Battlecruiser
Hiei
Elite
Kongou class
Introduction
Hiei is an Elite Battlecruiser character in Azur Lane. Hiei's class is Kongou. Faction: Sakura Empire.
On our Azur Lane tier list Hiei is D tier, 695th of the 706 characters ranked, from where 6 current tier lists put Hiei.
Other Battlecruiser characters in Azur Lane: Admiral Zenker, Alvitr, Amagi, Amagi-chan, BLACK★ROCK SHOOTER, Brünhilde and 20 more.
Is Hiei good?
Hiei can pull damage meant for her allies onto herself, and unlike 
South Dakota's similar skill, hers kicks in ten seconds into the fight and can protect the vanguard as well as the main fleet, using her battleship-tier durability to buy the frontline extra time. She doesn't actually reduce the damage though, just redirects it, so she ends up soaking hits and can go down fast for a main-fleet ship if the incoming damage is heavy.
Strengths
- Can redirect damage meant for allies onto herself, vanguard included
Battleship-tier durability lets her tank the redirected hits
Weaknesses
- Only redirects damage rather than reducing it, so she can go down fast
Profile
Hiei is voiced by Eri Kitamura in Japanese.
Background
Kongou-class second ship, Imperial Flagship Hiei, reporting for duty. Commander, where to next? The second daughter of the four Kongou-class battleship sisters, chosen as the Imperial Flagship. Gentle in nature and graceful in bearing, a true Yamato Nadeshiko who also loves a good banquet, capable of handling everything from cooking to entertainment alone.
Stats
- HP6,762
- SPD30
- Effect ACC70
At max level. Each bar is measured against the highest value in the Azur Lane roster.
Skills
1Prestige
Skill 110s after start of battle and 20% chance every 20s after: For 8s, receives 20% (50%) of damage other backline ships take, and increases damage taken by a random enemy by 8% (20%).
How to get Hiei
Obtainable through Large-Type construction (build time 4:10:00); does not drop in normal stages. Originally debuted through limited-time construction during the 'Return of the War God' event.
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