September Update: The Valor Armada

Maintenance times:   

• Xbox: September 8, 2:00 – 5:30 AM Central / 7:00 – 10:30 AM UTC          
• PlayStation: September 8, 2:00 – 5:30 AM Central / 7:00 – 10:30 AM UTC          
• iOS: September 8, 2:00 – 5:30 AM Central / 7:00 – 10:30 AM UTC          
• Android: September 8, 2:00 – 5:30 AM Central / 7:00 – 10:30 AM UTC        

Update size:   

• Xbox One (S/X) ~7,900 MB        
• Xbox Series S/X ~7,970 MB          
• PS4 ~8,084 MB          
• PS5/PS5 Pro ~1,500 MB         
• iOS ~1,820 MB + ~1,000 MB          
• Android ~1,820 MB + ~190 MB 

September Update: The Valor Armada 

Ahoy, Captains! Fall has arrived, bringing a new update packed with fresh content, including new Spanish cruisers in Early Access, the return of a popular collaboration, and much more. Below is a quick breakdown of what's new in this update: 

Shield of Troy Campaign 

Participate in the new 4-week campaign to receive Commonwealth Tier VIII Premium cruiser Hector and other rewards, including Spanish Cruiser crates and Commonwealth Commander Harold B. Farncomb. Hector boasts guns that can deal massive fire damage, fast torpedoes, and a long-lasting Smoke Generator with quick dispersion for moving while hidden. 

Starting September 8, complete 80 campaign milestones over 4 weeks with an Admiralty Backing to unlock Hector. If you miss a challenge, no worries: the catch-up feature has you covered! Read on for the full list of campaign rewards, available both with and without Admiralty Backing. 

Available rewards without the Admiralty Backing:   

• 50x Common Boosters             
• 12x European camouflages        
• 11,000 Global XP    
• 100,000 Commander XP        
• 525,000 Research Points        
• 400,000 credits        
• 13x Promotion Orders        
• 1x Insignia        
• 1x Commendation        
• 5 days of Premium Account    
• 6x Armada Española Collection crates 
• 6x Spanish Cruiser crates 
• 2x Fall Big Crates 
• Hector patch base    
• Hector patch symbol 

Value of the rewards without the Admiralty Backing: 13,021 doubloons        

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

• 50x Rare Boosters    
• 12x European camouflages        
• 24,000 Global XP        
• 200,000 Commander XP        
• 1,225,000 Research Points       
• 1,550,000 credits        
• 17x Promotion Orders        
• 4x Insignia        
• 4x Commendations        
• 750 doubloons     
• 3x Spanish Cruiser crates 
• 2x Spanish Cruiser Big Crates 
• 1x Sunduq 
• 1x Fall Big Crate 
• Commander Harold B. Farncomb 
• Hector flag        
• Admiralty Backing special weekly mission, rewarding Renown Points        
• Commonwealth Tier VIII Premium cruiser Hector 

Total value of the rewards with the Admiralty Backing: 72,105 doubloons 

New Spanish Cruisers in Early Access 

A new nation is coming to Legends starting September 8, represented by a new Spanish cruiser Tech Tree line. These ships offer solid firepower that increases in caliber as you go up the Tech Tree, and like most cruisers, they are equipped with primarily defensive torpedoes. To try them in Early Access, find them in Spanish Cruiser crates and Spanish Cruiser Big Crates, available through the Shield of Troy campaign, "Bound by Duty" Calendar, Armada Española collection, or in the Store. Each ship comes with a special mission that provides a doubloon reward!  

Tier I cruiser Júpiter will be available in the Tech Tree from the start, and you'll be able to unlock Tier II cruiser Navarra by playing. This update also brings a new Spanish Commander, Casto Méndez Núñez, who will automatically join your ranks. His base trait Honor Before Ships improves ship concealment by up to 3% and movement speed by up to 3%. 

Plus, check out modernist-inspired skins in the Store for Tier III and higher Spanish cruisers. You can get one of them for just 1 doubloon using a special coupon that's obtainable via the Modernist Livery mission. 

And if you're wondering whether there will be a Legendary Tier Spanish cruiser—rest assured, a Bureau Project is on the horizon. Just have a little patience until the October update! 

"Bound by Duty" Calendar  

Starting September 8, check out this new 3-week Calendar, featuring Spanish Commander Pascual Cervera y Topete as the main reward. You can recover up to 3 missed days for free, but you'll only have 1 week after those initial 3 to do so, since this update spans 4 weeks instead of the usual 5. Among the other rewards is a Spanish Cruiser Big Crate, which has a chance to drop an Early Access ship! 

Armada Española Collection 

For this upcoming update, we've prepared a new card collection dedicated to the Spanish Navy and its key personalities. You can find these cards in Armada Española Collection crates, available through the Shield of Troy campaign (6 crates) and Spanish Navy Heritage mission (17 crates). With these 23 crates, you're guaranteed to complete the collection for free. Completing the collection will reward you with Spanish Cruiser crates, Commander Progression Items, and another new ship—Spanish Tier II Premium cruiser Méndez Núñez. 

Azur Lane Collaboration Returns  

All six waves of the Azur Lane x Legends collaboration are back! From September 8 to October 6, dozens of themed Commanders, ships, and skins will await you in the Store. Don't forget to complete the free mission—Operation Storm Surge—during this period to earn 3x "Azur Lane Crate: Ultimate III," each of which can drop any Azur Lane Commander, ship, or skin.  

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Golden Tides 

Get on board magnificent new ships with unique designs inspired by the rich cultural heritage of the Middle East and North Africa, and embrace the adventurous spirit with peculiar new Commander guises. Visit the Store from September 8 to October 6 to discover everything new waiting for you, and complete the free Beneath the Golden Sky mission to receive 1x Sunduq—a special crate that can drop any of the new items. More details will come soon in a dedicated article.

Meanwhile, here's a little gift for you: Redeem the code NWL5JJ86AM to receive 1x Fall Big Crate, 10x Type 4 camouflages, 10x Common Battle Boosters, and the Captain Reader flag—our new reward for everyone who reads our patch notes (or at least redeems the code… but we hope you'll take a glance, too). 

Fleet Cup: Season 5 

Participate in the new Fleet Cup season for Tier VII ships and five-player teams! This time, each team can field as many battleships as they want, plus one aircraft carrier is allowed. Rewards include Steel, the new Champion's Trophy camouflages, and more. The tournament will be held every Saturday and Sunday throughout the update, beginning September 13. 

Ranked Battles: Seasons 83–85 

Sail into three new seasons of Ranked Battles, each for five-player teams and featuring Tier V, VI, or VIII ships, depending on the season. Climb the ranks and get various rewards, including Steel, crates, credits, camouflages, Commander Progression Items, and Boosters. 

• Season 83: September 16–22; only Tier V ships 
• Season 84: September 23–29; only Tier VI ships 
• Season 85: September 30 – October 6; only Tier VIII ships 

German Unity Day 

From September 29 to October 6, celebrate the 35th anniversary of German reunification with discounted German ships in the Store, such as Weimar, Elbing, Mainz, Pommern, Leipzig, and Z-35. Some of them are available individually, and some in bundles. Plus, complete a special German Unity mission to receive 1x German Commander crate, 12x Hunter camouflages, and 5x Epic Ship XP Boosters. 

Modifications Update 

Starting from this update, we're adding Epic and Legendary levels to AA gun modifications: 

• AA Guns Mod. 3 – Epic: Increase AA damage output by 5% whenever you shoot down 5 airplanes. At 25 planes shot down, AA damage continuously improves by 25%. 
• AA Guns Mod. 3 – Legendary: Increase main battery and secondary battery gun reload speed by 3% per every 10 planes shot down. At 50 planes shot down, increase main battery and secondary battery gun reload speed by 15%. 

To use these modifications, you'll need Steel, which you can earn by participating in the Fleet Cup and Ranked Battles during this update. 

We've also made a few balance changes to the existing modifications: 

• AA Guns Mod. 3: In addition to the existing effect on AA damage, the cooldown time of all ship consumables will be reduced by 10%.  
• Aiming Systems Mod. 1: Torpedo launcher traverse speed will no longer increase. We're moving this effect to Main Battery Mod. 2, where it makes more sense.  
• Main Battery Mod. 2: In addition to the existing effect, torpedo launcher traverse speed will increase by 20%. 
• Damage Control System Mod. 2: In addition to the existing effect, Damage Control Party duration will increase by 20%. 
• Steering Gears Mod. 2: Rudder-shift time will reduce by 25% instead of 20%.  

Improved Specs Window

We've improved the Specs window: Starting from this update, it will display additional artillery parameters, including dispersion, minimum and guaranteed ricochet angles, HE shell penetration, and much more. Each parameter now has a short description—to view it, select the desired parameter in the list. You'll also find more detailed stats for torpedo armament, aircraft, engine, and hull, and will see how parameters change when affected by different modifiers like Commander skills or ship modifications.

Balance Changes 

AL Formidable

• Minimum ricochet angle for AP bombs improved from 45° to 50°
• Guaranteed ricochet angle for AP bombs improved from 60° to 65°

AL Richelieu

• Main battery reload time reduced from 30 to 28.5 s
• HE shell damage increased from 5,800 to 6,300
• HE shell fire-setting chance increased from 38 to 40%

Navarin 

Total HP increased from 69,400 to 72,500 

• Bow HP increased from 2,600 to 2,800 
• Casemate HP increased from 14,400 to 15,100 
• Stern HP increased from 1,200 to 1,300 
• Hull HP increased from 52,100 to 54,400 
• Steering gear HP increased from 20,800 to 21,800 

Repair Party consumable has been updated: 

• Citadel damage repairs improved from 10 to 30% 
• Restored HP increased from 0.5% to 1.12% per second 
• Consumable duration reduced from 28 to 20 s 

Armor updates

• Kaiser received a minor armor update, including a barbette bottom update for one turret.
• The barbette top plate armor layer was moved to the main battery bottom plate for North Carolina, Leviathan, Alabama, Massachusetts, and Massachusetts B. 

These changes won't have a meaningful impact on the ship's performance.

Independium Exchange 

Independium is leaving the game in this update. You'll receive compensation of 1,500 credits : 1 Independium. 

Improvements and Bug Fixes 

All Platforms 

• Fixed Commander Kosaka Wakamo's base trait image. It now includes a green ribbon in addition to the red one, as it also influences survivability. 

Mobile 

• Updated the tutorial. It now extends to Account Level 8 and includes hints about campaigns, collections, Commanders, and more. 
• Fixed a bug where the number of received credits was highlighted in red instead of white when selling a ship. 

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