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User:VanillaCupcake/Sandbox/Early Game Ships (view source)
Revision as of 16:47, 29 July 2022
, 1 year ago→PART 1: you just started the game and are a super beginner
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|+ Good DDs
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| {{ShipLink|Shimakaze}}, {{ShipLink|Yukikaze}} || These two are unique in that they come online and reach their full potential (or most of their full potential) at only level 20. Their all around stats are excellent and Yukikaze will likely be your first reliable Torpedo Cut-In Destroyer.
| {{Ship/Banner|Shimakaze|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Yukikaze|small=true}} || These two are unique in that they come online and reach their full potential (or most of their full potential) at only level 20. Their all around stats are excellent and Yukikaze will likely be your first reliable Torpedo Cut-In Destroyer.
However, they are both rare and difficult to acquire, so do not fret if they don't show up right or even at all. Both can be constructed through the rare Destroyer recipe, and also begin dropping in normal maps as early as 2-4.
However, they are both rare and difficult to acquire, so do not fret if they don't show up right or even at all. Both can be constructed through the rare Destroyer recipe, and also begin dropping in normal maps as early as 2-4.
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| {{ShipLink|Yuudachi}}, {{ShipLink|Shigure}}, {{ShipLink|Kasumi}}, {{ShipLink|Ayanami}} || Top-tier DDs who, when at their final remodel, perform well in multiple roles or exceptionally well in a single role. While their Kai Nis will be out of reach for now due to their level requirement, it's good to get an early start in leveling them.
| {{Ship/Banner|Yuudachi|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Shigure|small=true}}<br/>{{Ship/Banner|Kasumi|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Ayanami|small=true}} || Top-tier DDs who, when at their final remodel, perform well in multiple roles or exceptionally well in a single role. While their Kai Nis will be out of reach for now due to their level requirement, it's good to get an early start in leveling them.
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| {{ShipLink|Asashio}}, {{ShipLink|Michishio}}, {{ShipLink|Hatsushimo}}, {{ShipLink|Hibiki}}, || Other destroyers who, while strong, are not as good as the above ships.
| {{Ship/Banner|Asashio|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Michishio|small=true}}<br/>{{Ship/Banner|Hatsushimo|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Hibiki|small=true}}|| Other destroyers who, while strong, are not as good as the above ships.
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|+ Other DDs
|+ Other DDs
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| any member of the {{ShipLink|Mutsuki|Kisaragi|Yayoi|Uzuki|Satsuki|Fumizuki|Nagatsuki|Mochizuki|Minazuki|Mikazuki|Kikuzuki|text=Mutsuki-class}} || These ships have universally poor performance in combat, but their below average resupply cost makes them efficient in expeditions. Keep some and use them to run expeditions only.
| Any member of the {{ShipLink|Mutsuki|Kisaragi|Yayoi|Uzuki|Satsuki|Fumizuki|Nagatsuki|Mochizuki|Minazuki|Mikazuki|Kikuzuki|text=Mutsuki-class}} || These ships have universally poor performance in combat, but their below average resupply cost makes them efficient in expeditions. Keep some and use them to run expeditions only.
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| {{ShipLink|Shirayuki}}, {{ShipLink|Hatsuyuki}}, {{ShipLink|Miyuki}}, {{ShipLink|Oboro}}, {{ShipLink|Sazanami}}, {{ShipLink|Ikazuchi}}, {{ShipLink|Inazuma}}, {{ShipLink|Nenohi}}, {{ShipLink|Wakaba}}, {{ShipLink|Samidare}}, {{ShipLink|Suzukaze}} || In terms of in-game performance, these ships have no redeeming traits - they have mediocre stats and do not have a second remodel, so they're stuck this way forever. Do not level them unless you ''really'' love them.
| {{Ship/Banner|Shirayuki|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Hatsuyuki|small=true}}<br/>{{Ship/Banner|Miyuki|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Oboro|small=true}}<br/>{{Ship/Banner|Sazanami|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Ikazuchi|small=true}}<br/>{{Ship/Banner|Inazuma|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Nenohi|small=true}}<br/>{{Ship/Banner|Wakaba|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Samidare|small=true}}<br/>{{Ship/Banner|Suzukaze|small=true}} || In terms of in-game performance, these ships have no redeeming traits - they have mediocre stats and do not have a second remodel, so they're stuck this way forever. Do not level them unless you ''really'' love them.
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|+ Best early game CL
|+ Best early game CL
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| {{ShipLink|Kuma}} || IJN CL are very unimpressive at Kai, but Kuma is an exception - her stats are very high in all areas, 10 more each than other Kai CL. She's also very easy to find, first appearing in 1-1 and everywhere hereafter. She shines brightly in the first few worlds, where surface combat against other ships is all that matters and no one is high enough level to reach their final remodels.
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Ship/Banner|Kuma}} || IJN CL are very unimpressive at Kai, but Kuma is an exception - her stats are very high in all areas, 10 more each than other Kai CL. She's also very easy to find, first appearing in 1-1 and everywhere hereafter. She shines brightly in the first few worlds, where surface combat against other ships is all that matters and no one is high enough level to reach their final remodels.
However, she has no utility capabilities and no second remodel - she will fall off compared to other CL later on.
However, she has no utility capabilities and no second remodel - she will fall off compared to other CL later on.
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|+ Secondary CL
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| {{ShipLink|Isuzu}},{{ShipLink|Sendai}} || Average performance at Kai, but excellent utility performance at Kai Ni.
| {{Ship/Banner|Isuzu|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Sendai|small=true}} || Average performance at Kai, but excellent utility performance at Kai Ni.
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| Abukuma || Same as the above, but she is a rare drop who at this stage of the game will only show up in Construction through the rare DD/CL recipe.
| {{Ship/Banner|Abukuma|small=true}} || Same as the above, but she is a rare drop who at this stage of the game will only show up in Construction through the rare DD/CL recipe.
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|+ Other CL
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| {{ShipLink|Tenryuu}}, {{ShipLink|Tatsuta}} || Exactly like the Mutsuki-class destroyers - poor in combat, but efficient for expeditions. Send them on expeditions only.
| {{Ship/Banner|Tenryuu|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Tatsuta|small=true}} || Exactly like the Mutsuki-class destroyers - poor in combat, but efficient for expeditions. Send them on expeditions only.
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| {{ShipLink|Naka}}, {{ShipLink|Natori}} || Bad. No relevant first or second remodels. They will eat up your exp and give nothing back.
| {{Ship/Banner|Naka|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Natori|small=true}} || Bad. No relevant first or second remodels. They will eat up your exp and give nothing back.
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|+ Torpedo Cruisers
|+ Torpedo Cruisers
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| {{ShipLink|Kitakami}}, {{ShipLink|Ooi}} || The torpedo queens. They remodel early and have the highest torpedo stat out of all shipgirls by a significant margin. They are extremely powerful right out the gate and they will stay that way forever.
| {{Ship/Banner|Kitakami|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Ooi|small=true}} || The torpedo queens. They remodel early and have the highest torpedo stat out of all shipgirls by a significant margin. They are extremely powerful right out the gate and they will stay that way forever.
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|+ Good CA(V)
|+ Good CA(V)
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| {{ShipLink|Tone}} || A relatively common CA that has exceptional stats at Kai. She later remodels into a CA(V) and continues to perform well at all stages of the game.
| {{Ship/Banner|Tone|small=true}} || A relatively common CA that has exceptional stats at Kai. She later remodels into a CA(V) and continues to perform well at all stages of the game.
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| {{ShipLink|Myoukou}} || Another CA with high Kai performance ''and'' a great final remodel. Somewhat uncommon.
| {{Ship/Banner|Myoukou|small=true}} || Another CA with high Kai performance ''and'' a great final remodel. Somewhat uncommon.
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| {{ShipLink|Mogami}} || Remodels into a CA(V) at the very low level of 10. Likely to be your first CA(V).
| {{Ship/Banner|Mogami|small=true}} || Remodels into a CA(V) at the very low level of 10. Likely to be your first CA(V).
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| {{ShipLink|Takao}}, {{ShipLink|Atago}} || Honorable mentions that rival Tone, Chikuma and Myoukou at Kai, but they do not have a future Kai Ni remodel and thus should not be leveled instead of Tone, Chikuma, or Myoukou.
| {{Ship/Banner|Takao|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Atago|small=true}} || Honorable mentions that rival Tone, Chikuma and Myoukou at Kai, but they do not have a future Kai Ni remodel and thus should not be leveled instead of Tone, Chikuma, or Myoukou.
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|+ This is a very difficult choice
|+ This is a very difficult choice
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| {{ShipLink|Chiyoda}}, {{ShipLink|Chitose}} || The only two AV available outside of events and late game maps. They're not great, but they're all you've got. They remodel into CVL at level 15 and onwards, '''but one should be kept as an AV'''.
| {{Ship/Banner|Chiyoda|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Chitose|small=true}} || The only two AV available outside of events and late game maps. They're not great, but they're all you've got. They remodel into CVL at level 15 and onwards, '''but one should be kept as an AV'''.
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| {{ShipLink|Akagi}} || The game gives her to you for free as the reward of a very early and very easy quest. Great all around stats, good plane capacity. Definitely use her.
| {{Ship/Banner|Akagi|small=true}} || The game gives her to you for free as the reward of a very early and very easy quest. Great all around stats, good plane capacity. Definitely use her.
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| {{ShipLink|Kaga}} || Akagi's sister. The best of all choices here due to her solid stats and best-in-class aircraft capacity. Can be found in 2-3 and early world 3.
| {{Ship/Banner|Kaga|small=true}} || Akagi's sister. The best of all choices here due to her solid stats and best-in-class aircraft capacity. Can be found in 2-3 and early world 3.
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| {{ShipLink|Souryuu}}, {{ShipLink|Hiryuu}} || At Kai, they're effectively identical. The weakest of the 6 Kai IJN CAs. Like Kaga, they start dropping in 2-3 and early world 3.
| {{Ship/Banner|Souryuu|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Hiryuu|small=true}} || At Kai, they're effectively identical. The weakest of the 6 Kai IJN CAs. Like Kaga, they start dropping in 2-3 and early world 3.
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| {{ShipLink|Zuikaku}}, {{ShipLink|Shoukaku}} || Better than Souryuu/Hiryuu, weaker than Akagi/Kaga. You will not see them outside of doing the CV recipe in Construction, as they only drop in 4-4 and beyond.
| {{Ship/Banner|Zuikaku|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Shoukaku|small=true}} || Better than Souryuu/Hiryuu, weaker than Akagi/Kaga. You will not see them outside of doing the CV recipe in Construction, as they only drop in 4-4 and beyond.
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|+ Slow CVL
|+ Slow CVL
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| {{ShipLink|Junyou|text=Jun'you}} || The best CVL at Kai stage - good stats, good plane capacity. The only demerit is that she's slow, which won't matter too much in these early stages except for World 2-5. She has a sister ship named Hiyou who is identical at base and Kai, but Jun'you has a final remodel to work towards and Hiyou does not.
|{{Ship/Banner|Junyou|small=true}} || The best CVL at Kai stage - good stats, good plane capacity. The only demerit is that she's slow, which won't matter too much in these early stages except for World 2-5. She has a sister ship named Hiyou who is identical at base and Kai, but Jun'you has a final remodel to work towards and Hiyou does not.
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|+ Fast CVL. Pick your poison - they all have a considerable downside, but you'll need one to attempt 2-5.
|+ Fast CVL. Pick your poison - they all have a considerable downside, but you'll need one to attempt 2-5.
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| {{ShipLink|Chitose}}, {{ShipLink|Chiyoda}} || Remember those AV from earlier? They're the strongest of the fast Kai CVL, but they do not reach Kai until level '''35''' and their base CVL form is very weak. If you choose to go with one of them, level her as an AV while running World 2 maps and then perform both remodels back to back once she reaches level 35.
| {{Ship/Banner|Chitose|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Chiyoda|small=true}} || Remember those AV from earlier? They're the strongest of the fast Kai CVL, but they do not reach Kai until level '''35''' and their base CVL form is very weak. If you choose to go with one of them, level her as an AV while running World 2 maps and then perform both remodels back to back once she reaches level 35.
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| {{ShipLink|Zuihou}} || Identical to Shouhou at Kai, but has a very strong Kai Ni. However, she is very rare and does not drop until late in the main game. If you see her at all, it will be as a side result of attempting to craft CV through Construction. Do not aim to craft her specifically.
|{{Ship/Banner|Zuihou|small=true}} || Identical to Shouhou at Kai, but has a very strong Kai Ni. However, she is very rare and does not drop until late in the main game. If you see her at all, it will be as a side result of attempting to craft CV through Construction. Do not aim to craft her specifically.
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|+ Battleships, Fast Battleships
|+ Battleships, Fast Battleships
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| {{ShipLink|Kongou}}, {{ShipLink|Hiei}}, {{ShipLink|Kirishima}}, {{ShipLink|Haruna}} || Their performance at Kai is identical to one another. They drop in the boss nodes of all World 2 maps. Solid stats with a reasonable resupply cost.
| {{Ship/Banner|Kongou|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Hiei|small=true}}<br/>{{Ship/Banner|Kirishima|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Haruna|small=true}} || Their performance at Kai is identical to one another. They drop in the boss nodes of all World 2 maps. Solid stats with a reasonable resupply cost.
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| {{ShipLink|Nagato}}, {{ShipLink|Mutsu}} || Stronger at Kai than the Kongou sisters, but very rare, especially Nagato. They also have a noticeably higher resupply cost.
| {{Ship/Banner|Nagato|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Mutsu|small=true}} || Stronger at Kai than the Kongou sisters, but very rare, especially Nagato. They also have a noticeably higher resupply cost.
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|+ Aviation Battleships
|+ Aviation Battleships
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| {{ShipLink|Ise}}, {{ShipLink|Hyuuga}} || Great BBV at Kai, with solid stats and plane capacities. They start as BB and remodel to BBV at only level 10. Drops in the boss nodes of 2-2 and onwards.
| {{Ship/Banner|Ise|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Hyuuga|small=true}} || Great BBV at Kai, with solid stats and plane capacities. They start as BB and remodel to BBV at only level 10. Drops in the boss nodes of 2-2 and onwards.
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|+ Other Battleships
|+ Other Battleships
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| {{ShipLink|Fusou}}, {{ShipLink|Yamashiro}} || The most common BB drops. Worse than the others in almost every way. Use them if they're your first battleship, but bench them once you get any other (F)BB(V).
| {{Ship/Banner|Fusou|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Yamashiro|small=true}} || The most common BB drops. Worse than the others in almost every way. Use them if they're your first battleship, but bench them once you get any other (F)BB(V).
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|+ Fleet Unlock Quests
|+ Fleet Unlock Quests
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| {{Ship/Banner|Sendai/|small=true}}</br>{{Ship/Banner|Jintsuu/|small=true}}</br>{{Ship/Banner|Naka/|small=true}} || Required to open up the 2nd fleet for expeditions. Naka and Jintsuu are extremely common, but Sendai is a little more difficult and should be target farmed in 1-3.
| {{Ship/Banner|Sendai|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Jintsuu|small=true}}</br>{{Ship/Banner|Naka|small=true}} || Required to open up the 2nd fleet for expeditions. Naka and Jintsuu are extremely common, but Sendai is a little more difficult and should be target farmed in 1-3.
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| {{Ship/Banner|Myoukou/|small=true}}</br>{{Ship/Banner|Nachi/|small=true}}</br>{{Ship/Banner|Ashigara/|small=true}}</br>{{Ship/Banner|Haguro/|small=true}} || Required to open up the '''3rd''' fleet. Similar to the Sendai-class, Myoukou is rarer and the other 3 are much more common. She's best farmed in World 2: 2-1, 2-2 B, all over 2-3.
| {{Ship/Banner|Myoukou|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Nachi|small=true}}</br>{{Ship/Banner|Ashigara|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Haguro|small=true}} || Required to open up the '''3rd''' fleet. Similar to the Sendai-class, Myoukou is rarer and the other 3 are much more common. She's best farmed in World 2: 2-1, 2-2 B, all over 2-3.
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| {{Ship/Banner|Kongou/|small=true}}</br>{{Ship/Banner|Hiei/|small=true}}</br>{{Ship/Banner|Haruna/|small=true}}</br>{{Ship/Banner|Kirishima/|small=true}} || Required to open up the '''4th''' and final fleet. All are fairly rare but drop in boss nodes all over World 2, particularly 2-3.
| {{Ship/Banner|Kongou|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Hiei|small=true}}</br>{{Ship/Banner|Haruna|small=true}}{{Ship/Banner|Kirishima|small=true}} || Required to open up the '''4th''' and final fleet. All are fairly rare but drop in boss nodes all over World 2, particularly 2-3.
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|+ Repair Ship
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| {{Ship/Banner|Akashi/|small=true}} || Extremely important, and the sooner she's acquired the better. She grants the player access to Akashi's Improvement Arsenal, which allows the improvement of equipment, and her ability to gradually repair lightly damaged ships greatly aids Instant Repair conservation efforts. She should be immediately placed in the player's PVP fleet when acquired to get her to Kai, where she gains the ability to repair an additional ship and a boost to her Improvement success rate.
|style="text-align:center;"|{{Ship/Banner|Akashi}} || Extremely important, and the sooner she's acquired the better. She grants the player access to Akashi's Improvement Arsenal, which allows the improvement of equipment, and her ability to gradually repair lightly damaged ships greatly aids Instant Repair conservation efforts. She should be immediately placed in the player's PVP fleet when acquired to get her to Kai, where she gains the ability to repair an additional ship and a boost to her Improvement success rate.
She drops in the boss node of 1-5, 2-5 and 3-5. The easiest place to farm her is in 1-5, but it requires an HQ level of at least '''50''' Since 1-5 is the best place to focus level DD/CL, she can hopefully be encountered while training your light ships.
She drops in the boss node of 1-5, 2-5 and 3-5. The easiest place to farm her is in 1-5, but it requires an HQ level of at least '''50''' Since 1-5 is the best place to focus level DD/CL, she can hopefully be encountered while training your light ships.