Board Thread:Wikia Discussion/@comment-28069733-20170528042325/@comment-27862274-20170528125050

Edit: since the player is a newface, blueprint is probably still a rare resource, Abukuma is certainly not a priority. Tone-class or Fuso-class is much more important, and I personally would suggest the newface to have Tone-class receive Kai-ni first, especially if the player do not have Suzuya, Kumano or Mikuma (all these three are rare ships and I do not have any of them for almost a year). Having more CAV is most important for newfaces preparing for event. CAV's are pretty redundant in events, especially in late game event maps. BP CAV's can be easily substituted with similarly strong CAV's such as Mogami or Mikuma (with high plane slots + decent dmg). Priority BP should instead be immediately used on Abukuma, since her ability to fake CLT is extremely strong, and she can pretty much be used in all maps, assuming this is easy - having an extra attack is extremely important of getting rid of escorts.

That said, the CL that you decide to level depends on what area of your fleet you are trying to improve, including the type of equipment you are aiming for. It is better to aim for K2 CL's in the long run, e.g. Sendai, Abu or Jintsuu, instead of temporary dmg boosts like Nagara or Kuma.