[Azur Lane] Taihou META Fleet Explanation + Bonus Tips

[@Nagassh]

Implac is one of the rainbows I'm still missing, so I appreciate the handholding over viable slow alternatives.

[@SonbiTal]

I am one of those people that just Copied this fleet when you posted it, my gear is for the most part at +10, Mogador is at lvl 120, and Unzen at lvl 115. I can not 1 shot with my "copy" but just to give the numbers over the past 10 battles, My 4 bosses average 1.1m and the 6 List bosses averages 1.2m, and I am really happy when I just have to do 1 replay on the boss. Thank you so much for this one :D

[@DrewBoivie]

Its probably a minor thing, but should Shinano get the Frontier Medal, or have Implacable in flagship spot?

[@JimmyAL]

Naval exercise gear skills only take effect in exercises

[@adamantiux9750]

Looking at the equipment you used, the most considerable investment for me are the +13 oxytorps. leaving Unzen's unupgraded torp to the side, does it make a considerable difference in damage if I leave them at +10? Steam catapult, for example, has a relatively low return on investment to get to +13. Does the same apply to the torps? To be honest, I was just using default survivability equipments before watching this video... So that's already an improvement for my strat.

[@JimmyAL]

All auxiliaries will have lower return on investment compared to main equipment types, but among auxiliaries there isn't anything much better than catapults. Oxys are fine at whatever upgrade level and you just need the right reload as I mentioned in the video.

[@adamantiux9750]

@@JimmyAL Very well, then. I guess that I'll focus on catapults in that case, and keep an eye on the reload. Thanks for the great guides as always

[@cmedeir]

Nice work. Thanks.

[@Hibium]

Could you do some runs comparing z52 to kazagumo or is kazagumo instantly still the best option forever and you end up rarely running z52 due to unzen + mog being too good

[@JimmyAL]

Kazagumo brings more damage than Unzen but it may be worth dropping Mogador for Z52 against heavy

[@urazoe8240]

the real problem is that they gave Taiho META more HP than the last META so now I just have to make up the missing DMG some how and the only thing i can really do is +13 my planes, but i dont have enought plates left.

[@JimmyAL]

Taihou is easier to kill because she also receives the damage you deal to her summons

[@droosh]

Why aren't you using the Drake gun on Unzen since Taiho is heavy armor?

[@JimmyAL]

I went over auxiliary choices in the video and I'm using Hindenburg gun because the summons are medium armor although Drake gun is just as good

[@Sammysapphira]

Thanks for this nice video

[@milo1k846]

I was thinking of using this set up but decided to switch out mogador with noshiro muse. I couldn't pass up that 40 percent torp bomber damage. It was pretty fun

[@JimmyAL]

Pretty sure her debuff doesn't work for torpedo bombers, only Amagi and Mogador's do

[@milo1k846]

​@@JimmyALI got their skills confused whoops.

[@kampfer91]

Taihou meta have the highest Luck stat , does it affect anything ? Like dodge chance , etc .

[@bonkusch2909]

Any Replacement for Amagi? I don't have her.

[@DrewBoivie]

Hakuryuu should be fairly competitive.

[@koven-thecovenantofmerakya5060]

Hakuryuu, Nakhimov or Ark Royal is your closest bet. Ark royal that consistently procs her double dmg skill can go toe to toe with shinano dmg. You can also use Eldridge kai for slow or you bring tashkent so that Nakhimov can do her freeze

[@Esendor]

tryed exactly same setup. No luck. Still 200-300k hp to beat her. Seems my account is still very weak after 2.5 years.

[@bwoooooooooop]

How are your gear levels? +13 gear vs +10 is a huge damage increase. Only other thing I can think of is you're missing carrier reload so maybe missing an airstrike?

[@Esendor]

@@bwoooooooooop tech stat 22 RLD, 3 strikes. Gear 90% is +13

[@bwoooooooooop]

@@Esendor Only thing I can think of is your carriers are desynced. I tried just now subbed with a few +10 gear (with 41 [or whatever max is] carrier rld) and hit 1.47 mil with the same fleet