Azur Lane Tier List

Pivotal Gamers September 18, 2020 No Comments 4486 views Features, Tier Lists

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