Heavy Cruiser
Admiral Hipper
Elite
Admiral Hipper class
Introduction
Admiral Hipper is an Elite Heavy Cruiser character in Azur Lane. Admiral Hipper's class is Admiral Hipper. Faction: Iron Blood.
On our Azur Lane tier list Admiral Hipper is D tier, 473rd of the 706 characters ranked, from where 5 current tier lists put Admiral Hipper.
Other Heavy Cruiser characters in Azur Lane: Admiral Graf Spee, Algérie, Aoba, Asama, Ashigara, Astoria and 87 more.
Is Admiral Hipper good?
Admiral Hipper leans on defense rather than offense. Her shield fires on a fixed 30-second timer instead of a random chance, which makes her survivability far more predictable than most defensive skills. Her damage leans toward torpedoes over her main guns, though her torpedo stat itself is on the low side even with a strong modifier, so don't expect much raw offense from her.
She plays a lot like her sister ship 
Prinz Eugen.
Strengths
- Shield triggers on a fixed timer rather than a random chance
- Very tanky for a heavy cruiser
Weaknesses
- Main gun damage and modifier are both weak
- Torpedo stat is low despite a strong torpedo modifier
Profile
Admiral Hipper is voiced by Yuri Yamaoka in Japanese.
Background
Hipper wears a modified version of a Kriegsmarine's officer uniform.
Specifically, it resembles the one used by admirals of the German Navy with black-grey coat, cap, and special ceremonial baton.
The cross Hipper wears around her neck is the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, one of the highest military medals awarded in Nazi Germany.
Her captain, Hellmuth Heye, received it in 1941.
Hipper's apparent flatness compared to her sister refers to the historical bow shape of the KMS Admiral Hipper in real life.
She and her sisters (KMS Blücher and KMS Prinz Eugen) were built with a straight bow.
Even though they were refitted with a clipper 'Atlantic' bow later on to improve sea keeping, the shape on KMS Admiral Hipper was distinctively lesser curved.
Stats
- HP5,083
- SPD25
- Effect ACC131
At max level. Each bar is measured against the highest value in the Azur Lane roster.
Skills
5Guarding Shield
Skill 1Every 30s, spawns 2 rotating shields; each shield can block 10 bullets. Shields last for 5s (15s).
(Augment Module) Guarding Shield+
Skill 2Increases this ship's FP and ACC by 10% (20%) and the TRP and Main Gun efficiency of your Admiral Hipper-class CAs by 4% (10%). Every 30s: deploys 2 rotating shields (lasting 5s (15s)) that can negate up to 10 enemy shells. Every 20s: fires a Lv.1 (Lv.10) special barrage (DMG is based on the skill's level). (Replaces Guarding Shield)
Vice Defense
Skill 3When taking damage, 3.5% (8%) chance to decrease said damage by 50%.
(Retrofit) Twin-Thorned Shield
Skill 4At the start of battle and every 15s after that: deploys 2 types of Lv.1 (Lv.10) shields for up to 10s: the Violet shield can block up to 2 torpedoes. the Crimson shield can inflict up to 6 instances of collision DMG (DMG is based on the skill's level). Whenever this ship hits an enemy with her torpedoes: restores 1% Max HP to all Admiral Hipper-class ships.
All Out Assault
Skill 5Every 9 (6) times the main gun is fired, triggers All Out Assault - Admiral Hipper Class I (II)
How to get Admiral Hipper
Obtainable through Large Construction or Medal Exchange. Originally a limited-time Construction and limited-stage drop during the 'Mirrored Colors' event; still drops from stages A4/C4/D1 of that event's Operation Log.
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