April Update: The Bonds of Loyalty

Maintenance times:          

• Xbox: April 7, 2:00 – 5:00 AM Central / 7:00 – 10:00 AM UTC      
• PlayStation: April 7, 2:00 – 5:00 AM Central / 7:00 – 10:00 AM UTC      
• iOS: April 7, 2:00 – 5:00 AM Central / 7:00 – 10:00 AM UTC      
• Android: April 7, 2:00 – 5:00 AM Central / 7:00 – 10:00 AM UTC    

Update size:          

• Xbox One (S/X) ~5,800 MB    
• Xbox Series S/X ~5,800 MB      
• PS4 ~5,675 MB      
• PS5/PS5 Pro ~996 MB     
• iOS ~1,100 MB + ~1,880 MB      
• Android ~1,100 MB + ~1,880 MB  

April Update: The Bonds of Loyalty 

Ahoy, Captains!  

During the upcoming April update, we'll be celebrating 6 years on the waves since Legends first launched in Open Beta. To thank you all for sailing with us, we'll be giving out loyalty rewards to everyone! Of course, that's not all—you can also expect a ton of new content, as usual! But before we dive into the details, here's a small traditional gift: redeem the code 28BGFWDLRK to get 1x Spring Big Crate, 10x Golden Week camouflages, and 10x Common Battle Boosters. 

Here's the quick list of what's new in this update: 

6 Years Strong: Loyalty Rewards and Special Offers 

World of Warships: Legends is celebrating 6 years on the waves! To thank you for your loyalty and dedication, we're offering rewards to all Captains—whether you're a novice or veteran. You can claim your reward in the Store from April 7 through May 19. The value of your reward will depend on how long you've been with us. What's more, every player will gain access to a special mission—Loyalty Is Royalty—which offers rewards also based on your years of loyalty. Once you claim this mission as part of your Loyalty Reward, you have until June 30 to complete it.

Our most loyal players who have been with us since 2019 will receive new Soviet Tier VI Premium destroyer Tashkent '39. This ship is heavily focused on torpedo damage, with exceptional concealment and speed—among the best in her tier. 

Also, be sure to visit the Store during this update to find special offers, including discounted ships and crates from some of the best events in past years: Planet Clash, Racing Legends, the Pirate event, and Cyber Holidays. 

Dragon's Voyage Campaign 

 

The new Dragon's Voyage campaign features plenty of rewards, including Pan-Asian Tier VIII Premium cruiser Dalian. This new ship boasts an excellent rate of fire, powerful HE shells with good penetration, classic torpedoes capable of striking destroyers, and impressive concealment. 

This campaign will run a bit longer than usual, featuring 120 milestones over 6 weeks. To obtain Dalian, you must complete it with the Admiralty Backing. As always, you can use the catch-up mechanic to complete any missed challenges. Also note that you can complete this campaign by playing the new War Tales battle type introduced in this update, in addition to Standard, Arcade, and Versus AI Battles. 

Available rewards without the Admiralty Backing:     

• 50x Common Boosters     
• 4x Golden Week camouflages     
• 4x Air Dragon camouflages  
• 4x Fire Dragon camouflages  
• 15,000 Global XP 
• 140,000 Commander XP     
• 350,000 Research Points     
• 550,000 credits     
• 10x Promotion Orders     
• 1x Insignia     
• 1x Commendation     
• 5 days of Premium Account 
• 1,500 Ship Parts for the Hindenburg marathon 
• 6x Allied Heroes Collection crates 
• 1x Golden Week '25 crate 
• 1x Pizza Time crate 
• 2x Spring Big Crates 
• 1x Pan-Asian Commander crate 
• Dalian patch base 
• Dalian patch symbol 

Value of the rewards without the Admiralty Backing: 15,881 doubloons     

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

• 50x Rare Boosters 
• 8x Golden Week camouflages     
• 8x Air Dragon camouflages  
• 8x Fire Dragon camouflages 
• 30,000 Global XP     
• 310,000 Commander XP     
• 1,400,000 Research Points    
• 2,450,000 credits     
• 35x Promotion Orders     
• 4x Insignia     
• 4x Commendations     
• 750 doubloons  
• 2,500 Ship Parts for the Hindenburg marathon 
• 1x Golden Week '25 crate 
• 5x Spring Big Crates 
• Dalian flag     
• Admiralty Backing special weekly mission, rewarding Renown Points     
• Pan-Asian Tier VIII Premium cruiser Dalian 

Total value of the rewards with the Admiralty Backing: 74,270 doubloons 

Hindenburg Marathon Starts 

Join the new marathon for German Legendary Tier cruiser Hindenburg and other rewards! To obtain Hindenburg, you'll need to accumulate a special currency—Ship Parts—throughout three updates, starting with this one. During this update, from April 7 through May 19, you can obtain Ship Parts via the main campaign, Weekly Assignments, Golden Week '25 crates, and as a bonus within certain Golden Week bundles in the Store. You'll find more details in the article and breakdown video coming tomorrow. 

War Tales: New PvE Battle Type 

During this update, explore War Tales—a new limited-time mode featuring engaging PvE operations against AI. You can join a random team or fight in a Division of three to five players. For now, we've prepared three Tales—scenarios with specific objectives, such as securing a control point or escorting an allied ship. In each Tale, the situation may evolve, requiring you to adapt your strategy. War Tales allows you to play ships of any type starting from Tier III, including aircraft carriers. Depending on the scenario, helming ships from specific nations may grant a bonus to your battle earnings. Stay tuned for more details in the upcoming dedicated article and video! 

Victory in Europe Day: 80th Anniversary 

Commemorate the end of World War II in Europe with historic ships in Victory Day-themed permanent camouflages, as well as with new British Tier VII Premium battleship Rodney, all available in the Store for doubloons starting from May 5. Rodney's guns are super accurate at short and medium distances, and her torpedoes are capable of causing colossal damage.

Plus, check out a 15% discount on U.S.; British; French; and Soviet Tech Tree Tier V–VII ships from May 5 through 19. 

Allied Heroes Collection 

We've prepared the new Allied Heroes card collection, featuring navy heroes and famous ships of World War II. During this update, starting from April 7, you'll find these cards in Allied Heroes Collection crates, available through the main campaign (6x crates) and the Allied Heroes mission (9x crates). You'll also be able to obtain Allied Heroes Collection crates in the Store for credits from May 5 through 19. These are the rewards for completing each set and the full collection of 12 cards: 

• U.S.S.R. and France set — 1x Russian Commander crate 
• U.K. and Poland set — 1x British Commander crate
• U.S.A. and Canada set — 1x American Commander crate 
• Full collection — U.S. Tier II Premium cruiser Erie 

Erie's main battery reload time, rudder-shift time, and movement speed are among the best for ships of her tier. 

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Now in Legends 

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have arrived in Legends! Team up with your favorite characters as Commander guises and try out new skins. Don't forget to grab some Pizza Time crates—you can get two for free: one through the "Turtle Power!" mission, and another through the Dragon's Voyage campaign. 

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Golden Week '25 

Celebrate Golden Week with both new and returning themed content, available in the Golden Week '25 crate and special Store bundles starting April 7. The Golden Week '25 crate and some of these bundles can also contain Ship Parts as a bonus on top of the themed content to help you progress in the Hindenburg marathon! Plus, for those looking to strengthen their fleet with Japanese ships, enjoy a 20% discount on Mogami and Amagi from April 7 through May 5 (note that we've buffed Amagi's main guns a bit—see Balance Changes).

Don't forget to complete the Golden Days mission, available starting April 7, to receive 1x Golden Week '25 crate, 1x Japanese Commander crate, 1x Spring Big Crate, Golden Week '25 flag and patch symbol, and 12x Imperial Japanese Navy camouflages. 

Here's the new Golden Week content we've prepared for this year: 

Miyu is an ancient river spirit who appears during Golden Week to bless people and ensure they live in harmony with the world around them. This guise for Japanese Commanders includes mint-colored shell tracers, as well as silver-green-blue signal flares for horn sounding and fireworks for activating Legendary skills. It also provides a daily bonus of +50% credit earnings when you receive 2 "Caused flooding" ribbons in one battle. 

These two skins for Japanese battleships Izumo and Amagi are inspired by shiro—magnificent Japanese castles. 

And one more addition: a festive permanent camouflage for Japanese cruiser Mogami. 

Dutch Cruiser Line Now Fully Available 

The new Dutch cruisers are now fully available from Tier I to VIII: Gelderland, Java, De Ruyter, Celebes, Kijkduin, Eendracht, Haarlem, and Johan de Witt. Research them via the Tech Tree and deploy them in battle, and make use of their powerful Airstrikes, available starting from Tier V.

Ranked Battles: Seasons 75–77 

Three new seasons of Ranked Battles await you in this update. Climb the ranks and compete for rewards in teams of three playing high-tier ships! 

• Season 75: April 15 – April 21; only Tier VI ships  
• Season 76: April 22 – April 28; only Tier VII ships  
• Season 77: April 29 – May 5; only Tier VIII ships 

The rewards include Steel, camouflages, crates, credits, Commander Progression Items, and Boosters. Aircraft carriers cannot participate in this battle type, and only one destroyer per team is allowed. 

Steel Hunter Mission 

Don't miss your chance to stock up on Steel! Earn up to 150 Steel daily (1,050 Steel in total) by completing the Steel Hunter mission, available during the second week of the update, from April 14 through 21. You must use Tier VIII and Legendary Tier ships in Standard Battles to complete it. 

New Mission for Premium Account Players 

From April 21 through May 19, players with active Premium Account can complete the Masters of the Waves mission to earn 1x Spring Big Crate; 100,000 credits; 5x Rare Commander XP Boosters; and 2x common crates. Only Tier III and higher ships are eligible. 

The Transformers Are Back 

Transformers content will be back in the Store from April 28 through May 26! Choose to fight for the Autobots or Decepticons, equipping yourself with themed Commanders and skins, and complete the "Forged by the Tides" special mission to receive a Cybertronian Container III, which can drop any of these items! 

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Balance Changes 

Mysore 

• Main battery reload time reduced from 9.5 to 8.5 s 

Cyclone 

• Maximum speed increased from 30 to 36 kts 
• Main battery reload time reduced from 6.5 to 6.0 s 

Napoli 

• Secondary battery range increased from 5 to 6 km 

Izumo 

• Main battery reload time reduced from 30 to 27 s 

Amagi 

• Main battery reload time reduced from 30 to 27 s 

Improvements and Bug Fixes 

All Platforms 

• You can now return to the battle more quickly after a disconnection.
• Fixed a bug that caused consumables to stop working prematurely when a Legendary skill was activated. This included an issue with the Fox Flair skill, where Radar stopped working too early while the skill was active.
• Fixed an issue where some Halloween-themed ships, including Rasputin and Nassau in the Jackal skin, lacked sounds for the main guns, secondary guns, and planes.
• Updated the turret model for Roon, removing a small gap between the citadel deck and barbette. This change has little to no effect on the ship's performance.

Console 

• Fixed a visual issue in the Rotterdam Port where the barge's hull intersected with the pier.
• Fixed a visual issue where the Legendary Tier icon was missing above a ship's image in the carousel when the "Upgrades" tab was open.

Mobile 

• You can now select between 30 FPS and 60 FPS. By default, 30 FPS will be selected. Choosing 60 FPS provides smoother visuals but also consumes more battery. Please note that the FPS selection feature is only available on certain devices, including: 
  • iPhone 11 and later 
  • iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd Gen) and later 
  • iPad Air (4th Gen) and later 
  • Google Pixel 6 and later 
  • Samsung Galaxy S21 and later
• Fixed an issue where the binoculars button would lock in the Airstrike view. You can now switch freely between the Airstrike and Binocular views.
• The Gamepad tab in Settings is now unlocked by default and no longer has a Beta label. Previously, it was only accessible after connecting a gamepad.
• Fixed flickering in the Port for Yamato when certain skins were mounted.

ESRB Revision

Please note that the game's Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) rating has been revised to include a new content descriptor for Suggestive Themes, consistent with recent updates to ratings from PEGI and IARC.

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