Japan WoWs Legends Ship Guides

Japan · Tier IV · Cruiser · Tech Tree

Agano

Long torpedoes are the real threat; the guns just chip while the tubes reload.

Japan · Tier VI · Destroyer · Tech Tree

Akatsuki

Lives on its torpedoes; deal damage from concealment rather than the gun duel.

Japan · Tier ★ · Battleship · Premium

Aki

Airstrikes hit without line of sight; bait broadsides, then cash in with the mains.

Japan · Tier ★ · Battleship · Premium

Aki SE 25

Airstrikes hit without line of sight; bait broadsides, then cash in with the mains.

Japan · Tier VII · Destroyer · Tech Tree

Akizuki

A gun-first destroyer: lean on main-battery DPM and treat the torpedoes as a finisher.

Japan · Tier V · Battleship · Premium

AL Fusou

Punish every broadside with main-battery throughput; keep the guns reloading on targets.

Japan · Tier VI · Destroyer · Premium

AL Yukikaze

Lives on its torpedoes; deal damage from concealment rather than the gun duel.

Japan · Tier VII · Battleship · Tech Tree

Amagi

Wins on AP volume; prioritise uptime and punish the line shot after shot.

Japan · Tier V · Cruiser · Tech Tree

Aoba

Built around an AP fuse that punishes cruiser sides; skip HE and fish citadels.

Japan · Tier VI · Cruiser · Premium

ARP Haguro

An improved AP fuse citadels cruisers a normal CA round over-pens; lean on AP, not HE.

Japan · Tier IV · Battleship · Premium

ARP Haruna

A health pool that outlasts the line: soak trades peers cannot afford to take.

Japan · Tier IV · Battleship · Premium

ARP Kirishima

Built to absorb; the HP bar holds a lane long after peer battleships fold.

Japan · Tier VIII · Battleship · Premium

ARP Musashi

Burn the enemy line with improved-HE salvos, then heal through the return fire.

Japan · Tier VI · Cruiser · Premium

ARP Nachi

Built around an AP fuse that punishes cruiser sides; skip HE and fish citadels.

Japan · Tier VI · Destroyer · Premium

Asashio

Lives on its torpedoes; deal damage from concealment rather than the gun duel.

Japan · Tier VI · Destroyer · Premium

Asashio B

Lives on its torpedoes; deal damage from concealment rather than the gun duel.

Japan · Tier VI · Battleship · Premium

Ashitaka

Wins on AP volume; prioritise uptime and punish the line shot after shot.

Japan · Tier VII · Cruiser · Premium

Atago

Its improved AP fuse citadels cruisers other heavies over-pen; commit to AP and hunt broadsides.

Japan · Tier VII · Cruiser · Premium

Atago B

An improved AP fuse citadels cruisers a normal CA round over-pens; lean on AP, not HE.

Japan · Tier VII · Cruiser · Premium

Azuma

Heavy-caliber guns on a cruiser body: bully cruisers with AP, avoid battleship brawls.

Japan · Tier VII · Cruiser · Premium

Blazing Dread

Stack fires and HE DPM; Sonar buys safe vision around cover and torpedoes.

Japan · Tier I · Cruiser · Tech Tree

Chikuma

Learn the fundamentals: movement, aim, shell travel, and reading the minimap.

Japan · Tier VIII · Battleship · Premium

Daisen

Speed lets it rotate flanks like no other battleship and open fights on its terms.

Japan · Tier IV · Cruiser · Premium

Desert Falcon

A long-range torpedo battery is the threat tool; guns earn damage between drops.

Japan · Tier VIII · Battleship · Tech Tree

Dewa

Airstrikes hit without line of sight; bait broadsides, then cash in with the mains.

Japan · Tier VI · Cruiser · Premium

Eastern Dragon

An improved AP fuse citadels cruisers a normal CA round over-pens; lean on AP, not HE.

Japan · Tier V · Destroyer · Tech Tree

Fubuki

Built around the torpedo battery: flood lanes with fish and avoid stand-up gun fights.

Japan · Tier IV · Cruiser · Tech Tree

Furutaka

A long-range torpedo battery is the threat tool; guns earn damage between drops.

Japan · Tier V · Battleship · Tech Tree

Fusō

High gun throughput: keep the mains firing and bleed every broadside that shows.

Japan · Tier V · Cruiser · Tech Tree

Gokase

Long torpedoes are the real threat; the guns just chip while the tubes reload.

Japan · Tier ★ · Aircraft Carrier · Premium

Hakuryū

Repeated squadron strikes; manage planes and positioning.

Japan · Tier V · Destroyer · Tech Tree

Hatsuharu

Fast, hard-hitting torpedoes; a torpedo-spam kit, not a gun trader.

Japan · Tier VIII · Destroyer · Premium

Hayate

A gun-first destroyer: lean on main-battery DPM and treat the torpedoes as a finisher.

Japan · Tier V · Battleship · Premium

Heat Ray

Wins on AP volume; prioritise uptime and punish the line shot after shot.

Japan · Tier VIII · Battleship · Premium

Hizen

A bow-on anchor: thick plate eats incoming fire while the team trades from behind.

Japan · Tier V · Battleship · Premium

Hyūga

Built to absorb; the HP bar holds a lane long after peer battleships fold.

Japan · Tier V · Battleship · Premium

Hyūga W

A health pool that outlasts the line: soak trades peers cannot afford to take.

Japan · Tier III · Aircraft Carrier · Tech Tree

Hōshō

Repeated squadron strikes: cycle bombers and torpedoes, and manage your plane reserves.

Japan · Tier VIII · Cruiser · Tech Tree

Ibuki

Built around an AP fuse that punishes cruiser sides; skip HE and fish citadels.

Japan · Tier VIII · Cruiser · Premium

Ibuki B

Its improved AP fuse citadels cruisers other heavies over-pen; commit to AP and hunt broadsides.

Japan · Tier VII · Battleship · Premium

Inamura

High gun throughput: keep the mains firing and bleed every broadside that shows.

Japan · Tier VI · Battleship · Tech Tree

Ise

Airstrike pressure that needs no line of sight; force broadsides, then punish with the main guns.

Japan · Tier III · Battleship · Tech Tree

Ishizuchi

A health pool that outlasts the line: soak trades peers cannot afford to take.

Japan · Tier III · Destroyer · Tech Tree

Isokaze

Lives on its torpedoes; deal damage from concealment rather than the gun duel.

Japan · Tier III · Cruiser · Premium

Iwaki

A long-range torpedo battery is the threat tool; guns earn damage between drops.

Japan · Tier III · Cruiser · Premium

Iwaki A

A torpedo-first cruiser: pressure lanes with fish and trade gunfire between waves.

Japan · Tier III · Cruiser · Premium

Iwaki FE

Long torpedoes are the real threat; the guns just chip while the tubes reload.

Japan · Tier VIII · Battleship · Premium

Iwami

A bow-on anchor: thick plate eats incoming fire while the team trades from behind.

Japan · Tier VIII · Battleship · Premium

Iwami B

Deck torpedoes back the main guns; the torps are a brawl-range trap.

Japan · Tier VIII · Battleship · Tech Tree

Izumo

High gun throughput: keep the mains firing and bleed every broadside that shows.

Japan · Tier VII · Aircraft Carrier · Premium

Kaga

Repeated squadron strikes: cycle bombers and torpedoes, and manage your plane reserves.

Japan · Tier VII · Destroyer · Tech Tree

Kagerō

Built around the torpedo battery: flood lanes with fish and avoid stand-up gun fights.

Japan · Tier IV · Destroyer · Premium

Kamikaze

Fast, hard-hitting torpedoes; a torpedo-spam kit, not a gun trader.

Japan · Tier IV · Destroyer · Premium

Kamikaze BS

Fast, hard-hitting torpedoes; a torpedo-spam kit, not a gun trader.

Japan · Tier II · Cruiser · Premium

Katori

Competent at AP citadels, HE pressure, and cap support; adapt to the matchup.

Japan · Tier II · Cruiser · Premium

Katori A

A flexible cruiser: citadel broadsides, spam HE, or screen caps as the match demands.

Japan · Tier III · Battleship · Premium

Kawachi

A bow-on anchor: thick plate eats incoming fire while the team trades from behind.

Japan · Tier VII · Battleship · Premium

Kii

Hold the line bow-in; top-decile plate shrugs what peers can't crack while the team trades.

Japan · Tier VII · Destroyer · Premium

Kirisame

Damage from sustained main-battery pressure, not torpedo dumps.

Japan · Tier VIII · Destroyer · Tech Tree

Kitakaze

Damage from sustained main-battery pressure, not torpedo dumps.

Japan · Tier IV · Battleship · Tech Tree

Kongō

Top-decile HP holds trades that drain peer battleships first.

Japan · Tier III · Cruiser · Tech Tree

Kuma

Guns farm HE fires and sustained DPM; Sonar contests islands and smoke without exposing the hull.

Japan · Tier VI · Cruiser · Premium

Maya

Built around an AP fuse that punishes cruiser sides; skip HE and fish citadels.

Japan · Tier II · Cruiser · Premium

Mikasa

Heavy-caliber guns on a cruiser body: bully cruisers with AP, avoid battleship brawls.

Japan · Tier II · Cruiser · Premium

Mikasa '23

Heavy-caliber guns on a cruiser body: bully cruisers with AP, avoid battleship brawls.

Japan · Tier VIII · Destroyer · Premium

Minegumo

Built around smoke: hold cap edges and trade gunfire from inside the cloud.

Japan · Tier IV · Destroyer · Tech Tree

Minekaze

Open detection windows peers can't match; contest caps from concealment edges.

Japan · Tier VII · Cruiser · Tech Tree

Mogami

An improved AP fuse citadels cruisers a normal CA round over-pens; lean on AP, not HE.

Japan · Tier VIII · Battleship · Premium

Musashi

Improved-HE guns farm fires and chip angled targets your AP can't crack; heals sustain the trade.

Japan · Tier V · Battleship · Premium

Mutsu

Push into secondary range so the auto-battery adds to your main-gun damage.

Japan · Tier V · Battleship · Premium

Mutsu B

Close inside secondary range and let the auto-fire battery work with the mains.

Japan · Tier IV · Destroyer · Tech Tree

Mutsuki

Lives on its torpedoes; deal damage from concealment rather than the gun duel.

Japan · Tier IV · Battleship · Premium

Myōgi

A fast-mover: reposition between lanes and strike first where peers cannot reach.

Japan · Tier VI · Cruiser · Tech Tree

Myōkō

Its improved AP fuse citadels cruisers other heavies over-pen; commit to AP and hunt broadsides.

Japan · Tier VI · Battleship · Tech Tree

Nagato

Built to absorb; the HP bar holds a lane long after peer battleships fold.

Japan · Tier VI · Cruiser · Tech Tree

Omono

Built around an AP fuse that punishes cruiser sides; skip HE and fish citadels.

Japan · Tier VI · Battleship · Premium

Ragnarok

Top-decile HP holds trades that drain peer battleships first.

Japan · Tier V · Aircraft Carrier · Tech Tree

Ryūjō

Repeated squadron strikes; manage planes and positioning.

Japan · Tier ★ · Destroyer · Premium

Shimakaze

Built around the torpedo battery: flood lanes with fish and avoid stand-up gun fights.

Japan · Tier VII · Cruiser · Tech Tree

Shimanto

Long torpedoes are the real threat; the guns just chip while the tubes reload.

Japan · Tier V · Destroyer · Premium

Shinonome

Fast, hard-hitting torpedoes; a torpedo-spam kit, not a gun trader.

Japan · Tier VI · Destroyer · Tech Tree

Shiratsuyu

Built around the torpedo battery: flood lanes with fish and avoid stand-up gun fights.

Japan · Tier VII · Aircraft Carrier · Tech Tree

Shōkaku

Strike, rearm, repeat; position the carrier safely and keep squadrons in the air.

Japan · Tier VI · Cruiser · Premium

Southern Dragon

Its improved AP fuse citadels cruisers other heavies over-pen; commit to AP and hunt broadsides.

Japan · Tier VII · Battleship · Tech Tree

Suwo

Open with no-LoS airstrike pressure, then punish exposed sides with the main battery.

Japan · Tier VII · Cruiser · Premium

Suzuya

Guns farm HE fires and sustained DPM; Sonar contests islands and smoke without exposing the hull.

Japan · Tier II · Destroyer · Premium

Tachibana

Best-in-class concealment: win caps from detection ranges peers cannot reach.

Japan · Tier VIII · Cruiser · Tech Tree

Takahashi

A long-range torpedo battery is the threat tool; guns earn damage between drops.

Japan · Tier II · Cruiser · Tech Tree

Tenryū

A flexible cruiser: citadel broadsides, spam HE, or screen caps as the match demands.

Japan · Tier VI · Cruiser · Premium

Tokachi

Stack fires and HE DPM; Sonar buys safe vision around cover and torpedoes.

Japan · Tier VII · Battleship · Premium

Tsurugi

Mobility rotates flanks battleship-fast and picks fights with the first salvo.

Japan · Tier II · Destroyer · Tech Tree

Wakatake

Lives on its torpedoes; deal damage from concealment rather than the gun duel.

Japan · Tier IV · Cruiser · Premium

Yahagi

A long-range torpedo battery is the threat tool; guns earn damage between drops.

Japan · Tier ★ · Battleship · Premium

Yamato

Long-range guns citadel broadsides from a backline peers cannot match.

Japan · Tier ★ · Cruiser · Premium

Yoshino

Battleship-caliber guns on a cruiser hull; overmatch broadside cruisers with AP, don't brawl battleships.

Japan · Tier VI · Destroyer · Premium

Yukikaze

Fast, hard-hitting torpedoes; a torpedo-spam kit, not a gun trader.

Japan · Tier III · Cruiser · Premium

Yūbari

A flexible cruiser: citadel broadsides, spam HE, or screen caps as the match demands.

Japan · Tier VII · Destroyer · Premium

Yūdachi

Built around the torpedo battery: flood lanes with fish and avoid stand-up gun fights.

Japan · Tier VIII · Destroyer · Tech Tree

Yūgumo

Lives on its torpedoes; deal damage from concealment rather than the gun duel.

Japan · Tier ★ · Cruiser · Premium

Zaō

Built around an AP fuse that punishes cruiser sides; skip HE and fish citadels.

Japan · Tier V · Aircraft Carrier · Premium

Zuihō

Repeated squadron strikes; manage planes and positioning.