Talk:Makigumo/@comment-25805352-20141213072113/@comment-16545476-20141216095853

The Yuugumo classes are definitely keepers. Though they can't compete with all the Kai Ni destroyers, Shimakaze, Yukikaze and Amatsukaze, but stat-wise they're still outstanding. You can consider to form a fleet based on Yuugumo class destroyers to deal with the early stages of seasonal event maps and save your main destroyers for harder maps.

My Makigumo actually saved me a couple of times during the spring, summer and fall events. During the spring event I only have Yuudachi Kai Ni, Shigure Kai Ni and Hamakaze that's fit to charge through E4.(I cleared 3-2 with Mutsuki classes and that's not helping.) If it weren't Makigumos great status, I wouldn't be able to clear spring E4. During the summer and fall events, she and Hamakaze serve as reserve fleets to take out E1 and E2, thus sparing all the better Kai Ni destroyers for later maps.

Personally I recommend to keep a reserve fleet of destroyers (about three or four) if you have the leisure to grind one. They don't have to have a high level, around the average of 40~50 will be enough. They'll come in handy in the least expected time, but you'll be quite happy that they're there to support you during those hardships.