7777 https://i.imgur.com/wGQkqJk.jpg

[sharp socket]

is this thing good for meta fights

[warped acorn]

this skill has no cd?

[weary gust]

Skills like that refresh the timer whenever they proc.

[warped acorn]

thats mean the skill can be triggered again when its working and the timer left refreshes?

[wind hazel]

can be good yes

[undone plover]

Who is best for antilight with fritz + nakhimov?
CV only?

[atomic abyss]

chkalov?

[wind oxide]

Nakhimov?

[undone plover]

I will run chappy so no need for soviet

[atomic abyss]

chappy has no slow....

[undone plover]

Did she not?
Was it voro with the slow?

[atomic abyss]

voro and tash

[undone plover]

Tash is better for light right?

[atomic abyss]

dmg wise certainly, much much better

[rapid grail]

when was the last time tanknut tierlist got updated

outdated as fuck. saw it when i opened gph a while back

[atomic abyss]

whose

[wind hazel]

since unzen i guess lol

[wind oxide]

One guy sent that here a while ago

[rapid grail]

[wind hazel]

owari t2 general btw

and implacable t1 niche

[rapid grail]

disgusting

[atomic abyss]

110 lol

[viscid swift]

I mean, that was from 2020 but still

what a stuck up moron

[wind hazel]

calculating how independence is t2 general, some meth maths involved

[wind oxide]

Meth 😭

[viscid swift]

it's actually just basic chemistry

[forest palm]

even for 2020 those are baby numbers

[little tree]

~~ my god what is this ~~

Shimakaze T0 is insane

[atomic abyss]

shima t0 for 2023 is fine lol

[forest palm]

Shimakaze came onto the scene when Ibuki, and Ayanmi were really her only competition

[void walrus]

Yeah, a crapton of torp alpha strike is good for mobbing

[wind hazel]

shimakaze is still good

[void walrus]

Ibuki can do the same, but is like
3x the cost or something

[viscid swift]

I mean, today nah

[atomic abyss]

ibuki with her aug is better than shima now so uh

[forest palm]

Shimakaze is still good there's just better

[wind hazel]

was ibuki even good without augment back then, i dont remember anyone glazing over ibuki at all

[atomic abyss]

yes

[viscid swift]

meh, rather unremarkable tbh

[atomic abyss]

aya doesnt have double preload like ibuki

what hurt ibuki was that jintsuu didnt buff her

[viscid swift]

preload carriers started being spammed in 2022

[forest palm]

Ibuki was a lot more consistent than Aya, and Jintsu was there

[atomic abyss]

jintsuu buffed CL and DD only

[forest palm]

also Noshi, and Skunk

[atomic abyss]

noshi was what brought ibuki up

[viscid swift]

Naga(na)mi mentioned

[atomic abyss]

tanikaze is dying in a ditch

[forest palm]

I feel like Naganami doesn't get enough credit for what she does tbh

[atomic abyss]

she did at the time

[little tree]

Does Shimkaza need her UR torpedos to be good?

[atomic abyss]

🚮

[forest palm]

only if you manual and plan to shotgun a boss

[void walrus]

Magnetic torps might be better for her

The UR torps suffer from long reloads

[forest palm]

Mag is just good in general

unless it's the SSR Quint Mag which is shit. Improve, Quad, and UR Quint Mags are the ones that you look to

[normal crane]

Who should I mlb?

[viscid swift]

Bismarck Zwei and Implacable

might wanna get more dock space as well

[forest palm]

could wait on BZ unless all tickets have been dumped

[vale spindle]

Yes it made her very competitive with unzen

[gentle lintel]

Hello everyone.
As a Waifu fleeter, I am here once again.
Anyone have a suggested fleet for world 15?

All ships are available, and I dont care if it burns oil.
Thank

all but Huston II, which is why I'm doing w15

[grave venture]

Nice man you have so many ur ships when did you start playing azur lane

[wind hazel]

sir we were talking about preaugment vs Shimakaze

[normal crane]

On Soyuz banner, didn't know when exactly

[viscid swift]

https://suchiguma.github.io/guides/chapter-15/

[gentle lintel]

thank

[sweet delta]

Rip /campaign

[atomic abyss]

it's in /guide

[hollow gust]

/campaign is far superior

[grand solar]

How good of a submarine is Maggiore?

[narrow kiln]

affect carriers AA stat on airplanes AA damage?

[soft raft]

iirc AA stat for backliners mainly reduces the amount of crash damage they take from enemy planes

[grand solar]

Okay...not sure if that makes her a good submarine or not....?

[ivory pawn]

Good individually.
Still worse than fishpack, maybe worse or sidegrade to wolfpack.

[soft raft]

that wasnt even an answer to your question 💀
She's prob decent but there's little reason to use her over the wolf and fishpacks

[carmine heath]

are the sr/elite ships from biszwei good at all (apart from 556 meta)

[grand solar]

Right. Thank you. Just re-enforces my belief the only good subs...are loliboats.... 😑

[soft raft]

Outside of tech fodder, not really
Regen and Otto are FP tech, Jade is RLD, and i forget who else is on the banner

[ivory pawn]

Just be like me and use Maggiore and hopefully soon Leonardo anyways instead of minmaxing.

[narrow kiln]

in fact, to increase the damage of aircraft to aircraft, it is only effective to increase AVI?

[grand solar]

But if you aren't minmxing, then you are making thing unnecessarily harder for yourself.

[narrow kiln]

and the second question.
What happens if you put Twin 134mm AA (QF Mark I) (AA with FP stat) on a light carrier?
Will it be possible to damage ships with it?

[blazing maple]

Question, how long can you reach to lvl 125 just by putting them in the dorms?

[soft raft]

that is not how it works

[grand solar]

Too long.

[soft raft]

putting that AA gun doesnt magically give a Carrier a regular gun 💀

[sweet delta]

AA guns dont damage ships

[wind oxide]

Asking for a friend who started later to lion's event, should he take NJ or shinano from the rookie mission?

[narrow kiln]

I had "brilliant" thoughts.
But then I thought about it as it should be.

[grand solar]

Once you get above like level 80 or 90, it begins taking too long to level them up in that manner because of exponentially bigger the XP amount becomes. It can take months to get a level.

[soft raft]

Prob Shinano
If he has Lion or BisZwei (or even better, both), then there's basically no reason to go for NJ

[wind oxide]

He started later to lion's event so he doesnt have lion

[sweet delta]

See appendix A at the end https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VJ12iQu8IdKQ0ss29c_KZ5BGk5BXT0mtwZoOuZMAuaE/edit?usp=drivesdk

"after" or "later than," not "later to"

[narrow kiln]

So... that AA allows you to increase the damage of ships' non-AA guns?

[sweet delta]

It increases the damage of attacks that use FP

[narrow kiln]

thanks.

[sweet delta]

Which most carriers don't have

[narrow kiln]

Then another question.
Do I remember correctly that the Fairey Gannet skill is a completely ordinary torpedo?

[wind oxide]

you're editing?

[sweet delta]

Finished editing, didn't add important new sentences

[wind oxide]

ok

[sweet delta]

Just balanced two + and two - for shinano and NJ to not imply that NJ is better

[vale spindle]

Oh

[blazing maple]

well crap

because well
my currency is looking like a deficit

I keep using random ships to grind for the event'

targeting lvl 100-110 ships

for the event grind and subsequently the cognitive awakening is well getting more coin losses due to cognitive awakening than income

[cobalt robin]

Why are you awakening random ships?

[viscid swift]

considering you can bank XP on ships at level 100 I wouldn't worry about it too much, just get picky on who you awaken to 120

[blazing maple]

alright. then
thanks

[paper walrus]

ive only seen wyvern recommended to craft, what about spearfish

[undone plover]

too expensive to be worth

if u want more details it is basically a parallel torpedo bomber like wyvern but has focused rocket dmg as well
the issue is that is kinda niche
wyvern having AA is probably more universally useful
ppl tested both in ch15 and neither one was that much better than the other one iirc
and wyvern is much cheaper

[hollow gust]

Spearfish for boomers

[whole crypt]

imagine making spearfishes for the sake of making spearfishes

[hollow gust]

Have one at +13

[whole crypt]

[little tree]

[hollow gust]

No reason not to max a good plane

[little tree]

~~ the uni loadout looks curesed ~~

[whole crypt]

it works great for OS speed clears

[little tree]

ohh OS

[sweet delta]

Where else would you use uni

What happened to Perseus though

[tame jungle]

emigrated to brazil

[little tree]

[weary gust]

Giving Unicorn a homing beacon seems rather pointless.

[swift path]

should i replace my retrofit Z23 with otto von alvensleben?

[weary gust]

Probably, but depends on where you are/what ships you have.

[swift path]

vanguard or backline?

[whole crypt]

it does what it does

[weary gust]

Uni shouldn't even be launching twice for most opsi mobbing. Her preload is all she should be sending out.

[wind hazel]

lol good luck only shooting once in c5 or stronghold

[weary gust]

Only on bosses would she launch more than once, and 4% faster launch isn't going to get her an additional strike. You're not syncing her to anything.

[weary gust]

I regularly do?

[wind hazel]

uni will launch 2nd strike 100%

[weary gust]

Usually fight ends after Independence launches her airstrike.

[wind hazel]

and if you can make that quicker you can end the battle sooner

[swift path]

i have way too many but on that current vanguard line is Z23, portland, guam

[whole crypt]

you're not wrong that most fights end without Unicorn launching again, but the fights where she deosn't launch again really doesn't matter whether you give her beacon or pult

[wind hazel]

if anything you should question where's the la9

[whole crypt]

la-9 is too slow

[weary gust]

Catapult is simply more damage, homing beacon won't change number of strikes, only make each strike less strong.

No reason to use the beacon on uni

[whole crypt]

except it already does enough damage so it's faster where it is

[wind hazel]

ending battle 4% faster sounds like a win

[sweet delta]

Ending battle sounds like a win too

[wind hazel]

i'll end you

[eager mulch]

[forest palm]

[narrow kiln]

and here I* am, who prays on the homing beacon on my Unicorn
*a dumb noob who is trying to understand the game's wording and mechanics

[forest palm]

homing beacon is certainly a choice

[narrow kiln]

At least for those whose ships die MUCH more often than they'd like, this gives hope.

[deep cypress]

Should I spend all my UR bulins to MLB Bis Zwei?

[soft raft]

What other URs do you have?
Do you have enough to MLB a UR in one go as well?

[forest palm]

could wait till post event to MLB BZ just in case you get lucky off a ticket

[deep cypress]

Non-MLB, I have Trafalgar, Yorktown II, Vanguard, NJ, Fritz Rumey and Raffaello. And yes, I can MLB a UR in one go. I have 2 purins and can get 2 more in the store.

[soft raft]

Would've been easier if you just gave a pic of your URs but you can do BisZwei ig

[cobalt robin]

Does opsi exp count towards ship research?

[wind hazel]

yes, but not all fight give exp

[cobalt robin]

That's all I needed to know to finally grind opsi thanks

[queen breach]

Where do I find these blueprints for hte gear lab?

[atomic abyss]

operation siren

[queen breach]

yes

but where in it exactly?

[atomic abyss]

everywhere

you cant grind for it specifically

yes there are some in the shops

but it's obtained from just grinding

[queen breach]

I got one from a shop, but never found any playing OPSI

[atomic abyss]

you have to play fair bit

clear every node with an icon on top

[soft raft]

BisZwei > Vanguard > Yk2 > Rumey > Raffello > NJ > Traf then

[forest palm]

wouldn't even bother listing ships cause order can drastically change

also Traffy and Fritz should be around Vanguard

[eager mulch]

what’s the government name for the gold bulin

like the actual name

[forest palm]

Specialized Bulin Custom MKIII

[eager mulch]

gold?

[cobalt rapids]

Prototype Bulin MKII

[steady mantle]

bismrack zwei will come again right?

[cobalt rapids]

shes rerunning rn
the next time shell come is when she gets archived

[steady mantle]

archived ?!

[forest palm]

perm available

[cobalt rapids]

yes when shell get added to perm UR exchange

[deep cypress]

Noted. Thanks, guys.

[cobalt rapids]

i would just do bismarck zwei into yk2

[steady mantle]

ohh thats what archived meant. okok. cuz i think i tried to get her as ppl suggested. but i ended up with 3 regenburg

[cobalt rapids]

u can still get her rn

[eager mulch]

how long will that be

[steady mantle]

yea ill try 1 pull a day. im out of cubes, 100 pulls already xd

[cobalt rapids]

i think archive takes about 1 year since rerun

[eager mulch]

[cobalt rapids]

between tickets and the daily cubes u can do more than 1 pull per day

[steady mantle]

yeap thats good news. ill just spam till the banner goes away :3 thank u!

at least now i know what archive means

[eternal basalt]

Not to mention its sunday, so you might get a lot of goodss, or otherwise tomorrow

[steady mantle]

[jovial jackal]

Which sub fleet is better? US or Wolfpack?

[rigid onyx]

might change in a week

new wolfpack sub next event

[hollow quartz]

When should I start caring about subs and mlbing them?

[cobalt rapids]

when u want help for these contents where campaign is 14/15
altho keep in mind the value of subs in CMs is low

but u should mlb i-58 and try do to do the lv65 sub raid to gather bidder mats as soon as possible
somwhere when u reached w12

[narrow kiln]

i heard, that META ships dont take dock capacity. Its true?

[cobalt rapids]

its facts

[brave bluff]

hey in operation siren, what is the best way to farm for the gear lab UR blueprints?

[cobalt rapids]

finish opsi story asap and then be diligent and clear all ur shiny icons around the opsi maps and buy the usefull stuff in port shops every month to get 95% of opsi mats income

[worldly pewter]

gl hf
the only farming source is cat nodes

[brave bluff]

okay.. what.. is a cat node?

[sweet delta]

nothing to worry about until you're done with all hidden, abyssal, stronghold, arbiter, daily missions

[brave bluff]

oh is the red beam with the face?

[viscid swift]

no

[worldly pewter]

basically u don't farm for them
u just exchange in the shop and get the guaranteed drop from the normal arbiter

anything extra is a bonus

[cobalt rapids]

those are cat nodes
basically u send ur equipped cats from current fleet on a mini exp to gather rng stuff ( the higher lvl and rarity the better )
but do note theres multiple sources for UR bps from opsi
like port shops and arbiter who offer you blanks UR bps
abysalls who have a rng chance to drop a UR bp on kill
dailies indirectly by dropping abysall cords
and then lastly cats for a rly low chance
but ur auto search will autopick cats anyway
and lastly UR bps shouldnt be the only thing u care about when farming opsi

[brave bluff]

oh yeah but i'm just trying to gear up some fleets and need ur bps for that... i do mostly just autoplay siren ops... to the point i'm not sure what arbiter is... or abyssals... like i assume their enemies/bosses.

but are they in like the red whirlpool maps?

[cobalt rapids]

the magenta chest in the middle is the arbiter
the swirly red circles are strongholds
the red chests are abysalls
the yellow chests are hiddens

[brave bluff]

aaaah thank you.

[cobalt rapids]

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Operation_Siren you can check wiki for more information about each

[narrow kiln]

aaand...
Sorry to interrupt, but who is the best healer in this game?

[brave bluff]

unicorn?

[cobalt rapids]

unicorn

[brave bluff]

thank you

[narrow kiln]

...I'm just making sure of the facts that I know... To help as much as possible a friend who understands much less than I do.

[cobalt rapids]

u can also just send em here

[narrow kiln]

he russian, as i. And he dont like use english.

Well, I'm Russian... Actually Belarus, who being f2p bought another ring to rename Belarus. Well, this is my favorite ship, and right after it is the Unicorn.
And I play for the ships of the Northern Parliament
And we have people who avoid using foreign languages ​​in Russia

[brave bluff]

so is your question "is there a NP healer ship?" cause i don't think there is?

[cobalt rapids]

volga

[brave bluff]

i sit corrected

[narrow kiln]

No, praying for kills before enemy attacks

[soft raft]

Like Renhex said, Volga
Tho she's more like a secondary healer, not a main one like Unicorn

[viscid swift]

what

[narrow kiln]

But... is there Iron Blood good healer?

[soft raft]

Was that directed at me or the other guy?

[viscid swift]

the other guy

[viscid swift]

not really no

[soft raft]

No not really
iirc closest you can get is Jade and even then she's pretty overall

[narrow kiln]

If you to me - i wont to try play on NP fleet without Volga (and Unicorn in other fleet)

[viscid swift]

I wasn't saying anything in particular, just didn't understand what you meant with your previous statement

[soft raft]

Also since you said you're russian, are you sure you dont want to go to one of the russian servers in #international-port ? Sounds like English isnt really your first lanuguage

[narrow kiln]

I... just bad on writing. And think i can get anything i need there, or on wiki.

[limpid elk]

EN community is just chill like that

[narrow kiln]

and I don't need a lot of social interaction in the community... I communicate quite a lot more than usual now.

[peak bluff]

Hey. As a new player, what banner is recommend to pull on? Or where do I dump my cubes

[narrow kiln]

And... can anybody tell me, for what #trophy-room?

[viscid swift]

pull on the event banner

[worldly pewter]

showing off / bragging
luck / achievements . . .

[narrow kiln]

.....hmmm... (i love how Russian phrases can be)
I think I know what I want to show in future...

[worldly pewter]

maybe a triple ur gear print drop from a cat node worth showing off

[narrow kiln]

I think a my nearly full slowing fleet for Admiral Nakhimov is it...

[rare tusk]

how can I get more eva?

[worldly pewter]

if u don't have enough leveled up ships for a second fleet use eva gear

[soft raft]

add more ships in general (Aka use the 2nd fleet as stat fodder)
DDs tend to have the highest EVA

[forest palm]

fill out your second fleet

[worldly pewter]

usually by the time u are having 120 ships u should be having a second fleet

[forest palm]

a nugget of knowledge, for hard mode you must fill out the required hull types the game designates otherwise you will receive essentially a stat penalty, so filling those hull types may push your stats above the required number

[rare tusk]

yea I dont really yet haha, but filling it in with what I have works, thanks!

[peak bluff]

Which limited ship should I get from guild shop after having bought Unicorn?

[fair lance]

Helena

If you're talking about the limited pool only from guild shop none if you're just starting

[stark quiver]

I use the gas cans instead of cata

[clear harbor]

If I have a choice to increase adaptabiliyt in OPSI, is thre a priority? Should I try to level things equally?

[hollow gust]

Just play opsi

You naturally level enough

[forest nexus]

there's one part of the gear mechanics I'm a bit confused about. If I look at a wiki page for a ship, under the "Gear" section, it lists "Max #" on the far right side. I'm assuming for AA guns, that's how many mounts it has, contributing to the amount of damage it deals. But what does "Max #" mean for BB Main Guns or CL Main Guns?

I only see 3 shells when a three barrel main gun fires, so I'm assuming it's not saying there's 3 main gun emplacements - else I'd see 9 shells.

[viscid swift]

well you're right and you're wrong

max # means the number of salvos from that weapon and if you look at the gears, you'll see that one salvo typically consists of several volleys of shells

so one salvo would consist of 3 shells but they won't fire all at the same time

so if you pay attention, you'll see another 2 sets of 3 shells in quick sucession after the first

[paper agate]

anyway besides gambling to get this gear

[viscid swift]

no

[paper agate]

fuck

[forest nexus]

does max # increase with limit breaks from 1 to 3?

[viscid swift]

yes but not all BBs have 3 main gun mounts

[forest nexus]

because I was about to be very confused, until I realized I was watching my un-limit-broken Ulrich to test this, who only fired one salvo lol

tested with another ship, and I see what you mean now.

[viscid swift]

and you have witnessed why 0 limit break ships are shit

[forest nexus]

that does also explain why my Ulrich does so much less damage than Bismarck even near same level lol

appreciate the help, makes a lot more sense.

[twin isle]

Is it really possible to get 2# place in E.X.for a lvl 82? Rest of the list is between 105 - 140+

[viscid swift]

almost certainly a cheater

[stark quiver]

pro gamer

[vale spindle]

they ban people every so often for cheating and post about it on Twitter

[sweet delta]

📠

[sharp pine]

He just has a better gaming chair.

[thin flint]

Hey im bout to start W14, any must-have ships to incorporate into my fleets?

[viscid swift]

https://suchiguma.github.io/guides/chapter-14-brief

[warped acorn]

currently done pr4 anchorage catch-up, should i go for agir next

[soft raft]

everyone in PR4 besides Marco is worth pursuing

[magic locust]

When is PR8 going to be announced?

[viscid swift]

probably the week before its release

[covert elk]

Hello. How do I earn coins as a new player? Its a bit annoying that its needed to summon x.x I cant rly do the event as its a bit too hard. Im currently at like 3-3

[boreal temple]

play till w9 iirc unlock oilcap and start perma farming for coins there

[stark quiver]

play event

[crisp vortex]

does anyone know how often a wishing well event occurs?

[void walrus]

When the devs feel like it

[covert elk]

So as a newer player, you are just out of luck? o.o. I would play event, but its too hard rn

[viscid swift]

for EN, during the CN and EN Annis in May and August

[crisp vortex]

ohh alr thank you

[soft raft]

You just have to suck it up and grind the highest stage you can (safely clear)

[undone yacht]

So after beating sp, I cant go for extra stages, what I do in the event, I beated both easy and hard mode 3 stars

[soft raft]

continue grinding hard mode and doing your daily SP run
HT4-HT6 specifically cuz oil cap

[undone yacht]

Alr

How possible is 12-3 if I beat event sp w no problem?

[soft raft]

What does your fleet look like?
Cuz event maps have way less need AA than W12 does

[undone yacht]

This

[soft raft]

That should be able to clear fine then
will say tho, eventually you'll replace Perseus with Unicorn Retrofit, probably as soon as W13 depending on how much her +90% longer reload screws over her and the fleet

[undone yacht]

Alr, I got unicorn at level 90 so ig I will have to level her up soon

[fair lance]

Who's the battleship on the first picture? (just my curiosity)

[sweet delta]

/wiki constellation

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Azur Lane Wiki

Multiple results found

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Constellation
https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Constellation/Quotes
https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Constellation/Gallery

Jun 22, 2025, 11:41 PM

[fair lance]

Thanks

[worldly pewter]

but he has YT at the end of the username surely he is legit

(he because it is an arabic name)

[white musk]

How well does NJ synergize with August VP?
Deciding between Shinano and new jersey rn, I'm not sure if I should pick shinano when I'm developing August

[atomic abyss]

NJ has 0 synergy with August, Shinano does

Shinano is the flat out better pick

Even without August

[white musk]

alright, tyty

[sharp hawk]

who should i mlb next? was thinking trafalgar coz i already have quite a lot of UR bb's now but maybe bismarck zwei is more worth?

[viscid swift]

that all of your URs?

[sharp hawk]

yh

[viscid swift]

Zwei still easily

[atomic abyss]

Bis Zwei if you already have 4
Cos you have none of the stronger bossing UR BBs besides Lion

[sharp hawk]

alr ty

[soft raft]

BisZwei > Shinano > Yk2 > Raffello > Trafalgar > Kron == Shimakaze

[silk helm]

why is traf so low

[atomic abyss]

cos she's a frontliner

and even then, a support one

[silk helm]

good to know

raffello is higher prio than traf?

[atomic abyss]

well he has musashi in this case, so not really
at least for campaign

tho uh

im fairly sure her DPS is better than uvh and co for bossing anyways?

[obtuse island]

so far i'm a f2p player that has only bought 2 trainning slots, what would be the best way to spend the rest of the free gems

[stark quiver]

better than nj and sash?

[stark quiver]

u can do /gems in #bot-spam

[viscid swift]

/gems

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Gem Spending 101

Gems in Azur Lane are fairly rare from an F2P perspective. However, the gacha in Azur lane does not require gems and their main usage is expansion of facilities like dorm, academy, docks and depot, as well as buying resources, resource packs, premium items (rings and name change), and skins.

As an F2P, you can get up to 4700 guaranteed gems (3750 for 3* clearing all 15 main campaign worlds, 800 for completing Bands collection and 150 for 8 days login campaign), not counting random gems from commissions or occasional bonuses from events or other sources.

Considering limited availability of gems for F2P players, even if spent exclusively on QoL upgrades, it is impossible to upgrade everything.

This is the recommended way to spend gems as an F2P:

• 3rd Dorm slot (300 gems)
• Dorm 2nd floor (500 gems)
• Dock space (remaining gems)

The main purpose of the dorm is for faster morale regen while grinding. Using ships with 0 morale will receive a 50% exp penalty and lose affinity.

The 2nd floor of the dorm will have the same number of slots as the 1st floor. While it lacks passive exp gain, it has faster morale regen. 3 dorm slots with the 2nd floor gives you a total of 6 slots, which is enough for your whole mob fleet.

Dock space is the biggest constraint for players. While this can help casual players collect all their waifus, there is also practical use in collecting ships - for later levelling to get their fleet tech on reaching lvl 120. These are important for players as they provide crucial additional stats that help players to tackle the hardest content (W14/15, H.Arbiters, CM).

Alternatively, players may consider getting the 3rd Academy slot for faster skill training or more dorm slots instead of just dock space (not recommended).

While players may opt to buy skins/rings with the F2P gems, this will come at the cost of QoL. It is recommended to only buy those with real money 💳.

[obtuse island]

oh thanks

[stark quiver]

text wall moment

[atomic abyss]

definitely better than sash against light/med

[sharp hawk]

is it worth putting these into shimanto or are there other pr6/7 sr's that are more worth it?

could complete shimanto with catch up but rather have it done sooner

[weary gust]

Shimanto is the only useful PR from PR6 so might as well.

[atomic abyss]

PR6*

[weary gust]

Halford is the worst PR in the game, Daisen is irrelevant because UR BB, Bayard is okay but has no niche. So PR7 PR are not needed.

[atomic abyss]

i think you meant daisen irrelevant because UR BB

[stark quiver]

bayard can sometimes crash game in peevpee

[atomic abyss]

well i wouldnt call one of the best SR CLs okay
but yeah she has no niche

[silk helm]

is double flapjack okay for opsi strongholds?

for fritz rum

[atomic abyss]

it's "ok" yes

it's not good by any means

[silk helm]

whats recommended? i haven't been able to 1 fleet strongholds

[atomic abyss]

fritz is on your mob fleet?

[stark quiver]

let me, try a stronghold rq

[atomic abyss]

weird but fine i guess

la-9 and wyvern

no la-9? bf-109g

[silk helm]

lmaoo i was tyring to cook... a mix of CVs and fast

[atomic abyss]

normally we prio rumey on the boss fleet

[stark quiver]

then use aquila as a preload

[silk helm]

ty

[stark quiver]

I use this

[zinc hornet]

do meta and muse ships contribute to shipyard data collection?

[atomic abyss]

meta no, they are meta faction
muse yes

[zinc hornet]

okay ty. what about collab ships?

[atomic abyss]

collab ships are collab faction

so no

[zinc hornet]

okay thank you

[native dove]

wt is the best main gun for musashi?

[atomic abyss]

by default, the purple twin 410mm kai

[native dove]

any UR gun suitable?

[atomic abyss]

no

the one UR sakura BB gun is 🚮

[native dove]

ok ,tks

[atomic abyss]

is the best for most purposes

save like, heavy armour bossing in opsi

[native dove]

only map 15-4 left

[atomic abyss]

yeah that gun is the best for musashi in 15

[wicked obsidian]

How do I change my fleet in operation Seiren?

[weary gust]

Go to a blue port and use the fleet order command in top right.

[atomic abyss]

https://tenor.com/view/azur-lane-gif-25770903

[wicked obsidian]

It says I haven't unlocked this function yet

[atomic abyss]

means you have to continue opsi

finish chapter 1

[vagrant steppe]

Who should i invest my bulins into next?

[atomic abyss]

we need to see all your URs to make a recommendation

[atomic abyss]

vanguard, if you have 4
otherwise wait

[sweet delta]

vanguard is perma

[atomic abyss]

i mean rafaello wouldnt be the greatest idea either

esp granted musashi is coming to perma next

[paper ore]

why not trafalgar

[atomic abyss]

not a backliner, not a DPS

[sweet delta]

[wind hazel]

vanguard, why...

[paper ore]

very impressive with the EX ranking btw

[proven fable]

im making a opsi boss fleet (fleet 1) do i swap unicorn for implacable? or no. also, ignore her level, im leveling her currently

[paper ore]

how fast does it usually take to get a ship to lvl 125 and 200 affinity? 🤔

[proven fable]

u only really need level 120

[paper ore]

you could run z52 for even more damage from main fleet instead of agir and shes a decent tank

[proven fable]

i dont got her

[paper ore]

ah

[proven fable]

yeahhhhh

[stark quiver]

Around 1 minute with exp books and like a lot of runs to 200 aff

[wind hazel]

dont mix CV and BB together, in your case anyway

[paper ore]

using books would be counter intuitive since I want to get lvls and affinity up simultaneously XD

[proven fable]

i see, so should i put raffaello as a placeholder for now? Zwei otw, shes at 102

[stark quiver]

id say 1-3 weeks ig for normal 12-1 grinding

[wind hazel]

yes raff is fine

[proven fable]

grind 12-4

[paper ore]

im grinding 13-4

[proven fable]

then do that lmao

[paper ore]

out of oil. waiting for weekly reset

🫠

[proven fable]

why not do 14-1? its easier

[paper ore]

oiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil

i'll try 14-1 when I get some more oil

[proven fable]

yeah

im in the same boat as u lmao, i got like 2k left 😭 i burned through 16k on today alone

[paper ore]

no subs in 14-1 right

[stark quiver]

Why not 12-1 because it’s more flexible and you don’t need to waste xp on carries

[paper ore]

gold

[proven fable]

more exp

[stark quiver]

More xp earned for less xp gained🧠

[paper ore]

I'll take that trade for the gold ngl

[stark quiver]

Ehh, 12-4 should be sufficient

[proven fable]

hes doing 13-4 💀

[paper ore]

for 75 more oil i get 1k or so more gold

when switching from 12-4 to 13-4 and I'm a masochist so i play manually

[proven fable]

u get 3k from 1 run of 12-4

[proven fable]

bro what

[paper ore]

317 oil for 12-4 vs 392 for 13-4

its 2k from 12-4

[proven fable]

2k for completion, but 200 per battle im pretty sure

[sweet delta]

/wiki chapter 12s

[odd root]

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Chapter_12

[paper ore]

Im just going off the listings for both chapters on the wiki lol

gold to oil ratio for 13-4 is listed as 7.14-8.04 vs 6.80 for 12-4

[proven fable]

i see

whats the ratio on 14-1?

[paper ore]

6.87

[proven fable]

chapter 14 actually gets hard around 14-3 💀

[paper ore]

i think 14-4 might be the best oil efficient for gold farming. but the ratio isnt listed on the wiki for 14-3 and 14-4

[paper ore]

naaaaaaaaaaaaaah. I did chapter 15 already and 3* 15-4 on lethal

[wind hazel]

it's not

ok maybe it is but 13-4 is better for practical purposes

[paper ore]

yeah exactly

[wind hazel]

tl;dr is 12-1 for exp, 13-4 for gold, anywhere else is up to your preference

[proven fable]

bro what was ur chapter 15 fleet setup?

[paper ore]

werent there some other chapter recommendations for cog chip farming or whatever?

[wind hazel]

15-1

[viscid swift]

It's just x-1 for cogs

[paper ore]

my mob fleet and 1st and 3rd boss fleet was musashi unicorn aquila z52 shimanto plymouth

[paper ore]

ah. ok

[proven fable]

thats wild

[paper ore]

yeah if you wanna play on auto I doubt it would work

[viscid swift]

Eh not really

We were lethal 3 starring in the first week of w15s release

[paper ore]

[viscid swift]

I mean besides Plymouth that's a text book W15 fleet for auto

[proven fable]

lmao

[paper ore]

yeah no guam or laffey here so I made up with what I had. ply buffed musashi so that was a nice bonus

[viscid swift]

Eldridge, De Zeven, San Diego, Trafalgar

We have a lot of options these days compared to October 2023

[paper ore]

I tried eldridge and oh boy was that a disaster XD

[sweet delta]

Georgia in 2023 💀

[paper ore]

I did put her in for the 2nd boss fleet along with anchorage and san diego

after I mlb bismarck zwei should I save bulins for the new UR or use some on limit breaking some perma ships like vanguard? from the perma banner im only missing uvh and kron. I already have all other URs since August 2024 MLB

[nova crane]

should i turn these to roon bp and just analyze it for the proto core

[sweet delta]

yes you should get protocore

[nova crane]

yeah cus i could just coin these anyways right

any gear here i should watch out

i can get 46 of one gear

[sweet delta]

/protocore

[odd root]

https://azurlaneecgc.com/images/equip_misc/Prototype_Core_Priority.jpeg

[nova crane]

hmmm

what is timing

like how does it buff???

[atomic abyss]

simple example
helena skill can proc every 20s and lasts for 10s
so you would want your attacks to land before that 10s end

[nova crane]

oh and if i dont have that timing buff then i should just go with the georgia gun

[wind hazel]

well not exactly, a lot of reasons to not use georgia gun

[soft raft]

More like when it's not required

[wind hazel]

if both 3 strike then georgia gun is weaker, it's also more expensive to upgrade

harder to acquire 3 georgia gun than 3 other gold AP gun

[nova crane]

true

ill just go with the georgia gun

[split moon]

which ones do I max lb and level
going to have 4 UR bulin after cruise missions

[sweet delta]

you can mlb bismarck and level everyone

[rapid summit]

Is there a point in getting 3 stars on hard mode or can I just beat the stages?

[stark quiver]

hard mode campaign?

[rapid grail]

lion alsace biszwei (order depends) is a great all around fleet for 3bb bossing

atm i'd elect:
Biszwei -> Trafalgar -> Z52 -> Yk2n -> Raffaelo
UvH and Kronshtadt you LB if you have the purins
Saving up purins is also a viable option after doing Biszwei and Trafalgar at least

[rapid summit]

Yeah

[soft raft]

Guaranteed 2 gold retrofit blueprints

[rapid summit]

Alr ty

[cobalt gate]

how are you guys keeping aurora alive for kawa meta?

[sweet delta]

She's safe in the dock

[viscid swift]

I'm not using Aurora personally

[soft raft]

I replaced her with Z52 and got more consistent results

[cobalt gate]

is trag that better?

[fierce lantern]

wheb is this games aiversary

[viscid swift]

Trafalgar is better at not dying

[soft raft]

CN: May
EN: August
JP: September

Trafalgar also buffs Lion

[stark quiver]

by using eldridge

[cobalt gate]

i am, and aurora still dying 1st in the middle

[sinful oyster]

Should I be accumulating purple bulins at a rate faster than I can use them?

[tame jungle]

having hella purple bulins is pretty normal

[stark quiver]

i use +13 rudder and +10 albion
cope harder for eld

if not use traf

[sinful oyster]

Is it all right if I retire a few then?

[tame jungle]

just use them on purples/blues

[viscid swift]

Just use them

Purple bullins aren't that common that I'd scrap them

[sweet delta]

+13 albion

[viscid swift]

For most of the game anyway

[sinful oyster]

Gotcha, thanks

[cobalt gate]

@stark quiver will try that again, was using albion + goldburn +13

[sweet delta]

Simple math or common sense should have stopped you from using that in the first place

[slow fox]

-# math mentioned

[cobalt rapids]

mr maths did u test vg distribution in other content yet

[slow fox]

no I haven't even tested this Harbiter yet

Spent 600 AP on c1 accidentally "Don't stop when encountering Akashi"

Which did you want me to test

[cobalt rapids]

all

i can test it aswell if u give me the methodology

And then give u the footage and u give me the magic maths conclusion

[slow fox]

if battle expires before ship die, record ship HP remaining```

is how I test

Need W14 mob/boss data and W15 mob/boss data

or anything smh

The methodology above means I get sent numbers, not footage.

I turn numbers into other numbers

[golden moth]

Thanks for the reminder

[jagged mirage]

Hello, question: how do i deal enough damage for tactical training? Or will it just take a few days after unlocking it until my ships deal enough damage? Secondly, what do i buy in event shop?

[loud swift]

Just finished the commander handbook thing, which ship sould I pick, Shinano or New Jersey?

Update: I don't need help anymore. Got impatient and looked a fanart of the 2 of them to decide who I thought was cuter. Went with shinano for eepy floof

[cobalt rapids]

https://al-data.github.io/nodes has w14
nagami's has w15 nodes but i dont think it has the stats of their weapons which is what ure looking for i assume

[slow fox]

There are some degrees of separation between the bullet mods and the ship lifetime.

There's probably some factor of damage and/or bullet density...

Because otherwise, W14 is antilight.

A way we can skip those steps and go straight to an eHP - lifetime relationship is to take the lifetime and perhaps relate that to eHP. Both ways are doable.

[cobalt rapids]

u need to match the damage type that is written in parenthesis
so use triple carrier on the aviation one
triple battleships on the shelling one
and well good torpedo vanguards on the torpedo one
just do w.e is easier

if ure new and only have ur newbie fleet then theres not much u can do but just overlevel it

[green galleon]

Is Trafalgar worth it to invest in?

[atomic abyss]

yes, but not as a priority

[green galleon]

She's good in what?

[wind oxide]

Debuff/buff

[green galleon]

Operation, Campaign?

[atomic abyss]

operation siren, meta showdowns is her primary use

campaign she is really good at AA but not much else

[green galleon]

I really need some advice on what UR ship I should invest in, cause I have a lot...

[atomic abyss]

sure, post a screenshot of all your URs then

and let us know how many UR bulins you can get