Azur Lane tier list (March 2024) - The best ships


Azur Lane characters
March 8, 2024: Yuma is now added to our Azur Lane tier list.

Looking for an Azur Lane tier list? This naval warfare-based gacha game is all about re-imagining real historical ships as anime girls, and even though it only launched a few years back, there are already over 250 different characters. That's a lot for anyone starting the game fresh to take in.

Luckily, the ships are divided into nations, then further divided into classes that dictate what they'll be doing on the watery battlefield. As with most gacha games, each ship also has a rarity, changing the likelihood you have of receiving it when you pull. But there are plenty of ways to acquire Azur Lane ships, whether through building them or special events.

If you're looking for more round-ups of characters, we have an Arknights tier list, an AFK Arena tier list, a Mobile Legends tier list, an Epic Seven tier list, and many others.

Azur Lane tier list (March 2024)

Azur Lane characters
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To make things simpler, we've created an overall Azur Lane tier list of strong ships, and lists of the best ships for each of the game's four main nations. Most of these may be pretty rare, but as they represent the pinnacle of what the game has to offer, they are a good thing to aim for if you want to create the most powerful fleet possible.

Tier
Ships
SS
Friedrich der Grobe, New Jersey, Ulrich von Hutten, Musashi, Vanguard, Theseus, Kuybyshev, Fu Shun, Ting An, Bismarck Zwei, Algerie META, Princess Hime, Kearsarge, Howe, Yumi
S
Champagne, Gascogne, Georgia, Howe, Marco Polo, Monarch, Odin, Richelieu, Vittorio Veneto, Warspite, Prinz Rupprecht, Hwah Jah, Ting An, An Shan, Fu Shun, Hai Chi, Hai Tien, Bristol, Charybdis, Scylla, Royal Oak, Otto von Alvensleben, The 2nd, Chise Asukagawa, Akane Shinjo, Suffren, Hermoine
A
Akane Shinjo, Alabama, Amagi, Bismarck, Duke of York, Gneisenau META, Honoka, Iori Minase, Izumo, Kii, Nagato, Sovetskaya Belorussiya, Tosa, Patricia Abelheim, Repulse META, Brünhilde, La Galissonnière META, Chen Hai, Argus, U-556, Regensburg, IJN Shimanto, Namiko, Perseus, Eagle, Valiant
B
Gangut, Gascogne µ, Hood, Hyuuga, Jean Bart, King George V, Kaga, Little Renown, Littorio, Massachusetts, Nagisa, Prince of Wales, Queen Elizabeth, Sovetskaya Rossiya, Suruga, Washington, Seydlitz, Hass
C
Amagi-Chan, Arizona, Dunkerque, Fusou, Fusou META, Ise, Misaka, Mujina, Mutsu, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Super Gamer Kizuna AI, Tirpitz, Valiant, Yamashiro, Yume Minami

Eagle Union Tier List

Here are the best Eagle Union ships:

Ship
Type
Rarity
Seattle
Light Cruiser
Priority
San Diego
Light Cruiser
Super Rare
Georgia
Battleship
Priority
Enterprise
Aircraft Carrier
Super Rare
Essex
Aircraft Carrier
Super Rare
Minneapolis
Heavy Cruiser
Super Rare
Helena
Light Cruiser
Elite
Portland
Heavy Cruiser
Rare
Baltimore
Heavy Cruiser
Super Rare
Saratoga
Aircraft Carrier
Elite
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Royal Navy Tier List

Here are the best Royal Navy ships:

Ship
Type
Rarity
Warspite
Battleship
Super Rare
Duke of York
Battleship
Super Rare
Centaur
Light Aircraft Carrier
Super Rare
Monarch
Battleship
Priority
Unicorn
Light Aircraft Carrier
Elite
Swiftsure
Light Cruiser
Super Rare
Illustrious
Aircraft Carrier
Super Rare
Neptune
Light Cruiser
Priority
King George V
Battleship
Super Rare
Theseus
Light Aircraft Carrier
Super Rare
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Sakura Empire Tier List

Here are the best Sakura Empire ships:

Ship
Type
Rarity
Ayanami
Destroyer
Elite
Akashi
Repair Ship
Super Rare
Nagato
Battleship
Super Rare
Azuma
Large Cruiser
Decisive
Suzutsuki
Destroyer
Super Rare
Kitakaze
Destroyer
Priority
Noshiro
Light Cruiser
Super Rare
Shinano
Aircraft Carrier
Ultra Rare
I-13
Submarine Carrier
Super Rare
Mikasa
Battleship
Super Rare
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Iron Blood Tier List

Here are the best Iron Blood ships:

Ship
Type
Rarity
Roon
Heavy Cruiser
Priority
U-47
Submarine
Super Rare
Friedrich der Grosse
Battleship
Decisive
Prinz Eugen
Heavy Cruiser
Super Rare
Graf Zeppellin
Aircraft Carrier
Super Rare
Bismarck
Battleship
Super Rare
U-101
Submarine
Super Rare
Terpitz
Battleship
Super Rare
Z23
Destroyer
Elite
Ulrich Von Hutten
Battleship
Ultra Rare
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Northern Parliament tier list

Ship
Type
Rarity
Kuybyshev
Light Cruiser
Super Rare
Kronshtadt
Large Cruiser
Ultra Rare
Chkalov
Aircraft Carrier
Priority
SN Avrora
Light Cruiser
Super Rare
Chapayev
Light Cruiser
Super Rare
Kursk
Heavy Cruiser
Super Rare
Voroshilov
Light Cruiser
Super Rare
Sevastopol
Battleship
Elite

How to get new ships in Azur Lane

Azur Lane is slightly different to many other mobile Gacha games and lets you build ships as a way to acquire them using cubes and coins. You can also earn ships as rewards for completing different stages in the campaign, and by completing missions.

Finally, you can exchange medals for specific ships. Of course, getting top-tier units is still likely to cost you a pretty penny, but even without them, you can still get yourself a decent enough team.

For more articles like this, take a look at our Only Mobile Gaming, OMG Guides, and Azur Lane pages.