- Ship's average AA damage per second is now increased by 4/8/12/15% instead of 3/6/8/10%.

Official sources
Base Trait
Fire Alarm
Skill Tree · 5 ranks
Skill balance changes
Recent balance updates affecting skills this commander carries.
BUFF
No-Fly Zone
2025-07-31
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 Reinhard Scheer, from GamingDiver-curated picks and Wargaming’s official Through the Spy Glass recommendations. Use them as a starting point and tune to your roster.
Reinhard Scheer on Bismarck
Armored advanceInspirationsGünther Lütjens · Franz von Hipper
Scheer's durability focus keeps Bismarck in the fight longer. Angle toward incoming fire, let the armor work, and use secondaries to punish anything that tries to disengage.
Open in Build Tool →Featured as an inspiration
Reinhard Scheer is suggested as an inspiration commander in these builds:
- Bismarck build (with Günther Lütjens)
- Ark Royal build (with Denis Boyd)
