Compared with the preceding classes of heavy cruisers, Japanese cruiser captains will be delighted to know that the Her upgraded torpedoes offer another opportunity to use her stealth: with a 12 km range, she can launch these from beyond her detection radius, and even from beyond the range of radar. SI for the heal.I would also recommended OP to use Spotter Plane instead of catapult fighter as well. Not a very easy choice to make, as the two upgrades are quite evenly matched. BoS - reducing fire and flood duration seems nice but this is talent best used for ships that can tank. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. What have we done to deserve this, Wargaming?Press J to jump to the feed. Vigilance for the stack with hydro (+25% torp detection range of hydro) or extra headroom while on aa. General WoWs Discussion ; Discussions about Warships ; Cruisers ; Captain skill advice needed (Ibuki/Zao) Sign in to follow this .
It has higher penetration than the Des Moines and absurd velocity, I regularly citadel cruisers for 20k+ HP.Vigilance combined with general situational awareness allows you to easily avoid torpedoes and run DFAA instead of hydro, giving you protection from CVs.A lot of people seem to reccomend Survivability Expert, but I really don't see the point. Recommended Posts. World of Warships - téléchargez et jouez au jeu en ligne multijoueur figurant des bateaux, faites partie de la communauté WoWS EU Same for Vigilance.Priority T, Expert M, Super I, Conceal, Vigil, BFT, AR, and Direction center.I took AA guns 2 so with BFT it makes her AA a bit better, to increase my chances against a carrier. I second'd this build. However: that is 10% (relatively) more fires than normally.

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If properly using her stealth and maintaining fire discipline to position this skill is a waste. Some of the requirements were as follows: I have 15 points, PT, EM, AR, DE, SI,CE. Demolition Expert: yes, it is only 1% more fire chance vs T10. For example, if you hate the turret traverse a lot, you can switch EL and PM for EM. Got rank 3 with no RPF build but idk. Your concealment allows you to easily disengage at will and dictate engagements so as to give yourself the advantage.You gain, what, 1% health in exchange for 3 points? Same for Vigilance. Due to her stealth you can easily catch players showing you broadside.AR - You will take damage. And RPF because you want to operate on the flanks with the Zao, and knowing when an where from and enemy might be coming can be immensely useful.Thanks, this build seem really good, might try it out :) Tho i'm not sure how useful is DCfCA on zao ?I don't think RPF is a must have, even at rank 5 it was easy to get by without.Yea i just changed to RPF build from, flamuus one. With two quintuple launchers on each side they can easily devastate unwary victims, and can serve as a good area denial tool. You get the best of all builds. My Zao build is PT, PM, EL, AR, SE, SI, CE, RPF.

This is a very lazy way to play Zao and will not win you many matches farming damage like this in ranked battles when the Zao is capable of doing so much more. It makes it less likely you will go several volleys without starting a fire.Concealment Expert: yep. So far i was using Flamuu's Zao build with vigilance, but that build does not include RPF which is must in ranked i guess.Turret traverse is manageable enough for you not to need EM, while EL is an immensely useful perk when a cruiser (or even a BB) unexpectedly pops up broadside to you. DE for the fire bread and butter. Zao Captain Build. ... Zao … Got my first tier 10 last night after playing sporadically since open beta, now the owner of a shiny new Zao.What are the current best/preferred/recommended captain and equipment set ups?And congratz to Miniconq! Im leaning toward JoaT for the shorter CD on consumables, which leaves another 4-point skill. Standard ijn cruiser captain skills is still the best.DE for the fire bread and butter. A very powerful cruiser in all respects. But there's a lot of alternatives. 100% Upvoted. RoF gives you 12.1s base reload at 16.4km at the cost of having 35s traverse with EM, range gives you 13.7s reload at 18.something km range.Skillwise it is basically up to you what you run after PT, EM, AR, SI and CE, personally i run BFT and AFT with DFAA and spotter plane on RoF zao because im a massive dick and nothing is funnier than when the enemy CV thinks he can strike the BB next to you and you just melt all his planes in a few seconds.Priority target: know when to start wiggling more than normally,..;Expert Marksman: self explanatory.