Rigged from the Start! - Fun Fleet Formations | Azur Lane

[@Hawk2zer0]

Sorry for the delays on this one >_< Had a few rewrites to do and all for it, but I'm happy with where it is now. As much as I wanted to use more ideal Sakura Empire Vanguards, I don't have a lot of them leveled yet (skill and level), so I'm sure some of the vanguard girls could be subbed out.

[@euaf-crimson1730]

So.... You goin back to play New Vegas any time soon? :)

[@Hawk2zer0]

@@euaf-crimson1730 dunno

[@euaf-crimson1730]

@@Hawk2zer0 I was actually playing Vegas and as the line came up I got stuck inside a rock with no save point. So uhh *OUTSTANDING MOVE BRO*

[@ussenterprise5272]

@@euaf-crimson1730 you see Eagle the game was rig from the start

[@euaf-crimson1730]

@@ussenterprise5272 *gunshot* **FUCKIN JUGGERNAUT HIT MARKER**

[@2003.K]

*Me with a bunch of KMS main ships and only one KMS backline* "Indeed."

[@TomoyaOkazaki13]

subbed i like your presentation. It felt very professional. most guide videos are just them copy/pasting the text from the wiki and reading it and giving some opinions you, however, explain it verbally and visually (by showing who is effected by the skills) while also making it entertaining. which is great for someone with a smooth brain like me.

[@Hawk2zer0]

Glad you enjoyed it! It's a bit more work than my usual videos (playtesting some of these formations does take a bit), but enjoyable nonetheless! Thanks for the sub btw! Hope to see you around!

[@WhosManIsThis]

Fun fleet idea "COVER THE SKY" Yep hawk u know what I mean U exactly know what I mean

[@mahiru20ten]

Ranger, Bogue and Long Island (or Casablanca/Chaser) on the back, with Shirakami Fubuki and Cooper on the vanguard? (Beacuse she can also launch airstrikes)

[@WhosManIsThis]

@@mahiru20ten and Kirov.

[@hijisfriend9030]

KIROV REPORTING

[@Aeroreido]

This is pretty close to my operation siren fleet, I just switched out aya and ibuki for jintsu an jukikaze for more survivability. Have been running it since the release of the French and can only advertise for it, once you try it you don't want to go back to non preload battleships.

[@Qardo]

When you order an English Chelsea Bun, a few French Brioches, and a nice helping of Japanese Melonpan at the same time. Why? Because no one told you, that you couldn't do it.

[@christakuzuma3147]

I love using IJN vanguard with sheer amount of trop power, it is fun to watch who entire map full of trop

[@akashinyaa4039]

Hawk is Ibuki simp Confirmed Nyaa~ (Great vid btw)

[@aniqyuji722]

Richie be like: "laugh French noise" And about this fleet only weakness is AA, but don't worry our lord Sandy come in handy

[@Hawk2zer0]

oh course! You could also go for Isuzu if you wanted to keep to the Sakura Empire as well.

[@aniqyuji722]

@@Hawk2zer0 AGREED

[@methanoia8281]

whats ur equipment for the 2 bbs?

[@AlessioFullone]

Me having lvl 120 JB with +12 shells , mewofficers and riche *18-19k* dmg per hit..mmh interesting , same goes for riche 14-16k dmg... it's just broken oof

[@mordo_arts]

I wanna correct you about Richelieu's Iris' Vindication, Her Gun will Crit, IF she manually aims for the first time. So If you auto aim the Guarantee skill will not trigger. So If your fighting a Boss Node, Autoing will help you save that Guaranteed Crit until the Boss Spawns.

[@Hawk2zer0]

Huh...I've had that not work for me for some odd reason. Might have missed. Really hard to tell that sometimes when it's a "Guaranteed to crit" but not "Guaranteed to hit" scenario.

[@mordo_arts]

@@Hawk2zer0 That highly depends on the Unit type and Where it will hit. Though in OpSi, there are some bosses who flat out ignore the crits or won’t take crit dmg at all.

[@Hawk2zer0]

@@mordo_arts It could have just been a scenario where the shot missed and a torpedo hit without critting and made me think it did hit.

[@NitrosRazril]

It was hinted at in the video, but to give it more attention: Aquila & Vittorio Veneto are good choices as well. From personal experience they perform better then Jean Bart & Richelieu. Looking at ALMs videos, they even perform good in PvP. Have not tried them in Chapter 13, just Chapter 11 Hard Mode und OpSi. They kill things before the mobs can act most of the time. As a side note, Vanguards are not that important until late chapters. Aquila and Perseus kill most of the mobs anyway. If you play OpSi, it's highly recommend to use such a fleet for your mobfleet. This isn't just or fun, they reduce the time needed for the grind by a lot.

[@Hawk2zer0]

The only reason I didn't mention VV, was that she's not a true "preload" sure, she's close and you could argue that, but at that point, she's more like the Speedrunner concept than Rigged from the Start for fleets. Definitely not a bad pick tho!

[@luxlikes]

Would love to see your take on a KMS focused fleet!

[@Hawk2zer0]

I do have an idea for one, but I'll have to look into it a bit more.

[@dragontale3334]

I've been using the riche, jean, perseus main fleet setup for a very long time and its probably one of my favorite setups. i change my vanguard once they get to lvl 120 but the main fleet has always stayed the same from 7-2 till 12-4 where im still grinding choukai

[@Hawk2zer0]

that backline is pretty nice together. Very powerful mobbing capabilities. It might need a little help with anti-air though at the worst.

[@meferswift]

Can you make a support artillery fleet? A fleet that influence other fleeta battle, like giving barrage like shinano and new jersey. Imagine 6 barrage on a battle.

[@skyfox0096]

New jersey, shinano, and tosa have cross fleet barrages. That said im more interested in cross fleet buffing, like NJ again, casablanca, and independence retro.

[@meferswift]

@@skyfox0096 unfortunately i have no tosa. Looking for her later.

[@imsillynotstupid]

@@skyfox0096 Casablanca and independence retro in the same fleet is redundant, their skills don't stack.

[@hiroshiro6049]

There is always a way to include Sandy in any fleet ^_^

[@Hawk2zer0]

Of course! It's a must from me.

[@4kultrahdr178]

You can also make a preload fleet with VV, Aquila, JB for the main and Noshiro, Ibuki, Duca, Duca is needed because of VV's skill which can reduce her first salvo load time by 80% making it basically a preloaded one lol, and with her on the fleet you can still get her really good targeted barrage, plus you still have the ability to burn while using an AP gun, but the 15% damage for JB is really hard to ignore too considering when I use her solo i usually get 13k damage per salvo hit lol

[@prd6617]

my fun fleet are vanguard with CB gun like Azuma, Prinz Heinrich and Deutchland class. heck they can even clear the daily Tactical Training for BB eventhough my backline are CV/CVL only

[@WhosManIsThis]

10:16 "Everyone? " "EVERYONE! "

[@katchooshka8465]

i dont have jean bart but i always run richelieu and perseus with champagne dev lv30 as my operation siren mob fleet its a banger fleet. good in strongholds too actually against light armor enemies that try to get a spot back from you

[@Samphati]

Guess why my OPS mob fleet is Richi + JB + Perseus and Saint Louis + Jeanne D'Arc + Algerie. The preloads carry you through everything. AA luckily isn't an issue in that mode.

[@Hawk2zer0]

Preloads go brrr

[@galbert117]

Who would be in the "No-Fly-Zone" Fleet? I know that Sandy Retrofit is in there for sure...possibly North Carolina too.

[@artbrann]

some suggestions(besides Sandy Retro and NC) New Jersey, her Eagle Union AA buff Reno, her AA is second only to Sandy Retro and the skill "Reno Reactor" pumps it more(15% at start, +% every other time a backline ship takes damage) San Juan, despite being a Rare(blue) ship, has both the 5th highest AA and the skill "I'll Handle This!" (25% chance on firing AA guns to increase all Eagle Union ships AA) Bremerton, when not in the lead position her skill buffs her AA Baltimore, when sortied with an EU carrier, she increases the fleet's AA (would mean you need an EU carrier, Essex or Bunker Hill fits it perfect for her bonus) Essex, the skills "Covering formation"(AA and AVI boost for EU carriers, by herself it's meh) and "Absolute Evasion"(if 4 or more EU including her, % chance to drop AVI damage taken to 1) those iirc were all event ships, so what you have may vary Massachusetts, her skill Big Mamie, for every EU CA and BB(including herself) increases her AA(also FP and EVA) by % upto 3 times she was event, I think she was moved to heavy construction when Iris became war archive Bunker Hill (drop that may not actually exist, lol), "Unwavering Resolution", if the only CV/CVL increase main fleet AA by % SUPPOSEDLY drops from the BOSS of 13-4, but if you want an AA fleet, odds are it's for 13-x so kinda a circle honorable mention for Helena Retro, her AA is 14th overall, she's relatively easy to get(she drops all over), if you have the EU bonus stack going or need 1 more for it Seattle, PR2, dual sextuple 40s and a skill that boosts her AA for 8 sec every time a plane is shot down, but that's a lot of BPs if not already worked on

[@Usmvalor3]

Ey!! My opsi mob fleet xD Sort of... Instead of Ayaya I have Sanrui for evasion tanking ^^ P.S. This Marco Polo gal looks like an OP version of Alabama, jeez what a mober xD

[@khmaou]

6:40 NOSHIRO PAT

[@exmaarmaca]

If you want to add more preload then Suzutsuki its an option since she also has 2 preloaded torpedos from the get go.

[@Hawk2zer0]

Is she? I thought she was only 1 preloaded torpedo since she's a gun destroyer

[@NitrosRazril]

@@Hawk2zer0 Probably confusing this with her barrage about 3s into the fight. But, yes Suzutsuki is extremely good for fast clearing and so is Tashkent.

[@exmaarmaca]

@@Hawk2zer0 It gave me the impression, but now I'm not sure.

[@proto0201]

my fav comp for fast clear auto in OS is main: KGV, persius, centaur/formidable (with fairy albacore) vanguard: Minneapolis, london, helena meta/drake

[@devillnam7536]

I don't know if it possible or not but can you try to make a "spray and pray" teamcomp

[@blacksage81]

Sandy is love, Sandy is life, Sandy would benefit from Noshiro's buff.

[@Hawk2zer0]

She definitely would!

[@RNLittorio]

this is somewhat similar to my mobbing fleet except that mine is veneto, aquilla and perseus for backline, abruzzi, yuudachi and sandy

[@jonathanhoff7211]

I am running san Diego, San Francisco and Allen M Sumner and in that order look at their abilities they make this vanguard pretty durable.

[@sirbowserfelix9293]

I actually use something similar in OP Siren. Richelieu, Aquila and Venetto with Zara, Ayanami and Jintsuu, but my plan is to level Abruzzi to go with her instead of Zara. Since Venetto salvo takes a little bit of time to launch, just like Wales, it actually times well because she will fire at some targets that Richelieu missed or could not kill, and Aquila cleaning the mobs from the start with the 4 torpedos USS plane, it's a crazy fast mob fleet, also, Ayanami and Jintsuu torpedos are fantastic, I can't wait to level Abruzzi to add to my little meme mob fleet. This is one of the things I love in AL, the possibility to make very fun, not exactly meta, fleets.

[@mahiru20ten]

Although well... Aquila, Veneto and Abruzzi are also part of the current PvP meta, so...

[@hijisfriend9030]

@@mahiru20ten damn, I miss VV and NJ. Sadge :(

[@mowtow90]

Swap Ayanami for Chokai and the vang will be good with their guns as well (but not if you are targeting 10s figts , in that case Maya or Mogami Retro my be more usefull). I'm currently cleaning OS with a team of vang (Chokai , Maya , Ibuki) back (Nagato , Kii , Persius) - my Noshiro is brand new so i cant use her , Maya however is really strong. Lets not count how many torps are thrown in because we all know Ibuki , Maya's main is proking all the time while all are getting buffs from Nagato and Kii.

[@Hawk2zer0]

I know the AA can be alleviated with Jintsuu/Noshiro/Isuzu Combo a bit...still will struggle. Also the gun fights can use Suzutsuki as well.

[@xtrying_my_bestx_8861]

As an aside, Champagne works really well to make the fleet incredibly well rounded with her focus on AP and her fast reload, however she is PR and only has the one shot. I would sub JB with Champagne because of the AP and reload. Im aware you mentioned her, but ya know... Not ragging, just an observation. Good video tho! 🎉🎉🎉 /pos

[@Hawk2zer0]

I need to unlock her first...just started working on her after Cheshire, so it shouldn't be too long from now.

[@FiauraTheTankGirlGamer]

Murder Carrier PvP Fleet: North Carolina Essex Bataan San Deigo Balitmore Birmingham Try it out ;)

[@Kenraali]

Shimakaze does replace Ibuki in this fleet.

[@shishirraut3262]

Recently started the game. I hope I get these ships soon enough lol

[@Hawk2zer0]

It might be a bit: But if you want to get some of them: Iris of Light and Dark should be archived, so you can get some of them Jean Bart (Heavy Construction) Dunkerque (Heavy Construction) - Richeliu Replacement Ayanami (Max Limit Break Laffey, Javelin, and Z23 for her) Ibuki (Is available via PR1 in the Lab section) Jintsuu (10-4 Map Drop) - Noshiro Replacement Perseus will need a rerun of Aurora Noctis to obtain her Richeliu will need a rerun of Skybound Oratorio to obtain her Noshiro just had her rerun, so if you didn't get her from the store (8k points) you'll have to wait until her event is archived. Perseus does not have a replacement really besides Aquila, but that requires a specific Italian event (Daedalian Hymn) to rerun if you don't have her

[@Frostburnphoenix]

I find the backline to be fine on their own, not to mention I don't build ijn X~X

[@rainfyre2694]

From were your kneeling it must seem like an 18 karat run of bad luck, truth is the game was rigged from the start. Update: made joke before video started.

[@Hawk2zer0]

DEGENERATES LIKE YOU BELONG ON A CROSS! Nah...that's actually kind of hilarious that you did that before the video xD

[@luckymies205]

Naah im still stuck on my KMS fleet. And i am fine with that lol ;)

[@MolfredoSascha]

Once agane a fleet that scrub on my face the fact i couldnt get Richelieu 😭💔😭💔😭💔😭💔😭💔 Honestly i would replace ayaya for Duca, she has a preload torp AND reduce the load of the 2nd, so basically can use it almost instantly

[@gintokisakata5917]

and if you use aquila and veneto that should give a preshoot for veneto too

[@Hawk2zer0]

Near Preload, 80% (or more with the High Standard Fire Control Radar). Still fast tho, would be fun regardless!

[@R3LOADlikesgames]

I have 1/3 of the Backlines needed, and 2/3 of the frontlines needed….. gosh darn Event ships.

[@Hawk2zer0]

Which one are you missing? Vnaguard wise?

[@bankzth]

Ngl I kinda prefer Champagne over JB But hey that's good too

[@Hawk2zer0]

Yeah I'm working to unlock Champagne. Wanna try her out myself

[@keikaruizawa919]

Do a all out assault base front (like shimikaze) and best back line fleet

[@otamer7345]

Bro your Aquila???

[@Hawk2zer0]

She's usable for me, just not at the level I'd like her to be (also books have been going to other characters, so she's not ready yet).

[@manjuuofculture]

I like to block my screen with perseus and aquila

[@Hawk2zer0]

I usually let Long Island, Ranger, and Bogue do that. Crashed a phone once...was pretty neat.

[@kazakaze2580]

4:02, did i just hear him say jean? too much genshin hawk, too much genshin.

[@abyssforstthecryomancer7898]

this fleet looks like fun.

[@Hawk2zer0]

It definitely is! Hilarious with how short the actual fights can be too!

[@gma4769]

a bit outdated preload fleet but it's ok

[@imoto2764]

I'm Oto

[@SpartanA054Moose]

Hiiiiiiiii

[@britishneko3906]

le fun au ship