- Incoming damage from shells, torpedoes, and bombs to your battleship while Repair Party is active is now reduced by 6/9/12/15% instead of 10/13.3/16.7/20%.

Official sources
Base Trait
Architect of the Fleet
Skill Tree · 5 ranks
Skill balance changes
Recent balance updates affecting skills this commander carries.
NERF
Testudo
2026-06-25
Ministry of Balance: Skillful Adjustments Read the full official post
BUFF
Properly Meticulous
2026-04-30
- Secondary battery survivability is now improved by 15/20/25/30% instead of 5/10/15/20%
- Secondary battery dispersion is now reduced by 6/9/12/15% instead of 3/6/9/12%
- Secondary battery reload time is now reduced by 6/9/12/15% instead of 5/8/10/15%
Ministry of Balance: Viva la Marina! Read the full official post
CHANGE
Brawler
2026-04-30
- Battleship main battery range is now reduced by 2/4/6/8% instead of 3/6/8/10%
- Battleship main battery reload time is now reduced by 3/6/9/12% instead of 3/6/8/10%
Ministry of Balance: Viva la Marina! 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
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
NERF
Gyrating Drillbits
2024-10-10
- Battleship gun traverse speed effect reduced from +0.4/+0.8/+1.2/+1.5 °/s to +0.3/+0.6/+0.9/+1.2 °/s
- Battleship main gun AP shell damage effect reduced from +3/+6/+8/+10% to +2/+4/+6/+8%
- Negative effect on maximum battleship speed reduced from –7/–7/–7/–10% to –7/–7/–7/–7%
Ministry of Balance: Trick and Treat Read the full official post
CHANGE
Properly Meticulous
2024-04-25
- Increased survivability of secondary battery by 5/10/15/20%
- Reduced secondary battery dispersion by -3/-6/-9/-12%
- Enhanced secondary targeting duration has been increased from +10/+20/+25/+35% to +10/+20/+30/+40%
Ministry of Balance: Old Gold Read the full official post
CHANGE
Master Mechanic
2024-04-25
- Removed the skill's faster consumable cooldown
Ministry of Balance: Old Gold Read the full official post
CHANGE
Fight Fire With Fire
2023-04-06
- Static fire damage reduction swapped with fire reduction per active fire: 6/9/12/15% of damage, depending on rank.
Ministry of Balance Reports: German Commander Refit & More Read the full official post
Recommended builds
Reference builds that headline José Ferrándiz y Niño, from GamingDiver-curated picks and Wargaming’s official Through the Spy Glass recommendations. Use them as a starting point and tune to your roster.
José Ferrándiz y Niño on Victoria
WG officialInspirationsJohn Arbuthnot Fisher · Paolo di Revel
Modulestop hull, top artillery, top fire control, top engine
UpgradesConcealment System Mod. 1Aiming Systems Mod. 1Main Battery Mod. 3
Source: Through the Spy Glass: Victoria
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