- Main battery dispersion drawback removed
Ministry of Balance: Viva la Marina! Read the full official post
Base Trait
Covert
Skill Tree · 5 ranks
Skill balance changes
Recent balance updates affecting skills this commander carries.
- 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
- Damage Control Party duration is now reduced by 20% instead of 40%
Ministry of Balance: Viva la Marina! Read the full official post
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Removed the skill's faster consumable cooldown
Ministry of Balance: Old Gold Read the full official post
- 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
- Main battery shell dispersion trade-off is now a static 3% at any rank instead of the previous 2/4/5/6%.
- Activation distance improved from 3.5/4.5/6/7.5 km to 5/6/7/8 km.
Ministry of Balance Reports: German Commander Refit & More Read the full official post
- 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
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Recommended builds
Reference builds that headline Nobutake Kondō, from GamingDiver-curated picks and Wargaming’s official Through the Spy Glass recommendations. Use them as a starting point and tune to your roster.
Nobutake Kondō on Yamato
Armored sniperInspirationsIsoroku Yamamoto · Tamon Yamaguchi
Kondo's survivability traits extend Yamato's already formidable staying power. Angle tightly, trade HP efficiently, and let the heaviest guns in the game punish anyone who peeks.
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