Aircraft Carrier
Zuikaku
Super Rare
Shoukaku class
Introduction
Zuikaku is a Super Rare Aircraft Carrier character in Azur Lane. Zuikaku's class is Shoukaku.
On our Azur Lane tier list Zuikaku is C tier, 364th of the 706 characters ranked, from where 8 current tier lists put Zuikaku.
Other Aircraft Carrier characters in Azur Lane: Admiral Nakhimov, Akagi, Akagi-chan, Anniversary Kizuna AI, Aquila, Ark Royal and 56 more.
Is Zuikaku good?
A carrier who gets stronger as a fight drags on: each airstrike raises the damage of her later airstrikes, stacking up, so she's at her best in long battles on hard maps. With 
Shoukaku in the fleet, Fifth Carrier Division adds aviation and cuts the damage she takes by up to 20%, which keeps her alive long enough for those stacks to matter.
That buff is too good to skip, so in practice she always needs Shoukaku beside her.
Pairs well with: Shoukaku.
Strengths
- Stacking airstrike damage
- Damage reduction and aviation boost with Shoukaku
- Strong in long fights
Weaknesses
- Needs Shoukaku for her key buff
Stats
- HP7,360
- SPD34
- Effect ACC90
At max level. Each bar is measured against the highest value in the Azur Lane roster.
Skills
3Fifth Carrier Division
Skill 1When sortied with Shoukaku: increases this ship's AVI by 8% (20%) and decreases the DMG it takes by 8% (20%).
(Augment Module) Fifth Carrier Division+
Skill 2Increases this ship's AVI by 8% (20%) and Crit Rate by 1% (10%). Every 20s: launches a Lv.1 (Lv.10) special airstrike (DMG is based on the skill's level); when sortied with any version of Shoukaku in the same fleet: reduces this ship's DMG taken by 8% (20%). (Replaces Fifth Carrier Division)
Crane's Endeavor
Skill 3If there are three or more Sakura Empire ships in your fleet (including this ship), increase own damage dealt by 8% (20%). When this ship launches an airstrike, increase the damage dealt by all subsequent airstrikes by 8% (20%). This buff may stack up to three times.
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