- Destroyer gun traverse speed is now increased by 0.38/0.75/1.13/1.5°/s instead of 0.5/1/1.5/2°/s.
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Base Trait
The Quickening
Skill Tree · 5 ranks
Skill balance changes
Recent balance updates affecting skills this commander carries.
- Torpedo detectability range is no longer increased .
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- Ship's average AA damage per second is now increased by 4/8/12/15% instead of 3/6/8/10%.
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- Added a new special effect: Incoming damage to your destroyer is reduced by 10% .
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- Armor penetration of your destroyer HE shells is now increased by 75% instead of 50%.
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- Torpedo speed is now increased by 2/3/4/5 knots instead of 1/2/3/4 knots.
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- Added a new effect: Engine Boost duration is increased by 2.5/5/7.5/10% .
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- Torpedo detectability range reduced from 3/7/11/15% to 3/6/9/12%.
- Rudder-shift time increase steps changed from 5/5/5/10% to 4/6/8/10%, depending on rank.
- Destroyer main battery reload time boost reduced from 2/4/6/8% to 2/3/4/5%.
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- Destroyer gun traverse speed buff reduced from +0.9/+1.8/+2.7/+3.5 to +0.5/+1/+1.5/+2
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- Reaching Out will now increase main battery range by 8% and reduce main battery reload by –1.5/–2/–2.5/–3%.
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- Incoming damage to your destroyer modifier reduced from –2/–3/–4/–5% to –0.75/–1.5/–2.25/–3%
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- Shell damage modifier increased from +2.5/+5/+7.5/+10% to +6/+8.33/+10.66/+13%
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- Engine Boost cooldown time reduced from –10/–15/–20/–25% to –5/–10/–15/–20%
- Smoke screen dispersion time reduced from –20% to –5/–7.5/–10/–12.5%
- Smoke screen deployment time reduced from –20% to –5/–7.5/–10/–12.5%
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Community builds
Recommended builds
Reference builds that headline Takeo Kurita, from GamingDiver-curated picks and Wargaming’s official Through the Spy Glass recommendations. Use them as a starting point and tune to your roster.
Takeo Kurita on Akizuki
Speed torpedoInspirationsErich Bey · AL Asashio
Engine Boost comes back faster for aggressive repositioning. Stealth and torpedo bonus while undetected reward active flanking plays.
Open in Build Tool →Takeo Kurita on Shimakaze
Speed torpsInspirationsRaizō Tanaka · AL Asashio
Fast torps give targets less reaction time. Kurita's reload bonuses mean you're always launching, and Al Asashio stacks detection cuts to keep you invisible between runs.
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