- Removed the following effect: HE shells fire-setting chance is reduced by –25%
- New effect: Cruiser HE shells and bombs fire-setting chance is increased by 1.5/2/2.5/3%
- The skill's drawback is now the same at all levels: cruiser main battery HE shell damage is always reduced by 20%

Base Trait
Flexible Threat
Skill Tree · 5 ranks
Skill balance changes
Recent balance updates affecting skills this commander carries.
Ministry of Balance: Skillful Adjustments Read the full official post
- Ship's average AA damage per second is now increased by 4/8/12/15% instead of 3/6/8/10%.
Ministry of Balance: Back to the Naval Academy Read the full official post
- Chances of HE shells causing fire are now reduced by 25% instead of 50%.
Ministry of Balance: Back to the Naval Academy Read the full official post
- Special effect on consumable cooldown time reduced from –30% to –20%
Ministry of Balance: Trick and Treat Read the full official post
Community builds
Recommended builds
Reference builds that headline AL Avrora, from GamingDiver-curated picks and Wargaming’s official Through the Spy Glass recommendations. Use them as a starting point and tune to your roster.
AL Avrora on Chapayev
Shell-swap light cruiserInspirationsAL Tallinn · AL Cheshire
Avrora's trait cuts shell switching time, so this build pays for both shell types: AP 3300 to 3630, HE 2200 to 2420, fire chance 12 to 15 percent. Fixated's plus 5 percent sigma cancels the minus 5 percent Hammering Strikes costs you.
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