Top 25 Characters in Azur Lane 2023

Top 25 Characters in Azur Lane 2023

As explained at mtglion.com, Azur Lane is one of the best role-playing tactical games you can play right now. It is a game that features naval warfare using some of the most well-known battleships in history. Like with many RPGs, there are many different warship characters for you to acquire, and we have listed the top 25 characters in Azur Lane in 2023.

1. Helena

As per mtglion.com, Helena is a great Light Cruiser that has very high firepower and great stats, although, unfortunately, she is very squishy. Her Radar Scan is what makes her incredibly useful at dealing with doth mobs and bosses alike, as it has a very good chance to increase the damage taken by all the enemies currently on the screen.

2. Phoenix

Phoenix is one of the best, if not the best ships, you could use for farming. This is because of her main skill: Red Phoenix, which heals Phoenix 15% when her health drops below 20%, while also increasing her Firepower by 30% for 15 seconds.

3. Belfast

Belfast has one of the highest offensive stats in her class, plus she has good stats and health too. Her main skill is Burn Order, which lets her deal more HE damage and it can even burn enemies. Finding her will guarantee you an excellent ship that will last for your entire game.

4. San Diego

San Diego is an Eagle Union-aligned ship that claims to have the most battle stars, only below Enterprise herself. She is a multi-talented ship who also is an idol within the world of Azur Lane, being one of the few ships also produced for entertainment.

5. Cleveland

Cleveland is a light cruiser of Eagle Union as articulated at mtglion.com. Her first appearance is on episode 1. She participated in many coastal engagements throughout the war and was a valuable asset to ground troops on the islands.

6. Montpelier

Montpelier is a character from the Azur Lane anime and game/ She is a Light Cruiser from Eagle Union and is part of the Cleveland class. In the XP4 fics, Montpelier debuted in the XP4 Heroes Coalition – Azur Lane.

7. Yukikaze

According to mtglion.com, Yukikaze is the best Destroyer, both against regular mobs and bosses. Her torpedoes can damage heavily even the sturdiest of bosses, and her abilities make sure she keeps herself and her backline alive.

8. Laffey

Laffey’s main strengths are her fast reload speed, which means she fires much faster than other ships, and her skill, Solomon Wargod, has a chance to increase her Firepower, Reload, and Evasion stat by 20%, while her Retrofit ability, Annihilation Mode, gives her a very high chance to triple her Reload speed.

9. Z23

Among the three ships you can pick from when you first start the game, Z23 is the more offensively oriented ship. She has the highest firepower among the 3, and unlike the others, can equip a Land Cruiser gun, which are better than Destroyers.

10. Javelin

While Javelin is one of the squishiest ships at the start of the game, she also boasts the highest Evasion stat, which means she ends up being more survival than Laffey and Z23, unless you encounter extreme bad luck.

11. Ayanami

Ayanami is one of the main Protagonists of Azur Lane the animation and is a destroyer of the Sakura Empire as captured at mtglion.com. Ayanami is also the exclusive starter ship of the JP server and is one of the most popular characters in the game.

12. Eldridge

The popular Eldridge is a character from the Azur Lane anime and game. She is a Destroyer from the Eagle Union and is part of the Cannon class. In the XP4 fics, Eldridge debuted in the XP4 Heroes Coalition – Azur Lane.

13. Retrofit Cygnet

Cygnet is a character in Azur Lane, part of the Royal Navy. Her real counterpart is HMS Cygnet, a C-class destroyer. She can be dropped easily on several maps throughout the game, and can be built in light ships construction, or obtained in exchange for one medal.

14. Prinz Eugen

Prinz Eugen is a tank by all metrics. She has a massive health pool and decent armor, this, coupled with her main skill Unbreakable Shield makes her very hard to take down as covered at mtglion.com. She is a very solid choice if you need to beef up your squad, as she is very hard to take down.

15. Minneapolis

Unlike Prinz Eugen, Minneapolis can’t use Torpedoes, but she can equip DD guns, although she is not very good with them. Her strength lies in her ability to make herself even sturdier with Dullahan, which decreases the damage she takes when her health falls below 30%, plus it gives her health regeneration every 4 seconds, making her very hard to take down.

16. Retrofit Portland

While Portland isn’t that great in her base version, unlocking her Retrofit turns her into the best Heavy Cruiser in the game. Her evasion stat is comparable to that of Light Cruisers, but her Health is only slightly lower than those of a super tank like Prinz Eugen.

17. Saint Louis

Saint Louis is a character in Azur Lane, a member of Iris Libre, corresponding to Free France. Her real counterpart is the planned but uncompleted cruiser Saint Louis because of the fall of France in 1940. She is available in research, and because of the too little number of Iris Libre, obtainable only in events.

18. Mogami

As described at mtglion.com, Mogami is an antagonist in Azur Lane. She is a light cruiser from Sakura Empire. She is one of the only two shipgirls to switch from light cruiser to heavy cruiser during her retrofit.

19. Wichita

Wichita is a protagonist in Azur Lane and is a heavy cruiser from Eagle Union whose real-life counterpart is USS Wichita. She can only be earned as a reward for collecting 12 stars on Helena, Brooklyn, and Phoenix, then is unlocked in heavy construction.

20. Enterprise

Enterprise is one of the main protagonists in Azur Lane, as well as in the game as in the anime series. As discussed at mtglion.com, she is an aircraft carrier for the Eagle Union, and her real-life counterpart is the USS Enterprise (CV-6).

21. Duke of York

Duke of York is easily the best Battleship in the game. She has strong offensive and support capabilities, she is amazing at killing bosses, and her skills are great in every situation. Unfortunately, for how powerful they are, his skills feel pretty lackluster until they are maxed out.

22. Amagi

Amagi is one of the best Battlecruisers in the game as revealed at mtglion.com. On top of being an insane tank, she protects her entire fleet by weakening the enemies. Her main skill is Ageless Phoenix, and it reduces the enemy Firepower, Torpedo, and Aviation simply by being on the field.

23. Unicorn

Unicorn is great for those long scenarios where you find yourself having an issue surviving past the first 4-5 battles, thanks to her main skill, Support Carrier, which heals the Escort Fleet of their max health whenever she launches an airstrike.

24. Centaur

Centaur’s Airspace Dominance increases your main Fleet’s Air Power and Firepower whenever she launches an airstrike. Her main skill Swordfishes, Attack! is very interesting too: it has a passive component that increases the damage she deals to enemy Battleships.

25. Saratoga

Saratoga is one of the protagonists in Azur Lane. She is an aircraft carrier of Eagle Union and the little sister of Lexington. Her real counterpart is USS Saratoga. She can be dropped on several campaign maps or built-in special construction.

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