• Aviation Update: Jumping off our announced plans to tweak aircraft carrier mechanics, we're implementing a change to deployable fighter aircraft that removes their ability to spot enemy ships. This is in exchange for some improvements to their defensive use that will reward their tactical placement.
  
• Early Access to European battleships: Spanning Tiers IV–X, this new and international line features ships from Austria-Hungary, Türkiye, Greece, and Sweden. They stand out for their torpedo armament, use of a time-based Emergency Engine Power and Surveillance Radar consumables, and small-caliber main guns.
  
• Unique Commonwealth Commander: John Augustine Collins, representing the Royal Australian Navy, arrives in World of Warships via the "Honor, Integrity, Virtue" collection, which can be pieced together via special containers.
  
• New Leaderboard System: Update 15.0 brings a new type of leaderboard system designed to make competition more open and rewarding for everyone by introducing a new system that uses multiple smaller leaderboards instead of one massive one.

• A free Tier IX researchable ship of your choice upon your first login.
  
• Steel, Coal, and Santa's Gift containers when you knock Snowflakes off ships in your Port.
  
• Presents from under the Christmas Tree when you decorate it in the festive Nordlyshavn Port.
  
• Two nationless Commanders, Santa's Gift containers, Coal, and Steel from the first progression line of the Event Pass.
  
• And so much more!

• Log in between Dec 1 and 31 to receive a free Tier IX ship from the following list: Lepanto, Izumo, Riga, Sejong, or Fletcher.
  
• If you already own your chosen ship, you’ll instead receive 225,000 Free XP to apply to any branch.
  
• Two Operations: Shattered Time (offensive) and Rift Watch (defensive).
  
• Also included: 2 × Santa’s Gift containers plus two new permanent camouflages: Emerald Snowflakes and Cozy Sweater.

• The festive Nordlyshavn Port returns with a refreshed layout and your ship now front and center!
  
• Decorate a Christmas Tree featuring 24 new ornaments across four themes. You’ll earn one ornament every two battles (no daily limits!).
  
• Hang 10 ornaments to unlock rewards; collect all 24 to unlock additional gifts and special Commander Aurora Di Natale.

• From Dec 1 the standard daily login reward is replaced by an Advent Calendar running through the full month (not just 25 days).
  
• Open one door per day to claim unique prizes; if you miss a day you can open the previous day’s door, but earlier doors cannot be opened later.

• For each Tier V and above ship in your Port, you can trigger a Snowflake reward after earning a set amount of Base XP in any battle type.
  
• After completing the mission, select which ship will claim the reward. While each ship can only activate its Snowflake once, you can use the same ship to help other ships in your Port.
  
• Reward tiers: Tier V – 700 Coal; Tier VI – 750 Coal; Tier VII – 800 Coal; Tier VIII – 70 Steel; Tier IX – 80 Steel; Tier X – 1 Festive Certificate; Supership – 200 Steel.
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• Festive Certificates can be exchanged for Santa’s Gift , Santa’s Mega Gift containers, or Credits:
   – 1x Santa’s Gift container = 1 Certificate
   – 1x Santa’s Mega container = 5 Certificates
   – 375,000 Credits = 1 Certificate"

• Santa’s Gift and Santa’s Mega Gift containers return from Dec 1!
  
• The ship drop list has been updated: 16 have been removed and 14 new ones added (including La Pampa, Sibir, and Incheon). The total ship count is now 143 (down from 145).
  
• A brand-new container—Santa’s Ultra Gift—is now available: three reward slots, higher chance of ship drops, rare resources, and collector’s items. Purchasable only during December with real-world currency.
  
• The Golden Gift container is back with a new appearance and contents: rewards include Research Points, Steel, epic bonuses, and the new Naval Legacy ship—Italian Tier VIII battleship Roma Aeterna. Also new: Bremen, Hawaii, and Aki in both regular and golden versions.
  
• Owners of Roma Aeterna unlock a four-part collection. Completing it rewards Italian Commander Carlo Bergamini, the Roma Aeterna flag, and a special achievement.

• Chapter 1 – Distant Shores: First progression line rewards include 8x Santa’s Gift containers, Westbound permanent camouflage, new Icebreaker enemy destruction effect, and Commander Stig Lundgren (nationless) as the final reward.
  
• Second progression line (for 3,500 Doubloons) further rewards: Distant Shores flag (bonus), 15x Santa’s Gift containers, Emerald Snowflakes camouflage, German Tier VII cruiser Nürnberg ’44, Christmas Spirit camouflage for her, and 1x Santa’s Mega Gift container as the final reward.
  
• Chapter 2 – Safe Harbor: First line: 8x Santa’s Gift containers, Eastbound permanent camouflage, Aurora enemy destruction effect, and nationless Commander Sailor Paws as the final reward.
  
• Second line (for 3,500 Doubloons): Safe Harbor flag (bonus), 15x Santa’s Gift containers, Cozy Sweater permanent camouflage, new Pan-Asian Tier VII cruiser Lanzhou, Dreadfin permanent camouflage for her, and 1x Santa’s Mega Gift container as the final reward.
  
• Extra level rewards: 1x Santa’s Gift container for each progression line in both chapters.

• The Dockyard opens for French Tier IX battleship Roussillon, featuring high accuracy, excellent ballistics, and a long reload time. She's equipped with the Main Battery Reload Booster consumable and has a weak hull, so she favors long-range engagements. Engine Boost allows her to rapidly reposition.
  
• Intermediate reward at phase 10: French Tier VI cruiser Montcalm—armed with nine 152 mm guns, great ballistics, and light torpedo armament. She's also equipped with Main Battery Reload Booster.
  
• The Dockyard comprises 20 phases (18 via combat missions; 2 via Doubloons). Available starter packs: 2 phases for 5,000 Doubloons; 6 phases for 12,500 Doubloons. Missions are available across Update 14.11 and the first 2 weeks of Update 15.0. Dockyard gates close with the arrival of Update 15.1.

• The new map is playable with Tier VI ships to superships in Random and Co-op Battles (Arms Race & Domination).
  
• Map design: Key Area A (isolated) suits close-quarters engagements; the channel between A & B offers a defensive stronghold; Point C is wide open for mid-to-long range combat.
  
• Map chances increased during Update 14.11.

• Update 14.11 brings grouping changes: previously, there were two matchmaker groups (Tier VI-VIII & Tier IX-X+). Now, there are three groups: Tier VI–VII, Tier VIII–IX, and Tier X & superships.
  
• The change aims to improve bot-match fairness and overall gameplay experience.

• Complete tasks on the Public Test (Updates 14.9, 14.10, 14.11) to earn the Autumn Phase reward: a flag and patch.
  
• Main reward for Update 14.11: 1x Italian Battleships container and 1x Italian Battleships Premium container.
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• Public Test schedule:
   – First stage: 06.11.2025 15:00 UTC → 11.11.2025 07:30 UTC
   – Second stage: 13.11.2025 15:00 UTC → 18.11.2025 07:30 UTC"

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Action Stations!

• No more than 2 battleships, 2 cruisers, and 2 destroyers per team
  
• No aircraft carriers or submarines
  
• Divisions of up to 3 players allowed