Anniversary Update: Champion's Journey 

Hurray, it’s our Fifth Birthday! We invite you to join the party and explore the new content we’ve prepared for you in this August update. First of all, we have a small gift for you: use the code 5F794OGM4C to receive 1x Summer Big Crate, 6x Anniversary camouflages, and 6x Common Battle Boosters. 

Here's a quick overview of what you can look forward to in this update, which is full of festive activities and fresh content: 

Aegean Arrow Campaign 

Our latest campaign features Pan-European Tier VIII Premium destroyer Velos—a swift and agile Fletcher-class ship with fast-reloading guns and torpedoes, plus an enhanced Smoke Generator. As always, you have 100 milestones to hit over 5 weeks, and there's a catch-up option. It’s our birthday, so we’re giving away even more rewards than usual! Take a look at what you can get with and without the Admiralty Backing: 

Available rewards without the Admiralty Backing:  

• 50x Common Boosters
• 6x European camouflages
• 6x Hellenic camouflages
• 7,500 Global XP
• 120,000 Commander XP
• 350,000 Research Points
• 600,000 credits
• 15x Promotion Orders
• 1x Insignia
• 1x Commendation
• 5 days of Premium Account
• 1,500 Drachmas
• 1x Summer Big Crate
• 1x Pan-European Commander crate
• 1x Champion's Box
• 1x Anniversary '24 Japanese crate
• 1x Anniversary '24 British crate
• 1x Anniversary '24 French-German crate
• 1x Blue Archive container
• Velos patch base
• Velos patch symbol 

Value of the rewards without the Admiralty Backing: 16,990 doubloons  

Additional rewards with the Admiralty Backing (2,500 doubloons):    

• 50x Rare Boosters
• 8x European camouflages
• 8x Hellenic camouflages
• Mati Mataki skin for Velos
• 35,000 Global XP
• 235,000 Commander XP
• 1,400,000 Research Points
• 2,355,000 credits
• 25x Promotion Orders
• 4x Insignia
• 4x Commendations
• 750 doubloons
• 3,000 Drachmas
• 2x Summer Big Crates
• 2x Champion's Boxes
• 2x Anniversary '24 Japanese crates
• 2x Anniversary '24 British crates
• 2x Anniversary '24 French-German crates
• Velos flag
• Admiralty Backing special weekly mission, rewarding Renown Points
• Pan-European Tier VIII Premium destroyer Velos 

Total value of the rewards with the Admiralty Backing: 82,005 doubloons  

5 Years on the Waves: A Greek-Style Birthday and More 

Let’s celebrate our Fifth Anniversary together! This year, we’ve prepared lots of content and special activities, spiced up with Ancient Greek vibes. 

Champion’s Box 

It's time to grab and unpack this year’s birthday presents! The Champion's Box is a special crate that drops another random crate from our best events in recent years: Halloween, Black Friday, Winter Holidays, April Fools' Planet Clash, or Golden Week. Champion’s Boxes will be available in the Store during this update, but you can also get them for free via many sources: 

• Aegean Arrow Campaign
• Divine Odyssey Calendar
• Legendary Birthday Bureau Project
• Treasure Hunt web event
• Free Birthday Set DLC for Xbox and PlayStation
• Free mission "Under the Sun of Ellada"

Keep reading to learn more about some of these activities! 

Divine Commander Guises 

Receive divine support from our new Commander guises: Athena, Poseidon, and Zeus! Athena will be available in the Store for the event currency—Drachmas; Zeus is the reward for completing the Divine Odyssey Calendar; and Poseidon can be obtained through the new Crafting Station, which we’ll tell you more about later in this article. 

Drachmas and Birthday Content in the Store 

Drachmas are the currency for this event, and you can spend them on various goods in the Store.

First of all, two new ships will be available for Drachmas: Soviet Tier VII Premium battleship Borodino and Pan-American Tier IV Premium battleship Rio de Janeiro. You'll also be able to spend Drachmas to purchase five old ships that we've brought back for this Anniversary update: Georgia, Belfast '43, Siegfried, Aigle, and Independence.

Other items available for Drachmas include the Athena Commander guise; new Greek-styled camouflages; Anniversary crates that can drop British, French, German, and Japanese ships; and more. 

You can obtain Drachmas through these sources:

• Aegean Arrow campaign: 1,500 Drachmas for free and 3,000 more with the Admiralty Backing.
• Divine Odyssey Calendar: 1,500 Drachmas for free.
• Treasure Hunt web event: 2,000 Drachmas for free (you may need to spend some in-game resources to get the full reward).
• Bundles in the Store.  

Divine Odyssey Calendar 

Complete a 3-week series of Calendar daily missions, available from August 5, to receive various rewards, including Drachmas and Anniversary crates which can drop British, French, German, and Japanese ships. The final prize is the Zeus Commander guise! 

Legendary Birthday Bureau Project 

Research the Legendary Birthday Bureau Project, available from August 5, to receive plentiful rewards, including crates filled with content from our best events: Halloween; Winter Holidays; Planet Clash; Golden Week; U.S. Independence Day; and more!

Treasure Hunt: Path to Olympus 

Our much-enjoyed web event, Treasure Hunt, is back with a Greek twist! Just like last time, your aim is to unlock cells using keys. Each cell hides treasure such as Drachmas, a Champion's Box, camouflages, crates that can drop ships, and more. The ultimate prize is a Super V Crate, where you’re guaranteed to find a Tier V Premium ship. The event starts on August 12, so stay tuned for more details! 

Crafting Station 

Are you sitting on a stockpile of spare resources like Global XP, Promotion Orders, credits, and Premium Account days? If so, check out the new Crafting Station in the Store from August 19 through September 9. Combine your resources and turn them into valuable items, including the Poseidon Commander guise, a Super V Crate, and German Tier VII Premium cruiser Schill! 

Blue Archive Collaboration 

Blue Archive content is coming to World of Warships: Legends! Visit the Store from August 5 through September 9 to explore a variety of new items, including Abydos High School students as Commanders, Tirpitz and Montana redesigned in a Blue Archive style, a new skin for Takahashi, and much more!

• Download Blue Archive
• Visit Blue Archive Official Portal
• Blue Archive on social media: [Discord], [X], [Facebook], [YouTube]

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New U.S. Hybrid Battleship Tech Tree Line 

Starting with this August update, the new Tech Tree line of U.S. hybrid battleships will become fully available: Tier VI Connecticut, Tier VII Nebraska, and Tier VIII Delaware. Research them via the Tech Tree and take them into battle to explore new gameplay with the unique Airstrike feature using torpedo bombers. 

New Battle Type: Fleet Cup 

We're excited to announce the first-ever Fleet Cup! Create your Fleet Division and prove your skills in a thrilling single-elimination tournament. The rules are simple: win four rounds—1/8, 1/4, 1/2, and the final—to get the Cup. Winning advances you to the next round; a loss or draw means you must start from scratch. Only Tier VII ships can participate, and teams are limited to one battleship each. Rewards include Steel, credits, Commander Progression Items, and exclusive Fleet Cup champion in-game goods: a flag, base, and patch symbol. 

New Ranked Battle Seasons 

Challenge your naval prowess in three new seasons of Ranked Battles! This time, you’ll battle one-on-one with your opponents, sailing a Tier VI cruiser, destroyer, or battleship, depending on the season. As usual, the rewards include Steel, camouflages, credits, Commander Progression Items, and Boosters. 

New Map: Mountain Range 

Check out our beautiful new map, Mountain Range, designed specifically for Standard; vs. AI; and Arcade battles in Domination mode. You can travel to this map when playing Tier IV and higher ships. Get ready for more adventures ahead! 

Gamepad Support on iOS

Many of you asked for this, and now it's possible! You can now play World of Warships: Legends on your iOS mobile device just as you would on a console—controlling your ships with a gamepad. You can switch between touchscreen controls and a gamepad at any moment. Please note that on mobile devices, you can use a gamepad only during battle. We're also currently working on adding gamepad support for Android—stay tuned!

Balance Changes 

Siegfried 

• Main battery reload time reduced from 26 to 25 seconds.
• Main battery turret traverse speed reduced from 36 to 30 seconds.
• Rudder-shift time reduced from 14 to 13 seconds. 

Belfast '43

• Main battery reload time reduced from 8.5 to 8 seconds.
• Main battery maximum firing range increased from 15.3 to 15.5 km.
• Ship HP increased from 38,400 to 40,000.

Improvements and Bug Fixes

All platforms 

• The Fjords port will look festive for the duration of this update.
• Fixed an issue where enemies defeated by Airstrike were not counted in the post-battle statistics.
• You can now earn the "Devastating Strike" medal using Airstrike, as was originally intended.
• Aircraft positions on aircraft carrier Independence have been slightly adjusted (this will only affect the ship's visual appearance).
• Filled the empty space between the barbettes and citadel on Belfast '43.
• Changed the names of Star Trek Commanders to Captain Picard, Ambassador Spock, and Chancellor Gowron.
• Commander guises can no longer be applied to Spock.

Console 

• Added hardware ray tracing for water reflections in the Port and in combat for next-gen consoles (PS5 4K and Xbox Series X 4K).
• Added software ray tracing for water reflections in the Port for last-generation consoles (PS4 and Xbox One).
• Voice lines for Friesland are now in Dutch.
• Fixed cash register sound playing when pressing "Battle On!" in the post-battle statistics window. 

Mobile 

• Added controller support for iOS devices.
• Shadows from islands and clouds have been added to the High and Medium mobile graphic presets.
• Fixed a bug where the wrong ship was sent to battle. This occurred when players first selected a Premium ship in the Port using a filter, but then chose another ship from the Tech Tree after selecting the battle type. Now, the last chosen ship is correctly sent to battle. 

Celebrate with us and turn the tide!

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Maintenance times:    

• Xbox: August 5, 02:00 – 05:00 AM Central / 07:00 – 10:00 AM UTC
• PlayStation: August 5, 02:00 – 05:00 AM Central / 07:00 – 10:00 AM UTC
• iOS: August 5, 02:00 – 05:00 AM Central / 07:00 – 10:00 AM UTC
• Android: August 5, 02:00 – 05:00 AM Central / 07:00 – 10:00 AM UTC 

Update size:    

• Xbox One (S/X) ~5,200 MB
• Xbox Series S/X ~6,700 MB
• PS4 ~5,130 MB
• PS5 ~1,300 MB
• iOS ~1,000 MB + ~1,500 MB
• Android ~1,000 MB + ~1,500 MB