Azur Lane Gear Guide: Shinano

[@ItsAnderYT]

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[@carupintakamina7000]

Nice one tho' 😂👍

[@makoreizei5064]

Ander hand reveal?! :mutsukiwhat:

[@pjpaja8043]

They knew that gacha money needs protecting, that hand reveal

[@rohannbennedicktan7226]

Ander, the Gold Comet is good for support carriers because of the lower cooldown

[@joesaw5019]

Now I can watch my cash leave me from a fancier wallet

[@cloverpod]

Listening to Ander with Yuru Camp soundtrack. *Sips coffee while watching the rain* Gokuroku gokuroku.

[@ItsAnderYT]

(^-^)

[@rapidrotation]

2:49 "this is very good because guaranteed airstrikes are very good" *Hmm yes this floor is made of floor*

[@steelvenom8479]

Use the Comet on Carriers that have skills that active on EVERY airstrike. (5th Carrier Division, Souryuu, Unicorn, Centaur, Long Island Retro, Hoshou, Ect.)

[@ItsAnderYT]

Ah true, the Comet's faster reload definitely would be useful in those situations!

[@heckaboo]

And also the Messerschmitt Me-155A if you want to lose two bombs in exchange for a quicker launch. (It's probably useful on Taihou because of her proc skill & slow reload)

[@lancealba9690]

I use my Comet for the 1st slot with a Helldiver and Barracuda for the 2nd and 3rd on Shinano.

[@samaguirre3283]

Thanks I’ll try that on my Unicorn she’s doing okay but would love it if healed my vanguard ships quicker I’ll also try it on Shouhou (healing) and Illustrious for their shielding buffs

[@ImaSpacePotato]

This is a terrible idea. The difference in reload time is too small to make any difference until like 5 airstrikes, which no fight should ever get to. The only time to consider Comet is for timing purposes.

[@Alex-kv5je]

Thank you ander, i have never know how to open my wallet and that's why i'm still F2P but now i can finally be a whale Jk i dont have money

[@Wow-Internet-User]

Haha me too lul

[@marksayosmejia7251]

Cool. Been waiting for this vid after knowing you got her.

[@mowtow90]

2 Ryusei + Helldiver is an absolute killer in PVP. Comined with Nagato and Amagi , Shinano is constantly MVP. The 2 Reyusei + 1 from her skill can actually hit all 3 backliners at the same time - its brutal.

[@snowykaze]

Let’s goooo, Shinano guide! Can’t wait for the future UR fluffs.

[@akivanugent0]

Normally I ignore ads like the one at the start of the video, but this actually seems like a cool product, and I need a new wallet.

[@ihatecabbage7270]

Comet generally are for Shouhou, a healer carrier to deliver fast bomber launch and triggering her frontline healing skills while doing some damages. Shouhou can choose either this of the Fairy Fulmar, a "bomber" armed with 2 puny 100lbs bomb as she cannot carry any fighters in her loadout.

[@xcvwarmane5916]

Missing her stunning dress skin showcase!! Apart from that, great as always. I love using her for the +10 surprise element after using her air strike and being able to see whats happening again on the screen.

[@g.griffin1255]

Amazing Video as always! If I may add: using catapult + homing beacon is generally preferred over double catapult because Shinano's load time is slower than most carriers at around 24-25 seconds (normal carriers fire their airstrikes every 19-20 seconds) although an extra 4-5 seconds might not be much, it does add up and can be detrimental to her dps in longer battles. For example: if you're up against a boss fleet and that battle lasts around 1 minute, then normal carriers would be able to fire a total of 3 airstrikes within set time frame (at around 20, 40, and 60 seconds) for shinano however, without the homing beacon will only be to fire 2 airstrikes within the same time frame (at around 24, 48, and 72 seconds) and thus reducing her dps by nearly 1/3. Her 3rd airstrike fires 12 seconds slower than other carriers which is why you put the homing beacon on her. The homing beacon reduces her airstrike time to 20 seconds making her able to fire 3 times in 1 minute. Do keep in mind that even with -40 aviation stat, her dps is still higher than an enterprise with a hypothetical 100% proc chance on lucky E.

[@Synergist1c_]

Was getting her levels up during this event n wondering where her gear guide was. Great timing again!

[@GERMAN_ENGINEERING]

This was the best timed video. Now I have asmr to listen to before bed.

[@darkspire91]

I use the Comet because it's gold and that's all I know. Also, I keep getting tons of lab blueprints of the Comet for some reason, so I have 7 Comets. 8 in the near future.

[@widowmemer]

Your camera quality is great lol . Thanks for the guide as always!

[@GWeekly2904]

Been waiting for this vid! Thanks man👊

[@houraisanproductions5879]

I'd just like to add: If ever you plan to use Shinano in PvP, my personal preference is to use her along with either Nagato and Hiryuu. For the torp bombers put 818 Swordfishes in there to reduce the enemy's speed because in PvP speed is really good. For the dive bombers take your standard Helldivers. For Hiryuu's fighter slot, take the Seahornet. If you don't have it, take the golden corsair. For Shinano's first slot, take either a ryuusei or another helldiver. Why? cuz in PvP, You need surface dps and plane HP is multiplied by 4 so you don't really need to worry much about enemy carriers killing your planes (unless the enemy team has an AA build but who would do that lol.)

[@hmsmerlin7060]

Double torpedo Aircraft on Shinano with either Formidable freeze or Centaur with 818sqn Swordfish is a recipe for one hell of a boss killer, especially with a Helena debuff or a Nagato buff on top of it. Plan to use this method for 13-4 boss

[@KaoruMzk]

Only use for the Comet is as a faster reload option for Shouhou, who can't equip fighters for some reason.

[@davidguardianimusic]

I'd been farming the Event SP stage for the past few days for the baguette gun. It took me over 220 runs (over 660 battles) of just the first three humanoid ships (the smaller fleets don't drop the BP) to get the 15 blueprints. I was thinking of going for another one, but all my time was being eaten up, and my sanity was gone. So I stopped. Also I wanted oil to use on stages that would actually give me points for the shop because you can't sortie at the SP map for the rest of the day after you beat it.

[@tkpariss5189]

Im 14/15 on the gold baguette and frankly it wasn't worth all the oil I used to get this far. Im about done with my rng..

[@davidguardianimusic]

@@tkpariss5189 14/15 flew by, then the last one took like 70 battles. So much oil just burnt up. But, hey, I got that much more EXP towards Azuma, so not the worst thing ever.

[@hassathunter2464]

660 battles would be like 100 SP5 clears, 15000 points right there wasted for one baguette gun 0_0

[@MuchaMaksim]

Expected: shinano fluff guide Reality: DAMN THOSE HANDS

[@Ealstrom]

Gold Comet (Suisei): light plane, fast take off. Best used if you want to speed up CV/L air trigerred skills while not sacrificing bombing DMG completely (i.e Shouhou). You can obtain in it JP boxes, or in 12-3

[@naejin]

I think the comet is for carriers that have skill procs. I suppose if you use comets on healing CVLs, then you would get faster heals which might result in an additional heal before the end of some battles. Of course, you are probably sacrificing about half the DPM for the slightly more/faster skill procs.

[@tonio5715]

been waiting 4 this guide, arigathankyu gozaimuch

[@KingCuben]

Amazing Content ive been waiting for you to upload this xd. Your reccommended gears are on point

[@Schiwata13]

One reason to use Suisei is for timing purpose. I use Double Ryusei and Suisei for Roleplay though. Didn't get Shiden Kai sadly. Bad RNG 6/15. T_T

[@SpaceDoge103]

I've had shinano for so long, every since I got her on my 13th drop and I still don't know what's the best setup for her so thank you so much lol

[@Indivinity]

I got her on my 60th or something and then got two more between 100pulls so I was able to MLB her during the event thankfully

[@Stinger510x]

Omg a sponsor that isn’t blue stacks, very interesting, love the video

[@Isoroku21]

Speaking of gear, I'd like to those Nakajima Saiuns in-game and those AA Rocket launchers visible on Shinano rigging.

[@manjuuofculture]

I thought this was Akashi Gems Guide... Anyway, may I ask one question? Does additional planes from skill do end screen damage in pvp?

[@graham5961]

Seems like u might miss this comment seeing as i am late to the upload, however, just wanted to say that you make some great vids and you have a really nice speaking voice. Your vids just motivate me to play AL even more (not hard, warspoot is the only motivation i need). Keep it up brother and if you wanted an idea for a new vid id say maybe doing something that showcases and explains the many types of fleet synergies and how certain ships skills can work in unison, or something along those lines.

[@ItsAnderYT]

I'm glad you're liking my videos! :) Many people have requested a fleet synergy guide, so it's definitely on my list of topics I can cover in the future.

[@aBagofFrags]

Thoughts on Swordfish for the first slot? Saw an image of a top IJN PVP fleet that had Swordfish in the first slot on their Shinano.

[@JohnPaul_kun]

when the operation siren is out I wonder if the hell diver still going to be the most powerful DB cause I watch some discussion on the upcoming operation siren and the +13 enchantment didn't really buff the hell diver much but on the other hand made the Douglas BTD-1 buff really good so now the question when the operation siren is out is the hell diver still going to be the best DB plane

[@N0thing2SeaHere]

Yuru camp has an amazing soundtrack. Glad to see someone using it.

[@antialpaka1186]

I've got a question, not to Shinano but towards the PR 1 Overhaul. More specifically the Combat Data Packs. The wiki sates "This reward can be completed twice. Giving full rewards both times" even adding in the next sentence that you can get up to 800 Combat Data Packs, which would mean 8 Mio exp for your PR 1 ships, pretty much giving you 2 and 2/3 ships worth of exp. Now my question in, how do I claim these rewards a second time? Currently I'm at 340 Packs because I'm too lazy to clear 8-4, 9-4 and 10-4 (just leveling a lot of ships at 7-2 right now)

[@shinkicker404]

Torpedoes for Shinano are also great because she has an extra 2 Torpedo bombers when launching them.

[@samaguirre3283]

I was using a gold seafang fighter, gold comet dive-bomber, and a gold barracuda torpedo-bomber as well as a gold catapult and a purple catapult, I’ve changed this to (still using) a gold seafang fighter, but a purple helldiver dive-bomber, and (still using) a gold barracuda torpedo-bomber, a gold catapult and a purple aviation fuel tank as per your advice and what a difference she quite literally finishes every battle in the first minute (this is at lvl7-9 at ten she struggles a little but still gets it done) this is because I’m at lvl71 an have just started this September playing . I’ve also paired her up with my best HMS Rodney(BB-battleship), HMS Unicorn(for the repair and anti-sub buff as well double aviation attack) would’ve love to pair her up with either HMS QE(Queen Elisabeth) or HMS Warspite but both of these aren’t near her lvl (Shino’s lvl107 vs QE & Warspite lvl68&70) also I’ve paired with vanguard ships Z23(lvl101), HMS Amazon-refit(lvl112), and IJN Atako(lvl100) (Atako I’m keeping in formation just for the torpedoes and good gun damage but would like to use another heavy or light cruiser, she seems to take way too much damage in any engagement) . Your videos have helped me close the gap between my fleet and the rest thanks to you and Gerdo1 and a lot of other KZbinrs for the great advice but really YOU (Ander) and Gerdo1 have given me really great strategy guides and wonderful advice on how to play this game !

[@g.griffin1255]

As a player who got Shinano on day 1 of the event and Max limit broke lvl 120 oathed her at the end of the event (exactly 2 weeks) i can safely say that his gear recommendations are good. However, a few things to keep in mind, for the any plane slot I would recommend TBM avenger or the barracuda over any other planes because torp bombers deal high single target dmg which you will need at later chapters (12+). The reason why helldiver isn't used is because shinano already has high AoE dmg to begin with from her skills. Also, for the torp bomber slot, use the AichiB7A Ryuusei or nakajima tenzan if you don't have the Ryuusei. This is because Shinano's 1st skill also fires an AichiB7A Ryuusei which can stack and deal NASTY dmg. Don't use Ryuusei on 1st slot tho as 3 ryuuseis are overkill most of the time. Finally for aux gear, Gold steam catapult and Homing beacon are my recommendations. Homing beacon's -4% reload time might seem small, but do remember that Shinano's downside is her very long airstrike load times. (24 seconds compared to a normal carrier's 19-20 seconds) also, Don't worry about the 40 Aviation stat loss, even without it Shinano will likely still oneshot most things within the 1st airstrike. That's all i have for tips! If you want me to share her PvP loadout (which isn't in Ander's video) you can reply to me.

[@samaguirre3283]

@@g.griffin1255 thanks I’ll try this load out later as I’m still grinding lvl10&11 I don’t have a homing beacon but will try an get one as soon as possible especially gold equip as for now she’s definitely O P keep sending me good advice please !

[@g.griffin1255]

@@samaguirre3283 for her pvp gear if you decide to use her in pvp it would be: Swordfish (818), Helldiver, Ryuusei, Catapult, homing beacon. If you're running an amagi, then replace the catapult with evasion gear. These are the gear load outs for pvp shinano. I'm not going to explain exactly why you should be using them right now since you're only around lvl 70+ and your pvp fleet is most likely not ready yet and explaining the current pvp meta would take a while, but believe me it works. Also, if there are other things tou would like to ask, then feel free to reply!

[@farisannail1515]

So her blue skill affected CVL too? That means the trio carriers from the event can blend well, right?

[@k.e.v.2011]

Those two carriers are garbage tier unfortunately. Weakest carriers existing.

[@farisannail1515]

How unfortunate

[@joshs961]

hey should probably just ask bluestacks but what settings do you use for azur lane? I have a great computer but the quality is a lot worse especially lag. What settings do you have to make it run well?

[@ItsAnderYT]

The #1 thing you have to do for BlueStacks is turning on "Hardware Virtualization", or whatever it's called. It drastically increases your performance since it allows your computer use dedicate more cores to BlueStacks.

[@TheBlackob]

How come your first Gear slot says "Aircraft" and mine says "Fighter"? I cant Put a Helldiver in there.

[@ItsAnderYT]

You have to limit break her once, and then it will change to "Aircraft"

[@TheBlackob]

@@ItsAnderYT Ah, gotcha. Thanks

[@Sanzumori78]

I want to combine for her: Fighter: Kawanishi Shinden Dive Bomber: Curtiss Helldiver Torpedo: Breguet Torpedo Bomber 2 Auxiliaries: Steam Catapult and Homing Beacon. Is this good?

[@azuremonk2221]

Question regarding PR research would exp from roon muse count as exp for iron blood PR research like if I were grinding for Mainz would exp from roon muse count?

[@Mappe1993]

Ander have a question how do you get the second SB2C Helldiver on Shinano when i go in ton planes it only allows me to equip other fighters and dont show the SB2C Helldiver do i need to do something with shinano besides lever her up hope youll answer

[@Alex-kv5je]

You need to limit break her to unlock the option to put DB in the first slot

[@Mappe1993]

@@Alex-kv5je thank you my dude i needed that helps a lot

[@Meldonator]

Akashi has my wallet on custody so I have no problem trying to get my hands on it 😁 She'll sure make good use of it as soon as her oath outfit "grace my dock" 😁💖

[@Cerdmasterjgcc]

I’m so glad to have pulled shinano as both a new player at the time and in the last week of the event

[@jagermeister_1754]

Shinannos 'normal touch' and 'rub' sound really lewd

[@MaskedPlayer514]

I was doing the stage as you were playing on the video and got a vampire drop at the same time you did, please include more ship drops in your videos so I can leech off your luck lol.

[@cavinyeo815]

Question: she gets a +2 torpedo bomber base at LB2, so if I equip her with another torp bomber in the first slot, will it add on to that as well?

[@cavinyeo815]

@@Ein021 I see! Thanks for the clarification! Cheers.

[@rjlarose5271]

What would be a good fleet to use with her? Also great guide 👍

[@rjlarose5271]

I'll have to see about getting her. I believe I have all the ships from her event so I could try those.

[@mastersanada]

LMFAO okay the video sponsorship segment was hilarious for me

[@raremessagefound7138]

Suprise, suprise ander is the only tuber that dont promote ridge wallet or raid shadow legends... good for you.

[@naejin]

2:50 "This is very good, because guaranteed airstrikes are very good." Isn't this circular logic?

[@ItsAnderYT]

yes

[@therichelieu4907]

Nice

[@ItsAnderYT]

nice

[@iotaku]

nice

[@archerslayer506]

Nice

[@xwiller6]

I have a question, Where can I farm Enhance Material for aircraft carriers, My shinano has 225/280 AVI currently and I really need to raise this stat

[@nickrafuse984]

my level of sadness on not getting Shinano is now even higher than before... ah well, i've cleaned up on Universe in Unison and gotten everything but Albacore (so... everything that mattered??) I'm sure I'll get another crack at Shinano some day!

[@77RJ777]

I've been hanging out for this one.

[@khaihensem6249]

You can use comet on a healer plane since it got faster reload, shouhou

[@Jamllkp]

I hope you will do equipment guide for the new muse ships too, especially the ones that don’t need to be rolled from gacha

[@paulsteward9582]

Shinano a.k.a ASMR Floff. Personally, i use 2 Barracuda torp planes in PvP w/ Centaur. Backline ships are gone after both send their planes.

[@gundamzeta3447]

I noticed on my Shinano the level cap doesn’t apply for limit braking as she is level 96 and only two limit brakes also why didn’t you mention the greatest torpedo bomber ever the Fairy Swordfish

[@rclsm1021]

I switched over to Bluestacks for Azur Lane thanks to you, but the emulator resets all my character loadouts every time I open it up. Is there a fix to this issue?

[@ItsAnderYT]

Currently, there is no fix. I think it's an Azur Lane problem rather than a BlueStacks problem, since whenever I log into my account with a different device, the loadouts reset. It seems the game saves loadouts and also things such as secretary positioning on the device rather than the account itself.

[@NakiriErina07]

I kinda like Ander's voice ngl. No homo tho. Great video my dood!

[@jonaszeppelin4070]

kira: nice hand there

[@kuramazov]

Next time, I will be ready...

[@kyoukaino]

sorry bad my english. what best gear for pvp?

[@moonmoon8346]

So I was only able to get one copy of her, is she still good even without her limit breaks?

[@conxeraf]

This gear are also applicable for pvp or she need a different set-up?

[@pathseeker5439]

I've been waiting for this

[@SpammableHam]

Ekster wallet is sponsored to you by "akashi"

[@Swangmich]

omg ander hand reveal

[@htw.015]

Quite possibly the best ship in the current game Thanks for uploading I needed this

[@gabry4642]

You can't compare all the ships but yes she is the best CV

[@falahhrp2973]

helldiver or AP plane from shop?

[@nuke2099]

Now Wyverns are out would double Wyvern be better or would just one Wyvern in the first slot be better than a Helldiver?

[@razormaw]

Doub wyvern

[@nuke2099]

@@razormaw What about that over double Ryusei?

[@razormaw]

@@nuke2099 iirc wyverns can also follow the enemy ships and also they have the skill that they can act as fighters and intercept enemy aircraft. Might be wrong on the magnetic torps doe

[@nuke2099]

@@razormaw Wyverns don't have magnetic torps.

[@razormaw]

@@nuke2099 cool. Then ig you can use a ryusei and a wyvern togethee

[@Hudson-rp3mt]

Wouldn't the SBD Dauntless be better than the SB2C Helldiver? Can someone give me an opinion on it?

[@ralphluces1984]

Torpedo bombers have more damage than dive bombers right?

[@Frankon81]

Ander what about her PvP potential and gear?

[@feint6552]

Wow hahaha didn't expect that wallet ad

[@ItsAnderYT]

to be perfectly honest, me neither xD

[@titan_smexy5624]

Ander i just thought to ask, how much hours a day u play Azur Lane? :D

[@gabry4642]

@Sandy is the best tf is ALO's gph

[@Smigt]

Friedrich gear guide?

[@iotaku]

Finally, thx ander, i can now make shinano better

[@izzuddinyusof1093]

shinano cv buff also apply to herself?

[@PurpleDepths]

Your just happy your back account is actually still alive💀

[@fatcatthemechabuilder8637]

pairing her wiht kashino is good

[@adityaalfarizqiarifin7785]

i think doing 13-4 map is better for battle showcase than doing event map

[@iloveaircraftforever]

Actually those torps aren't homing. They are aimed torps so they converge on the target.

[@umarujan9194]

Does TBD devastator also good for Her?

[@Yeonari_00]

We can use her as flagship right?

[@dunnowhatever9842]

Hey why cant i double plane like double db or double torp bomber on shinano??

[@ViRo02Cas]

You need to limit break her first. If you read the text that says what you get in the next limit break you will see.

[@drskk4652]

It’s sort of a shame that Shinano’s Barrage depends on her position as I like to pair her with Nagato, who pretty much requires flagship position.

[@AriJoestar]

I didn't get her

[@no-sleep420]

I highly doubt that we'll get a rerun anytime this year but im really hoping for a rerun to try again for shinano

[@hassathunter2464]

2022 probably. But we'll get other UR in 2021.

[@jksupergamer]

This guide would be good if I had the bulins to actually limit break shinano. Why are they so freaking hard to get

[@Sira_Kackavalj]

Why they added the Shinano but not Yamato and Musashi idk

[@lovz2killz884]

Can you do London? She's a beast.

[@dominickucklinski2203]

Got my Shinano to 120 just today. Ander here is a guide : D Thank you!

[@rapture__reford1647]

Ander please help make some guide about which ship i can retire ,so i can't worry about retire ship good or not Hard for free player and newbie retire any ship !!!

[@nerobiblios4086]

Finally, a friking wallet sponsor thats not goddamn Ridge again. I never understood why people like their wallets so much.

[@JohnPaul_kun]

did he get an upgrade cause I see that he got more FPS the video got a lot more smoother

[@gabry4642]

He has a new sexxy pc

[@EddieAFool]

Ridge wallet: Finally a worthy opponent Our battle will be legendary