Introduction
Construction is accessible from the Arsenal menu. It allows you to build new ship girls. Note that not all ship girls are available from construction. Some are drops from normal maps, others are event exclusive. See below for details.
Construction Types
Normal Construction
This is the basic construction method. Recipes range from 30-999 Fuel , Ammo , Steel and Bauxite . Each attempt costs 1 development material . Speeding up construction costs 1 instant construction .
Construction results are independent of HQ level or flagship, and are solely determined by the amount of resources and devmats used. It is sometimes more resource efficient to find your desired ship in sorties as a drop rather than building them, farming ships through sorties also has the added benefit of training your ships.
Large Ship Construction
Large Ship Construction (LSC) allows you to build rarer ships in exchange for more resource inputs. Recipes range from 1500-700 Fuel and Ammo ; 2000-7000 Steel and 1000-7000 Bauxite . Each attempt costs either 1, 10 or 20 development materials . Speeding up construction costs 10 instant construction .
LSC is unlocked by completing two quests:
- Complete Modernization Quest: You will be required to successfully modernize a ship 4 times.
- Complete Crafting Quest: You will be required to scrap equipment four times (i.e. perform the scrap action four times, **not** scrap four pieces of equipment)
According to the official Twitter, having empty construction docks very slightly increases the chances of obtaining rarer ships. This statement has not been fully tested yet.
Unlike normal construction, certain ships require specific flagships in order to be built. For example, constructing Saratoga requires either Kamoi or Iowa (both american-made ships).
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
- Zara Zara Winter 2016 Event Reward
- 瑞穂 Mizuho Summer 2015 Event Reward, 5-3 Boss Drop, 6-4 Boss Drop
- 神威 Kamoi
- Saratoga Saratoga Fall 2016 Event Reward
Construction Timers
The times below reflect the type of ship or specific ship you will obtain after hitting the build button.
Time | Ship Class | Result | Note |
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00:17:00 | Transport Submarine | Maruyu | Maruyu can only be built through large-scale construction. |
00:18:00 | Destroyer | Mutsuki class | Uzuki is unbuildable. |
00:20:00 | Fubuki class, Ayanami class, Akatsuki class, Hatsuharu class | ||
00:22:00 | Shiratsuyu class, Asashio class | Harusame, Asagumo and Yamagumo are unbuildable. | |
Submarine | I-168, I-58, I-8 | ||
00:24:00 | Destroyer | Kagerou class, Type 1934 Class | Yukikaze is included with the Kagerou-class. |
00:30:00 | Shimakaze | ||
01:00:00 | Light Cruiser | Tenryuu class, Kuma class, Nagara class, Sendai class | Kinu and Abukuma of the Nagara-class take longer to build. |
Agano class | Agano, Noshiro and Yahagi can only be built through large-scale construction. Sakawa is entirely unbuildable. | ||
Heavy Cruiser | Furutaka class, Aoba class | ||
01:10:00 | Training Cruiser | Katori | |
01:10:00 | Heavy Cruiser | Zara | Can only be built through large-scale construction. |
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 | Mikuma can only be built through large-scale construction. | |
02:00:00 | Light Aircraft Carrier | Houshou | |
02:20:00 | Seaplane Tender | Chitose, Chiyoda, Mizuho | Mizuho LSC only ? |
Fleet Oiler | Kamoi | Can only be built through large-scale construction. | |
02:30:00 | Amphibious Assault Ship | Akitsu Maru | Can only be built through large-scale construction. |
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 | Can only be built through large-scale construction. |
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 | Bismarck can only be built through large-scale construction. |
06:00:00 | Regular Aircraft Carrier | Shoukaku, Zuikaku | |
06:40:00 | Armored Aircraft Carrier | Taihou | Can only be built through large-scale construction. |
08:00:00 | Heavy Battleship | Yamato, Musashi | Can only be built through large-scale construction. |
Unbuildable Ships
Available from Sortie |
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Event Only |
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These ships may become buildable in future updates.
See Also
PoiDB Construction Database - https://db.kcwiki.org/construction/
Common Recipes