Experience in Kantai Collection is divided into two types. Ship Girl experience and Admiral experience. The former makes ship girls more powerful and the latter increases the player's HQ level and plays into Ranking.
Please see Expeditions for the experience earned from each expedition. Note that the experience listed is multiplied by 4 on a great success.
Ship Girl Exp Tables
The base level cap for all ship girls is 99.
Lv 1-25
Lv
Exp.
Exp. Diff
1
0
0
2
100
100
3
300
200
4
600
300
5
1 000
400
6
1 500
500
7
2 100
600
8
2 800
700
9
3 600
800
10
4 500
900
11
5 500
1 000
12
6 600
1 100
13
7 800
1 200
14
9 100
1 300
15
10 500
1 400
16
12 000
1 500
17
13 600
1 600
18
15 300
1 700
19
17 100
1 800
20
19 000
1 900
21
21 000
2 000
22
23 100
2 100
23
25 300
2 200
24
27 600
2 300
25
30 000
2 400
Lv 26-50
Lv
Exp.
Exp. Diff
26
32 500
2 500
27
35 100
2 600
28
37 800
2 700
29
40 600
2 800
30
43 500
2 900
31
46 500
3 000
32
49 600
3 100
33
52 800
3 200
34
56 100
3 300
35
59 500
3 400
36
63 000
3 500
37
66 600
3 600
38
70 300
3 700
39
74 100
3 800
40
78 000
3 900
41
82 000
4 000
42
86 100
4 100
43
90 300
4 200
44
94 600
4 300
45
99 000
4 400
46
103 500
4 500
47
108 100
4 600
48
112 800
4 700
49
117 600
4 800
50
122 500
4 900
Lv 51-75
Lv
Exp.
Exp. Diff
51
127 500
5 000
52
132 700
5 200
53
138 100
5 400
54
143 700
5 600
55
149 500
5 800
56
155 500
6 000
57
161 700
6 200
58
168 100
6 400
59
174 700
6 600
60
181 500
6 800
61
188 500
7 000
62
195 800
7 300
63
203 400
7 600
64
211 300
7 900
65
219 500
8 200
66
228 000
8 500
67
236 800
8 800
68
245 900
9 100
69
255 300
9 400
70
265 000
9 700
71
275 000
10 000
72
285 400
10 400
73
296 200
10 800
74
307 400
11 200
75
319 000
11 600
Lv 76-99
Lv
Exp.
Exp. Diff
76
331 000
12 000
77
343 400
12 400
78
356 200
12 800
79
369 400
13 200
80
383 000
13 600
81
397 000
14 000
82
411 500
14 500
83
426 500
15 000
84
442 000
15 500
85
458 000
16 000
86
474 500
16 500
87
491 500
17 000
88
509 000
17 500
89
527 000
18 000
90
545 500
18 500
91
564 500
19 000
92
584 500
20 000
93
606 500
22 000
94
631 500
25 000
95
661 500
30 000
96
701 500
40 000
97
761 500
60 000
98
851 500
90 000
99
1 000 000
148 500
100
1 000 000
0
Marrying ship girls instantly raises their level to 100, and raises their level cap to 180. No experience is necessary for this level-up. Please see Marriage for more details.
The value of ![math]\displaystyle{ \text{Exp}_\text{non-boss} }[/math] and [math]\displaystyle{ \text{Exp}_\text{boss} }[/math] is given by the table below.
Top 90% of the server. Does not officially exist in IJN rankings. Used as an intermediary rank between Lieutenant and Lieutenant-Commander. Translates literally to "Mid-level Lt-Commander".
Rest of the server. Does not officially exist in IJN rankings. Used as an intermediary rank between Lieutenant and Lieutenant-Commander.
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HQ Exp Table
Disclaimer: EXP list from Lv100 through Lv120 is guessed based on patterns observed from known data across several levels. Value may be off by 100000-200000 points per level.
Lv
Exp.
Exp. Diff
Lv
Exp.
Exp. Diff
Lv
Exp.
Exp. Diff
Lv
Exp.
Exp. Diff
1
0
0
31
46,500
3,000
61
188,500
7,000
91
564,500
19,000
2
100
100
32
49,600
3,100
62
195,800
7,300
92
584,500
20,000
3
300
200
33
52,800
3,200
63
203,400
7,600
93
606,500
22,000
4
600
300
34
56,100
3,300
64
211,300
7,900
94
631,500
25,000
5
1,000
400
35
59,500
3,400
65
219,500
8,200
95
661,500
30,000
6
1,500
500
36
63,000
3,500
66
228,000
8,500
96
701,500
40,000
7
2,100
600
37
66,600
3,600
67
236,800
8,800
97
761,500
60,000
8
2,800
700
38
70,300
3,700
68
245,900
9,100
98
851,500
90,000
9
3,600
800
39
74,100
3,800
69
255,300
9,400
99
1,000,000
148,500
10
4,500
900
40
78,000
3,900
70
265,000
9,700
100
1,300,000
300,000
11
5,500
1,000
41
82,000
4,000
71
275,000
10,000
101
1,600,000
300,000
12
6,600
1,100
42
86,100
4,100
72
285,400
10,400
102
1,900,000
300,000
13
7,800
1,200
43
90,300
4,200
73
296,200
10,800
103
2,200,000
300,000
14
9,100
1,300
44
94,600
4,300
74
307,400
11,200
104
2,600,000
400,000
15
10,500
1,400
45
99,000
4,400
75
319,000
11,600
105
3,000,000
400,000
16
12,000
1,500
46
103,500
4,500
76
331,000
12,000
106
3,500,000
500,000
17
13,600
1,600
47
108,100
4,600
77
343,400
12,400
107
4,000,000
500,000
18
15,300
1,700
48
112,800
4,700
78
356,200
12,800
108
4,600,000
600,000
19
17,100
1,800
49
117,600
4,800
79
369,400
13,200
109
5,200,000
600,000
20
19,000
1,900
50
122,500
4,900
80
383,000
13,600
110
5,900,000
700,000
21
21,000
2,000
51
127,500
5,000
81
397,000
14,000
111
6,600,000
700,000
22
23,100
2,100
52
132,700
5,200
82
411,500
14,500
112
7,400,000
800,000
23
25,300
2,200
53
138,100
5,400
83
426,500
15,000
113
8,200,000
800,000
24
27,600
2,300
54
143,700
5,600
84
442,000
15,500
114
9,100,000
900,000
25
30,000
2,400
55
149,500
5,800
85
458,000
16,000
115
10,000,000
900,000
26
32,500
2,500
56
155,500
6,000
86
474,500
16,500
116
11,000,000
1,000,000
27
35,100
2,600
57
161,700
6,200
87
491,500
17,000
117
12,000,000
1,000,000
28
37,800
2,700
58
168,100
6,400
88
509,000
17,500
118
13,000,000
1,000,000
29
40,600
2,800
59
174,700
6,600
89
527,000
18,000
119
14,000,000
1,000,000
30
43,500
2,900
60
181,500
6,800
90
545,500
18,500
120
15,000,000
1,000,000
Effects of HQ Level
Effective LoS
The Line of Sight formula is affected by HQ level. A higher HQ level will result in higher LoS requirements for routing.
Resource Soft Cap
A higher HQ level will result in a higher soft cap on primary resources (). Please see Resources for more information.
Development Rarity
The higher the HQ level, the higher the chance of obtaining rare equipment from Development.
Difficulty Tiers
The difficulty of events used to automatically be adjusted to HQ level. As of the Winter 2015 event, players have been able to select the difficulty level they wish to challenge. HQ level affects the difficulty levels available to be selected.
HQ level also affects the enemy compositions encountered in some sorties. Please see the individual Sortie pages for the difficulty tier breakdown.
Tier
HQ Level Range
Rare Drop Availability
Notes
I
Casual
1+
Very Limited
Easy
Limited
II
Medium
35+
Most of
Easy or higher must have been selected on the previous map
III
Hard
80+
All
Medium or higher must have been selected on the previous map
Server Ranking
HQ experience earned throughout the year and the month determines players' ranks in the server. This differs from the Admiral Ranks detailed above. Please see Ranking for more details and the help page for advice on how to rank.