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:

Combat
- Torpedo Cut-In
Anti-sub
Anti-installation (overlaps with Transport Combined Fleet)
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.
Low	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

Very Low Priority: Taigei is only a Submarine Tender in her Base form (will remodel to the CVL Ryuuhou) with weak stats. Her main purpose is to fullfill Quests d13 and D14 as well as obscure routing requirements in Event Maps from time to time, to which her level is largely irrelevant.

AX

Top Priority: As soon as you acquire Akashi, she should be leveled and remodeled

Akashi Kai has a higher success chance on improving Equipment, saving valuable Improvement Materials
The remodel also gives an additional Ship Repair Facility, enabling another ship to be repaired via Anchorage Repair
- Leveling a second Akashi for her Repair Facilities (for a total of 4) to be able to repair up to 5 Ships is also an option, but not high priority
It is not necessary to level her beyond her remodel level

CT

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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