Construction

Introduction

Construction is a feature that enables admirals to build new ships. Building ships consumes resources and one development material for each attempt. Development materials can be earned by completing quests, expeditions, and some sorties.

The chance of obtaining a rare ship is not affected by headquarters level, but by the amount of resources you put in. New admirals can definitely obtain rare ships, but these are small odds.

The recipes below list the types of ships you may obtain; however, all recipes always have a chance to make more than one type of ship. Keep in mind that the type of ship and the exact ship you will obtain are totally random, so the chances of obtaining the ship you desire may be fairly low. There are also some ships that are currently unbuildable; this list can be found below.

Please refrain from asking "why didn't I get xxx ship with xxx recipe?" Chances are that you simply had bad luck or used the wrong recipe. Take note that sometimes it is easier and more resource efficient to find your desired ship in sorties as a drop rather than building them (i.e. 4 Kongou sisters are quite common drops at world 3-2 node A).

Large Ship Construction

Large Ship Construction (also abbreviated: LSC) involves the input of a larger quantity of resources (2,000-7,000 for steel, 1,000-7,000 for bauxite, 1,500-7,000 for other resources), either 1, 20, or 100 development materials , and 10 instant construction to immediately finish the construction of a ship. LSC allows the construction of ships like Yamato that cannot be constructed via normal construction, and is unlocked by completing two quests:

1. Complete Modernization Quest: You will be required to successfully modernize a ship 4 times.
2. Complete Crafting Quest: You will be required to scrap 4 pieces of equipment. Do it one by one as the game will consider discarding multiplies at once, as one time

According to the official Twitter , having more empty construction docks very slightly increases the chances of better ships appearing.

Construction Time

The times below reflect the type of ship or specific ship you will obtain after hitting the build button.

Time	Ship Class	Result	Note
00:17:00	Transport Submarine	Maruyu	LSC-only
00:18:00	Destroyer	Mutsuki class (Uzuki unbuildable)
00:20:00		Fubuki class, Ayanami class, Akatsuki class, Hatsuharu class
00:22:00		Shiratsuyu class (Harusame unbuildable), Asashio class (Asagumo, Yamagumo unbuildable)
	Submarine	I-168, I-58, I-8
00:24:00	Destroyer	Kagerou class (including Yukikaze), Type 1934 Class
00:30:00		Shimakaze
01:00:00	Light Cruiser	Tenryuu class, Kuma class, Nagara class (except Kinu and Abukuma), Sendai class
		Agano class (Sakawa unbuildable)	LSC-only
	Heavy Cruiser	Furutaka class, Aoba class
01:15:00	Light Cruiser	Kinu, Abukuma
01:20:00	Heavy Cruiser	Myoukou class
01:22:00	Light Cruiser	Yuubari
01:25:00	Heavy Cruiser	Takao class
01:30:00		Tone class, Mogami class (except Mikuma)
		Mikuma	LSC-only
02:00:00	Light Aircraft Carrier	Houshou
02:20:00	Seaplane Tender	Chitose, Chiyoda
02:30:00	Amphibious Assault Ship	Akitsu Maru	LSC-only
02:40:00	Light Aircraft Carrier	Shouhou, Zuihou
02:50:00		Ryuujou
03:00:00		Hiyou, Junyou
03:20:00	Aircraft Carrying Submarine	I-401	LSC-only
04:00:00	Fast Battleship	Kongou class
04:10:00	Regular Aircraft Carrier	Souryuu, Hiryuu
04:20:00	Battleship	Fusou, Yamashiro
	Regular Aircraft Carrier	Kaga
04:30:00	Battleship	Ise, Hyuuga
	Regular Aircraft Carrier	Akagi
05:00:00	Battleship	Nagato, Mutsu
		Bismarck	LSC-only
06:00:00	Regular Aircraft Carrier	Shoukaku, Zuikaku
06:40:00	Armored Aircraft Carrier	Taihou	LSC-only
08:00:00	Heavy Battleship	Yamato, Musashi	LSC-only

Ships currently not buildable

• Available from Sortie:
  • 舞風 Maikaze 3-3 random drop, 5-2 boss drop, 5-5 random drop
  • 初風 Hatsukaze 3-4 and 5-5 (all from bosses)
  • 秋雲 Akigumo 5-1 boss, 5-2 certain nodes, 5-3 and 5-4 boss drop, 5-5 random drop
  • 夕雲 Yuugumo 2-5, 4-2, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4 drop (all from bosses), 6-2 random drop
  • 巻雲 Makigumo 1-4, 2-3, 2-5, 4-3, 5-2, 6-1, 6-2 drop (all from bosses), 2-4, 5-4, 5-5 random drop
  • 長波 Naganami 3-2, 3-5, 4-4, 5-1, 5-３, 6-1 drop (all from bosses), 5-4 random drop
  • 酒匂 Sakawa 6-2 boss drop
  • 卯月 Uzuki 2-5, 3-4, 4-4, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 6-1 drop (all from bosses)
  • 浦風 Urakaze 2-4, 2-5, 4-2, 4-3 boss drop
  • 谷風 Tanikaze 3-5 drop
  • 浜風 Hamakaze 2-2, 3-3, 4-2, 4-4, 5-2, 5-4, 5-5, 6-2 drop (all from bosses), 2-5, 6-1 random drop
  • 伊19 I-19 2-5, 3-5, 5-4, 5-5 drop (all from bosses), 1-5, 6-1 random drop
  • 天津風 Amatsukaze 3-5 boss node drop
  • 明石 Akashi 2-5 boss drop (for those who don't have her), 3-5, 6-2 random drop
  • 大淀 Ooyodo 1-6 random drop
  • 大鯨 Taigei 2-4, 2-5, 3-4, 3-5, 4-4, 5-2, 5-5, 6-1 drop (all from bosses)
  • 朝雲 Asagumo 1-6 random drop
  • 山雲 Yamagumo 2-4, 3-3, 3-5 boss node drop
• Event only
  • 香取 Katori 2015 Winter Event E-4 Completion reward
  • プリンツ・オイゲン Prinz Eugen 2014 Fall Event E-3 Completion reward
  • 時津風 Tokitsukaze 2014 Summer event E-4 Complete reward, 2014 Fall Event E-3 boss node drop, 2015 Winter Event E-1, E-3 drop
  • 雲龍 Unryuu 2014 Summer event E-5 Complete reward, 2015 Winter Event E-4 drop
  • 天城 Amagi 2015 Winter Event E-5 Completion reward
  • 春雨 Harusame 2014 Summer event E-1 Complete reward, 2014 Fall Event E-1, E-2, E-3 boss node drop E-3 H node drop, 2015 Winter Event E-3 drop
  • 磯風 Isokaze 2014 Summer event E-6 Complete reward, 2015 Winter Event E-5 drop
  • 早霜 Hayashimo 2014 Summer event E2, E4, E5, E6 boss node drop, 2014 Fall Event E-2 and E-4 boss node drop, 2015 Winter Event E-3 and E5 boss node drop
  • 清霜 Kiyoshimo 2014 Summer event E3, E6 boss node drop, 2014 Fall event all maps boss node drop, 2015 Winter event E-4 drop
  • 野分 Nowaki 2014 Fall Event E-4 Completion reward
  • 秋月 Akizuki 2014 Fall Event E-2 Completion reward
  • 朝霜 Asashimo 2015 Winter Event E-4, E-5 drop
  • U-511 2015 Winter Event E-3 Completion reward

These ships may become buildable in future updates.

Ships buildable only via large construction

• 大和 Yamato 2013 August event E4 complete reward
• 三隈 Mikuma 4-3, 5-2 boss drop
• 能代 Noshiro 2013 November event E2 complete reward
• 武蔵 Musashi 2013 November event E5 complete reward
• 阿賀野 Agano 5-4 boss drop
• 矢矧 Yahagi
• 大鳳 Taihou
• あきつ丸 Akitsu Maru
• まるゆ Maruyu
• ビスマルク Bismarck
• 伊401 I-401  2013 Christmas event complete reward

Building Recipes

Disclaimer: These recipes are not guaranteed to give you the ship you want in the number of crafting attempts that you can afford. Percentages listed are sourced from the Japanese databases and are not representative of the real craft-rates.

• If you find an unlisted recipe that you want reviewed for addition, please add it here.

Destroyer

				Remarks
30	30	30	30	Mainly destroyers and light cruisers, with a small chance of heavy cruisers. No rare destroyers. Small chance of Yayoi, Yuubari.
250	30	200	30	Includes chance of rare destroyers (Shimakaze, Yukikaze, Z1, Z3) and submarines (I-168, I-58, I-8). 1.22% Shimakaze, 1.71% Yukikaze, 2.6% for submarines. [1] Z3 when using Z1 or I-8 as secretary ship. [2] Z1 when using Z3 as secretary ship.
250	130*	200	30	1.47% Shimakaze, 1.24% Yukikaze. 2.87% for submarines. [3]

• Recipe percentages don't count Z3 yet.
• It is highly likely that the Z1 unlock quest must be cleared before I-8 can construct Z3. Due to low sample size and lack of pictorial evidence other than collected construction data, avoid using her unless you've lost all your German ships after completing the quest.

Light cruiser

				Remarks
30	30	30	30	Mainly destroyers and light cruisers, with a small chance of heavy cruisers. No rare destroyers. A small chance of Yuubari (1%).
250	30	200	30	Light cruisers, heavy cruisers, rare destroyers and submarines.

Heavy cruiser

				Remarks
250	30	200	30	Light cruisers, heavy cruisers, rare destroyers and submarines.
270	30	330	130	Slightly higher chance for heavy cruisers.

Battleship

				Remarks
400	100	600	30	BB (32.01%), CA (57.93%), CL (7.38%). 2.98% Suzuya, 2.53% Mutsu, 1.49% Nagato. [4]
500	30	600	30	BB (32.01%), CA (58.63%), CL (6.87%), slim chance to result in Suzuya, Mutsu, or Nagato.

Aircraft carrier

See also: List of Light Carriers and List of Standard Carriers

				Remarks
300	30	400	300	Most common recipe. 7.9% chance for carrier. 32.3% light carrier [5]
350	30	400	350	8.5% < 500 entries
300	30	600	400	14.3% < 500 entries
300	300	600	600	12%
350	30	600	350	11.9% carrier, 32.7% light carrier [6]

Submarine

				Remarks
250	30	200	30	SS (2.54%), recipe shared with rare destroyers and light cruisers. [7] >10000 entries
250	130	200	30	3.03% [8] >5000 entries

User-Submitted Recipes

DISCLAIMER : EVERY REMARK IS PERSONAL. RESULTS MAY VARY. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.

				Remarks
300	30	400	401	Aircraft carrier recipe
430	30	430	330	Rare Aircraft carrier recipe
400	30	600	401	Battleship and Carrier recipe hybrid (Does not actually yield Battleships, Recipe requires further testing, 0 entries [0] )
350	130	400	350	Light/Standard Aircraft recipe, 5.5% Kaga
400	200	700	40	Battleship recipe ~8 entries, have SMALL Chance to result in Kongou Class and Yamashiro (Bauxite = 100)
400	999	600	60	Battleship recipe
400	999	730	60	Higher chance for Battleship
300	300	400	500	19% carrier, 29.5% light carrier (Recipe requires further testing <500 entries) [9]
330	430	530	430	Chance for rare Light/Standard Aircraft Carriers [10]
420	420	420	420	High chance for Standard Aircraft Carriers

Large Ship Construction Recipe

Note: Based on Kancolle DB reports unless otherwise specified. Results may vary.

					Ship Name	Kancolle DB Report	UnlockACGWebPro Report
Any	Any	Any	Any	Any	Maruyu	14.9%% with 1.5/1.5/2/1 6.2% with 4/6/6/2 Using fewer resources increases your chance.
1500	1500	2000	1000	1	Nagato-class Mogami-class Agano-class	3.2% Nagato 6.2% Mutsu 3.2% Agano 2.1% Noshiro 1.7% Yahagi 2.1% Mikuma 3.0% Suzuya 3.2% Kumano 14.8% Maruyu (~25000 reports)
4000	2000	5000	7000	20	Taihou	6.7% (1257 reports)	5.2% (5805 reports)
4000	2000	5000	6000	20	Taihou	6.5% (490 reports)	5.7% (4231 reports)
4000	2000	5000	5200	20	Taihou	5.4% (1318 reports)	5.0% (13847 reports)
3600	2000	5300	5200	20	Taihou	4.6% Taihou 7.0% Akitsumaru (717 reports)
				1	Akitsumaru
4000	2000	5000	5500	20	Taihou Akitsumaru	6.0%Taihou (55 results) 8.6% Akitsumaru (78 results) (909 reports)
4000	6000	6000	3000	20	Yamato-class Yamato Focus	3.3% Yamato (50 results) 1.8% Musashi (28 results) 0.8% Bismarck (13 results) (1540 reports) Bismarck when using Z1, Z3, I-8 or Prinz Eugen as secretary.	2.7% Yamato (594 results) 3.0% Musashi (681 results) (22362 reports)
							3.4% Bismarck (85 results) (2524 reports)
4000	7000	7000	2000	20	Yamato-class Musashi Focus	2.8% Yamato (104 results) 5.6% Musashi (209 results) 0.4% Bismarck (16 results) (3708 reports) Bismarck when using Z1, Z3, I-8 or Prinz Eugen as secretary	2.6% Yamato (165 results) 5.9% Musashi (380 results) (6409 reports)
							3.8% Bismarck (35 results) (920 reports)
				1	I-401		3.2% Yamato (27 results) 4.1% I-401 (34 results) (839 reports)
6000	7000	7000	2000	20	Yamato-class Musashi Focus		2.7% Yamato (271 results) 7.2% Musashi (721 results) (9975 reports)
4000	6000	7000	2000	20	Yamato-class Bismarck Focus	1.3% Yamato (44 results) 2.1% Musashi (70 results) 6.2% Bismarck (212 results) (3407 reports) Bismarck when using Z1, Z3, I-8 or Prinz Eugen as secretary	2.1% Yamato (295 results) 3.9% Musashi (543 results) (14091 reports)
							7.2% Bismarck (598 results) (8276 reports)
4000	6000	6000	2000	20	Yamato-class Most Reported	2.2% Yamato (253 results) 1.6% Musashi (186 results) 1.8% Bismarck (208 results) 0.9% I-401 (108 results) (11760 reports) Bismarck when using Z1, Z3, I-8 or Prinz Eugen as secretary	2.5% Yamato (1145 results) 2.9% Musashi (1301 results) 1.4% I-401 (613 results) (45344 reports)
							3.7% Bismarck (268 results) (7240 reports)
				1	I-401		2.5% Yamato (465 results) 4.3% I-401 (793 results) (18440 reports)
4000	5900	6000	2000	1	I-401	4.17% (1083 reports)	4.98% (241 reports)
4000	7000	7000	3000	1	I-401		6.86% (306 reports)

• Kancolle DB reports include all # development materials and secretary ships.  This is especially noticeable for BB recipes where the number of attempts with/without Z1/Z3 skew the results towards either Bismarck or Yamato-class significantly.  However, since the data sets are still significantly less biased than wikiwiki reports it still gives a better idea of what to expect.
• It is highly likely that the Z1 unlock quest must be cleared before I-8 or Prinz Eugen can construct German ships. Due to low sample size and lack of pictorial evidence other than collected construction data, avoid using her unless you've lost all your German ships after completing the quest.
• Bismarck and Musashi do not appear with 1 dev mat. Shioi chances are improved with 1 dev mat. Yamato appears with all dev mat inputs. Starting with Bismarck then Musashi construction can help save dev mats if you are aiming for all the ships in the long run.

A visualization of LSC reports from wikiwiki can be found here. Note: It is far from accurate because successes are posted more often than failures; avoid the ones with low sample size.

Databases

Here are links to construction database. They have large data sets for popular recipes and are reliable indicators on the probabilities of getting a certain ship per recipe.

http://unlockacgweb.galstars.net/Kancollewiki/viewCreateShipLogList

http://kancolle-db.net/