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Charles Bléry

France Destroyer Commander
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Overview

Optimized for gun-centric destroyer tactics with Officer de Tir boosting shell effectiveness. Supports aggressive, knife-fight engagements through Destroy or be Destroyed and Sidestep skills. Best paired with full-gun builds emphasizing rate of fire and agility.

Commander Bio

Charles Jules Marcel Bléry (1877–1956) was a French naval officer who made his name in destroyers. He served aboard the destroyer Arc in 1904, and in 1917 and 1918 commanded the destroyers Casque and Protet, standing out as a remarkable gunnery officer. Promoted capitaine de frégate in 1918 and capitaine de vaisseau in 1924, he became a rear admiral in 1930 and a vice admiral in 1936. He died in Nice in 1956.

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Skills

16 + base trait

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Base Trait
Officier de Tir
Skill Tree · 5 ranks

Skill balance changes

Recent balance updates affecting skills this commander carries.

NERF Twist n' Track 2025-07-31
  • Destroyer gun traverse speed is now increased by 0.38/0.75/1.13/1.5°/s instead of 0.5/1/1.5/2°/s.
Ministry of Balance: Back to the Naval Academy Read the full official post
BUFF No-Fly Zone 2025-07-31
  • 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
CHANGE Leviathan 2025-07-31
  • Added a new special effect: Incoming damage to your destroyer is reduced by 10% .
Ministry of Balance: Back to the Naval Academy Read the full official post
CHANGE Observant Rage 2023-04-06
  • Torpedo detectability range reduced from 3/7/11/15% to 3/6/9/12%.
  • Rudder-shift time increase steps changed from 5/5/5/10% to 4/6/8/10%, depending on rank.
  • Destroyer main battery reload time boost reduced from 2/4/6/8% to 2/3/4/5%.
Ministry of Balance Reports: German Commander Refit & More Read the full official post
BUFF Reaching Out 2023-03-02
  • Reaching Out will now increase main battery range by 8% and reduce main battery reload by –1.5/–2/–2.5/–3%.
Ministry of Balance Reports: Buffs, Nerfs, and Commanders Read the full official post
NERF Perceptive 2023-03-02
  • Incoming damage to your destroyer modifier reduced from –2/–3/–4/–5% to –0.75/–1.5/–2.25/–3%
Ministry of Balance Reports: Buffs, Nerfs, and Commanders Read the full official post
BUFF Mortar 2023-03-02
  • Shell damage modifier increased from +2.5/+5/+7.5/+10% to +6/+8.33/+10.66/+13%
Ministry of Balance Reports: Buffs, Nerfs, and Commanders Read the full official post
NERF Go All Out 2023-03-02
  • Detectability while Engine Boost is active modifier reduced from –5/–10/–15/–20% to –2.5/–5/–7.5/–10%
  • Engine Boost cooldown time modifier reduced from +50% to +25/+28.33/+31.66/+35%
Ministry of Balance Reports: Buffs, Nerfs, and Commanders Read the full official post

Linked ship guides

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Official sources

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