- Damage of torpedoes launched by Airstrike aircraft is now reduced by 25/22/18/15% instead of 20/17/13/10%

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Skill balance changes
Recent balance updates affecting skills this commander carries.
- Damage Control Party duration is now reduced by 20% instead of 40%
- Ship's average AA damage per second is now increased by 4/8/12/15% instead of 3/6/8/10%.
- Removed the skill's faster consumable cooldown
- Rate of HP restoration per second reduced from 0.5 to 0.3%.
- Will to Rebuild now restores Saturation up to 20%.
- Static fire damage reduction swapped with fire reduction per active fire: 6/9/12/15% of damage, depending on rank.
Recommended builds
Reference builds that headline Jisaburō Ozawa, from GamingDiver-curated picks and Wargaming’s official Through the Spy Glass recommendations. Use them as a starting point and tune to your roster.
Jisaburō Ozawa on Ise
Airstrike specialistOzawa's Hidden Hand adds +1 airstrike squadron AND reduces cooldown by 50%, so he roughly doubles strike output across a match. Worf's Sky Attack trait raises damage of all dropped projectiles; Hawke's Big Game Hunter focuses the squadron damage specifically on BB / CA / CV targets. Main battery still anchors the fight; airstrikes punish island-huggers and capping destroyers.
Open in Build Tool →Jisaburō Ozawa on Ise
Big Game HunterSame Ozawa spine (+1 squadron, -50% cooldown). Hawke's Big Game Hunter trait pushes airstrike damage hardest against BB / CA / CV; Worf's Sky Attack adds universal damage to every dropped projectile so the kit still pulls weight when you can only line up a DD. Tighter big-target focus than the universal pairing, with Worf as the safety net.
Open in Build Tool →Jisaburō Ozawa on Suwo
Airstrike specialistOzawa's Hidden Hand adds +1 airstrike squadron AND reduces cooldown by 50%, so he roughly doubles strike output across a match. Worf's Sky Attack trait raises damage of all dropped projectiles; Hawke's Big Game Hunter focuses the squadron damage specifically on BB / CA / CV targets. Main battery still anchors the fight; airstrikes punish island-huggers and capping destroyers.
Open in Build Tool →Jisaburō Ozawa on Suwo
Big Game HunterSame Ozawa spine (+1 squadron, -50% cooldown). Hawke's Big Game Hunter trait pushes airstrike damage hardest against BB / CA / CV; Worf's Sky Attack adds universal damage to every dropped projectile so the kit still pulls weight when you can only line up a DD. Tighter big-target focus than the universal pairing, with Worf as the safety net.
Open in Build Tool →Jisaburō Ozawa on Dewa
Airstrike specialistOzawa's Hidden Hand adds +1 airstrike squadron AND reduces cooldown by 50%, so he roughly doubles strike output across a match. Worf's Sky Attack trait raises damage of all dropped projectiles; Hawke's Big Game Hunter focuses the squadron damage specifically on BB / CA / CV targets. Main battery still anchors the fight; airstrikes punish island-huggers and capping destroyers.
Open in Build Tool →Jisaburō Ozawa on Dewa
Big Game HunterSame Ozawa spine (+1 squadron, -50% cooldown). Hawke's Big Game Hunter trait pushes airstrike damage hardest against BB / CA / CV; Worf's Sky Attack adds universal damage to every dropped projectile so the kit still pulls weight when you can only line up a DD. Tighter big-target focus than the universal pairing, with Worf as the safety net.
Open in Build Tool →Jisaburō Ozawa on Aki
Airstrike specialistOzawa's Hidden Hand adds +1 airstrike squadron AND reduces cooldown by 50%, so he roughly doubles strike output across a match. Worf's Sky Attack trait raises damage of all dropped projectiles; Hawke's Big Game Hunter focuses the squadron damage specifically on BB / CA / CV targets. Main battery still anchors the fight; airstrikes punish island-huggers and capping destroyers.
Open in Build Tool →Jisaburō Ozawa on Aki
Big Game HunterSame Ozawa spine (+1 squadron, -50% cooldown). Hawke's Big Game Hunter trait pushes airstrike damage hardest against BB / CA / CV; Worf's Sky Attack adds universal damage to every dropped projectile so the kit still pulls weight when you can only line up a DD. Tighter big-target focus than the universal pairing, with Worf as the safety net.
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