John Jellicoe

Also called: 约翰·杰利科，第一代杰利科伯爵 · Джон Рашуорт Джеллико · 초대 젤리코 백작 존 젤리코 · ジョン・ジェリコー · 約翰·傑利科，第一代傑利科伯爵

U.K. Universal Commander

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Overview

Flexible hybrid commander for sustained combat. Overtime trait rewards prolonged engagements, making this commander excel on durable cruisers and battleships. Tailor skills toward HE-spamming cruisers with Burn It Down XXL, or defensive battleships with Will to Rebuild and No-Fly Zone.

Recommended on

1 ship guide

Skills

15 + base trait

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Official sources

Honoring the Battle of Jutland Through the Spy Glass: Repulse November update: Fury on the wings of wisdom Anniversary Update 2021

Base Trait

Overtime

Skill Tree · 5 ranks

Skill balance changes

Recent balance updates affecting skills this commander carries.

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

BUFF Crisscross 2025-07-31

Battleship gun traverse speed is now increased by 0.4/0.8/1.2/1.5°/s instead of 0.3/0.6/0.9/1.2°/s.
Cruiser gun traverse speed is now increased by 0.5/1.0/1.5/2.0°/s instead of 0.3/0.6/0.9/1.2°/s.
Destroyer gun traverse speed is now increased by 2/3/4/5°/s instead of 0.8/1.6/2.4/3.2°/s.

Ministry of Balance: Back to the Naval Academy Read the full official post

BUFF Contact Is Imminent 2025-07-31

Torpedo speed is now increased by 2/3/4/5 knots instead of 1/2/3/4 knots.

Ministry of Balance: Back to the Naval Academy Read the full official post

CHANGE Fully Packed 2024-10-10

Special effect on consumable cooldown time reduced from –30% to –20%

Ministry of Balance: Trick and Treat Read the full official post

CHANGE Will to Rebuild 2023-04-06

Rate of HP restoration per second reduced from 0.5 to 0.3%.
Will to Rebuild now restores Saturation up to 20%.

Ministry of Balance Reports: German Commander Refit & More Read the full official post

Recommended builds

Reference builds that headline John Jellicoe, from GamingDiver-curated picks and Wargaming’s official Through the Spy Glass recommendations. Use them as a starting point and tune to your roster.