gameplay-help

[viscid swift]

also incredibly wasteful trying to get ships to 110 in the bloody first place

[narrow kiln]

is this Hwah Jah dealing damage?

[viscid swift]

no, I specifically have her rigged not to do anything

[wind oxide]

Im saying in the case if they have those already

[forest palm]

MVP control

[viscid swift]

ah yes because having a bunch of level 110+ ships lying around is a reasonable expectation to have

[wind oxide]

Maybe 4 or 5 is reasonable

[viscid swift]

and anyway, if they are indeed lacking gear the solution is not to not equip them but to strip gear from elsewhere

[forest palm]

hell a bunch of box purples can work

[viscid swift]

and what do you suppose happens by the time they get to level 120, asusming those ships are even worth being leveled right now

[barren kettle]

beginner question, is it worthwhile making a light/low oil cost fleet to grind commander exp? i'm a bit frustrated that i can't progress to next part, and if i understand the mechanics correctly then i'll get the same commander exp for max level enemies as enemies up to 20 levels lower than my commander

[inner delta]

the lesser ship you have the less cmdr exp you get

so run full fleet

[viscid swift]

no, you simply don't have the resources to put into a low cost fleet among others

[split gazelle]

man I feel called out lmao. poverty gang

[viscid swift]

and you need as much XP as you can get on your main fleet early game

[wind oxide]

By the time they get to level 120 then what? the ships they're farming will already reach the level goal

[viscid swift]

no, they'll have no ships ready to put back into the farming fleet to continue the process of getting ships to level 120

[obtuse island]

enterprise or formidable for a boss fleet

[forest palm]

feel like for the current situation running the event would be your best bet at low cost with high CMD XP yield since that should have oil cap

[viscid swift]

you can't just think about a particular batch of ships, ideally you should already be planning and pre leveling the next batch of ships to swap in and minimizing downtime

[split gazelle]

always be leveling, that's why ive been farming ch12 for months

[barren kettle]

oh, didn't realize the events give more commander exp than normal? gonna check this out

[forest palm]

it's not more than normal, very few things affect CMD xp, it's just the opportunity cost the event provides is better than farming sub world 9 shitter maps

[inland shoal]

Btw it's best if you don't do it like batch after batch, but if you always maintain a mix of ships and just swap the 120s for lower lvls. This way you always have some high lvl ships that can carry the low lvls and by the time the high lvls are maxed you mid lvls have reached high lvl

[viscid swift]

aye

[wind oxide]

Yuhh

[warped acorn]

shame to be me feel like abit late to start fleet 2 when i keep getting new ships

[barren kettle]

ah, that's fair. more relevant rewards as well i suppose. though i've yet to clear the event so don't think i've got access to the oil cap

[forest palm]

just remember that you get more CMD XP the more ships you run

[barren kettle]

does this include subs?

[forest palm]

ya technically it does

[forest palm]

also for the event you don't need to run coalition, just do solo

[barren kettle]

yeah, done the 2 first ones, but third one is still too rough on my fleet. started playing the day before yesterday a

[worldly lion]

Are the purple boxes worth getting from the event?

[craggy sorrel]

help me choose sr ship for lvling

[viscid swift]

for what exactly?

[sharp echo]

is this worth to take?

[warped acorn]

how much recommend adapts for stronghold

[viscid swift]

not a bad choice, I personally prefer to take shorter face researches when possible but

[cobalt rapids]

188/188/14x

[craggy sorrel]

actually i js want to grind tech point

[viscid swift]

consult the wiki then, see how many tech points each ship gives and max limit break accordingly

probably should look at your elites rather than SRs for this though

[craggy sorrel]

elite ship give more tech point?

[viscid swift]

Not necessarily but you can certainly get purple bullins easier

[sharp echo]

yeah short on credit, better skip i guess

[runic wagon]

Beside the aux is this good for her

[whole crypt]

in a theoretical HMS BB fleet who will be the 6th ship

[remote halo]

Is there a mission or game mode where i can farm a loooooot of gold ?

[whole crypt]

repeat 12-4/13-4 ad nauseum

[cobalt rapids]

besides the toolkit and augment everything is terrible

[runic wagon]

What do u guys usuallu use for dds

[whole crypt]

does eldridge actually want hammer I don't remember

[remote halo]

do you need to be on a lvl to unlock it

[runic wagon]

Idk i am just spamming random gear on tbh

[whole crypt]

where are you now in campaign

[remote halo]

7-3

[cobalt rapids]

give her an actual aa if it matters

[whole crypt]

then you're a long way from being able to farm coins, just run the event or something

[runic wagon]

Ic ty

[remote halo]

okok

[cobalt rapids]

she prefers swords but its w.e

[inland shoal]

The 4th equip is any aux with hp stat higher or equal to toolkit btw

[sharp comet]

whats the best way to get books

[cobalt rapids]

the raid

[sharp comet]

tired of using purples for red

[cobalt rapids]

u can convert purples to gold

[sharp comet]

doin that already aswell as shop

did that too

[split gazelle]

having 4 class slots drains it quite quickly I suppose

[inland shoal]

Daily raid, medal shop and sometimes coin shop and guild shop
Then there's also a few in OpSi shop
4 slots is just unsustainable
3 slots is unsustainable if you do too many reds

[sharp comet]

i even finished all blue skills for all ssrs and im still swimming in these

and yet im out of reds

[runic wagon]

Yall mind if i ask a team to build arround eldrige

[inland shoal]

Anyway I'd upcraft some more reds but yeah you will run out
I believe timewise it's better to upcraft red and use yellow or blue to substitute

[sharp comet]

using purples is better xp wise tho right

[cobalt rapids]

eldridge is a ship with decent aa auto synced slow builti in hedge and a huge boost to ur vang surv
use her where needed
you dont really build comps around her is what i wanted to say but kwkm happend

[inland shoal]

Yes, but that assumes you have a limited supply of books
As long as you are not worried about blue and yellow in the slightest upcrafting is better (don't upcraft everything though in case you need 4h slots to fill)

At least that's my quick napkin math

[runic wagon]

Honestly i am kinda lost in reading skill, most of the equipment and team ideas are from yt vids

[cobalt rapids]

well in what content do u wanna use her ?

[runic wagon]

Team support or just maximize the torp dmg

[white musk]

Wait no
Doesnt that reduce the exp?
If you got the time, just use em
Combining bad, No?

[cobalt rapids]

she does nothing for torp dmg
she provides support through her invul skill which boosts the surival rate of ur vanguard by alot
she has like i said built in hedgehog asw but thats only relevant in ch14/15 in campaign and ig in oldshowdowns like scharn and gnei
and she has a auto flagship synced slow which is just doing its thing because its auto synced so udv to worry about it

[cobalt rapids]

yes it reduces xp but check thorins reply above

[runic wagon]

I see, thx for the info gonna help me narrowing down with what i ma do with her

[white musk]

[storm olive]

In opsi mob, should I have eldkai off-tank for more reliable procs or mid because squishy

[cobalt rapids]

anywhere works in opsi mob

[ivory pawn]

It only shows up in Explorable, not Secured. So just forget about it and you’ll clear it later randomly.

That said, might be the one that doesn’t get done by auto cause it needs two fleets? I forget. So check your current Explorable too, see if it’s got the 2️⃣ tiles.

[inland shoal]

Pretty sure it is

[ivory pawn]

Hope it’s in this month’s Explorable, otherwise good luck remembering next month!

[woven rain]

Do we have any aux that reduce both side cv dmg when equip?

[warped acorn]

washington naval treaty? no idea

[woven rain]

Just check, –15% dmg both side when equip, haha

[storm olive]

It's also only for PvP

[fast steppe]

what is the "slash" listed on the endgame rankings for z52? is it the thing she does where all the bullets in a certain radius just vanish?

[ivory pawn]

Yep.

[fleet berry]

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Augmentation#Augment_Module_Slash_Mechanics

[fast steppe]

do CBs want lance or greatsword

does the hit matter for their volley

[soft raft]

I just slap on greatsword for all CA/CB

[mossy void]

Greatsword, dont think I see anyone really use the lance tbh for CB / CA

[soft raft]

I dont really remember the lance really being used much besides on some semi-copium setups for Agir

[fast steppe]

ecgc states lance is only good if you need the hit stat but idk if hit matters that much on CBs

[soft raft]

not really

[narrow kiln]

What do you personally recommend crafting in Gear Lab?

[paper sun]

What to buy & make first: (AP rainbow gun + plymouth gun) OR (AP rainbow gun + Tenrai) OR (plymouth gun + Tenrai)? I have 1 Tenrai and 0 guns.

[viscid swift]

457 and Tenrai

[soft raft]

/gearlab

[odd root]

https://www.azurlaneecgc.com/images/equip_misc/Gear_Lab_Priority.jpeg

[narrow kiln]

Still, yes.
I need to look what ships I have, and then think... looks at Wyvern

[sharp socket]

get 2 wyverns then get other stuff you might want/need

[undone plover]

What if u sync her slow from flag to torps
Would it boost torp dmg due to consistency

[obtuse island]

right now my mob vanguard is portland, z23 and otto von
would z23 be worth changing for saint louis

[atomic hamlet]

is farming gem as an F2P in 2025 still doable?

[tame jungle]

gems are pretty finite

outside of a bunch of one time rewards for clearing stuff you won't be getting a consistent income of premium currency

[atomic hamlet]

i see....., if i'm not mistaken doing commision still have a low chance to get a gem, isnt it?

even tho it's just a few of gem right

[tame jungle]

wrong

clearing stages gives you extra commissions, with a low chance of them even having gems in the reward pool at all
then you also need to hit the rng chance to even get any gems at all, most of the time you'll be walking away from those commissions empty handed (in terms of gems)

[atomic hamlet]

i see...........

[obtuse island]

i've heard about people that have done those comissions several times and didn't get nun including myself

[tame jungle]

yes that's the big problem

[atomic hamlet]

anyway, still talking about gems. which one should i spend more? skins or purchasing a functional feature by using gems such as expanding docks, research slot, dorm slot and other. since we know that gems is truly the equivalent of gold in rl

[tame jungle]

i think you already know the answer

[obtuse island]

/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]

.

[atomic hamlet]

aight okay thanks for answering my question. maybe i'll be takin the middle path where i saved up for some skin and buy a partial ammount of in game gems purchase facility

thanks for the advice and the discussion

truly help

[obtuse island]

don't buy skins
you will absolutely need things like dock space or dorm space, otherwise your progression will be VERY limited

[atomic hamlet]

aight aight okay thankyou so much

[whole crypt]

skins are pretty much a premium feature, as is oath rings

you can choose to buy them with what limited gems you have but you won't be able to afford much and it'll definitely make QoL hell

[obtuse island]

lack of dock space could serve as a halt even, considering fleet tech and mid game worlds where you need specific fleets because of their gimmick

[whole crypt]

as it is with a new player it's already very difficult to keep up with dock space as your collection expands without the years of free gems older players can afford to put into dock

[slender inlet]

Is hindenburg still the best

[eternal basalt]

If you want skins, be prepared to pay scamcat

[sweet delta]

Best for what? Was she ever the best?

[gaunt cedar]

she was and still is in my heart

[reef flume]

Tanking? Nope
Damage dealing? Dunno, maybe no

[slender inlet]

Dmg

[sweet delta]

Hindenburg and top DDGs have the highest personal damage against light bosses among vanguard ships.
Hindenburg and Unzen have best personal damage against medium.
But highest personal damage isn't high enough for her to be the best in many situations

[robust nymph]

this good?

[eager mulch]

no

[hushed sorrel]

you could use it if you need aa to pass the min-requirement of a map

[whole crypt]

that makes it a niche gear, it's still bad

[robust nymph]

alright, and is this better on the tank rather than an other CL?

[whole crypt]

all cruisers basically want 1 eva + 1 HP, and hprudder is basically the best eva aux so yes give it to the tank first

[robust nymph]

also worth to retire these blue ships i slowly leveled through commissions or nah?

[sweet delta]

According to my sources, 2 good eva is better for pure survival for most cruisers in most situations

I see no reason why you would retire ships when you have so much dock space left and don't need medals urgently

[hushed sorrel]

worth to retire? i dont know but you seem to have enough dock space i wouldnt do that

[robust nymph]

mm okay okay

[barren kettle]

beginner question, is there any reason to not just craft everything you can? is there any other use of blueprints you collect?

[soft raft]

not all gear is good
this especially goes for a large chunk of gold gear

also keep in mind crafting also costs coins
which are quite limited for new players

[kind needle]

If my aquila is for mobbing, should I run double fighters (flapjacks) with wyvern or Fighter (Flapjack), DB (Prob Tenrai or +13 Golddiver) and Wyvern setup?

[soft raft]

most of the time it'd be fighter for her secondary heal
DB is mainly if you want to speed run OpSi Mob since that gives her a preload instead of a heal

[barren kettle]

fair point, figured it might be worth it to get the coins/medals from dissembling the gear if it's not needed. but there's no other use for the blueprints then?

[kind needle]

Also, which is a better pair for UniKai? IndepKai, Volga or Aquila in OpSi?

[soft raft]

not worth it
the amount of gold you get for disassembling gear is extremely miniscule, even compared to the lowest crafting costs

you also cannot get medals from scrapping gear

eventually you'll have crap tons of blueprints and that's perfectly fine

[barren kettle]

oh, my bad. the medals are from retiring ships. you get the upgrade parts from sprapping

[paper sun]

Don't retire Isuzu, she's one of the best AA options and I think definitely the cheapest one. When you will be approaching chapter 13 invest in her or San Diego, or both.

[soft raft]

doesnt really matter
but if your 4th fleet is cross fleet spam, then Indep would go there

Tho I'd say Aquila is the more consistent one, especially if you want your OpSi mob to solo clear strongholds

[kind needle]

Who's the best opsi mob flag rn?

[robust nymph]

im at 12-4 but constantly without oil, i have sandy retrofitted at lvl104 trying to bring her up. ty for advice!

[soft raft]

prob Musashi

[kind needle]

I feel that there's something wrong with my opsi fleets

[wind hazel]

depends on what you want, fast clear or not

[kind needle]

Ignore subs, no albacore yet

[stark quiver]

Lion , uni, aquila will probably do the trick

[wind oxide]

That sub fleet still is really strong yknow

[stark quiver]

There could definitely be some upgrades

[forest palm]

[slow barn]

What's next UR ship i put mlb?

[vast reef]

Admiral nakhimov?

[strange path]

Nakhimov is not coinable and i think he meant bulins

[sinful socket]

when I upgrade weapon above +10 what is the "damage modifier" ?

is it worth to upgrade above +10, or is +10 enough to clear W15 for example ?

[soft raft]

lol if only you could use bullins on research ships

[soft raft]

whether it's worth it to +13 or not varies quite specifically on is the gear in question worth it to +13 in the first place

Yes there's a damage buff, but gold upgrade plate income is pretty slow so you ideally should be spending them very wisely

[sinful socket]

what could be considered priority ?

[stark quiver]

upgrading bossing equipment, where the damage actually matters

[sinful socket]

my boss fleet then ? or Boss content especially

[stark quiver]

bossing outside of campaign
for example, arbiter, meta fights etc

[sinful socket]

but if I use a weapon specifically for low cd (on Z52 for example), i shouldn't spend gold plate on it

since it doesn't reduce cd

[stark quiver]

you get a good 2% more damage on the 113 or smth, which is nothing really

prio backline gun/plane

[sinful socket]

and for the auxiliaries ? backline too ?

[stark quiver]

sure

[barren kettle]

beginner question, i'm playing f2p or planning to not spend any major amount of money at least, so not gonna have any major influx of gems. and i'm now getting close to 100 affinity on my first ship and noticed i'll be given a single ring for free. is it worth holding onto that for a better ship down the line or is it more of an RP thing to just give to my favorite?

[sinful socket]

a bit of both, and you should get a second one f2p, and with f2p gems you could wait for a ring bundle (2 for 980 gems). It's a 3% stat boost, do what you want with this info

[sweet delta]

It's usually 6% more damage or more survivability for a single ship, sometimes it can give 20% more damage due to reload

[barren kettle]

ah, that's good to know, won't be stranded with only a single one forever at least 😄

[sinful socket]

listen to this person, he knows more than me

[sweet delta]

Just keep in mind that even the best ships can get powercrept in 2 or 3 years, and you may stop loving your favorite waifu at any time

[barren kettle]

that's actually pretty substantial in the right circumstances then, gonna have to let the ring be until it feels right ;P

[sinful socket]

if you started playing as in you got Lion, slap it on her

I wifed Brest for waifu purposes and wifed Lion for meta, idk if that was right of me

I wifed Yuudachi as my first wife, and now I regret it

[barren kettle]

yeah, don't think i've got any i properly feel like waifu materials yet (subjectively ofc). but i also started 2 days ago, so don't have all that much yet 🙂 still just learning the ropes

[sinful socket]

yeah you have loads of time ahead of you

also look at if you get a skin from oath, might motivate your choice (or not)

[barren kettle]

oh, that might definitely be a factor

[sinful socket]

New Jersey gets an oath skin, FdG gets one too

[barren kettle]

think i saw a list somewhere when i read a bit about it

[sweet delta]

/wiki pledge

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Azur Lane Wiki

Multiple results found

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Pledge
https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Pledge_of_the_Radiant_Court
https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Memories/Pledge_of_the_Radiant_Court
https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Juustagram/Pledge_of_the_Radiant_Court

Jul 4, 2025, 8:54 PM

[sinful socket]

you following a guide of some sort ?

[stark quiver]

just hold onto the ring
newbie missions dont require oaths

[sweet delta]

https://azurlane.mrlar.dev/db/skins?skinType=1

[sinful socket]

oh sht that musashi oath skin hot af

[barren kettle]

yeah, actually my second server cause i kinda botched the start of the first one. (only went into day 2 on the first one) and found a good guide giving some tips. so got enterprise from the medal shop as well as unicorn in my backline and so on. been a lot smoother this time around 🙂

[sinful socket]

bare ahh skin

[sinful socket]

invest in Unicorn, she's the most important

once you retrofit her she's even better

Portland can be a good early game ship too (and I think beginner mission makes you level her up)

[barren kettle]

yeah, working on that retrofit, slow getting the blue prints

[barren kettle]

have not seen this mission, might have missed it somewhere. i rolled indianapolis early on and have been using her to tank

[sinful socket]

oh the beginner mission changed mb

[barren kettle]

oh nice, been hearing that a few times and been worried i missed something 😄

[sinful socket]

in the medal shop, if you can get a CL, I'd recommend San Diego

and BB, Hood probably

[barren kettle]

funny story, i've built like 10 total, and rolled 2 SR, one being san diego 🙂

[sinful socket]

congratulations

you built one of the best UR ships in the game

[hushed sorrel]

gettint her another time isnt wrong. you could limit break her with herself

[sinful socket]

Sandy gets a retrofit making her UR

[barren kettle]

haven't had a look at hood though, been wanting to replace pennsylvania with something of a higher rarity

[sinful socket]

and also a special augment, and she has the most AA stat of the game

[soft raft]

I dont think recommending Sandy retro at this point in time would be a good idea for him but ok

[sinful socket]

yeah not right now, but it's good to have

[barren kettle]

O.O didn't realise she was that good, but also been wondering about the augments. got two MLB ships, should i wait with augments or is it easy enough to make new/more ones later on?

[sweet delta]

/equip see the augment link

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Equipment Guides and Tier Lists

🔹 Equipment picture guide by samheart564
🔹 Full details on equipment statistics
🔹 List of equipment safe to scrap by thebombzen
🔹 Augment modules guide

use /tierlist for list of ships TLs and guides
use /guide for list of other gameplay guides and FAQs

[sinful socket]

augments are usually swappable by every ship (except the personal ones), however, as of now it costs an arm

[soft raft]

purple ones are kinda whatever
the unique ones vary on how good it is for the ship it belongs too, and they also cost 20k gold per pop (among other things)

[sinful socket]

I think it's 10.5k for a purple one

[stark quiver]

Unique augs take limited resources
Don’t go crafting all willy nilly

[hushed sorrel]

all other equip is way more important. it costs a hell of coins for new player to get the augment

[sinful socket]

yeah don't get augments right now

[barren kettle]

not anything i should get into for quite a while in that case, i might leave that be till i've got a better grip of the game

[sinful socket]

your vanguard should be your starter, a tank (Portland or Indianapolis), and maybe a CL (I had Helena). And backline Uni, Enterprise, and a BB (Pennsylvania why not)

you don't need 2 fleets, even being out of ammo, you can still play, just powerlevel 1 fleet and rush campaign

make sure to get clear + 3 stars whenever

I think you get retrofit blueprints on 3 star clearing Hard Mode

guaranteed if that helps retrofiting Unicorn

[hushed sorrel]

also your gems as f2p are very important. follow the gem guide. that would be for the best

[sinful socket]

I used to be F2P, but then I gooned for a skin

[barren kettle]

pretty much what i've been doing, running enterprise, pennsylvania, unicorn backline and indiana, avrora, z23 front line.
leveling the commander is slow though, really the only thing keeping me from progressing atm.

[sinful socket]

it's really for the best tbf, allows to overlevel, do some other things, etc...

[hushed sorrel]

thats because they reduced the runs you must do per map. its 2 sides of the same coin

you are faster but not really cause you dont level up fast enough

[barren kettle]

ah, that might be a good change, just me who don't have the past to compare it to 🙂

[sinful socket]

don't forget to do daily raids everyday, they are a good source of gold early game

[barren kettle]

yeah, been trying to keep up with the daily things. as i started running out of oil today i finally feel that the game is slowing down, which is good the game is supposed to be a bit of a slow burn i believe ^^

[sinful socket]

also, for gem spending, I'd recommend eventually getting a second floor in the dorms, and an expansion of the dorms to have 3 ships per floor. That way, you can get an entire fleet in dorms, getting more morale boost, to grind more

[hushed sorrel]

the shops sells each week 4k free oil. already used them?

[worldly pewter]

u need to consider leveling a tank or else u will get stuck

[stark quiver]

indy is a tank

[barren kettle]

ill check that out! but i'd guess i grabbed that at the start

[barren kettle]

indiana isn't solid enough?

[stark quiver]

well indy isnt a specifically good tank

[hushed sorrel]

you have a small icon on the shop icon if you didnt buy it yet

[barren kettle]

had an issue with morale a yesterday and got 4 slots in my dorm now as a result, when/how do i get another floor?

[barren kettle]

then i've already burned through it all

[hushed sorrel]

you get the best value if you have 3 slots in the first floor and then buy the second floor

[sinful socket]

a 4th slot is not optimal, you must expand with coins 3 times, and then it cost 500 to get a second floor

second floor has as much slots as 1st floor

[barren kettle]

ah, decor tokens are slow. seems i was a bit impatient then

[worldly pewter]

yeah so bad

[hushed sorrel]

its good enough for your second day. i mean indiana

[barren kettle]

any easily accessible tank you'd recommend?

[stark quiver]

portland

[worldly pewter]

portland from the guild shop or if u have a lot of gold bulins u can consider eugen that u get later with the login but u have to prioritize

[barren kettle]

might have to start leveling the portland then 🙂

[sinful socket]

also, after dorms, you're gonna find yourself spending most of gems in dock slots

being in a guild gives you up to +30 dock slots but that's not nearly enough

[barren kettle]

yeah, that's what i heard from the guide as well.

[sinful socket]

I have 280, but some ppl here have 600+ (i don't think they f2p)

[viscid swift]

I have 820 and I'm free to play

[sinful socket]

you've been playing for 8 years

[hushed sorrel]

there are a lot of free gems in some events. (with rng)

[viscid swift]

the game hasn't been out for 8 years

[sinful socket]

7 years ?

[viscid swift]

anyway, I haven't been playing that long

[sinful socket]

umm actually game released 05/25/2017

[worldly pewter]

1.6y here 510

[sinful socket]

it has been 8 years

[hushed sorrel]

i played for 3-4 years and got 880 dock space as money spender

[sinful socket]

soon should be the anniversary event (August), and you get free gems

[viscid swift]

not for EN mind you

[worldly pewter]

september for my case

[desert onyx]

I looove this game, on Zwei event game gives me her and all other rate ups just from freebie rolls and then this event happens, I'm like what 350~ cubes deep into this for the U-552, thicc sub thighs be damned.. most random ships are always hardest to get, why game whyyy

I can't even farm anything anymore, not even c1, somehow burned through all the op coins buying boxes..

[stark quiver]

[left cedar]

i have started something like 8m later than EN launch

[stark quiver]

8 min? or month

[left cedar]

months

[sinful socket]

how many slots ?

[viscid swift]

oh yeah Esdeath, which do you prefer, Manfred von Richtofen or Max Immleman

[worldly pewter]

this channel is usually for gameplay help

[barren kettle]

i find this all very helpful ;P

[soft raft]

#al-general is that way unless you had a question

[left cedar]

cuz historical
Richtofen

but for H-39 CV both it will be more than welcome

[hushed sorrel]

algeneral is mostly offtopic xD

[stark quiver]

when was amagi sewvew released

[desert onyx]

Yeah I thought to ask what is most efficient way to get ap coins I guess? Sorry

[viscid swift]

just grind OpSI normally

[worldly pewter]

mamagi was last jp anni

[left cedar]

i never care much about be a pokemon master and have them all, i got 400 and i retire pretty much anything that are loli and non axis and Russian
some exceptions are made for buffers for my FdG

[soft raft]

AP either regenerates naturally or you buy boxes from the shop
Or if you're that desperate, buying it with oil

[desert onyx]

Oh wait no, not ap

[stark quiver]

amagi server

and i know it was not last jp anni because im older than that

[hushed sorrel]

you retire loli? thats after collabs the rarest chars

[desert onyx]

OS coins. I have ap boxes. I can't buy anymore because no OS coins

[soft raft]

then just grind grind grind

[desert onyx]

Grind what

[sweet delta]

everything

[stark quiver]

if you pull perma, go to shops and just play minievents, then they arent rare at all
i retire lolis because they dont give tech, arent cute, waste of space, will never be leveled

[soft raft]

grind OpSi
strongholds, secured maps, unexploed maps, etc etc

[sweet delta]

especially coordinates and strongholds

[desert onyx]

All clear and done

[hushed sorrel]

i thought he meant the "-chan" character and not any loli

[soft raft]

then grind secured maps

[stark quiver]

yea i mean that, children ships arent rare considering they have events and reruns, theyre about as rare as any other boat in game not called collabs

[sinful socket]

Lolis are the smol ones ?

[desert onyx]

C5 like in the end of month?

[sinful socket]

they don't give techs ?

[soft raft]

yeah just grind those

[stark quiver]

they dont

[sinful socket]

Little Agir doesn't give shit then ?

[barren kettle]

right, i saw something in the guide about permanent URs being bad. but i've got no reference as to what a permanent UR is?

[soft raft]

Child and muse ships dont give tech in any shape or form

[desert onyx]

She is cute

[viscid swift]

URs you can obtain from the permant pools

[sinful socket]

they are in the permanent banner (Shinano, NJ, Shimikaze, Ulrich, Krohnshtadt, Vanguard)

[soft raft]

Perament URs are as the name implies, URs that are peramently avaliable

they are a bad idea for new players because 1) They aint going anywhere and 2) good luck limit breaking them that soon

[hushed sorrel]

not cute? also lv 120. but i think i never got a single one from perma

[viscid swift]

Little and Muse ships don't give tech

[stark quiver]

correct, at the very least she is a decent tank while giving collection % like everyone else

[barren kettle]

ah, that makes more sense than people prefering URs they only get to have for a limited time. (as i thought permanent UR meant you got to keep the ship permanently)

[hushed sorrel]

that was a mistake from the past. sadly most are lv 120 xD

[sinful socket]

holy they ain't even in the collection

I'm soooo giving em the boot

[viscid swift]

they are

[desert onyx]

Oh actually is there like ANY point in keeping UR dupe? It's just so sad to destroy but dock space..

[viscid swift]

everything but collab ships counts towards collection rate

[stark quiver]

to flex, and get more fleet power

[viscid swift]

no if they aren't limit breaking fodder

[hushed sorrel]

you can use them for limit breaking but once you done that ... you can use multiple in opsi to my knowlegde

[stark quiver]

some level 1 URs are good for EX stages

[soft raft]

use them to limit break
otherwise there's no pratical justification to raising dupes of any kind

[stark quiver]

lvl 1 vanguard ♿

[desert onyx]

Okay that may be too far for me

[soft raft]

that's the forbidden texts you're diving into there lol

[sinful socket]

im saying goodbye to 6 lolis

Agir, Akagi, Amagi, Taihou, Formidable, Renown

[viscid swift]

ok....

[sinful socket]

they won't be missed

[hushed sorrel]

rip. the children have a future

[sinful socket]

oh and baby Anchorage too

their mommies are better (or their adult version)

[undone plover]

👴

[stark quiver]

huh so i was one of the first people to join amagi

[viscid swift]

yeah didn't need to know, #al-general for blogging

[trim path]

has trafalgar replaced aurora as eva debuffer?

[stark quiver]

no auroras buff is still better against dd and cl

[soft raft]

iirc Traf mainly is a sidekick to Lion

[undone plover]

she is less dmg buff
more personal dps
more tanky
and universal debuffer

aurora is less tanky
less personal dmg
much stronger buff
and only vs dd/cl

[sinful socket]

DD used to be petite women and then Trafalgar came

[soft raft]

Bro has clearly not seen Mogador and Kersaint
both of who came out last year

[desert onyx]

Z52

[sinful socket]

oh true

[vast reef]

I was gonna say that

[sinful socket]

UR circumvent this then (and Kersaint)

[desert onyx]

Subs used to be petite women and then..

[undone plover]

#al-general

[split gazelle]

Who should I mlb next?

[viscid swift]

Bismarck Zwei

[split gazelle]

for opsi bb fleet?

[sweet delta]

for everything

[split gazelle]

[tulip crow]

should I choose shinano or New Jersey?

[tulip crow]

I don’t have many IJN ships, and I also have Bismarck zwei

[sweet delta]

If you have Bisz, then NJ would only be powercrept faster

You can also just leave the choice in your depot

[sinful socket]

I once saw Shinano was good for mobbing in W14-15

also for campaign you usually need more CV than BB

[tulip crow]

so yall recommend shinano

[worldly pewter]

then next time ask a proper question i thought u meant amagi cv

[stark quiver]

im gonna tuck you

[worldly lion]

Can someone recommend a bossing CV fleet for opsi. Currently i use Shinano, AR, Enty. Might replace AR with AVP once her fatesim is done.

[stark quiver]

shinano,august,enterprise

[worldly pewter]

get haku asap avp is garbage against heavy

[stark quiver]

shes not garbage against heavy

[dreamy blade]

AR is pretty bad vs light tho

[icy sphinx]

I love my Bismarck Zwei

Also, I got the triple 234mm UR brit guns :D

[icy sphinx]

Question, is Independece good?

[stark quiver]

yes

[icy sphinx]

I'm thiniking of getting her but I prefer to ask first

[icy sphinx]

Thx

I may later send screenshot of my fleets that I use to ask what to change

[stark quiver]

shes not a bossing boat, she works best in mob fleets

[icy sphinx]

Ah, ok good to know, so she would go to my second fleet

[stark quiver]

maybe

[icy sphinx]

My first fleet is the one I use against powerfull enemies

[candid meteor]

where do i get more t1 gear parts from

[dreamy blade]

Gray plates? If you need a bunch for research you can buy some in medal shop

Otherwise just running campaign/event and opening (blue) tech boxes

[worldly pewter]

top tier ship i used her for w15 too

[warped acorn]

would mob/boss fleet in campaign also useable/same in opsi

[worldly pewter]

mob yes boss no

[warped acorn]

how boss no

[zenith heron]

depending on the variety/context of fleet

[worldly pewter]

because usually in opsi u go with 3 BBs and 3 CVs unless cat comp

[zenith heron]

also the rare Kearsarge Comp

[dreamy blade]

Usable in opsi just not ideal

[warped acorn]

damn looks like a gamble when full bb and cv...

[stark quiver]

not anymore
best all around comp is probably lion, soy and nakh

[worldly pewter]

i meant nakh by cat

[stark quiver]

how

[warped acorn]

either speedrun killing the boss

[dreamy blade]

where do I get cursed mutsuki emotes

[warped acorn]

well why it seems there wasnt any nice pr5 pr ships

[dreamy blade]

Harbin is still solid

[warped acorn]

what abt other 2

[dreamy blade]

Chkalov is a cope nahkimov activator if you don't have soyuz I guess

[zenith heron]

its still doable to do 2 boss fleets on some OpSi bosses as long as its optimal...

[stark quiver]

youll probably never use chak and prinz

[worldly pewter]

if u mean dying then ur fleet isn't built well

[dreamy blade]

Prinz ruppy is pretty useless tho unless waifu she can sorta work for campaign mobbing

[warped acorn]

ehhh more like finding some good ships in my fleet to start fleet 2 when im only using fleet 1 till now

[stark quiver]

you join different azur lane servers

[worldly pewter]

i don't know what u have but it seems like u are still a little bit early for opsi bossing

[warped acorn]

warspite

[worldly pewter]

if u didn't miss lion then u can use warspite lion + 1

[zenith heron]

sounds like it, you can ask again if your optimal ones are doable, also Warspite doable too just not as much as the current URs, also kinda needs Lion, If I believe so...

[dreamy blade]

At that point just continue using the same 2 fleets you use in campaign for opsi, and just throw a random filler ship in fleet 3/4

[worldly pewter]

yeah my first arbiter fight was using unicorn and i went back to the port like 10 times

[warped acorn]

what if warspite lion enty

or howe

[stark quiver]

if thats your best then sure

[worldly pewter]

no synergy
usually u want helena there

[worldly pewter]

as i said earlier 3 BBs or 3 CVs
if u can't then run whatever u have until u can

[white musk]

Youre killin me
I was a couple weeks late
Friggin
Missing out on the best bb in the game cuz I didnt start two weeks earler amhjgngn
At least I got bis2 to keep me company

[worldly pewter]

doesn't matter TBH the game is very easy

[white musk]

(Also I like to crawl here for tips so I dont have to ask later- hence the butting in. Sorry lol)

[tulip crow]

which of the CV’s should I choose? I need more IJN ships as well for another fleet

[rapid grail]

enjoy the next 2 years before she reruns

I've been there, twice. Even went past 200 pulls for the 2nd.

[worldly pewter]

ryuu

[stark quiver]

the spec cores

[white musk]

Pretty sure enty is a sick boss nuker

But if you have URs that need mlb, spec cores are the way. They dont count towards your cap, so the play is to buy out as many of them as you can each month with your medals

[warped acorn]

sick boss nuker

[zenith heron]

if you got at least a Bizwei, then you can go either pick Soyuz, Alsace, Vanguard... to go with her... not the end of the world, its just Lion's pressure is too strong for the META at least to be adjusted....

[warped acorn]

what if i can synergize it with traf buff after flag fired volley

[worldly pewter]

i compared her to dev 25 haku and she was winning against med armor all the time
against dev 30 it is back and forth between the 2

[warped acorn]

noice what a budget option instead of shipyard

[icy sphinx]

Bismarck Zwei with Soyuz ok

[worldly pewter]

there isn't any good bossing CV as budget

[zenith heron]

well if you got Amagi CV tho, then that would have been better...

[warped acorn]

waiting for next ur... the purins is waiting...

[white musk]

Saratoga is... alright.
She likes mobbing way more tho.

[worldly pewter]

sara is good in campaign bossing

[white musk]

Ye

[worldly pewter]

if u have enough to mlb a ship get sinano and mlb her

[dreamy blade]

Franklin and glorious meta are probably the best "budget" CVs for bossing

[zenith heron]

this one, its like saying AvP or Peter Strasser for a good 100% slow if no Implacable...

but one needs resources and bp while the other needs an augment...

[warped acorn]

uhhhh
thinking if i mlb her and i might wont have enough for next ur...

[worldly pewter]

next ur is in sept usually

[white musk]

Its just more time
Might as well use shinano now then wait anyways

[worldly pewter]

it is almost very unlikely that they do 2 new URs back to back

[warped acorn]

might do that... since i dont have any ur perm ship yet (ehh am failure no idea how i didnt get them)

[worldly pewter]

i mean for the en and jp anni

[white musk]

I havent gotten a perm ur in 400 draws lol
Dw about it, just keep doin what you're doing

Save ur cubes for events, at some point you'll get lucky. Perm pity is a scam.

[worldly pewter]

what are the ways to get peter though ?

[warped acorn]

true...

[zenith heron]

basically an AVP replacement, if no slow I would go for AVP, but if I built Peter Strasser, she just needs her Augment then she has a 100% slow like AVP and Implacable, so basically better than Ark Royal but unsure about her Damage...

[worldly pewter]

i hit the first perma pity in 7 months because i neglected the SR events

[worldly pewter]

i asked about the availability

[warped acorn]

do w13 14 15 use diff ship

[worldly pewter]

peter looks like a gacha only ship so budget is out of the question

[worldly pewter]

the fleet that does w15 can do both of 14 and 13
but the opposite isn't true

[warped acorn]

maybe i should aim for w15 so i can save more resources then

feel like dumping some nice ships to be commision slave

[white musk]

Im actually almost done with (development) FdG atm. Should I pivot? Im not all that savvy with comps lol, I mostly just grab ships that people say are decent and swap my gear depending on the stage Im doing.

Its worked so far, but idk if Im gonna hit a wall soon

[dreamy blade]

Do you have 2 other UR bbs

[white musk]

Only bis2

[dreamy blade]

Then keep going with fdg

[worldly pewter]

for someone who still can't do 2 bossing fleets for opsi
i think w15 might be a little bit not accessible yet

[warped acorn]

but might be better than req changing ship halfway farming when low on resources

[worldly pewter]

w15 is more of a challenge

[zenith heron]

should we remind you that w15 is more challenging than Most, if not all of OpSi challenges

[dreamy blade]

I mostly just grab ships that people say are decent and swap my gear depending on the stage Im doing.

Also this alone already puts you in like the top 1% of AL players

[warped acorn]

the gear swapping:

[worldly pewter]

there is a nice feature that makes it less painful
the one on the top right

the quick swap function

[warped acorn]

guess ima just go start a thread ig

optimal fleet (totally not)

[hot oriole]

Hi

I want to find golden Eagle Union' BB cannons in research

How can I find 'em?

[viscid swift]

you mean the Prototype Mk6 or what

[worldly pewter]

in research most likely pr

i don't think that they released a single eagle union ship in pr

[hot oriole]

Yes, prototype mk6

[rigid onyx]

halford?

[worldly pewter]

halford is dd

[viscid swift]

it's from PR6

[rigid onyx]

i think im missing something

[worldly pewter]

oh kear

[hot oriole]

Thank you

[viscid swift]

not that I'd reccomend going out of your way to do PR6 just for the prototype Mk6

it's very niche

[worldly pewter]

only for kear right ?

[hot oriole]

How can I use Gear Lab

[viscid swift]

you do operation siren to get the mats you need to craft gear

[hot oriole]

Oh:(
Another grinding session

I found it hard to find golden materials to craft

[worldly pewter]

the only problematic component is the electronics

[hot oriole]

More than that

[worldly pewter]

if it is more than u aren't finishing opsi every month

[hot oriole]

Now I know why

[worldly pewter]

nani chapter 6

[hot oriole]

Wait
Oh, mis typo

[worldly pewter]

as long as u have beaten ch4 last month u can start with easy this month

[hot oriole]

Can't beat up corrosion level 6 areas

[inner delta]

go out, heal, go back in

[worldly pewter]

c6 need high tuning

or go back to heal at the port

but usually u don't start the month by doing c6

[hot oriole]

Yeah

Time to grind

[warped acorn]

whats this on gloM

[stark quiver]

read the skill

[late flame]

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

[abstract hollow]

Finally did 9-4 to 12-4. So much oil gone 😭

[warped acorn]

oh

cant see the skill desc over the upgrade section

[abstract hollow]

Oil poverty has left me in a bit of a new predicament: I've run out of dorm snacks. It's definitely not cost effective (exp-wise) to buy snacks with oil when I could use it to grind Ch12, so I guess my question is whether I can find snacks somewhere else to tide my shipgirls over

[viscid swift]

Medal and guild shop

[abstract hollow]

I was pogging out for a sec before your edit thinking I could buy them with dorm coins

[abstract ore]

Should i make the geogia gun or the tenrai?

I have exactly 6 UR proto paper thing

[inner delta]

tenrai is more flexible

[worldly pewter]

yeah u need 2-3 tenrais most of the time when bossing against heavy and i think 1 georgia gun for campaign

which u get from the proto shop

[inner delta]

meh even without 457 you will live

[worldly pewter]

if i didn't +13 the georgia gun i wouldn't have lived most likely

[inner delta]

smh

[abstract ore]

Ok

Already got 1 +12 geogia rn

So im all set

So now im just gon get the MK7

[inner delta]

tenrai instead

[hollow gust]

Investing so many plates into 457 is unfortunate

[tired cove]

Which one should I exchange

[elfin hollow]

Hey all I need some help with my team, I know nothing, i started like less than a week ago. Is it alright if I share some screenshots so you all can help me

[soft raft]

Give this a read https://www.azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips/

[soft raft]

Shinano > Vanguard == NJ > Everyone else

[abstract ore]

dw, im getting both tenrai and mk7

[abstract ore]

shimakaze?

actually nvm she for bossing

[soft raft]

"Everyone Else" is anyone that I didnt mention
Shimakaze, Kron, and UvH are all simillar levels of whatever

[strange path]

If i have 2 ur bullins, do i save, or start mlb’ing Traf or Shinano?

[soft raft]

Even for bossing she's whatever
her main thing is her gun damage sucks but her All out assualt is cracked af

but nowadays there's newer DDs that are overall better than her, and her job as a torpedo spam bot was crept by 2 different CAs

[soft raft]

Wait until you have 4
it's either LB0 or MLB, nowhere in between

[abstract ore]

ye, i tried using her an unzen on the same fleet, but unzen relatively do better

[abstract ore]

i equipped both w 2 UR torp

[sweet delta]

What limit break is Vanguard? Show all of your rainbow ships

[tired cove]

nvm I picked shinano

Ignore the discord notification

[abstract ore]

any of yall got kawakaze META fleet, i need 1 or 2 option

[tired cove]

No

I don't have one

[soft raft]

#trophy-room

[warped acorn]

not active rn lol

[stark quiver]

this isnt general
dont post non gameplay help stuff here is the rule at all times

[eager mulch]

[weary oar]

i have 2 wyverns for mobbing, who gets prio? unicorn, volga, aquila

[stark quiver]

youre using 3 healers?

[weary oar]

ye for opsi

[stark quiver]

uhh volga and aquila ig

[weary oar]

for sure

is 3 healers not the best?

[stark quiver]

its uneeded,

[weary oar]

my fill options would be wales, howe, shangrila, tamaki

any suggestions?

[stark quiver]

i guess your 3 healer work
later on when you get independance she replaces volga

[weary oar]

maybe i should SS my fleets, to help get a better idea

just redid them a few minutes ago

I can add vanguard in too

[stark quiver]

they could use some work
if you want you can open a thread , post your UR and SR ships, and ill help you make better options

[weary oar]

if i move inde to fleet 1, i think vanguard would fit nice in fleet 3

[sharp socket]

these fleets seem unoptimal

[weary oar]

i'm down

[stark quiver]

i think vanguard would be better in fleet 4
but then again, thread and ill make fleet

[weary oar]

i thought i was cookin too...

[warped acorn]

is there a list abt coining for pr/dr prints

[vale spindle]

/wiki research

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Azur Lane Wiki

Multiple results found

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Research
https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Research_Academy
https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Memories/Unlock_the_new_Research_feature
https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Watatsumi_Research_Notes

Jul 5, 2025, 5:33 AM

[stark quiver]

what is the best map to farm affinity for two backline ships

[whole crypt]

the same map you farm everything else

[stark quiver]

no specific low cost map? like event hard?

[cobalt rapids]

no because even on slow maps like 15-1 ure morale gated
unless ure talking about oil/affinity and not time/affinity inwhich case the low cost map is the best but affinity / oil isnt a metric i would care about

[sinful escarp]

iirc affinity is on number of runs and mood dependent. those are the only two things aside from dorm and secretary that i know of which changes affinity

[stark quiver]

oil to affinity

[fast steppe]

is mrlar's descending battle time inaccurate? i thought helena on sg timings should trigger on xx:x2

[cobalt rapids]

should be x:x3
it might depend on device but yea

[fast steppe]

aight

is getting way too many coins when grinding 12-4 for xp a normal occurrence

[wind hazel]

depends on your daily coin usage

[fast steppe]

i'm suddenly about to hit coin cap when i was previously too broke to do 15 pr enhancements each day

[wind hazel]

when you're in cat hell, none of the coin will be enough

when you have nothing to spend on, then suddenly you're bill gates

[sweet delta]

Apparently im out of cat hell

[cobalt rapids]

the calc is correct nvm its just very close to x:x4

[wind hazel]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/1143543674471460866.webp?size=56

[fast steppe]

oh damn

oh nvm i just remembered i've got 10 ships to cog awaken

there goes 50k

[stark quiver]

This is something would say

[wind hazel]

:serenity:

[fast steppe]

did not realise that every rare battleship has reload +1 as their 120 tech wtf

no wonder i'm missing so much rld tech

[tawdry halo]

Hi, is gear lab's triple 155mm Kai gun good for Helena?

[plain saffron]

yes

[normal cedar]

any other subs than these 2 for which this applies?

[nova burrow]

But im really having a hard time deciding:
Considering rainbow guns (just not dropping UR bps at all x.x)are not an option, witch dd gun to use on trafalga? The rn 113mm, the np 130mm, the SE sap, or the Ib 128mm ap? .... or the one fits all EU 127mm HE

[late flame]

any submarine that has +OXY
https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Skills

[nova burrow]

Really? The pea-shooter?

[normal cedar]

I see
so it'll apply to 37 due to this skill as well?

[boreal wagon]

OXY doesnt make the sub move forward though it just makes them stay under water for longer

i dont think there is another sub aside from the 2 mentioned that the note applies to

[nova burrow]

I see that one (single 113mm; was talking about the dual) on Z52 due to her skill but dont i want at least SOME dps on my dd guns?

[late flame]

my bad for some reason i translated it to OXY (stay underwater longer)

[normal cedar]

oh ok, got it

[storm olive]

Her main gun is good, but her barrages are stronger than her main gun

[wind hazel]

the dps for these ships come from their barrage, hence the faster guns being used

[nova burrow]

Si i guess the dual 113 it is then for me as compromise, thanks

[random edge]

Was this supposed to happen?

[wind hazel]

no, of course not

[storm olive]

Single 113/single 76 are both distinctly better than twin 113 for z52

[nova burrow]

Well dont got the 76 and im out of bps rn^^ but got the dual lying around

[hollow gust]

How tf do you not have a 76

[wind hazel]

how do you not have 76 lol

[late flame]

bro discarding all blues

[normal cedar]

Will double G7e for U-37 and (Single G7e+M20 Single Bidder) for U-81/96 be the best assuming I don't reach the G7e break point (with snorkel) for 81/96? Image for ref

[fast steppe]

is there any way to get aurora other than gacha

[hollow gust]

Use this one

But yeah honestly impressive you don't have a 76

[sinful socket]

for royal navy BB, isn't 6CRH AP Shell straight up better than Type 1 AP Shell ?

[wind hazel]

no

[hollow gust]

Sidegrade to outright downgrade sometimes; just keep buying the white shell

[sinful socket]

oh yeah it gives less FP

[late flame]

yellow pencil shell only has some situational use cases + HMS restriction

[crimson glacier]

it has no reason to exist but devs love adding newbie traps

[fast steppe]

any shops or anything

[boreal wagon]

should be build only

[fast steppe]

fml

aight then

time to wait for wishing well

[fresh briar]

Please help me to choose

Team for

Mob
Boss
Fleets

[warped acorn]

the lv 1 lion...

[muted crescent]

is she even any good with no mlbs?
I know she's busted but still

[sinful escarp]

it wouldnt hurt to level her up

[muted crescent]

fair

I'm also seeing a lvl 1 Shimakaze just sitting there to be used as fodder 😭

[robust nymph]

first time i see UR research, worth?

[white agate]

only if above 400 cubes

also kesa probably won't be a priority in a long time

[crimson glacier]

id rather be like 600+ before using cubes

[wind oxide]

Isn't kear a bit too early tho?

[eternal basalt]

It's till September for 400 cubes are needed, I take it... double if you don't care for Atelier ships

[crimson glacier]

id see that if it was good DR

[hollow gust]

Shes good , you are just the biggest hater

[crimson glacier]

so you would use cubes on her if you were low?

[wind oxide]

Why focus on kear at first?
Isn't she like mostly for light armor meta boss fights?

[crimson glacier]

he isnt focusing on her tho

unless you mean the catchup

[wind oxide]

He is

[crimson glacier]

hes focusing on season 7

[eternal basalt]

And Kear, 61/150

[crimson glacier]

yes i too can see

[forest palm]

PR6 is pretty crap, but an off-season UL shouldn't be that bad

[broken anchor]

No one's on a commission 😔

[eternal basalt]

Show your commissions

Also check SS fleet

[broken anchor]

SS was it

[eternal basalt]

I see subs in there, again check SS tab

[broken anchor]

I didn't even notice that button, got it fixed ty

[narrow kiln]

I just finished chapter 4 of the OpSi story.
What happens during a reset of OpSi?

[crimson glacier]

all secured zones turn back into explorable

[ivory pawn]

Shops will also become much simpler, condensed into one, and accessible through every blue port.

[eternal basalt]

Except puzzles or chap 5 progress

[narrow kiln]

Is there any need to rush through the story further?

[broken anchor]

Is there a secret to leveling up commander level?

[eternal basalt]

Do 9 ship fleet battles

[wind oxide]

Yea opsi

[broken anchor]

I don't know what that means, like one full fleet and a fleet of 3? And bring them in to map?

I'm level 59 lol one more level for opsi

[eternal basalt]

3:3 with 3 subs

[wind hazel]

just use 3:3, can forget about sub

grind at highest map, or wherever with oil cap

[wind oxide]

Just use unicorn

[eternal basalt]

Subs give more commander xp though

[wind hazel]

yes but it's also not efficient because most early game subs are dogshit for new players

[eternal basalt]

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Experience#Commander_XP

[wind hazel]

and you only ever need i-58 to get lv65 daily raid done

[broken anchor]

Okay so grind 3:3 with a normal fleet and sub fleet I'm assuming you mean?

[crimson glacier]

yeah id forget about subs too unless you have 3 good ones

[wind hazel]

ignore sub

[wind oxide]

Also you don't need to speedrun commander level
Just go with the flow

[broken anchor]

I've just been stuck for a few days is all

[wind hazel]

if you can do hard event, do that. otherwise go do war archives, divergent chessboard D4 or universe in unison/passionate polaris SP5

[late flame]

or whale (up to you if its worth throwing money to avoid some grinding)

[wind oxide]

Oh there's that level 70 pack

[broken anchor]

understood! Also just so I know for me now chapter 8 is locked by level 60, is chapters 9 locked by 70?

[wind hazel]

65

[eternal basalt]

9-1 unlock requirement HQ Lv. 65

[broken anchor]

Gotcha. Chapter 10 is 70 then I assume. And after 70 is everything unlocked assuming you beat the map?

[wind hazel]

every chapter requires their own commander lv requirement

[eternal basalt]

For the later part, chap 10 is 70 yes

[broken anchor]

So you get soft locked after ever map until you max level.... kinda silly imo

[wind hazel]

commander level is easy to get

[broken anchor]

ty very much for all your info though super appreciate 🥰

[hollow gust]

There is a 5$ pack these days that skip it

[robust nymph]

what was this advice for? if you were still talking about farming commander xp why these two specific old events? just trying to understand

[wind oxide]

Oil cap

[soft raft]

Polaris is alot easier than most WA stages (SP5 has oil cap) and Divergent Chess board is a decent source for German tech points (and D maps also have oil cap)

[gleaming valley]

I have gasc, uni, and saratoga for mob fleet and I'm planning to add owari. Do I replace gasc or saratoga, or should I just not add her at all?

[inland shoal]

I'd say Gasco, kinda depends on the resources you have. If you can afford to MLB her and you don't have Gasco maxed that is definitely the play

[gleaming valley]

They're both maxed out already actually

[ionic kraken]

Does glorious meta still count as an hms ship for the sake of receiving hms only buffs?

[wind oxide]

Metas are different faction

[robust nymph]

how to get Kala Ideas?

[wind oxide]

On the coming Atelier collab

[wind hazel]

wait for ryza rerun

[robust nymph]

thats cool, when is it?

[forest palm]

who knows

they just announced it was coming, no hard date

[wind oxide]

Guam rerun is when?

[wind hazel]

idk

[robust nymph]

ah so theres not an estimate date yet?

[wind oxide]

Yeah

[undone plover]

Jan-2026 most likely

[wind oxide]

Yea prob late jan

[undone plover]

Late jan would be LNY
Early-mid jan would be my guess

[wind oxide]

Oh yea forgot bout the lunar year

[forest palm]

LNY is rather wonky though

[undone plover]

Yeah this is all estimates

[hollow gust]

Not 2026

[robust nymph]

so there’s constantly some events running but the ones with SR or more are just every few months apart?

[hollow gust]

Lny next year is 2/17

[wind oxide]

Next year is 2026

[forest palm]

could just search up that god awful image Blaster posts

[undone plover]

Sure but isnt that always the case?
The LNY event preceded the actual LNY irl

[hollow gust]

Considering this year was 29th of Jan ; next year is 2 and a half weeks later

[wind oxide]

Holee sheat

[undone plover]

The general idea is UR event on Feb May Sep Dec
October should be tempesta event
Nov should be collab
Every month should have a new event
And reruns are between these events

[wind oxide]

Then it is late of jan

[undone plover]

Tbf 2024 lny was 10-feb but the event was still 30-jan
If the actual event is in middle feb that would push the UR event to march which I feel is unlikely
But who knows

[wind oxide]

Zwei was kinda really delayed no?

[split gazelle]

what's the best setup I can make for opsi BB fleet?

[undone plover]

Not really
It was actually 1 month early if u compare it to vanguard rerun

[undone plover]

Zwei lion raffa

[wind oxide]

But it was kinda still delayed compared to the estimated time

[wind hazel]

this is why speculating date is pepega. just wait for announcement, not that hard

[wind oxide]

Someone's typing a huge paragraph

[wind hazel]

cat got on his keyboard

[forest palm]

LNY 2025 01/16 → 02/05
LNY 2024 01/30 → 02/21
LNY 2023 01/19 → 02/01
LNY 2022 01/27 →02/09
LNY 2021 02/04 → 02/18
LNY 2020 01/21 → 02/05
LNY 2019 01/31 → 02/14

like I said it's wonky

[undone plover]

Idk who speculated what date tbh
My speculation would have been june-july 2025 and it happened in june

[wind oxide]

Well it was like late of May or early of June that I heard but it happened in late of june

[forest palm]

apparently LNY 2018 was mid Feb extra fun

[undone plover]

Considering late may early june is new 3 week UR event whoever gave you that prediction made a mistake

[wind oxide]

Probably yea

Or maybe just mixed it up between rerun or new UR

[split gazelle]

in what order should they fire?

[undone plover]

The only pattern so far at least in the last 2 years is UR rerun between new UR events
They even changed rerun event order to ensure this pattern holds
So I would be rly surprised if they change that in the future
And considering we know feb may sep dec are the new UR slots we can guess the UR rerun window based on that

[undone plover]

Probably zwei first so the black hole helps the others
Shouldn’t rly matter that much
Sync them all together as best as u can
Usually flag highest dmg BB if u have Plymouth otherwise doesnt matter much

More importantly level them all to 120-125 asap

[sturdy oak]

What do the 3 different types of planes do? What are their roles. Im getting q confused over what to prioritise

[ivory pawn]

They all do damage, so just prioritize good planes.

[sturdy oak]

Do some have other uses? Otherwise why are they all categorised differently

[ivory pawn]

Fighters tend to have either Anti-air plus bombs (large AoE) or Rockets (higher ship damage).
Dive bombers tend to have strong bombs.
Torpedo bombers can either converge their torps on a single point (very good vs one ship if they hit) or spread out to hit as much as possible (good vs many ship).

[worldly lion]

Are purple boxes worth getting?

[late flame]

you mean the last 2 rewards? no

[worldly lion]

Thanks

[hardy creek]

Retro Shropshire is good right?

[vale spindle]

Yes

[whole crypt]

I wouldn't say good but not bad

[frozen stag]

Do we know which banner is dropping after the current one

[wind oxide]

A UR banner is on September which is probably unzen's rerun

[viscid swift]

tell me you know nothing about AL's scheduling without telling me you know nothing about AL's scheduling

[whole crypt]

next week we should have PR8 launch, maybe a rerun banner before probably ryza/yumia in late july

[viscid swift]

September will be a new UR event not a rerun

[whole crypt]

also cheeky what is a cat

[viscid swift]

me

[left cedar]

after kansas, any news on PR8 ?

[whole crypt]

not yet

the announcements this round fairly synced across weibo/jptwitter/entwitter

[frozen stag]

Does this mean we won't get any ur stuff till September

[left cedar]

UR Banner, nope

but next week 2 new DRs

and if ur stuff counts about gear
probally a new one UR gear

[whole crypt]

Sep is JP anniv, it's not likely they'll try to sandwich in a new UR before that
rerun schedule wise the next rerun should also be after the new UR

July is likely ryza/yumia collab and aug will be EN anniv event

[left cedar]

i bet on a new IJN UR in september, cuz its the only one that get a new UR per year and if isnt 2 with DRs

[frozen stag]

Rumia? Also ryza as in atelier didn't we had one years ago

[whole crypt]

ryza was more than a year ago, it's supposed to be a rerun in conjunction with a new collab for yumia, no details yet so just wait for it

[south sequoia]

what would be better for plym survivability, I put beaver on her vs kawa but she struggles
would albion aux be better?

[wind hazel]

most use rudder+albion yeah

[fast steppe]

i saw somewhere that you can uninstall all the private quarters stuff so the game takes up less space, where in the settings can i do this

[late flame]

just go 3d dorm and hit the trashcan icon on the girl(s)

[plain saffron]

the link expired apparently

[wind hazel]

lol ripbozo streamable

[plain saffron]

https://streamable.com/4x38x4
new link

maybe i should host my own

[craggy sorrel]

laff II rerun this year?

[tropic tusk]

dont think so

whts the link for meta dossier again? i keep forget to save that link

[wind oxide]

Wtf I been wrongly informed

[cobalt rapids]

like.. the guide ?
or u just mean the wiki link ?

[late flame]

if wiki.. https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/META_Showdown#Dossier_META_Showdown

[wind oxide]

2026 jan according to the pattern

[cobalt rapids]

do ppl save individual wiki pages

[tropic tusk]

i mean like the one for showing how to kill them mb

[cobalt rapids]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Uz0UvQHsVUrlNz08Pc1IN04oABfMeiXTngfM8XJzRXo this ?

[tropic tusk]

arr yes 3q

[late flame]

smh not typing /guide

[cobalt rapids]

i forgot

[tropic tusk]

so if enemy armor is medium i use heavy?

[cobalt rapids]

[tropic tusk]

how does this work

[cobalt rapids]

heavy what?

[tropic tusk]

sorry HE ammo

[cobalt rapids]

ok but that stands for High Explosive not for HEavy
and no u use this

[tropic tusk]

on that picutre light means enemy light armor right?

[cobalt rapids]

yes but this is just a quick reference guide

[tropic tusk]

but why is mushi there? an example?

[cobalt rapids]

because shes special and relevant

[tropic tusk]

oh ok

see how the old fleet is this for ar meta , could i change harkuryuu to fritz?

[cobalt rapids]

i mean u can change the entire backline or not because ark should just explode nowadays

yes u can change to nakhi soyuz fritz and theyll perform better

better as in killing ark in less time (maybe)

[tropic tusk]

if i add soyuz then i should change to helena instead of kazegumo?

[cobalt rapids]

you dont need helena

[tropic tusk]

so frount row is fine

[wind oxide]

Musashi's really good for both medium and heavy armor no?

Her barrage mod is inclined to med and heavy

[cobalt rapids]

yes can even replace laffii for z52 or something
like the guide said those fleets arent prescriptive

[cobalt rapids]

yes shes good for both
her aversion to light has less to do with her barrage mods and more with the fact that she has a stupid gun restriction

[tropic tusk]

oh ar meta is simple

2hit ill take it

i found out that i dont have much SAP weps so i just ignore that and put random shit i have

[hollow gust]

AR is old meta , you can prob run triple UR BB and bitchslap it

[tropic tusk]

i try that tmr me out of ticket today

[cobalt rapids]

u dont need sap weapons
as a matter of fact the only relevant sap weapon is the raffaelo gun

[viscid swift]

and Arizona is HEAVY armor

[cobalt rapids]

ark royal

[tropic tusk]

ark royal meta

[wind hazel]

arizona royal

[viscid swift]

how tf do you struggle against Ark Royal meta

[wind hazel]

randombullshitgo moment

[cobalt rapids]

[tropic tusk]

should i go for this instead?

[hollow gust]

Lion Vanguard Warspite kills

[tropic tusk]

oh yea lion forget about her

[cobalt rapids]

how does this not kill tho ?

[tropic tusk]

gear issue?

[cobalt rapids]

it must have rly doodoo gear to fail kill

[hollow gust]

Tech =0

[cobalt rapids]

i bet i can run 0 tech 0 la9 and still kill

yea like i thought gear is complete doodoo

[viscid swift]

sigh

[tropic tusk]

well i was lazy

[late flame]

hvarcat lol

[viscid swift]

presets are a thing

[tropic tusk]

their gear was for pushign w15

[sweet delta]

U snooze u lose

[tropic tusk]

thats y im taking the 2 hit

[sweet delta]

Simple as that

[viscid swift]

you do realize that gear is also complete dogshit for W15 as well right

[sweet delta]

We'll let you be then

[tropic tusk]

wait a min

[wind hazel]

no i won't wait

[tropic tusk]

mb i dont use them for w15 only frizt and nakim for support fleet

[viscid swift]

those are terrible equips for the support fleet

the gear isn't good on any level

[tropic tusk]

then guam n laffy

[wind hazel]

ngl but only Guam alone has good gear loadout, the rest are garbage

[tropic tusk]

but this was wht i had been shown before , how is laffy bad

[viscid swift]

she isn't

but those are the only 2 that are acceptable and frankly they're not the lynch pins here

[wind hazel]

for cope gear i guess it make sense

[tropic tusk]

[turbid marsh]

those gear looks pretty... acceptable to tackle w15 in my opinion.... would change 2nd fleet amagi shinano alsace plymouth though, but think should be fine?

[cobalt rapids]

we arent talking about the gear from the fleet tool tho

[viscid swift]

Fritz and Nahkimov are the main issues here
their gear isn't good for Ark Royal META, they're not good for W15, and they're not good for W15 Support fleet

[turbid marsh]

wait...

[viscid swift]

you have the right to play as you do but, I can't help someone who doesn't try

[turbid marsh]

im blind, i thought they copied from the tool mb

[wind hazel]

no that's the issue, they did. and it doesn't translate to META fight lol

[tropic tusk]

could u help me for support fleet, imma just 2hit meta

[wind hazel]

campaign loadout doesn't work for meta fight most of the time

[cobalt rapids]

cant even call hvar saiun fritz a campaign loadout

[tropic tusk]

tbh even 3 hit meta im ok with it

[turbid marsh]

so why not just use... other ships?

[viscid swift]

I have no idea

[wind hazel]

run triple BB, put AP gun, table, helena+SG radar, done

and by AP gun i dont mean put 457

[tropic tusk]

whos table

[wind hazel]

admiral table, UR aux. use gold fire control radar if you don't have any

[tropic tusk]

is nakhimov somehow other name is table by chance?

[wind hazel]

this is table-kun

[tropic tusk]

ohhh

[wind hazel]

this is what you use when you don't have table-kun

[tropic tusk]

yes this i know

[wind hazel]

i dont believe you

[tropic tusk]

me know this forsure

yall should be 2 of that while me only have 1

[wind hazel]

i have 4

[tropic tusk]

[vale spindle]

i have 2 tables

[tropic tusk]

did the event rerun like 4 times?

[wind hazel]

no, i just lied

[cobalt rapids]

mori would never lie

[tropic tusk]

[wind hazel]

people dont lie on the internet

[soft raft]

Yeah you can totally trust kimocheese, he's never been factually wrong ever

[cobalt rapids]

thank you stranger

[sonic vector]

fastest ways to get combat exp?

[cobalt rapids]

grinding in w12+

[sonic vector]

ic if it sstage 10 would it be fine or better to go through everything

[cobalt rapids]

its better to push to w12 before u grind any pr ship
but also make sure ure done farming the event first

[sonic vector]

ic, alr

[vale spindle]

at least go chapter 11

if u look at map exp theres a big gap between 10 and 11

[gaunt cedar]

helena ok to 125?

[cobalt rapids]

sure but not the highest prio

[sonic vector]

oh where can i see that?

[cobalt rapids]

on wiki
or well ingame if u look at endscreen

[sonic vector]

ok thanks 🙏

yeah i should probably get to 11=4, pretty big gap between 10-4
tomorrow 😭

[hardy creek]

Should I make this gun?

[tame jungle]

no

[hardy creek]

How about the quadruple bofor gun?

[tame jungle]

no

can get those from other sources

[soft raft]

Fuze guns are complete ass
BB/BC exclusive AA that is often overall worse than the typical options for backline AA

[clear harbor]

I think I missed a tool tip. What does this green icon mean in OpSi?

[verbal plinth]

Quest/daily

[strange path]

Is this any good?

[soft raft]

Decent enough as poverty gear

[sweet delta]

Better than all purple AA guns

[robust nymph]

anything useful in here?

[wind hazel]

buy out everything

[robust nymph]

thought i got told to save purple currency so i was kinda saving it indeed

[wind hazel]

you're still with the old shop format, so how it works is that it has a fixed pool of items in it, but the shop can only display 8 items at a time before the next refresh

so you wanna bring out the good stuff from the pool, hence why you wanna clear the shop

[spice phoenix]

should i use my UR bulins on mogador, trafalgar, or wait till the next UR ship event?

[wind hazel]

otherwise these 4 stuff might pop back up in the subsequent refresh and might block the good stuff from showing up

[wind hazel]

next UR is September so i'd mlb Traf

[robust nymph]

gotcha ty

also i just finished 12-4, is this the time to worry about getting augments or not really?

[sweet delta]

you must have some +0 blue or purple augment lying around

[robust nymph]

is it under gear -> special?

[spice phoenix]

SEPTEMBER!!??

[sweet delta]

you press the circle slot in your picture

[sweet delta]

have you been doing the weekly raid with Belfast on it?

[robust nymph]

which weekly raid

[wind hazel]

the one with belfast on it