With more than 500 ships available in Azur Lane, choosing the right ship often becomes a tiresome task. This Azur Lane Tier List will help you pick the best ships and fight your battles with ease.
For the unversed, Azur Lane is a Naval Warfare RPG for Android and iOS with 2D graphics and engaging gameplay. All you need to do is create and customize your own fleets of warships, fight intense battles, and win rewards. You can customize your ship with different weapons and supports to help you win combats. So the ship you choose helps you level up in-game.
This Azur Lane Tier List gives you a clear idea of which ships are powerful and versatile and which to avoid.
Azur Lane Tier List: All Ships Ranked From Best to Worst

We have divided all the warships into five tiers based on their strengths and weaknesses. These include:
- S-Tier– With excellent stats and skills, S-Tier ships are the strongest of the lot. They have powerful attack and strike capabilities.
- A-Tier– A-Tier ships give a strong fight when facing high-tier opponents. Of course less powerful than S-Tier, but they are still worth a pick.
- B-Tier– The average performers! Not at all good for beginners as you need a lot of experience to use these ships efficiently.
- C-Tier– With very low stats, consider replacing these ships whenever possible.
- D-Tier– The weakest of the lot. The D-Tiers are the ones that should never be picked.
S-Tier

- Helena
- Chapayev
- Friedrich der Grosse
- Drake
- Baltimore
- Seattle
- Formidable
- Centaur
- San Diego Retrofit
- I-13
- Roon
- Enterprise
- Nagato
- Howe
- Warspite Retrofit
- Bremerton
- Ayanami
- Richelieu
- U-101
- Gascogne
- Essex
- Georgia
- Azuma
- Odin
- Monarch
- Ryuuhou
A-Tier

A-Tier characters- Tashkent (Image via Azur Lane)
- Neptune
- Yukikaze
- Cheshire
- Swiftsure
- Tosa
- Perseus
- Ping Hai Retrofit
- Ning Hai Retrofit
- Amagi
- Illustrious
- Montpelier
- Z23 Retrofit
- Bismarck
- Eldridge
- Kitakaze
- Tashkent
- Yat-Sen Retrofit
- Bunker Hill
- Jintsuu Retrofit
- An Shan
- Intrepid
- I-168
- Alabama
- King George V
- Akashi
- U-47
- Zara
- Saint Louis
- Vestal
- Laffey Retrofit
- Noshiro
- Saratoga Retrofit
- Graf Zeppelin
- Duke of York
- Portland Retrofit
- Minneapolis
- Unicorn
B-Tier

- Jean Bart
- Sovetskaya Rossiya
- Birmingham
- Albacore
- Mogami Retrofit
- Shouhou
- Ark Royal
- Cavalla
- Champagne
- Dido
- U-81
- Hyuuga Retrofit
- Z1 Retrofit
- Little Bel
- London
- Littorio
- Aurora
- Ibuki
- Columbia
- Casablanca
- Queen Elizabeth
- Hermione
- Cleveland
- Kaga
- Hanazuki
- Javelin
C-Tier

- Kizuna Al
- Avrora
- Suruga
- Sheffield
- Prinz Eugen
- Eskimo
- Reno
- Shoukaku
- Kinu
- Hiryuu Retrofit
- Kagerou Retrofit
- Gangut
- Little Renown
- Algerie
- Arizona
- Sirius
D-Tier

- Bataan
- Pamiat Merkuria
- Biloxi
- Shangri-La
- Akagi
- Taihou
- U-73
- Tanikaze
- U-556
- Carabiniere
- Naganami
- Curacoa Retrofit
- Mikasa
- Fumiruiru
- Eagle
This is the wrap! Hope this Azur Lane Tier List helped you find the best ships on your journey. Meanwhile, do come back to this page as we update the list following the current meta.