List of light cruisers by upgraded maximum stats/New

For a sortable table, see /Sortable.

• Green: Outstanding
• Yellow: Above Average

• Since the Luck Stat is difficult to modernize, it is listed as Base(Max).

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No.	Name	Class																Notes
28	Tenryuu Kai 天龍改	Tenryuu	20	59	79	138	49	69	49	12(59)	40	59	79	Fast	0	25	25	Cannot perform Artillery Spotting
29	Tatsuta Kai 龍田改
19	Ooi 大井	Kuma	-	49	89	138	59	59	39	17(49)	25	29	77	Fast	0	25	25	Remodels into Torpedo Cruiser. Cannot perform Artillery Spotting.
20	Kitakami 北上			39	79	118	49			15(69)			69
39	Kuma Kai 球磨改		20	69	89	158	69	79	49	12(59)	42	69	79		3 (1,1,1)		30
40	Tama Kai 多摩改			59	79	138	59					59
41	Kiso Kai 木曾改																	Remodels into Torpedo Cruiser
No.	Name	Class																Notes
42	Nagara Kai 長良改	Nagara	20	69	89	158	69	79	49	12(59)	43	69	79	Fast	3 (1,1,1)	25	30
43	Isuzu Kai 五十鈴改		12	59	79	138	59	79			37	59
44	Natori Kai 名取改		20	69	89	158		79			43
45	Yura Kai 由良改			59	79	138		79
109	Kinu Kai 鬼怒改		17								41		79				35
110	Abukuma Kai 阿武隈改										42		79
141	Isuzu Kai Ni 五十鈴改二		50	62		141	85	94	59	13(70)	44	69	80		0		30	Short range. Unique AACI. Cannot perform Artillery Spotting. Can always do preemptive ASW
288	Yura Kai Ni 由良改二		77	57	83	140	88	83	64	16(71)	45	67	84		4 (1,2,1)
287	Kinu Kai Ni 鬼怒改二		75	58	84	142	86	87	60	17(72)		68	82		3 (1,1,1)			Second remodel. Requires Blueprint. Short range. 2 unique AACI. Grants innate extra resources. Can equip Landing Crafts.
200	Abukuma Kai Ni 阿武隈改二			56	94	150	78	82		20(74)			83				35	Second remodel. Requires Blueprint. Short range. Can equip Landing Crafts and Kouhyouteki.
No.	Name	Class																Notes
46	Sendai Kai 川内改	Sendai	20	59	79	138	69	79	49	12(59)	44	69	79	Fast	3 (1,1,1)	25	30
47	Jintsuu Kai 神通改						59					59
48	Naka Kai 那珂改							79
158	Sendai Kai Ni 川内改二		60	69	89	158	71	74	55	14(80)	49	69	84				35	Second remodel
159	Jintsuu Kai Ni 神通改二			74	99	173	68	80	54	13(81)	51		80
160	Naka Kai Ni 那珂改二		48	69	84	153	76	85	54	13(84)	48	68	82
No.	Name	Class																Notes
111	Yuubari Kai 夕張改	Yuubari	25	63	79	142	69	69	44	17(69)	36	49	69	Fast	0	25	40	4 equipment slots. Cannot perform Artillery Spotting.
137	Agano Kai 阿賀野改	Agano	35	68	79	147	73	82	59	10(59)	45	69	80	Fast	6 (2,2,2)	30	40
138	Noshiro Kai 能代改			70		149	72			10(64)
139	Yahagi Kai 矢矧改			72		151	74			14(69)	47		84
140	Sakawa Kai 酒匂改			67	78	145		85		30(74)	46		81
183	Ooyodo Kai 大淀改	Ooyodo	35	71	49	120	77	39	84	30(84)	47	69	78	Fast	12 (0,6,6,0)	35	35	4 equipment slots
No.	Name	Class																Notes
Light Cruiser Related Classes CLT: Torpedo Cruiser CT: Training Cruiser (these are not counted as Light Cruisers for Expeditions and map branching but are here for comparison) Highlights are relative to CLs above.
No.	Name	Class																Notes
97	Ooi Kai 大井改	Kuma (CLT)	10	39	99	138	39	59	39	10(49)	32	39	77	Fast	0	25	50	Cannot perform Artillery Spotting.
98	Kitakami Kai 北上改									15(69)
114	Ooi Kai Ni 大井改二		50	63	139	202	49	79	43	13(49)	43	63	83				75	Second remodel. Cannot perform Artillery Spotting.
115	Kitakami Kai Ni 北上改二									30(79)
146	Kiso Kai Ni 木曾改二		65	65	111	176	72	82	49	13(69)	44	65	85				50
154	Katori Kai 香取改	Katori (CT)	35	36	40	76	48	62	48	12(54)	40	39	52	Slow	8 (2,2,2,2)	35	20	4 equipment slots
265	Kashima Kai 鹿島改			37	39		62	69	50	20(79)			54
No.	Name	Class																Notes

General Notes:

• Light Cruisers that can equip Seaplanes can perform Artillery Spotting during day battles. Although they have the ability to equip all medium guns and have lower resource costs than Heavy Cruisers, they are frail and most of them possess only 3 slots. This makes them functionally weaker than their Heavy Cruiser counterparts but stronger than the DDs
• Light Cruisers will always attack Submarines when present which can be a disadvantage when it is not desired.
• All Light Cruisers are of medium range except Isuzu Kai Ni and Abukuma Kai Ni
• Notable Light Cruisers (CL):
  • Sendai class CL (Sendai, Jintsuu, and Naka) have a second remodel with higher stats and rare equipment which turn them into top-tier Light Cruisers. They have significant level requirements for remodelling but are a good investment in the long term.
    • Sendai Kai Ni remodel comes with a Searchlight, Star Shell and Type 98 Reconnaissance Seaplane (Night Recon), all of which are support equipment that will improve your fleet's performance during night battle.
    • Naka Kai Ni has the lowest level requirement for a second remodel (Lv 48) among Light Cruisers but comes with stats that rival Sendai and Jintsuu (Lv 60) which makes her a very good CL for lower level Admirals. She has very good ASW power and can perform OASW at relatively low levels.
    • Jintsuu Kai Ni has the highest base firepower, torpedo (excluding CLTs), and HP among all Light Cruisers which makes her the strongest CL for surface combat currently in the game.
    • Obtaining all three Light Cruisers of the Sendai class is required to unlock the third fleet through Quest A14.
  • Isuzu Kai Ni boasts the highest ASW stat in-game and fifth best Anti-Air stat, behind Maya, Hatsuzuki, Teruzuki and Akizuki. She also received a built-in Anti-Aircraft Fire Director. However, her range is reduced from medium to short and she can no longer use scouting seaplanes.
    • Her first remodel comes with a Type 21 Air Radar, while her second remodel comes with another Type 21 Air Radar, a Type 22 Surface Radar, and a Type 3 Depth Charge Projector.
    • Her first remodel can be useful for modernizing AA stat (+5 )
    • As of 6/30/2016 update, in her Kai Ni state she is able to perform a pre-emptive ASW attack (before opening torpedo) regardless of ASW stat and equipment setup.
  • Yuubari and Ooyodo are the only Light Cruisers with 4 equipment slots.
    • Having 4 equipment slots is quite important for ASW purposes, as ASW stats from equipment are worth 10x more than ASW stats from the ship's original stat. See combat mechanics page for more information on how ASW damage is calculated.
  • Kitakami, Ooi, and Kiso can be remodeled into Torpedo Cruisers (CLT). While no longer a Light Cruiser for fleet composition requirements, they gain an outstanding Torpedo stat and can equip Kouhyouteki Midget Subs for preemptive torpedo strikes.
    • Kitakami and Ooi remodel into CLT at level 10 but do not shine until their second remodel at level 50, which gives them an extra equipment slot that allows them to equip for both preemptive torpedo strikes as well as night special attacks.
    • Kiso unlocks the 3rd equipment slot after the first remodel at level 20 but does not change classes until her second remodel at 65. Her stats are more evenly distributed which makes her Torpedo attacks less powerful than her sisters'.
    • In terms of ship type, Torpedo Cruisers (CLT) are usually not classified as Light Cruisers (CL) and can not be used as a substitute for a CL in any branching requirements or expeditions.
  • Abukuma Kai Ni has high stats overall (except for firepower) and can equip Kouhyouteki Midget Subs and Daihatsu Landing Crafts; in addition, she is still classified as a CL for routing and can still equip seaplanes. However, she has the highest remodel level of any CL and requires a blueprint.
  • Kuma and Nagara have good stats with their first remodel at level 20. However, they can be difficult to obtain on early worlds.
  • Sakawa has high ASW power and is tied with Ooyodo for the highest luck, making her useful for torpedo cut-ins in certain situations.

See Also

• Notable ships by class - Reddit intermediate players' guide