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Help:Ship Priority

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Introduction

This article is meant to be a rough guideline to help you determine which girls you should be leveling. Included in this is which girls you should be using your limited blueprints, action reports and prototype catapults on. Event-only girls are listed separately due to their rarity. Any girl not listed here can be considered low priority.

The bare minimum you'll require for events is 7DD 1CL 3CA/V 4FBB 2CV 2CVL. This covers all combined fleet combinations with no extra capacity for ship locks or historical ships.

As a general rule, girls which require special resources (blueprint, action report, protoype catapult) are rated lower than their counterparts unless they outclass every other girl in that category. Unless otherwise noted, you should be getting girls to their highest remodel.

The advice in this article assumes you already have the girl. Don't stress about missing high priority girls.

Destroyer (DD)

DDs form the backbone of your fleet. They are your specialists that can be divided into the following roles:

  1. Combat
    • Torpedo Cut-In
  2. Anti-sub
  3. Anti-installation (overlaps with Transport Combined Fleet)
  4. Anti-air

Some DDs can fulfill more than one role.

Combat (Including TCI)
Priority Name Availability Notes
Very High Yuudachi Drop
Normal Construction
  • Common drop.
  • Low Kai Ni level at 55.
Ayanami Drop
Normal Construction
  • Common drop.
  • Can double up as TCI ship with 40   at Kai Ni.
Yukikaze Drop
Normal Construction
  • Low remodel level.
  • Combat stats are on the low end but high   makes her ideal for TCI.
Shimakaze Drop
Normal Construction
  • Low remodel level.
Shigure Drop
Normal Construction
  • Common drop.
  • Low Kai Ni level at 60.
  • Combat stats are on the low end but high   makes her ideal for TCI.
High Asashio Drop
Normal Construction
  • Common drop.
  • Convertible remodel to ASW focus.
Jervis Event Drop
  • Low combat stats but 55   makes her good for TCI.
  • Innate OASW at Kai.
Tashkent Event Drop
  • 4-slots.
  • Low combat stats but 4 slots and 43   makes her a good for TCI.
Medium Naganami Drop
  • Requires Blueprint and Action Report
  • Required for quarterly that gives Action Reports.
Kawakaze Drop
  • Can also carry landing craft.
Michishio Drop
Normal Construction
  • Common drop.
  • Can also carry landing craft/tanks.
Kasumi Drop
Normal Construction
  • Common drop.
  • Can also carry landing craft/tanks.
Low Hatsushimo Drop
Normal Construction
  • Common drop.
  • Low combat stats but 53   makes her capable of TCI.
Shiratsuyu
Murasame 		Drop
Normal Construction
  • Requires Action Report.
  • Common drop.
  • Can carry tanks (Shiratsuyu) or DLC (Murasame).
Umikaze Drop
  • Requires Action Report.
  • Can carry tanks.
Ooshio
Arashio
Arare 		Drop
Normal Construction
  • Requires Blueprint.
  • Common drop
  • Can carry tanks and DLC.
Kagerou
Shiranui
Kuroshio 		Drop
Normal Construction
  • Requires Blueprint.
Yuugumo
Makigumo
Kazagumo
Asashimo 		Drop
  • Requires Blueprint and Action Report
Anti-Submarine
Priority Name Availability (Other) Roles Notes
Very High Yukikaze Kai, Hatsushimo Kai 2 D, RC TCI low remodel level (Yukikaze)
High Shimakaze Kai D, RC Combat low remodel level
High Michishio Kai 2, Kasumi Kai 2 D, RC Combat, AIW DLC/Tank-Capable
High Jervis Kai E TCI, ASW Auto-OASW
High Tashkent Kai E ASW, AIW 4 Slots
Medium High Akizuki Kai, Teruzuki Kai, Hatsuzuki Kai, Suzutsuki Kai E AA Main Source of 10cm HA + AAFD
Medium High Kawakaze Kai 2 D Combat DLC-Capable
Medium Fletcher Kai, Johnston Kai E AA, ASW Auto-OASW, Special AACI
Medium Naganami Kai 2 D Combat BQx for repeatable Action Report
Medium Verniy, Asashio K2D D, RC Combat, ASW, AIW DLC/Tank-Capable
Medium Akatsuki Kai 2, Asashio Kai 2 D, RC Combat
Medium Tanikaze D Kai, Urakaze D Kai D ASW
Medium Isokaze B Kai, Hamakaze B Kai D AA Special AACI w/o AAFD
Medium Ooshio Kai 2, Arashio Kai 2 D, RC Combat, AIW DLC/Tank-Capable
Medium Shiratsuyu Kai 2, Umikaze Kai 2 D, RC (S) Combat, ASW, AIW Tank-Capable
Medium Murasame Kai 2 D, RC Combat, ASW, AIW DLC-Capable
Low Satsuki Kai 2, Fumizuki Kai 2, Arare Kai 2 D, RC ASW, AIW Tank/DLC-Capable
Low Kagerou Kai 2, Shiranui Kai 2, Kuroshio Kai 2 D, RC Combat
Low Yuugumo Kai 2, Makigumo Kai 2, Kazagumo Kai 2, Asashimo Kai 2 D Combat
Low Maestrale Kai, Libeccio Kai, Grecale Kai, Samuel B. Roberts Kai E, D (Libe) ASW Lib. enables Zara LSC, Auto-OASW (Sammy)
Very low Anything not listed here

Destroyer Escort (DE)

All DEs are low priority for leveling. There's no reason to level them outside of fulfilling branching or expedition requirements. You'll want at least 4 DE at Kai and the rest can be leveled at your own leisure.

Light Cruiser (CL)

The primary role of a CL is to provide utility for the fleet. This is readily apparent in Combined Fleets that only allow a single CL to participate. As such, there is a limited number of CLs that can be considered useful. Like DDs, they can be roughly divided into the same roles.

Regular Girls
Priority Name Availability Notes
Very High Abukuma Drop
Normal Construction
  • Requires blueprint.
  • Can perform opening torpedoes.
    • Has great combat stats for TCI if luckmodded.
  • Good ASW allows OASW at Kai Ni.
    • Requires level 82 for OASW while maintaining opening torpedoes.
  • Can carry DLC/tank for anti-installation nukes.
Kitakami
Ooi 		Drop
Normal Construction
  • Low remodel level.
  • Can perform opening torpedoes.
  • Source of 61cm Quint (Oxygen) Torpedo Mount.
  • Classified as CLT.
    • They do not always count as CL for branching requirements.
    • They do not count as CLs for the 1CL requirement in CF escorts.
Sendai Drop
Normal Construction
  • Only valuable for equipment, but equipment is a must-have.
High Kuma
Nagara 		Drop
Normal Construction
  • Low remodel level.
  • Common drop.
Yuubari Drop
Normal Construction
  • 4-slots.
  • Good ASW allows OASW relatively early on.
  • 4-slots allows maintaining DA setups while stacking WG42 for anti-installation.
  • Unable to perform artillery spotting.
Yura Drop
Normal Construction
  • Common drop.
  • Requires Blueprint.
  • Can perform opening torpedoes.
  • Good ASW allows OASW at Kai Ni.
    • Requires level 79 for OASW while maintaining opening torpedoes.
  • Can carry DLC/tank for anti-installation nukes.
  • Can carry SPF to help with AS.
  • Can perform decent AACI.
Medium Kiso Drop
Normal Construction
  • Common drop.
  • Can perform opening torpedoes.
  • Classified as CLT.
    • Does not always count as CL for branching requirements.
    • Does not count as CL for the 1CL requirement in CF escorts.
Isuzu Drop
Normal Construction
  • Common drop.
  • Low Kai Ni level.
  • Innate OASW at Kai Ni.
Jintsuu Drop
Normal Construction
  • Low Kai Ni level.
  • Common drop.
  • Highest combat stats.
Naka Drop
Normal Construction
  • Lowest Kai Ni level.
  • Common drop.
Agano
Noshiro
Yahagi
Sakawa 		Drop
Large Ship Construction (Except Sakawa)
  • Low remodel level.
  • Can carry SPB.
Ooyodo Drop
Event
  • 4-slots allows maintaining DA setups while stacking WG42 for anti-installation.
  • Bad ASW makes her unable to OASW until very high levels.
  • Low combat stats.
Low Tama Drop
Normal Construction
  • Common drop.
  • Requires blueprint.
  • Good ASW allows OASW on Kai Ni.
  • Can carry DLC/tank for anti-installation nukes.
  • Can carry SPF to help with AS.
Kinu Drop
Normal Construction
  • Requires blueprint.
  • Good ASW allows OASW on Kai Ni.
  • Can carry DLC/tank for anti-installation nukes.
Event-Only Girls
Priority Name Availability Notes
High Gotland
Abruzzi
Garibaldi 		Event
  • 4-slots.
  • Good ASW for Gotland and Garibaldi allows OASW relatively early on.
  • 4-slots allows maintaining DA setups while stacking WG42 for anti-installation.

Heavy Cruisers

tl;dr: CAV, Maya, Myoukou-class

SS(V)

tl;dr: Maruyu, U-511 for WG, Big Sub for Seiran

BB

tl;dr: nelson, snails, hotels, warspite, colorado

FBB

tl;dr: Boungous (w/o K2C), Iowa, Italians, Richelieu, Boungou K2C/Bisko Drei, Gangut

BBV

tl;dr Ise K2, big gap, Hyuuga K2, Fuso/Yamashiro K2

CV

tl;dr: Cranes, Sara, Intrepid, Dragons, Akagi, Kaga(?), Taihou, Ark, Unryuu-Class, Aquila, GZ

CVL

tl;dr: Zuihou, Junyou, Chitose-Class, RJ, the rest...

AV

tl;dr: Nisshin, Teste, Akitsushima (for routing and Taitei), gap, Mizuho, chiyoda/chitose

AO

n/a

AS

n/a

AX

Top priority Akashi

CT

Wow, it's fucking nothing. Extremely Low Priority. Don't bother unless you're completely out of other things to work on.

  • Their slow speed and poor combat stats generally leave them completely outclassed by other ships.
  • Some potential for ASW thanks to their 4 slots, but you should not be using them at all unless shiplocking conservatively for an early ASW map. Again, completely outclassed by ships specialising in ASW.
  • You should not be using them in PvP for the passive experience bonus unless you have absolutely run out of other things to level. You're better off levelling more useful ships instead of wasting a PvP slot on them.
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