User blog comment:Shinhwalee/Major Event Preparation Guide for Admirals/@comment-25733368-20151017132547/@comment-25733368-20151017152155

It's impossible to not have Maya.

Akizuki guns aren't that great if you can't upgrade them - and Fubuki can't do that. Normal red 12.7cm every destroyer has at lv1 is better than 10cm + AAFD when you bring it to +4. What's more, upgrading 12.7cm costs nothing if you do it for dailies.

Yuudachi has very low remodel level and gives huge immediate gains. She is the strongest derstroyer in the game. Ayanami requires almost twice as much experience for her Kai Ni and offers lower power. This is a problem for newer admirals, they would have to spend a lot of time on Ayanami alone. It would be better to invest that time in training for example Abukuma. Yes, Ayanami has a lot of luck but still not enough to be reliable. Yukikaze and Shigure have higher priority than Ayanami. Plus, with Shigure and Yukikaze you already have two cut-in destroyers. Yuudachi is the best for day combat.

Event will start in November, so you can immediately grab three more medals then. Even if you think 3-5 is too bucket intensive, 1-5 and 2-5 over two months are enough for one blueprint.

As for Ooyodo, her drop rate at 1-6 is miserably low, it's not worth it to farm her there, the guide is making a huge mistake by even mentioning it and fooling poor new admirals into trying to farm her there. Another terrible mistake is talking about gun cut-in which is simply awful, especially in case of Ooyodo. Trying to get Ooyodo during the event would be much better option, she drops from early maps and you only need FCF for the final map.

I stand by what I said - Abukuma is by far #1 priority. However, she is rare and it's unlikely a new admiral would get her early so he should level up Sendai first - most likely he'll get her to Kai Ni before obtaining Abukuma (and yes, I agree that Sendai's equipment also is essential for events). Training Sendai isn't a big deal as she only needs lv60. Yes, Abukuma's remodel level is very high but she's by far the most important ship and everyone who used her during last event will agree with that. Also, see the image for MVPs of last event. Another reason why she is #1 bp priority is daihatsu - whenever she isn't fighting, she should be used to increase the gains from expeditions which do add up and it's better to start using her this way as soon as possible.