Common Resource Guide
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Current Version: 1.1.4 | Last Updated: May 12th, 2024
Introduction
Comprehensive list of common resources, how to acquire them, and how much of each resource you can acquire in a reasonable time frame of playing Azur Lane!
Notes
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This guide assumes you have Merchant, Oil Canteen, Lecture Hall, and all Daily Raids to their maximum level.
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Quantities are only listed if the resource is in high-demand, guaranteed, and/or as I deem fit.
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Quantities assume a player has not spent money and/or gems on these resources.
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Only guaranteed drops are considered. You can get more of these resources than listed depending on your RNG in commissions, shop rotations, map drops, etc.
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If a quantity says "Not a concern," it means that it is almost never a limiting factor for mid/late-game players. Sorry beginners, you might still have scarcity issues with some of them.
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Weeks are assumed to be 7 Days, Months are assumed to be 30 Days, and Months are assumed to be 4 Weeks long. This means quantities listed will be slightly underestimated due to how the calendar works.
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Terminology:
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Academy: Includes anything related to Merchant, Oil Canteen, Lecture Hall, Commissions, Guilds.
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Missions: Includes Daily Missions, Weekly Missions, Monthly Login Rewards, Beginner Rewards, One-Time Missions (not including Secretary Quests).
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Daily Raid: Includes all stages listed here.
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Cruise Pass: Includes anything to do with the FREE Cruise Missions.
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Map Drop: Reward upon completion of Campaign (including Clearing Rewards), Hard Mode, Limited Event, War Archive Stages.
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OPSI: Reward from Operation Siren.
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Shops: Includes rewards (NO GEM SPENDING) from Munitions Shops, Akashi's Shops, and Limited Event Shops
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Operation Siren Exchange Shop is counted under OPSI.
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Guild Shop is counted here!
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Mouse over a Box for more information!
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Tables are scrollable horizontally!
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Glossary:
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Green: ✓ - Guaranteed drop from this source.
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Sand: ✓ - Doesn't always drop from this source / X - One-Time drop only.
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Red: ✓ - Not recommended to farm this resource from this source / X - Cannot drop from this source.
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The highest color will be signified, when applicable.
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Renewable Resources
Currency
| Item | Academy | Missions | Daily Raid |
Cruise Pass |
Map Drop |
OPSI | Shops | Guaranteed Quantities |
Total Guaranteed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✓ |
✓
Daily Missions,
|
✓
All Daily Raids |
✓ |
✓
Campaign Chapters 9+,
|
✓ | ✓ | - | Not a concern once you unlock Clearing Rewards. | |
| ✓ |
✓
Daily Missions,
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✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | 2304 Oil/Day from Canteen + 520 Oil/Day from Daily Missions + 2900 Oil/Week from Weekly Missions + 4000 Oil/Week from Weekly Free Supplies Pack | 26,668 Oil/Week (Plus 1500 Oil from Monthly Login, Plus Commission RNG, Plus Limited Event Shops, so it's most likely way higher). | |
| ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | 90 Core Data/Day from Chapter 13 Hard Mode + 5 Core Data/Day from Daily Missions + 15 Core Data/Week from Weekly Missions | 2910 Core Data/Month (Check this Wiki page for lower Chapter drop information). | |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | 50 Tokens/Day from Daily Missions + 200 Tokens/Week from Weekly Missions + 255 Tokens/Day from Guild Tasks + 400 Tokens/Week from Guild Missions + ~2000 Tokens/2 Weeks from Guild Operations + 400 Tokens/2 Months from Cruise Missions | 15546 Guild Tokens/Month (Plus 400 Tokens/2 Months from Cruise Missions, Plus Guild Contribution RNG, Plus Guild Operation Participation RNG). | |
| ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | 240 Fragments from 1-Time Missions + 8 Fragments/Week + 20/Month Operation Siren (Normal & Hard Arbiter) + 10/Month Operation Siren (Exchange Shop) | 62 Fragments/Month (Plus 240 Fragments from One-Time Missions, Plus Excess META Ship RNG). | |
| ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | 1600 Protocore from PR1 + 800 Protocore/Season from PR2-PR5 + 200 Protocore/2 Months from Cruise Missions | 200 Protocore/2 Months (Plus 4800 Protocore from 1-time sources, Plus Research RNG). | |
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✓
Commissions (RNG) |
✓
Daily Missions,
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✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | Net 3 Cubes/Day from Daily Missions + 12 Cubes/Week from Weekly Missions + 30 Cubes/Month from Monthly Login Rewards + 20 Cubes/2 Months from Cruise Missions | 168 Cubes/Month (Plus 20 Cubes/2 Months from Cruise Missions, Plus Merit/Munitions Shops RNG, Plus Commission RNG, so it's most likely way higher). |
Consumables
| Item | Academy | Missions | Daily Raid |
Cruise Pass |
Map Drop |
OPSI | Shops | Guaranteed Quantities |
Total Guaranteed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✓ | ✗ |
✓
Tactical Training |
✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | 52 Packs/Day from Lecture Hall + 50 Packs/Week from Daily Raid + 20 Packs/Week from Weekly Free Supplies Pack + 120 Packs/2 Months from Cruise Missions | 434 Packs/Week (Plus 120 Packs/2 Months from Cruise Missions). | |
| ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | 10 Plans/Week from Weekly Free Supplies Pack + 30 Plans/Month from Operation Siren (Exchange Shop) | 70 Plans/Month (Plus Mail RNG). |
Cognitive Awakening
See also: Cognitive Awakening
| Item | Academy | Missions | Daily Raid |
Cruise Pass |
Map Drop |
OPSI | Shops | Guaranteed Quantities |
Total Guaranteed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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✓
Commissions (RNG) |
✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
✓
Chapter 12+ |
✗ | ✓ | 210 Chips/Day from Daily Raid (Tactical Training) + 1000 Chips/Month from Core Data Shop + 400 Chips/2 Months from Cruise Missions | 7300 Chips/Month (Plus 400 Chips/2 Months from Cruise Missions, Plus Commission RNG, Plus Daily Raid RNG, Plus Research, Plus Limited Event Shops, Plus Guild Shop RNG, Plus Clearing Rewards RNG, Plus 1-time sources). | |
| ✗ | ✗ |
✓
Tactical Training |
✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | 9 Arrays/Day from Daily Raid + 50/Month from Core Data Shop + 150 Arrays/2 Months from Cruise Missions | 320 Arrays/Month (Plus 150 Arrays/2 Months from Cruise Missions, Plus Limited Event Shops, Plus 1-time sources). |
Bulins
See also: Limit Break
| Item | Academy | Missions | Daily Raid |
Cruise Pass |
Map Drop |
OPSI | Shops | Guaranteed Quantities |
Total Guaranteed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✗ |
✓
Weekly Missions, Monthly Login |
✗ | ✗ |
✗
X-2 Stages |
✗ | ✓ | 3 Bulins/Week from Weekly Missions + 3 Bulins/Month from Monthly Login Rewards + 10 Bulins/Month from Medal Shop | 25 Purple Bulins/Month (Plus Merit Shop, Plus 1-time sources). | |
| ✗ |
✓
Weekly Missions, Monthly Login |
✗ | ✗ |
✗
X-4 Stages |
✗ | ✓ | 1 Bulin/Week from Weekly Missions + 2 Bulins/Month from Medal Shop + 2 (2-4) Bulins/Month from Merit Shop + 1 Bulin/Month from Monthly Login Rewards | 9 Gold Bulins/Month (Plus Exercise RNG, Plus 1-time sources). | |
| ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
✓
Prototype Shop,
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1.25 Bulins/Month from Prototype Shop + 0.25 Bulins/Month from Medal Shop + 1 Bulin/2 Months from Cruise Missions | 4 UR Bulins/2 Months (Plus Beginner Missions, Plus UR Limited Event Milestone Rewards). Note: There is no purchase limit in the Prototype Shop. |
Gear Upgrade Parts
See also: Equipment Upgrade (Enhance)
| Item | Academy | Missions | Daily Raid |
Cruise Pass |
Map Drop |
OPSI | Shops | Guaranteed Quantities |
Total Guaranteed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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✓
Commissions (RNG) |
✗ |
✓
Escort Mission |
✗ |
✓
Chapters 1-12 |
✗ | ✓ | - | Not a Concern. | |
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✓
Commissions (RNG) |
✓ |
✓
Escort Mission |
✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | - | Not a Concern. | |
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✓
Commissions (RNG) |
✓ |
✓
Escort Mission |
✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | - |
General Plates might be a concern, rest aren't.
There is no way to estimate plate income realistically. |
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| ✓ | ✓ |
✓
Escort Mission Supply Line Disruption |
✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | 20 Plates/Week from Guild Shop + 4 Plates/Week from Weekly Missions + 9 Plates/Week from Daily Raid (Escort Mission) + 4 Plates/Week from Daily Raid (Supply Line Disruption) + 90 Plates/Month from Operation Siren (Blue Port Shops, Arbiter) + 36 Plates/Month from Guild Operation + 30 Plates/2 Months from Cruise Missions | 274 Gold Plates/Month (Plus 30 Plates/2 Months from Cruise Missions, Plus Operation Siren RNG, so it's most likely way higher). |
Augmentation Materials
See also: Augmentation
| Item | Academy | Missions | Daily Raid |
Cruise Pass |
Map Drop |
OPSI | Shops | Guaranteed Quantities |
Total Guaranteed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | 2 Cores/Week from Daily Raid (Module Development) + 5 Cores/Month from Normal Arbiter + 5 Cores/2 Months from Cruise Missions | 13 Cores/Month (Plus 5 Cores/2 Months from Cruise Missions, Plus Limited Event Shops, Plus Limited Event Milestone Rewards). | |
| ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
✓
Chapters 12+ |
✗ | ✗ | 100 Stones/Week from Daily Raid (Module Development) | 100 Stones/Week (Plus Clearing Rewards RNG). | |
| ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
✓
Chapters 13+ |
✗ | ✓ | 10 Stones/Week from Daily Raid (Module Development) + 100 Stones/2 Months from Cruise Missions | 10 Stones/Week (Plus 100 Stones/2 Months from Cruise Missions, Plus Clearing Rewards RNG, Plus Limited Event Shops). | |
| ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
✓
Chapter 14 |
✗ | ✗ | 2 Stones/Week from Daily Raid (Module Development) | 2 Stones/Week (Plus Limited Event Milestone Rewards, Plus Clearing Rewards RNG). | |
| ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | 4 Stones/Week from Daily Raid (Module Development) | 4 Stones/Week (Plus Limited Event Shops). | |
| ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | 2 Stones/Week from Daily Raid (Module Development) | 2 Stones/Week (Plus Limited Event Shops). |
Skill Books
See also: Tactical Class
| Item | Academy | Missions | Daily Raid |
Cruise Pass |
Map Drop |
OPSI | Shops | Guaranteed Quantities |
Total Guaranteed |
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✓
Commissions (RNG) |
✗ |
✓
Advance Mission |
✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | - | Not a Concern. | |
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✓
Commissions (RNG) |
✗ |
✓
Advance Mission |
✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | - | Not a Concern. | |
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✓
Commissions (RNG) |
✓ |
✓
Advance Mission |
✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | - | Offensive Skill Books might be a concern, rest aren't. There is no way to estimate skill book income realistically. |
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| ✗ | ✗ |
✓
Advance Mission |
✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | - | There is no way to estimate skill book income realistically. |
Retrofit Blueprints
See also: Retrofit
| Item | Academy | Missions | Daily Raid |
Cruise Pass |
Map Drop |
OPSI | Shops | Guaranteed Quantities |
Total Guaranteed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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✓
Commissions (RNG) |
✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | - | Not a Concern. | |
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✓
Commissions (RNG) |
✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | - | Not a Concern. | |
| ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
✓
Campaign Hard Mode |
✗ | ✓ | - | Cruiser Prints might be a concern, rest aren't. There is no way to estimate retrofit blueprint income realistically. |
(Almost) Finite Resources
Currency
| Item | Academy | Missions | Daily Raid |
Cruise Pass |
Map Drop |
OPSI | Shops | Guaranteed Quantities |
Total Guaranteed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
✗
Campaign Stages |
✗ | ✗ | 150 Gems from New Player 8-Day Login Campaign + 250 Gems/Chapter + 800 from Memento (Collection) Rewards | 4700 Gems (Plus Commission RNG, Plus Special Event/Mail RNG). |
