Ship building order
Foreword
The materials needed to build ships can be very tedious to grind, and it may take up to a month to build and fully level one - especially SSR ships. Thankfully, when you start playing the game, the company missions provide you with tons of resources, so after a week or two (depending on how fast you progress through the game) you should be able to build your first shiny SSR ship.
This guide will go over the ships you should use as a beginner, and briefly introduce our general recommendations for your first PVE and PVP ships.
Ships for Beginners
We recommend that you use the free ships given at the start of the game to clear all PVE content until you unlock Enterprise and get enough materials to craft it. At the start of the game, you will be given a free R rarity ship called Coffin. We recommend that you use this ship to clear all PVE content until you unlock Enterprise (after clearing Episode 5, Act 5-5) and get enough materials to craft it, because Enterprise is the best overall PVE ship.
Coffin
In addition, upon unlocking the ship construction feature after clearing Episode 2, Act 1-2, you will be forced to craft Razangriff as part of the tutorial. You may also choose to use this ship to clear all PVE content.
Razangriff
We also recommend saving as many ship materials as possible and refraining from levelling up any beginner ships unless absolutely necessary. This will help to save ship materials for crafting and levelling Enterprise ASAP.
General PVE Ship Recommendations
Enterprise
As mentioned previously, Enterprise is the best overall PVE ship in the game. It has great passive buffs for counters and mechs, a 50% EVA debuff on its first skill, and 30% DEF and 30% ATK debuffs on its second skill.
New Detroit
New Detroit is also highly recommended for PVE, due to its 50% DEF shred on its second skill. This makes New Detroit an extremely strong burst-oriented ship, highly suitable for endgame content such as Danger Close and high level Dives.
General PVP Ship Recommendations
Lake Superior
Lake Superior is a ship almost fully focused on enhancing the survivability of ally units. Its second skill is also unique in its ability to drag enemy backlines towards you, which can be extremely helpful against enemy backliners.
Tempest
Tempest is a very well-rounded ship that provides utility on top of directly enhancing survivability. Its passive is extremely helpful for backline survivability, while its second skill summons a wall that can be used for either redirecting enemy attacks or reducing damage taken by ally units (via its DEF and DMG RDC buffs), and its third skill both debuffs enemies and summons 6 Warden units as allies.