Kuyby and enti gear up

[ebon fractal]

Here we go

Unused gear

Can craft

Before anyone asks, yes I have enough bullins to MLB them

[neon perch]

no f4u corsair?

alright

for enty

[ebon fractal]

If it's not in the Pictures I probably don't have it or it's on a different ship

[neon perch]

hellcat/purple sb2c helldiver/barracuda

avi fuel and steam catapult for aux

[ebon fractal]

It's on Shinano-chan

[neon perch]

current equips are fine for kuyb

id rather not use bulins on kuyb

especially cause we're getting new event tomorrow

so youre better off using the newbie fleet for now

[ebon fractal]

Okay

[neon perch]

dont think youre far enough in the game to start worrying about two fleets anyways

[ebon fractal]

I'm just going to farm some exp today so I can get them ready for a proper second fleet

[neon perch]

haste makes waste but you do you

[ebon fractal]

Oh definitely not far enough in, but I think that preparing hood and enti now might still be worth it

[trim radish]

it is

you shouldn't be running 2 fleets but you should when you start getting some of the ships start looking to level them up

it's why I reccomended Kyubyshev

[ebon fractal]

Kuyby was kinda a rushed decision, I'll admit that. Just wanted to have someone on the free vanguard spot while farming

[trim radish]

I wouldn't have reccomended her to be done now but what's done is done

good thing there's only one other SR from this upcoming event whom she'll be competing for bullins

[ebon fractal]

Any changes you'd make ?

[trim radish]

if it works it works I guess

not much else you can really do for now

[ebon fractal]

I did add enti to the second fleet btw

[ebon fractal]

Yeah just until I can push the story again

[ebon fractal]

This?

[trim radish]

yes

[neon perch]

yes

[ebon fractal]

Thanks

[hexed onyx]

Put hp. As you said she won't do anything and just surviving is more important

[hexed onyx]

Kuybys main sucks for cl but it's sadly the best you have. It's ok to level a bit because good for nelson/alsace

[ebon fractal]

?

[ebon fractal]

Oh okay, my gear just sucks in general,lol

[hexed onyx]

Hp auxes. Like toolkits

[ebon fractal]

Oh okay, thanks

[lethal surge]

@ebon fractal so this is ur thread right ?

[ebon fractal]

Correct

[lethal surge]

can u show ur dock ?

[ebon fractal]

Sure one sec

Here you go

[lethal surge]

it is very hardly doable ngl d3 is the best place to aim for now

the best idea i got is unicorn will carry the mobbing team so u can try to fit in some lvl 70-80s with hp aux with 1 tank
and the bossing can have all the strong backliners which are here hood shinano and penny with port as tank

[ebon fractal]

Lol, I have lvl 70 s besides hood!?

But I guess you mean that I should try to bring the up to that lvl and aim for a clear close to the end of the event?

[lethal surge]

enty is 40 close enough i guess missing one like nelson

the issue is in the vanguards more

i thought about eugen but she will compete with enty for bulins

[ebon fractal]

Brennus and kuyby no valid options?

If it's just about lvls I could probably just buy the 5 bucks pack for the 200 purples exp books

[trim radish]

well bullins are also the issue

that was why when I said Kyubshev I added the caveat if she's not competeing with someone else for bullins

which she very much is with Enterprise

we also don't know how good Brennus even is at this point

[lethal surge]

does kyubshev have tank viability ?

[trim radish]

kinda

you can kinda imagine her as cleveland plus

but she can mob tank if that's what you're thinking

[lethal surge]

yeah that is what i was thinking about

[ebon fractal]

Still have 5 bullins and enti and kuyby are both at 5 stars

[trim radish]

not much else you can really do for now

other than grinding

[ebon fractal]

If I outh someone I get another bullin

And another one from the exercise shop

Lol I'm missing the gold for MLBs

[lethal surge]

yeah mlb are kinda expensive

i m trying to figure out 2 more vanguards 1 in the mob 1 in the boss
mob is kuyby laffey and boss is port helena

[ebon fractal]

Also about Nelson, I technically have everything to retrofit her, Just missing the gold and lvls

[trim radish]

yes, do it when you can

[lethal surge]

it is kinda of a hard position here
u might want to just do 3 builds per day until u can afford to reach at least D3

D3 is very possible SP is madly hard

but not impossible

the idea is still missing 2 ships

[ebon fractal]

You mean 3 pulls a day?

Hmm okay

[lethal surge]

yeah for the event currency

one major issue that u will encounter is the avg level

do u have the second F in the dorm ?

[ebon fractal]

Nope

One extension away

So , I'm kinda capped on oil right now, should I just farm A3 until I'm under the Cap?

@lethal surge

[lethal surge]

mobbing fleet needs so many levels
flag nelson + enty + unicorn // left position kuyby + chan chun + london ?
boss
flag hood + penny + shinano // port + laffey + helena
in the ideal situation shinano should be in the mobbing and enty in bossing but due to levels we keep it as this
their development will cost mad coins
put the lowest levels in the dorm since the main objective is to increase the avg level first
if i get another idea i will tell u asap

[ebon fractal]

THANKS

[lethal surge]

no u need to search for the best coin/oil level

which world are u at now ?

[ebon fractal]

W7

[lethal surge]

commander gated ?

[ebon fractal]

Correct

[lethal surge]

there should be a commander buff going on now u should grind 7-4 for a bit

is it safe risk ?

[ebon fractal]

Yeah

As long as the ships are at lvl 30 I can carry them fairly well even with 2 fleets

[lethal surge]

k use hood flag with enty and unicorn
vanguard is port london kuyby

is ur healing skill leveled high enough ?

[ebon fractal]

On uni?

It's at 9

[lethal surge]

yeah the aim is w9 ur ships are already in the level overkill zone

[lethal surge]

good enough

[ebon fractal]

What's max?

[lethal surge]

10

her retrofit tree is complete ?

[ebon fractal]

Lol and 9 is just good enough 😂

[ebon fractal]

Yes

[lethal surge]

yeah not max = good enough

under 7 is cope bar

levels are very important ships their skills and the gear

we will discuss the gear later since u most likely will be buying some of the yellow tech boxes from the event shop

[ebon fractal]

Definitely

[lethal surge]

building 2 fleets at ur stage is kinda rough especially on the coins department and especially also when we have now an UR event going on

u only need to focus on coin and level efficiency and nothing else

levels to be able to do D1 at least

[ebon fractal]

Btw only laffey and hood have skills above 6

[ebon fractal]

Sounds tuff

Oh Helenas s1 is at 7

Portland aswel, etf

[lethal surge]

try to spread the levels on them and not focus 2 ships

evenly the most possible

especially the main line not vanguard

[ebon fractal]

Okay, here I thought living one skill at a time to max was better

On Portland I only focused on her second skill

[lethal surge]

the scaling in this game is linear for the most part

[trim radish]

don't work on Portland's skills

[lethal surge]

and the early levels are cheap enough

[trim radish]

stat buffs are linear

barrage damage numbers are not

[lethal surge]

ingame description doesn't state any numbers

just lvl 1 -> lvl 10

[ebon fractal]

Well shit, lol

[lethal surge]

but yeah as u saw buffs and gear until lvl 10

gear between 11 and 13 isn't linear either

[trim radish]

the damage increase from +0 to +10 gear isn't linear either

that's why among other things you don't compare gear that's not +10

[ebon fractal]

Say I cheated and just purchased the pack that will give me the exp needed, some okay gear and yet me to lvl 70. Would that help?

[trim radish]

massively

it's also not cheating and if you're gonna do it you need to do it ASAP

[ebon fractal]

Done

[trim radish]

because the later you decide to hold off the less value you get from the bump in commander level

[lethal surge]

found this

[ebon fractal]

Wait, still missing gold

[trim radish]

on the wiki?

[lethal surge]

yes

[trim radish]

well that's true

[lethal surge]

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Equipment#Enhance_(Upgrade)

[trim radish]

but consider that both base damage and reload are being affected

individually the increase is linear but actual dps is not

[lethal surge]

yeah the curve isn't 1 to 1 at least it has a much higher tilt

i dunno what is called in english

slope

but anyway lesson learned

[ebon fractal]

Need to scrape some gear, can I just get rid of most of the blue stuff?

[trim radish]

most of it yes

there's a safe to scrap guide in #bot-spam /equip

[ebon fractal]

Okay one sec, need to do so before I can open the package

[trim radish]

yeah it has like 78 pieces of gear

[lethal surge]

https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/User:Thebombzen/Safe_To_Scrap_MK_II

usually these ones that u must keep

assuming that u didn't open iris boxes

[ebon fractal]

Okay scraped what I could

Opening the pack now

Who am I leveling First?

And have a total 9 Sr bullins now, with potential to reach 11 if I do a quest and buy on from The exercise shop

Missing the gold to retrofit anything though

[trim radish]

well Hood and Enterprise would be first for your main fleet ships

[ebon fractal]

Both up to 100 or is something like 90 okay?

Don't know how far I can get with the 200books

[trim radish]

okay so let me clarify what the immediate goal is right now

and that's to be able to clear D1

if you can't clear with one fleet

the idea is to use the 2nd fleet to clear one mob node allowing your main fleet to fight the boss with ammo

so for now

don't spend any XP packs

save those for when you need them

[ebon fractal]

Okay

[trim radish]

and just start getting levels and some coins

[ebon fractal]

Not even lvl 70 on enti for MLB?

[trim radish]

how many XP packs would that eat?

and do you even have the coins for that?

[lethal surge]

man is iching for mlb do u have 10k ?

[ebon fractal]

15

[trim radish]

sure then if you have the coins to limit break her

[ebon fractal]

I need 10k coins!?

[trim radish]

yes

[ebon fractal]

Screw me, 7k away from that, and o have no interest in touching my mail

[lethal surge]

cheeky since he has now ample Sr bulins is there something to put instead of london ?
i suggested for the mob fleet
kuy chang chun and london

[trim radish]

not quite sold on London tbh

if you're gonna use filler for fleet 2 I'd rather Birmingham tbh

and Javelin instead of Chang Chun

Brennuss could be an option but I have no idea how good she is and Tashkent is pretty mid

[ebon fractal]

Could buy someone from the guild shop if that helps

[trim radish]

nah

no one else left is useful other than as tech

well there's colorado but she's redundant in your case

[lethal surge]

jav trp damage is actual solid ngl but she needs retrofit right ?

[trim radish]

not really

the plan is right now for Javelin just to be a Torpedo stat stick

[ebon fractal]

Okay, thought vampire meta would do the job

[trim radish]

let me check real quick

oh yeah she works as well

but Javelin isn't as shitty

[ebon fractal]

Lol

But have 0 lvls on her and she needs retrofit?

[trim radish]

like I said

the plan is basically for her to be a stat stick

so she doesn't need her retro necessarily

[ebon fractal]

True

[trim radish]

plus you need to level Kuby anyway so may as well throw another ship in

[lethal surge]

u have a lvl 17 one

[ebon fractal]

True

Saratoga viable?

[trim radish]

yes

[ebon fractal]

With the purchase I Just got another dune of her

[trim radish]

that's why I reccomended you level her in time

[ebon fractal]

And up to 6k gold now

[lethal surge]

this is jav retro diff
i think consider the 55 as a room of improvement

[trim radish]

it is yeah

but well I'd rather retrofit BPs right now be focused on getting those for Saratoga

plus coins

or the lack there of

[lethal surge]

yeah saratogo's plan has to be postponed a little bit

do u have hood unique augment ?

[ebon fractal]

I could get another ship from the newcomer mission, not today but probably by the end of the week

[ebon fractal]

Nope, not enough material

[lethal surge]

what level is her skill ?

[ebon fractal]

8

[lethal surge]

yeah solid enough

[ebon fractal]

Missing these 3 missions

[trim radish]

unironically Enty dupe for limit breaking might be more valuable than Sandy or Illustrious

[ebon fractal]

Even if I have the bullins? Interesting

[lethal surge]

btw cheeky this was D1 in soyuz event requirement
do u think they include the trp stats ?

[ebon fractal]

Is hoods augment important? If so I can use some event currency to buy the missing material

[lethal surge]

guam

[trim radish]

we already have the stat requirements for the event maps

[lethal surge]

yeah looks consistent

[ebon fractal]

D2 looks impossible right now, those trp stats are a far away dream

[lethal surge]

i think yes since i suggested her to be used in the bossing fleet originally but cheeky hinted the idea of using a mediocre fleet to do the first fight and then use the other one to mop the rest while having ammo left to do the boss

[ebon fractal]

Scratch that, don't have the gold even if I had the material. I swear I should have just not pulled today and saved my gold

[trim radish]

it is what it is

just remember you have 22 more days

[ebon fractal]

So say I touch my mail, and cap my oil even more but in return hit 10k gold, what to do first?

MLB enti? Retro Nelson? Augment hood?

Oh should I just push to w 9 now? Maybe that can help?

[trim radish]

well you're gonna need around 20k coins to retro Nelson from scratch

[ebon fractal]

Already started her, so probably more like 12k or so

[trim radish]

here's what I'd do

with your new gear see how far you can get to 9-1, get it down to safe and strat leveling ships there until the D stages unlock

[lethal surge]

cheeky for the trp stat does london become more lenient than birmingham ?

[trim radish]

kinda

for just torp stat though I'd go Javelin and Chang Chun

[ebon fractal]

Which ships do you want to adjust the gear for? Just my current fleet I use for everything or all the potential ships for both fleets?

Do have some new gear now

[trim radish]

just the stuff you're gonna use to push for 9-1

[ebon fractal]

Would hood be able to replace penny now?

[lethal surge]

yeah i think ur regular fleet

[ebon fractal]

Still a 20 lvl difference though

[trim radish]

maybe

[lethal surge]

the 8th chapter is lvl 80-86 but i think most likely hood is better just for her to get more levels

[trim radish]

yeah

I wouldn't risk it personally but yeah

[lethal surge]

his unicorn will carry

[ebon fractal]

Still have the exp books if the lvl on hood is a problem.

[lethal surge]

u have 3 +6 steam cata put 2 on unicorn

[ebon fractal]

Want to see the skills on the girls as well?

[ebon fractal]

Okay

[trim radish]

almost forgot Laffey's torps

[ebon fractal]

So no hood for now?

[trim radish]

not in your main fleet while you're pushing to 9-1 no

[ebon fractal]

Okay, any need to directly aim for 3* on each Stage?

[lethal surge]

btw are u done from c3 node of the event ?

[trim radish]

not right now

your goal is to just get to 9-1

[ebon fractal]

Finished A3 already

Wait yeah c3

Also done

[lethal surge]

how deep are u in the UR banner ?

[ebon fractal]

Don't have enough purple aviation oil tanks for uni and Shinano-chan

[trim radish]

use Purple Catapults then

[ebon fractal]

40pulls

Yeah I have another 20 left, I'm very new to the game

[lethal surge]

u mean u only have 40 cubes left ?

[ebon fractal]

Yeah

[ebon fractal]

Don't have purple fire control radar for penny

[lethal surge]

with avg luck is should be possible
140 is all u need trust

[trim radish]

really?

didn't you get some from the gear pack

[lethal surge]

i told him earlier that u might want to buy some tech boxes from event

[trim radish]

just use another shell then

[ebon fractal]

Missing a purple toolkit for laffey and Helena

[lethal surge]

use this

[ebon fractal]

I can do that right now, the eagle ones or just all of them?

[ebon fractal]

For?

[lethal surge]

laffei

[trim radish]

that vs a 2nd toolbox doesn't really matter

[lethal surge]

TBH i m not so sure

[ebon fractal]

Okay

[lethal surge]

i think eagle and iron blood

[ebon fractal]

Okay, and Helena is still missing a purple toolkit

Should I use my gold to increase the lvl cap for them?

[lethal surge]

also when u equip the gear try to put what u have the most upgraded
so for example when i see that u have +0 blue kit on 2 ships while u have 3 +6 in the deposit is kinda questionable

[ebon fractal]

Well I'm not ashamed to admit that I completely missed that

No luck with the gear boxes

[lethal surge]

try to aim for +6 first

[lethal surge]

the gear that u have now should be enough

[ebon fractal]

Did so where I could, missing stuff to upgrade it

[lethal surge]

there is 3 blue fire controls in the deposit

plates ?

but yeah i remember the blue aux plates being kinda scarce so spend wisely

[ebon fractal]

Don't see any only fire suppression

[lethal surge]

later u will experience the same with the purple plates

[ebon fractal]

Oh for Penny?

[lethal surge]

yes

[ebon fractal]

Thought we were talking about the missing gear on Helena, lol

[lethal surge]

put on her the blue +6 kit

and move on there is no time to waste

[ebon fractal]

Sure?

[lethal surge]

fire control on penny

and the sg radar looks kinda good

for speedrunning purposes i mean

since the ambush is nothing but waste of time and oil

[ebon fractal]

So fire control or radar?

[lethal surge]

the question is hydraulic or sg radar

from where u got the fire control idea

[ebon fractal]

👀

[lethal surge]

can u show ur 6 ships again as u did earlier ?

but TBH showing ur deposit with the equipped gear button on is better

[ebon fractal]

Yeah one sec

Oh okay

[lethal surge]

toggle that on

[lethal surge]

2 changes u can do 1 mandatory the other is optional

put these 2 on unicorn as i told u an hour ago

the other is sg radar on helena instead of the hydraulic

she has a massive level advantage against ch 8

[ebon fractal]

I could swear I already did so, guess I'm tripping

[ebon fractal]

Okay

[lethal surge]

yeah u only changed nano

[ebon fractal]

Thats why, I was following this pick

[lethal surge]

for anti air use these

[ebon fractal]

Only 3 available, does it matter who gets them?

[lethal surge]

vanguards

so port laffei helena

[ebon fractal]

Even if Helena has the +8 gold weapon?

[lethal surge]

keep the one on helena then

[ebon fractal]

Who gets the third on instead?

[lethal surge]

anyone else it doesn't matter

[ebon fractal]

Okay all changes made

[lethal surge]

meet u in 9-1 / D1

stuck = ping here

[ebon fractal]

Kk, I'll push to W9 now

[ebon fractal]

Thanks man

[ebon fractal]

@lethal surge just finished 9-1, bit don't see any of that beautiful oil cap

[ebon fractal]

Have 10k Gold

[main scroll]

can you repost your updated dock

[ebon fractal]

yeah one sec

by now i have the gold and blueprints to retrofit nelson

[main scroll]

okey then
nelson kai unicorn shinano chan -kuyby laffey x
hood enty sara - portland helena x
but u should one fleet with
hood unicorn shinanochan - portland helena laffey till u have access to D1 where u can grind lvls till u can push D3

ull need torp requirements for d2 so consider raising in x slots ships with torps coz laffey wont be enough

[ebon fractal]

thanks, very much appriciated

[ebon fractal]

Starting on 10-1 now

[lethal surge]

good stopping point ngl

farm it for a bit until the D stages unlock then we will see how to move from that checkpoint

[ebon fractal]

Okay 👌🏾👀

[ebon fractal]

So D-1 done but now I'm stuck, basically because I don't fulfill the trp requirements

[lethal surge]

aside from laffei and port which other vanguards that u are using that has trp stats ?

or better show me ur setup for D1

like this

[hexed onyx]

kuyby bad. just like in madoka

do you want the chat frame? you could try raising brennus for torp. i haven't checked if brennus is actually good but no one has said she sucks

give me a few minutes on brennus

[trim radish]

Kyub is solid

[hexed onyx]

ok like i thought brennus is basically saint louis without the bad HE restriction. I think it's pretty safe to raise brennus if you want. whether 250 or so torp is enough to meet reqs for you

not for D2 reqs she isn't

probably going to need vampire meta could also try raising non retro chang chun to meet reqs

or mogador

[ebon fractal]

I also got these 2 suggestions

Instead of Eugene I think I'd rather use kuyby

[lethal surge]

d2 for ur case is something else
in ur dock there are 2 ships that have very high trp stats but they aren't used to fight
shigure elite
shiratsuyu R
these 2 can make up for all the trp stat that u are missing if not overkill
there is a way also is to do it by raising a CL like eugen μ and one of the DDs i mentioned above and compensate the missing by trp aux

[ebon fractal]

By swapping Portland for brennus i got some more trp stats, i'll look at shigure, but might go with vampire meta or sara instead of shiratsuyu

[lethal surge]

just go for shigure now she has the highest trp stat in ur dock

[hexed onyx]

also this

[ebon fractal]

true, true here i thought you meant for the subs, but nope for the stats.
what you suggest i put in my vanguerd?

[hexed onyx]

how much more do you need with brennus?

[ebon fractal]

nvm your suggestion was way better

[ebon fractal]

okay i barely managed to hit the trp stat by giving them gear

but min lvl sucks

[lethal surge]

yeah just dorm and level them up in D1 i think
but i m sure that u can drop vampire because the other 2 have massive trp stats when they reach mlb

use books to level them to 35 or something and put hp and eva on them also use the eva
and also don't forget to lower the stage's risk before doing so

also use this battle formation

trust me these 2 alone are already overkill let alone with others that u have such as laffei and brennus

[hexed onyx]

two MLB should be enough. which is why vamp was suggested because she's easy to mlb. although purples shouldn't be hard in general. I guess you could also do Fleuret, again if you're interested in the portrait frame at all

[lethal surge]

[ebon fractal]

okay, i gues i'll go mlb on them

[ebon fractal]

Should I continue pulling now?

[lethal surge]

do u have alsace ?

[ebon fractal]

Nope

[lethal surge]

how deep are u in the banner ?

[ebon fractal]

40 pulls, not much

[lethal surge]

yeah don't stop

[ebon fractal]

Somehow D2 feels easier than d1

[trim radish]

Well the first map is usually the hardest since it's a litmus test

[hexed onyx]

well did you stop 0 ammoing?

[ebon fractal]

Nope still going around with 0 ammo

[lethal surge]

@ebon fractal so u are going to attemp the sp stage ?

[ebon fractal]

yeah, just tried, lost two ships 4 battles in, so i gave up

[lethal surge]

can u show ur mob fleet ?

yeah i remember it being a little bit hard if u are underleveled

[ebon fractal]

😅 my mob fleet is kinda non existent, for the stages so far i just put in ships that would allow me to reach the requierments.

[trim radish]

forget about SP for now

grind D3 for a bit to get event points and to get more levels on some ships

[ebon fractal]

i do plan on building one based on the recommendations in here, but that will take a good amount of time

[trim radish]

try SP again in a few days

[ebon fractal]

kk

[lethal surge]

so for now u just try and level ur mob fleet vanguards which is mainly kuy because she will be tanking most of the damage

how long until nelson retro ?

[ebon fractal]

Well however long it takes for me to get the gold for her.

might have to split my fleet again to build a mob fleet that won't die instantly in D3

Current fleet I'm using for everything

Current dock

Well and also my lvl 105, Penny

[hexed onyx]

sp is quite hard this time in imo. you will need 115+ and +10 gear imo. And two working fleets. Definitely can't 1:1 with Unicorn+Ply boss on 0 ammo. Unicorn got murdered.

[hexed onyx]

you need to get that second fleet usable. it will greatly help with morale so you can grind even more and faster

[lethal surge]

lower its risk before doing so then try
it should be doable

[ebon fractal]

how would i need to split the fleet up and who should i add to complete the temporary mob fleet?

still have portland, nano-chan and penny who are lvled well, kuyby will be next after i finish nelson

[lethal surge]

what u want to do is lower the risk to safe then use a fleet that has nelson as flagship and port as tank with kuy in the middle

[ebon fractal]

okay

[lethal surge]

gather coins and mlb nelson then retro her

don't forget the skills

[ebon fractal]

sure thing

also who should i put the event shop torps on?

or should i continue to save and buy the shiny gear first?

[lethal surge]

yes prioritize the shiney

[ebon fractal]

for who?

[trim radish]

right now

Laffey

[lethal surge]

cheeky doesn't kashkent here look like a good candidate ? since he is missing vanguards

[trim radish]

I'm kinda loathed to reccomend her honestley

gold bullins issues asside

these days you're only really looking at a ship that's about on par with the retroed starters

[lethal surge]

i think he is missing 1 gold bulin for kuy and another SR

[ebon fractal]

if it's just one bullin i can get two more

unles i should be saving my excersie points for a ship or something.

[trim radish]

you shouldn't at this stage

for right now just focus on getting what's been reccomended worked up for fleet 2

i.e. Kyubyshev, Nelson, Saratoga

[ebon fractal]

kk

[lethal surge]

he is missing a vanguard

[trim radish]

I know...

I guess just to use for filler

Javelin or Birmingham

[ebon fractal]

i could also ignore kuyby and just pull a few times

also i can buy another ship in the guild shop now

[trim radish]

yeah don't

Kyubyshev is a really solid light cruiser

[ebon fractal]

i could pull with medals

[ebon fractal]

i'll definetly build her, love her design

[trim radish]

don't, that's a massive waste of medals

[ebon fractal]

oh okay, are medals only user for the sr ticket?

[trim radish]

the medal shop is the only place where you should be spending medals

[ebon fractal]

exactly, that's what i ment with sr ticket

[trim radish]

SR ships arent the only things you should be buying from the shop is what I meant

[ebon fractal]

btw wan't there an easy way to get independance?

[trim radish]

nope

core data shop is the only way

[ebon fractal]

worth it? or is there a better option in that shop?

[ebon fractal]

oh okay

gold bullin?

[trim radish]

of course

along with prototype cores and when you have the spare medals skill books, PR Prints, and dorm food

[ebon fractal]

i'll keep that in mind

[hexed onyx]

#bot-spam /coredata

i doubt indy helps you in any way

[trim radish]

she doesn't with such a back log of retros

get some shells first

[ebon fractal]

nelson retro done, who next?

saratoga retro?

[hexed onyx]

sure, doesn't seem to matter much. you're on cruise control. farm D3 to farm SP.

[short blade]

@ebon fractal what is your current 2 fleet situation?

[ebon fractal]

I'm missing vanguards for the mob fleet, so I'll have to find a way to split my first fleet to provide a few tankyness.

[trim radish]

just use Brennus or Portland to tank for the fleet that's being leveled and keep Unicorn

the rest well see how much you can get away with

[ebon fractal]

okay

[trim radish]

also I said use Javelin or Birmingham as filler for the las slot in your mob fleet

[ebon fractal]

about that, had to lvl shigure for d-2 trp requirement

she's at lvl 80 now, can i use her ?

[trim radish]

that's fine

[ebon fractal]

is her retro worth it?

[trim radish]

no

[ebon fractal]

oh okay

[trim radish]

she's still garbage even with it

[ebon fractal]

beutiful

[trim radish]

if you want to drag her sure

[short blade]

at D3 u can drop her i guess. and put kuby back in. u dont need torp for D3

[trim radish]

just don't expect anything from her

[ebon fractal]

i guess at this point it's more about reaching the lvl requirement, can't do that with javelin at lvl 17 right now

guess i'll put her into the dorm first, or i could go t w10 and try to lvl her there for a while

[short blade]

nah stay with event. u can use xp books and dorm for anyone u want to level fast

[ebon fractal]

Boss

Mob

[lethal surge]

replace penny and nelson

[short blade]

yeah put nelson in mob

u want to get levels for her

[ebon fractal]

wait penny is in mob

[short blade]

meant nelson sry

[ebon fractal]

okay

[ebon fractal]

lol used the last bit for sara just now

should i just put any lvled gear on the ones that don't have any?

[short blade]

np she is is a fine pick. when she is ready your mob fleet will be hood/nelson + sara + uni and the rest goes in boss
get your current fleet levelled and u can tackle SP soon

[lethal surge]

yeah rest will be a gear arrangement

[short blade]

everyone u use should have poverty/decent gear. just open tech boxes. level them to +6 at least. u can +10 the good gear. if not sure ask here

[ebon fractal]

wait i didn't put sara in, lol

sara instead of penny for now?

sorry instead of nelson

still need 5 more lvls on her for retro

[trim radish]

you can drag her without her retro

[short blade]

no. keep nelson. replace penny if sara is ready to farm.

[ebon fractal]

okay

[lethal surge]

also u need to bare in mind the skills also sara has a unique augment

i know these days were rough on u

[ebon fractal]

her augment definetly has to wait, used all up for hoods lvl 10 augment

okay time for some gear

[short blade]

i think your fleets are good enough for now. stop replacing ships and start levelling them.
only thing u can replace is shigure if u are out of D2. put birmingham instead. but if u cba to replace her just keep it like this it is fine

[ebon fractal]

in the mob fleet who goes in the midle? uni as she has the highes lvl or nana-chan?

[short blade]

nelson. she needs flag position for her barrage (at least one of her barrages). she will survive dw about it uni will carry. flag also gives 1.5x XP so u dont want unicorn flag cuz she is already maxed

are you on D3 now?

[ebon fractal]

120 is max for uni??

[ebon fractal]

yes and i just realized that i'm 1 lvl below the requirement, i'll go back to D2 i guess to get a lvl done on one of them

nvm i'll just awaken nana-chan or portland

[short blade]

try and keep everyone levelled. u can swap enty with nano chan at some point so she also gets levels

once D3 is safe (green threat) u can also possibly run it without unicorn in mob but that would depend on your gear i think. we can think about it when u get it down to safe.
this way u stop wasting xp on unicorn and can level 3 ships at the same time.

[ebon fractal]

it's already safe

i've been doing nothing but farming D3 since yesterday

[short blade]

oh i see. well your vanguard is a bit underlevelled so forget that idea for now. just keep it in mind if u see your ships performing exceptionally well. if we CAN run it without uni we should but also might be hard

[ebon fractal]

twin 410mm on nelson good?

[short blade]

purple version not gold

gold version sux

[ebon fractal]

i'll just show my depo

[short blade]

although on the boss BB run purple 406 mk6, i believe it is better

show your current fleet gear. let us just double check everything

[ebon fractal]

Boss

Mob

Depo

[short blade]

well it started really well but then obviously u need to gear everyone lol

[ebon fractal]

Yeah trying to figure that out now

[short blade]

u look like u understand how to gear stuff. just use blue gear if u dont have more purples

of course open all your tech boxes first

prioritize portland for mob gear. she will take the brunt of the damage.

[ebon fractal]

lol i have no clue how to gear stuff, i usualy just ask, i'm still trying to understamd the gear guid, but it's a lot

[ebon fractal]

ok

[short blade]

uni will carry most of them. but also give nelson a good main weapon at least. either one of these will work. I use the triple gun on boss and the twin gun on mob
give the triple to hood and twin to nelson for example. this way u wont have to spend resources on another bb gun

[ebon fractal]

okay thanks

do toolkits stack?

[short blade]

yes but their passives dont stack
TLDR on vanguard aux is: toolkit + evasion for cruisers
double toolkit for DDs
eva aux is these 2

btw i believe this gun is better for portland and brennus

[ebon fractal]

you're sure they can use that? because somehow i can't find it when trying the main gun

helena can use it

[short blade]

oh wait my bad that is the wrong one I meant this one

[ebon fractal]

and kuyby
do you mean them?

oh okay

[short blade]

been a while i have looked at purple early game gear

[ebon fractal]

okay yeah only have that one in blue

[short blade]

keep the current one u have it is fine

[ebon fractal]

what dive bomber on nano-chan?

purple F6F hellcat on sara?

[short blade]

similar to enty if u can make it work. otherwise use whatever u have now
sb2c for dive bomber
barracuda/tenzan for torpedo

f4u corsair better than purple hellcat

[lethal surge]

did u buy all the golden boxes in the event ?

[ebon fractal]

no more sb2c left i have a lvled ju-87c though

[ebon fractal]

not yet only uss and ironblood

could get some lvl 5 boxes is i 3 star some story stages

[short blade]

yeah use it for now it is okay. any levelled gear will work until u get another purple helldiver

[ebon fractal]

in that case is the gold btd-1 destroyer a better option?

aviation oil tank on sara?

[short blade]

i am not actually sure but i wouldnt waste gold and plates on it. use the +6 ju it should be fine for now

[ebon fractal]

would the same aux i put on hood work for nelson?

[short blade]

yep. if u get a fire control radar u can replace the autoloader but not the highest priority

also if u have 800 coredata u can grab a white shell from the core shop

[ebon fractal]

the 1 ap shell?

[lethal surge]

crafting the sb2c is kinda cheap in the gear lab

[short blade]

this one https://azurlane.koumakan.jp/wiki/Type_1_Armor_Piercing_Shell

[ebon fractal]

first i need to find the material lol

[lethal surge]

where are u in the opsi story ?

[ebon fractal]

barely touched it

[ebon fractal]

is this the highest prio for me right now?

[lethal surge]

use 1 fleet to complete ch4 at least now

[ebon fractal]

like right now?

[lethal surge]

yes right now

[ebon fractal]

lol, can i finish the gear set up first.

[lethal surge]

the ap regeneration should be enough to make u finish it in time before the monthly reset

[short blade]

the prio is 3x white shell + 3x black shell
white shell is generally used more

[lethal surge]

no

[short blade]

when u are low on morale go do opsi and use the same 2 fleets u have here. unicorn will carry most of it.
finishing chapter 4 is very advisable before the month ends

[ebon fractal]

only missing the second gun on nelson brother

[short blade]

this for your nelson aux gun

[ebon fractal]

the gold shell on hood or nelson?

[short blade]

nelson for now since your boss fleet is strong enough. later u can prioritize the good gear for the boss fleet

[ebon fractal]

okay

replace the autoloader with it?

[short blade]

btw opsi is kinda free xp as well. so u can use it to gain more xp for your ships. so when their morale gets low go do it

[short blade]

no replace the purple shell

their passives dont stack

when u get enough BP from resaerch also make this

are u focusing PR4?

[ebon fractal]

yes

okay for now?

[short blade]

gear your vanguard like this

[ebon fractal]

okay

[short blade]

if u dont have purple toolkit, blue is fine for now but keep em at +6

[ebon fractal]

i'll do so when i stop beaing broke

[short blade]

if shigure isnt dying that oxy torp is fine but if she dies give her 2 toolkits

[short blade]

yeah np. but always upgrade the good gear when u can

[ebon fractal]

she realy only has any gear for the rewuirements

[short blade]

oh yeah i see makes sense but u dont need that in d3 i believe so giving her more hp is better i think

[ebon fractal]

true

[short blade]

whatever works for now is fine but ultimately just remember. double toolkit for DD, toolkit + evasion aux for cruiser

[lethal surge]

🤝

[ebon fractal]

better days will come my brother

[lethal surge]

chronic coin crisis

[ebon fractal]

Update.

I can clear D3 with mob and boss fleet, and lvling is going smoothly.

Need OIL

[short blade]

we all need oil

[lethal surge]

oil is overrated

[ebon fractal]

Should I get Saint Louis from the shipyard to swap out shigure in my mob?

[trim radish]

you could

but honestley by the time you get her to Dev 30

she'll probably be replaced herself anyway

[ebon fractal]

Who?

[ebon fractal]

Tashkent a good replacement for shigure?

Already have her, so it's not invite related

[lethal surge]

prioritize something that doesn't appear in the medal shop i guess

[short blade]

probably dont get any of these for replacement. they all cost gold bulins which u probably dont have/should prioritize for other ships
u can replace shigure with birmingham/cleveland if u wanted to.
but also u can read this and make up your mind
u could also hang on to it and not use it for now.

if your tashkent is already MLB or if u have the spare gold bulins sure i guess.

[ebon fractal]

sara retro done, tommorow i'll get her skill

what's next?

[lethal surge]

did u do nelson ?

[lethal surge]

TBH i just thought about tosa for ijn tech specifically

[ebon fractal]

yes

[lethal surge]

then u should be fine from retro and move to the shipyard

[ebon fractal]

i could finish saint louis right now

but apperently it's not worth it

[lethal surge]

i d say roon because u need KMS tech aka iron blood

[ebon fractal]

for that i would need one more ironblood vanguard

[lethal surge]

she is a heavy ship so gives a respectable amount of points

[lethal surge]

it is very easy if u do some divergent chessboard

[ebon fractal]

i guess thats after the evnt?

[lethal surge]

i woudn't advise to postpone it much

if u are missing just 1 ship

it can drop in the first map

[ebon fractal]

well i guess i got everthing i needed from the shop

no one i could buy from the guildshop or something?

[lethal surge]

the objective is to get 1 ship and leave not farm it
u might need that after finishing roon which will take at least 5 weeks

[ebon fractal]

okay here i go

[lethal surge]

i don't believe so

[ebon fractal]

wait, hard or normal?

[lethal surge]

but there are N rarity ships that drop very often so it should be simple enough

[lethal surge]

usually u ignore normal

[ebon fractal]

okay

[lethal surge]

also if the stage is very easy u don't go with full fleet for oil economy

u put unicorn in the back with 2 vanguards and that is it

how deep are u in the alsace banner ?

[ebon fractal]

i trully hate the banner

[short blade]

Admiral hipper is in guildshop if u just need the one ship

[ebon fractal]

71 pulls in and the only thing usefull was brennus

who apparently is like very mid, lol😂

[ebon fractal]

800 coins?

[lethal surge]

i only got 1 alsace in 200 pulls in the 90th so it do be like that
the first banner i did was guam and got her 140th

[ebon fractal]

Duke of york any good?

just popped up in the merit shop

or should i just buy the gold bullin?

Should i get san diego for the newbie ticket?

[lethal surge]

read her wiki page
looks like a support BB which generally isn't good
her lvl 120 tech is 2 reload though which is insane

but leveling a support ship to 120 will take some time

also tech isn't needed early game

how much medals do u have ?

[short blade]

i would say get her at some point. if u need the gold bulins use merit for that always first
at some point DoY would go nicely in your opsi BB fleet(s)

[short blade]

hood/enty > lusty > sandy imo

[ebon fractal]

23k

[short blade]

i doubt u have 23k medals lol. I assume u mean event tokens

[ebon fractal]

sorry merits

[lethal surge]

23k medals

[ebon fractal]

110 medals

just used 80 for a gold bullin

[short blade]

oh... like i said at some point DoY is fine to get. u can even get her in WA but she is rly not your highest prio at the moment

[ebon fractal]

saving the rest for next weeks shop reset

[lethal surge]

oh she is in the merit shop i thought she was in the medal shop

[ebon fractal]

correct

[lethal surge]

u didn't get ur weekly reset yet ?

[ebon fractal]

am i aiming for a specific stage?

[lethal surge]

jp is 1h till it goes to the second day of the week

is en that far behind

[ebon fractal]

mean the medal shop

[lethal surge]

oh u meant monthly reset

[ebon fractal]

yes

[short blade]

if u farm divergent u want to farm D4 but priortize event first imo

[lethal surge]

nope just clear the stage with the minimum number of ships

[ebon fractal]

not farming just looking for one ironblood vanguard to drop

[lethal surge]

it is very easy to drop the N rarity ship

[ebon fractal]

also should i get uni to 125?

[lethal surge]

yes

[ebon fractal]

is lusty a good vanguard?

[short blade]

she is a CV

[ebon fractal]

dang

[ebon fractal]

okay she already stacked crazy amounts of exp, just need to awaken her one more time

[short blade]

but she is more useful than sandy overall. sandy better after retrofit but that is a very expensive retro and more needed in ch15

[ebon fractal]

why does everything in here feel expensive

and like 70% of ships are useless to beginners

[short blade]

they are not really useless
u can use any ship to get to chapter 12.
it is just that better options exist
gacha games are by nature a game of patience.
u could get sandy and start investing in her
there is absolutely nothing wrong with that
but it is not the most efficient thing to do at this moment

[lethal surge]

i got sandy from the first rotation in the medal shop despite renhex telling me not to do it since it will be long before starting to invest into her
she was useful to get anchorage that is it

[ebon fractal]

i get that it's in the nature of gacha games but this one is on a different lvl

[lethal surge]

this and arknight are pretty much the same

also epic 7

[ebon fractal]

played all of them, non pissed me of as much as this, lol

[lethal surge]

prioritize low rarity then invest into the higher ones bit by bit since they are omega slow

do u really think that azure lane is slower than arknight ?

[ebon fractal]

somehow yes

maybe more grindy

[lethal surge]

i remember myself starting arknight with silverdaddy and exia
it was after 3 months that i could e2 them i think

i forgot exactly how it went but it was insanely slow

[ebon fractal]

i know, that's why i'm not in a hurry to get alsace. All i want is a good vanguard, don't care about the rarity

[lethal surge]

like i was using them e1 and feeling happy about that

[short blade]

just remember u can play the game however u want. most ppl here give advice with efficiency in mind.
if i am not mistaken u already have hood, nelson, saratoga, uni, enty
those are all end game ships one way or another. not like all your options are subpar.
but in a fleet of 12 ships it is fine to have some transitionals for now

u have 5 good vanguards already.
and there is 2 top tier in PR4 (anchorage and agir)
u will get there soon

[ebon fractal]

just angry at not finishing SP after all this work you guys put in

[lethal surge]

mate i couldn't do the SP stages for 2 events on the row

guam and uvh

[short blade]

dw about it.
there is still 16 days left.

i am sure u will clear it in a few days. just put levels on your ships

[lethal surge]

the boss need some aa too so it might be hard now

or get lucky with tech boxes

it might be possible if u use for example nelson flag fleet to clear 2-3 mobs then continue the rest with hood unicorn

do u have one of each of these ?

[ebon fractal]

brother i'm broke

and stuck in w10 since the event started

[lethal surge]

ok then gather levels and we will see how it goes by then

[short blade]

farm D3 not ch10
once u finish event your 2 fleets will be ready to get u to ch12 in a day

[ebon fractal]

didn't do any chapters since the event started, well besides the hard stages to get sara-kai

[short blade]

yeah always do hard since it is capped at 3 per day

trust me u are doing very well
not being able to farm SP on your first event is expected
next event u will breeze through everything

and again i am sure u can do it in a few days

u got lucky your first event is 23 days
some ppl started with light reruns of UR events lol
u get 7 days for that 💀

[ebon fractal]

here is to hoping for the best

[ebon fractal]

should i build graf spee or priz eugen for roons exp missions?

[trim radish]

Graf spee doesn't cost gold bullins and gives good tech so spee

[ebon fractal]

Shigure goes, spee comes in, sounds like a good deal

[short blade]

just make sure it doesnt slow down your goal for SP. u can keep spee for later. generally it is not very good to push and farm xp for CDC at the same time

[ebon fractal]

It's just that I have 0 iron blood ships in any fleet

[short blade]

U dont need to do roon cdc yet is what I mean. She can wait for now. But if your spee is ready to replace shigure then sure that is fine

[ebon fractal]

Well I can't even use spee in my Event mob fleet yet.

[ebon fractal]

I might cry

[hexed onyx]

Mid is irrelevant to someone with nothing

[ebon fractal]

True, true

[hexed onyx]

You're receiving very optimized help for clearing SP as a newbie. A lot a good ships are going to be disregarded to achieve that

[ebon fractal]

Makes sense

This alright?

Having shigure in there is still a pain, but the only other option is javelin and she is too low lvl right now. Need to get Sara and Alsace up to 110 or so before I can put her in

[trim radish]

can you actually MLB Alsace right now?

[hexed onyx]

This is wrong imo. Don't have coins or cruise bp ok but the sooner you dev ANY pr1 the sooner you get meta gear. A couple of days delay ok but reconsider weeks. Non meta ships are everywhere. Meta gear is universal

[trim radish]

I disagree somewhat

if it is convenient yes going after a PR1 ship would be prudent

but going after Roon in this case in convenient

it would require leveling IB ships none of which would particularly stronger for combat so you'd be expending additional time for such things

[ebon fractal]

Done

[hexed onyx]

If you don't want to sacrifice coins and bp for stl you won't for roon either

[ebon fractal]

Hmm so what to do?

[lethal surge]

try to get roon asap and invest into her 3k coins / day until she is fate sim 5 then then start the pr1 catchup on her to convert her prints into protocores

[ebon fractal]

Am I tripping or did I actually catch them all!?

Should I put in eppe or fleurette instead of shigure? Somehow I can't use Graf in my event fleet

[ebon fractal]

This probably will have to wait until the event ends or I got enough event points to go farm story, need to lvl Graf spee for roon

But for saint I'd really only need gold and the blueprints right now.

[raven herald]

Chapayev*- Great damage-oriented CL who increases Vanguard damage output. Has unique augment.
Graf Zeppelin - Good mobbing-oriented CV with KMS support. but can be a sidegrade/downgrade to other easily accessible options. Mainly for tech points.
Illustrious* - Support-oriented CV with decent damage. Has unique augment.
Prinz Heinrich - Great tank-oriented CA with damage and bulk.
Tashkent - Good damage-oriented DD, but can be a sidegrade/downgrade to other easily accessible options.
Tosa* - Good off-flag damage-oriented BB, but can be a sidegrade/downgrade to other easily accessible options.```

yeah heinrich might not be such a bad shout...

[ebon fractal]

Okay thanks for the input

[ebon fractal]

Did we decide on Heinrich?

[short blade]

I think u are trying to do too much at the same time

can u get heinrich and get her to level 110 by tomorrow for SP?

there is 65 total UR vouchers u can get from SP which means u need 13 days for that i.e if u start farming it tomorrow u wont lose any of that

i personally think even if u wanted KMS tech Graf zeppelin would be better since u will need KMS main ships for FdG + Agir cdc1 + avp grind and they are harder to get then the vanguards.

heinrich is a fine pick as well so it is up to u which one u want

what level are your 2 teams currently? are u getting close to the level requirement for SP?

[ebon fractal]

If I take out Alsace and put nano-chan back in I should have the lvls. But probably won't be able to deal with the mobs

[trim radish]

honestley I wouldn't bother with Henrich

[short blade]

how close is Alsace
she will probably be better so i guess no harm waiting a bit more.

[trim radish]

aside from the resources

leveling her will take time

and right now you're in a good position after this event ends to make the final push to W12

[ebon fractal]

True, true

[ebon fractal]

I'd have to wait for the maintenance to end to give a proper answer. But I think shes about to hit 90

Sadly I just hit commander lvl 80 do less exp for my ships

[short blade]

I dont think that is a thing. where did u get this info

[ebon fractal]

Oh I mean there was a little buff during this event for anyone below lvl 80

[short blade]

oh i see. i wasnt aware of that

anyway screenshot your fleets after maintenance let us see if u can attempt SP tomorrow

[ebon fractal]

okay

[ebon fractal]

Lol Nano-chan would still be 20 lvls a head of her

[short blade]

We will see after maint.
u might have enough to do SP
granted this SP is a bit tougher than usual

although the boss was light I believe which is a bit better for someone without AP guns

[lethal surge]

that means u are just getting the normal commander xp now
i really doubt that the event was touching the ships xp

oh nvm it was for both

en reading moments

so that is why new players are zooming during this event

[ebon fractal]

Exactly

Otherwise my uni would have never reached 125

This fast

[ebon fractal]

Should I farm for little Friedrich?

[trim radish]

you'll probably get her just by playing naturally

[ebon fractal]

OH true, sorry though the war archives rules applied

Just pulled her from the light pool, not the invite, she worth putting in?

After I can clear SP and not now

[short blade]

Honestly I feel like this should clear SP with poverty gear. Maybe u will have to manual the out of ammo fights
Maybe wait till tomorrow and get more levels on your Alsace

[ebon fractal]

Kk

[lethal surge]

i think he is missing gear

there is 1 day left for opsi if he can speedrun it he might get some there

[short blade]

yeah might be a good idea to try and clear opsi ch4 at least to unlock the reset for next month if u have time. also gets some free xp for alsace

[ebon fractal]

Oh dear barely done with chapter 2

[lethal surge]

u might regret not doing opsi for this month when u have 2 overkill fleets

[short blade]

u can do it when waiting for morale to recover. even if your fleets die just repair and go back in.

[lethal surge]

the issue with it is
it is time consuming

[ebon fractal]

Exactly

I'll just ignore the rest for today and push mit the mob fleet

[lethal surge]

i d stop everything and focus on opsi

[lethal surge]

oh i did tell u to do it

[ebon fractal]

Yes, and I got lazy 🦥

[lethal surge]

u will see how much grinding the event was so minimal in comparison in the near future

[ebon fractal]

I'll let my phone charge up and go at it

[short blade]

it is okay most ppl dont do opsi their first month
dont get too worked up about it
it is of course better if u at least clear the story this month but if u cant no need to force yourself

[hexed onyx]

Why is shigure still stuck at 90.

[ebon fractal]

not mlb

those 2 bullins don't seam worth it foe her

[trim radish]

What

You do realize how common purple bullins are right

[short blade]

@ebon fractal I think it is worth to attempt SP today since it is the last day if u want to get all the vouchers

Fill the SP stage slots and screenshot it
Let us see if your average levels are enough

Probably worth screenshotting your gear as well. We can see if u have any red flags we should change

Up to you if u want to bother with it. I think it is worth but if u are happy farming D3 then no biggie

[ebon fractal]

and I just realized that I shot myself with this one. thought the unused exp would just stack on her, but nope. so i lost important lvls that i'm missing right now for sp

[short blade]

Fwiw I believe u might be able to do the mobbing part with 3:2 if u manual

[lethal surge]

i think the tech of using a fleet to clear 2 enemies and the second for the rest is kinda doable too

[short blade]

Possible but might not be necessary. His unicorn is 125 after all

[lethal surge]

u think her fleet can do the boss even at 0 ammo ?

[short blade]

No I meant uni fleet does all 7 mobs and boss for boss

But I see what u mean. Put all strongest with uni and do boss with them. And weaker fleet can do 3 weak mobs

[ebon fractal]

Currently equipped gear

Depot

[short blade]

can u put them like this? put kuby in the empty slot i dont have her

give this to unicorn and upgrade it to +6 at least
give one of her aux to saratoga

use these on your cruisers
so helena, kuby, portland

• toolkit or any hp aux u have

so they will look like this

for brennus make her like this

swap nelson + hood gun

also put this on alsace and upgrade as much as u can

change shigure aux as well
she needs double HP aux
so double toolkit if u have or fire extinguisher
or try 1 toolkit 1 oxy torp maybe if u dont have enough

u can give this to laffey and give her one of laffey's toolkits

lastly change alsace aux to same as hood or nelson
u can use this as well for her

let me know if everything is done

or if u have a question

u will also need to get 1 more average level so maybe saratoga + shigure and farm D3 a few more times

[ebon fractal]

if i replace sara-kai with nano-chan i have the lvls

but probably loosing out on damage that way

[ebon fractal]

all of them?

[short blade]

i meant their main gun

[ebon fractal]

good?

[short blade]

looks decent
but kuby and portland could use an eva aux instead of a second toolkit

[ebon fractal]

okay

also what about swapping sara-kai for nano-chan, or should i take shigure out and try manuel?

[short blade]

also just give another one of these to shigure isntead of a +0 quintuple
i think the quint is bad anyway so u shouldnt use it

[ebon fractal]

okay

[short blade]

finally make sure u are using this in formation when u sortie

[ebon fractal]

dude the mobs are falling like flies right now

[short blade]

are u doing D3 or SP?

[ebon fractal]

sp

[short blade]

u might have to manual the last 2 out of ammo nodes and the boss but give it your best shot
your ships are a bit underlevelled but otherwise pretty solid. I hope it works

[ebon fractal]

let's hope they'll perform as well without ammo

[short blade]

try and keep the 1-2 triangle fleets for the out of ammo fights

[ebon fractal]

yeah

tried to avoid the special mobs, but they are now annoying my boss fleet

[short blade]

i forgot 1 detail
this gun is better for CLs that cant use dd guns. get it on your kuyby when u can

[short blade]

I wanted to tell u about that before u started but oh well
i think manual those at least
boss fleet should be able to handle 1 but we dont want the boss fleet tank to lose a lot of HP

just fight them when u have full ammo at the start i dont think u can avoid them without too much hassle

[ebon fractal]

true, and they weren't even that hard to deal with

okay one more mob and then the boss

just realized how much uni is actually healing

[short blade]

[ebon fractal]

one mob fight and my boss vanguards got a got hit

[short blade]

yep especially if u get unlucky
ngl if u didnt have uni u probably wouldnt have had a chance

[ebon fractal]

THAT WAS FREAKING CLOSE

only laffey lved to tell the story of the former vanguard, every other vanguard said goodbey

but freaking cleared sp for the first time

[short blade]

gz mate

now do it again tomorrow

[ebon fractal]

thanks sooooooo much for the help

what is EX for?

and no i'm not going to even bother with trying to clear it

[short blade]

few more tips to work on

+10 your BB guns and your purple toolboxes
aslo the gold catapult on unicorn
the SB2C helldiver
hell u can +10 the orca on shigure as well

and dont forget to change kuyby gun to this

[ebon fractal]

Will do

😭

[short blade]

good call
i highly doubt u can do that one any time soon
but also it is mostly for flex
gives 500 chips as well but not the biggest loss

if your mob fleet is strong just fight the elites with it
dont let boss take damage

[ebon fractal]

nope not going to care about it

[short blade]

most of them are gimmicky anyway
even end game vanguards get one shotted in it since the boss gets like 1000 ACC or sth
for those ones u actually have to dodge and play the bullet hell game
but sometimes they make them easier so u can auto it with end game fleets

hopefully u get there in a couple of months
godspeed SKK and mission accomplished