gameplay-help

[turbid shell]

what do you get for retiring a dupe of UR ship?

[wind hazel]

not entirely, but lower priority

[paper timber]

Depend, if you get Essex from invitation then focus on her but Laffey is also a good investment in if you plan to retrofit her next

[wind hazel]

lots of specialized core if you haven't hit cap, medals

[ivory pawn]

30 medals and 600 spec core that counts towards the monthly limit.

[paper timber]

You can skip the reload thing for vanguard entirely, unless you want to minmaxxing

[clear harbor]

What's the command that pulls up ship tankiness rating?

[wind hazel]

/ehp

[proud river]

Shouldn't have wasted books on Shinano/Percy then

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

List of vanguard ships by tankiness by mebot

[wind hazel]

it's free 15% rld, it's not minmaxing but free support buff

[summer basin]

I mean its a good investment for later. Coulda spend em way worse so dw about it

Shinano may be an old UR but she checks out

[paper timber]

Shinano Red skill is good bc of its barrage but you are still new so you need to focus on Unicorn and Laffey first

[proud river]

Oh right, should i get New Jersey from the handbook or a second copy of Shinano?

[paper timber]

If you do just general stuff then you don't really need it . Honestly, I skip it bc there are other skill that need leveling

[wind hazel]

i said lower priority, not skipping entirely

[wind hazel]

shinano

[paper timber]

Handbook? Oh yeah, the newbie missions. I would say, another copy for Shinano. You can get NJ if you want but she is an old ship, she have good barrage but there are way better option nowadays

[proud river]

Yeah that's what i was thinking

[paper timber]

Plus, I think you should doing those mission to get more cube. JP anni is coming and it will always have a new UR

[turbid shell]

monthly limit ah

[forest palm]

there's supposed to a stream in like 17 hours, not related to anniversary but it has Pamiat hosting

[random sonnet]

When pulling a UR should I stop after getting it or keep going to hit pity?

[turbid marsh]

unless you are like 180+/200, always stop, in my opinion.

if you are a collector with 2000 + cubes, you aint asking that question so i assume u aint

[random sonnet]

180+ what

[turbid marsh]

180 pulls out of 200, so 360/400

[clever valley]

im currently at 230 wisdom cubes if i want to pull the the upcoming UR next month how many should i have?

[paper timber]

If you are over 100 pull then go for Pity but depend on your cubes

[wind hazel]

total 400 before the event ends

around 300-350 when event start should be safe enough

[random sonnet]

I have 992 cubes 170k coins

[hushed sorrel]

back in the days i did whale cubes. but thats not really recommended

[glossy granite]

Whaling cubes fine if theres an event UR and your cooked

[random sonnet]

I’m scared my account is bricked and need advice

[clever valley]

ah kk i have plenty of time to get more cubes then, is there an actual confirmed date for the new UR thats coming out?

[wind hazel]

no but likely 14

er, not 14. wrong date

[hushed sorrel]

we will most likely get atleast 1 week event free after this anni

[rain vine]

only real way to brick your account is something like scrapping your hedgehog anti-sub aux
making bad pull decisions isnt one of them

[wind hazel]

11*

[paper timber]

Then you are in a good zone for continue for Pity but I don't recommend doing it unless you want more copy

[viscid swift]

live stream is scheduled for the 5th next month

[clever valley]

ah kk

[random sonnet]

Thank you

[clever valley]

hmm trying to decide if le hardi is worth mlb'ing

[real parrot]

Which one of these should I exchange for (besides NJ and Shinano)

[wind hazel]

why not shinano? it's either her or vanguard

[wind oxide]

Traf reaches cap for DD's sonar range?

[real parrot]

I can js get her from this

[rain vine]

how many UR bulins do you have?

[real parrot]

None

But I can buy one with specialised cores

[rain vine]

then you should be getting the shinano copy

[hollow gust]

you want to save your bulins for ships you cant get copies of

[oblique valley]

what's the pr ship priority atm?

[sweet delta]

Depends on your dock or if you just unlocked research

[pseudo sandal]

does retrofitting increase cog costs?

[rain vine]

no

[turbid marsh]

x

[oblique valley]

i've unlocked it

i've got a few old pr ships but i'm pre sure they're not the good ones

[sweet delta]

Permanent URs should not be invested in when there are UR reruns or new UR events looming on the horizon ( ask in your favorite Discord if that is the case )
URs (or any ship) should not be half invested in or used before you have decided to commit to maxing her.
Due to the frequency of UR events (and reruns) and the aforementioned points, permanent URs will most likely fall into the max-limit-break-with-permanent-sparking category and not with UR bulins, which means several months before they’re usable. Also means that you should keep choosing the same UR from the spark/pity until she's max limit broken.

[wind oxide]

Is there some minimum requirements in fleet's average sonar range/scan range for W14?

[sweet delta]

If you have little progress on pr5-8 blueprints, then consult this https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/research-focus/

[oblique valley]

sweet thanks

[wind oxide]

And also this

[sweet delta]

In fact it is possible to beat w14 with zero ASW

[wind oxide]

[red hawk]

how much longer is the event?

nvm i can look it up

[sweet delta]

According to the wiki page, Trafalgar maxes out the vanguard portion of the sonar range https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Anti-Submarine_Warfare

[wind oxide]

And she is the only one to do so right?

[tardy trench]

hello guys, im kinda new to the game, how should i farm for cubes since the limited banner about to end i think ?

[sweet delta]

cubes are not farmed, just collected by completing missions and commissions daily. You also should be saving cubes for late september new UR banner, not the current event

unless the current event's ships make you horny ||But all events have lewd ships anyways||

[tardy trench]

aw i kinda want Shinano but ill saving from now then

[sweet delta]

read this about Shinano

you will get her in a few weeks or months just by playing normally instead of wasting cubes

completing the Handbook also gives a Shinano or a New Jersey

[tardy trench]

i have no idea about that 😭

[clear harbor]

There's a lot of information to aborb for new players. It's okay. I've been playing for a few months and I'm still learning "the basics".

[tardy trench]

literally straight to the point

[clear harbor]

Surprisingly blunt.

[clear harbor]

Ohhhh. I did not know this. So if I picked Shiano from my first pity, I should also pick Shiano from my second pity (unless she's MLB somehow)?

And that's because UR Bulin are better spend on URs that are harder to get?

[undone zinc]

Is it worth developing Pr1-2 until I fulfill the requirments for pr5-6-7?

[cobalt rapids]

pr1-5 excluding ply and brest are coinable so yes

[stuck dragon]

can u help me make a mobbing and boss fleet with those? those are the one considered above tier 2 on azurlaneecgc tier list that i have

(almost retrofitted san diego and independence)

[cobalt rapids]

what is azurlane ecgc tierlist

anyway nelson unicorn sara kron sandy sanfran and go farm event
consider rotating in helena and enterprise ( when she is mlb ) for lvling

[stuck dragon]

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

[verbal plinth]

I'm super cogs short is there anyway to get more than just 13-1 grinding?

[spiral gyro]

Hey yall, i might be stupid, but like, i bought a few dockspace storage, and i haven't seen my dock storage grow at all, is there something wrong?

[cobalt rapids]

13-1 grinding is lil % from total income but assuming ure alr doing all the other sources like daily raid and shops then the only thing left is swiping credit card

[stuck dragon]

i finished event but cant pass hard stages cause of the requirement from other ships, so i want to push story but stuck at 9-1. should i also use (and level) your formation for it?

[cobalt rapids]

try relogging else idk ? are you sure u bought dockspace and not depot by mistake or something

[spiral gyro]

wait a min, oh wait hold on i might be a total idiot

[cobalt rapids]

if ure sure then just contact ingame support

[spiral gyro]

i swear

[cobalt rapids]

yes level the initial fleet

[spiral gyro]

so uh, imma check, but is there a way to UNDO the mistake IF i did buy the wrong storage?

[cobalt rapids]

not afaik

[spiral gyro]

... i did buy depot storage

[undone zinc]

Is it worth retrofitting helena?

[cobalt rapids]

yes but not high prio

[stuck dragon]

ok. do i need a second fleet or is that strong enough for pushing story?

[cobalt rapids]

at ur stage is when u start rotating in ships for the 2nd fleet

[undone zinc]

How much storage do you have now?

[cobalt rapids]

but unless u have quite a few gold bulins then u dont have enough for 2 full fledged fleets yet

[spiral gyro]

330

i wanted only dockspace, NOT depot, must've been blind to it 🤦‍♂️

[undone zinc]

So you only bought once?

[spiral gyro]

more than once 3-4

[cobalt rapids]

dw every1 makes mistakes

[undone zinc]

How much?

[stuck dragon]

i have 15 gold bullins and 26 rare ones

[spiral gyro]

i'd say 3-4, nvm it was def 3

[undone zinc]

[spiral gyro]

oh boy, uh

[cobalt rapids]

can you show ur entire dock tho

[toxic harness]

Is Bois Belleau worth investing in if i already have a stong fleet of CV/CVL's? I like her skin but if she's not going to be able to compete with anyone on this screen i'll skip out on her. Just wondering your thoughts on her performance wise.

[glossy granite]

What skin is that perseus+

[cobalt rapids]

just for opsi speed farming and tech

[storm olive]

She has good tech so she is worth the 120

[stuck dragon]

here https://imgur.com/a/PqbDTd0
i skipped the bullins but that should be everything

[toxic harness]

Unfamiliar Duties

[undone zinc]

Why didnt You use the rarity sorting method?

[cobalt rapids]

mlb enty, bello and rotate em in together with helena and indep in ur first fleet as they lvl up when u can
farm event regardless even if u cannot push hard stages yet
at the very least try to put as lil ships as u can and get the x3 rewards from normal stages
altho with abit of lvls and once u hit the requirements u shouldnt have issues on the hard stages

[stuck dragon]

who do you mean with bello?

[cobalt rapids]

the blue hair russian bb

massena would be better but bello alr has 2 bulins invested into her

[stuck dragon]

ive heard that massena isnt that great here so i stopped picking her. i can pivot tho, just want a strong fleet and rush story

ill go with massena, indep, unicorn and kron, san diego and francisco, while leveling up helena and and enty for future second fleet correct?

[cobalt rapids]

well skipping nelson and doing both gold bbs is fine aswell ig considering ur retrofit list

[stuck dragon]

alright thanks. now i can focus a bit more, still fairly new to this game :D

[strange path]

T3 retrofit blueprints only drop on the boss node right?

[cobalt rapids]

right and only on hard mode campaign

[red hawk]

the retro blueprints only drop on bosses on hard mode right, you can't farm the ships in hard mode zones for lower tier

[soft raft]

Correct

[cosmic osprey]

guys i got to 2-3 and i cant do 2-4, what shall i do

[leaden mountain]

when is the next ur event?

i have 120 cubes left and im not sure if i should keep opening cuz i havent gotten one of the new ships yet

[cobalt rapids]

grind lvls but thats abit soon to be stuck so
i recommend checking the newbie tips in /guide to make sure u look for appropiate poverty gear and have a good starting fleet

[cobalt rapids]

most likely JP anni end of sept

[cosmic osprey]

i dont really understand the guide

is too much stuff at once

[cobalt rapids]

the gear guide ?
u can skip the yap then and just look in ur depot for what gear is on the guide
if its there it means its a good poverty gear ( maybe )

but at ch2 u basically have nothing
just make sure u follow the template fleet

[cosmic osprey]

in general i dont understand most of the guide.

[cobalt rapids]

i can't read it for you

[cosmic osprey]

i can read but is to much info 😭

is there any vid i can follow. im more of a visual learner

[cobalt rapids]

just go to newbie tips and go to template fleet and if theres missing ships check how to get em for now then

[hot turret]

Aw...I thought this healer was rly good, her passive giving her an airwing at start of battle was neat. But yeah now I just got Urich.

Not rly sure what you mean with 0 limit break though.
Don't have any UR bulin unfortunately, gotta figure out how to get some...
And this below is all my specialized cores.
(Sorry for late response I'm rly busy today)

[cobalt rapids]

limit break means the stars
basically dont use ships that are not at full stars

[hot turret]

But they're still UR ships, is it not worth using them still?

[sweet delta]

all the beginner guide videos are shit

0 limit break URs are worse than 3 limit break gray ships

[cobalt rapids]

maybe a newbie who starts out can consider using some URs earlier than max stars
like at 5(4) but that is an edge case and wtihout context the general answer is no for URs aswell

[hot turret]

So I should just make a lineup with 5 star SSR ships then

Good thing I got a ton of gold ships

[cobalt rapids]

max stars* yes
SSR max is also at 6 stars

[hot turret]

Yes yes mb

Alright, guess I just have to figure out how to get UR bulin now lol

[cobalt rapids]

https://azurlaneecgc.com/common_resource/#/Specialized_Bulin_Custom_MKIII

[wraith knoll]

Guys

Is there ANY sort of filter to turn off all the gooner loading pages?? I want to play in public when I need to pass time but then bam. Half naked shinano in a bunny suit

[cobalt rapids]

no such feature

[wraith knoll]

They gotta add sum like that

Some of us just wanna play the game cuz its fun and not have to turn their phone over whenever half naked towel covered girls show up

[red hawk]

fan service is how f2p games monetize a lot of stuff without being super p2w

I get what you mean, but it's just one of those things, stuff like brown dust 2 is worse with its lewdness

[cobalt rapids]

#game-feedback maybe if enough people ask for it they will add it, make ur voices heard

[red hawk]

and to be fair, it's not all lewd, there's some pretty adorable artwork, and some that's pretty badass (nina friede <3)

[hot turret]

I can't ever play in public because I happen to own some gooner skins...

[red hawk]

Only skins I have are the recent free ones and oath skins

[cobalt rapids]

just..dont equip em in public then 💀

[red hawk]

nah, play it in public and if someone notices turn up the volume and make eye contact

[turbid marsh]

why u equipping them 18+ skins and play in public XD

[hot turret]

Bu...but my dear Prinz Adalbert!? Well ok looking back at it its not even gooner skin lol, I deeply thought of getting her the bathroom skin but I made the right call and took another

[hot turret]

Never played in public in the first place

At least not where everyone can see my phone

[wraith knoll]

I just think it'd be a nice feature

[red hawk]

I will be honest, im 100% not a fan of the project identity skins

[wraith knoll]

Just for the few ppl that wanna play in public n not have to worry

Like honestly how hard could it be to add a button thar will only show sfw loading screen images

[hot turret]

I agree the loading screens are a bit too much ooga booga sometimes.

[wraith knoll]

Like the one they recently added to replace the 7th anniversary login screen

I got flashbanged in public

[red hawk]

the one where it looks like her nipple is on the side?

XD

[wraith knoll]

Yeah literally wet towels to further solidify their naked silhouette

Like its kinda unnecessary no?

[meager tiger]

nah show it off, loud and proud

[red hawk]

oh wait till you do the private quarters interactions, they have a bath scene where she's literally wearing a towel in the bath, like if you're trying to make it seductive just put her in a bathing suit, why is she in a towel in the tub

it's supposed to be steamy but it is very very weird

[wraith knoll]

I was kinda doing that side quest til I realized its just a gooner dating sim

Now my nj is just sitting in her beach house with lvl 4 affection

[red hawk]

yeah I did the project identity one time through but it doesn't seem like there's much point to it

and private quarters is just whatever

gooner money bait

[hot turret]

Oh yeah project identity is bullsh

[wraith knoll]

Oh

[rain vine]

you get tb and oceana as secretaries

[wraith knoll]

Ohh.... the borderline cp sht

Yeah that was a hard pass for me

[red hawk]

yeah I was actually glad I finished playing through it one time, and got rid of the L*li bait shit on secretary

[wraith knoll]

They out themselves 😂

[hot turret]

No idea what private quarters is yet so I'm just gonna ignore it for my sake

[rain vine]

clearly you didnt actually play it if you think its cp

[cosmic osprey]

i guess i will re read the guide and try to understand it

[wraith knoll]

With a game that puts child like characters in lingerie, I doubt I even need to play it to find out

Some of u just out urselves lmao

[cosmic osprey]

for the team building for starter what part of the guide should i focus on

[rain vine]

project identity literally doesnt though

[hot turret]

I don't think it's cp but I'm not here to play father simulator bro

[viscid swift]

entirely the wrong place to have this discussion

[red hawk]

your starter fleet should be Pennsylvania, Unicorn, Long Island, Portland, your starter, and Helena, just focus them for now, if you are able to pick up enterprise from the medal store, or to get saratoga, you can replace long island

otherwise if carriers aren't in the medal store, aim to get hood and san diego

[rain vine]

newbie guide/fleetbuilding guide from the english community guide compendium

[cosmic osprey]

oh ok thanks sorry i keep asking, is just that i fully dont understand it yet 😭

[low wind]

I returned to this game recently for the BRS collab and yeah, it can be pretty overwhelming. Especially compared to newer gacha games I think

[cosmic osprey]

yh there is so much info for me

[red hawk]

so much is situational, and then you look at gear guides and there's like 5 different best items depending on your ship and setup, and some of the terms make no sense because they don't come to matter till later worlds

"This gun is good but only on one ship if Mercury is in retrograde and you can hit frame perfect activations" (exagerrating but)

[viscid swift]

what

[cosmic osprey]

ok i will focus only on them

[viscid swift]

it's literally by and large just learning armor types and modifiers and distinguishing between single and multi-target enemies

[red hawk]

its just hyperbole because the graphics can be a bit overwhelming when you're first trying to understand gearing and stuff

most of it you don't need for a good while and is situational and it does list best use/poverty

but then there's a lot of stuff like I asked what a transition accelerator is and was told I don't need one but I still don't know what the heck it means

[cosmic osprey]

is enterprise an epic or rare

[viscid swift]

she's an SR/Gold

[red hawk]

SR

[cosmic osprey]

oh how much is it to get it

[red hawk]

what's in your medal store

[viscid swift]

AA gun reload and range is averaged accross the fleet in AL

[cosmic osprey]

it shows elite ships and limited ship

[viscid swift]

so the idea with accelerators is that on ships with bad AA you use a fast firing but otherwise poor AA gun to decrease the reload time of the fleet's AA guns

in practice it isn't really worth it because thanks to absolute cooldowns, the accelerators generally have poor range, and the reload time being averaged the benefit just isn't particularly worth it

[red hawk]

this store, what ships are in the top left

[viscid swift]

Enterprise can be obtained in the medal shop if she's in rotation

[cosmic osprey]

i only ihave 7 medals

[viscid swift]

if not you'll have to use someone else

[red hawk]

right but what's in your rotation, youll get them pretty quickly

I'm pretty sure enty is on lexington

[cosmic osprey]

1 sec ima ss

[viscid swift]

yeah she's a CV

[cosmic osprey]

oh

[red hawk]

yeah, under SR CV, you should be able to pick enterprise when you get 80 medals

then CL would be sandy right?

[viscid swift]

yes

[cosmic osprey]

should i be leveling up gears or not now

is it hard to get them medals

[red hawk]

no, you get them from retiring duplicate rares and above and you'll get a lot

[cosmic osprey]

oh ok

[red hawk]

you should use all commons to enhance ships and retire dupes of rares

[cosmic osprey]

btw what are those red gems for

i can use commons to level differ rarity ships?

[red hawk]

you can use this, and use common ships to enhance their stats to a point

[cosmic osprey]

omg i did not know that 😭

[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 💳.

[cosmic osprey]

i dont need to save any single common copy

[red hawk]

not right now, if there are any you're gonna level and limit break you'll do that later on

and most of that is for collection and stuff

[cosmic osprey]

omg ty i am so slow. Now i can actually do the story. What level do u recommend i should get my starter fleet to

[red hawk]

try to keep it above the enemies you're fighting

[cosmic osprey]

oh ok

thanks a lot g, you saved me

is there a way to check enemies level

[soft raft]

They're visible on the map
You can also check the wiki

[cosmic osprey]

oh can u send me the wiki link

silly me i just searched it and it comes up 😭 😭

when u enhance does ur ship level not go up

[low wind]

no, just the stat goes up

[cosmic osprey]

oh i see so they r the same level but they have higher stats

[low wind]

yeah

[cosmic osprey]

oh is strange it would make sense for the level to go up but as long as they r getting stronger idm lol

[low wind]

I think this is an old game thing lol, not sure if any newer games still do this.

[cosmic osprey]

oh is there no limit to this enhance

[mossy void]

Theres a limit where you can't enhance anymore

[mossy void]

And it also depends on the actual level of the ship too

[cosmic osprey]

oh

[low wind]

Max is 34 in this case

[cosmic osprey]

there is a lot of different stuff to lvl in thsi game

[low wind]

when they level up, the base and max both increase

[cosmic osprey]

oh

[viscid swift]

up to level 100

[cosmic osprey]

so the higher ur ship lvl is the higher u can enhance it

that is interesting

when u load into the game can u change the character order or anything

i heard u can change the layout or smt

what is the best strategy i should be using

[low wind]

I think some stages might not let you, I'm not sure. Check if there's this option in the bottom right. If it's turned off, it will bring you to the fleet screen where you can move units around if you want, before the battle starts. If it's turned on, the battle will start right away when you move into an enemy.

[soft raft]

I don't think he was asking about OpSi

[cosmic osprey]

is a black square with dots

[soft raft]

Double line you use basically 99% of the time

Circular is only for W13 (and maybe W15)
Single line is whatever

[cosmic osprey]

so i should be using double line, mb i worded the question badly

[low wind]

is fleet lock only in opsi? I thought some other stages let you move units around before battle too, like rotating tank situationally if front unit is low. Maybe I just misunderstood the question, mb

[cosmic osprey]

i feel like the double line is faster for me

[stark quiver]

Fleet lock is in all stages with clearing mode

[cosmic osprey]

i failed to evade, are the fights same difficulty as normal ship or harder

if the boss comes early should i fight straight away for or fight the other ships

[hot turret]

Depends, usually I kill everyone before the boss so that next time I replay the lvl I can get to 3 stars faster (one of the stars require destroying a set ammount of enemy fleets)

[cosmic osprey]

oh cause im new i should not worry about this for now?

[hot turret]

Maybe, but remember some lvls are locked till you reach a commander lvl so you'll probably have to come back and farm those lvls for xp (thus getting 3 stars)

Also you need 3 stars on all lvls of a chapter to unlock hard mode (which isn't rly hard early chapters)

[cosmic osprey]

thank you g

[hot turret]

np

[stark quiver]

Do event
It’s one clear for 100% so just 3 star if you can

[cosmic osprey]

i will try.

[versed forum]

is this good? im trying to sync 2 la-9 and 1 ad-1

[stark quiver]

What’s boss?

[viscid swift]

do you not have Soyuz?

[twilit wren]

whats a good 1:1 fleet low oil cost?

[viscid swift]

low cost where

[knotty jolt]

do you want actual usable or just truly lowest of the low

[twilit wren]

could i have both please

[knotty jolt]

Lowests are non limit broken ships

[viscid swift]

again, low cost for what

[knotty jolt]

particularly ones with self heal skills like the US destroyers cassin and downes

even the Rare US cruiser phoenix works for this

[twilit wren]

event normal for the daily 3x

[stark quiver]

ranger and cassin at 0lb lvl 70

[viscid swift]

0 limit break ranger + 0 limit break cassin or downes

note cross fleets will be necessary

[knotty jolt]

a non limit broken ranger with a cassin, downe, pheonix vanguard would be like 6 oil per battle

[stark quiver]

1 less oil if ranger is under level 35 or something

dont need a 1:3 frontline btw

[viscid swift]

pheonix doesn't cost 1 oil

[knotty jolt]

phoenix is 2 oil but what is 2 oil when we're already talking this low

plus she's a cruiser with decent enough fire power with a self heal helping to make up for some time

[viscid swift]

a decent bit when you're potenially doing a few hundred runs

[twilit wren]

oil cost goes up with level? i thought only limit breaking

[stark quiver]

theres no need for her tho

[knotty jolt]

ya can drop her if ya truly want more oil efficiency if ya don't care how long the battles may or may not take

[viscid swift]

yes

[stark quiver]

mfw cheeky snipes my question

[knotty jolt]

I personally just would recommend pheonix cause of her self heal is also a FP boost

[twilit wren]

so my options are:
main : ranger
vanguard: cassin/downe for cheap, phoenix for sustain and fp

[viscid swift]

cassin and downes work fine

even if you need to use both of them they're still cheaper than pheonix

[stark quiver]

phoenix isnt needed becuase the fights are easy
and crossfleet does the fight for you

[knotty jolt]

I just like phoenix, cassin and downes are optimal my suggestion is for just tad bit more ease for slightly more oil
so just ignore my suggestion

[twilit wren]

cool, thanks for the tips!

[viscid swift]

Pheonix costs 3 oil at level 70, LB0

[meager tiger]

how competitive does essex UR retrofit make her relative to the mainstay UR carriers?

or is she just CV version of warspite retro

[stark quiver]

she is an average UR CV

[soft raft]

she pretty good, though she doesnt really directly compete with the other UR CVs for their roles

[forest palm]

Yorktown II maybe

[meager tiger]

useless sex

scrapping her rn

jk

[viscid swift]

she might have the best CV cross fleet which is useful

[soft raft]

how many fighters does she have again
I think someone said she was good W15 support fleet material

[viscid swift]

6

[soft raft]

hmmm 145% and 135% eff slots
that's pretty good

[forest palm]

she definitely works if you Yorktown poor and want to use Kears

[hot turret]

Urgh, now I need help for which SSR to place in my lineup (don't worry I got the resources to max limit break any SSR rn but I just don't know which one to use)

[meager tiger]

would recommend limit breaking aquila, shes very good

retrofitting san diego/warspite would help early game progress as well

[stark quiver]

do you have essex?

[meager tiger]

sovetskaya belorussiya can be a backup 2nd BB if you need her

[viscid swift]

where are you in the main campaign exactly?

[hot turret]

Chapter 8

[viscid swift]

forget about 2 fleets then and just concentrate on one making one good fleet and making sure all the ships in it are max limit break

[hot turret]

Naur

[viscid swift]

and not 2-3 questionable ones

[stark quiver]

Get her from the 7th anni invitational letter
What’s your fleet right now?

[viscid swift]

garbage

[stark quiver]

Yea it could use some improvements

[viscid swift]

drop Shimakaze for anyone else

I can't see how many limit breaks that NJ has but I'd wager none is the answer

[hot turret]

Yeah all my UR have no limits breaks, someone told me earlier to drop them all that's why I asked for SSR fleet lol

[viscid swift]

show what purples you have

[hot turret]

Ight

[cosmic osprey]

Just wondering if should be saving my summons

[stark quiver]

Yes

[cosmic osprey]

Oh ok. Does this game have 50 50 or anything like that

[stark quiver]

Nah
It’s just a straight hard pity

[cosmic osprey]

Oh ok thats not bad. How many pulls is hard pity

[stark quiver]

200
But as a normal active player, it’s a easy number to get just gotta be wise on pulls

[cosmic osprey]

200 is a lot

[late nest]

It sounds like a lot but it isn't the same as a 1:1 summon vs other gacha games.

[forest palm]

it's called Sparking, either way you just claim the character, you can totally manage it

[hot turret]

Sorry I'm currently caught up in something I'll send when I can

[hot turret]

If you keep spamming eventually you'll get a UR

[spring onyx]

Hey just was wondering if there’s anything else I could be doing to these fleets? Having some trouble with the boss fleet on 12-3

[sinful escarp]

aside from levels i dont see any other problems

maybe gears

[forest palm]

Triple CV boss fleet is disastrous for campaign, Helena is in mob, both Guam and Sandy have the same function...

basically switch NJ and Sara, make NJ flag, switch Helena and Sandy

after that it's a gear issue, and guam isn't MLB

[sinful escarp]

also is that indep retrofitted? i dont use her much so i dont know what her sprite looks like

[red hawk]

so when you talk about farming C1 zones for ap, you're just bouncing from that one node to the other hoping for akashi spawn?

[spring onyx]

Yes indep is retrofitted

[spring onyx]

The triple cv fleet is mob fleet not the boss

[dark hazel]

strategic farm repeat same zone, just click the box for stop when akashi spawn

[red hawk]

oh well that's even easier then. should I buy the logger every month or?

[viscid swift]

why is Perseus not in the mob fleet then

[dark hazel]

loggers are optional, I buy the hidden zone one not the other one personally

[viscid swift]

she does next to nothing against bosses

[red hawk]

what does the hidden zone one cost

[viscid swift]

1000 OpSi vouchers

[late nest]

I'm a new player and recently got my third UR bulin and New Jersey from the standard pity. Should I level her up or save my bulins for the new UR event?

[dark hazel]

would recommend to save, NJ has been power-crept

[spring onyx]

Honestly didn’t even think of it who should I switch with?

[viscid swift]

Enterprise

[dark hazel]

also you should be taking shinano from pity until she's MLB if you don't have her @late nest

[late nest]

I was told to take New Jersey as a brand new player instead of Shinano but after making that selection have been hearing conflicting advice. I think I will be taking Shinano from here on out.

[sweet delta]

Depends on how far into NJ and Shinano you are. By the next time you reach 400, Musashi or Shinano may be the better choice

[late nest]

I have 1 NJ and 0 anything else. Been playing for just over a month.

[sweet delta]

That's fine, ask next time you reach 400 on the permanent URs. But save bulins and don't use NJ for now

[late nest]

Yes, I'll ask permission next time.

[cosmic osprey]

Oh I see. Is all about the luck

[zenith heron]

Question, I know this is just minmaxxing, but does NJ have better Crossfleet than UvH? or vice versa?

[hot turret]

@viscid swift here's all my purples

[hot turret]

Yes, but also did you wish for 2 ships in build yet? That could greatly increase ur odds, I wished 2 days ago and I already got both the SSR and the UR I wished for

[proven fable]

Guys what's wrong with my Essex 😭

She's doing 33k against kawakaze Meta 😭

[viscid swift]

Helena instead of Shimakaze, Aquila and Rossiya instead of Lion and NJ

[meager tiger]

probably missing everything

[viscid swift]

this might help
https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/quick-gear-guide#cv-airplanes

[red hawk]

oh boy im gonna be rich

i hope im first

[proven fable]

Where u get HVARs?

[dark hazel]

event locked gear

[proven fable]

Bruh I'm cooked then 💀💀💀

[zenith heron]

its either you go BB Fleet vs Light Armor or just Straight up buy a BFG 109 Fighter

[proven fable]

I only have 1 bfg, is there another alternative plane to it?

[steady vigil]

is alsace's barrage dependent on her position?

[viscid swift]

no

[quiet kiln]

Will there be an event rerun for Eldridge's retrofit material?

[viscid swift]

yes, next patch

[quiet kiln]

Literally next patch?

[spice phoenix]

any tips for w15?

[dark hazel]

/guide

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Guides to Azur Lane

If you're not sure where to start or how to optimize something, try checking this out!
🔹 English Community Guide Compendium by samheart564

Contains a list of guides about key Azur Lane gameplay mechanics, including:

• Newbie Tips
• Common Resource Guide
• Research Guide
  and more!

If you are an older player aiming to push endgame content, you can check these out instead!
🔹 META Chronicles by pilica12
🔹 Suchiguma Azur Lane Guides by suchiguma

Contains a list of endgame oriented guides and deeper dives into gameplay mechanics, including:

• Chapter 14 and 15
• Challenge Mode
  and more!

Here are some other useful commands:
Use /tierlist and /equip for a ship and equipment tier lists
Use /tags for a full list of things I can help you with

[spice phoenix]

thanks

[proven fable]

Guys is there a sr plane equivalent to bfg that's not event locked?

[viscid swift]

yes

[viscid swift]

no

[opaque galleon]

BF-109G is not event locked, you can get it via gear lab or with protocores

HVAR unfortunately is event locked for now though

Without HVARs or La9s, you don’t really use carriers against light and medium. Even if you get a bunch of BF-109Gs I think BBs mog against medium

[hot turret]

Just to confirm, for Rossiya, which ship is that again? I can't seem to find it in my dock...

[viscid swift]

Sorry Bellorussiya

[hot turret]

Kk cool thx

[quiet kiln]

Im starting world 11, can this fleet last me until world 12?

[viscid swift]

Yes

[hot turret]

Yo any meowfficer recommendations?

[stark quiver]

No you’re fucked, use bbs

Bro wasn’t part of the hvar mines

[dark hazel]

do /cats in #bot-spam if you want to read about it, but cats are end-game content. just put whatever you have for now. it only matters in opsi, higher level cats give better resources in cat nodes, but the only thing that matters is the level. the stat boosts can help but they're negligible for most content

[hot turret]

Ah ok

[stark quiver]

I forgot to do cats

[slim dome]

would it be better to finish building agir and start developing her or to finish fate simulation for Friedrich?

[opaque galleon]

Probably Agir, FdG faces stiff competition atm

[turbid nebula]

Who is the F8F Bearcat (Float) meant for? It has a DD launch buff

[vale kite]

is my game stuck or is there a special mechanic in this stage?
this is stage 11-1 and i have had this problem three times now with different combat squares.. the timer and the HP bars are not moving but the animations are repeating

[wind hazel]

might be emulator issue

[opaque galleon]

It’s for halford from PR7, she’s the only DD with a seaplane slot iirc

[vale kite]

gonna try on a tablet to check

[spice phoenix]

what’s the best wolfpack comp? just curious, i have a maxed out fishpack

[vast citrus]

what do i do

[wind hazel]

move around a bit until TB solve it for you

[crisp geode]

Im at 204 cubes, should i save for next UR or pull some useful SR from wishing well?

[dark hazel]

save, need 400 for guaranteed pity

[crisp geode]

Thanks

Do we know if we'll ever get another Atelier Collab?

[sinful escarp]

the answer is always save for the upcomming UR

[dark hazel]

no, but it seems unlikely

[crisp geode]

Life went to shit and i missed some equipment from Ryza collab

Cant play with Ryza now

[covert tulip]

this is probably the hardest manual ive ever done. damn.

but im so happy 😭

[ruby fossil]

might be a little dumb but how exactly can i remove this “training” thing? Ive already checked tactical classes

[stark quiver]

take her out of dorm

[raw nest]

Can u use an upgraded gear as material to craft another gear in the gear lab ?

[wind hazel]

yes

[whole crypt]

if you use an enhanced piece of gear as material for lab crafting you get refunded plates in full

[crisp geode]

Is this ok for Yumia?

[whole crypt]

do you have her other auxes

[crisp geode]

Yes, all of them

[whole crypt]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p50hpGY-cI

[crisp geode]

Thx

For the current event farm, just run Flammi, Panacea and book?

[wind hazel]

i dont think they matter, just run the barrage loadout

[crisp geode]

Kk

[whole crypt]

generally event grinds aren't high on difficulty so basically anything goes

[ionic kraken]

is there like an excercise ship tier list somewhere so i know what's good? idk if anything i have is good for pvp

[whole crypt]

#pvp

there should be something in the pins there

[ionic kraken]

thank you

[dusty pier]

any site/guide for reviews of the ships?

[whole crypt]

depends on what you need it for

[inner idol]

What's the best light set up for essex?

[sweet delta]

https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/quick-gear-guide/#cv-airplanes

[fiery swan]

1. how good is Essex Kai (relative to other CVs with similar role)
2. what does her skill 4 barrage look like

[low wind]

is it worth going after all these objectives for all the zones? or should I just use my AP to grind c3/c5

[clever valley]

Ok portland retro completed, i guess sara-> nelson-> and then helena?

[vivid nebula]

This may sound like a really outdated question but do people still 2-1 farm for commission procs?

Yeah, I figured that had changed

[late flame]

it was never a thing

[vivid nebula]

I vaguely remember kimocheese doing it back in the day

[tame jungle]

kimocheese is not someone you should be taking any AL advice from, tbqh

[zenith heron]

especially him sadly...

[late flame]

lol kimowheeze

[tame jungle]

kimodeez

[stark quiver]

[vivid nebula]

Right. On a different note, I have a few PR ships lined up where I completed all of the EXP grinds etc and all I have to do at the moment is spend cubes to finalize them. I am currently sitting at 270 cubes. Do you all recommend I finalize them in the following days or should I be stockpiling as much as possible right now?

Basically this situation across roughly 5 ships, about to be 6!

[late flame]

no harm waiting tbh, wth jp anni around the corner

[vivid nebula]

Thank you! Also, when is the next UR dropping? I see a lot of people talking about it here in Lexington but I am not updated with game news.

[primal silo]

probably JP anni
usually a new UR

[carmine heath]

is halford any good/what is she used for?

[tardy skiff]

When is the jp anni

[hollow gust]

She is a dps ship that can't compete with higher end options

[primal silo]

I've heard September
Idk, I'm not certain

[tardy skiff]

😬 Fawwwwk

[hollow gust]

September is like a week away , you should have 3 weeks after that for ships

[whole crypt]

a little late but you don't have to go out of your way to clear them, OS stars are meant to be filled across months so you can come back to it as you re-clear monthly and whenever missions spawn in the zone(s)

[unique lantern]

uhh if i've already locked in my wishing well the only way to get essex is through gambling special pulls, right? i only realised she got a retrofit after locking in aurora and yat sen

[split gazelle]

You can get essex from the invitation

[unique lantern]

oh thank god im saved from random pulls

[eternal basalt]

Stream in 60m
https://www.youtube.com/live/KUpeYK1voWc

[tardy skiff]

Its actually over

Im like 60 cubes deep

[primal silo]

the french banner?

[tardy skiff]

Errrrrrrr 😅

[primal silo]

I also sunk about that much
got all the gacha ones tho
just le hardi from shop

[primal silo]

wishing well?

[boreal wagon]

the main stream for jp anniv isnt until the 6th

[tardy skiff]

Na yea it was the french banner

But i also dropped some on the atelier one cuz i like yumia

[tardy skiff]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-squarepants-nickelodeon-sigh-phew-gif-3406032206381683784

[lethal adder]

why is my unicorn not doing a preloaded airstrike in opsi rn

[primal silo]

I dropped quite a bit there cause I wasn't at ryza
about 200 or so I think

[tardy skiff]

Ya fam so now my cube economy is not looking well

[unique lantern]

do you think the gear from the ryza rerun will come back? kinda was short on time during the event and they dropped 2 of them too, barely finished yumia and now have nothing from ryzas items

[wind hazel]

very slim chance

[boreal wagon]

assume they wont, but we dont know

[unique lantern]

maybe next time an atelier game drops :^ ) guess i can make space in my dock then since the ships wont amount to much without their augments

[lethal adder]

okay im seeing the new ui from 9 months ago caused bugs including this unicorn one, why is this happening

[wind hazel]

indie company, can't make UI without introducing 🐛

[eternal basalt]

Is she ddamaged

[lethal adder]

i swear it was working yesterday and there hasn't been a patch, and nobody else has mentioned it?

[unique lantern]

-# (or make it less comfortable while also looking worse)

[lethal adder]

yeah she did die in a battle at the end of yesterday

[boreal wagon]

if she has a red border with a wrench her skills are disabled, which includes her preload

[unique lantern]

oh i didnt know that, i thought it only gave a heavy stat penalty

[lethal adder]

oh wtf i thought that was a visual bug when my units get to full hp with that thing still there

[eternal basalt]

Then iy's that

[wind hazel]

💀

[boreal wagon]

you have to regroup or heal at a port to get rid of that

[wind hazel]

redeploy your fleet, free heal

[eternal basalt]

Once a day free heal

[lethal adder]

til

[grand solar]

What is a good loadout for Tashkent?

[whole crypt]

good gun DD so depends on what guns you have, but otherwise torps AA and aux are pretty much same for any DDs

[strange sphinx]

do we have an updated Github for tier list?

[grand solar]

I have a pretty good lineup of DD guns.

[strange sphinx]

also what's the best alternative DD gun for Morg if My morg gun is Unavailable??

[whole crypt]

without aug you kind of just want to use tashkent gun, if you have aug then just give her a rainbow gun

🌈🦆

[grand solar]

I don't quite have enough gun plans to make a rainbow gun. So what is Tachkent's gun?

[forest palm]

Twin 130

[strange sphinx]

best gold DD gun for morg and z23?

[forest palm]

there's 2 gold Twin 130 and both of them are practically the same

[grand solar]

I made 1 from depot.

A good torpedo setup?

[whole crypt]

gold quad mags

[cosmic osprey]

Hi guys, I got london, is she good

[whole crypt]

the only real improvement you will have over gold quad mags is improved quads, or in some odd cases rainbow quints if you have skills like Mogami or Kitakaze

[grand solar]

She's alright, but you need to retrofit London.

[whole crypt]

you might as well just retrofit shropshire

does the same thing (and I think slightly better) and cheaper

[grand solar]

I wish they would release a retrofit for Enty.

[strange sphinx]

hmmm should I?

[verbal plinth]

doesnt hurt to have a couple imo

[grand solar]

Now what about AA and Aux equipment for Tashkent?

[wind hazel]

aa depends on the rest of the vanguard, aux toolkit+2nd hp aux

[grand solar]

Its Tali and Chapy.

I am building a NP Vanguard to maximise xp farm for Napoli

[wind hazel]

then use whatever AA gun, don't matter

[grand solar]

Any particular reaaon? Or is just that the other two are so kronk stupid that it doesn't matter because bad choices.

[wind hazel]

it's because exp farming doesn't concern with AA situation

[forest palm]

you don't need to take AA serious till world 13

[wind hazel]

pointless to minmax your AA where it doesn't make any difference. you can even use grey eq and it will still farm the exp

[forest palm]

most all content available you could just not fill the AA gun slot and be fine, but from 12 and onward is where AA matters

[grand solar]

Okay. So what is a good AA? As yes I am in world 12.

[wind hazel]

mix of twin113 and quad bofor is simple enough

[forest palm]

12 you can get away with simple stuff Quad Bofors, Twin 90, Twin 113

[wind hazel]

all 76 if you wanna be fancy

[verbal plinth]

can i put 3 sextuple bofors in front and call it a day or do i need 113 im tired of changing gear lol

[forest palm]

for?

[verbal plinth]

14-15 when i get there

[wind hazel]

you dont want 3 sextuple

[cosmic osprey]

Realistically what level should I be since starting 3 days ago

[wind hazel]

hard to say, everyone play at different pace

[cosmic osprey]

what level did u get upto in 3 days

[ocean oriole]

Hi guys, sorry to bother but I had a quick question.

I was thinking about buying one of the lucky bundles, but I was going to ask if they were going to be any better deals for the anniversary?

[wind hazel]

my lv stay the same

[ocean oriole]

I don't really like buying skins unless it's for a character that I will consistently use. So I'm kind of holding out.

[wind hazel]

double gem pack is the best value, the bigger the pack, the more value you get

[ocean oriole]

Mori, I'm sorry...

[wind hazel]

lucky bundle's value drop a lot if you dont get the skin you want

[ocean oriole]

Please you can go back to your old Pfp now... 😭

[cosmic osprey]

are you maxed level

[wind hazel]

can you shut up about my profile picture

[ocean oriole]

I'm sorry.

[wind hazel]

no but commander level stagnant at higher level

[cosmic osprey]

oh yh

if i have dupe do i use it to limit break or to enhance

[forest palm]

dupes should be used for ships you haven't MLB'd, and you don't use anything above common for enhancement material

[cosmic osprey]

is mlb limit break

[forest palm]

max, yes

[cosmic osprey]

oh ok making sure thanks

[strange sphinx]

how good is new Orleans? I got her in 14-4.

[forest palm]

basically filler

[strange sphinx]

gotcha

[late flame]

map drops are nothing to write home about iirc

[strange sphinx]

[forest palm]

she's +1 FP at the end of the day

[hardy creek]

Is there only one type of missile available in the game rn?

[wind hazel]

2

if you mean ddg's missile

[hardy creek]

SY-1 and?

[wind hazel]

sy1a

[wind hazel]

it's from event

[strange sphinx]

is therrtnew ur for Sept?

[hardy creek]

Oh alright

[strange sphinx]

wew finally my cube will have something to get

[grand solar]

I mainly buy the Lucky Bags for the 2k gems. As often I never get the suit I wanted, it usually just gives me the popular loli skin...because that seems to be what people want. Or at least what they think people want...

[bleak mica]

even those with low % rate?

[spark patio]

guys, how to get aug module core? i need 3

[eternal basalt]

lucky bastard

[wind hazel]

event shop, daily raids

some from cruise missions too

[grand solar]

If you want my luck with getting loliboat skins, you can have it!

[robust onyx]

Your not very lucky apparently

[spark patio]

i did all, do i have any ways to get them?

[grand solar]

You missed the point. I don't want them.

[robust onyx]

Yeah I got that, just like I didn't want Denver in my luck bag but got her anyway

[whole crypt]

for the record double gem is better value than lucky bag unless you hit a L2D

if you hit a L2D it's about the same

[wind hazel]

no you just have to wait

[strange sphinx]

this is a waiting game

[grand solar]

I will take a nonL2D skin for a character over a loliL2D any dqy of the week.

[whole crypt]

that's not the point though

[hollow gust]

[whole crypt]

did you even read what I wrote

[grand solar]

I read it. Look I don't care for the loli type. My priorities are different from others.

[hasty valley]

How do i acces the collection list on the game? i do not remember how to do it
Edit: nvm found it

[whole crypt]

I said nothing about lolis

I'm just saying pack value whether you hit a L2D or not

[strange sphinx]

sigh

[wind hazel]

click bottom left, open memento

[hasty valley]

yeah ty forgot i could change the options there

[grand solar]

I heard that part, but because my priorities are different I consider a LoliL2D skin to be of lesser value to me, than a nonL2D of another character that is not a loli.

[wind hazel]

omg who cares about your purchase or loli skin whatever shhhhhhhhhhhhhh nobody cares

[grand solar]

I care and that's what makes the difference to me. I made a comment about it and my luck with it.

[whole crypt]

which makes no difference because the recommendation is against buying lucky bags

[wind hazel]

this isn't the channel for it, go talk about your skin preference #al-general

[sharp comet]

mori my gph goat

[whole crypt]

we're not saying you should buy a lucky bag and just get a loli skin on for value

we're saying lucky bag is bad value than just buying gems

[strange sphinx]

What is does yk2 buff Essex kai or no?

[whole crypt]

it buffs Essex kai as much as her skills will extend to Essex class or USS carriers

[strange sphinx]

ic

when will the event end?

[robust onyx]

Thursday

[near cargo]

How to protect backline from shelling?

[whole crypt]

depends on what's shelling you

[wind hazel]

time your CV, use more defensive gear, or kill them before they kill you

[near cargo]

Its a boss

[wind hazel]

15-2?

[near cargo]

14

[strange sphinx]

[wind hazel]

[strange sphinx]

14 what though

[near cargo]

Yamashiro btw

[wind hazel]

stagger your CV airstrikes

[near cargo]

My max lvl Flagships just keep getting shelled

[strange sphinx]

what's your fleet?

[robust onyx]

Boss of ch14 target flag if revealed 1st

[strange sphinx]

also what is the covering formation of Essex all about?

[near cargo]

NJ, Lion, and Unicorn as backline

All max btw

[robust onyx]

Unicorn shouldn't be in a boss fleet

[near cargo]

Whats more efficient backline?

[whole crypt]

that's besides the point though if you're not doing enough damage between Lion and NJ

start a thread and show whole fleet

[near cargo]

Okay I clear ir after I do it manually

[wind hazel]

manual chad

[near cargo]

Before that always auto

[wind hazel]

it can be auto as long as you fix the issue

[whole crypt]

I mean if you can manual sure, we make recommendations based on auto anyway

[strange sphinx]

I mean you can auto it, I just manually the Subs

[near cargo]

My frontline is mostly Tank btw because I usually use backline to do most dmg

Particularly BB special Barrage

[wind hazel]

do you want to fix this issue or not, or you wanna continue manualing

[near cargo]

I'll see it later

[cosmic osprey]

finally i cleared stage 2-3 😭

[near cargo]

My Tanking fleet, (usually do boss or stragglers)

[robust onyx]

Non mlb lion

[near cargo]

Is other UR BB good too

[cosmic osprey]

btw shall i use blue characters that im not using in my starter fleet to enhance my starter fleet units

[whole crypt]

all UR BBs good but some better and some aged

it's also not just Lion, Hindengburg without d30 is 🚮

agir should definitely not be mid

[near cargo]

This fleet mainly deal mobs (Focused on healing the frontline

[viscid swift]

Sigh

Just copy the fleets from suchi's w14 guide

[near cargo]

if I hava the required ships sure

[viscid swift]

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

[near cargo]

If not? I already look it up

[whole crypt]

if you can't copy enough of stig's example comps start a thread and let's see what we have to work with

[cosmic osprey]

oh should i hold on to them

[sinful escarp]

just keep them for now. as for the duplicates, you can retire blue tier and up for the medals

as for the ones you are using keep enough to mlb the main copy you are using

[cosmic osprey]

what do you mean by retire

[sinful escarp]

commissions and such too. so you wont have to use the ships in your fleet

go to build and to the bottom left hand side

there is a retire tab

[cosmic osprey]

oh is there where i can trade dupes for medals

[sinful escarp]

only blue tier and up

you can retire grays, but they wont give medals

so those are used as enhancement mats

[cosmic osprey]

oh shall i use grey for enhancing

so if i have dupe and im not using them of if they r good i should exchange for medals

[sinful escarp]

there is also a quick retire there. make sure to uncheck the grays. i forgot which tier they are XD

[cosmic osprey]

omg i finally cleared 2-4 lets goo

yh it took me longer than expected lol

is there anything else i should be doing apart from advancing in the story mode

[sinful escarp]

the free gems from 3 star-ing the maps are for 3 dorm slots, 2nd floor dorm and the rest for dock space

[cosmic osprey]

damn chapter 3 is the enemies are much higher level than me

[near cargo]

One last question though, is W15 easier or harder than 14-2?

[bleak mica]

time to make a camp at 3-4

[cosmic osprey]

wdym make a camp

[whole crypt]

can be both, depending on what you have/lack

[bleak mica]

that's where you farm Akagi and Kaga

[near cargo]

Im personally think W14 annoying part is night battle mechanic thats all

[whole crypt]

if you have troulbe with enemy levels just repeat the highest stage you can comfortably do to level up

15 has some smoke mechanic and about 3x more planes than 13

[whole crypt]

you know we don't recommend fox mining anyway

[bleak mica]

I don't recommend farming for foxes, it's just an opportunity because they still need to level up ships

[cosmic osprey]

oh i see i didnt think of that 😭 . So in my case I should do lvl 2-4 until i reach a lvl i can do chapter 3

[whole crypt]

except he's stuck before 3-4

[cosmic osprey]

who

oh nvm is me lol

[jaunty vault]

🥀

[wind hazel]

can you access event? should be able to

i forgot what's the min requirement

[whole crypt]

if he has trouble clearing ch3 the event stages are going to be rough though

[cosmic osprey]

yh

[wind hazel]

surely can do A1

[strange sphinx]

[wind hazel]

ahem, T1

[cosmic osprey]

what ideal lvl should i be to clear 3-1

[turbid marsh]

doesn't new players get those exp books from some rookie missions and stuff? shuda utilize that and get that unicorn going XD

[cosmic osprey]

i havent used an of them

[wind hazel]

believe it or not, but unicorn sucks early game

[strange sphinx]

Portland gaming

[cosmic osprey]

oh i have her in my main team 😭

[turbid marsh]

yeah i would go for portland + hood/nelson and stuff, but still

[wind hazel]

ye keep her, she becomes good later on

[cosmic osprey]

oh

[wind hazel]

just pointing out that power leveling unicorn is useless, because she doesn't get preload until retrofit. and you won't be able to do that now

[cosmic osprey]

whats that

[turbid marsh]

she flies her plane at the beginning of the fight

[wind hazel]

this thing, when she gets the modernization, she can fire airstrike when battle starts

[turbid marsh]

which activates that heal skill too, and also she gets a retrofit skill too

[cosmic osprey]

that looks compilcated

[wind hazel]

not complicated, but expensive for you

[turbid marsh]

you can think of this as older weaker ships getting an upgrade, using different parts

which you can farm in hard mode, but retrofit kinda far for you as of now

[cosmic osprey]

for now should i just level my starter fleet by doing lower level on auto

[slim hinge]

When does the Rally Request end? I just noticed it today. But I don't recall seeing it on the patch notes and there's no mention of its duration in-game.

[wind hazel]

can you access event or not? i'd rather go level there than in campaign

[tawdry sluice]

What the rerun order for URs can't remember which was released first

[cosmic osprey]

i have access to it

but what event should i be doing

[wind hazel]

Aberrinth

it's the only event now

[cosmic osprey]

oh ok is it hard

[wind hazel]

what is your fleet average level

[cosmic osprey]

my lowest level on my fleet is 23

[robust onyx]

Be sure to get the Essex retrofit item also

[cosmic osprey]

where is that

[turbid marsh]

mini game

[cosmic osprey]

oh what score do i need to get

[turbid marsh]

just start, then quit, and repeat 7 times

[cosmic osprey]

oh ok, i hope i can do the event level

[wind hazel]

good enough for T1, just do that

[cosmic osprey]

is that the first one

[robust onyx]

1st stage

[wind hazel]

yes it's T1 to T6, with hard mode HT1 to HT6. do T1, get some level, then move on to T2

[cosmic osprey]

oh ill try

[wind hazel]

28~30 move to T2

you should have purple 406 mk6 from completing 2-4 campaign

equip it on your BB

maybe you wanna do 3-1 at least, free fighter for unicorn

[cosmic osprey]

who is bb and is that a gear the 406

[wind hazel]

your battleship. might be pennsylvania

[cosmic osprey]

oh ok

[turbid marsh]

what fleet are you using shaz? and what ships do you have? did you... pull event?

[wind hazel]

you should have this in your dock

otherwise claim it, it's... there somewhere in the tab

[cosmic osprey]

i can send a ss in a sec and no i havent pulled on the event

this is my fleet

[slim hinge]

Does anyone know when does the Rally Request event ends? It doesn't state in-game.

[cosmic osprey]

these are the units i have for now

[wind hazel]

you're good, keep grinding

[cosmic osprey]

oh calm can i equip the gear after this or do i have to complete the stage fully

[wind hazel]

if you already sortieing then you gotta wait until it finishes

[cosmic osprey]

shall i fight the boss straight away or try and 3 star the event

[wind hazel]

just 3* it now

[cosmic osprey]

thanks g

[slim hinge]

Thanks.

[cosmic osprey]

can anyone on my fleet heal

is my formation wrong

[soft raft]

Only Unicorn
Which should be all the healing you need

[cosmic osprey]

i dont see her healing i lost a ship

[warped acorn]

can I use the fleet used in w13 to do w14?

[strange sphinx]

Fdg, uni, and Aquila with some tank dps tank should be enough for Stronghold opsi

right?

[warped acorn]

or would it be nice to

[whole crypt]

unlikely

[whole crypt]

Unicorn only heals when she launches an airstrike so that can be fairly late depending on your level and planes, also low skill level means less heals

you're just going to have to level up more and also step up on your gear

[strange sphinx]

Yeah Skill level issue, gear issue, ad Level issue

[cosmic osprey]

oh i havent leveled any gears up, yh that could be the case lol

are my ships in the right position in the formation

[whole crypt]

yes

[strange sphinx]

Just Level, skill, andgear

[cosmic osprey]

even if the gears are 1 star

[whole crypt]

you need to start opening boxes, after combining them of course

[cosmic osprey]

what boxes and whre do i get them from

sorry if i am asking too many questions

[whole crypt]

check your depot for these (might be different colour)

[cosmic osprey]

oh u got a lot wth

i got 7 blue boxes

and 27 pink ones

i also got 2 yellow boxes. Should i open all of them

[whole crypt]

craft the pink ones to blue then blue to purple before opening

[cosmic osprey]

how do i craft them

[whole crypt]

tap on them in depot, every 5 can be crafted into 1 higher

[cosmic osprey]

oh thanks, sorry im asking very basic questions

[forest palm]

point of this channel is for asking questions, I see nothing wrong

[cosmic osprey]

i feel like im asking every sec small questions

i have 2 gold and 5 purple, shall i open it

ok ty

[warped acorn]

how much should I change here if I want to do w14 (will lv up them before doing it)

[cosmic osprey]

here are my updated equipments, will these make unicorn heal more

[turbid marsh]

her heal is percentage health, so the faster she flies, the more times she heals.... if you want to click on gears, u ll see the plane cd

[cosmic osprey]

oh so i need to level the plane more

if fr stat is low it means it is fast right

[turbid marsh]

oui

[cosmic osprey]

oh ok that makes sense, thanks a lot g

i have a purple fuel filter what does it do

[wind hazel]

portland helena need to go

[warped acorn]

damn replace them with another flex?

[wind hazel]

get anchorage, agir

[swift path]

do duplicates count for faction research points?

[forest palm]

nope

[obtuse remnant]

Why does it say request received? I never applied for account deletion and I just discovered this anyway. Should I be worried?

Like I’ve never been on this screen before

[inner delta]

just exit from the setting, its just how their phrase the delete acc, you are fine

[cosmic osprey]

lets go i somehow 3 stared event first stage with 4 ships remaining

[warped acorn]

for agir cdc2, who should i use here or should i just speedrun it with combat data pack

[wind hazel]

never use combat data pack for PR grind

if you have gold bulin to spare maybe can use otto z1 z23, otherwise go full elite lilagir z1 z23

[warped acorn]

noted

[cosmic osprey]

idt i can clear the secondstage so shall i do stage 1 on auto to further level my fleet

[warped acorn]

btw how much lv do i make those ships to do 12-4?

[tough wadi]

Can emulator getting stucked like this and skill animations playing (but doing no impact) can get me in trouble?

it is stuck just like this, stars included

Also any good emulator beside LDplayer?

[warped acorn]

mumuplayer12, i ever been stuck like u switched to it and its fixed

[cosmic osprey]

do i have to watch the auto or is there a way to skip it when i already 3 star cleared

[tough wadi]

Interesting. Also i didnt see this coming. I check it out, thank you

[dull zealot]

cant skip, because of exp reasons, everything is random

[cosmic osprey]

oh ok shall i put it on x2

[dull zealot]

yeah if you have spare oil

[cosmic osprey]

yh i got a lot and it will hopefully make my fleet level quicker

[wind hazel]

90~100 will do

[warped acorn]

ok thanks, trying to make it quick and resources saving, perhaps ima give them all repair toolkit for survivability...

[wind hazel]

put some stronger ships at your backline, 1bb 2cv

[dull zealot]

ey @wind hazel do you have W15 guide doc or smth? I tried to search in pinned or i might be blind

[wind hazel]

/guide under suchi's site

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Guides to Azur Lane

If you're not sure where to start or how to optimize something, try checking this out!
🔹 English Community Guide Compendium by samheart564

Contains a list of guides about key Azur Lane gameplay mechanics, including:

• Newbie Tips
• Common Resource Guide
• Research Guide
  and more!

If you are an older player aiming to push endgame content, you can check these out instead!
🔹 META Chronicles by pilica12
🔹 Suchiguma Azur Lane Guides by suchiguma

Contains a list of endgame oriented guides and deeper dives into gameplay mechanics, including:

• Chapter 14 and 15
• Challenge Mode
  and more!

Here are some other useful commands:
Use /tierlist and /equip for a ship and equipment tier lists
Use /tags for a full list of things I can help you with

[dull zealot]

Ah oki

[cosmic osprey]

btw what do i do if my fleet mood is down.

[dark hazel]

put them in dorm to restore morale and wait, ideally
reduced xp from low morale is something you want to avoid

[cosmic osprey]

oh i can only put 2 in the dorm for now

i got 500 gems shall i use it to unlock a slot

[dark hazel]

/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 💳.

[robust onyx]

[cosmic osprey]

oh ok thanks

[robust onyx]

Unlocking dorm slot 3 and 2nd floor are the 1st 2 things to use gems on

[cosmic osprey]

say if i go off the game and come back on later, the units that r not in the dorm, will there affinity get better

[robust onyx]

Up to 119

[cosmic osprey]

oh ok

[robust onyx]

Dorm allows it up to 150

[cosmic osprey]

i finally got them high enough to challenge story mode 3 and they r not in the mood to fight lol

[wheat bane]

hello where i can fine the tierlist

i don't find it here

[robust onyx]

/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

[robust onyx]

@wheat bane 👆

[wheat bane]

what is this?

i don't understand anything omg

[strange sphinx]

[whole crypt]

a tierlist for endgame

if you're looking for https://slaimuda.github.io/ectl/#/home they're kind of not up to date and the recommendations not very useful

[obtuse remnant]

Are any of the event ships good?. New player here

[wispy cosmos]

recommendations as in gearing?

[sweet delta]

Some are pretty good as far as gold ships go, but as usual, new players should save cubes for new rainbow ships

[fallen verge]

this is kind of a vague question but when ur ships rerun (which iirc is about 2 years after release) are they generally still worth pulling for?

[wispy cosmos]

the least-wrong ranking of gears or anything more specific

[wind hazel]

yes

past ones maybe not so much, but the upcoming reruns are all very good URs

[fallen verge]

also where can i find where the expected rerun order will be

[wind hazel]

on wiki, check which UR you want, look at their event, plus 2 years from the date

[fallen verge]

alright, thanks

[wind hazel]

there's also an image around here floating around for the expected chronology, i'll see if i can dig it up

[whole crypt]

that in itself is already problematic, since new players who use it for info will have no idea where this gearing context is for and whether trying to obtain those gear is good use of their resources, also not very good for when you're looking for poverty gear

[sweet delta]

https://azurlane.mrlar.dev/db/ships?rarity=6&sortType=date&obtainType=limited&retrofit=true

[whole crypt]

recommending nep gun at the top for BB secondaries is already borderline trolling at this point

[wind hazel]

didnt know there's release date order

[wind hazel]

expected events rerun

[sweet delta]

mfw new players fucking craft and +13 nep gun for their Fusou

[molten zinc]

Oh btw suchi, does Kearsarge "ARA" can even stack with Hammann II "Flagship Cover" dmg increase effect?

[wind hazel]

[molten zinc]

Ok

[wispy cosmos]

mind elaborating on the last?

i wont disagree there's a lot of legacy gear that's held over pretty much just for the returning newbs and which would be best tagged as such

woops, wrong reply but the poverty gear point

[whole crypt]

some of the hull classes are confusing to look at when looking for early gearing

20 side grade options stacked on each other for DD 2nd aux is also not very helpful

thing is ectl has never really been a very helpful beginner resource outside of the chapter guides when they were relevant back then

and now the newbie tips I guess but that's just copypasted from what rice wrote offsite

[clever valley]

what are some noteworth CB ships? i just opened a gold box that gave me 25 bp for a gold CB only gun

[whole crypt]

most of the CBs are noteworthy but do you have any of them

3 are research ships, 1 was collab limited (and likely won't return anymore), 1 is from an event that's already archived in perm UR now and 1 is from an event that's waiting to rerun

also without knowing which gun exactly it may not actually be a good gun for them

[whole crypt]

yeh that one's not bad, so it boils down to whether you actually have the CBs

[clever valley]

yah im too new to have any of them

[whole crypt]

not sure what box you could have gotten it from though

[clever valley]

it was a bp selection box 25 bp of 5 different choices, i picked the gun cause im short on gold main fleet guns but i guess i missed the fact is was CB only

[whole crypt]

you pretty much will be just using Mk6 for the first couple months

[clever valley]

i have a PR ship question, i am at 60% for the 2nd exp grind to get saint louis when shes done should i start monarch or roon next?

[sweet delta]

Yeah that was a mistake, you also should've checked a gear guide on what the good BB main guns are

If you can start Friedrich, Anchorage, or even any ship from any season above 1 then do so

[clever valley]

yah i dont have the tech pts for even a pr 2 ship, so unless i shell out 15 bucks for the PR ticket and the 343 bp pack

[cosmic osprey]

are we having any major events soon or strong ship releasing

[red hawk]

september UR event

[cosmic osprey]

oh ok btw one of my mission is to do a requisition, what is that and can i do it

[forest palm]

pretty sure that's the gacha that requires Medals

a tad wasteful

[cosmic osprey]

shall i do it once to complete the mission

ok thx

[vagrant harness]

hi, how good is essex retro?? and what does she do?

[harsh radish]

fritz rumey or z52? who do i finish lb first?

[soft raft]

How many UR Bullins & Spec core do you have?
Also what other URs do you have, and how close are they to MLB?

[soft raft]

Very good stonks damage CV

[harsh radish]

i will you my backlog xd

[vagrant harness]

also i missed lion and trafalgar but i have every other UR. how cooked am i ??

[soft raft]

Not as cooked as you'd think

[soft raft]

Finish that Amagi CV then just save

It's either 0LB or MLB for URs, nothing in between

[vagrant harness]

well not every UR. i dont have pr7 UR developed, havent started pr7 yet. but i have dev 30 kearsarge. not sure if i have to rush hindenburg as well or go to pr7

[soft raft]

With not having lion, there are still lots of very good UR BBs
Trafalgar also mainly exists to buff Lion, in comparison the other UR DDs that are not Shimakaze are used way more in most comps

[vagrant harness]

is lion like top 3 UR BB or something?

[wind hazel]

yes, top 2 even

[vagrant harness]

top 1 is still bis2?

[wind hazel]

lol no, meckrgksjbfksferburg however you spell the name, DR8

[whole crypt]

it's more of a shared top 1 between Lion and Meck

[wind hazel]

zwei blackhole utility is still very good and meck wants her pairing though, so she's very relevant

[whole crypt]

not to mention no one has a dev30 Meck yet

[noble pike]

hello, new player here (so new that hes actually still doing the big initial download)
so since I have some time to kill by waiting I wanted to ask if there is some beginner stuff I can read through

[tropic tusk]

https://azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips/

https://azurlaneecgc.com/early_ship_recommendations/

https://azurlaneecgc.com/research/

these 3 should keep u going for a while

[noble pike]

perfect, exactly what I'm looking for 😄

[brazen lotus]

Is there a way to see shell arc on the wiki? Is that velocity? Champy gun has that very low angled shot for instance

[whole crypt]

sort of but also not really relevant

[late nest]

Trying to decide between Warspite and Vittorio for an off-flag BB or just going with U-81 to build out my subs for the anniversary invitation. Playing for just over a month is there a strong reason to go one route over the other?