Azur Lane Tier List

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Our Azur Lane Tier List provides the best ships you should focus on during different stages of the game: Early, Late and Endgame! Ship type and placement information are also provided. Just hover over each hero’s portrait to see all info available.

Our Rankings

S+ Tier – Very Overpowered
S Tier – Overpowered
A Tier – Perfectly Balanced
B Tier – Slightly Underpowered
C Tier – Underpowered
D/E Tier – Very Underpowered
F Tier – Typically Useless Heroes

Heroes Tier List

In order to fully comprehend the information provided in our Azure Lane Tier List, let’s briefly explain what this game is all about.

Azur Lane is a naval combat game with unique battle mechanics. A mix of side-scrolling shooting and RPG in Japanese style! In this game, you collect human representations of World War II warships called “shipgirls“.

Positioning your ships wisely and strategically is crucial for achieving victory in Azur Lane. You can position your ships in two rows: the front row (Vanguard) and the Back row. In each row you get 3 slots to place your ships. So you have to strategize which ships you will use and how you are going to place them for each incoming encounter. Furthermore certain ships can only be deployed in the Vanguard row while others can only be deployed in the Back row.

Once placing your ships is finished, the map starts to scroll and enemies appear in front of your fleet. Your aim is to navigate your fleet to destroy enemies and obstacles while mitigating damage. The goal of every encounter is to reach the boss at the end of the level and destroy it!

So without further ado, let’s dive into our Azur Lane Tier List.

S Tier	Bremerton DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Seattle DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Ryuuhou DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	U-101 DetailsType: Submarine, Placement: Support	I-13 DetailsType: Submarine Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Richelieu DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Chapayev DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Gascogne DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Nagato DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Centaur DetailsType: Light Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Howe DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Baltimore DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Friedrich der Grosse DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Enterprise DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Drake DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Ayanami DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	San Diego Retrofit DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Roon DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Monarch DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Odin DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Azuma DetailsType: Large Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Warspite Retrofit DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Georgia DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Formidable DetailsType: , Placement:	Helena DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard
A Tier	Portland Retrofit DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Eldridge DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	Unicorn DetailsType: Light Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Kitakaze DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	Neptune DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Perseus DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Z23 Retrofit DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	Duke of York DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Tashkent DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	Swiftsure DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	U-47 DetailsType: Submarine, Placement: Support	Jintsuu Retrofit DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Illustrious DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Zara DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	I-168 DetailsType: Submarine, Placement: Support	Akashi DetailsType: Repair Ship, Placement: Back Row	Intrepid DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Jean Bart DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Cheshire DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Vestal DetailsType: Repair Ship, Placement: Back Row	Graf Zeppelin DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Ping Hai Retrofit DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Yat-Sen Retrofit DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Essex DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Backline	Ning Hai Retrofit DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Saratoga Retrofit DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	King George V DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Montpelier DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Minneapolis DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Alabama DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Bunker Hill DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Amagi DetailsType: Battle Cruiser, Placement: Back Row	Bismarck DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Laffey Retrofit DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	Tosa DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Noshiro DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	An Shan DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	Saint Louis DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Yukikaze DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard
B Tier	Tirpitz DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Mogami Retrofit DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Newcastle Retrofit DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Columbia DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Elite (Special)	Hermione DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Hood DetailsType: Battle Cruiser, Placement: Back Row	Cleveland DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Albacore DetailsType: Submarine, Placement: Support	North Carolina DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Champagne DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Aurora DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Little Bel DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Cavalla DetailsType: Submarine, Placement: Support	Ibuki DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Valiant DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Ark Royal DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Kawakaze DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	London DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	U-81 DetailsType: Submarine, Placement: Support	Birmingham DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Casablanca DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Jeanne D’Arc DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Z1 Retrofit DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	Hyuuga Retrofit DetailsType: Aviation Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Javelin DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	Hanazuki DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	Queen Elizabeth DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Shouhou DetailsType: Light Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Kaga DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Littorio DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Dido DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Nicholas Retrofit DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard
C Tier	Sirius DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Little Renown DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Curacoa Retrofit DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Souryuu Retrofit DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Arizona DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Prinz Eugen DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Suruga DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Sheffield DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Algerie DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Victorious DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Curlew Retrofit DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Kagerou Retrofit DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	Wichita DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Belfast DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Izumo DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Hiryuu Retrofit DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Gangut DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Shoukaku DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Eskimo DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	Zuikaku DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Kizuna Al DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard
D Tier	Fumiruiru DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	U-73 DetailsType: Submarine, Placement: Support	Mikasa DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Taihou DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Sendai Retrofit DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Shangri-La DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Reno DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Kinu DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Carabiniere DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	Eagle DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Akagi DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Biloxi DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Bataan DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row
F Tier	Isuzu DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Tanikaze DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	Anniversary Kizuna Al DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Naganami DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	Zeppy DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Hibiki DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	Icarus DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	Chaser DetailsType: Light Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Tartu DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	U-556 DetailsType: Submarine, Placement: Support

Ship Types Tier List

Below we preset our hero tier list grouped by ship type.

	FormidableS DetailsType: , Placement:
Light Cruiser	ChapayevS DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	HelenaS DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	San Diego RetrofitS DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	SeattleS DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Jintsuu RetrofitA DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	MontpelierA DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	NeptuneA DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Ning Hai RetrofitA DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	NoshiroA DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Ping Hai RetrofitA DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	SwiftsureA DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Yat-Sen RetrofitA DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	AuroraB DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	BirminghamB DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	ClevelandB DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	ColumbiaB DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Elite (Special)	DidoB DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	HermioneB DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Jeanne D’ArcB DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Little BelB DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Newcastle RetrofitB DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	BelfastC DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Curacoa RetrofitC DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Curlew RetrofitC DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	SheffieldC DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	SiriusC DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	BiloxiD DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	KinuD DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	RenoD DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Sendai RetrofitD DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	IsuzuF DetailsType: Light Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard
Aircraft Carrier	EnterpriseS DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	RyuuhouS DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Bunker HillA DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	EssexA DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Backline	Graf ZeppelinA DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	IllustriousA DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	IntrepidA DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	PerseusA DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Saratoga RetrofitA DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Ark RoyalB DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	CasablancaB DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	KagaB DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Hiryuu RetrofitC DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	ShoukakuC DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Souryuu RetrofitC DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	VictoriousC DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	ZuikakuC DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	AkagiD DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	BataanD DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	EagleD DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	FumiruiruD DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Shangri-LaD DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	TaihouD DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	Anniversary Kizuna AlF DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	ZeppyF DetailsType: Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row
Aviation Battleship	Hyuuga RetrofitB DetailsType: Aviation Battleship, Placement: Back Row
Submarine Carrier	I-13S DetailsType: Submarine Carrier, Placement: Back Row
Submarine	U-101S DetailsType: Submarine, Placement: Support	I-168A DetailsType: Submarine, Placement: Support	U-47A DetailsType: Submarine, Placement: Support	AlbacoreB DetailsType: Submarine, Placement: Support	CavallaB DetailsType: Submarine, Placement: Support	U-81B DetailsType: Submarine, Placement: Support	U-73D DetailsType: Submarine, Placement: Support	U-556F DetailsType: Submarine, Placement: Support
Repair Ship	AkashiA DetailsType: Repair Ship, Placement: Back Row	VestalA DetailsType: Repair Ship, Placement: Back Row
Large Cruiser	AzumaS DetailsType: Large Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard
Battle Cruiser	AmagiA DetailsType: Battle Cruiser, Placement: Back Row	HoodB DetailsType: Battle Cruiser, Placement: Back Row
Heavy Cruiser	BaltimoreS DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	BremertonS DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	DrakeS DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	RoonS DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	CheshireA DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	MinneapolisA DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Portland RetrofitA DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Saint LouisA DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	ZaraA DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	IbukiB DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	LondonB DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Mogami RetrofitB DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	AlgerieC DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	Prinz EugenC DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard	WichitaC DetailsType: Heavy Cruiser, Placement: Vanguard
Destroyer	AyanamiS DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	An ShanA DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	EldridgeA DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	KitakazeA DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	Laffey RetrofitA DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	TashkentA DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	YukikazeA DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	Z23 RetrofitA DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	HanazukiB DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	JavelinB DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	KawakazeB DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	Nicholas RetrofitB DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	Z1 RetrofitB DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	EskimoC DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	Kagerou RetrofitC DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	Kizuna AlC DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	CarabiniereD DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	HibikiF DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	IcarusF DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	NaganamiF DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	TanikazeF DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard	TartuF DetailsType: Destroyer, Placement: Vanguard
Light Aircraft Carrier	CentaurS DetailsType: Light Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	UnicornA DetailsType: Light Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	ShouhouB DetailsType: Light Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row	ChaserF DetailsType: Light Aircraft Carrier, Placement: Back Row
Battleship	Friedrich der GrosseS DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	GascogneS DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	GeorgiaS DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	HoweS DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	MonarchS DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	NagatoS DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	OdinS DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	RichelieuS DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Warspite RetrofitS DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	AlabamaA DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	BismarckA DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Duke of YorkA DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Jean BartA DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	King George VA DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	TosaA DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	ChampagneB DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	LittorioB DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	North CarolinaB DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Queen ElizabethB DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	TirpitzB DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	ValiantB DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	ArizonaC DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	GangutC DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	IzumoC DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	Little RenownC DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	SurugaC DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row	MikasaD DetailsType: Battleship, Placement: Back Row

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