Azur Lane Explain: Destroyers Tier List (April 2020)
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In this video I'll discuss what Destroyers are the best in this game, and explain why each ship deserves their placement on the tier list.
Tier List Used in This Video:
www.reddit.com/r/AzureLane/co...
NEWEST TIER LIST (USE THIS ONE): slaimuda.github.io/ectl/#/home
Timestamps:
Introduction - 0:00
Tier 0:
Kitakaze - 2:59
Ayanami Retro - 4:14
Tashkent - 5:53
"SORE-TEA" - 6:40
Laffey Retro - 7:17
Z23/Nimi - 8:13
YUKIKAZE/NANODA - 9:19
Tier 1:
Shirakami Fubuki - 11:00
Javelin - 12:30
Пікірлер: 192
Also, I messed up: Ayanami does NOT have the highest base torpedo stat at level 120, that goes to Shigure Retro. (thanks to Ralv for pointing that out) NEWEST TIER LIST: slaimuda.github.io/ectl/#/home
@aisuhikage8606
3 жыл бұрын
@Josny13 i prefer limit breaking them to get ayanami
@gorgefood9867
3 жыл бұрын
@Josny13 Limit break them only when they're about to hit their level cap if you really care about oil. Ayanami isn't the best unless you plan to use her for bosses and manually torp. Oil won't be an issue unless you plan to play this game like an MMORPG and grind for hours straight everyday. I'm at 109 commander level and am basically always at max oil except when I have to grind for events. I always run the 1200 oil commission twice a day too, but I mostly get on to only do dailies.
Quick note, the yellow Kanji symbol for Laffey isn’t in the legend, and it reads “Cute”
For anyone using their phone: 2:59 Machine Gun Loli 4:14 Torpedo Demon 5:53 Asou~ 7:17 Bunny of the North Star 8:13 She exists 9:19 Praise her Nanoda (also my shipfu) 11:00 I am Scatman 12:30 Most Energetic Starter Kinda sad how underrated Nicholas kai is given how good her AA is as well. Also, I cannot wait until we got the French event rerun so I can get Le Malin. I already have a ring reserved for her tbh. Thank you as always for your hardwork and efforts.
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
yesyes the more timestamps the better Edit: also, cool stuff about Nicholas Kai, I didn't know about her AA was good!
@Progeusz
4 жыл бұрын
The issue with AA DDs is, cruisers are a lot better at AA. So you either take Ayanami for torp burst or Kitakaze/Tashkent for mob clearing and let CLs do AA.
@lucca3084
4 жыл бұрын
Wtf u mean "she exists" ARE YOU INSINUATING SOMETHING AGAINST MY WIFE!?
@jambasic1400
3 жыл бұрын
So I wasn't the only one who heard scatman...
@holoenfan2051
2 жыл бұрын
Who is a better destroyer: laffey or El terrible
Tier list used and Timestamps in the description! + I PRONOUNCE SORTIE CORRECTLY, TIMESTAMP IN DESCRIPTION! Here's some clarification from the Reddit post regarding the list: Is this for PvE or PvP? PvE Why isn't this ship as good as I have heard in other threads/lists? This list is based off the current state of the CN server and the hardest content available there. However, as the EN server is nearly caught up to that of CN/JP, this list is very applicable to the current end game content on it. In general, ships with better air and anti-air capabilities are more valued at higher levels, which should be factored in when using this list.
I am happy you greatly emphasis on the waifu value, cause there is little point to play this game if all is just meta.
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
I LOVE YOUR USERNAME! i absolutely agree that waifu value is a key part of this game. Without it, I wouldn't have seen myself playing for so long.
Just found your list two days ago and I love them. Very informative. I would like the weapons list as well. Thanks. Keep up the great work.
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
Very nice! I'll plan to do one in the near future.
@kitsune4629
4 жыл бұрын
@@ItsAnderYT ok thank you.
Your videos have been extremely helpful! thank you so much!
Love these vids -- so much good info. Thanks man.
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
Hey Ander, keep the AL content popin my man, it feels good to have a reliable source of translated information about ship tier lists, maybe you can do the same for gear too? That'd be great.
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks dude, I appreciate your kind comment! I've got a gear loadouts list planned for future videos, so look out in for one in the future.
I love Laffey, one of the best personalities. Oathed her and have her at level 120 already.
Thanks. Ive been looking for commentary on why they are tiered that way.
U can call Tashkent's fairy "Snowflake". That's how "Снежинка" translate from Russian.
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
ah ok, good to know!
Nice work! I'm really enjoying the content especially as I'm a brand new player. Very helpful!
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoy my content. Feel free to ask if you have any questions as you continue with the game!
@joezhangmd
4 жыл бұрын
@@ItsAnderYT Thanks! I did have a newbie question - I picked Laffy and got Javlin in a map drop but even after farming most of the maps that the wiki says should drop Z23, I've never gotten her. When I check my game's archive, it says to explore 10-1. I'm still only on chapter 9, so do I have to clear 10-1 for her to drop for me?
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
@@joezhangmd Um, the starter ships should be able to drop from every single stage starting from 2-1 all the way up to 13-4. I guess you've just been really unlucky but Z23 should be able to drop from basically all the story maps. I don't know where it says explore 10-1, but I would definitely ignore that since you can get Z23 from almost every story stage as a rare drop.
@joezhangmd
4 жыл бұрын
@@ItsAnderYT Thank you very much! Yeah, this game's rng is very random, I've farmed a saint louis and still no drop so I figured something might be wrong lol. (140 runs and still no Bremerton drop from the boss in the current event, guess it's like the fox twins or worse)
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
@@joezhangmd Oh dude you're in for a real treat. I was farming for Ikazuchi for months to add her to my collection, and she was only a blue ship. I guess you just have to pray to RNGesus for good luck lol.
can you do an updated list since we have a few new destroyers and new retrofits like Yuudachi's?
Kitakaze just recently got an insane buff. You know how the last limit break of destroyers now have an extra buff, either the torp spread is thinner, the aux equipment gets a bonus or the hits required to activate the barrage is halved? Well the Kitakaze got the last one, with double autoloaders and the type 100mm DD gun, it fires at 0.67s a wave. Since it has an extra main gun mount... My Kitakaze is currently letting out 6 torps around every 5 seconds alongside the barrage assuming there is an enemy there at all times for it to fire its guns at. That's in addition to the extra lotus torpedo barrage and it's regular torpedoes. It literally has torpedo diarrhoea.
It isn't a "point 76", it's 76mm. .76 would imply an American convention of naming small arms cartridges in inches(.22, .308, .38, .45, .50), giving a 19mm diameter projectile(.76*25.4). 76mm is a "3 inch". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3"/50_caliber_gun is the gun in question.
Watching this i was curious how would you rank eldridge she dose not have many skills so i would never say she t0 but where would you say she is
You just gained a sub!
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
thanks Gordon Ramsay! my cooking skills may be subpar but hopefully my anime game knowledge can make up for it.
I knew focusing on Leveling up Laffey wasn't a mistake. I am soo relieved rn
New player here. For vanguard, does mixing ships matter? If im using light cruisers would it best to only use light cruisers? Or is mixing destroyers, heavy/light cruisers ok?
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
Mixing the different vanguard ship types are usually the more preferred option. Each vanguard ship type has a particular strength and weakness, so putting in different types will be able to cover up those weaknesses. (Ex: Heavy Cruisers have high DPS, but cost lots of oil and are slow-moving. Putting in a Destroyer along with a Heavy Cruiser will increase the speed of your vanguards and the Destroyer will cost less than the Heavy Cruiser)
Could you give me some info on Le Malin please if possible?
Had no idea about the stats since I just use Cruisers for the Vanguard if possible. I still have Laffey though, from when I started, who I picked because she seemed like a slacker. I've gotten a bunch of DDs since then and have to say, if I had to pick 3 of them again, I'd go for Ooshio, Hatsushimo and Fortune. And stats and abilities have nothing to do with it either. Ooshio is just funny being a Yuri (kind of like Ark Royal, but more open about it, so thus, more likeable), Hatsushimo is smug AF and is one step from mocking you to your face (kind of like Aoba, but less subtle about it) and Fortune just creeps me out (I've yet to find out what that fate is that's always approaching, but I'll get there, eventually..). I love this game :|
love javelin too, use her with queen elizabeth and she shreds everyone, most of the time steals mvp
small shout out to fortune for being a discount yukikaze, but slightly less rng dependent
Could you make a guide for gear likes what main gun for BB,DD,CA,CL to use.
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
Yep, due to many requests, I'll definitely make one in the near future!
basically, this is a Hit List for our Goddes Kamchatka.
I'm a bit confused, is T0the best or T4 Since I know laffy is quite good and so is the vampire ship
Ark Royal: *Drols* I like Destroyers. I will protect them from close to far.
My favorite DD is Javelin because she's tanky and definitely the fastest, which is good for pvp (much better than other starter ships)
Very proud :3
A gun guide would be really helpful
i have max 120 Nimi with the latest DD gun and 2 torp aux, with this equipment taking her on Ch12-13 is good when lined up with fellow IB ships
@danielzahner3861
4 жыл бұрын
Try to use prototype 152mm AP gun on her. She can annihilate up to 2 targets on hit and DPS become higher than DD gun.
I have Yukikaze and fully Retrofitted San Diego, Laffey On my main fleet without knowing they're all highest Tier.. huh this feels good.. although the only reason is they're my most favorites ship-girls of all time (Design wise and Personalities)
Javelin got the design that way because, 4 Major Power, most HMS design base on Evade. USS most design on AA. IJN on Torp. KMS for their tankiest(HP/shield etc but not evade and spd) and U boat. that my thought, on how Dev. starts to design them and obviously, there are some exceptional.
If you for some odd reason do those S.O.S missions Javelin has is good against submarines
Tartu is my favorite favorite she is so strong so if she isnt on this list then I'll have to see what le malin and le triomphant do cus they are way up on the list and the ones I know are at my disposal
Is it bad I guess how good some ships are in my fleets by the way they look and somehow be more than 50% correct?
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
nah that sounds perfectly fine since higher rarity ships usually will have better art so that people are more likely to pull for them in the gacha
Oh finnaly some good memeful guides thx a lot
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
good memes = good life
new to the game, learning a lot here
can z23 pair with iron blood ships? or does she not count as one?
@ItsAnderYT
3 жыл бұрын
? She's an Ironblood ship, so any Ironblood buffs will count for her.
@gianniskoutras3250
3 жыл бұрын
@@ItsAnderYT thnx im new player so im really trying to figure out how things work in this game your videos are very helpfull so thnx a lot for your work and keep going!
Is the github site accurate?
Yukikaze Is my fav ship! i have her double oxy-torpedo all Gold Gear But what i am curious is what is the best main gun possible for her? I Have her Max Enchance Gold Twin 127mm (5"/38 Mk 38) gun
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
Since you'd want to focus more on a fast-firing gun so she can shoot her "All Out Assault" more, I'd use the "Twin 100mm (Type 98) AA Gun", (what I'm using currently) since it's fast-firing but also pretty good at taking down enemy shields. The other option is to trade out some of that shield break capability for even faster firerate with the "76mm AA Gun" , which is a blue rarity gun that has the fastest firerate in the game.
@ArcFlash16
4 жыл бұрын
@@ItsAnderYT a question i always had is does ammo type effect all out assault? Or H-explosive and normal will do same at all out assault?
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
@@ArcFlash16 Ammo type does not affect All-Out-Assault at all. I like to think of All-Out-Assault as an extra source of damage a ship gets after they fire their main guns a certain amount of times. Every ship already has a set All-Out-Assault (you can see it in the limit break section if you click the video part), the only factor that can change is how often it can be activated. This is why Yukikaze needs a fast-firing gun so that her All-Out-Assault can be triggered faster, since her main gun shoots more often. Edit: grammar
@ArcFlash16
4 жыл бұрын
@@ItsAnderYT Thanks And sorry for my Grammar xD I stayed up until 5:00 Am Looking to make my NANODA GIRL stronger, so my speech is slowly dying.
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
@@ArcFlash16 no need to worry at all! glad to hear that NANODA is getting stronger as we speak!
Le treomphant good I need help I didn’t get her am I missing out
Wow I'm surprised that I don't see the oil saving sisters on the teir. Very sad! That Is Cassin and Downes. Without them a lot of those girls wouldn't get enough materials for upgrades ☹
@sang7873
4 жыл бұрын
should have honorable mention, I still OLimitbreak on them to clear normal mode event.
@asherkosmos4312
4 жыл бұрын
@@sang7873 Same here. I like their retrofit design
@sang7873
4 жыл бұрын
@@asherkosmos4312 I actually don't like their design but enslave them to farm stuff for my Waifu. laughed. good ship to have, nonetheless.
@asherkosmos4312
4 жыл бұрын
@@sang7873 lol FeelsBadMan
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
@@asherkosmos4312 yep, they definitely are super useful! I forgot to mention them on this list, but I've used them at LB0 lvl 70 for a very long time and they've always done me well. Same with the Fletcher fleet too.
Wait, you're FBI OPEN UP on Lexington? I see you almost everyday lol 😂
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
maybe you do, maybe you don't ;)
does dd still viable on current pvp strat??
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
I would say yeah to most of the DD's, especially Ayanami Retro and Yukikaze. Just keep in mind that if the enemy has an Aurora or Chapayev then your DD's will die significantly faster due to their skills that lower DD evasion.
Just started playing recently, I wasn't able to make it for tashkent :(
@charleshu3453
4 жыл бұрын
it's fine. I have her she's not as good as you think anyways
Fam we all experienced that Addiction to Anime.
U are truly a shikikan of culture.
How about Naganami?
I wonder why Eldridge isn't here. Is she bad?
nimi actually has higher torp stat than laffey, tho laffey has higher efficiency, so her torps also add to her dps
Equipment guide waiting room
Where is Kisaragi
this guy sounds like the cultured version of gamerboy80
Kitakaze actually has weird torpedo skill. I've been using Dev 26 Kitakaze and she has hard time triggering the skill. Even if her skill procs, it miss most of the time.
@KyHeartWill
4 жыл бұрын
Max dev her first, if her accuracy is still terrible. Try equip her w sg radar or something else. Gear and lvl make perfect lol
I have Shirakami Fubuki at Level 110 rn with max skills and though why not equip her with a freak ton of torpedo stats and a rainbow magnetic torp for her 1st skill and accidentally created a fox girl that nukes with her corn torps and guns... huh... The only obvious problem she will have is the lackluster of survivability stats..
@Progeusz
4 жыл бұрын
She's clearly designed after Kawakaze, the waifu of real Shirakami Fubuki ^^
I would like to point out that Shirakami Fubuki still has AA stat despite of not having an AA gun.
@AwesomeLane7x7
4 жыл бұрын
AA also affects damage taken by planes.
New tier list updates nanoda
Ok avoids T0 because of Meta trash except for Tashkent and stick with my Le Triomphant and Le Malin gotcha 👌
"Do you have strange thoughts regarding Destroyers?"
What about eldridge?
@ItsAnderYT
3 жыл бұрын
In the "supports" part of the tier list.
Mobility is the essence of war.
B-but Shiranui retrofit is a good dd though :c
i still dont have a javelin as a level 80
yes Javelin is my starter ship and my very first wife too
Please do equipment guide
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
Luckily for you, I'm currently working on it! The destroyers will probably be up by tomorrow!
Where is Eldridge though? Her barrage is amazing against mob fleet.
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
She's in the extra section called "Supports". Usagi-sensei (the tier list maker) decided it would be better for her to be put there instead of her regular ship class because she is used mostly for her "Operation Rainbow" skill, and is not as known for her FP or TRP. Totally agree that her barrage is amazing. Cool looking purple fireballs that also deal good amounts of DMG? Sign me up!
@flamelegend6867
4 жыл бұрын
@@ItsAnderYT but Fletcher is both in the DD and the Support Tierlist
Nimi oath skin when
Tremendous
Z23 is called Zed not Nimi REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. (yes, it's cannon ) Nice guide =)
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
but... but saying the japanese name nimi sounds cuter :(
@dominustempus8969
4 жыл бұрын
Nimi's better and that's a fact.
ahahah Laffey with the "Moe (aka Cute)" symbol.
Bob size is proportional to power
Base stats , Shigure retro has the highest toorpedo
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
Oh wow, okay Shigure. I actually had no idea. my bad
@Ralvy
4 жыл бұрын
@@ItsAnderYT You still did a great job explaining
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
@@Ralvy
My Gal Grozny didn't make it into the list....
Commet to show interesst in the gun guide and to feed the algorithm
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
absolutely perfect.
Nice video and good info, but the whole video is you talking over a single picture. You should show something else too, the video is pretty boring and it's hard to follow sometimes. For example, when you talk about Single 76mm gun, show a picture of this gun in the video. When you talk about a ship's skill, show a picture of this skill. When you talk about a ship, you can show her art too. It will be way easier to watch your videos if you show visual references.
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
I get where you're coming from. My future guides (like the equipment ones) are a lot more interactive and showcase the skills and guns being talked about. This was my first series so there's a lot of improvement to be done. Thanks for your feedback!
@grumd0
4 жыл бұрын
@@ItsAnderYT Yep keep it up! I liked the video but wanted to point out this thing, I think it would improve your future videos the most.
You cool bro
I THINK THE LAST NAME IS NUGGET
Ah ha,someone who appreciates the NANODA boat
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, the queen, NANODA.
@gravityhurts2910
4 жыл бұрын
Anyone who appreciates my shipfu Nanoda is my brother in a different mother
@nics1se765
4 жыл бұрын
The Nanoda cult shall rise up once again
@DFlover123
4 жыл бұрын
Nanoda is best dd
i don't think the positioning in each tier matter
Tashkent is a lightcruiser pretendong to be a DD. lol
Bow to your queen
Where is yuugure, jersey and matsukaze? I just start play the game.
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
They are not that good, so they are on the other part of the list. You can see the full tier list by clicking the link in the description or pinned comment.
@onlymeverlaet3644
4 жыл бұрын
@@ItsAnderYT thanks
@onlymeverlaet3644
4 жыл бұрын
@@ItsAnderYT where is Arizona?
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
@@onlymeverlaet3644 The Support tier list
@onlymeverlaet3644
4 жыл бұрын
@@ItsAnderYT hmmm. Thanks
Why isn't Eldridge on the list?
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
Good question. The tier list maker listed her under the "Supports" category instead of placing her with the rest of the destroyers. If you're curious to why he made a separate tab called "Supports," I think it's because the ships in that category have a different purpose than what they would usually do in their class archetype. In Eldridge's case, she's mostly used for her Operation Rainbow skill and is not known for her FP or TRP stats, so I feel she's better suited in that category.
@rollsross8570
4 жыл бұрын
@@ItsAnderYT Yeah thanks, that's a fair argument
idk javalin's message when you first obtain her really put me off, loved her in the anime, but in the game idk i dont like her much Laffy the best tho. Sleepy loli best loli
All bow down to fubuki the fox burger king
All I'm going to say is Nimi Gang for life
Coclusion Best DD's are from japan
Where is Cooper?
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
Cooper is placed in the Supports category of the tier list instead of the destroyers category. This is because of her anti-submarine abilities. Overall, she's a solid destroyer I'd probably place in T2-T3 because she has potential to be very good if a submarine boss comes out later on.
@TheWatchmanOfTheEnd
4 жыл бұрын
@@ItsAnderYT I had the same thought about sub bosses being added to the game which is why I raised her and got her special equip piece for ASW airstriking. I might ring her for the extra % to her stats if that does end up being the case.
Officer, Please, I swear she’s legal!
WHAT ABOUT SHIGUREEEEEE......
javelin waifu numba 1
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
numba 1 indeed
Yuudachi is irreplaceable change my mind
FBI Still watching tough :v
F for cooper
#JavelinGang
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
supreme taste my good sir
Kitakaze doesnt has very good stats. Shes pretty average. What makes her good its her skills only. Besides that shes pretty garbage. Also, talking about the tierlist priority... Z46 is a beast on chapter 13 and shes only T2. Her skills makes her as good as Sandy retrofit but yet shes at T2. FOr chapter 13, shes a lot better than Yukikaze and Kitakaze
@pedroauter2759
4 жыл бұрын
Shangri-La just pay attention to what he said... “she’s tier 0 because she has good stats”. Stats are not skills or what equips she uses. The explanation is pretty bad. But again, just because she’s a PR ship doesn’t mean she’s the best for chapter 13. For someone to truly explain this “tier list”, he should lvl up all the ships and max limit break all of them and than play test all the different combinations and truly see which one is good or not. That’s what I do in the game since the day one.
Best Lolis NA
FIRST
@ItsAnderYT
4 жыл бұрын
YOU BEAT TOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!