gameplay-help

[atomic abyss]

No you do not

[sweet delta]

and that's why you're recommended to use a good fleet until chapter 12 and then be able to go chase waifus more efficiently

[atomic abyss]

You do need a decently levelled fleet yes
But you don't need to have "advanced a lot"

[cobalt gate]

so does rodney not get hit for 4 sec? it seems they cancel out air strike entirely?

[atomic abyss]

Did you read the mechanic

[cobalt gate]

also does the fight end like 15 sec earlier than timer?

i did, tried spacing the atk out but i think wasn't sapced out enough

[atomic abyss]

The battle officially lasts 90s
Which is longer than the usual 80s

[undone zinc]

What's the gif for adding ships to OpSi

[atomic abyss]

The last 10s she is immune unless you're using your own Rodney/modney

[slow fox]

Yukikaze augment 110% or something just estimating lol

[stark quiver]

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

[undone zinc]

ty alpha

[stark quiver]

Almost clicked the wrong and and probably would’ve gotten banned but here you go

[atomic abyss]

She becomes immune to damage if your backline attacks are less than 1.5s apart

So you are forced to stagger

This is mentioned in game

[cobalt gate]

i know

[atomic abyss]

So if she's immune

In the middle of the battle

It means your strikes are too close

[cobalt gate]

no i was wondering since the plane seems to dissapear

not sure if thats part of her immune or something

[atomic abyss]

She has no such mechanic as far as I'm aware
Unless you mean the last 10s

The final 10s yes she makes all things not hit her unless you have Rodney/modney in your fleet

The battle is 10s longer than normal to begin with so it isn't a loss of DPS

[cobalt gate]

oh could be that

[atomic abyss]

^

[cobalt gate]

ugh this boss a nightmare

[sweet delta]

i like it

[elfin hollow]

With the exception of Divergent Chessboard, the other events require you to be level 105 or higher, which is almost increasing your fleet to the maximum level.

Add to this the fact that new players level up much more slowly due to having worse ships and weapons, and not playing the later maps of story mode.
Without a doubt, you have to make a lot of progress to get to that point.

[sweet delta]

it tells a story and is mechanically interesting for crafting fleets

[atomic abyss]

The thing is

Why are you doing archives as a new player

[viscid swift]

my dude it takes maybe a month of decently active play to get to w12 by which point you should have 2 fleets in the 115 to 120 range

and thus more than capable of clearing any WA/event stages

that's not a veteran, I'd barely call that mid game honestley

[atomic abyss]

At some point it's a matter of effort
Or whether you're directing the effort at the right direction

[viscid swift]

and more to the point

even if you did magic your self 2 level 120 fleets

[elfin hollow]

If it's what I'm saying, reaching level 115 or 120 is already almost the maximum in the game.

[undone plover]

iirc he wanted to speedrun ironblood PR/DR ships
did u check your medal shop options?

[viscid swift]

so?

[atomic abyss]

Almost anyone who plays this game will have multiple 115+ ships

[viscid swift]

you wouldn't have the coins, materials, etc to efficienctly level them up and farm the tech points and XP needed

[soft raft]

eventually there's content that has enemies that are past lvl 125 so 120 bare mininum is a must at one point

[viscid swift]

to actually unlock and enhance those PR ships

[weary gust]

Gear is 2/3 of your fleet's strength and it takes a lot longer to get that. The best ships in the game are timegated or on event only runs and take many months to get. Getting rando ships to 120 does not make you at end game.

[elfin hollow]

I'm just leveling those ships to get the faction points.

[viscid swift]

well tbf leveling random to 120 ships is all you do in end game

[soft raft]

then every time you think you FINALLY hit 100% collection, a new event comes out

[undone plover]

i just mean instead of debating the philosophy of azur lane we could help u achieve your goal if u give more details
how much kms tech do u have rn?
and what is your goal?
or were u just talking in general?

[weary gust]

Meh. Only the new opsi/cruisepass METAs drag down that 100% for a month. The new event you get back to 100% 2-3 days after event starts.

[cobalt gate]

pr is the longest

[elfin hollow]

I said the only thing I don't like much about Azur Lane is that since there are so many ships (600 or more), you can get very few of your favorite faction with the few events/banners available, and you have to wait a long time for a new Iron Blood event.

I bought the available ships from the Guild Shop and I'm using that fleet to progress through the game, getting faction points when I limit break and later when I reach level 120, since I'm still a long way from the PR/DR that require faction points (all except Roon).

[undone plover]

oh I see fair enough
I thought maybe u had a more specfic question

[oblique mortar]

I feel your EXACT pain

[elfin hollow]

However, some people find it hard to accept that it is difficult for new players to get those faction points.

[haughty skiff]

so you want to only use Ironblood or you want the most effective way to get Ironblood ?

[viscid swift]

No we don't, we are very aware of how difficult it is

We were all new players at one point to you know

[viscid swift]

Like

Yeah is it annoying, yes but it some ways it is a good thing

Because as I said, if you're not able to farm the War Archives

[undone plover]

sam has made a guide that could potentially make it easier for you
at least just telling you about your options
https://azurlaneecgc.com/fleet_technology/#kms
there is other factions there as well
but if u know these already then yeah it is just a matter of time now
it will happen
we all struggled with tech points
my first event was a french event so it was pretty useless for shipyard

[elfin hollow]

I'm trying to get all the ships I can from this faction.

[viscid swift]

You're almost not in a position to reliably and sustainably farm enough resources to feed the very long and expensive process of PR research

[haughty skiff]

If you're struggling with War Archive then you simply aren't at the point where you should nor can obtain & raise the ships you need for Iron Blood's fleet tech

Your primary concern should be reaching W12 and then it virtually becomes 'level-ship-to-120' simulator

[elfin hollow]

Thanks!

[haughty skiff]

There is a guide for obtaining enough IB Fleet Tech for PR but again, all of that is rather pointless if you can't afford to work on PR / the ships themselves

[low juniper]

Anyone else experiencing connection issues in AL despite internet being fine?

[brisk dragon]

is the jp anniv 2 weeks or 3 weeks long?

[viscid swift]

AL is just like that

[brisk dragon]

3 weeks? nice
i stand a chance

[viscid swift]

this game is not very well implemented/designes in some techinical aspects

like only just last patch they stealthily and unintentionally nerfed Mecklenburg and Fritz Rumey

[low juniper]

Huh wtf how

[elfin hollow]

But even if that's the case, I at least want to unlock the DR/PR as soon as possible to start building them and be able to have them in battle and on the dock.

[undone plover]

apparently the event starts on friday so it will be 20 days not 21

[haughty skiff]

PR / DR ships are useless without their Dev levels (aka, Blueprints).

[soft raft]

BisZwei apparently doesnt work with them anymore

[viscid swift]

basically when zwei applies her suck it no longer applies the suck tag that Mecklenburg and Fritz look for for their buffs when a suck is in effect

so they don't get their bonuses

[elfin hollow]

I know, but with time and events I will be gathering Blueprints.

[brisk dragon]

woooow
trash gaeme. uninstall

[deep totem]

even you got the point you still need gold retrofit blueprints
for 1 week i didnt get a single gold retrofit blueprints

[viscid swift]

you do know that you needs hundreds of Blueprints to be able to fully enhance them and make them usable right?

[soft raft]

either way, this game is a marathon, not a race
dont expect the results that you want to come to you super quick

[elfin hollow]

yes, thanks!

[viscid swift]

and being even generous, you need at least 4 months of consistent research to get just one DR to dev 30

[elfin hollow]

PR 343 and DR about 500

[steady vigil]

what's causing hard arbiter to take zero damage? every hit is just 0

[haughty skiff]

It'll take a long time, months to progress with ships like that and it will make you slower in the long-run if you change your Reasearch Focus to lower PRs, ect.

You should have your Reasearch Focus on PR8 so you can slowly build up Meck / GL prints over months, whilst working on coinable PR ships such as Roon, FDG, ect..

[soft raft]

it might have a shield that procs every 20s
so you will have to change your BB/CV timings to get around it

[undone plover]

getting the ship faster doesnt really make her blueprints faster
unless she has coin up (series 1-5 except plymouth + brest)
so for ships like hindenburg for example
even if she is in your dock she will be useless for months

get FdG/agir
and if u really like ironblood then mainz/odin is fine as well
dont rush the later ships

if your focus is on pr8 then at some point u will have enough mecklenburg blueprints (probably in 5-6 months) so u can develop her then
so u have a lot of time
take the advice the ppl are giving you and progress naturally and the rest will come

[stark quiver]

Read their skills
And what ships are you using

[steady vigil]

no skills that are defense related

[viscid swift]

there most definitely are

[undone plover]

can u show a screenshot? probably makes it easier to know what is happening

[stark quiver]

Look again

[soft raft]

yup there we go

[steady vigil]

it doesn't say it has shield

[haughty skiff]

Roon -> FDG will get you to 886 IB Fleet Tech (If you Dev30 them, which will take 1 Month for Roon & 1 Month 1/2 for FDG if you also do your FDG Catchup.) You can follow the previously mentioned Tech Guide to slowly build up enough tech whilst getting Roon Dev30.

But again, all of this isn't possible if you aren't capable of farming coins & exp effectively to afford the coin-ups and the cost of PR. So you need to get to W12 to then get these characters

[soft raft]

Scroll down (or was it tap?) on that sub-menu
It's right here

[steady vigil]

it doesn't scroll

[stark quiver]

Have you tried clicking the arrow

[weary gust]

Tap on it

[steady vigil]

what arrow

ther eis ntohing for me to itneract with on this screen at all

[elfin hollow]

@haughty skiff @undone plover Thank you very much, I'm going to focus on PR8 as you say.

[soft raft]

have you tried tapping on it

[steady vigil]

I touched it in as many ways as I can

[stark quiver]

[viscid swift]

anyway

it does have a defensive skill regardless of what the shitty UI design would lead you to believe

[undone plover]

I recommend you read this
even tho I think pr8 focus is fine personally https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/research-focus/

[steady vigil]

it says my adaptive tuning is 0%, does that mean I'm not recieving any bonuses or penalties from tuning?

[viscid swift]

counter it accordingly

[soft raft]

you have no boosts period

[steady vigil]

okay so if the enemy has 156 tuning, if I go above that tuning then I get bonuses so I can just stack tuning and brute force it at the end of the month if I wanted?

[viscid swift]

there's a cap on how much tuning you can stack before it stops doing anything

it's 203 for offense and defense

[soft raft]

those tunings you see on the arbiter fight are more like your reccomended mininums

[latent jacinth]

Which one should I get

[viscid swift]

and 156 for adaptability

[soft raft]

Shinano dupe (Until MLB) > Vanguard == NJ > Everyone else

[viscid swift]

Shinano dupes until she's MLB

[latent jacinth]

Ok

[undone plover]

shinano keeps winning with all these sakura carriers releasing

[sweet delta]

that screen may still be broken, nothing you can do about it but go back to the map and use the Scan button next to the radar

[elfin hollow]

When you reach 400, does the countdown stop?
Or can you reach 450, for example, and choose a UR later?

[viscid swift]

yes

[undone plover]

u have to choose

[soft raft]

it stops

you cant go higher

[elfin hollow]

thanks!

[undone plover]

it wont progress further
u can postpone it tho and keep it at 400/400 but it gets annoying because everytime u build u get the disclaimer

[rapid summit]

How to change fleet in opsi again?

[soft raft]

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

[rapid summit]

Okk ty

[full nacelle]

WHen next banners supposed to drop?

[haughty skiff]

12th

[soft raft]

^

[full nacelle]

Thank you :3

[spark dome]

Possibility of Musashi Rerun?

[viscid swift]

She already reran

[soft raft]

she reran nearly a year ago so unless you have a time machine, you'll have to wait for her to be archived

[late flame]

-# i lowkey want time machine to get Neptunia* girls, extra Goldburn and gaming table

[vapid valve]

So what guild should I join

[late flame]

#1246721562741178410

[undone plover]

join an active guild that does 2 ops per month and remembers to refresh the supplies and weekly mission on time

[wet prairie]

What does the skin management do in pr?

It says create a skin but I can’t find any mention or images of it on the wiki (for haku)

Ahh nvm figured it out

[meager tiger]

anyone have an arizona meta OHKO fleet?

[clear harbor]

If I can craft a Flapjack, do I want to do that right away? Or is there a chance I might want those materials for a dive or torpedo bomber?

[glossy granite]

Will the sovetsky soyuz skin be a free or paid skin

[undone plover]

https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/gear-lab/#main-fleet-gear
sort by new player column

[undone plover]

paid
dual form is around 1680* gems iirc

[glossy granite]

https://tenor.com/view/sad-ronaldo-gif-26902676

[glossy granite]

How many free skins do we usually get a year if you know

[tropic turret]

yo is getting exchangable ur hard?

[late flame]

#gameplay-help message

[soft raft]

what's day 2 of the JP Anniv celebration again? Mostly just merch?

[soft raft]

i dont think that's what he meant

[viscid swift]

pretty much

[soft raft]

moment

[misty tree]

Is there an estimated and educated guess on when the 50 bp for PR7 plane goes into the shop?

[soft raft]

probably like Jan 2026

[red hawk]

wait

so the new event has new planes?

and it's releasing on sept. 11th in the US...

[soft raft]

yah

[red hawk]

they could do the funniest thing with the advertising

sorry kinda OT

[soft raft]

of course you're definetly thinking that but then again Kronstadht event also went live on the day that a certain european nation decided to do a funny so conicidences do happen like that

[forest palm]

"new planes" it's only one afaik, and it's likely not farmable

[glossy granite]

Ofc 11th september and its an aircraft carrier

[soft raft]

what

[red hawk]

"a second plane has hit the JP anniversary event"

[soft raft]

I mean yeah hur dur 9/11 but naval aviation had jack shit to do with it

[sweet delta]

#off-topic

[red hawk]

yeah I said that

sorry

[glossy granite]

Isnt this the first time we got a double UR for september?

[forest palm]

lol no

[soft raft]

wdym no

[viscid swift]

it isn't though

[soft raft]

he asked specifically for September

[viscid swift]

the even drops on the 12th not the 11th

[soft raft]

Trafalgar was May
Mogador was also May
and laffey II was Dec

[glossy granite]

Then whos lying

Was it kimo who said 11th?

[forest palm]

is it the 12th JST, or the 12th PST?

very key difference here

[red hawk]

I had heard it was on the 11th, isn't patch day usually thursday?

[viscid swift]

all the stuff for this event from the stream says the event will begin on the 12th

[forest palm]

ya that's JST then, so 11th

[viscid swift]

yes, this time they moved it to Friday for reasons

[bright rose]

Are all of the ships in game news in the event banner next week?

[viscid swift]

yes

[forest palm]

assuming it's what... 9.12 23:59 JST then ya that's the 12th

[viscid swift]

anyway, it's just a one day delay

[forest palm]

globally I mean

[fickle hollow]

when will Alsace get a rerun this year or next?

i think Guam and laffy after Unzen right?

[arctic snow]

in opsi does mysterious merchant have the same chances of appearing in every map?

[stark quiver]

We don’t know

[sweet delta]

Same chance in all secured zones, higher chance in hidden zones

[arctic snow]

damn, guess i just suck then, i did all hidden zones i had and got none

[stark quiver]

It appears we do know

[sinful fern]

Guys is anni banner in en right now?

[soft raft]

it's next week

[sinful fern]

Oh ok thank you

[whole crypt]

all events happen in tandem across the 3 main regions, event starts next week

[steady mantle]

For the livestream. Were there codes we need to input in the game? Reward codes

[sweet delta]

Doubt they'd work for EN if there were any

[steady mantle]

Ohh. Okok. That’s semi good news. Didn’t want to miss rewards

[fierce lantern]

Should I skip new ur i have 80 cubes

[forest palm]

no, you should still try to a degree, there's 3 weeks

[fierce lantern]

Okay

[soft raft]

3 weeks should be like what
63 cubes from dailies + however much you get from weekly missions

Holy hell where do I find the event shop
or did it already get yeeted

[blazing pecan]

I have a vanguard with Eldridge Retro, San Diego Retro, and Shimakaze. Should Sandy or Eldridge be main tanking?

[soft raft]

eldridge

[blazing pecan]

Cool thank you

Oh and does Eldrige want a dps gun or the gold barrage gun?

[warped acorn]

is rodney meta easy to fight

[wind hazel]

maybe easier nowadays, but it was one of the hardest one at its time

[warped acorn]

damn

[soft raft]

the main thing with RodneyM is that she actively punishes you for syncing your airstrikes/salvos

[warped acorn]

damn syncing

[gilded dune]

im doing war archives and i finished b2 but it didnt unlock a b3? is there a reason?

[soft raft]

what map is this?
cuz it should unlock automatically

[gilded dune]

ink stained steel sakura

[soft raft]

It apparently physically does not have a B3/D3

This was a 2019 map back when the game was fresh new so that might've been a factor

[gilded dune]

how tf do i get the character?

[soft raft]

grind B2/D2

[gilded dune]

oh hmm lemme see

[soft raft]

iirc it's both
wiki says only D2 but Iirc it was both

[gilded dune]

i dont even see a D zone

[soft raft]

you have to press the button labled "Hard" at the bottom of the screen first

[gilded dune]

OH

[soft raft]

(C and D are hard mode stages for A and B respectively)

[gilded dune]

but you dont have to do hard mode?

[soft raft]

lemee check real quick
cuz it's been a while since I gave a shit about WA

[gilded dune]

haha im new im just tryina collect characters

[soft raft]

ok yeah you gotta do D

[gilded dune]

got ya

thanks! navgating stuff is so hard

[wet prairie]

i forget, bb or cv for light?

[wind hazel]

both are viable

[soft raft]

both works
just gear them correctly

[wet prairie]

which bbs are good for light? (excluding pr8)

[wind hazel]

lion alsace zwei

[wet prairie]

ty

is vg a good replacement for lion?

who then

[wind hazel]

if you dont have lion then soyuz or vanguard is your next best option

[wet prairie]

smh smokey

[wind hazel]

it will be a downgrade compared to lion

[dusty pier]

how to get ur blueprints

[wind hazel]

which ur blueprints

[faint bobcat]

Does the call to arms event +20%xp count for pr grind?

Guess that means I should switch to a sakura main fleet then...

[vale spindle]

if ur doing pr grind for sakura main fleet you should already have sakura main fleet then

[arctic snow]

should i get 3rd class slot for 500 or save a bit more for 5th dorm slot (i do have 2nd floor and have about 150 extra slots in dock, about 650 total, so it shouldnt be a problem for some time)

5th slot for 800 is probably more efficient right?

[stark quiver]

more than 2 total academy slots is a waste
third dorm slot and second floor is good
lowkey just save

[arctic snow]

thats fair

tbh every cell in my body is telling me to buy more dock slots but i shall hold on lmao

[late flame]

as a person who has maxxed out academy and dorm slots:
-agreed academy slots is a waste, as you will run out of skill books (unless you also whale for them)
-max dorm slots is nice for farming runs (but isnt needed unless aiming for scoreboard during event AND you whale for oil)

[stark quiver]

how many dock does boring old fart have

[arctic snow]

i was thinking academy might be a waste, but not because i'll run out of skill buts since i've got like 5 years of books saved lmao, more like i'll run out of ships i want to upgrade skills

[late flame]

uh only 1070/3030

[stark quiver]

70 more than me

[arctic snow]

bro's dock slots is worth more than my entire net worth

mad respect

[solar venture]

Hey as a returning player will it be ok to pull on heavy for getting ur ships?

[wind hazel]

no

[late flame]

please save. UR event is next week

[solar venture]

Ok thanks

[late flame]

from now until event start just do one daily pull from Light pool

[cobalt gate]

anyone have a good rodney meta team? i tried make one and its missing damage

[wind hazel]

can try suchi's 90% winrate one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TC2V5wLszw

add another ship to 100% of course

[clear harbor]

7 ships for 110% win rate? 🤔

[late flame]

iirc suchi did state in the video that the 5 ship combo is more for vets to pull off lol (max tech, +13 stuff etc)

-# i'm lazy and bookmarked it, should i want to finish up 70k points lol

[stark quiver]

is modney heavy

[late flame]

main reason i farked off called it done at 25k, was it was a pain to shuffle gear around (and lacking +13)

[verbal plinth]

little ship reruns about the same as normal reruns every 2 years?

[slender inlet]

Should i build a main fleet with 1 cv and 2 bb or full bb

[rapid shard]

2cv 1bb works much better in later worlds like 12-13 and up due to heavy air amounts

[slender inlet]

Is enterprise really that good

[wind hazel]

yes

[noble pawn]

Double damage is broken

[slender inlet]

Should i build my main fleet with yorktown II, musashi and essex retrofit

[wind hazel]

for what purpose? are they max limit break?

[slender inlet]

Yes

I built yorktown II but never have used her

For doing campaign and exercise, challenges

[forest palm]

you certainly would be using any of those ships in that order

[late flame]

for pvp you should check pinned in #pvp as the gear and stuff you'll encounter are different
-# or you can just fuck it and do whatever since pvp is a joke

[dull relic]

Hello, haven't play the game for a while.
And actually my teams are so far something like random bullshit let's go.
But now i want to prepare and farm for the Date a Live Collaboration.

All what i know is that i should build 2 teams.
One for Mob and one for Boss.

[forest palm]

you can't simply make a one size fits all fleet, it just doesn't work like that in this game, there's too many variables

[slender inlet]

Should i get mecklenburg first or kearsarge

[forest palm]

Mecklen is in the better season...

[slender inlet]

Ok

Bro what

I tried to build enterprise then i got vanguard instead

[forest palm]

why are you pulling on Heavy la...

[slender inlet]

No

[noble pawn]

Enterprise vanguard is available in light

[slender inlet]

I build in special

[late flame]

please save cubes

[forest palm]

that doesn't make it any better

[rapid shard]

Next week a new UR event drops

[slender inlet]

Oh

I only spend 20 cubes, still savable

[late flame]

you also need 400 to guarantee a pity

[forest palm]

doesn't matter you shouldn't be pulling on Heavy/Special period

[slender inlet]

Why

[stark quiver]

I also pulled on special for Aquila

[forest palm]

it's a waste of cubes

[slender inlet]

But atleast i would need vanguard in the future

[stark quiver]

You might not

[late flame]

i have not used vanguard in like the past 3 months lol

[noble pawn]

This is resource management game disguised as fan service shipgirls game. Please manage your resources carefully

[golden moth]

Guys who is the next retro coming on this ijn evnt that is not yamato..

[noble pawn]

Shiratsuyu iirc

[late flame]

#jp-8th-anniversary-livestream-discussion

[slender inlet]

Im still waiting for unzen and soyuz

[golden moth]

@noble pawn @late flame thanks guys

[haughty skiff]

just gonna link this; i'd recommend following this guide

https://www.azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips/

[woven star]

I saw 2 URs next event. Which types of them? Feel like one CV at least

[verbal plinth]

ssv

sub and cv

[woven star]

Sub? Jiz we'll get ur sub

[verbal plinth]

i404

[bright rose]

What is war archives

[late flame]

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

[summer timber]

Looking for the guide for Virgo Challenge Mode.

[clear harbor]

@slender inlet I'm late, but you can build Enterprise when CVs rotate into the Medal shop.

[ocean oriole]

Hey guys I'm stupid, but I just finished retrofitting Essex.

Now my question is should you run them together? Because it's technically sustainless right?

[frigid gazelle]

looking for someone shows me a decent build against Yuudachi meta pls 🙏

[paper walrus]

is there some kind of general consensus on the value of BBs vs CVs

[atomic abyss]

Run together with who?

Essex retro and Enty can be used for a boss fleet
Boss fleets don't need sustains

[wind hazel]

we're heading to mixed fleet territory now, good bb/cv are good

[atomic abyss]

There are some general rules
1 BB 2 CV is the ideal backline comp in campaign/events
Because CVs do wave clearing and BBs can focus down bosses/elites better in campaign

You wouldn't directly compare BBs and CVs in campaign/events use

[paper walrus]

ok thanks 🙏

[stark quiver]

https://mrlar.dev/s/6b764ced85ffb63d52dfe8e153e648299ba58855
i made this as a prelim comp

[ocean oriole]

What should my team comps look like then?

I've been running unicorn on everything regardless of Boss fleet lol

[atomic abyss]

In this case I would retain Essex on the mob fleet to give her levels

Unicorn should always be on the mob fleet if pushing content

Boss fleets do not need sustain
They need damage from the backline

In your case you need another BB

Not a 5th carrier

[frigid gazelle]

Thx😊

[stark quiver]

might have to sub the cresent on z52 for a fire extinguisher
and you have the choice of running trafalgar instead of aurora

[frigid gazelle]

What are the benefits of using Trafalgar, instead of Aurora?

[stark quiver]

-10% hit rate but more damage for lion

[ocean oriole]

Could someone help me build two fleets?

One fleet to level up XP on ships that are under leveled and the other to beat the boss? I'm just going to be farming 12-4.

Could my Shinano survive 12-4 with Essex & Unicorn?

[stark quiver]

mayb

[frigid gazelle]

Fair, thx again

[noble pawn]

threat level safe?

[ocean oriole]

Yes.

[wind hazel]

no more bb you can raise? lol

[noble pawn]

all mlb shitters + unicorn should do the job. I brought lvl 76 cheshire she's doing fine

[stark quiver]

when is lvl 15 yuudachi

[wind hazel]

thursday

[stark quiver]

[wind hazel]

you sure your fleet has enough damage?

i thought yuudachi has higher hp

[stark quiver]

me?

[wind hazel]

yuh, this looks like kwkzM fleet, but with extinguisher

[stark quiver]

does this look not enough

[wind hazel]

i really dont think

[stark quiver]

[molten zinc]

yuudachi is 1.54m while kawa is 1.6m iirc

[wind hazel]

it's lower?

[stark quiver]

you didnt factor in yuudachis boss mechanic

[wind hazel]

nvm then i got it the other way around

[stark quiver]

its technically higher

[stark quiver]

powered by full oaths + more than half tech

[wind hazel]

p2w game

i feel like this meta is nakhimov's game

[ocean oriole]

Damn, unicorn is busted lol 😭

[wind hazel]

🫃🏼 or maybe not

do you have lv15 burn simulation

[stark quiver]

im not unholy so no

[noble pawn]

She's been working real hard from day 1

[stark quiver]

ong?

[wind hazel]

nah kinda cope

dont even know if the burn erase can trigger lol

what else can remove burn? shimanto?

[ocean oriole]

It's too late, I already went out out on her...

Augment and all...

[wind hazel]

the fuck are you talking about

im asking if you have other BB that you can raise or not, since i only see a Nina and a Rodney

[noble pawn]

Pretty sure you have R/blue BB. Unless....?

[ocean oriole]

I think I've invested too much in Nina lol 😔

I have Hood but that's going to take at least a month...

[wind hazel]

https://tenor.com/view/guy-arguing-guy-talking-to-wall-talking-brick-wall-gif-18667615

im not telling you to ditch nina

[ocean oriole]

Oh well I wasn't going to lol

[wind hazel]

im asking you to raise another BB so that you don't get cucked by having only Nina zzzzzzzzzz

[late flame]

-# gotta love it when reading comprehension fails

[ocean oriole]

I get it. But who?

[wind hazel]

like surely maybe you have Nelson? maybe working towards FDG?

[wind hazel]

THAT'S WHAT I AM ASKING YOUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[noble pawn]

me when reading comprehesion failure competition exist

[clear harbor]

What BBs do you have?

[ocean oriole]

Yeah I have Nelson is she good?

[clear harbor]

Can you show all your BBs?

[ocean oriole]

Sure one sec

[clear harbor]

Might be easier for them to give you advice if they know your roster.

[rapid summit]

Anything gear I should change of Bismarck?

[wind hazel]

consider raising nelson, get her pennant aux from collection in the meantime

[wind hazel]

yes, her aux

[noble pawn]

You have hood

[rapid summit]

Which one?

[wind hazel]

any gold AA gun>purple AA gun

[ocean oriole]

Okay, yeah I'll raise her.

[wind hazel]

staag>haze>random gold AA gun

[rapid summit]

How do I get the gold stuff? I think I have fire control

[ocean oriole]

Yeah I got her in the shop. Someone told me to get her last week, but as usual I don't have enough Bulins...

[wind hazel]

research academy. type 1 AP shell from core data shop

[clear harbor]

For Aeilius, any merit to leveling Penn since she's only one copy away from MLB (i.e. low investment)?

[wind hazel]

no

[noble pawn]

Pretty sure you're run out because Essex retrofit

[wind hazel]

nina is already there, just raise nelson as 2nd bb

[noble pawn]

Shit's expensive as hell

[ocean oriole]

Ik 😭

She is well worth it I think.

[ocean oriole]

Okay, I'll work on Nelson. I honestly didn't know she was any good guys, so thank you.

[rapid summit]

They from a specific season or any?

[stark quiver]

anything that interacts with burns

[noble pawn]

You can get Hazemeyer in literally anything season iirc

[rapid summit]

Where can I find the recommended gear to put on a ship?

[wind hazel]

if you're focusing season 8 then you're good

[wind hazel]

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

[rapid summit]

I am

[stark quiver]

but then again, why would you waste a slot on shimanto when 🧯 exists

[wind hazel]

because maybe not enough damage

[stark quiver]

i got work today, gn

[wind hazel]

fire suppressor only reduce burn damage no? not erase

gn i will visit you in dream

[stark quiver]

itll be fine

[rapid summit]

Just look at the BB guns and auxiliary?

[wind hazel]

well every category is there, use whichever applicable for you

[wind hazel]

oh true, burn last 6s, fire supp reduce burn by 6s. maybe can erase totally

[clever valley]

So i was finally able to pick up eldrige from the merit shop does she use normal dd equipment or do i use a special loadout for her?

[wind hazel]

standard dd loadout

[clever valley]

Kk ty

[wind hazel]

can refer to the above link too

[rapid summit]

Ty (should I replace fdg or enterprise with unicorn? Fdg isn’t max dev and unicorn has her retrofit)

I think it’s self explanatory

[wind hazel]

always use unicorn on mob fleet, don't use non dev30 shipyard ships 95% of the time

some can be used earlier, like tanks, and maybe haku

but most want at least dev30 before they become useful

[safe nexus]

how to get medal and do i buy any of the SR ships from medal shop

[wind hazel]

Medal shop priority

BB- Hood, Tirpitz, the rest for faction tech
CV- Enterprise, the rest for faction tech
CA- no priority, only for faction tech
CL- San Diego, Sirius, the rest for faction tech
DD- Kazagumo, the rest for faction tech
SS- U-96

get medal from retiring rare and elite ships from your grinding session

[elfin hollow]

Daily missions, cruise missions, and recycling ships of blue rarity or higher

[safe nexus]

ok ty

[woven star]

Chang Feng only for DE ships? Few times looking at her skill and can't decide is it good or bad ship

[wind hazel]

i dont think bringing elite dd of her caliber to meta showdown is a good idea

[queen meadow]

Quick question, do y’all think I should max lb any ur ships or wait until the new event drops?

[elfin hollow]

Incredible collection, congratulations!

[wind hazel]

how many specialized core do you have

[queen meadow]

2228

[wind hazel]

save

[queen meadow]

Sounds good, thank you

[clever valley]

Should i mlb eldrige or retro essex? I dont have enough gold bullins to do both

[wind hazel]

depends on your dock

[safe nexus]

for the story where i have to destroy all enemies, do i really need to just deal with it for the no ammo debuff when there is no way to get more ammo?

😭

[signal fog]

any improvement for this 15-4 fleet ?
mob
aquila raffaelo unicorn
Eldridge san diego z52
boss
Nakimov Rumey Soyuz
Laffey II shimanto guam
support
implacable indomitable essex

[lean valley]

Super new (like day 3 lol), was wondering if we had any idea when the next event build would be available? I kinda need to build stuff to have multiple fleets, but seems a waste to build atm?

[fair mountain]

next event should start on 11th

[late flame]

build daily x 1 light build until event is up, which should take place on friday (its usually thursday yeah)

for some reason jp decided to delay a day yeah

[lean valley]

Ah cool cool, can wait that long 🙂

[safe nexus]

what is faction tech

[warped acorn]

armor break make them receive more fp dmg, including skills?

[onyx flame]

its tech point for certain faction that is needed to research ships in the shipyard

[ocean oriole]

Hey guys is there any way to accelerate tech point accumulation?

I really want Kansas...

[onyx flame]

you get faction tech from owning a ship, having her at max limit break and at lvl 120

[narrow kiln]

Is I-404 will be first UR sub?

New SSV...
Funny

[covert spire]

Any gear guide that tell which gear should +13/ craft?

[wind hazel]

/plus13

[odd root]

https://www.azurlaneecgc.com/images/equip_misc/%2B13_Priority.jpeg

[safe nexus]

oh ty

[limpid moon]

I just finished research on August, any recommendations on who I should research next

[wind hazel]

haku

or plymouth if you have the bps

[woven star]

Plymuth

and maybe Shimanto will be solution for new meta

[stone sluice]

Check out the shops, you can find some USS ships you may not have in there that you could get then mlb for more faction tech

[stone sluice]

We need to see a picture of the ships you have.
But what about moving Laffey II, Shimanto and Guam to your mob vanguard

[narrow kiln]

I want to ask.
How SSV airplanes works?

[wispy cosmos]

launched on call & retreat

[obtuse cloud]

is seattle worth developing?

[signal fog]

thanks for answering, i basically have all the ship.
oh better swap the VG team?

anyone can explain why i can't summon my SS ? it's in the range

[inner delta]

maybe try moving 1 tile down, it maybe some fucky range or smth idk

[signal fog]

not working, it's already happened twice

no auto summon ss here

missed summon button too

[strange sphinx]

does your ss even have Health?

[signal fog]

supposed to be, will check again later, thanks

[left cedar]

why almost all first UR hull are IJN??

also wanna know how they will make a SSV be effective...

[inner delta]

you will know when it released

[left cedar]

make sense, just remind me, the other SSV that i forgot name, have a Airstrike as CVs have ? or i'm wrong ?

[late flame]

-# wolf pack and fishpack in shambles

[left cedar]

she will be paired with non fac focused, or she will buff other IJNs SSs to the moon ...

[inner delta]

who knows

[signal fog]

how to check my ss health ? lol

[left cedar]

I13 have a Air Strike as BBVs or CVs ?

[signal fog]

okay they can be summoned, but with 1 tile difference, thanks

[inner delta]

told you, fucky range

[narrow kiln]

no...

[narrow kiln]

(as i know I-13 have skill to launch Saiun on launch, will it affected by Saiun's +60% damage skill?)_

[grizzled sundial]

For the current META fight at max level , should i start stockpiling the fire extinguisher ? Or hope that by having her switch between targets that i can at least last long enough to inflict a lot damage ?

[boreal wagon]

the plane with +60% is called seiran not saiun and it would affect the plane launched by her skill if it dropped any cargo but it doesnt

[late flame]

-# imagine a submarine with an actual airstrike

[narrow kiln]

thanks

[forest palm]

Sea Slug never really panned out all that well on auto

[woven star]

talking about ssv and airplanes: is this something new or old?

[grizzled sundial]

new plane yes .

[woven star]

hm, what a chance this will be seaplane or hybrid?)

[late flame]

-# what if its worse than bt-d lol

[narrow kiln]

it can be anything, if manjuu want.

[modern aurora]

Limit Break Unzen or Vanguard first?

[narrow kiln]

on Vanguard usually dont using Bullins.

[modern aurora]

Speak bloody English mate

[woven star]

cool. waiting for new content... UR SSV, retro I-13 plus augment...

[muted crescent]

Unzen. Vanguard's perma so you can farm her copies from UR selection
also his English isn't that bad cmon 😭

[inland shoal]

I'd just wait for the anni event

[modern aurora]

Correction: I meant Ulrich

[muted crescent]

oh. then neither.

they're both perma. save it for UR events

[fiery scroll]

Hi guys, what should i do to improve, my pennslyavnia keep dying

[modern aurora]

Aight, ig I’ll wait for Sovestkaya UR rerun…

[forest palm]

seems like an AM6, so potentially a Ryuusei upgrade(?)

[muted crescent]

there's one this month

[modern aurora]

WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOO

[narrow kiln]

There is literal SS gun in game, as i know

[fiery scroll]

My gear currently

[muted crescent]

it's next week, go for that

[forest palm]

there's no reason to MLB a UR right now when a new one is comin

[modern aurora]

Next week as in September 7 to 13 or September 14 to 21?

[inland shoal]

What is she dying to? Planes ig? Solutions for that are AA radars on your backliners and better AA guns on your entire fleet, especially the vanguard with the highest (effective) AA. As you are still in absolute pverty there is no telling of what you have available though. If you can't get through with better gear just grind in a lvl you can beat until you can get through this one

[inland shoal]

Next week as in in 4 days

#game-news

[fiery scroll]

Alright thanks mate

[woven star]

maybe, just maybe it's Aichi E13A. long cockpit. not sure if this plain in game now. nvm. anyway just guessing

[late flame]

-# faster planes go go

[woven star]

e13 was bombing plain... so not sure about fast-fast

[versed forum]

Guam/laff2 rerun when?

[wind hazel]

jan/feb 2026

[spare harbor]

which of laffey and ova is better for boss fleet

[wind hazel]

ova?

[spare harbor]

otto von alvens mb

[late flame]

laffey2 > otto > laffey

[wind hazel]

depends on what you need, both do different thing

im assuming standard laffey

[spare harbor]

yeah retrofit laffey

[wind hazel]

otto is more of a tank, laffey standard dps

[spare harbor]

actually is it time to ditch the helena laffey portland trio

in world 8

[wind hazel]

if they arent lv120 yet, keep using them

you can raise 2nd fleet on ch9, oil cap starts there so you can grind more efficiently

[spare harbor]

alright got it

also how far will retrofit essex warspite and sandiego get me
like do people in the endgame use them at all

[wind hazel]

essex sandiego serve until w15

warspite... transitional if you got her retrofit done already

[spare harbor]

transitional?

[wind hazel]

useable until you get better UR BB

just like portland, transitional tank until you get better tanks like anchorage

[spare harbor]

ok ty

[red stag]

does anyone know when theyll rerun the essex retrofit item?

[hollow gust]

Prob next year

[red stag]

[tall forge]

is there anyway to quickly level commander level up to lvl 80 (im lvl 78)

[undone plover]

Commander pack for 5$ gets u to 70

Otherwise to speed it up start farming oil cap maps

[tall forge]

oil cap?

[undone plover]

Which chapter are u on?

Farm ch9+
The higher the better
There is a limit on oil u spend so it is better for u
And there are clearing rewards as well

[tall forge]

10

10-2 to be specific

[undone plover]

Farm 10-4 then if u can
U will hit 80 soon

If not highest you can is good enough

[tall forge]

ok

[fiery scroll]

Guys, where to see the abbreviation for all the stats, like FP, FR, etc

[undone plover]

I dont think there is a list really
I dont remember and wiki is not loading for me atm but iirc some of the abbreviations had more info if u hovered them on wiki

Feel free to ask here if u cant find the answer for sth

[onyx flame]

when your in the dock and click on a ship, you can click on the stats to bring up what the abv mean for the ship stats at least

[late flame]

or https://azurlaneecgc.com/equipment/
at least for some of those general ones (do /equip in #bot-spam)

[narrow kiln]

and also you can ask, if need some stats.
Like HIT stat, which is Accuracy (ACC), for some reason named differently.

[warped acorn]

sometimes at the game loading screen, it says using shell can clear the planes on the screen, how does it work

[fiery scroll]

Ah nvm, somehow just now when i click on the stats, it didnt pop up, now it does after ckicking

[undone plover]

Dont u mean the opposite?
Carrier airstrikes can wipe the bullets and projectiles on screen
It just happens by itself

[warped acorn]

oh damn

[undone plover]

Specifically the enemies btw
Not your own

[fiery scroll]

But how does the fp affect the dmg? For the SR rarity, its 106 x 3 dmg but the fp is 45

[undone plover]

I mean your airstrikes can wipe the enemy bullets

[warped acorn]

oh didnt knew

[viral solar]

is there a guide for l2d+ or l2d skins on how to get interactions?

[undone plover]

For typical BB it is around 1% per 10 FP iirc
So using worse gun for 20 FP is not worth

[onyx flame]

There prob youtube videos on all the interaction for the skin somewhere iirc

[fiery scroll]

Ah, so in this case, purple gear is still better? How to know the overall if the gear is better or not? Is it from the overall stat’s dmg?

[undone plover]

There is more to it really
The ammo type
The projectile specs
The only true method is to test it in game
Or just check a guide

This is a quick guide
Or check /equip command in #bot-spam for more details
https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/quick-gear-guide

[mild sail]

How to Renown META

[dusty pier]

how do I know if a ship is a dps?

[woven star]

and ofc wiki page which have some important numbers

[undone plover]

By asking here
Generally if a ship does good dmg and nothing else for example not a great tank
Not amazing AA no buffs or debuffs
Like bayard in pr7 for example
Even tho she has good bulk
But she is mainly a dps boat

[forest palm]

If a ship lacks utility and only brings damage often times that ship is useless and I'm just gonna point to bigger shinier examples like Hindenburg, and Unzen who are useful when the content calls for them but are incredibly niche otherwise

[bright rose]

Is farming war archive worth it

[fleet berry]

You can read the formula below, but think of it like a prefactor. Take into account of all of the FPs, divide it by certain numbers, multiply it to the gun base damage, etc. But yeah, as Faerlein has said, you want to stack FPs, but not by using bad guns.

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Damage_Calculations#Final_Damage_Dealt

[fiery scroll]

I'll get into that later on then, for now imma just note that dmg still win for, as a complete newbie

[wind hazel]

some yes, for either ironblood ship or for commander exp, otherwise it's not really worth the time

[bright rose]

Can you give me a map, I’m kinda stuck on story so might as well farm some exp

[wind hazel]

what are your average ship levels?

[bright rose]

55

[strange sphinx]

[wind hazel]

keep grinding at campaign then

[bright rose]

Auto sort?

[wind hazel]

in the future, you can farm at universe in unison/passionate polaris SP5 if you want to farm commander level, ships are around ~lv80. Divergent Chessboard D4 for ironblood ships, ships ~lv82-85

[agile patrol]

hi alane zure
if i understand correctly. 12-1 is for EXP farming (with gold as a sideproduct), 12-4 is more efficient oil/gold wise, yes?

[sharp comet]

my gph goat

[soft raft]

yop
12-1 if you care more about oil/xp efficency
12-4 if you care more about oil/coin efficency

[fleet berry]

Tbf, based on Suchi's simulation, the difference is only 600 EXP/ship/run anyway, ie not that significant. You want to do 12-1 if you have problem with 12-4 difficulty (eg running 6 full shitters) and/or you really don't need the coins.

https://suchiguma.github.io/deepresearch/auto-search-exp-and-coins/

[agile patrol]

thank you!!!

hmmm.. only 3% more EXP than 12-4. but 10% lesser coins
i think 12-4 is more worth it in the long-term

I don't see a reason to sacrifice 10% coins for 3% exp

[ornate narwhal]

When is the UR banner?

[wind hazel]

if you have coin problem then that make sense, but for people without coin problem, oil is the issue

[wind hazel]

12th, next friday

[bright rose]

Is the super rare in 8 day login good

[hardy creek]

Any recc. for w14 team?

[hollow gust]

Prinz Eugen is one of the worst gold CAs in the game

[red hawk]

tanky as hell does no damage

[bright rose]

Tank is fine ig since my ships are not that high in hp

[hollow gust]

just use portland

[red hawk]

you'll want to use portland early on, Eugen is too high an investment cost early

follow the new player guide

[bright rose]

I used Portland in my second fleet

[red hawk]

you only need 1 fleet to start

[bright rose]

My first fleet has no tank tho

[hollow gust]

Unicorn Friedrich Volga
Roon Trafalgar Sandy

EssexKai Lion Shinano
Anchorage Elridge

[red hawk]

through about world 10 you should focus one set of ships

[hollow gust]

https://azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips/

[bright rose]

So I should I use all of my resource on 1 fleet only?

[red hawk]

when you first start, yes

[bright rose]

I’m at stage 5 if that helps

[red hawk]

it'll carry you through to stages that have oil cap (9+) where you can level other stuff better

[hollow gust]

read the newbie tips, its a step to step guide for the entire early game

[red hawk]

if you spread your resources too much early, youll stunt your growth

the guide doesn't use the best ships, it uses efficient quality versus cost to get you started so you can get to the point where you can upgrade

I'm in world 12 at this point and I still use most of the starter ships

where you start in the game you don't have a ton of access to farm and other ships, so the guide uses stuff that doesn't cost a lot to upgrade and performs well enough in campaign to get you going so you can literally just follow the guide and it'll carry you

[soft raft]

dont bother with a 2nd fleet until at earliest W9
you currently barely have enough resources as is to focus on 6 ships, dont fuck yourself over and try to raise 12 ships at once on that little of a budget

[zinc prairie]

Im dealing with cat problems

Does this happen fairly frequently?

It happened in 2 of my cats now

[viscid swift]

have you logged out and back in again?

[floral fox]

Hello i'm block at stage 7-2 and i don't really how to upgrade my team, i don't quite understand everything in this game yet, if i could get some help pls ?

[bright rose]

I may or may not have made a third fleet…

[soft raft]

the lack of a healer is heavily concerning
also that's way too many SRs for a newbie to be raising

May as well re-read the newbi guide https://www.azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips/

[floral fox]

so there is healers in this game lol

thank you

[soft raft]

they literally let you get Unicorn for basically free from the guild shop
and she's the best healer in the game after retrofit

[dark hazel]

the dozen or so messages above you are about the same problem you're having, read the guide that was just linked and fix your fleet
if you don't know healers exist you REALLY should read the guide

[floral fox]

i have her level 105 without knowing that 😅

[floral fox]

yep i should to that thanks

[silk helm]

is there a cadence of when guns get added to gear lab? specifically the UR guns?

[forest palm]

iirc whenever they decom a PR Season the gear gets shoved into GL like late January or something which includes the UR stuff, outside of that GL Updates are biannual (granted I've forgotten the exact details)

[strange sphinx]

soyuz vs champy gun which is good for timing?

[forest palm]

that depends on your build, both are about the same strength so whichever matches your build

[hollow gust]

whichever one allows you to sync your BB the best

[still vale]

Can someone recommend be a fleet for 15-3?

[soft raft]

/guide third link

[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

[oblique valley]

if i'm farming the campaign for exp is there a best level to do? or do i just do the highest level i can?

[still vale]

cool thanks!

[soft raft]

12-1/12-4
Or if you can't do that, anywhere W9+ cuz oil cap

[oblique valley]

if i can do world 13 on auto should i do that? or is it less exp per oil since the wiki only states coins per oil

[soft raft]

W13 is more difficult to drag low lvl fodder thru since you need alot more AA

[oblique valley]

ive got three ships at around level 110 so it's pretty doable atm

so basically the highest level i can do?

[soft raft]

Just stick with W12
Esp if you're doing research XP grind and won't have a healer available

[oblique valley]

what's the reason tho, is it just because it's harder to drag low level ships through? or because the exp per oil is worse

[agile patrol]

at what level do y'all usually get ur levelling ships to before u jam them into a W12 fleet? (xp packs, dorm, etc)

[soft raft]

Harder to drag low lvl ships thru and the increase in gold per run isn't that much better than W12 fwiw

[soft raft]

lvl 100

[oblique valley]

so rn if w13 is doable it's faster, but w12 is just easier for low level ships + research ship comps?

[round hare]

does anyone have the event rerun chart? quitted like a year and i wanna see if Hatsuzuki reran yet

[viscid swift]

no she has not

[round hare]

gotcha, also lmao i rmb you from like 2024 :)

[viscid swift]

what can I say, I've been here for a decent amount of time

[round hare]

respect your effort in this community man, truly appreciate it (sorry if off topic)

[narrow kiln]

I love funny questions.
In theory, Trafalgar could be useful for AA (but not carry level)?

[sweet delta]

/aadps

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

AA alpha damage calculations by mebot

[sweet delta]

that looks like a carry, whatever carry means

[paper timber]

Hmm, do we have a new fleet comp for Poi META yet or until it is level 14?

[viscid swift]

for now I'm just using my old Kawakaze META comp with fire extinguishers

[narrow kiln]

...
Cool. Although in any case she will be unusable for a long time.

[spark patio]

is this good?

[quaint tapir]

as good as any other hp aux with no real relevant secondary benefit if you're not using a collab boat

[cobalt rapids]

for yumia its a catapult for everyone else its a basic 550 hp aux

[paper timber]

Could I see them? I still using the comp of last fight.

[viscid swift]

Lion, Alsace, Fritz, Z52, Aurora, Plymouth

[paper timber]

I see

[cobalt rapids]

ur old kwk meta comp didnt run eldr

[viscid swift]

mostly old

[cobalt rapids]

<@&460646206851252224>

[patent fiber]

now they're onto robux scams. what is this, 2015?

[tired grotto]

i dont know what to put in my team i already have unicorn and helena but i dont know what else to put ?

[oblique mortar]

LMAO I just saw a free robux scam video yesterday in my recommended

[patent fiber]

lol

[summer timber]

I made a thread earlier, but I am even surprised that I cleared it fast.

[cobalt rapids]

do u have essex retrofit item?
are u a new player pre ch9 ?

[tired grotto]

i am new player chapter 5

[cobalt rapids]

if u played essex event then put
massena unicorn and essex - portland helena z23

[tired grotto]

and in the back what can i put

[cobalt rapids]

massena unicorn and essex are in the back, portland helena z23 are in the front

[tired grotto]

oh ok thanks i thought it was in the front

[hoary basin]

Btw on what date hakuhou banner coming?

[cobalt rapids]

12th

or 11th, next week either way

[viscid swift]

it's the 12th

[sweet delta]

how do you know they won't update EN a day earlier than JP?

[viscid swift]

the idea of EN being ahead of JP is laughable for anything

[molten zinc]

EN have 2nd wishing well before JP

[rapid grail]

does google play games emulator support azur lane

[atomic abyss]

no

[rapid grail]

ozymandias.gif

[tired grotto]

is Z23 that good i feel like she die really fast and dont do a lot of damage

[haughty skiff]

She'll do a decent bit of damage as long as she's geared & leveled properly, and will be useful for later due to her faction

[tired grotto]

ok

[cobalt rapids]

shes not that good but you dont have anything better at reasonable investment level
either way the ships u use should be mlb-ed and level also plays a big part due to lvl advantage mechanics
u do have gloworm which is a better pick if u retrofit her tho

[haughty skiff]

https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/quick-gear-guide
https://www.azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips/

i'll also just drop these here as well since they answer like 80% of all your possible questions

[tired grotto]

i ask cause i feel like i have characters people in videos talk about as good characters but im not told to use

like bishmark zwei

[haughty skiff]

certain characters are only 'good' when you invest into them; as a newbie you can't afford to do so

[cobalt rapids]

bismarck zwei at lb0 is basically useless

[tired grotto]

is there any ur's good at lb0 ?

[cobalt rapids]

no

limit breaks play a huge part in characters power lvl

[tired grotto]

so the new ur should i try to flb her

[haughty skiff]

URs are only usable when 2LB generally, and considered good at MLB

Gold & UR Bulins are also extremely scarce as you need more than you can obtain early on, the worst thing you can do is waste them on useless golds that are worse than retrofitable blues / purples

[cobalt rapids]

save ur bulins and ask then when her kit is out
she might or might not be a better investment than bismarck

[haughty skiff]

^

[tired grotto]

hope she is good cause her design is peak

[cobalt rapids]

ur newbie fleet with massena is alr way better than the cookie cutter newbie fleets tho so just gear appropiately with poverty gear, mlb em and get to lvling and pushing

[quaint tapir]

2025 UR so probably fairly good, question is mostly where she'll want to be used

[tired grotto]

does alsace and fritz are good they are the 2 URs i want the most in the game

[cobalt rapids]

yes they are very good

[tired grotto]

ok so when they rerun i can put all i have on them

[haughty skiff]

Yeah, but they won't be reruning for another year or so

By then we will have several new URs that you will be investing in which may or may not be better / be equal to them in certain aspects

UR Bulins are monthlocked; you can only get so many specialised protocores per month

[tired grotto]

if i pull multiple copies i should be able to mlb them

[ivory pawn]

Not recommended.

[haughty skiff]

You shouldn't be wasting cubes pulling several copies.

[cobalt rapids]

thats ill advised

[tired grotto]

ok

[ivory pawn]

You will be able to MLB every UR ship you have eventually.

So all you're doing is wasting pulls for a slight speed boost.

[cobalt rapids]

bulins may be timegated but the income is very generous and eventually ull catchup

meanwhile missing a ship means saying bb to her for 2 years till rerun

[tired grotto]

ur bulins are on a shop i dont get a lot of resources to buy so i dont know if i do something wrong or not

[cobalt rapids]

for starters u should push to oilcap worlds
u also want some decent lvls on ur fleet till next week so u can actually farm the oilcapped event stages

[haughty skiff]

You won't be able to also; you can't get enough cubes as a newbie to even pity every UR due to reruns as well

You will get 44 free pulls per UR Rerun assuming you login everyday and do the missions for their respective rerun tickets.

[cobalt rapids]

ur bulins income is passively gained and its easy to cap if ure half active

[haughty skiff]

This ^^

Your primary goal is to push to W9+ minimum; You need to be able to farm the hardmode oilcap stages in the upcoming UR event

One UR is locked behind event progression and is in the shop (The submarine), the CV UR is in the banner

You can get a copy of the Submarine UR if you grind the event; you get 1 UR Bulin for hitting 30,000 Event Currency

[tired grotto]

i cant pass right now chapter 5 i will retry with all the units you told me tommorrow and hope it will be better but i dont have any books for the skills

and i miss gold things for retrofit unicorn sadly i hope i'll get them soon

[cobalt rapids]

theres a mission that guarantees 2 gold retro prints for each hm ch3+ stage for the respective hull
so 3* 3-4,4-4,5-4 if u can and u can guarantee 6 gold cv retroprints

[haughty skiff]

You can cheese hardmode stages and 3-Star 3 stages a day if you're willing; that will get you 2x Gold Carrier Retrofit Blueprints per 3-Star above W3

But you really shouldn't be struggling w/ W5 , can you show me the fleet ?

I saw your dock from filtering, Massena should be able to carry pretty hard in W5

[tired grotto]

i have that cause some ships are on commissions

massena is one of them

[haughty skiff]

Well take Massena and Essex out of commissions ?

If you're trying to actually progress

[cobalt rapids]

also do u have this item for essex rf in ur depot ? u only had to play a minigame 7 times during en anni for it

[tired grotto]

yes i have

[cobalt rapids]

good

[rapid summit]

Is the Ur and collab event coming out on the same day?

[cobalt rapids]

no, next week is jp anni with the UR
collab is soon™

[haughty skiff]

Also your Vanguard's positions are incorrect;

The frontmost slot takes the most damage
The middle takes the least
The backmost takes a medium amount of damage

Portland should be in the front, Helena at the back (due to Z23's low level) & Z23 in the middle

[tired grotto]

i want but if i do it i just wast a 12000 exp commissions and i dont plan to play more for today its late where i am

[haughty skiff]

You really shouldn't be doing the long commissions that cost a fuck ton of oil to start

You'd gain more from just using the oil instead

[tired grotto]

is it correct now ?

[haughty skiff]

Also as a general rule; you will never need more than 1 copy of a shipgirl. spare copies should be used for limit breaking to save on bulins.

In the Guild Shop you can purchase 2x Elite & 2x Rares a day; you should purchase copies of Portland and Unicorn / Helena (whoever needs them)

[cobalt rapids]

massena flag

and mlb portland aswell

[cursive pulsar]

Any of these good for a new account?

[cobalt rapids]

kazagumo

[haughty skiff]

What's your other Medal shop option ?

[silk helm]

kazagumo

[cursive pulsar]

The exact same.

[haughty skiff]

Unfortunate; Kazagumo for sure

[tired grotto]

i will im waiting for the reset

[cobalt rapids]

and z23 aswell when she hits l70

[tired grotto]

and is it always better to get bullin or new unit in the shop ?

[cobalt rapids]

depends but technically u should aim to do both every month
theres some good options when starting out but after that gold bulins are important
but new ships help with tech for shipyard regardless and also its a lategame investment because collecting all ships from medal shop is a slow process and subject to rng
ofc ontop of that u should also aim to get all spec cores from medal shop
its all doable esp once u hit ch9

[rapid summit]

Okk ty

[astral canyon]

Who is B.i.S for this weapon? Doesn’t seem like anyone can properly use

[soft raft]

It's for Felix Schultz and Otto

[rapid summit]

How to know if boss is light medium or heavy armour?

[sweet delta]

Any

1. Guess based on hull type
2. For opsi, turn off fleet lock and see the pre-fleet screen
3. Search website https://azurlane.mrlar.dev/db/bosses

[eternal basalt]

Collab is November's event

[vagrant iron]

Is there anyways to get more tech points?

[viscid swift]

/fleettech

[odd root]

Bridal Z23

Q: How do I get more fleet technology points?
You get fleet tech points by:
Collecting the ship (~20%)
Max Limit Breaking it (~45%)
Achieving level 120 (~35%)

-Higher rarity ships gives more fleet tech pts .
-Heavier ship hulls also gives more fleet tech pts: CV=BB>CA>CL>DD

Side notes:
-PR ships give more fleet tech pts than normal but follow the above formula with development 30 replacing MLB.
-META ships are considered a separate META faction. They give same bonuses as their non-META versions.
-Collab ships, Muse and little versions of ships e.g. Li'l Sandy, Clevelad and Lena etc do not give any fleet tech pts.
-Iron Blood faction ships receive double the normal tech points compared to other nations.

For more information and exact amounts, consult the wiki
You can also use this Fleet Tech Tracker by mrlar

[vagrant iron]

Thanks

[hardy creek]

Would Saratoga work better here for w14 instead of Shinano?

[soft raft]

what is that supposed to be? Boss?

[agile furnace]

with a upcoming japanese UR submarine, should i switch to a Jp sub lineup?

[soft raft]

we dont even know what her kit is yet

[viscid swift]

we have no idea what the sub's kit will be like or it it will even want to be run with other IJN subs

[soft raft]

also even if she's good, it doesnt change the fact that literally every other Japanese sub still sucks complete ass compared to Wolfpack and Fishpack

[agile furnace]

alright

[hardy creek]

Yeah

[soft raft]

Saratoga is more of a Enterprise lite for mobbing so dunno if she'd be much of a improvement if any over Shinano

But I guess only one way to find out

[rapid summit]

Damn

Will the ijn Ur be in the pool or event locked?

[soft raft]

She would be event locked to her own event
Which wont rerun for another 2 ish years and wount be peramently added to the pools roughly a year after that

And even then, perament URs are not in event pools at all

[hollow quartz]

So I am about to finish Agir and was wondering what PR/DR ship I should do next? Is August worth it these days?

[soft raft]

she's still worth it for her niche
especially if you dont have Implacable

[hot turret]

when's the next event banner btw? I'm sitting on 138 cubes rn and it's becoming hard to resist the urge of spending everything

[forest palm]

12th iirc

[hot turret]

ah ok

[soft raft]

Yup 12th

[hot turret]

do we know who's on the banner? or is it brand new?

[soft raft]

there is literally jack shit to pull on right now 💀
the perament pools are ass outside of your daily light pull

[hot turret]

I KNOW but I hate having so many shiny cubes in depot

[soft raft]

you can refer to #game-news or #jp-8th-anniversary-livestream-discussion for the new ships

[soft raft]

???????
138 cubes is fucking chump change wdym you have too many??

You also need 400 cubes to hit UR pity btw

[hollow quartz]

Thank you. What other research ships would you recommend other than Anchorage and Roon?

[rapid summit]

So time to save cubes?

[hot turret]

im free 2 play pal, gathering cubes is slower for me

[soft raft]

Yes
though you should be saving cubes in general anyways

[rapid summit]

Okk ty

[soft raft]

I'm free to play too so that doesnt mean much
especially when you're guarenteed to get at least 186 cubes per month just from logins and doing your daily and weekly missions

the gem to cube ratio is also pretty ass
300 gems for 11 cubes

[hot turret]

I started playing in May and kinda spent everything near the end of last banner cause I was on a road trip for 2 month (with barely no internet) so I didnt get much cubes

[haughty skiff]

People don't spend money on cubes, it literally isn't worth it

You gain 186 cubes a month and can gain 200+ easily with commissions

Don't waste cubes pulling on the permanent banners, it isnt worth it. You need 400 cubes to pity a UR and a new UR is every 3 months, with reruns inbetween

[soft raft]

Why did you splurge on the previous banner 💀

[crisp geode]

I splurged half my cubes on Yumia

[hot turret]

BECAUSE I COLLECTION FRENCH SHIPS OK!? me like Iris

[crisp geode]

Which of the UR will be the free one? Sub or the other?

[soft raft]

the submarine

[haughty skiff]

You don't have to 9-5 AL to get cubes, it's all from dailies you can do in a few minutes

As a newbie you really need to save every cube you can solely for the UR banners

[soft raft]

Ugh either way, just dont spend your cubes right now when we are 5 days away from a shiny new UR

[hot turret]

I know I know, it's just that I rly like the ships of last banner and wanted to make sure I get them before they leave. I already secured Lion and Bismark Zwei recently so I'm not worried for next banner

[haughty skiff]

That doesn't matter ?

It's fine if you spent cubes on the last banner, but don't waste cubes pulling for duplicates or pulling on the permanent banner

Having Lion & Zwei doesn't matter, you're expected to pull on UR banners until you get the UR anyway

[hot turret]

Im not spending cubes on regular banner rn other than for the daily mission (light banner), I just didnt have the time to gather cubes in the last 2 months and spent some on last event banner, I already didnt have much when I pulled last banner so no matter what I would still be low on cubes rn

[haughty skiff]

So you know the answer then

idk why you asked if you should roll on the permanent banner when you know you shouldnt

just dont, save up; you'll have 3 weeks of the event and will have decent odds of getting enough cubes to on average pull the UR

but you won't get enough during the event to pity it

[soft raft]

Ok at this point just move to #al-general
or DMs

[hot turret]

I got my answer now, I'll just wait

[hot tiger]

How do I get akashi

[knotty jolt]

Find the pawprints scattered about. Also pet her in the shop alot

One of the easiest pawprint locations is just your own dock located at the top of the screen

[hot tiger]

I did do that

I didn't get her

[knotty jolt]

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Akashi/Questline here is the full questline

[hot tiger]

How do I get more Sakura empire ships to unlock ibuki

[quaint tapir]

wait until friday and roll some on the banner

[quiet kiln]

Where should i put eldridge

[indigo ore]

Could anyone tell me the newest tips for more cubes? I read people said that do 1200 oil commision for 6-8 cubes

[soft raft]

whoever told you that is a fucking idiot

It's still the tried and true do your dailies and not splurge randomly on perament banners (outside of the 1 light build for the 1 build daily)

[indigo ore]

How about opsi? Is it worth the extra time and how many extra cubes can I expect?

[soft raft]

you cant get cubes from OpSi but that's not why you do OpSi
You do it cuz it's the only place to grind the materials needed for Gear Lab which has alot of the best gear in the game

[indigo ore]

Huh. samheart wrote this line

[soft raft]

I think he meant to put Comms instead

[vague oracle]

Should I research Plymouth?

Is she worth to research

[soft raft]

She's pretty good yeah

[viscid swift]

https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/research-focus

[lean valley]

Random question as I try to join a guild for stage 2 mission, do new attempts to send a join overwrite previous ones? Or can I spam basically all of them (since a lot seem to not accept new people?)

[versed notch]

who should i get rid of?

charybdis, garibaldi, jeanne, helena, lena, indianapolis, javelin, little bel, london, valiant, unicorn, erebus, umikaze, suzuya, hipper, graf spee, jade, chang chun, yat sen, maestrale, stremitelny, vauquelin, dunkerque meta, sims, hammann, hobby, portland, long island, achilles, ajax, southampton, curlew, shropshire, kent, suffolk, norfolk, hatsushimo, asashio, ise, z19, cassin, downes, aulick, foote, omaha, raleigh, nevada, oklahoma, bogue, ranger, bulldog, comet, crescent, cygnet, foxhound, leander, hermes, mutsuki, kisaragi, uzuki, köln

[hollow gust]

1. Get rid of commons and rares that aren't limited to
2. You should be buying dock slots

[versed notch]

wdym

[viscid swift]

pretty much as they said

tell me, how many dock slots do you have currently?

[versed notch]

150

i have 200 gems right now, should i buy more slots

[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 💳.

[hollow gust]

90% of your gems should be going towards buying more slots

[versed notch]

i only have 200 tho

[soft raft]

then put that in dock space

[versed notch]

idk what they mean by limited

[hollow gust]

So buy your dock slots , most of your incomes are ment for dock space

[soft raft]

event locked

[versed notch]

like?

[soft raft]

Limited is as in "Limited time avaliability"
So shit like I guess Le Hardi for a recent example from the previous event

A event only SR that wont be re-obtainable until her event reruns

[viscid swift]

none of the ships they listed are event limited

a lot of them are still gacha only though

[versed notch]

i checked the wiki

sooo i should keep z19?

[knotty jolt]

no as you can get her from war archives if needed

[versed notch]

uhhh

[wind spindle]

Quick question, I swear I saw at some point a cap on the OP SI damage boost from gear above 10. Did I dream that up? Or if it is real, is it a ship limit or fleet limit?

[sweet delta]

20% is the maximum siren killer per ship

A research ship reaches the cap with just two pieces of +13 gear against sirens in opsi

[wind spindle]

Cool so I didn't dream it up. Good to know

[patent raft]

Does meta ver still count for try get exp for data collection as long as you have meta with exact same Nation shipgirl?

[sweet delta]

meta is meta faction, not original faction

[patent raft]

Right...

[knotty jolt]

If meta ships still counted as their original faction ontop of meta they'd actually be usable

[slow fox]

-# Suchimisinformation

[viscid swift]

what

them having their OG faction tags doesn't change much of anything

none of them are just that good, faction be damned

[slow fox]

What about Wichita META with a billion FP buffs

[knotty jolt]

It means they could benfit from faction buffs like from flagships and etc

They just feel so isolated from the rest of the fleet

[viscid swift]

and plenty of them are usable, just the process of acquistion and enahncing is a bit convulted for new plyers to make ise of them who are practically the ones who will make the most use of them

[viscid swift]

ok? those don't exactly make or break ships

[stark quiver]

wichita IS META

[soft raft]

It also wouldn't really massively buff a META ship's viability if they could access faction buffs

[slow fox]

What about Napoli META with VV and Pola buff

[viscid swift]

about as viable as the URudder

[slow fox]

-#

[stark quiver]

maybe one day mebot... maybe one day

[patent raft]

Does plane give more buff if with same Nation with the shipgirl like hellcat plane give it to enterprise and it's give buff or no

[soft raft]

No unless explicitly otherwise stated in their skills (EX: Independence)

[patent raft]

Ohh alright

Like what example if you don mind

[sweet delta]

Independence

[viscid swift]

Independence

When this ship uses Eagle Union aircraft: increases respective slot efficiency by 5% (15%).

[stark quiver]

august von perseval

[knotty jolt]

another example if needed

[patent raft]

Uh huh

Right i understand now

[tropic tusk]

could this beat 15-4?

[viscid swift]

if properly geared yes

[tropic tusk]

it should be proper u helped me gear them last time

tho some of those gear are +10

[stark quiver]

thats fine

[tropic tusk]

which is better bmb mbm ....

seems like bbm is better?

nvm sandy just die

[wind hazel]

[tropic tusk]

i use this one right?

[wind hazel]

try double line since your vanguard is dying

[tropic tusk]

ok

round 2.... fight

should i bbm ? for boss fight

[wind hazel]

idk

[tropic tusk]

feel like i need to manual 15-4

[wind hazel]

it can help if you're struggling with auto

[tropic tusk]

finally made it to first boss

dont look too well tho

[stark quiver]

i agree
why are you using eld in a fleet that fights once

also bbm sounds like a stupid way to die

[tropic tusk]

i went with bmb somehow i didnt die on 2nd boss

[stark quiver]

[tropic tusk]

laffy and sandy giving me heart atatck hp always at 1%

i did it but at a cost

[viscid swift]

did you use subs?

[tropic tusk]

i used all my sub on mobs

then the support bomb drop thing on boss

[stark quiver]

does he know?

[wind hazel]

use subs on super CV, bosses lol

[tropic tusk]

wait wt?

[wind hazel]

the airstrike also doesn't work on boss nodes

[stark quiver]

he doesnt know

[viscid swift]

wonder what I even reccomended or if a support fleet is being run

[tropic tusk]

super cv as in the one 1 per map must kill first?

[viscid swift]

there are 2 in 15-4