World of Warships- The Ultimate World of Warships Cruiser Tier List

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[@hakunijun3359]

I literally died laughing when the Grafzeppelin appear. As a Graf user, it's sad, but it's funny. AP... "shells", torpedoes, consumable on auto. All in one package.

[@kaollachan]

don t forget the elbing

[@tijger5353]

I was loughing to

[@stupidchannelreq]

"...she has 3 types of spotting planes..." lol

[@wramsey2656]

Hey the GZ will melt many ships. I saw a division one time in battle (my team mine you), the GZ proceeded to the cap immediately behind a DD. I thought well this CV player is in for a world of hurt and my teammate friendlies were BBQing him. Well he showed us. The DD set a long smoke and set hydro, the CV player slowed to a stop in the smoke. As enemy ships closed in on the cap the GZ began to literally burn down anything coming his way. Then as the smoke began to run out, another DD player set smoke in front of the CV and the three players repeated the tactic. Best bait and switch i had seen in a long time. The enemy team was fooled. Works well when no radar is around. One last thing thx SLM great video very useful!

[@tijger5353]

@@wramsey2656 Graf zeppelin is indeed just a cruiser with 3 flights of spotter planes

[@randomcitizenlatt4872]

As a Graf Zeppelin main, I am appalled by how low she is on this list. She's obviously the best cruiser, especially when you consider the fact she has three- count them, one two three. Three spotting aircraft so you never have to stop shooting.

[@Angeltrust76]

“Not as tanky as battleships, but not as frail as destroyers” as an cruiser I can conform that

[@tijger5353]

I find that dds are way tankier then cruisers cuz no citadel

[@Direwoof]

@@tijger5353 true as hell. Esp lower tiers destroyers just blow up.

[@tijger5353]

@@Direwoof ik right

[@RDehuvyne]

​@tijger5353 don't they also have some sort of damage reduction as well? Seems like even HE does overpen damage when you land a shell from BB and do like 800 damage.

[@tijger5353]

@@RDehuvyne I dont know about that one, maybe look It up or something.

[@dodgedaytona7435]

Graf spee is the best cruiser tier for tier, torps: yes, secondaries: surprisingly yes, AAA : very yes, big guns: yes, large health pool: best in tier, hydro:yes. The only bad thing is the wonky dispersion sometimes. This post is sponsored by the brotherhood of the Graf Spee.

[@sandbergius]

Graf Spee ist Like a swiss pocket knife 😊

[@soondead007]

Problem is that you have to be either very lucky or very rich to get the graf spee

[@Smenkhaare]

@@soondead007 I got it when it first came out, ages ago. It is a good ship in the right hands.

[@anonymousstout4759]

As HSF Graff Spee User with Mike-chan as the commander, I approve

[@spiritofnex]

As a long time Graf Spee enjoyer, I can attest. It rips through other cruisers like they're nothing, and it will absolutely dumpster any bb that lets it get in close.

[@dustychuck6709]

Venezia should be S tier for sure, awesome ship.

[@murraylewers5945]

agreed. especially with legendary mod

[@tijger5353]

True, venezia is the best battleship

[@TheStygian]

​@@tijger5353 lmao nice

[@derv1sh135]

It would be amazing if you listed your tier lists, not many can look at the ship icons and tell easily

[@Pihnes]

Lovely Atago. My first premium. That thing as almost as nimble as a destroyer. Very hard to hit if you know what you're doing.

[@benjaminlee4937]

I personally have a soft spot for Tone, mostly because the planes come in handy when needing to spot in the late game and the stealth is absolutely amazing. Its a very flexible playstyle with hella utility in the late game.

[@rovelfox7832]

Tone is great and I love playing her. The main thing against her is the fact that Atago exists, but every cruiser has the problem of "It's not Atago, the greatest and most beautiful ship in the game."

[@commitselfdeletus9070]

I find the Dutch cruisers to be miserable until you get the tier 9 and 10. Though I do think the dispersion is a bit overdone and it could use a buff. A 40mm deck would also really help considering their short range

[@fenn7437]

The tier 5, 6, 7 ones aren't too terrible though

[@lunsmann]

I'm doing quite well using Tone in operations. Good guns, excellent torps. The planes are a good complimentary chip damage and spotting tool. Talking about operations, I think you missed the Weimar, a ship made for operations mode.

[@h2overthinker]

i've been waiting for this so long and it was worth the wait

[@JoyousOblivion]

“Kirov reporting” hit me very hard in the feels. Well done sir.

[@stevenwiederholt7000]

The Exeter it is a Citadel Machine. Love it!

[@andreaspedersen3952]

Japanese heavies are better than the lights IMO. Zao is pretty trolly, while Yodo explodes as soon a BB looks at it. HE and AP much better. The Omahas D? It's hard to play, but a nice way to learn. Love playing the Marblehead. Yoshino is hardly a A, since it takes damage easily. Torps are a little too situational. Exeter has low DPM, but heal helps a lot. Nevertheless: enjoyable and great video.

[@sealordmountbatten]

Yodo with its 18km range is laughing at Zao's "long range" of 16.2km

[@anthrax2413]

@@sealordmountbatten Eye in the sky. Zao has good shell velocity when you need those long range shots.

[@sealordmountbatten]

@@anthrax2413so does the Yodo, without needing a spotter

[@anthrax2413]

@@sealordmountbatten At 18km, Zao takes 10.6 secs to hit the target. Yodo takes 14.2 secs. Yodo's shells are slower than Des Moines or Goliath's.

[@joaomarcosaraujo9304]

Ah yes... Clearly doing 2k damage every 11secs-ish if the target is clueless enough to get hit from 152mm shells at over 16km after shattering almost the entire salvo is way more dangerous than Zao's accurate rail guns that have an alpha high enough to deal almost 10k each salvo and setting the target on fire on almost every salvo. Clearly one of the best parameters of all times

[@IsKor06]

A solid tier list. The UK heavies grind is a pain in the butt though.

[@jackcasse]

I started playing right around the Royal Navy CA event. I quit the line after getting instantly deleted a few times in the Albemarle. Maybe I'll give it another shot now that I'm a better player.

[@pewterschmidt23lord99]

that ship is f tier@@jackcasse

[@hamakaze1364]

This one was good laughing the whole vod, you hit the reviews on the head (mostly)

[@chuckybaby1973]

Very well done Sea Lord. I need to sit down and think about this, but for the most part I have to agree with you.

[@kolanskiii]

been waiting for this for the while, great vid!

[@carratTheNinth]

Loved this, one of your best tierlist vids

[@beastboy4246]

I started laughing so hard when you went from Boise to Nueve de Julio. well done

[@larswhitt1549]

Excelent video SeaLord. Thank you!

[@guyincognito1560]

All I can say is "OY!" Great vid. Love Hector but as soon as people realize you're a Hector, they all start bringing out their inner Achilles.

[@darkghost0523]

Thank you for the breakdown and comic relief 😂

[@DerultimateKeks]

My Man. The Belfast in Tier S+ Great Video!! So much fun to watch

[@nottoday3817]

I think that was Belfast 53, not the Belfast. I don't actually remember seing the Belfast on the list

[@DerultimateKeks]

@@nottoday3817 thats what i mean. Iriginal is more OP as it is the same thing one tier below

[@HybridRenoII]

Omg Sea Lord I needed That laugh w. the Graf Zepp you're a Hero man it's been a Day but this video in general made it better

[@tigrexwalker285]

I love Napoli, Salem, and Puerto Rico. Fond memories and great battles. They are among my favorite ships.

[@casualcashew9903]

loved teh graf zepplin bit wasnt expecting that

[@sseeaahhaawwkkssrule975]

So what's the best line of Cruisers to grind for in order to work up the Tech Line?

[@alexroselle]

Omaha is only D tier if you play it like most T5 players seem to, which is to YOLO it into caps and the path of BB guns. If you play more cautiously and even if you just try spinning (that's a good trick!) it becomes an HE-spamming death blossom that is surprisingly effective at shutting down DD's and CL's.

[@agasxt]

I do love devstrucking those ship in my October revolution

[@dennysatria879]

I remember playing Nicholas to close 5 km to citadel her broadside

[@agasxt]

@@dennysatria879 omaha is only good for hunting dds but can get killed by a skilled dd, how ironic

[@CareerKnight]

I haven't played her since the launch of the game but even back then I felt the hate against her was overblown as long as you don't sail in straight lines. Also why single out the Omaha when the Phoenix exists, a ship with basically all the same problems but not enough guns to do her job until you upgrade her hull... twice.

[@ltspeirs3743]

The flint reference to the drinking water 😂

[@e_da_g2161]

Most entertaining wows tier-list, hope you make one on destroyers!

[@manand777]

Very nice videos, enjoyed it!! we need more of these..

[@janboen3630]

I love my Hipper for brawling at Tier VIII. La Argentina at Tier V is a great light cruiser, decent guns, torps, acoustic and heals.

[@anttihelin6820]

Argentina and Cochrane are some of my favourite cruisers for their tiers.

[@outsidein3206]

IIRC years ago Soviet cruisers was my 3rd line. Didnt matter what i did with them, chunk chunk ded, not quite as bad as old Aoba pre ijn cruiser buff(s) but far from the RU bias i had heard about and perhaps expected to much of. Often times I'd stay at range and kiting around in sort of figure 8's or stuck behind a rock as enemy pushed. Only resulted in a prolonged the inevitable. Frequently struggling to break 40k dmg even in mid to high tiers. Sadly often being caught in cross fires, as my team turned and ran sgh.. or the other flank got pwnd and i'd be stuck in the wrong end of a pincer manoeuvre. Really far from enjoyable, apart from the time to target with shell velocity.

[@Bluten]

The memes are STRONG in this one, GJ on the video

[@joecarlson6428]

Fun video. You might want to reconsider tier XI cruiser all being busted. Will be interested in your review of the Italian Piedmont. It has 12 Napoli caliper guns 10"/254mm with SAP and AP, Napoli type armor, and Venezia type HE secondaries. It has exhaust smoke but the penalty for firing is 11.2km. max range without mods is 17.8km (no gimmicks). This doesn't seem to be cracked out like the US and French cruiser. The Clausewitz is about 10% better than the Hindenburg with no gimmicks; not cracked out.

[@elliottbriggs3385]

Yes!!!! It’s finally here!! Thank you Sea Lord!!

[@Bogass23]

where would you place the Spanish cruisers?

[@TeensierPython]

Love the Dutch cruisers. Love the emerald. Tone is one of my most played ships. Clearly I don’t know how to play

[@jmiller475]

Awesome list, great fun

[@malguskerensky]

One of the better cruisers is not in fact a DD, excellent work on this one ^.^

[@NYbissett]

Fun format. Thanks

[@haydentytler5981]

"cruisers have never been stronger" also yodo in b tier? have you played it?

[@sealordmountbatten]

Yes

[@xzarial6652]

Fun video! Loved it thanks sea lord

[@Halostar94]

What did you rank the petro?

[@Apollyon-er4ut]

I'm kinda surprised you just wrote of the Dutch CA. Admittedly, challenging to play, BUT: Of all the non-premium T8, Harlem's win rate is only exceeded by Cherbourg. When you include premium, it's 7th of ALL T8. And the 7 Provinces barely missed being in the Top 10. Not saying it's my favorite, but it's EASILY my highest win rate of T8 CA (35 games & over 70%). Suggestion for future videos: Maybe a "how-to" series on playing to the strengths of your ship, and protecting your weaknesses, to make you a better player.

[@johnnycage3668]

Those explosions, LOL. 😆🤣

[@robertpaulson7826]

Also - All cruisers move down one tier list when there's a sub in the game and move up one tier list when there are no CVs.

[@Moonpie1801]

Hello sealord. I just recently got the gorizia in a Santa container. I saw in the video you just kinda thru it on the list. Is it because it's not really worth talking about or was there another reason. Do you have any videos that go into depth with this ship. Really enjoy what you do. Good luck and fair seas.

[@Evangeline.F]

Interesting list. Emerald imo is not complete F tier, it actually has the ability to do dumb torp rushes due to armour scheme, the likes which at T5 only Krasny Krim can pull off otherwise. D tier maybe. München getting Eurobeat background music tells me you found the main gimmick of the ship, which is the 38 knots speed with flag. Ngl, personally, I think it could rank as high as Mainz, as it is a tier lower and has basically the middle ground in dpm between Nürnberg and Mainz, but with incredible maneuverability and concealment. More fun toplay, especially as an open water dodge boat than Mainz with CA maneuverability and conceal. Appreciation for Goliath line and Yoshino are rare, but also interesting. It's nice to see people come around on these ships. Yoshino often gets maligned as the least tanky supercruiser, when it also is the only supercruiser with actually decent HE dpm, making it more flexible, while the Goliath is pretty much the cockroach indeed and has mini-Conq style "Idk about your armour or fire management" HE shells.

[@HeroicCid]

Have seen people mention Graf, not as many mention Elbing, which was also hilarious. Didn’t see Perth mentioned, one of my personal favorite Tier 6 cruisers.

[@MattySRT]

@ 8:47 it was mentioned

[@HeroicCid]

@@MattySRTThanks!

[@TheNate7132]

It's amazing how they managed to sandwich a the Tuesday that is Seattle between to gems

[@greifer]

The Emerald! the shame! love the content!

[@davidrobinson4553]

I reckon that's the Sea Lord Teacher Voice 😉 Nice One 👍🇬🇧🍻

[@SapphirosCZ]

Sound clip at San Martin made my day. Im not the only one.

[@TM-pb8ky]

now this, is epic

[@philippjaeger21]

So lovely and funny, how can someone dislike it 😛

[@viktorpro2018]

well I loved the seattle tho. I was playing ranked with it. (got dev striked a couple of times but enjoyed it)

[@faiflowright01]

I knew you wouldn't be able to resist using "Kirov reporting." for Kirov. LOL

[@iliashomerus9981]

the Gouden Leeuw in F? you can litterally citadel any T10 BB in the game with its AP and erase every DD with your He shells.

[@luukvst1032]

If you can hit them that is, i disagree aswell, couldve definitely gone to C tier because they are excellent against battleships

[@sealordmountbatten]

It’s the whole Dutch line. Yes the GL is decent, but the rest of the line is miserable

[@luukvst1032]

@@sealordmountbatten johan de witt gaming

[@kebobs3727]

​@sealordmountbatten DeWitt has probably the highest ceiling of any t9 cruiser in randoms. The t6 and t7 are meh, but the t8-10 are all extremely strong in randoms with the airstrike mod and reload mod. Yes they punish poor play due to their closer range nature, but the elite AA and insane damage output ability if you're landing strikes is so insanely valuable. Sidenote: de7 is one of the most overpowered cruisers by tier in the entire game with how many strikes it can send in a game on top of being a solid CL without bombs

[@emmanuelbenjaminmercadorod9660]

i want to play wow, i'm seeing videos for that, but for what i have seen it's a mess of balances in every patch just like aoe2, disregarding realism... also what is better destroyers or cruisers (heavy or light) to avoid the feeling of an arcade game, moving your ship whimsically or like the carriers that give you animations and moments to do something, instead of inmerse you in a stable depiction of seamanship (did i made sense?)

[@fosiuszpn7178]

What premium battleship do you recommend to improve the economy? Which battleships are currently making the most money?

[@anonymousstout4759]

Credits earned by removing the percentage hp of enemies a bb will be the best in that regard. So Missouri, or even Admiral Graff Spee (Spee is special because she's tier 6 ship which mean low repair cost and decent reward with credit boost)

[@dylanstein2245]

Given Boise was one of my first premiums the Boise, Nuevo de Julio had me dying

[@danielvaughn1535]

Excellent presentation SLM.

[@Lordacin]

First time to see your video with no views.... I got to watch it within the first minute... :)

[@davidncw4613]

Generally agree ty!

[@petermiller1041]

One of your best ❤

[@atlasia100]

Forgot Wichita I think if I'm mistaken do Apologize. If not, where would Wichita be in your list? Tq

[@deaks25]

You missed THE most important ship in the game from this list and I am outraged. Not only is this ship significant to the game, it's a historical ship and even has its own meme... I am, obviously, referring to the legendary, famous Russian comrade ship, the Krasny Krym, aka the Krispy Kream, aka THE worst cruiser in the game, aka possible the worst ship in the game outright. While I always make my offerings to the almighty Algo overlord, I cannot hold back my disappointment the you forgot this ship Sea Lord...

[@Gruftspider]

He skipped quite a few Cruisers to be honest. Maybe he was annoyed by a lot of people asking for tier lists non stop so he quickly slapped one out to make the majority happy.

[@Cem-rz5vd]

i like the mainz but i also like the atago but which one should i buy?

[@patrickprafke4894]

The St. Luis is one of my favorite ships. Go broadside and let 8 cannons go to town. Lol. Lots of fun.

[@Arturogatti5494]

Finally somebody who appreciate yoshino

[@user-sx3zf8ij9q]

Whens the dd review coming

[@lightbluewaves5526]

oh wow wonderfull! can't wait to see for the destroyers! Though i do have to point out that Irian is Indonesian, not Chinese

[@gavingriner6990]

Gg I just started playing and love the cruiser line, the onmaha is nice tho

[@Igzilee]

I haven't played Omaha but have Marblehead (haven't played it either). Why is it bad?

[@sumukhvmrsat6347]

Cruiser Mains : This is where the fun Begins

[@yuriishmal6747]

What setting allows ship names to be shown without alt?

[@kodiak138]

Fun video, a lot of work went into it but you have Zao in D tier but Sejong in B tier. I've had Zao from the get go and have had 19 cap points as soon as Sejong came out so I am not judging it stock and I can promise you if 1000 players played both ships for at least 25 matches 99 percent of them would assume Zao is in B tier and Sejong is in D. Jinan is the best in that line by far and putting that ship in C tier would be acceptable at best

[@cylonred8902]

As a BB main - the Smol is OP and 2 of them can control any BB it seems and just melt them down. Semi-competent player can hold a flank well and 2 of them and wipe out a flank with ease. It is one of those where you hide behind smoke or an island and just burn down BBs no matter what fire prevention they have. They are worse than subs and CVs frankly.

[@mikecamp236]

wait... is Elbing classed as a Cruiser or Destroyer?

[@sealordmountbatten]

Yes

[@professorq4081]

Is there tier list for Hybird ships?

[@eugensimp2812]

7:09 Me watching Sealord call Irian chinese:•-•

[@sealordmountbatten]

issa joke

[@jakubslavik5595]

“Not as tanky as battleships, but not as frail as destroyers” Me laughing in a Khaba bouncing 20 inch AP.

[@fedster187]

i have the urge to play cnc red alert 2 great video

[@deaks25]

I think the only one I fully disagree with is Hampshire. I think she's a very underrated ship. I do concede she's very unforgiving with no heal or smoke and being squishy as heck, but her AP-only shells are no joke with both improved pen and ricochet angles (Ie same as the UK CLs) so she will smash even T10 DDs and Cruisers and is more than capable of taking near-10k lumps out of any BB. Her turret set up means when you're kiting away, she can easily get four of her five turrets on target without exposing too much broadside and her AA is fairly effective, and she's stealthy and jukes really well. Anyone who can make the UK Light Cruiser line work would be able to get Hampshire to perform and there are times she feels almost overpowered.

[@halfhitchholloway9129]

Started a cruiser main as a redhat

[@Hansjoh21]

The Gouden Leeuw is a gem if you know how to play it.

[@renown16]

I'm a cruiser main and my favorites are the Brits and germans. my favorites are danea and Fiji.

[@el9206]

A little hard on Murmansk though. Same issues as Omaha, sure, but better gun and torpedo handling. One of the best kites in her tier, maybe even in the game.

[@richardbell7678]

At least Murmansk got a mention. The Marblehead is conspicuous by its absence.

[@kallenbrand]

We need one of these videos for ships under tier VII for us noobs.

[@michelotte9341]

love the Fluffy reference

[@DLSmith-ov8ub]

I would put the Dalian in F tier. It just explodes when the enemy sees it. How the hell do you play it? The best games I've had in it are when I go AFK, go for a coffee and do something else while the battle is raging. I just collect the credits/XP without the heartache of actually playing it when a DD tears my broadside a new one, when I haven't seen them on them map. A video on how to play the Dalian would be great and a good laugh of how not to position a light cruiser.

[@Todd.P]

How do you get the Graf Spee?!

[@sumukhvmrsat6347]

When is the destroyer tier list coming

[@mindaugiuks]

I'm loughing so hard on San Diego and Ostin showing. Jesus those ships are cracked :D

[@garycpriestley]

This was fun

[@pendragooon]

Yoshino? S-Tier? Dude! What do you smoke? I want that too!

[@ZairuK9001]

I choked on my sammich when Elbing showed up, lmfao.

[@roadrunner2135]

Siegfried F tier 💀