World of Warships: Legends ship guide

AL Fusou

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Japan · Tier IV · Battleship · Premium

Quick take: Japan · Tier IV · Battleship · Premium

Azur Lane collaboration variant

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Community Data

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Acquisition

How to get AL Fusou

AL Fusou is not a regular Tech Tree unlock. Known acquisition methods indexed by GamingDiver: Containers. Container chances are shown as the listed odds of receiving this exact ship, dividing grouped ship-pool odds across the resolved ships and including nested container paths when a crate can drop another crate.

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Ideal role

AL Fusou is best played as a Japanese battleship that holds important water, absorbs pressure intelligently, and punishes broadside mistakes. Balance note: Official updates changed AL Fusou directly: April 2026: Improved dispersion with a new variant of Japanese dispersion inspired by Amagi. Its value comes from disciplined salvos, careful angling, and committing only when destroyers and crossfires are under control.

Best positioning

Use open-water angles and patient positioning where you can keep guns active, angle between salvos, and avoid being forced into early brawls. Use angled mid-range lanes where the main battery can punish mistakes while armor and positioning limit return fire.

Main mistake to avoid

Do not turn broadside under battleship guns or rush into torpedo water; Japanese battleships hit hard but punish careless rotations. The common throw is overcommitting before the minimap is settled, then losing the ship’s best tools before they can matter late.

Commander direction

AL Fusou, Arpeggio Haruna, and Arpeggio Kirishima are useful Japanese battleship commander directions. Inspirations usually favor accuracy, reload, AP performance, HP, survivability, or secondary/brawling bonuses depending on how aggressively you want to play.

Graph commander/inspiration links AL FusouArpeggio HarunaArpeggio Kirishima

Use these as direction, not a fixed build sheet: tune the final commander, inspirations, and skills around your roster, matchmaking, and comfort.

Balance History

Official ship-specific balance, stat, consumable, or tier-placement changes for AL Fusou. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.

Buff ×1
2026-04-30

Ministry of Balance: Viva la Marina!

  • Improved dispersion with a new variant of Japanese dispersion inspired by Amagi.
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