gameplay-help

[wind hazel]

so why question mark

[narrow kiln]

Can you give me some advice on which series I should prioritize in Research Academy?
(I recently received the 1 La-9 and the Nyakhimov MLB), and I'm wondering if I should switch series, and if so, which one and why.

[tulip tinsel]

pr8 for meck guns maybe

[peak fable]

does war archives farming have an oil cap?

[tulip tinsel]

some of them have

[peak fable]

only the newer ones or is it random

[plain saffron]

yes, same stages as normal event, so D1-D3, SP4/TH4/T4 or whatever

not sure if the minor event have it

[rapid grail]

at least two La-9s (personal pref. is 3 La-9s) for Nakhimov + some other CV/s for future bossing content bcs they're BiS against Medium & 2nd best against Light armors (excluding timing considerations)

can also start catching up to pr8 for 3 Mecklenburg guns; BiS against Heavy for BBs

[tropic parcel]

i think its just the newer ones, the old ones had it

[peak fable]

does 3 staring war archive stages do anything or give a reward?

[onyx flame]

No, only thing it does is waste keys and oil

[peak fable]

wasting oil is my forte, but I think I'll skip this time

[polar venture]

Should I be using Yorktown 2 instead of enty?

[rapid grail]

for what content? if it's for bossing then these two would make a great pair together since Yk2n buffs & synergizes nicely w/ Enty

for a standalone bote, then Yk2n > Enty

[polar venture]

Ahh ok. What about amagi ur and fritz?

Mob fleet rn

[rapid grail]

again, what content are these botes for?

[polar venture]

I just bash my teams through content and I win so 👀

World 13 let's say?

[rapid grail]

alright then; choice of Rumey or Yk2n w/ 2 fighters over Enty; either one works
then Amagi cv joins up w/ the other UR CV in boss fleet

[lucid orchid]

what to buy, the spealized overflow

[rapid grail]

nvm, misread. buy as much of those rainbow rarity Bulins as you can
because the URs will keep on coming. Unzen rerun is upcoming and fortunately there's about 2 months before the Dec/Jan UR combo + Guam & Laffey II rerun

[tulip tinsel]

no. waste of dock space. buy when u have urs

[clear harbor]

I saw a chart somewhere with how long it takes to coin a PR or DR at different "investment" rates. Can someone help me find it?

[onyx flame]

on da wiki
https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Shipyard#Coins

[tulip tinsel]

[lucid orchid]

Uh.

I alr spent some on ur bulin, but still can't claim it

[rapid grail]

keep it until next daily reset; don't claim that now

[lucid orchid]

oh ok

[tulip tinsel]

wait 14hours and 17mins until monthly reset

[onyx flame]

You can only claim 5k spec cores a month

[grave cove]

Whats the general guide for ship levels? Book to 100 then 12-1?

[clear harbor]

The most obvious place to check. 🤦 Thank you for helping!

[rapid grail]

also; don't forget to also buy specialized cores from Shop -> Supply -> Monthly -> Medal Shop. Gets you 3k extra specialized cores that DON'T count towards that 5k monthly limit.

[tulip tinsel]

12-1 not worth it

[onyx flame]

80~90 and it should be enough to carry then through 12-1 eith good gear (even lower level works if its event or you got a healer)

[rapid grail]

i personally book up to lvl 95, chuck them on one fleet along w/ ships already on the way to lvl 120 & do 12-4

[onyx flame]

If they dont really need coins 12-1 is better for exp and easier too iirc

[rapid grail]

except iyk what you wanna do, you'll need a lot of coins

[clear harbor]

Ohhh, I didn't realize those don't count toward the limit. Neat.

[rapid grail]

then again 12-1 not too bad; personally i care about getting a lot of coins as much as you can for a bit more oil because that gets you upgrades

[grave cove]

Cool thanks for the info. Yeah wasnt sure between 12-1 or 12-4 as 4 gets more coins but is harder

[flat wraith]

Does getting gear lever to +11 or higher does anything outside operation siren?
excluding auxiliary

[sweet delta]

+13 weapon does 18% more damage than itself at +10 everywhere

[flat wraith]

you mean main and side guns right?
what about planes?

[sweet delta]

Planes and hedgehog are weapons too

+13 one thing at a time instead of +11 everything, because the jump from 12 to 13 is the largest while costing about the same gold plates

[flat wraith]

hmmm, wierd that it shows nothing when you upgrade them
only OPS damage boost

[sweet delta]

For planes you can see the damage increase on the bombs . For guns it just says damage modifier level 1 2 3 which is very uninformative

[flat wraith]

Hmmm... I'm idiot 😄
I didn't check click on arnaments to see the numbers change

[zenith heron]

is there no use of using Shinano to Amagi and Implacable if you have Hakuhou already? Even though she is preferrable to Heavy instead of Medium Armor? No Dev30 Nakhimov yet, and I have Lion. Soyuz and Rumey for the Main Boss Fleet in OpSi...

[sweet delta]

The best 2 IJN CV to use for antiheavy is 🔮 so you can just use whichever 2 you already have maxed

[zenith heron]

I guess Hakuhou it is then , thanks for the opinion

[whole vault]

Which is better, MuMu or Bluestack? Im using a laptop, not a potato, but kinda meh

[flat wraith]

people say mumu
bluestack have its humors
It sometimes work like a charm or just makes you unable to start any battles, they just freeze

Is Fumo 25 Worth on Hindenburg over toolbox?
Agir is doing all the tanking any way
3% arbiter health hurts

[zenith heron]

its purpose is just to give a bit more FP dmg to the Ship, so It works well to Hindenburg unless she does not survive the said battle

[flat wraith]

Arbiter seems to don't care about my hp pool 🙁

[zenith heron]

Probably dmg problems on other areas

[sweet delta]

I'd imagine hindenburg does not survive the battle

[flat wraith]

yeah, need to take those golden plates from depot and do +13ns

[sweet delta]

/plus13 Be sure not to waste gold plates on bad gear, you can follow plus13 or ask here for your optimal solution

[odd root]

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

[flat wraith]

yup, i know the spread sheet
i use it more than less

I don't like it a lot ( the whole side ) due to using mostly event locked gear

[sweet delta]

Saving for good event gear is better than wasting on bad permanent gear. But there is still good permanent gear to upgrade

[flat wraith]

At least now I know what does damage modifier do on guns

Deciding on Ur non top secret gear is hard 🙁
So many to choose only enough Plans for one.

Twin 76 will be better on ships like san diego or shimanto right?
Need to get to level that i can farm word 13 hard

[sweet delta]

https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/gear-lab/
Don't craft any more twin 57, but if you already have some then they can go on the vanguard.

If you have a sextuple, you should +13 it and give it to San Diego or shimanto

Give however many twin 76 you have to the other ships

[flat wraith]

Don't gave but can make even few sextuples
and i gave proud 0 of them.
Only Rainbow gear i have is this
I remember few years ago when I were buing Pure oxygen torps a lot

Currently was using twin 100mm on them cause of big wave dmg
and used faster guns on other vanguards for speed

[sweet delta]

as the gear lab guide suggests, your UR designs should go to 1 or 2 wyverns first

[sweet delta]

https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/quick-gear-guide/#vanguard-weapons-vanguard-aa
for vanguard ships these are your choices in the picture

https://azurlaneecgc.com/equipment/#aa_guns says basically the same thing but you should avoid the gold accelerator guns in here

[flat wraith]

So Sextuple for san diego and shimanto ( two diffrent fleets )
and one roomba and twin 90mm each for others should be good aa, right?

[sweet delta]

the wyvern also helps both AA and damage so that's why it's highly recommended as a first UR gear lab craft for campaign

[polar venture]

Should I bullin any of these or should I save?

[flat wraith]

I need to fix my shinano, I don't know why she sometimes does literally no dmg

[flat wraith]

crafting and upgrading, Amami will have new toys

[sweet delta]

because barracuda 831 is bad and ryusei can miss entirely against moving enemies

[ivory pawn]

Do Fritz next. You’ll have enough to do Dec UR by then.

[sweet delta]

you can read both of these pages

[flat wraith]

time for lecture then, its nice to sit down to azur lane gear and stuff after whole week of only clicking commission and auto battle Couse of work

[iron berry]

Hii, I'm quite new. I have Z23 and not much more, really. Who should I pull for to start having a somewhat decent first team?

[rain vine]

for now, save cubes
https://azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips/
read this

[reef flume]

Chat when I craft my 2nd Meck gun should I give it to Zwei or to Lion? Asking cuz idk whether to prioritize Zwei's black hole happening first or Lion's damage output

[sweet delta]

in fact, in a vacuum, black hole is worse if first

[reef flume]

Fr? Mine reasoning was black hole first = boss can't dodge = better damage output

[sweet delta]

black hole is 3s long

something like
0.00 seconds: bisz fires, black hole begins very shortly after
1.25s or something: lion fires first volley
2.25s: lion fires second volley
3.00s: black hole ends, boss may begin moving
3.25s: lion fires third volley
3.75s: bisz's third volley splashes
5s: lion's third volley splashes

[reef flume]

I see

[sweet delta]

vs something like
0.00s: lion fires first volley (quite accurate due to bb time slow)
1.00s: lion fires second volley
1.25s or something: bisz fires, black hole begins very shortly after
2.00s: lion fires third volley
3.75s: lion's third volley splashes
4.25s: black hole ends, boss may begin moving
5.00s: bisz's third volley splashes

[reef flume]

Alright, thx

[sweet delta]

the idea is that having a first volley before the black hole is ok because of bb time slow, plus a second volley partially before the black hole
rather than having a volley partially after the black hole and a volley fully after the black hole

[flat wraith]

What type of ships ( or certain ships ) / gear I should use to deal with yudachi meta.
I can reliably make 400kdmg on her but it feels short when i fihjt Jintsu or Helene, Algier and make around 800kdmg

[sweet delta]

understandable because newer showdowns are harder than older ones

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19egQXqWwgkPJSa-6DiHg5LRzASIhy-fjP8ZzRGQRIlA

[flat wraith]

My god I have more docs from azur lane on my pc than from work

[stark quiver]

do we have supporting barrage

[azure drum]

Why does York's Darkness Field skill increase secondary gun crit rate when she doesn't even have a secondary gun?

[boreal wagon]

because torpedo cruisers have hidden secondary guns

[silk helm]

has anyone OHKO yuudachi meta without max fleet tech?

[sweet delta]

many people have

for example, I did it without max DD AA

[stark quiver]

yes its really easy
i only have minimal tech

[sweet delta]

What is minimal tech?

[stark quiver]

51 bb fp
50 avi

[lunar arrow]

Someone has copy paste of rerun event list?

[stark quiver]

thats pretty minimal

[sweet delta]

@lunar arrow minus clemenceau

[hoary parcel]

I'll eat you

[lunar arrow]

We really need bot command for that

[sweet delta]

[stark quiver]

well it changes like every month or half month
so idk if admin would wanna constantly change it

[wind niche]

Best ship to pair with Soyuz and nakhimov?

The Lion right?

[stark quiver]

lion the ship

[silk helm]

more than me 😢 u used the comp sushi recommended?

[stark quiver]

i dont use any of the comps he uses

[ivory pawn]

Make suchi host it on his website and provide a link to it.

(Still doesn't work cause it just shifts the work to suchi.)

[stark quiver]

i dont have skill issue so i dont need autoloader on alsace and dont need eld

[silk helm]

i am skill diffed

[stark quiver]

bruh

[silk helm]

should i go pr7 after 2 mec and both DRs?

[native spoke]

if i change my shipyard develop target will all the progress on the current one be reset?

[tulip tinsel]

no

it stays where u left it

[stark quiver]

uhhh sure?
maybe 3 meck but eh

[grave cove]

Trying to figure out if its worth grinding the event. Im currently at 30k supplies and thinking about grinding to 45k for dolphin. With that accounting for dailies it would take 7600 oil. Is that worth?

[tulip tinsel]

go for 55k for golden plates

[grave cove]

I dont have the oil upkeep to do that

or it would be close

Thus why im curious if it's worth

[rain bobcat]

1:1 t4 with low oil and cope farm

[tulip thorn]

Do we know the month for the pisces challenge?

[grave cove]

True, didn’t think of that. Ty

[sweet delta]

/wiki extreme Challenge

[odd root]

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

[hard dock]

hii do I prioritize getting Iris gear boxes from medal shop over UR/Gold BPs?

[violet grail]

Are you unable to do the daily sp stage? The 800 points a day adds up, and is quite oil efficient even with full fleet.

Also T5 oil cap is quite a bit lower than T6. So thats also an option. Would be better than wasting xp if the 1:1 on t4 ships are already maxed.

Also just in case, have you checked mail storage? Might have some oil left in there if you feel like you wont reach the 55k points as is.

But with the weekly 4k oil from akashi, canteen and commissions I feel like you have plenty of time by the 5th to get enough oil and points.

[sweet delta]

What will you do with blue iris gear? Gold BPs are also pretty expensive unless you are a hardcore grinder every month

[digital spade]

what ingame rewards do you exactly get from doing island planner?

[hard dock]

Ehh not sure really, guide says it's useful for gear lab stuff

[sweet delta]

Some gems and affinity gifts. All require massive amounts of grind.

[digital spade]

mm gotcha, i presume it takes a long time then cause rn it feels like a slog to even do lol

[sweet delta]

If you don't know then don't buy it. It's just champagne gun if you haven't gotten enough from protocore

[violet grail]

Can also just save medals for next month. Did you get enough for all the gold bulins, specialized core and useful ships this month?

[grave cove]

I was accounting for the SP clears. Yeah I saw that 1:1 T4 is only 30 oil less than T5 3:3 so may as well T5. Thanks for the help

[sweet delta]

Then you were looking at the wrong 1:1

The correct one is 2 to 4 ships of ranger cassin/downes/z20 with 0 limit breaks

[violet grail]

I mean if he can hit the 55k points while still levelling useful ships that would still be better though than spending oil on ranger cassin no? Maybe towards the end if the oil is really a problem.

[sweet delta]

No, if you 1:1 then you do it cheaply. The oil you save can then be used to farm exp and coins at chapter 12

[grave cove]

Hmm. Interesting thank you very much. I appreciate it. I see that T4 is 60 so do I put them at lvl 70? I have all the options listed but lvl 1 rn

[violet grail]

Fair enough. Definetly trust sushi over me ^^

[sweet delta]

Level 70 with 0 limit breaks. If you don't have the exp packs to do that now, then just go with your original 45k plan

You also need some UR BB crossfleets

[grave cove]

I only have Shinano for cross fleet atm

I could buy fusou meta?

[stark quiver]

was mr beast and elon musk not working lol

[rain bobcat]

[short star]

best way to spend fast OSI AP, if i can not make the middle at hard?

[violet grail]

Auto C5 or C3 zone for the cat paw items.

[hoary parcel]

What does the iron blood faction specialize in doing?

[rain vine]

factions dont "specialize" in things
youre just looking at individual ships

[tulip tinsel]

draining the skk

wow november 1

[rain bobcat]

2.5 weeks til wallet is drained

[hoary parcel]

How do I built my fleet

[lilac sapphire]

Y'all, I remember you could get Bismarck with medals but I haven't played in a while so idk how you can get her now.

This is all that shows up now.

[wind hazel]

take sandiego. CA take whatever you want, look for faction tech

medal shop hull changes every month, there's no fixed rotation

[forest palm]

Takao, and Atago aren't really worth the medals, Eugen is debatable German Tech, the rest have acceptable fleet tech

[eternal basalt]

DAL fan?

[rain bobcat]

dal+black friday

[tulip tinsel]

i hope we get kurumi

[wind hazel]

contrary to popular belief, IJN tech is actually hard to come by. takao atago are worth for faction tech

[tulip tinsel]

yeah its hard to get japanese tech if u dont have the urs

[forest palm]

I'd swear playing campaign would net a fair amount, though it's probably US tech

[wind hazel]

you can ask new players how hard it is to get to 900+ lol

[forest palm]

who needs 900+ in research? Hakuryuu?

[wind hazel]

shimanto, haku needs 950

[forest palm]

ah, ok

[tulip tinsel]

[eternal basalt]

It's easy if you play in September, all other months though

[hoary parcel]

Is this a good formation?

[sweet delta]

Awful

[hoary parcel]

How do I fix it?

[sweet delta]

By reading the new player guide you were given

[hoary parcel]

I don't understand it

[soft raft]

[tulip tinsel]

read it over and over and over again until you understand it

[hoary parcel]

Fleet building Guide?

[soft raft]

https://azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips/

[sweet delta]

#gameplay-help message

[tulip tinsel]

newbie guide

[soft raft]

Fleet building guide is not the newbie guide

[sweet delta]

read t he first 5 sections at least

[hoary parcel]

I don't have Pennsylvania what should I sub her out for?

[haughty skiff]

you can purchase her in the guild shop

[hoary parcel]

I bought Portland

[haughty skiff]

you can refresh the guild shop for the guild currency, just make sure you also purchase the needed purple as well

you get 1 purple & 1 blue per refresh, and you can refresh once

so you can buy unicorn & portland, refresh, then buy pensylvania & helena

[hoary parcel]

I have uni and port

[rich blaze]

you can pay 50 coins to refresh the guild shop twice per week

[grave cove]

Yeah still refresh for Pennsylvania

[soft raft]

refresh the guild shop to get Helena and Pennsylvania

[violet grail]

Just dont spend gems to refresh, only the guild currency.

[eternal basalt]

So... not Unzen this thursday???

[rich blaze]

can i only get one t3 ordnance testing report per month?

[stark quiver]

only 1 as it is
but you get a good amt of t2s and can convert them

is this true

[soft raft]

86% of that is utter bullshit

[rich blaze]

what is this battleship favoritism???

[hoary parcel]

That's alot

[sweet delta]

No.

[grave cove]

you can get 500 daily

[forest palm]

2019 ass article lmao

[hoary parcel]

How

[grave cove]

Join a guild

[eternal moth]

Does Marseilles event rerun throw off predictions for Unzen and Musashi?

[eternal basalt]

Musashi is certain... as for Unzen #gameplay-help message

[eternal moth]

I could have sworn she was confirmed to be the next rerun, guess we wait for patch notes

[eternal basalt]

We've only heard Clemencau and Unzen rerun during the JP stream

~~Maybe they heard me asking what the heck happened to Marseillas ~~

[hoary parcel]

I get about 200-300 a day

After the 3 gifting thing and claim the other thing

[grave cove]

Rewards for guild operations

[forest palm]

I'd wait till JP notes are out, unless CN Board put something out

trusting EN to do proper news is a good joke

[undone plover]

what was arbi this month?

[whole crypt]

I mean unzen should be the next rerun but we don't have a date

musashi perm is next week though

[soft raft]

Temperance w/ the 20s shield

[forest palm]

honestly forgot Marsei was a full mini event lol

[soft raft]

Same lol
had to do a double take when I checked my rerun order list

[forest palm]

well small event

[wind niche]

What are the best Lion team comps?

[whole crypt]

depends™

[soft raft]

For what specific content?
And no, "General use" is not a answer

[wind niche]

Let's say Operation Siren.

[whole crypt]

OS for what

[soft raft]

Where specifically in OpSi?

META Fight? Arbiter? Map clearing?

[whole crypt]

for braindead bossing maybe Lion/BisZwei/Alsace but it's not "the best" at everything

[soft raft]

Also we dont even know who you have and how close they are to being ready for use

[forest palm]

how does Alsace compare the Meck in that comp btw

[wind niche]

Arbiter/meta fights.

[whole crypt]

that depends on the arbiter of the month somewhat, META showdowns are fight-specific

[soft raft]

META varies each fight
As for Arbiter, it would be Lion + 2 other UR BBs and a suitable vanguard then you switch gear as required

[whole crypt]

I'd probably take meck if it's heavy, not sure about med, but I also haven't finished meck

[forest palm]

I still have Cuniberti left

but seems like Meck is just as splashable

[whole crypt]

I'm left with cuni too, besides the DRs, but I also already have 2 guns

[eternal basalt]

Wonder if she gets the 2 week rerun... those 10k points always did before

[forest palm]

been a long while since they've dedicated 2 weeks to a rerun

[eternal basalt]

Been a long while since they rerun a one-char event

(Actually they recently did rerun Ryza )

[whole crypt]

2-week reruns are basically only for collabs nowadays

[eternal basalt]

And for one-char reruns... Unless they changed it

Last one was april 23, Foch https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/The_Flame-Touched_Dagger

[viscid swift]

how badly do I want 5 gold plates is the real question

[eternal basalt]

It's VERY fast if you just put the required ships in the bossfleet

+Marseillas has Fast Forward too

[viscid swift]

well I wanna low cost this

[eternal basalt]

30 runs with HELP (for the 12k reward)

[soft raft]

wait there's a 12k reward?
actually for that matter, where tf did the event pts ladder go for her event page 💀

nevermind I'm blind

[eternal basalt]

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Anthem_of_Remembrance#Milestone

[soft raft]

Yeah I realized that during the slowmode timer 💀

[whole crypt]

12k ez

[weary edge]

since anchorage depends on getting her torpedos up fast should i use triple torps or just stick to quad torps

[rain bobcat]

you use the fast twin blue torps

iris libre twin 550 or something

[whole crypt]

the fast-ish triples are fine too, doesn't really matter

[soft raft]

^
The difference between the purple triple and blue twin is in the .00s
AKA you wont notice shit

[whole crypt]

ackshually

also

[weary edge]

okay ty

[weary edge]

oh i can craft that gold one, idk if i have or can craft the blue double

[whole crypt]

chances are you have the prints

[weary edge]

nvm i can craft it lol

[whole crypt]

regardless the torp damage isn't very significant on Anchorage and blue is the cheapest

[weary edge]

ty guys

for all her other gear i can just follow gear guidelines right

[whole crypt]

pretty much she's just uses normal CA gear otherwise

[weary edge]

okay cool thanks

[warped acorn]

is anthem of remembrance rerun in #game-news like a event like last iris rerun?

[soft raft]

It's a mini event, or as I describe it, a single ship event
Here's the wiki page for that event
https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Anthem_of_Remembrance

[rapid grail]

can do Rumey
alternatively, wait for Unzen aswell

NJ and Vanguard can be MLB'd from perma pity selection

[warped acorn]

hmmm so i can just get her from milestone instead pulling for her then

[stark quiver]

what ships are in the rerun

[hoary parcel]

When should I start making gleets

Fleets*

[soft raft]

like as in a 2nd fleet? At earliest W9

[hoary parcel]

Yes second fleet

Is this good?

[soft raft]

Way better than what you previously had

[hoary parcel]

Good to know

Are subs usefull?

[soft raft]

only in W14-15

[ember roost]

event worth farming or

[slow fox]

-# I don't test arbiters with the 5% VG damage every uhh 15s or something.
-# Should I test such an arbiter? (That's this arbiter)

[sweet delta]

no event has ever not been worth farming

[slow fox]

-# Why did you mutsuki me Suchiperson

[stark quiver]

will i have enough time to burn thru around 30 hiddens, arbiter and 1k ap

[rain bobcat]

yes

dont forget if u dont leave opsi u basically have a day

[stark quiver]

without going to day 32

[soft raft]

Just drink 5 5 hour energy drinks and unlock the secret 25th hour of the day ez

[weary gust]

~~Time changes soon if you live in the USA. ~~

[stark quiver]

11pm pvp resets
prime alpa is back

[dry ice]

[forest palm]

[wind hazel]

not unzen rerun next week?

[forest palm]

looks like it

[tidal dust]

Is it normal for it to take 3 runs to fully complete a stage in world 9+?

[forest palm]

ya it gets longer the further in you go

[soft raft]

15-4 requires you to clear it 6 times for 100%

[spark patio]

any gears on the next rerun event?

[forest palm]

no

it's a small event with no shop, a relatively small milestone board, and 3 stages

[fresh tangle]

So is Pearl worth throwing bulins into? Seems like a good set of abilities to me

[wind hazel]

depends on your fleet, generally no

[fresh tangle]

My two most commonly used fleets now

[sweet delta]

when they're worse than basic BBs like Nelson and use non-transferrable gear...

bro with 3 mlb rainbow BBs:

[forest palm]

talk about a flashbang

[fresh tangle]

Excuse the HMS front row. Trying to unlock Cheshire just getting the combat exp

[sweet delta]

jervis should be tanking

[fresh tangle]

You’re right she should be

[fresh tangle]

What’s this document that looks like it answers all my questions 😂

[sweet delta]

/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

[fresh tangle]

Nice thanks

[hard dock]

Hii I just finished clearing opsi zones a while ago, any tips on what you should do before reset? I haven't played in a while

[wind hazel]

do all your strongholds, hidden, abyssals, spend remaining AP on c5

[ivory pawn]

Make sure all Strongholds, Abyssals, and higher level Hidden zones are cleared. Don't forget Arbiter too. And clear out Port Shop of the good stuff.

[hard dock]

okaay ty! That's the red whirlpools and zones you get from coordinate loggers right?

[wind hazel]

ye

[hard dock]

Any tips on who I should use for arbiter?

like CV or BB

[thorny carbon]

Am I stupid, how do I, a lvl150 commander, have never encountered getting stuck like this in op si

2 clouds at the top and ship wrecks in the sides, wut

[forest palm]

it's RNG

just hit the exit button

[onyx flame]

at least its the exit and not the weather control

[rain bobcat]

anyone know if other packs are worth buying before gambling on skin pack

I only know that the $90 is better than gambling

[onyx flame]

someone calc into a sheet before (that i stole)

[rain bobcat]

oh all 2x are better

[silk helm]

anyone know if suchi will release a tempesta video?

[rain bobcat]

tempestas arent worth talking about

[stark quiver]

i know that i dont know

[forest palm]

collection tier ships

[onyx flame]

they released a vid on tempesta cats

[thorny carbon]

Haha...my phone's camera sits right on top of it so I almost literally never see it 😅

[hard dock]

should I build LB UVH or Alsace first?

[forest palm]

Alsace

[whole crypt]

Alsace by a long mile

[forest palm]

Ulrich ends up being one of the most least used URs

[hard dock]

[whole crypt]

Ulrich works when she does, which is if we get another META fight where the fast-firing is relevant

outside of her fast-firing gimmick she's not really doing anything special or great

for more generic cases the top end of golds now probably do better than she does

[forest palm]

that's what...5 ships at this point

[whole crypt]

it's less of the numbers and more of accessibility and cost

then again it's not like I'd recommend raising Ulrich even if you didn't have those golds

[forest palm]

ya...and I think most of those top golds aren't necessarily available

[whole crypt]

if you lack those golds you likely aren't in a position to splurge on Ulrich anyway

[forest palm]

fair enough

[whole crypt]

the closest you'll get is maybe vouchering Izumo/Monarch

and if it's a choice of perm pity Ulrich isn't high on priority either

[spare harbor]

musashi or fdg for bossfleet

[stark quiver]

musashi is the better ship

for anything not light armored

[spark patio]

is marseilljdbejrb good?

[whole crypt]

just another event gold

[forest palm]

Some FP tech, and French Faction tech is about it, though iirc you get her for free

[rain bobcat]

ye shes 8k iirc

[thorn tartan]

darn i forgot to runoff all my opsi points.

spending about 1000 per hour on auto

but still about 500 to go

my opsi mob battles usually last between 19 and 20 seconds. Unicorn, Unzen, Independence mainly. Unicorn and Unzen clear the first wave or two. The last wave his dead when Independence's first launch hits. Does anyone know a combo that is even faster?

[stark quiver]

welp i guess im unlocking the 32nd day lol

[peak fable]

quick help pls, if I have AP boxes left over, can I activate them all to have a surplus of AP before reset, or does reset also affect AP?

[stark quiver]

you can cheese reset by not exiting opsi even after monthly reset

and jsut keep auto searching

[thorn tartan]

i wish i knew that. had a bunch of points left over. Spent over 4000 in the last 4 hours.

[rain bobcat]

to be clear reset clears AP

what alpa is saying is that you can still farm the previous months opsi for 1 day if you dont exit

the moment u exit after reset next time u go into opsi everything is cleared

[uneven knot]

Any of these ships worth grabbing? i was thinking warspite to eventually retrofit

[wispy beacon]

Is the game bugged?

[onyx flame]

Medal shop priority

BB-Alabama, 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

whether alabama is worth depends on how good your other bbs are since she need her unique aug

[whole crypt]

if in doubt relog

[uneven knot]

Ty

[thorn tartan]

I actually was still running 500 points when the new month started and, sure enough, it seems to be burning through them. I had a bunch of 20 and 50 AP books in storage though. Should have used them. I probably have enough points to buy all the items in the shop. Will just miss out on a few gold plates.

[remote yarrow]

Did they just add her or am I crazy?

[onyx flame]

yea recently added

[remote yarrow]

only took almost 6 years

[onyx flame]

damn lexington medal shop is 2 subs

[remote yarrow]

Avrora is CV CA btw (idk if it's known)

[rapid shard]

Where is the items that give you the series of clears to get UR selector prints? Cant remember the name of them but they pop up on map as blue markers

[split gazelle]

They are one-time use

[thorn tartan]

The game inserts them every once and a while. The last month to month until you use them.

[rapid shard]

Ah gotcha. I thought they was monthly reset item.

[split gazelle]

I wish

[thorn tartan]

I have seen them added maybe a once a year or so........

[thorn tartan]

Oh I see. I can still use all the AP as long as I don't exit opsi. I just used the rest of my AP points.

[rain bobcat]

thats what I meant

all ur AP stays in that month's map and you have an extra day if you dont exit opsi even after reset

the moment you exit opsi after reset everything will be gone

[whole crypt]

for what it's worth you're also wasting time on the new month

just clear AP up a bit earlier

when you have enough lab materials whether you burn out the last couple hundred AP is also not very significant

[thorn tartan]

yeah, just forgot to do it this month. I should have checked my storage before strategic searching all my points. There was a lot of coords in there.

[slow fox]

I accidentally let my phone sleep while grinding AP away.

7k gone

[hazy olive]

Is Emden any good?

[rain bobcat]

mid

[tulip tinsel]

no

[wind hazel]

she's ok, if you love kms

[crimson glacier]

what if i love you

[wind hazel]

then you become ligma

[real folio]

not interested

[crimson glacier]

🤥

[real folio]

so..i got up to the point that i got 600 fleet tech in the iron blood part..do i continue unlocking August? or change and try Odin? And option 3 is wait a bit and start Friedrich? the (rookie) missions cover the exp part i think for each one..

[hazy olive]

Alright should I build Hood

[round field]

Is Whydah currently on rate-up in the event banners? Wiki says so but I don’t see her listed in-game.

[spark hazel]

guys, im new. what to prioritize here?

[onyx flame]

she's not on the banner thou? the ships there have already been archived

[tulip tinsel]

dont use data packs for xp convert them into cores

whydah got into the perma pull light/heavy/special idk which one of them

[onyx flame]

dock space, but you can also hold off on doing em till you need it

[real folio]

convert them into what? i honestly have no clue

[onyx flame]

go to your depot and click on em, it lets you analyze and convert them into protocore

[round field]

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Tempesta_and_the_Sleeping_Sea On the wiki Whydah is listed for some reason, hence the confusion.

[tulip tinsel]

.

[round field]

Yeah she's in Special.

[onyx flame]

tempesta weird cause they run a new set of ships and rerun a previous event at the same time, but sleeping sea has already been war archive and their ships added to perma

[spark hazel]

so only dock space?

[tulip tinsel]

dock/oil/coin

[round field]

I just wish I could see a full list of what's in each banner in-game.

[scarlet cosmos]

is there a list of best dpm dds for mob anywhere

[round field]

Thanks for the insight you two.

[onyx flame]

the rest depends on if you need em, i havent bother doing any cause i rather use my coins else where for now

[frozen stag]

She's worth to get right

[onyx flame]

prob endgame tier list then filter to dmg

[real folio]

thanks guys, ill have a look at it now

[tulip tinsel]

kazagumo buffs cvs

[spark hazel]

okay, thanks man

[frozen stag]

So there's no point in investing in Sirius anymore since kazagumo Is better?

[onyx flame]

you can run both

[tulip tinsel]

no, get both

[frozen stag]

Is there like any difference between both at all for certain comps or is running both in cv fleets better

[onyx flame]

kaza needs to be alive for the buff to take effect iirc, but you usually run both to super buff your cv

[rain bobcat]

kazagumo sirius+guam is quite good

can also fish for dmg with sirius kazagumo helena

[frozen stag]

That sounds fun and gamba, you can run that for boss right

[real folio]

i transformed the data packs into currency for the shop, but who to start out of Odin , August and Friedrich? i can slowly work my way into getting them. I dont want to unlock anything else from PR1, so those are my choices for now..

[spark hazel]

do new players farm 2-3 before farming 3-4?

[onyx flame]

if you dont have great bbs, fdg

[real folio]

im starving for a good BB

the best one i have is New Jersey

[orchid reef]

hi i have a question, since i am farming backline to farm for kearsarge, and i have 2 ships on max lvl, does it affect the xp grinding or not (if i get less or some)

[onyx flame]

fdg is very nice for mobbing so i would get working on it

[real folio]

im sold hahah thanks 😄

[onyx flame]

/prgrind

[odd root]

Does __ count for Shipyard Combat Data Collection EXP?

Yes

• Combat in Main Campaign, Events, Operation Siren
• Ships that are level capped for any reason, if the EXP otherwise would count. Even if you see +0.
• Muse (µ) ships and loli ships, if the faction matches.
• Use faction filters in Dock to double check.

No

• EXP from Exercise, Dorm, EXP Data Packs, Commissions.
• META ships. They are META faction, not the faction of their normal counterparts.

[tulip tinsel]

never farm 3-4

[spark hazel]

what about the foxes

[tulip tinsel]

waste of oil

[robust onyx]

They are lackluster

[orchid reef]

that means yes or no, im dumb sorry xd

[onyx flame]

mediocre ships that require each other
but if you really like em its your game your free to do whatever

[tulip tinsel]

Ships that are level capped for any reason, if the EXP otherwise would count. Even if you see +0.

[orchid reef]

i dont understand that sentence lowk

[spark hazel]

okay thanks guys yall good guys

[tulip tinsel]

even if they are max if the faction matches you get the xp for kear

[orchid reef]

ah okay good tysm

[tulip tinsel]

[hard dock]

Which PR should I focus?

[robust onyx]

8

[hard dock]

I heard the PR7 plane was nice

[orchid reef]

also maybe ill like little help with fleet weapons, since i can craft some new ones

[spark hazel]

then what are the stages to farm in early stages, is it necessary?

[tulip tinsel]

the highest you can do

[robust onyx]

Highest possible

[hard dock]

Any nice gear you get from that?

[orchid reef]

boss fleet

[spark hazel]

got it

[hard dock]

ohh and is there some other way to get the PR7 Plane

[robust onyx]

Ur bb gun

[orchid reef]

mob fleet

[onyx flame]

Gold rudder, roomba for vanguard aa, stagg/hazemaker for main aa, flandre gun if you still dont have 3 ap guns (mix of flandre and champy for a total of 3)

[hard dock]

okayy ty

[orchid reef]

what is gold rudder...

[hard dock]

Isn't Enty boss fleet

[orchid reef]

i use the haku x shinano combo in boss

[onyx flame]

high performance hydraulic steering gear
use this website to check the gear that people say that you got no idea what its refering to like rudder etc https://azurlane.mrlar.dev/db/equips
also quick gear guide to help gear your ships but read the disclaimer https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/quick-gear-guide

[orchid reef]

tysm

[orchid reef]

now since i have em, should i replace them on someone or

my weapons are goodish

[onyx flame]

uh weapon wise will just depend on what armor type your facing against, only thing i see you should replace is the aa on your unicorn/nj with stagg/haze and replacing one of your vanguard camo/blue rudder with the gold rudder

[orchid reef]

well i guess i putted stag on uni

oh wait

what is stagg....did i just lvled smt else

[onyx flame]

prob also want to change uni torp to like a gold barracuda, converging for a mob fleet is a weird choice

[onyx flame]

typo it a staag

[orchid reef]

I LEVELED WRONG THING 😭

[robust onyx]

Staag is what you have currently on lion

[orchid reef]

used already

[onyx flame]

this funny thing

[onyx flame]

can prob consider swapping shinano barracuda with unicorn tenzan, or open more tech boxes and pray for more barracuda

[orchid reef]

i have sum boxes

first gamba

2nd

3rd

[onyx flame]

uhh barr is from eagle union boxes iirc

[orchid reef]

oh

[robust onyx]

Barricuda are British

[onyx flame]

oh nvm its rn, forgor

[orchid reef]

also didnt got so from eagle, boxes out ig

or wait

oh nvm, cant get them ig

[onyx flame]

i would prob swap uni tenzan and shinano barracuda then

[orchid reef]

doneish

thank you so much! <3

[errant fog]

Question, can a 4* G.Leeuw run in opsi, ofc not until C6 or smth... (Yes I slacked hard, so she's not even dev20)

[onyx flame]

depends on her level but you can prob drag her through c3 at least

[errant fog]

hmm true... tq. I think she can go further if shes not the tank methink

[wanton dagger]

Hi guys which war archives map should i do first? I'm new

Just reach lv 40

[onyx flame]

for sure, if you sandwich her and bring a healer slogging through c3 or c4 is like doable

[onyx flame]

no reason to do war archive unless you need faction tech or need to grind commander exp in an oil cap stage when there is no event and your campaign has reach chp 9

[tulip tinsel]

[wind hazel]

Which War Archives should I do?
"I NEED IRONBLOOD TECH!!"
Divergent Chessboards

"I need to get to chapter 9 but I am only lv49 sobz"
Passionate Polaris/Universe in Unison's SP5 for Commander EXP, it is oil capped without fleet requirement

"I missed Eldridge retro item..."
Skybound Oratorio for Jeanne d'Arc

"I like PVP 🤓"
Rondo at Rainbow's End for Seydlitz

"But what about gear?"
Not worth the oil, go spend it at ongoing event or chapter 12.

[onyx flame]

damn new copy pasta

[errant fog]

What counts as "large caliber maingun" for leeuw? 200mm+?

[rain bobcat]

283+

[errant fog]

what the... she can equip CB guns at a certain dev level?

[rain bobcat]

gouden specifically can only equip CA guns AND 283mm guns

[errant fog]

ah that gun.. I forgot bout its existence

Okeh tq for info

[spark hazel]

where to use yellow bullin? retrofit or limitbreak?

[wind hazel]

both lol

[spark hazel]

i mean like where to use it more

[tulip tinsel]

only the sr retros need gold bulin iirc

[spark hazel]

do i use gold bulin for sandy retro or limitbreak?

[tulip tinsel]

both

[wind hazel]

in order to retro, they need to be max limit break

[spark hazel]

doesnt limitbreak increases oil use

[spark hazel]

oh

my bad guys thanks. i should use all my gold bulins for her right? she’s my only sr

[wind hazel]

what's your medal shop hull?

if you have BB or CV then you might wanna save some for your new bb/cv

[spark hazel]

uhhh what does that mean

i recently got sandy with medals

[wind hazel]

go to your shop, under medal shop. look at what you have there

when is your recently? few days ago or just today?

[spark hazel]

yesterday. its my 2nd day today

[hazy olive]

Are you new

[wind hazel]

good news, it's monthly reset, there are new medal ships for you to buy again

[hazy olive]

If you are new

lmao you absolutely do not need Sandy, go get Helena

Sandy is such an expensive ship to retrofit and requires her unique item and needs you to have the augment maxed out

[wind hazel]

sandy is good if you dont have other gold ship commitment

[hazy olive]

Yeah but it isn't really beginner material

[wind hazel]

it definitely is, dont need retro, just augment

[hazy olive]

Ah yeah

Forgot about the augment being better than retro

Either way

GO GET HELENA!

[spark hazel]

is she sr

[hazy olive]

Helena isn't the top of the top, but her MLB is affordable, her retrofit isn't necessary and she is a good DPS

[hazy olive]

No.

[wind hazel]

can you check what's on your medal shop?

[hazy olive]

CL and BB

[wind hazel]

like i said, it's new month today. go check what's there

[wind hazel]

you're in the same server as him?

[spark hazel]

yes

[hazy olive]

It's different in different servers?

Maybe not then.

[wind hazel]

...

[tulip tinsel]

i have cl and bb too maybe lil enty?

[hazy olive]

Oh yeah

@spark hazel you also need Unicorn ASAP

[wind hazel]

i dont care what you guys have. i only care what's in Guts's server

[spark hazel]

i have sr and bb

[wind hazel]

you mean ss and bb?

[spark hazel]

i mean cl

[hazy olive]

Yeah I was right

[spark hazel]

i have her

[wind hazel]

cl again and bb, ok. go get medals, buy Alabama from BB hull

[spark hazel]

and portland

[wind hazel]

you can skip on sandiego for now

[hazy olive]

Wasn't the rule broadly

Kazagumo DD
Hood/'Bama for BB
Enty for CV
Sandy for CL
Don't touch CA?

[wind hazel]

no

i mean you have some correct, but it isn't exactly like that

[spark hazel]

i think its hard to get medals. i only have 29 atm

cause i bought sandy

[wind hazel]

Medal shop ship hull priority

BB-Alabama, 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

[hazy olive]

It's not hard to get them, just don't pull too much

Anyways what the hell were you doing to get 109 medals day 2

[wind hazel]

you'll get medals from retiring rare or elite ships

[spark hazel]

i dont think i should do that

[wind hazel]

just continue grinding with your current fleet, retire for medals

retiring rare and elite ships from grinding is very normal

[spark hazel]

about that, do i need a mob fleet and boss fleet early on

[wind hazel]

no, only 1 fleet for mob and boss

[tulip tinsel]

only at w9

[spark hazel]

okay thank you

[hazy olive]

Retire dupes

Of bad ships or MLB ships

And the Norfolk, Suffolk and Kent because you will get 90000000000000 of them

[forest palm]

at some point you will want to MLB most all of the low end ships for Mementos and Faction Tech

[tight thistle]

How do you get C Dolphin? Is it strictly at 45k points?

[tulip tinsel]

ye

[violet grail]

First time seeing this comission. Just curious if anyone knows how likely it is to actually get the SR and which pool it pulls from? I'll probably go for it overnight, no sense starting it now.

[eternal basalt]

Close to 0%

[wind hazel]

best i got was a norfolk

[eternal basalt]

Still keep trying though, can drop rare and elite

[violet grail]

Well nice bit of free xp anyways at least then. Figures.

[trim path]

what to use on 404? bidders?

[wind hazel]

g7e

[trim path]

gold ones?

[wind hazel]

ye

[trim path]

👌

what about recon slot? and i assume snorkel + hull

[tulip tinsel]

start it when u have time, its a rare one and good

[spare harbor]

Who’s worth getting

[tulip tinsel]

Medal shop ship hull priority

BB-Alabama, 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

[rain bobcat]

brain fart

how do you sync vg zwei meck with 2 meck gun

[wind hazel]

you dont :kek

[hard dock]

[winter plover]

Should I replace Perseus by Volga on map 14 ? My first healer is Unicorn

[rain bobcat]

yes

[winter plover]

ty

[inland shoal]

What's this month's medal shops?
Avrora - CA, CV
Lexy - SS, SS
Washy - CL, CL
Sandy - DD, CA
Amagi -
Little E - BB, CL

[violet grail]

little enterprise bb and cl

[late flame]

Sandy : DD and CA

[violet grail]

@hard dock alabama is now considered a stronger bb than hood. I think it's due to a recent buff to her augment?

[hard dock]

[rain bobcat]

lexi double SS im psure

[onyx flame]

It is double ss for lex

[onyx flame]

Avorora is CA and CV

[inland shoal]

Double SS yikes

[hard dock]

chat is there a cat guide

annd which cats are good, like the event cats

[tight thistle]

what is a good fleet composition for gringing 45k with fuel efficiency?

[tulip tinsel]

https://discordapp.com/channels/456397991847395339/466085633551761430/1434164506027622422

[onyx flame]

typo for lexi?

[inland shoal]

Yeah, hit the wrong key and didn't notice
Anyway if anyone knows Amagi pls ping me, I gtg

[rain bobcat]

cassin downes lb0 lvl 70+ ranger and 3 UR BB crossfleet t4

including boss

or the same thing but using unicorn over ranger and doing t6 including boss as well but its quite rough without soyuz musashi alsace crossfleet

[wind hazel]

amagi deez nuts

@inland shoal 2nd ping for good measure

[tight thistle]

are any research ships? if not I should be able to make it rn

[rain vine]

cassin downes and ranger are commons

[rapid summit]

What year is Amagi cv return?

[spark patio]

who should i get research after AVP? Agir or Friedrich?

[barren token]

in 12 months

[rapid summit]

Okk ty

[trail dagger]

what am i supposed to do to progress my gear? kinda blind right now

[wind hazel]

start here

and https://suchiguma.github.io/miniguides/gear-lab

[hybrid oxide]

:D

hey...how can I see roll pool? :D

[rain vine]

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

[spark patio]

which zone should i prioritize to auto? explorable or hidden?

[rain vine]

assuming you buy the things from the exchange shop that allows you to auto explorable and hiddens, both

[hybrid oxide]

r there some ships that we cant roll?(no...not the event ships)

[rain vine]

ships that are in the shops
shouldnt be pulling on permanent banners anyways

[spark patio]

so the reward is just the same?

[rain vine]

they arent mutually exclusive

[hybrid oxide]

should I build only-one -nation fleet? :D

[rain vine]

https://azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips/

[warped acorn]

chat currently im filling up a fleet with cats, however i only got 1 good one which is every, which one should i use above?

[wind hazel]

get drake too

every+drake=bb cats done

teach+another cv cat=cv cat done-ish

[warped acorn]

oh im using her with teach since im doing campaign and dont have any focused fleets like bb

[wind hazel]

sure that works. but you would need 2nd pairing for mob/boss fleet

[warped acorn]

yes thats why they are in a pair, now i just got every left and another slot go empty

and im thinking to select one of the both above to replace, since i cant find other good cats left

[wind hazel]

just flip a coin

[warped acorn]

hmm so they are basically the same,

[reef flume]

If I have two NJ guns and Lion gun is it worth it to get another NJ gun or should I go for another UR gun?

[onyx flame]

there no real need for a 3rd nj gun since your bb light is already covered

[reef flume]

I had plans to do either that or 100mm kai

[wind hazel]

it dont matter too much because they are temporary cat until you can get something better

[spark hazel]

should i purchase these

[onyx flame]

/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 💳.

[spark hazel]

okay but i think gems are limited resources

[spark hazel]

should i buy one or two of these?

[onyx flame]

exactly so read this

[spark hazel]

imma save till i actually need

just like you said so

[silk helm]

sadge

[spark patio]

wait what? no unzen?

[frozen stag]

After I finish lvling fdg and hakuryuus skills who do I lvl next war kai and avp?

[onyx flame]

not yet prob, dev might do a funni and do 2 reruns at once too

[onyx flame]

level the one your planning to use really

[weary edge]

got alabama from medal shop do i build question mark

[weary edge]

we’re all just as disappointed dw 😔😔

[hard mesa]

Previous ur rerun was bizwei?

[tidal dust]

is there a best general use loadout for the various ships and if so where do i find it. also in opsci what is the thing that looks like a file folder beneath the home icon?

[ivory pawn]

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

[onyx flame]

yea

[soft raft]

Yuh

Wait that's not the updated one whoops
But yeah

[onyx flame]

how many ur rerun do we typically get in a year

[eternal basalt]

4

[onyx flame]

ah neat so amagi in theory should be the end of 2026

[weary edge]

should i build alabama

[rain vine]

replaces hood in the newbie fleet with augment
otherwise i guess she has decent fleet tech at 120

[weary edge]

i already have hood built, and fdg and oumi, is it worth building for me

[rain vine]

not really

[uneven knot]

u can still get pr xp in opsi right?

[rain vine]

yes

[ivory pawn]

Yes, just remember opsi ship exp is pitiful.

[uneven knot]

it’s all good may aswell get some extra xp while farming

[native spoke]

Can someone explain how to get the previous UR ships post rerun? It says they are added in the permanent banner. At the moment ulrich and kronshtadt are displayed on the permanent heavy banner. Does this mean only those two are available in there atm and it rotates? Also do post rerun ships eventually get added to the ur exchange?

[tulip tinsel]

yea

[ivory pawn]

All permanent UR ships are available in both Heavy and Special. Ignore the image, check the pity claim on the right to see who is available.

Musashi will be next to be added next week on the 6th.

[rain vine]

also dont pull for permanent UR ships, you can just get them slowly through the pity claim

[eternal basalt]

(To both heacy, special and redeem)

[ivory pawn]

Also even though they're available in Heavy/Special, it's not recommended to pull on either.

[tulip tinsel]

[native spoke]

And just to confirm, reruns dont ever occur/break your ur pull in event/new banners?

[rain vine]

original run -> rerun -> added to permanent

[tulip tinsel]

if there is an event with a ur build pool it doesnt count towards perma ur pity

[native spoke]

I mean in other gachas, you could pull an ssr but it be like a 50 50 chance for it to be the banner unit versus an older unit

[ivory pawn]

No such thing here.

[native spoke]

Oh cool, thanks

[hazy olive]

So is Hood any good?

[weary gust]

There's a perma pool, and then event pools. New ships are only in the event pools, very old ships eventually go into perma.

[tulip tinsel]

early game yeah

[ivory pawn]

Rateup ships have a higher rate, but there is no guarantee except the spark on the right for URs. Event URs have their own exclusive spark.

[hazy olive]

ah

Is it still good at level 78?

[eternal basalt]

Very old ships = 3 year old ships

[weary edge]

if ur thinking abt getting her from the medal shop choose alabama instead

[rain vine]

replaced by alabama in the newbie fleet with augment

[onyx flame]

if its an ur it wont happen since they are the only ur in the banner, but it can happen to non ur banners

[weary gust]

"early game" is getting your first fleet to level 120ish.

[ivory pawn]

Level isn't particularly important, what's important are your alternative options. If you haven't gotten some URs or some alternative strong SR event battleships, Hood's among the better options easily and permanently available.

[hazy olive]

My list of BBs rn is Oumi, Nelson (Retro) and that’s about it

[tulip tinsel]

oumi good top gold bb

[grave cove]

Any recommendations on BB from the medal shop? Im still newish so the only main BB's I have rn are Warspite, Nelson, and Howe.

[ivory pawn]

Oumi's better, but Hood's still good and can be used in a second fleet.

[hazy olive]

‘Bama

[hazy olive]

Yeah I’m a little too reliant on CVs rn ngl

[weary edge]

warspite is newbie bait lmao

[grave cove]

Oh I should have read up as I see the same conversation is going on. My b. Ty

I got warspite from drops. Didnt buy

[tulip tinsel]

warspite is one of the worst ur retros

[onyx flame]

hood got a very small niche in that there are some BC req for some hardmode but other than that alabama is better with her aug

[weary edge]

get sandy from the cl selector

[hazy olive]

Given how very long the list of UR retros that really isn’t that much of a point against her

[ivory pawn]

No such thing. Most fleets usually have 2 CVs in them. Exceptions are mostly bossing fleets in opsi or META fights.

[grave cove]

Did that already but ty for the info. My options left for CL are Belfast and Dido u

[weary edge]

sirius is also an option

[tulip tinsel]

U have kaza/sirius?

[grave cove]

Have sirius already as well as dido

[hazy olive]

Ah alright

I have a retro Shouhou as a fleet 2 healer, is Painleve better?

[ivory pawn]

I'd consider limit breaks for Sirus if she's not max before picking up Belfast. Dido u you can honestly skip.

[onyx flame]

if sandy/sirius isnt mlb you can get a dupe from medals to save on bulins

[rocky lake]

if you can go for Unicorn

[grave cove]

Sandy is sirius isnt so grab sirius?

[weary edge]

also we got a cl selector 3 months in a row wtf

[onyx flame]

yea the other options arent really good so might as well save on bulins

[hazy olive]

Unicorn is Fleet 1

[rocky lake]

ah

[ivory pawn]

Fleet 2 does not need a healer.

[onyx flame]

your boss fleet doesnt need a healer thou?

[ivory pawn]

When fleet 2 might need a healer, hopefully you'll have even stronger options by then. But you can worry about that when you want to tackle w15.

[weary edge]

aquila

[hazy olive]

Isn’t the list of really good healers all of Unicorn and Perseus

[tulip tinsel]

Volga

[onyx flame]

for main healers its those 2, but there are sub healer who focus more on dmg like aquila, volga or zuihou

[tropic tusk]

any idea when is the last free 10% is coming? or is it in new year?

[weary gust]

Last 10% of what? Affinity? Affinity comes from being sortied. Dorm secretary increases it very slowly till 90.

[tulip tinsel]

its not %, but yeah u get affinity from battles when they are happy

[onyx flame]

with musashi coming to perma she takes over shinano for pior perma

[heavy crag]

when will the new pr batch arrive? also is there a way to get the latest blueprint besides researching

[eternal basalt]

July 2026, and no

[weary gust]

(New) Events usually have 30pr and 10dr prints of the latest series that can be bought with points.

[tulip tinsel]

[eternal basalt]

Except raids and stuff, who have no store

[turbid glacier]

Hey guys this my line up , every one of these have 4 gold equipment with level 10 upgrade
I still cannot even make 10 % damage to EX
What am I lacking?

[sweet delta]

1. These ships except Vanguard and Saint Louis are mid
2. Richelieu is in the wrong position
3. Eugen is in the wrong position
4. gold gear doesn't equal good gear

[tulip tinsel]

riche is flag

[sweet delta]

5. Did you choose the Normal or Hard difficulty of EX?

[turbid glacier]

Normal difficulty

[rain vine]

essex is probably screwing you over

[turbid glacier]

What does postion mean , I just randomly put anything anywhere

[sweet delta]

if you want to clear EX, then you can show your dock and what gear

[tulip tinsel]

richeliu should be in flagship (first slot)

[turbid glacier]

I also have 125 Dunkirk meta

[rain vine]

https://azurlaneecgc.com/newbie_tips/#fleet_positionings

[turbid glacier]

I did not think it would be that complex , I was here only for hot waifus

[sweet delta]

there are no hot waifus in EX

just 500 chips

@vale spindle this is in newbie but missing from fleetbuilding guide

Flagship: The middle slot in your Main Fleet (gold-colored square). Usually a BB is placed here due to their secondary guns helping to defend against suicide enemies. Additionally, many BB barrages deal maximum damage when placed in this slot.

[turbid glacier]

I mean game , not that specific level .
But it will help me complete my pearl

[tropic tusk]

its already 90 isnt there a place to help get the last 10?

[sweet delta]

you're not a new player

and Kasic literally said where already

[tropic tusk]

but i want her stay lvl 1

[onyx flame]

you can prob do island planner and then give her the gifts iguess?

[tropic tusk]

oh u can do that

[peak fable]

curious question: ever since they introduced oil cap, can it be said that CAs and CBs are just flatout stronger ships than CLs and DDs on average?

[sweet delta]

CBs are the strongest hull type of vanguard ships on average but that's just because they're all good and high rarity

[stark quiver]

Did you buy the affinity pack in shop

[peak fable]

fair point

[violet grail]

Just want to make sure of something, in opsi, akashi can still spawn even if not every zone has been explored yet right?

[peak fable]

akashi spawns randomly, has nothing to do with your progression

[stone sluice]

Is the CM for November updated?

[violet grail]

I just figured I wanted to try only clearing zones that give guaranteed AP to bank up like 500+ and see if I can start c1 farming earlier to have a more comfortable AP bank. Just wanted to check there wasnt some weird mechanic that might thwart that beyond just risking running out of AP from bad luck.

[tulip tinsel]

c1 needs like 1-1.5k ap or something

[violet grail]

hm... yeh maybe i got excessively lucky last month, i got tons of ap when i first started out so felt like 500 was enough

[peak fable]

considering there is a whole month of time for OpSi, I don't think you need any AP min-maxing to get everything done tbh. Just clear everything and you'll be fine. I almost full cleared it in just 7 days and still had 1000+ AP leftover.

[tropic tusk]

wts that

in the new gamemode?

[stoic forge]

Is this a good gun for secondary on bb

[tropic tusk]

i didnt play the new gamemode lol

[stark quiver]

There’s a new cm
Well it’s just elbing

[tropic tusk]

maybe i should grind it

[stark quiver]

It’ll take a long long time

[onyx flame]

its a lil slow, but if your only goal is the affinity its pretty quick ngl

[stark quiver]

With minimal rewards

[tropic tusk]

wasnt there like new year or sth to help me earn my last 10 affinity?

without leveling up

[tulip tinsel]

no

[stoic forge]

Is the staag better than 113mm?

[tulip tinsel]

On who

[soft raft]

This sounds like backliner AA since STAAG rarely sees use on vanguard

In which case STAAG better because AA is not a major stat for Backliners outside of reducing plane crash damage, HIT stat is pog, and STAAG is faster which helps reduce the fleet's AA Reload time

[stark quiver]

There was a pack
It’s gone now

[tulip tinsel]

it was like a 1 week thing when island planner dropped

[stoic forge]

what AA is best for vanguard other than the ur ones

[tropic tusk]

[soft raft]

Depending on how important AA is (and also how efficent a ship is in AA), Twin 113, Sextuple, and Italian/American Quad Bofors are the most common ones

[tulip tinsel]

[silk helm]

Am I cooking or am I cooked?

[stoic forge]

why your main fleet so weak

[silk helm]

im poverty...

[tulip tinsel]

cooked cuz no mlb on 2 main

[soft raft]

What are you even trying to cook

[stark quiver]

This is a fine farm fleet

[tidal dust]

on sushi's github thing on gearing, for main fleet BB aux it has ch 14 and rest of campaign, but not opsci or meta....it has the gold twin 137 as the second best, but i thougth BBs wanted CL guns generally instead of destroyer guns

[stark quiver]

Opsi or meta just use the UR quad 152 to pad fp stat lol

Unless your ship’s name is oumi then you use a dd gun

[soft raft]

Some BBs and BCs (Namely American ones) are locked to DD Guns for their secondary slot

Twin 137 is also just really good all around

[uneven knot]

is it possible to give roles to fleets in opsi

[soft raft]

Automatically? No I dont think so

[stark quiver]

No you cannot at all

[vast merlin]

Hiya so I just started playing a couple months ago, and I can now develop 2 new Ships in the Lab and I wanted to know which of them would be better:
-Brest
Or
-Bayard

[soft raft]

Brest would be the more useful one but you should not be doing research that early

Are you even at W12 yet

And you can give this a read https://azurlaneecgc.com/research/

[stark quiver]

Bayard is better if you don’t have food vanguards
Ships like anchorage or other tanks suffice

[vast merlin]

I am at W13, I just don't have enough Tech for anyone other than them

[vast merlin]

Wdym by "food" vanguards? Also I can't develop Anchorage I don't even have enough tech for Seattle

[tulip tinsel]

send tech

[vast merlin]

You mean like this?

[soft raft]

that's a typo
good not food

[tulip tinsel]

ja

[stark quiver]

I meant good

[vast merlin]

Sorryyy I thought it was like a way to refer to some tanks or something

[onyx flame]

damn feeding them to the enemies

[vast merlin]

So why did you need to see my tech?

[tulip tinsel]

to see what you could research

[icy hill]

what is this? 105mm actually seeing use?

[stone sluice]

Yeah not much of a deal. I think I was overthinking or worried too much. Kind of easy.

[spark patio]

any guide for the highest lv weekly submarine?

[ripe bluff]

is Meck an off-flagger

[soft raft]

Stonks damage UR BB with a particular leaning towards Anti-Heavy
None of the UR BBs really have a required position preference in order to function properly

[peak fable]

Eagle Union will be your easiest research goal aiming for Anchorage. There are tons of useful USS ships which are easily accessible for new players. I do not recommend Iron Blood unless you got lucky enough to get 3 Main Fleet Iron Blood ships (or farm them from War Archives).
IJN feels like longer of a grind due to low tech points on most ships, HMS is a bit easier to grind and has less variance in average performance.
Just like you, I thought of going for Brest or Bayard due to their low tech requirements, but the real problem is that you require a ton of BPs for them, which you likely won't have. You can still go for them, but you will be investing into a brick, that will get going very slowly. I would not recommend it.

Just pick either USS, HMS or IJN and focus on getting a good fodder fleet up depending on what your next research goal is. Fodder fleet meaning, ships you can exp farm to fuel your research. Keep in mind that Main Fleet ships only level from Main Fleet ships and vice versa for Vanguard.

[sweet delta]

yes, it is better than quad bofors

[peak fable]

Take it from me, as someone who tried to brute force "Iron Blood only" and now I am finding myself stuck, not due to tech, but due to lacking main fleet ships for my exp farming

[sweet delta]

What are your submarines and IXss?

[tulip tinsel]

ib main fleet grind is a pain

[peak fable]

I am farming Scharnhorst and Gneisenau from War Archives as we speak... my grief is beyond expression.

[spark patio]

I-404 5 star, I-58 and nautilus.

[tulip tinsel]

then if u wasted ur bulins on error code use her

[spark patio]

IX was Adventure. the free ship

[sweet delta]

With normal subs, you'll need level 90+ and good manual skills

If you have gold old-heavy or 12-pounder, you can also put in a level 70+ MLB Adventure

[spark patio]

I-404 106
I-58 108
Nautilus is 96

[spark patio]

any ways to get that canon?

[sweet delta]

farm from T6

You only need to kill 3 cargo boats and none of your own subs
https://youtu.be/VLcth3c0RJM

[eternal basalt]

Also in core shop

[spark patio]

ah i got it.

[sweet delta]

mark 16 is particularly good for the weekly raid but nowhere else. And use oxytorps on all subs for weekly raid

[vast merlin]

thanks and, I feel like you misunderstood me on some parts, it's not that I am gonna start working on getting the tech for Brest or Bayard, I already got the Tech for them, and since I just finished developing Roon I had some time to start developing at least something (over just not having something developing) my current plan is actually:
Seattle > Georgia > Anchorage (the 2 first ones just to get tech for Anko)
I thought that by the time I finished Roon I'd have enough Tech to start working on Seattle but sadly that's not the case, for both Brest and Bayard I have like 130 BPs rn (idk how I got those for Brest, but as for Bayrd when I started I aimed for Nakhimov just bc she was cute and now I have her but can't really use her, got some Bayard BPs since my focus is set on that series).
but I see thx, I'll see about getting the tech for the Eagle Union stuff 🦅

[spark patio]

could Adventure pass this mode with the gun from T6 event?

[icy hill]

what makes it particularly good?

[peak fable]

I already understood from your first message that you are ready to research either one of them, the issue I tried to point out is that you will be timegated by BPs one way or another and imo, you are better off working on PR1-4 ships for the time being, till you either got at least 300+ BPs for Bayard (or 500+ for Brest). That being said, if you simply look for a strong ship, Ryu Lion from the recent event is a great alternative to Bayard.

[sweet delta]

range and damage. New research 3 years ago showed that prioritizing reload speed is no longer as important

[icy hill]

pfh, and I ended up scrapping most of them over the years

[uneven knot]

would giving my first wyvern to unicorn be more valid than giving it to taihou?

[tulip tinsel]

why would u give wywern to a healer

[uneven knot]

i dont really use taihou like that anymore, my boss fleet rn is avp, hakuhou, and oumi

taihou been slacking for me frfr

[forest palm]

not like Unicorn's damage is bad, especially for mobbing

[soft raft]

Unicorn Retro also has a preload
Wyvern is also passive AA which helps in plane heavy content, especially in the mob fleet which does the bulk of the fighting

[peak fable]

@sweet delta is the gold twin 100mm a bad choice for barrage ships, when I have no better option in terms of barrage guns, or is the purple Twin 120mm still better to use?

[uneven knot]

so im not tweaking right

[sweet delta]

depends on the barrage ship but there likely won't be a big difference in guns

[soft raft]

Nah

[peak fable]

Ayanami

[uneven knot]

ty gang 🙏

[sweet delta]

I find it hard to believe you cannot craft a blue gun from the depot or open some purple eagle union tech packs for it

[peak fable]

I am a proud owner of literally zero Single 76mm, I have opened hundreds of purple eagle boxes and actively looked for it, I got none.
But now that you mention it, it's only a 5 BP craft and I am one off, so that has pretty much solved my problem, ty

[icy mist]

How to enter the opsi shop?

[violet grail]

did you clear chapter 4 in opsi yet?

you get the exchange shop on monthly reset after having cleared chapter 4 of the opsi story once from what i recall

[icy mist]

I was starting the new month and misclick the stuff when it offerts to enter how i can get in again?

[violet grail]

in overview bottom left

[icy mist]

Thanks i see it

[tidal dust]

how many mob fleets do you usually want?

[violet grail]

just 1 im pretty sure. for any content
for opsi you want 3 boss fleets eventually 1 mob from what ive heard. and campaign is always just 1 mob 1 boss, unless ch 14, 15 have some other strats im not aware of yet. i think i heard theres like double bosses or something.

[onyx chasm]

Is there a point in me using the 2x drops thing on event stages

[violet grail]

only if you dont have much irl time and dont care about going below 120 morale losing the xp bonus. points, rewards oil consumption and morale use are all doubled, only thing not doubled is amount of stage clears for missions

[eternal moth]

Double points if you're short on time.

[onyx chasm]

Hm

Alr thanks

[rain vine]

https://suchiguma.github.io/guides/chapter-15/
its still 1 mob 1 boss, but in 15-3/4 your mob fleet needs to take care of 1 boss fleet

[violet grail]

Makes sense ^^ im still quite far off from that. Plenty new toys to occupy me for now while I slowly grind to unlock fdg though, got eldridge retro and independence retro recently. So still chilling on 12-4 for now even though i can absolutely handle chapter 13 by now. Still nice to start reading up on future content to prepare so thanks.

[timid vortex]

is there a way to auto farm opsi?

[uneven knot]

u gotta finish ch4 in opsi and buy this thing from the exchange shop

[timid vortex]

5k oil one?

[violet grail]

theres the 5k oil to instantly clear all explorable zones and another 1k exchange point one for hidden zones

[violet grail]

if you just want auto search for a single zone, do order request recon, so it reveals whole zone and then auto search will clear it all.
Strategic search is mostly used to repeat a single zone over and over like c1 to farm AP (if you know what you're doing) or c3/c5 later in the month to spend any remaining AP for yellow materials.
The 1k cost hidden zone data logger lets you use strategic search to clear hidden zones as well but thats kinda expensive and probably not worth for most people.

[stark quiver]

5k oil is a no go if you are active player

[tulip tinsel]

only buy the 1k thing if u have excess of em

and the 5k one is js qol, imo its not worth it cuz 5k oil is 5000 oil

[violet grail]

excess means more than 10k exchange points typically

[tulip tinsel]

more than u need to clear the shop

[tulip tinsel]

Blue and excess purple

[stark quiver]

Some blues are good for tech
And some purples are limited

In their dock

[tulip tinsel]

ye keep limited purple for tech

[frozen solstice]

but there's probably no point in keeping them for so long, I started removing all the blue ones. I don't know which ones are purple.

[stark quiver]

Get rid of Yorktowns, Houston, vestal, phoenix Brooklyn,

and nuke your greys
Just use the greys as shop enhance materials

[frozen solstice]

I do the gray ones, I remove the blue ones, the question was always about the purple ones

[tulip tinsel]

keep one copy of each ship and nuke/limit break them(only if u have coins)

[timid vortex]

much better. Thanks

[frozen solstice]

by the way, what does this give me?

[tulip tinsel]

a floof or other floof

(1 ur ship for free)

[violet grail]

Glad that helped, you can wait 30 minutes between each recon for it to be free, or just pay the 0-9 AP depending on time between uses or whatever it costs if you're in a hurry, but better not to waste too much AP if you can help it.

[tulip tinsel]

just move around 3 times and u dont even have to pay for recon

[violet grail]

oh as in spread out the 3 other fleets to cover most of the vision yeah works well for smaller zones at low corrosion level.

[tulip tinsel]

yeah smth like that

[hoary parcel]

Should I buy any of theese?

[tulip tinsel]

san diego

[hoary parcel]

Okay

[eternal moth]

Sandy is great, but don't focus on her retrofit until later game

Getting her augment isnt a bad idea though

[storm marlin]

How do you get those PR5 Combat Data Packs?

[stark quiver]

Which one is better

[tulip tinsel]

the 2nd looks better imo

more trp= more dmg 🔥

[violet grail]

@hoary parcel just to add to this, don't craft an augment unless you can +10 it right away which is when it gets most of its value. Sandy's unique augment is one of the best ones to get.

[hoary parcel]

Hmmm okay

[tulip tinsel]

[violet grail]

flame replaced a level 2 talent? not sure if thats the main thing to consider though. but yeah second one looks nice 😮

[stark quiver]

its more flame replaced by alpha

[stark quiver]

trp betterthan accuracy?

[tulip tinsel]

ja iirc

[fleet aurora]

anyone got a good ops siren fleet built?

[forest palm]

recommending something you likely can't replicate...

[rain bobcat]

[frozen solstice]

e.g. Shimano to the limit

[haughty skiff]

make a thread with screenshots of your dock, ideally split between main / vanguard

[fleet aurora]

oh theres threads . thanks i will just copy from there

[forest palm]

[soft raft]

that's not what he meant 💀

he meant you make a thread and post your dock in there, not go copy other people's stuff which may or may not even be for OpSi

Not to mention that your dock and gear will likely vary to varying degrees from other people's docks