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Ranked Battles and Sprints are held in the game on a regular basis, and they offer great opportunities to obtain valuable rewards.

Would you like to find out how you can earn 500,000 credits for just a single battle and reduce your post-battle service expenses for the duration of a season? Learn how in the article below!


Ranked Battles and Sprints are specific Player vs. Player battle types which have their own unique rules. Unlike Random Battles, it's not only the result of an individual battle which is important here, but also overall progress: by winning battles, you move up the ranking ladder to reach more valuable rewards.

• Battles are held on same-tier ships.
  
• Your progress is designated by a number—a Rank. The higher the Rank, the better rewards you get. Players climb the ladder from their starting rank up to Rank 1.
  
• Every victory brings the victorious players a star. Collecting the required number of stars earns you the next rank.
  
• You lose a star for a defeat. As a result, you can lose ranks you've already attained, but not the rewards you earned for attaining them.
  
• Some ranks are irrevocable and impossible to lose. These provide a safety net to sustain your progress.
  
• Upon reaching Rank 1, you'll obtain the main rewards and finish the season.

Ranked Sprint is a simplified version of the Ranked Battle season, and it's perfect for those who want to get acquainted with this game mode.

• A Ranked Sprint has more irrevocable ranks than a Ranked Battles season, and requires fewer stars for progressing.
  
• Sprints last for 10–12 days and are mostly played on Tier V–VIII ships.
  
• They usually include 10 ranks and 21 stars. It's enough to play about 50 battles to obtain all the rewards.
  
• You can participate in Sprints in a Division with your friends.

Ranked Battles seasons last longer but provide more rewards.

• You need to earn more stars to reach the next rank than in a Sprint.
  
• Battles are usually played on Tier IX–X ships.
  
• You need to earn more stars to reach Rank 1 than in a Sprint. There are 18 ranks and 55 stars in total, but you'll be rewarded appropriately.

Various rewards await you, depending on the battle type and time you are ready to devote to fighting.

• You'll receive 500,000 credits for your first victory.
  
• For several victories that follow, you'll be rewarded with combat signals—an excellent bonus that will help you in your battles for the next ranks.
  
• Middle ranks will reward you with special signals, which significantly increase the amount of XP and credits you can earn.
  
• Rank 1 will bring you 10,000 Coal. This resource can be exchanged for ships and various in-game items in the Armory.

• The first several ranks you achieve will bring you 500,000 credits; combat signals; and about 1,000 Steel—a rare resource that can be exchanged for ships in the Armory. You'll also be offered the option to supplement any missing amount of Coal with Steel if you lack a sufficient amount of the resource when exchanging it for in-game items.
  
• Middle ranks will provide you with expendable camouflage patterns, special signals, and even more Steel.
  
• The best players will obtain a large amount of expendable camouflage patterns; 2,500 doubloons; 1,000 Steel (5,500 in total); and a Ranked Token—a resource for the Armory that can be exchanged for rare permanent camouflage patterns.

League Flags obtained in a Ranked Battle season deserve a special mention. Mounting such a flag on your ships will reduce the cost of their post-battle service. For example, the Flag of the Second League, which is obtained at Rank 10, will save you 10% of the credit cost. For a Tier X ship, this means saving 18,000 credits. It’s available throughout the entire season and can be used in all battle types.

XP for fighting in Ranked Battles is taken into account for daily container progress, some combat missions, Directives, and other in-game activities.

Take part in Ranked Battles seasons and Sprints! Credits, signals, and Coal await you!

Captains!

Which component of the game is most important to you? Global multiplayer gaming? The militaristic naval setting? Is it realistic ships? Tell us about your preferences, and we'll grant you one day of Warships Premium Account!
                          

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Attention! During this event, 1 day of Warships Premium Account will be granted only once, regardless of the number of tags issued.

Good luck in battle, Captains!

Commanders, thank you for participating in “The Ring” competition last year! In “The Ring”, community contributors competed for the honor of becoming a Commander in World of Warships, with the help of you, our players.

Now we’re ready to introduce the victorious Commanders with their unique voiceovers!

Who are the new Commanders? Find out in our video!

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Click the button below to get Commander The Mighty Jingles and Commander ComRichard in the game! Assign them to your ships—they truly deserve it!

Get the Commanders! Ends: Fri. 31 Jan. 06:00 CET (UTC+1)

Captains!

2 years have passed since World of Warships first appeared on Steam! We're happy that so many players have revealed their talents for conquering in this time, and joined our epic naval battles. Keep up that spirit!

You are new to World of Warships or have less than 70 battles finished? Then simply finish 2 battles on Tier III or higher ship and you will receive a Tier V battleship Texas, a commander with 6 skill points, unique branded items: Steam boxes, Steam camouflages and a Steam flag!

For the anniversary, you will receive special Combat Missions for the completion of which you will get access to unique branded items such as a container, camouflages, and a Steam flag. For that to happen, simply enter battles on Tier V ships and higher, and earn 2,000,000 credits. Pay attention that you'll need to have 70 finished battles to start the main Chain of missions.

Start: Fri. 15 Nov. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) End: Mon. 02 Dec. 06:00 CET (UTC+1) Over any number of battles, earn 1,000,000 credits.
Reward: 5x expendable Steam camos
Ship restrictions: Tier V–X
Battle type restrictions: Twilight Battle, Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles

You can complete this combat mission only once.

Over any number of battles, earn 1,000,000 credits.
Reward: 1x Steam container
Ship restrictions: Tier V–X
Battle type restrictions: Twilight Battle, Operations, Random, Co-op, and Ranked Battles

You can complete this combat mission only once.

Each Steam container includes:

• 5× Steam camos or 250 doubloons or 1 Day of Warships Premium Account or 10,000 Free XP
  
• 5× signals (Zulu, Zulu Hotel or Papa Papa)
  
• 5× signals (Juliet Charlie or November Foxtrot)

The combat missions of the chain can be completed only in the specified sequence: you can start the next Stage only after all the tasks of the previous Stage have been completed.

Still haven't upgraded to a Tier V ship? Then the special DLC that includes Texas will help you to complete the Combat Missions—you will be able to stand at the helm of that ship free for three days after downloading the expansion from the link.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/934640/World_of_Warships__Rental_Texas_3_Days/
The countdown starts once you've added the DLC to your library and entered the game.

Don't forget about our referral system—it allows you to receive more gifts!
https://steamcommunity.com/games/552990/announcements/detail/1592499063132217547
Next week, we're going to tell you about another contest which you can win using your knowledge about the game. Follow our news feed for more information!

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Captains!

The popular characters and ships from the much-loved “High School Fleet” anime series are returning to the game. You can complete our themed collection to obtain a unique permanent camouflage for Yamato. Moreover, from November 8 through November 29 you'll be able to visit the Premium Shop to get VI HSF Admiral Graf Spee and VIII HSF Harekaze, paint your ships with special permanent camouflages, and add High School Fleet characters to your Commander roster!

If you're interested in completing the collection and receiving the rewards, click "I Want to Join!". After your first battle playing Tier V–X ships, you'll receive a container of the "High School Fleet" collection!

I Want to Join

The High School Fleet collection consists of 35 elements. It includes the crew of destroyer Harekaze and other characters who assisted them throughout their journey. The characters belong to various departments that form six corresponding sections in the collection:

• Bridge Crew
  
• Weapons Department
  
• Navigation Department
  
• Engineering Department
  
• Logistics Department
  
• Others

Reward for completing the sections: the commemorative flag of the corresponding department.

Final reward: permanent camouflage K117 for X Yamato, the Kure Maritime High School commemorative flag, and an achievement.

• −3% to the ship’s detectability range by sea
  
• +4% to the dispersion of shells fired by the enemy at your ship
  
• +50% XP per battle
  
• +50% Commander XP per battle
  
• −50% to the cost of the ship's post-battle service

After you click "I Want to Join," you'll receive a container of the collection for your first battle playing Tier V–X ships. The remaining elements of the collection can be found in High School Fleet containers, and, with a certain probability, in Daily Containers. All you need to do is enable the "Collecting" option on the High School Fleet collection tab in-game.



You can earn even more High School Fleet containers for victories in battles on the following ships: VIII HSF Harekaze, VI HSF Admiral Graf Spee, X Yamato, and IX Musashi.

You will be able to exchange duplicates for the missing items of the High School Fleet collection at an exchange rate of 5 : 1. After you complete the collection, all duplicates will be automatically exchanged at the following rate: 1 duplicate : 15,000 credits.

New ships, Commanders, and camouflages are once again available in the Premium Shop.

• Destroyer VIII HSF Harekaze offers a unique experience: you can choose between three types of main guns, depending on your playstyle.
  
• VI HSF Admiral Graf Spee is a time-tested German ship which combines some traits of both cruisers and battleships.

Not a big fan of anime? You can mount historical permanent camouflages on HSF Harekaze and HSF Admiral Graf Spee.

• VIII HSF Harekaze
• Commander Akeno Misaki with 10 skill points
  
• Type 10 historical permanent camouflage for HSF Harekaze
  
• HSF Isoroku permanent camouflage for HSF Harekaze
  
• Port slot
  
• Commemorative flag

• VI HSF Admiral Graf Spee
• Commander Thea Kreutzer with 10 skill points
  
• Type 10 historical permanent camouflage for HSF Graf Spee
  
• Port slot
  
• Commemorative flag

• Y118 permanent camouflage for IX Musashi
• Commander Moeka China with 10 skill points

If you want to fully immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the series, be sure to recruit the unique High School Fleet Commanders, voiced by the actors of the original series.

• Commander Thea Kreutzer with 10 skill points
  
• Commander Moeka China with 10 skill points
  
• Commander Akeno Misaki with 10 skill points
  
• Commander Kouko Nosa with 10 skill points
  
• Commander Mei Irizaki with 10 skill points
  
• Commander Maron Yanagiwara with 10 skill points

Those who want it all and now—we've got you covered.

• VIII HSF Harekaze
• VI HSF Admiral Graf Spee
• 2×Port slots
  
• Y118 permanent camouflage for Musashi
  
• Type 10 historical permanent camouflage for HSF Harekaze
  
• HSF Isoroku permanent camouflage for HSF Harekaze
  
• Type 10 historical permanent camouflage for HSF Graf Spee
  
• Commander Thea Kreutzer
  
• Commander Moeka China
  
• Commander Akeno Misaki
  
• Commander Kouko Nosa
  
• Commander Mei Irizaki
  
• Commander Maron Yanagiwara
  
• 200×"Back-2-School" camouflages
  
• 200×Equal Speed Charlie London
  
• 200×India Bravo Terrathree
  
• 200×Papa Papa
  
• 200×Zulu
  
• 200×Zulu Hotel
  
• 2×Commemorative flags

A century ago, most of Japan’s territory was submerged as a result of plate subduction. One after another, Coastal Cities began to emerge in order to preserve the remaining landmass—thus, seaborne routes became more and more important, and their protection became a crucial matter.

Meanwhile, naval service became highly popular among women and a special division for keeping the sea safe—the Blue Mermaids—was created.

The main protagonists of the anime series, childhood friends Akeno Misaki and Moeka China, enrolled in the Yokosuka Girls’ Marine High School together with other girls to become a part of the famous elite unit.

Akeno Misaki was assigned the role of captain of the training destroyer, Harekaze (Kagero-class), and Moeka took up the captain’s post on Musashi (Yamato-class battleship). The series starts with both warships setting off for their first maritime exercises. However, what was supposed to be a standard training session rapidly turns into a real battle.

Please note: if you're interested in High School Fleet and you'd like to receive a container of this collection, click "I Want to Join."

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