Japan WoWs Legends Ship Guides

Japan · Tier IV · Cruiser · Tech Tree

Agano

Sustained HE and fires from range or island cover.

Japan · Tier VI · Destroyer · Tech Tree

Akatsuki

Spot and strike with torps; trade guns only when ahead.

Japan · Tier ★ · Battleship · Premium

Aki

Max-range AP sniper: trade from open water and bow-tank between salvos.

Japan · Tier ★ · Battleship · Premium

Aki SE 25

Max-range AP sniper: trade from open water and bow-tank between salvos.

Japan · Tier VII · Destroyer · Tech Tree

Akizuki

Win DD duels and cap fights with gun DPM.

Japan · Tier V · Battleship · Premium

AL Fusou

Hold a mid-range lane and trade with the enemy line.

Japan · Tier VI · Destroyer · Premium

AL Yukikaze

Spot and ambush with torps; avoid open gunfights.

Japan · Tier VII · Battleship · Tech Tree

Amagi

Hold a mid-range lane and trade with the enemy line.

Japan · Tier V · Cruiser · Tech Tree

Aoba

Punish broadsides with AP; angle to deny return citadels.

Japan · Tier VI · Cruiser · Premium

ARP Haguro

Sustained HE and fires from range or island cover.

Japan · Tier IV · Battleship · Premium

ARP Haruna

Close to secondary range and stack auto-fire with your main guns.

Japan · Tier IV · Battleship · Premium

ARP Kirishima

Use speed to take flanks and cross-fire from angles.

Japan · Tier VIII · Battleship · Premium

ARP Musashi

Hold the line bow-in and soak fire while the team trades.

Japan · Tier VI · Cruiser · Premium

ARP Nachi

Punish broadsides with AP; angle to deny return citadels.

Japan · Tier VI · Destroyer · Premium

Asashio

Spot and strike with torps; trade guns only when ahead.

Japan · Tier VI · Destroyer · Premium

Asashio B

Spot and strike with torps; trade guns only when ahead.

Japan · Tier VI · Battleship · Premium

Ashitaka

Use speed to take flanks and cross-fire from angles.

Japan · Tier VII · Cruiser · Premium

Atago

Sustained HE and fires from range or island cover.

Japan · Tier VII · Cruiser · Premium

Atago B

Sustained HE and fires from range or island cover.

Japan · Tier VII · Cruiser · Premium

Azuma

Punish broadsides with AP; angle to deny return citadels.

Japan · Tier VII · Cruiser · Premium

Blazing Dread

Sustained HE and fires from range or island cover.

Japan · Tier I · Cruiser · Tech Tree

Chikuma

Flexible support -- spot, screen, and farm where the team needs it.

Japan · Tier VIII · Battleship · Premium

Daisen

Close to secondary range and stack auto-fire with your main guns.

Japan · Tier IV · Cruiser · Premium

Desert Falcon

Punish broadsides with AP; angle to deny return citadels.

Japan · Tier VIII · Battleship · Tech Tree

Dewa

Max-range AP sniper: trade from open water and bow-tank between salvos.

Japan · Tier V · Cruiser · Premium

Eastern Dragon

Punish broadsides with AP; angle to deny return citadels.

Japan · Tier V · Destroyer · Tech Tree

Fubuki

Spot and ambush with torps; avoid open gunfights.

Japan · Tier IV · Cruiser · Tech Tree

Furutaka

Punish broadsides with AP; angle to deny return citadels.

Japan · Tier V · Battleship · Tech Tree

Fusō

Hold a mid-range lane and trade with the enemy line.

Japan · Tier V · Cruiser · Tech Tree

Gokase

Kite at range, bleed fires, and never get pinned.

Japan · Tier ★ · Aircraft Carrier · Premium

Hakuryū

Repeated squadron strikes; manage planes and positioning.

Japan · Tier V · Destroyer · Tech Tree

Hatsuharu

Win DD duels and cap fights with gun DPM.

Japan · Tier VIII · Destroyer · Premium

Hayate

Spot and ambush with torps; avoid open gunfights.

Japan · Tier V · Battleship · Premium

Heat Ray

Hold a mid-range lane and trade with the enemy line.

Japan · Tier VIII · Battleship · Premium

Hizen

Hold the line bow-in; your armor shrugs what peers can't crack.

Japan · Tier V · Battleship · Premium

Hyūga

Max-range AP sniper: trade from open water and bow-tank between salvos.

Japan · Tier V · Battleship · Premium

Hyūga W

Max-range AP sniper: trade from open water and bow-tank between salvos.

Japan · Tier III · Aircraft Carrier · Tech Tree

Hōshō

Repeated squadron strikes; manage planes and positioning.

Japan · Tier VIII · Cruiser · Tech Tree

Ibuki

Flexible support -- spot, screen, and farm where the team needs it.

Japan · Tier VIII · Cruiser · Premium

Ibuki B

Flexible support -- spot, screen, and farm where the team needs it.

Japan · Tier VII · Battleship · Premium

Inamura

Farm fires and HE from range; punish angled targets your AP can't crack.

Japan · Tier VI · Battleship · Tech Tree

Ise

Hold the line bow-in; your armor shrugs what peers can't crack.

Japan · Tier III · Battleship · Tech Tree

Ishizuchi

Use speed to take flanks and cross-fire from angles.

Japan · Tier III · Destroyer · Tech Tree

Isokaze

Spot and strike with torps; trade guns only when ahead.

Japan · Tier III · Cruiser · Premium

Iwaki

Farm from smoke; lean on team or radar for spotting.

Japan · Tier IV · Cruiser · Premium

Iwaki A

Farm from smoke; lean on team or radar for spotting.

Japan · Tier III · Cruiser · Premium

Iwaki FE

Farm from smoke; lean on team or radar for spotting.

Japan · Tier VIII · Battleship · Premium

Iwami

Hold the line bow-in; your armor shrugs what peers can't crack.

Japan · Tier VIII · Battleship · Premium

Iwami B

Hold a mid-range lane and trade with the enemy line.

Japan · Tier VIII · Battleship · Tech Tree

Izumo

Hold the line bow-in; your armor shrugs what peers can't crack.

Japan · Tier VII · Aircraft Carrier · Premium

Kaga

Repeated squadron strikes; manage planes and positioning.

Japan · Tier VII · Destroyer · Tech Tree

Kagerō

Spot and ambush with torps; avoid open gunfights.

Japan · Tier IV · Destroyer · Premium

Kamikaze

Spot and strike with torps; trade guns only when ahead.

Japan · Tier IV · Destroyer · Premium

Kamikaze BS

Spot and strike with torps; trade guns only when ahead.

Japan · Tier V · Destroyer · Premium

Kamikaze BS

Spot and strike with torps; trade guns only when ahead.

Japan · Tier II · Cruiser · Premium

Katori

Sustained HE and fires from range or island cover.

Japan · Tier II · Cruiser · Premium

Katori A

Sustained HE and fires from range or island cover.

Japan · Tier III · Battleship · Premium

Kawachi

Hold a mid-range lane and trade with the enemy line.

Japan · Tier VII · Battleship · Premium

Kii

Close to secondary range and stack auto-fire with your main guns.

Japan · Tier VII · Destroyer · Premium

Kirisame

Win DD duels and cap fights with gun DPM.

Japan · Tier VIII · Destroyer · Tech Tree

Kitakaze

Spot and ambush with torps; avoid open gunfights.

Japan · Tier IV · Battleship · Tech Tree

Kongō

Use speed to take flanks and cross-fire from angles.

Japan · Tier III · Cruiser · Tech Tree

Kuma

Sustained HE and fires from range or island cover.

Japan · Tier VI · Cruiser · Premium

Maya

Flexible support -- spot, screen, and farm where the team needs it.

Japan · Tier II · Cruiser · Premium

Mikasa

Big-gun cruiser: bully other cruisers with AP, angle versus battleships.

Japan · Tier II · Cruiser · Premium

Mikasa '23

Big-gun cruiser: bully other cruisers with AP, angle versus battleships.

Japan · Tier VIII · Destroyer · Premium

Minegumo

Win DD duels and cap fights with gun DPM.

Japan · Tier IV · Destroyer · Tech Tree

Minekaze

Fast concealment carry: contest caps and rotate.

Japan · Tier VII · Cruiser · Tech Tree

Mogami

Sustained HE and fires from range or island cover.

Japan · Tier VIII · Battleship · Premium

Musashi

Hold the line bow-in and soak fire while the team trades.

Japan · Tier V · Battleship · Premium

Mutsu

Close to secondary range and stack auto-fire with your main guns.

Japan · Tier V · Battleship · Premium

Mutsu B

Close to secondary range and stack auto-fire with your main guns.

Japan · Tier IV · Destroyer · Tech Tree

Mutsuki

Spot and strike with torps; trade guns only when ahead.

Japan · Tier IV · Battleship · Premium

Myōgi

Use speed to take flanks and cross-fire from angles.

Japan · Tier VI · Cruiser · Tech Tree

Myōkō

Sustained HE and fires from range or island cover.

Japan · Tier VI · Battleship · Tech Tree

Nagato

Max-range AP sniper: trade from open water and bow-tank between salvos.

Japan · Tier VI · Cruiser · Tech Tree

Omono

Flexible support -- spot, screen, and farm where the team needs it.

Japan · Tier VI · Battleship · Premium

Ragnarok

Hold the line bow-in and soak fire while the team trades.

Japan · Tier V · Aircraft Carrier · Tech Tree

Ryūjō

Repeated squadron strikes; manage planes and positioning.

Japan · Tier ★ · Destroyer · Premium

Shimakaze

Spot and ambush with torps; avoid open gunfights.

Japan · Tier VII · Cruiser · Tech Tree

Shimanto

Flexible support -- spot, screen, and farm where the team needs it.

Japan · Tier V · Destroyer · Premium

Shinonome

Spot and strike with torps; trade guns only when ahead.

Japan · Tier VI · Destroyer · Tech Tree

Shiratsuyu

Spot and strike with torps; trade guns only when ahead.

Japan · Tier VII · Aircraft Carrier · Tech Tree

Shōkaku

Repeated squadron strikes; manage planes and positioning.

Japan · Tier V · Cruiser · Premium

Southern Dragon

Punish broadsides with AP; angle to deny return citadels.

Japan · Tier VII · Battleship · Tech Tree

Suwo

Hold the line bow-in and soak fire while the team trades.

Japan · Tier VII · Cruiser · Premium

Suzuya

Flexible support -- spot, screen, and farm where the team needs it.

Japan · Tier II · Destroyer · Premium

Tachibana

Balance guns and torps; cap, spot, and trade as the map allows.

Japan · Tier VIII · Cruiser · Tech Tree

Takahashi

Kite at range, bleed fires, and never get pinned.

Japan · Tier II · Cruiser · Tech Tree

Tenryū

Sustained HE and fires from range or island cover.

Japan · Tier VI · Cruiser · Premium

Tokachi

Sustained HE and fires from range or island cover.

Japan · Tier VII · Battleship · Premium

Tsurugi

Use speed to take flanks and cross-fire from angles.

Japan · Tier II · Destroyer · Tech Tree

Wakatake

Fast concealment carry: contest caps and rotate.

Japan · Tier IV · Cruiser · Premium

Yahagi

Sustained HE and fires from range or island cover.

Japan · Tier ★ · Battleship · Premium

Yamato

Max-range AP sniper: trade from open water and bow-tank between salvos.

Japan · Tier ★ · Cruiser · Premium

Yoshino

Big-gun cruiser: bully other cruisers with AP, angle versus battleships.

Japan · Tier VI · Destroyer · Premium

Yukikaze

Spot and ambush with torps; avoid open gunfights.

Japan · Tier III · Cruiser · Premium

Yūbari

Kite at range, bleed fires, and never get pinned.

Japan · Tier VII · Destroyer · Premium

Yūdachi

Spot and ambush with torps; avoid open gunfights.

Japan · Tier VIII · Destroyer · Tech Tree

Yūgumo

Spot and ambush with torps; avoid open gunfights.

Japan · Tier ★ · Cruiser · Premium

Zaō

Flexible support -- spot, screen, and farm where the team needs it.

Japan · Tier V · Aircraft Carrier · Premium

Zuihō

Repeated squadron strikes; manage planes and positioning.