Azur Lane is a side-scrolling naval warfare RPG that blends strategic combat, anime-style character design, and immersive storytelling. Players command a fleet of anthropomorphized warships, each inspired by real-life naval vessels from World War II. These warships, represented as beautifully designed anime-style characters, belong to different factions such as Eagle Union, Royal Navy, Sakura Empire, and Iron Blood. The game is quite old and boasts a ton of unique cute shipgirls to summon and use in different fleets. This tier list provides an accurate list of the strongest ships, ranked according to their base rarity and utility. Got questions about guilds, gaming, or our product? Join our Discord for discussions and support!

S		NAME	RARITY	TYPE
		Alsace	6-Star	BB/BC/BBV/BM/IXm
		Admiral Nakhimov	6-Star	CV/CVL
		Azuma	6-Star	CA/CB
		Bismarck Zwei	6-Star	BB/BC/BBV/BM/IXm
		Plymouth	6-Star	CL/IXv

A		NAME	RARITY	TYPE
		Flandre	6-Star	BB/BC/BBV/BM/IXm
		Drake	6-Star	CA/CB
		Yuudachi	6-Star	DD/DDG
		Flasher	6-Star	SS/SSV/IX
		Fritz Rumey	6-Star	CV/CVL

B		NAME	RARITY	TYPE
		Chikuma	6-Star	CA/CB
		Colorado	5-Star	BB/BC/BBV/BM/IXm
		Fargo	5-Star	CL/IXv

S Tier Ships

Let’s take a look at all of the ships in this tier:

Alsace

Alsace is a 6-star rarity ship from the Iris Libre faction. Her 1st active ability Attack Command: Holy Judgement states that when Alsace fires her main guns, it inflicts Lv.1 (Lv.10) Holy Judgment on a randomly selected adversary. While this ship is afloat, 20 seconds after a fleet in which this ship is not present engages in combat, Lv.1 (Lv.10) Holy Judgment is activated. When Lv.1 Holy Judgment is activated, the following happens: For 10 seconds, the victim receives 4.5% (12%) greater damage. Additionally, a Lv.1 (Lv.10) special barrage inflicts a Burn ailment on foes for 30 seconds (DMG depends on skill level).

Admiral Nakhimov

Admiral Nakhimov is a 6-star rarity ship from the Northern Parliament faction. Her 1st active ability Destructive Connection: Peak Load Crash states that her AVI and ACC are increased by 5% (15%) and the Crit Rate by 10% (20%), respectively. When this ship executes an airstrike, it fires an additional Lv.1 (Lv.10) special airstrike (DMG is determined by the skill’s level); 1.5s after this effect begins, all foes on the battlefield receive the Crashed debuff, which reduces their SPD by 60% for 5 seconds.

Azuma

Azuma is a 6-star rarity ship from the Sakura Empire faction. Her 1st active ability Blazing Peaks states that if Azuma is equipped with a high-caliber Main Gun (280mm or greater), the damage delivered by the Main Gun rises by up to 15% (25%) depending on the distance the rounds travel. Increases burn damage inflicted to foes by 20% (50%).

Bismarck Zwei

Bismarck Zwei is a 6-star grade character from the Iron Blood faction. Her 1st active ability Reborn Temple of Iron states that when a fleet this ship is NOT in starts a battle, and while this ship is still afloat: fires a Lv.1 supporting barrage 18s after the battle starts (DMG is based on the skill’s level). If the Flagship of that fleet is an Iron Blood ship: also increases the AVI of that fleet’s Iron Blood CVs and CVLs by 5%.

Plymouth

Plymouth is a 6-star rarity ship from the Royal Navy faction. Her 1st active ability Pathfinder’s Shroud states that every 10 seconds, Plymouth shoots a specific barrage (DMG is determined by skill level) and becomes Shrouded for 5 seconds. Enemies hit by this barrage are Exposed for 10 seconds; Exposed foes receive 8% (18%) more DMG from your Flagship if she is a BB, BC, or BBV.

A Tier Ships

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Flandre

Flandre is a 6-star rarity ship from Vichya Dominion faction. Her 1st active ability Apotheosis: Floruishing Assault states that every 20 seconds, Flandre shoots a Lv.1 special barrage. When this ship fires her second Main Gun volley with at least 60% HP remaining, she randomly tags one enemy target, preferring Humanoid foes. This ship does 4.5% (12%) more damage to the marked enemy. The mark is valid until Flandre’s HP drops below 60% as a result of DMG taken.

Drake

Drake is a 6-star rarity ship from the Royal Navy faction. Her 1st active ability The Fearless Privateer states that Drake increases the critical rate of her built-in secondary cannon by 20% (50%) and changes the ammo type to Special Normal with 100/100/100 modifiers, Shell Range 55, and Speed 200. When this ship’s main gun shoots Normal or High Explosive ammo, alter the ammo type to High Explosive, which has a chance to inflict special Burn on foes struck with 115/115/95 (125/125/105) modifiers.

Yuudachi

Yuudachi is a 6-star rarity ship from the Sakura Empire faction. Her 1st active ability Nightmare of Solomon states that she gains increased FP, TRP, RLD, and EVA by 10% (20%). Further, increase this ship’s DMG dealt to Burning enemies by 5% (15%). For the first 30s of a battle, increase your Vanguard’s Torpedo Crit Rate by 10% and Torpedo Crit DMG by 10% (25%).

Flasher

Flasher is a 6-star rarity ship from the Eagle Union faction. Her 1st active ability Fish are Friends states that increases the ship’s ASR by one. Also, increases this ship’s torpedo critical rate by 5% (15%) and DMG dealt to Light Armor foes by 4% (10%). If this ship is your Submarine Fleet’s Flagship, or if you have another Gato-class SS in your fleet, enhance the TRP and ACC of your Gato-class SSs by 4% (10%).

Fritz Rumey

Fritz Rumey is a 6-star rarity ship from the Iron Blood faction. Her 1st active ability Dauntless Wings of the Hero states that when this ship executes an airstrike, there is a 50% (100%) chance that an additional Lv.1 (Lv.10) special air strike will be launched, reducing the SPD of opponents struck by 30% for 6 seconds; when an afflicted enemy is impacted by a pulling effect, the SPD reduction effect is boosted to 60%. While this ship is afloat, 16 seconds after a fleet that this ship is not a part of begins battle: Fires a Level 1 (Level 10) supporting barrage.

B Tier Ships

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Chikuma

Chikuma is a 6-star rarity ship from the Sakura Empire faction. Her 1st active ability All-Obscuring Eye states that whenever one of this ship’s skills reduces her speed, boost her Evasion Rate by 1% (10%) for the duration of the effect. Reduce the ship’s damage taken by 5% (20%). When this ship is damaged, there is a 70% chance that she will lose speed by 10% while increasing RLD, FP, and EVA by 5% (20%) for 7 seconds. This effect has a 10-second cooldown between activations.

Colorado

Colorado is a 5-star rarity ship from the Eagle Union faction. Her 1st active ability Big Seven – Colorado states that when this ship fires her Main Guns, there’s a 40% chance to fire a Lv.1 (Lv.10) special barrage forward. Once per battle, when the HP of any other ship in your Main Fleet falls below 50% as a result of DMG taken: fires this special barrage. (Replaces Big Seven)

Fargo

Fargo is a 6-star rarity ship from the Eagle Union faction. Her 1st active ability Fast and Reliable Drone Support states that reduces this ship’s damage taken by 5%. Every 20s, utilizes a drone to deliver cargo. When your Vanguard enters the cargo pickup range, the cargo is received, restoring 1% of the ship’s max HP to your Vanguard’s lowest current HP percentage. If the cargo isn’t picked up after 15 seconds, it disappears.

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