List of light cruisers by upgraded maximum stats/New

For a sortable table, see /Sortable.

• Green: Outstanding
• Yellow: Above Average

• Since the Luck Stat is difficult to modernize, it is listed as Base(Max).

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No.	Name	Class																Notes
28	Tenryuu Kai 天龍改	Tenryuu	20	59	79	138	49	69	49	12(59)	40	59	79	Fast	0	25	25	Cannot perform Artillery Spotting
29	Tatsuta Kai 龍田改
277	Tenryuu Kai Ni 天龍改二		84	64	78	142	89	70	53	17(77)	42	63	82		3 (1,1,1)			Second remodel. Can equip Autogyros & Type 96 150cm Searchlight. Cannot equip Large Radars, Reconnaissance Seaplanes and Secondary Guns.
278	Tatsuta Kai Ni 龍田改二		80	50	80	130	80	82	52	18(79)			84					Second remodel. Can equip Autogyros, Daihatsu & Type 2 Amphibious Tank. Can always preform OASW. Cannot equip Large Radars, Reconnaissance Seaplanes and Secondary Guns.
20	Kitakami 北上	Kuma	-	39	79	118	49	59	39	15(69)	25	29	69	Fast	0	25	25	Remodels into Torpedo Cruiser. Cannot perform Artillery Spotting.
19	Ooi 大井			49	89	138	59			17(49)			77
39	Kuma Kai 球磨改		20	69		158	69	79	49	12(59)	42	69	79		3 (1,1,1)		30
40	Tama Kai 多摩改			59	79	138	59					59
41	Kiso Kai 木曾改																	Remodels into Torpedo Cruiser
347	Tama Kai Ni 多摩改二		70	61	91	152	83	85	61	13(69)	46	69	82					Second remodel. Can equip all Seaplanes, Daihatsu, Type 2 Amphibious Tank, Extra Armor (medium) & Aviation Personnel.
No.	Name	Class																Notes
42	Nagara Kai 長良改	Nagara	20	69	89	158	69	79	49	12(59)	43	69	79	Fast	3 (1,1,1)	25	30
43	Isuzu Kai 五十鈴改		12	59	79	138	59	79			37	59
44	Natori Kai 名取改		20	69	89	158		79			43
45	Yura Kai 由良改			59	79	138		79
109	Kinu Kai 鬼怒改		17								41		79				35
110	Abukuma Kai 阿武隈改										42		79
141	Isuzu Kai Ni 五十鈴改二		50	62		141	85	94	59	13(70)	44	69	80		0		30	Second remodel. Short range. Unique AACI. Can always preform OASW. Cannot perform Artillery Spotting.
288	Yura Kai Ni 由良改二		77	57	83	140	88	83	64	16(71)	45	67	84		4 (1,2,1)			Second remodel. Requires Blueprint. Short range. all Seaplanes, SCAMP, Daihatsu, Type 2 Amphibious Tank & Kouhyouteki.
287	Kinu Kai Ni 鬼怒改二		75	58	84	142	86	87	60	17(72)		68	82		3 (1,1,1)			Second remodel. Requires Blueprint. Short range. 2 unique AACI. Grants innate extra resources. Can equip Daihatsu & Type 2 Amphibious Tank.
200	Abukuma Kai Ni 阿武隈改二			56	94	150	78	82		20(74)			83				35	Second remodel. Requires Blueprint. Short range. Can equip Daihatsu, Type 2 Amphibious Tank & Kouhyouteki.
No.	Name	Class																Notes
46	Sendai Kai 川内改	Sendai	20	59	79	138	69	79	49	12(59)	44	69	79	Fast	3 (1,1,1)	25	30
47	Jintsuu Kai 神通改						59					59
48	Naka Kai 那珂改							79
158	Sendai Kai Ni 川内改二		60	69	89	158	71	74	55	14(80)	49	69	84				35	Second remodel
159	Jintsuu Kai Ni 神通改二			74	99	173	68	80	54	13(81)	51		80
160	Naka Kai Ni 那珂改二		48	69	84	153	76	85	54	13(84)	48	68	82
No.	Name	Class																Notes
111	Yuubari Kai 夕張改	Yuubari	25	63	79	142	69	69	44	17(69)	36	49	69	Fast	0	25	40	4 equipment slots. Cannot perform Artillery Spotting.
422	Yuubari Kai Ni 夕張改二		84	56	80	136	88	83	52	30(88)	41	65	83			30		5 equipment slots. Cannot perform Artillery Spotting. Cannot equip seaplanes or secondary guns. Restrictions on slots 4 and 5. Special AACI.
423	Yuubari Kai Ni Toku 夕張改二特		86		88	144	78	70	50			66	81	Slow				5 equipment slots. Cannot perform Artillery Spotting. Cannot equip seaplanes, secondary guns, or large radar. Restrictions on slots 4 and 5. Can perform Opening Torpedo when equipped with minisubs. Slow, but can be increased to fast with a single Improved Kanhon Type Turbine. Daihatsu & Type 2 Amphibious Tank.
424	Yuubari Kai Ni D 夕張改二丁		88		80	136		89	54			64	85	Fast				5 equipment slots. Cannot perform Cannot perform Artillery Spotting. Cannot equip seaplanes, secondary guns, or large radar. Can equip large sonars and can perform opening anti-sub regardless of stat. Restrictions on slots 4 and 5.
137	Agano Kai 阿賀野改	Agano	35	68	79	147	73	82	59	10(59)	45	69	80	Fast	6 (2,2,2)	30	40	Can equip Seaplane Bombers.
138	Noshiro Kai 能代改			70		149	72			10(64)
139	Yahagi Kai 矢矧改			72		151	74			14(69)	47		84
140	Sakawa Kai 酒匂改			67	78	145		85		30(74)	46		81
183	Ooyodo Kai 大淀改	Ooyodo	35	71	49	120	77	39	84	30(84)	47	69	78	Fast	12 (0,6,6,0)	35	35	4 equipment slots
No.	Name	Class																Notes
389	Duca degli Abruzzi Kai L.d.S.D.d.Abruzzi改	Duca degli Abruzzi	45	73	70	143	70	59	49	30(98)	52	75	77	Fast	8 (2,2,2,2)	40	55	4 equipment slots
390	Giuseppe Garibaldi Kai G.Garibaldi改			72		142		60	48	30(100)			78
397	Atlanta Kai Atlanta改	Atlanta	50	64	70	134	128	32	50	18(58)	41	61	76	Fast	0	30	60	Can perform special AACI types.
379	Gotland Kai Gotland改	Gotland	55	62	70	132	102	62	55	24(98)	43	63	77	Fast	4 (1,1,1,1)	30	30	4 equipment slots. Can equip Seaplane Bombers.
430	Gotland Andra Gotland andra		85	60	73	133	90	60	72	26(108)	47	67	78		14 (2,2,3,7)		35
399	De Ruyter Kai De Ruyter改	De Ruyter	50	70	60	130	75	50	55	10(57)	43	67	73	Fast	5 (1,2,2)	30	40
418	Perth Kai Perth改	Perth	45	72	72	144	70	55	50	22(65)	45	68	72	Fast	3 (1,1,1)	30	45
No.	Name	Class																Notes
Light Cruiser Related Classes CLT: Torpedo Cruiser CT: Training Cruiser (these are not counted as Light Cruisers for Expeditions and map branching but are here for comparison) Highlights are relative to CLs above.
No.	Name	Class																Notes
98	Kitakami Kai 北上改	Kuma (CLT)	10	39	99	138	39	59	39	15(69)	32	39	77	Fast	0	25	50	Cannot perform Artillery Spotting.
97	Ooi Kai 大井改									10(49)
115	Kitakami Kai Ni 北上改二		50	63	139	202	49	79	43	30(79)	43	63	83				75	Second remodel. Cannot perform Artillery Spotting.
114	Ooi Kai Ni 大井改二									13(49)
146	Kiso Kai Ni 木曾改二		65	65	111	176	72	82	49	13(69)	44	65	85				50
154	Katori Kai 香取改	Katori (CT)	35	36	40	76	48	62	48	12(54)	40	39	52	Slow	8 (2,2,2,2)	35	20	4 equipment slots
265	Kashima Kai 鹿島改			37	39		62	69	50	20(79)			54
No.	Name	Class																Notes

General Notes:

• Light Cruisers that can equip Seaplanes can perform Artillery Spotting during day battles. Although they have the ability to equip all medium guns and have lower resource costs than Heavy Cruisers, they are frail and most of them possess only 3 slots. This makes them functionally weaker than their Heavy Cruiser counterparts but stronger than the DDs.
• Light Cruisers will always attack Submarines when present which can be a disadvantage when it is not desired.
• All Light Cruisers are of medium range except Isuzu Kai Ni, Abukuma Kai Ni, Yura Kai Ni, Tenryuu Kai Ni, and Tatsuta Kai Ni.
• Notable Light Cruisers (CL):
  • Sendai class CL (Sendai, Jintsuu, and Naka) have a second remodel with higher stats and rare equipment which turn them into top-tier Light Cruisers. They have significant level requirements for remodelling but are a good investment in the long term.
    • Sendai Kai Ni remodel comes with a Searchlight, Star Shell and Type 98 Reconnaissance Seaplane (Night Recon), all of which are support equipment that will improve your fleet's performance during night battle.
    • Naka Kai Ni has the lowest level requirement for a second remodel (Lv 48) among Light Cruisers but comes with stats that rival Sendai and Jintsuu (Lv 60) which makes her a very good CL for lower level Admirals. She has very good ASW power and can perform OASW at relatively low levels.
    • Jintsuu Kai Ni has the highest base firepower, torpedo (excluding CLTs), and third highest HP among all Light Cruisers which makes her the strongest CL for surface combat currently in the game.
    • Obtaining all three Light Cruisers of the Sendai class is required to unlock the third fleet through Quest A14.
  • Isuzu Kai Ni boasts the highest ASW stat in-game and one of the best Anti-Air stats. She also received a built-in Anti-Aircraft Fire Director. However, her range is reduced from medium to short and she can no longer use scouting seaplanes.
    • Her first remodel comes with a Type 21 Air Radar, while her second remodel comes with another Type 21 Air Radar, a Type 22 Surface Radar, and a Type 3 Depth Charge Projector.
    • Her first remodel can be useful for modernizing AA stat (+5 )
    • As of 6/30/2016 update, in her Kai Ni state she is able to perform a pre-emptive ASW attack (before opening torpedo) regardless of ASW stat and equipment setup.
  • Yuubari, Ooyodo, Gotland, Duca degli Abruzzi and Giuseppe Garibaldi are the only Light Cruisers with 4 equipment slots.
    • Having 4 equipment slots is quite important for ASW purposes, as ASW stats from equipment are worth 10x more than ASW stats from the ship's original stat. See combat mechanics page for more information on how ASW damage is calculated.
    • Both Duca degli Abruzzi and Giuseppe Garibaldi additionally have very high base firepower (Abruzzi is sharing the top spot with Jintsuu while Garibaldi is only 1 FP behind). Though their torpedo stat is slightly on the weak side the 2 of them are currently the strongest combat CLs among the 4 slotters and also have for Light Cruisers comparatively high base Luck.
  • Kitakami, Ooi, and Kiso can be remodeled into Torpedo Cruisers (CLT). While no longer a Light Cruiser for fleet composition requirements, they gain an outstanding Torpedo stat and can equip Kouhyouteki Midget Subs for preemptive torpedo strikes.
    • Kitakami and Ooi remodel into CLT at level 10 but do not shine until their second remodel at level 50, which gives them an extra equipment slot that allows them to equip for both preemptive torpedo strikes as well as night special attacks.
    • Kiso unlocks the 3rd equipment slot after the first remodel at level 20 but does not change classes until her second remodel at 65. Her stats are more evenly distributed which makes her Torpedo attacks less powerful than her sisters'.
    • In terms of ship type, Torpedo Cruisers (CLT) are usually not classified as Light Cruisers (CL) and can not be used as a substitute for a CL in any branching requirements or expeditions.
  • Abukuma Kai Ni has high stats overall (except for firepower) and can equip Kouhyouteki Midget Subs and Daihatsu Landing Crafts; in addition, she is still classified as a CL for routing and can still equip seaplanes. However, she has a pretty high remodel level (75) and requires a blueprint.
    • Yura Kai Ni is similar to Abukuma in that she can equip Kouhyouteki and Landing Crafts, but has considerably lower offensive stats in exchange for the best Anti-Air stat of all light cruisers and the ability to carry Seaplane Bombers or Fighters. Additionally, she can use 8cm High-angle Gun and 8cm High-angle Gun Kai + Additional Machine Guns in her Reinforcement Expansion slot, freeing up her main slots while still letting her do a Double Attack during Night Battles. Due to her versatility, her remodel level is quite high (77) and requires a blueprint as well.
  • Kuma, Nagara and Natori have very good stats (comparable to other CL Kai Nis) with their remodels at level 20. However, they can be difficult to obtain on early worlds.
  • All of the Agano-class ships have decent all-around stats for only having a single remodel. However, they use up slightly more resources and are rather rare compared to other light cruisers. Sakawa in particular has slightly higher ASW power and is tied with Ooyodo, Garibaldi, and Abruzzi for the highest luck, making her useful for torpedo cut-ins in certain situations.

See Also

• Notable ships by class - Reddit intermediate players' guide