CHANGE
Perceptive
2025-07-31
- Torpedo detectability range is no longer increased .
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Base Trait
8th Destroyer Division
Skill Tree · 5 ranks
Skill balance changes
Recent balance updates affecting skills this commander carries.
BUFF
No-Fly Zone
2025-07-31
- Ship's average AA damage per second is now increased by 4/8/12/15% instead of 3/6/8/10%.
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CHANGE
Leviathan
2025-07-31
- Added a new special effect: Incoming damage to your destroyer is reduced by 10% .
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BUFF
Contact Is Imminent
2025-07-31
- Torpedo speed is now increased by 2/3/4/5 knots instead of 1/2/3/4 knots.
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BUFF
Cloudy Daze
2025-07-31
- Added a new effect: Engine Boost duration is increased by 2.5/5/7.5/10% .
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NERF
Perceptive
2023-03-02
- Incoming damage to your destroyer modifier reduced from –2/–3/–4/–5% to –0.75/–1.5/–2.25/–3%
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BUFF
Cloudy Daze
2023-03-02
- Engine Boost cooldown time reduced from –10/–15/–20/–25% to –5/–10/–15/–20%
- Smoke screen dispersion time reduced from –20% to –5/–7.5/–10/–12.5%
- Smoke screen deployment time reduced from –20% to –5/–7.5/–10/–12.5%
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Featured as an inspiration
AL Asashio is suggested as an inspiration commander in these builds:
- AL Yukikaze build (with Raizō Tanaka)
- AL Yukikaze build (with AL Yukikaze)
- Akizuki build (with Takeo Kurita)
- Shimakaze build (with Takeo Kurita)