World Of Warships 15.5: Teaser Patch Notes (17th July 2026)

The Battle Pass overhaul in Update 15.6 ditches linear progression for a strategic map system where you pick your own path to rewards. Three areas unlock over the first two weeks, and you earn Battle Pass Points through daily and weekly missions to claim sectors and their free rewards. Upgrading areas with Doubloons unlocks extras like the Spanish Tier VI cruiser Canarias and several permanent camouflages.

Unique Commander talents get a proper refresh. Achievement-based triggers are gone, replaced with staged activation conditions that reward better performance and work across more battle types, including Asymmetric Battles. You'll get a free skill reset for all your Commanders during the first two weeks.

Riposte now has an underwater world and appears in Co-op and Random Battles with new layouts, while Submarines finally join the map across all modes. The Italian super battleship Affondatore arrives in Early Access with powerful main guns, SAP shells, and a smoke generator that lets you grind her through Credits, Coal, or personal challenges.

A new Ranked season and three fresh Brawls launch alongside the Summer Festival, which brings the rare Italian Tier X Premium battleship Conte Verde to the Wishing Wharf.

Here's an overview of the major highlights introduced in Update 15.6. Check out the full details on our website:

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Battle Pass

Update 15.6 introduces the Battle Pass—a new format temporarily replacing the standard Event Pass. Instead of following a linear progression, you'll navigate a strategic map with three main areas and choose your own path to the rewards you want most.

Completing daily and weekly missions will earn you Battle Pass Points and let you claim adjacent sectors within the three areas. Claiming each sector grants a free reward.
The three areas unlock individually over time: area 1 at launch, area 2 after week 1, area 3 after week 2. Once unlocked, all areas remain available until the Battle Pass ends.
Upgrading each area with Doubloons (2,000 / 750 / 750) grants additional rewards for all claimed and unclaimed sectors in that area.
Free rewards: 12x different decals, 3x Decals Premium containers, 1x new Colorful Turquoise enemy destruction effect, 1x Captain's Holdall Premium container, and 1x Summer permanent camouflage.
Upgraded area rewards include Spanish Tier VI cruiser Canarias and her Atlantic permanent camouflage, five more decals, the "Boom!" and Colorful Purple enemy destruction effects, the Celestial Dragon camo for Cataluña, and a pair of Pin-Up Summer permanent camouflages.

Changes to Unique Commander Talents

Update 15.6 brings quality-of-life improvements to unique Commander talents, making them more consistent and usable across more battle types.

Achievement-based triggers are removed; talents now activate in a broader range of battle types, including Asymmetric Battles.
Some activation conditions now use staged triggers—the better you perform, the more powerful the talent becomes.
Certain talents gain separate activation conditions and bonuses per battle type.
Free skill reset: You'll be able to reset the skills of any or all Commanders for free during the first 2 weeks of Update 15.6.

Riposte Map Changes

The Riposte map is now available in more battle types, and it has a full underwater world.

Brawls, Clan Battles, and Ranked Battles retain current Riposte settings.
Co-op Battles get a new Riposte version with three Key Areas; Random Battles get two versions with four Key Areas.
In Co-op and Random Battles, Riposte is available for Tier VI–IX ships.
Submarines are now playable on Riposte in all battle types.

Salvage for Victory: Affondatore

Earn Italian super battleship Affondatore—"the Sinker"—in Early Access. She enters the Tech Tree with Update 15.9.

Ship highlights: Powerful main guns with good short-range accuracy, Italian SAP shells, strong armor with good citadel protection, Exhaust Smoke Generator, and Combat Instructions that charge with main gun hits—enhancing speed and consumable reload time.
Use Credits, Elite Commander XP, Coal, or uncommon expendable economic bonuses (each up to 50% of the bar). Personal Challenges provide Salvage Tokens for up to 30% more.
Completion rewards: Affondatore, a Commander, and a commemorative flag.

New Ranked Battles Season & Brawls

A new Ranked Battles season begins with Update 15.6, alongside three new Brawls.

Week 1 Brawl: 4v4; Tier IX battleships, cruisers, and destroyers—ramming damage reduced by 99%, with increased speed and maneuverability, and reduced 180-degree gun/torpedo turning times.

Summer Festival

The Summer Festival returns with Mediterranean vibes. Buy Doubloons to earn Summer Tokens, advance the progress bar, and unlock returning rare ships in the Armory.

Summer Token rewards include Santa's Gift, Santa's Mega Gift, Santa's Ultra Gift, and Premium Ship V–IX containers.
The new Wishing Wharf offers rare ships for Doubloons, including newcomer Italian Tier X Premium battleship Conte Verde, plus Nanning, Cambridge, Arkhangelsk, Royal Sovereign, Rhode Island, Suzuya, Tsurugi, Almirante Grau, and Cheshire.
The first Italian submarine Tech Tree line has left Early Access and is now available to research.

This is just the beginning—so dive into Update 15.6 and experience everything firsthand! Read the full update article here:

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