Introduction
Ranking serves as the competitive aspect of Kantai Collection. You compete against other Admirals on your server to see who can earn the most points in a month doing various activities. Ranking rewards players with rare equipment.
- You can view your rank in the Military Records menu under the Ranking tab.
- Ranks are updated twice daily at 0300 and 1500 JST.
- Rank points stop counting for the daily update at 0200 and 1400 JST.
- This means any points earned after this cut off will count towards the next update.
- The final cut off for the month is at 2200 JST on the last day of the month.
- Rare equipment from ranking is not necessarily useful. Please see Rank Rewards for a list of historical rewards.
- Difficulty of ranking varies from server to server. Please see Rank History for the general pattern of rank thresholds for your server.
- Note that rank history before August 2018 are not indicative of current ranking difficulty because those were from Phase 1.
- You will not be able to rank if you have reached the HQ experience cap of 300,000,000.
- Admirals who have breached the Terms of Service may be banned from ranking. They will be unable to rank for an unknown period of time.
- Admirals with the same amount of rank points will be sorted by HQ experience.
- For tips on how to rank, please see the help page.
Reward Tiers
Normal Tiers
The standard ranking tiers are:
- Top 5
- Top 20
- Top 100
- Top 500
Higher tiers provide more and better rewards. The rankings also get more competitive as you climb the tiers. T20 - and sometimes T100 - requires careful planning, resource management and strategy. Because of the way points are earned, it becomes marginally easier to rank throughout the year if you rank consistently. Rewards are distributed with a month lag. I.e the reward for June's ranking is distributed at the end of July. Finalised rank points are also displayed at that time.
Special Tiers
The Special reward tiers were introduced during Phase 2. They are:
- Lucky Special Operations Fleet Group (キリ番特務艦隊群)
- Rank 600, 700, 800, 880, 888, 900, 999, and 1000.
- Choice Fleet Name & Comment Striking Force Group (艦隊名&コメント選抜遊撃部隊群)
- 8 Admirals.
Admirals who are selected will receive the same reward as the Top 500. To be eligible, you need to be within the top 501-1,000 Admirals in your server. Special reward tiers are essentially a lottery and shouldn't be relied upon for ranking rewards.
Earning Points
Initial Points
These points are also known as "Carry Over" points. It is based on the amount of HQ experience earned in the current year to date and the amount of bonus points earned in the previous month. These points are calculated at 0300 JST on the first day of the month.
[math]\displaystyle{ \text{RP}_\text{initial} = \frac{\text{RP}_\text{YTD}}{50,000} + \frac{\text{RP}_\text{prev-bonus}}{35} }[/math]
- [math]\displaystyle{ \text{RP}_\text{YTD} }[/math] is the total year-to-date HQ exp earned since January.
- There is no way to check the carry over from HQ exp in game. You will need to keep records of your own to keep track.
- [math]\displaystyle{ \text{BonusRP}_\text{PrevMonth} }[/math] is the total amount of EO and quest bonus points earned in the previous month.
Monthly Points
These points are earned from sorties, exercises and expeditions. Please see HQ experience for information on HQ experience is earned. Note that HQ experience doesn't translate directly to rank points, points earned is given by the following formula:
[math]\displaystyle{ \text{RP}_\text{month} = \text{HQ Exp}_\text{month} \times 0.0007 }[/math]
- [math]\displaystyle{ \text{HQ Exp}_\text{month} }[/math] is the total HQ exp earned after 2200 JST on the last day of the previous month.
These points usually count for a majority of your rank points in a month. The most efficient way of earning points is through sorties. Expeditions and exercises do not provide enough HQ exp to rank.
| Map | Non-Boss Exp | Boss Exp | Route | Points Earned | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World 1 | ||||||
| 1-1 | 10 | 20 | AC | 0.021 | Random branching only. | |
| 1-2 | 10 | 20 | AE | 0.112 | ||
| 1-3 | 40 | 380 | ADBEFJ | 0.322 | Fuel farming route. | |
| CFJ | 0.322 | |||||
| 1-4 | 60 | 720 | BCFIL BCFHL ADEHL ADGJL |
0.588 | ||
| BDEHL BDGJL |
0.630 | |||||
| 1-5 | 80 | 1,060 | ADEJ ADFGJ |
0.910 | ||
| 1-6 | 100 | - | AEGFB | 0.140 | Unlikely to get an S rank at F. | |
| AEGKMJD CHKMJD AEGKMLID CHKMLID |
0.210 | Unlikely to get an S rank at D or L. | ||||
| World 2 | ||||||
| 2-1 | 60 | 720 | CDH CDEH |
0.588 | ||
| 2-2 | 70 | 840 | CEK CEFHK |
0.637 | ||
| CEGK CEGHK |
0.686 | |||||
| 2-3 | 90 | 1,180 | CDGKN CDGIKN |
0.889 | ||
| ADGKN ADGIKN CFGKN CFGIKN CFJN |
0.952 | |||||
| BEFJN BFGKN BFGIKN |
1.015 | |||||
| 2-4 | 120 | 1,740 | BGHLP BCGHLP |
1.386 | ||
| BGHIKLP BCGHIKLP BCFJLP BCFJMP |
1.470 | BCFJLMP not included because it arrives at the boss with too little fuel/ammo. | ||||
| 2-5 | 160 | 2,320 | CEIO CEGIO |
1.848 | ||
| BFJO CEGLO |
1.960 | |||||
| World 3 | ||||||
| 3-1 | 110 | 1,420 | CDG CFG |
1.148 | ||
| 3-2 | 120 | 1,740 | CEFL | 1.302 | Recommended ranking route. | |
| CGHFL | 1.386 | |||||
| 3-3 | 140 | 2,280 | ACGM ABFJM |
1.792 | ||
| 3-4 | 160 | 3,320 | BHLJP | 2.548 | ||
| ACEGJP ACFMP BHGJP BHLNP |
2.660 | ACEGJP is the recommended ranking route. | ||||
| 3-5 | 190 | 2,880 | FGK | 2.282 | ||
| BDHK BCFGK BEHK |
2.415 | |||||
| World 7 | ||||||
| 7-1 | 140 | 1,680 | DEGHK FGHK |
1.470 | DEGHK is the recommended ranking route. | |
| 7-2 Phase 1 | 180 | 360 | CEG | 0.504 | ||
| 7-2 Phase 2 | 180 | 2,360 | BCDIM | 2.030 | Recommended ranking route. | |
| World 4 | ||||||
| 4-1 | 110 | 1,520 | CFHJ | 1.218 | ||
| ABDHJ ABDGJ CFDHJ CFDGJ |
1.295 | |||||
| 4-2 | 120 | 1,640 | ACL | 1.316 | ||
| ACGL AEGL BDCL |
1.400 | |||||
| BDHGL | 1.484 | H is a submarine node that doesn't use ammo. | ||||
| 4-3 | 140 | 1,880 | ABGHN ADHN CDHN CFHN |
1.610 | ||
| 4-4 | 170 | 2,340 | AEIK | 1.995 | Recommended ranking route. | |
| 4-5 | 200 | 2,900 | ADHT CDHT |
2.310 | ||
| ADHKT CDHKT CFGHT CFJHT |
2.450 | |||||
| ABEMRSQONT | 2.730 | |||||
| World 5 | ||||||
| 5-1 | 160 | 2,020 | BCFJ | 1.638 | ||
| ADEGJ BEGJ BCFGJ |
1.750 | |||||
| 5-2 | 170 | 2,340 | BCDFO BCEFO |
1.995 | ||
| 5-3 | 190 | 2,680 | DGIOKEQ DGIOKHEQ DGJLOKEQ |
2.142 | ||
| CDGIOKEQ CDGIOKHEQ DGIJLOKEQ |
2.275 | |||||
| 5-4 | 210 | 3,020 | BCGLP BEHIJMP |
2.555 | ||
| 5-5 | 240 | 3,480 | ACEGIMOS ACEHNOS BFJPS BKPS |
2.940 | ||
| World 6 | ||||||
| 6-1 | 180 | 2,160 | AFGHK | 1.764 | ||
| ADFGHK CFGHK |
1.890 | |||||
| 6-2 | 200 | 2,600 | CEIK CEJK |
2.100 | ||
| CEFIK | 2.240 | |||||
| 6-3 | 180 | 2,760 | CEGHJ | 2.184 | ||
| CEFHJ | 2.310 | |||||
| 6-4 | 230 | 3,160 | ADCFN BDCFN |
2.856 | ||
| 6-5 | 260 | 3,520 | ACDGM BFIJM |
3.192 | ||
- ↑ Assumes S-ranks at all nodes.
Extra Operations
Extra Operations reset at 0000JST on the 1st of every month. Clearing them will give bonus points. Note that clearing EOs after 2200JST on the last day of the month loses you the bonus points.
| Map | Bonus Points | Extra Rewards | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Medal
|
Present Box
| |||
| 1-5 | 75 | 1 | - | |
| 1-6 | 75 | - | 1 | |
| 2-5 | 100 | 1 | - | |
| 3-5 | 150 | 1 | - | |
| 4-5 | 180 | 1 | - | |
| 5-5 | 200 | 1 | - | |
| 6-5 | 250 | 1 | - | |
Quests
All quests that give bonus ranking points are quarterly quests. They reset at 0500JST on the 1st of March, June, September and December. These quests are colloquially known as "Cannons".
- Any bonus points from quests earned after 1400JST on the last day of the month are carried forward to the following month.
- Any bonus points from quests earned after 2200JST on the last day of the month are lost.
| Quest Name | Bonus Points | Extra Rewards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bq2 | 350 | 2,000 Irakox1;  x4
|
Aka "Z Cannon". |
| Bq7 | 200 | 800   Choice of: x1 or x5
|
Aka "Mikawa Cannon" |
| Bq8 | 300 | 2,000 500 500 Choice of: Skilled Lookout x1 or Skilled Pilot x1 or Maritime Resupplyx4 |
Aka "W7 Cannon" |
| Bq10 | 400 | 2,000 Choice of: x4 or Irako x3 or Maritime Resupply x4
|
Aka "Z2 Cannon" |
| Bq11 | 80 | 800 Choice of: x4 or Type 94 Depth Charge Launcher x2 or Drum Canister x2
|
Aka "Newbie Cannon" |
| Bq12 | 330 | 2,400 Choice of: x1 or Daihatsu x2 or New Type Rocket Equipment Development Materials x1
|
Aka "W4 Cannon" |