Battleship
Champagne
Priority
Champagne class
Introduction
Champagne is a Priority Battleship character in Azur Lane. Champagne's class is Champagne.
On our Azur Lane tier list Champagne is A tier, 110th of the 706 characters ranked, from where 9 current tier lists put Champagne.
Other Battleship characters in Azur Lane: Akane Shinjo, Alabama, Alsace, Andrea Doria, Arizona, Arkhangelsk and 76 more.
Is Champagne good?
A battleship that fires fast and often: her main guns start each battle already loaded, a skill cuts their loading time by a guaranteed 40%, and she fires a barrage with every main gun salvo plus another every 20 seconds. AP guns get the better bonus package, adding reload and crit rate, while HE trades that for AA and extra damage to heavy armor.
The costs are one of the lowest HP pools of any battleship and a single main gun mount, though the fast cycle makes up for most of that. She also soaks half the damage aimed at the flagship while she's above 75% HP, which pairs nicely with fleet healers such as 
Akashi.
Strengths
- Main guns loaded at battle start
- Guaranteed 40% faster main gun reload
- Two barrages that always fire
- Can switch to heavy armor with VH Armor Plating
Weaknesses
- Among the lowest HP of any battleship
- Only one main gun mount
Stats
- HP7,058
- SPD32
- Effect ACC79
At max level. Each bar is measured against the highest value in the Azur Lane roster.
Skills
4Augmenting Mechanism: Setzer Principle
Skill 1Decreases the loading time of this ship's Main Guns by 20% (40%). When this ship fires its Main Guns: fires an additional barrage. Every 20s: fires a special barrage (DMG is based on skill's level). Barrage fired with Main Guns preview (gif) / Timed Barrage preview (gif)
(Fate Simulation) Augmenting Mechanism: Setzer Principle+
Skill 2Decreases the loading time of this ship's Main Guns by 20% (40%). When this ship fires its Main Guns: fires an additional barrage (this barrage is improved and unaffected by this ship's position). Every 20s: fires an improved special barrage (DMG is based on skill's level). (Replaces "Augmenting Mechanism: Setzer Principle")
Substitute Mechanism: Holy Thurible
Skill 3When this ship uses a HE Main Gun: increases this ship's FP by 1% (5%), AA by 5% (15%), and increases that Main Gun's armor modifier against Heavy armor by 5% (15%). When this ship uses an AP Main Gun: increases this ship's FP by 1% (5%), RLD by 5% (15%), and increases its Main Gun Crit Rate by 5% (20%). While this ship is above 75% HP: absorbs 50% of the DMG your Flagship takes (does nothing if this ship is the Flagship); when this ship's HP falls below 75%: increases this ship's EVA and Accuracy by 5% (15%).
Siren Killer
Skill 4Increase this ship's DMG to Sirens by 5% (15%).
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