CHANGE
Firefighter
2026-04-30
- Damage Control Party duration is now reduced by 20% instead of 40%
Ministry of Balance: Viva la Marina! Read the full official post
Official sources
Base Trait
Football Helmet
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
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
Master Mechanic
2024-04-25
- Removed the skill's faster consumable cooldown
Ministry of Balance: Old Gold 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
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 Joseph Reeves, from GamingDiver-curated picks and Wargaming’s official Through the Spy Glass recommendations. Use them as a starting point and tune to your roster.
Joseph Reeves on Connecticut
Airstrike specialistInspirationsJonathan Hawke · Commander Worf
Reeves carries the full airstrike skill suite (Bird's Eye View range, Sea Wings cruise speed, Naval Aviator torpedo speed + damage, Iron Feathers plane HP). Hawke's Big Game Hunter trait stacks more damage onto airstrikes against BB / CA / CV targets; Worf's Sky Attack trait adds damage to every projectile your aircraft drop (no target restriction). Main battery still does the heavy lifting at range; treat the airstrike as a bonus damage window against committed targets or anyone behind cover.
Open in Build Tool →Joseph Reeves on Connecticut
Cooldown spamInspirationsCommander Riker · Jonathan Hawke
Same Reeves skill spine. Riker's Number One trait shaves airstrike cooldown so the squadron is up more often; Hawke's Big Game Hunter trait stacks damage onto the more-frequent strikes against BB / CA / CV targets. Trade a bit of per-strike specialization for more strikes per match. Pairs well when you can park behind island cover with main guns up.
Open in Build Tool →Joseph Reeves on Nebraska
Airstrike specialistInspirationsJonathan Hawke · Commander Worf
Reeves carries the full airstrike skill suite (Bird's Eye View range, Sea Wings cruise speed, Naval Aviator torpedo speed + damage, Iron Feathers plane HP). Hawke's Big Game Hunter trait stacks more damage onto airstrikes against BB / CA / CV targets; Worf's Sky Attack trait adds damage to every projectile your aircraft drop (no target restriction). Main battery still does the heavy lifting at range; treat the airstrike as a bonus damage window against committed targets or anyone behind cover.
Open in Build Tool →Joseph Reeves on Nebraska
Cooldown spamInspirationsCommander Riker · Jonathan Hawke
Same Reeves skill spine. Riker's Number One trait shaves airstrike cooldown so the squadron is up more often; Hawke's Big Game Hunter trait stacks damage onto the more-frequent strikes against BB / CA / CV targets. Trade a bit of per-strike specialization for more strikes per match. Pairs well when you can park behind island cover with main guns up.
Open in Build Tool →Joseph Reeves on Delaware
Airstrike specialistInspirationsJonathan Hawke · Commander Worf
Reeves carries the full airstrike skill suite (Bird's Eye View range, Sea Wings cruise speed, Naval Aviator torpedo speed + damage, Iron Feathers plane HP). Hawke's Big Game Hunter trait stacks more damage onto airstrikes against BB / CA / CV targets; Worf's Sky Attack trait adds damage to every projectile your aircraft drop (no target restriction). Main battery still does the heavy lifting at range; treat the airstrike as a bonus damage window against committed targets or anyone behind cover.
Open in Build Tool →Joseph Reeves on Delaware
Cooldown spamInspirationsCommander Riker · Jonathan Hawke
Same Reeves skill spine. Riker's Number One trait shaves airstrike cooldown so the squadron is up more often; Hawke's Big Game Hunter trait stacks damage onto the more-frequent strikes against BB / CA / CV targets. Trade a bit of per-strike specialization for more strikes per match. Pairs well when you can park behind island cover with main guns up.
Open in Build Tool →Joseph Reeves on Louisiana
Airstrike specialistInspirationsJonathan Hawke · Commander Worf
Reeves carries the full airstrike skill suite (Bird's Eye View range, Sea Wings cruise speed, Naval Aviator torpedo speed + damage, Iron Feathers plane HP). Hawke's Big Game Hunter trait stacks more damage onto airstrikes against BB / CA / CV targets; Worf's Sky Attack trait adds damage to every projectile your aircraft drop (no target restriction). Main battery still does the heavy lifting at range; treat the airstrike as a bonus damage window against committed targets or anyone behind cover.
Open in Build Tool →Joseph Reeves on Louisiana
Cooldown spamInspirationsCommander Riker · Jonathan Hawke
Same Reeves skill spine. Riker's Number One trait shaves airstrike cooldown so the squadron is up more often; Hawke's Big Game Hunter trait stacks damage onto the more-frequent strikes against BB / CA / CV targets. Trade a bit of per-strike specialization for more strikes per match. Pairs well when you can park behind island cover with main guns up.
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