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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. Any girl not listed here is considered very low priority and should be left for last.

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 Luck at Kai Ni.
Yukikaze Drop
Normal Construction
  • Low remodel level.
  • Combat stats are on the low end but high Luck 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 Luck 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 Luck makes her good for TCI.
  • Innate OASW at Kai.
Tashkent Event Drop
  • 4-slots.
  • Low combat stats but 4 slots and 43 Luck 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 Luck 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 Notes
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 Escorts

See the Modernization page for details on modding with DEs.

Priority Ship Availability Role Misc
Low Shimushu, Kunashiri E ASW, Mod May be periodically available as a temporary drop on normal maps and/or reward from temporary quest(s).
Low Ishigaki, Hachijou E ASW, Mod
Low Etorofu, Matsuwa Q, E ASW, Mod May be periodically available as a temporary drop on normal maps and/or reward from temporary quest(s).
Quest reward option for F73.
Low Sado, Tsushima, Fukae E ASW, Mod May be periodically available as a temporary drop on normal maps and/or reward from temporary quest(s).
Low Hiburi, Daitou E ASW, Mod May be periodically available as a temporary drop on normal maps and/or reward from temporary quest(s).
Very Low Mikura E ASW, Mod No modding partner (see Modernization).

Light Cruisers

CLs face the tightest competition for slots in a fleet as escort fleets traditionally allow only a single CL. There exists a large gulf in quality between the best and the worst picks for a CL slot. The very best CLs are capable of enhancing the performance of the entire fleet with torpedoes or a fourth slot.

Priority Ship Accessibility Role Misc
Very High Abukuma Kai 2 D, RC Combat Opening Torpedo, Daihatsu/Tank Carrier
Very High Sendai Kai 2 D, RC Eq Valuable for equipment, mediocre combat performance otherwise
Very High Kitakami Kai 2, Ooi Kai 2 D, RC Combat CLT
High Yuubari Kai D, RC Utility Easily accessible 4 slot CL
High Kuma Kai, Nagara Kai D, RC Combat Low remodel level, excellent stats
High Yura Kai 2 D, RC AS, AIW Opening Torpedo, Daihatsu/Tank Carrier, Seaplane Fighters
Medium Isuzu Kai 2 D, RC ASW Auto-OASW
Medium Kiso Kai 2 D Combat CLT
Medium Jintsuu Kai 2 D, RC Combat
Medium Ooyodo Kai D, E AIW Source of FCF, 4 Slots
Low Tama Kai 2 D, RC AS, AIW Tank/DLC/SPF-Capable
Very Low Tatsuta Kai 2 D, RC ASW, AIW Auto-OASW
Medium-High (If available) Gotland Kai, Garibaldi Kai, Abruzzi Kai E Combat 4 Slots
Very Low Anything else not listed here

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

Not listed due to being fucking useless