Equipment Guide
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Current Version: 1.16.0 | Last Updated: March 20th, 2025
Introduction
This guide gives a comprehensive overview of the best equipment in Azur Lane!
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Legend
Ship Type Abbreviations

Ammo Type Abbreviations

Guide Glossary

Priority Guides
Gear Lab Priority
Optimal gear to craft in Gear Lab.

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Do NOT craft more gear than you need.
+13 Priority
Optimal gear to enhance to +13.

BB / BC / BBV Guns

BB / BC / BBV Auxiliary

Main Fleet Secondary Guns

CB Guns

CA Guns

CL Guns

CB / CA / CL Auxiliary

DD Guns

DD Auxiliary

Surface Torpedoes

AA Guns

AA Range Chart

Fighters

Dive Bombers

Torpedo Bombers

CV / CVL Auxiliary

SS Torpedoes

SS Auxiliary

IX Guns

IX Auxiliary

Recon Planes

ASW Equipment

AE Auxiliary

AR Auxiliary

Cosmetic Auxiliary

Augment Modules
See also: Equipment (Augment Modules)
For Ships with a Unique Augment Module, use their Unique Augment Module on them!
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On U-557 and Minneapolis, their Unique Augments are sidegrades to Universal Augments, so there is no need to craft them.
DD / DDG
Augment Module | Evaluation |
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Best general-use DD augment; used on all DDs that aren't heavily reliant on Torpedo Damage. | |
Best on DDs who are heavily reliant on Torpedo damage. |
CL
Augment Module | Evaluation |
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Offensive-oriented CL augment. Not much difference between Crossbow and Sword in practice. | |
Defensive-oriented CL augment. Not much difference between Crossbow and Sword in practice. |
CB / CA / AE
Augment Module | Evaluation |
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Best general-use CA augment. | |
Better than Greatsword if you need the Hit stat, otherwise it's enhance fodder. |
BB / BC / BBV
Augment Module | Evaluation |
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Best general-use BB augment. | |
Outperforms Officer's Sword in the following cases (do your own research for breakpoints): against Heavy Armor bosses, against certain low-Evasion bosses, and/or when equipped on high-Hit ships. |
CV / CVL
Augment Module | Evaluation |
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Always equip at least one per fleet. Not much difference between Scepter and Hunting Bow in practice. Equip to all CV / CVL in Chapter 14. | |
Equip to all CV / CVL that aren't using Scepter. Not much difference between Scepter and Hunting Bow in practice. |
SS / SSV
Augment Module | Evaluation |
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Best general-use SS augment. | |
Never craft this; always use as enhance fodder. |