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Cross of Dorn

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Germany · Tier VI · Cruiser
Utility cruiserFlexible support -- spot, screen, and farm where the team needs it.
Playstyle
  • Hold 12-15 km angles with islands close enough to break line of sight when focus comes; pick broadsides…
  • The AP kit pays best when you choose your salvo target, not when you chase one
  • Avoid: Open-water broadside trading
Key characteristics
2 sigma accuracyImproved HE penEngine BoostDefensive AAEasily spotted
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Playstyle

Overview

Cross of Dorn is a Tier VI German heavy cruiser carrying 210mm guns at 14.5 km, 9-second reload. The guns earn citadels on broadside cruisers and chip pressure on battleships; she is not a brawler. HE pen sits at the 1/4 caliber ratio instead of the standard 1/6, so HE spam is a real damage option here - pens roughly 1.5x more armor than a same-caliber peer's HE round.

Positioning

Hold 12-15 km angles with islands close enough to break line of sight when focus comes; pick broadsides as they rotate rather than baiting them. The AP kit pays best when you choose your salvo target, not when you chase one.

Potato Avoidance

Open-water broadside trading

Her 210mm shells citadel cruisers on the wrong frame, and her 32,600-HP hull does not recover from a punished salvo. Pick rotations and angles deliberately; the chip-damage role pays better than the trade-blow role on a cruiser of this profile.

Signature Traits

Improved HE penetration

HE pen at the 1/4 caliber ratio instead of the standard 1/6. HE-spam is a real damage option here, not just a fire-starter; pens roughly 1.5x more armor than a same-caliber peer's HE, shared by 5/32 T6 CAs.

Hardened superstructure

20.0 mm superstructure, best of T6 CAs. HE farms less.

Thick deck armor

150.0 mm armor deck, best of T6 CAs. Eats plunging fire and HE that peers don't.

Big-caliber overmatch

14.7 mm overmatch threshold, top decile of T6 CAs. Punishes bow-tanking ships peers can't crack.

Heavy armor

150.0 mm max plate, top decile of T6 CAs.

Stiff AP fuse

35.0 mm AP arming threshold, bottom decile of T6 CAs. Over-pens thin plates; the trade-off pays off when most targets are battleship belt armor.

Acquisition

How to get Cross of Dorn

Cross of Dorn is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition paths: Containers and Collaboration. Container chances are shown as the listed odds of receiving this exact ship, dividing grouped ship-pool odds across the resolved ships and including nested container paths when a crate can drop another crate.

Best listed chance for this ship

  • Warhammer 40,000 2.5% VI Cross of Dorn Collaboration containers · Warhammer 40,000
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Builds Beta

AL Graf Spee, AL Hipper, and AL Roon are useful German cruiser commander directions. Inspirations usually support accuracy, reload, concealment, agility, or survivability so the ship can keep influencing fights without giving up easy citadels.

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Commanders frequently paired with this ship AL Graf SpeeAL HipperAL Roon

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Cohort position

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Where Cross of Dorn sits among Tier VI CAs (32 ships). Notable standouts are shown first; the rest of the cohort-ranked stats are in the expand below. Acquisition variants (Black Friday, Founders Edition) are counted once with their base ship, not as separate peers.

BestAP fuse timer0.03 s (1 of 13 tied) BestTorpedo reload68 s (1 of 3 tied) BestDeck armor150 mm (1 of 7 tied) Top 10%Main battery caliber210 mm (3/32) Top 25%Rudder shift10.6 s (7/32) Top 25%Acceleration9.1 s (7/32) Top 25%Displacement10,000 t (7/32) Top 25%Max armor150 mm (7/32) Bottom 25%Max speed32 kt (26/32) Bottom 25%Stealth profile12.98 km / 7.79 km (28/32 / 28/32) Bottom 25%Main battery range14.49 km (28/32) Bottom 25%Fires per minute5.33 (26/30) Bottom 25%HE alpha1,200 (24/27) Bottom 25%Secondary fire chance5% (23/27) Bottom 25%Torpedo range6 km (19/24) Bottom 25%Torpedo damage13,700 (21/24) Bottom 25%Citadel belt80 mm (25/32) Bottom 10%Traverse-to-turn ratio3.58 × (31/32) Bottom 10%AP arming threshold35 mm (29/31)
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Not standouts for Cross of Dorn -- here's where she sits on every other ranked stat in the cohort. Stats tagged NORM are tied across more than half the cohort, so the value is the cohort default rather than a standout.

Hit points32,600 HP(19/32) Main battery reload9 s(17/32) Sigma2(17/32) HE shell damage2,900(9/30) HE fire chance10%(21/30) HE DPM154,667(17/30) AP shell damage4,500(13/31) AP DPM240,000(18/31) Main dispersion133 m(20/32) Secondary DPM (per side)85,970(17/27) Secondary HE pen20 mm(10/27) AP velocity900 m/s(11/31) HE velocity900 m/s(13/30) Engine power80,000 hp(24/32) Turn-speed retention123.1 hp/m(23/32) Power-to-weight8 hp/t(19/32) AA DPS307(12/32) AA range4.5 km(20/32) AA threat949(18/32) Torpedo speed64 kt(8/24) Bow armor30 mm(13/32) Stern armor30 mm(15/32) NormAP ricochet start45°(26 of 31 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(25 of 31 tied at this value) NormSecondary range4.5 km(18 of 27 tied at this value)

Stats & specs

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All values are ship base stats with modifications and upgrade changes denoted inline.

Def-AAEngine BoostFighter
Survivability
Hit Points32,600
Displacement10,000 t
Armor range13–150 mm
Plate armor thicknesses13, 16, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 51, 80, 100, 150 mm
Armor material/layer entries56
Fire resistance30%
Fire duration30 s
Torp Reduction10%
Magazine HP
ƒThe magazine is the module a detonation comes from. Penetrating hits to it raise the detonation chance from 1% toward 30% as its HP is worn down, so a larger magazine pool rides out citadel hits longer before a detonation becomes likely.
16,300
Steering gear HP
ƒDurability of the steering gears. As this pool drops, hits are likelier to jam the rudder; unlike most modules the steering can be knocked out and repaired but is never permanently destroyed.
9,800
Main Battery
ModuleArtillery: 210 mm L/45 SK L/45
Mounts / barrels4 mounts / 8 barrels
Reload time10 s
Firing range14.5 km
Turret traverse5.2 °/s
Shell Grouping (σ)
ƒShell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.
2
Max Horiz Disp
ƒHorizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (14490/30·(8−1.1)/1000 + 1.1)·30 = 133 m
133 m
Max Vert Disp
ƒVertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 133 × 0.6 = 79.8 m
79.8 m
Med Horiz Disp
ƒ50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 133 × 0.32 (σ=2) = 42.5 m
42.5 m
Med Vert Disp
ƒ50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 79.8 × 0.32 (σ=2) = 25.5 m
25.5 m
Turret turn time
ƒ180 degrees / 5.2 deg/s traverse speed = 34.6 s.
34.6 s
Base shells/min
ƒ8 broadside guns x 60 / 10 s base reload = 48.
48
HE shells
HE Damage2,900
HE Velocity900 m/s
Fire Chance10%
HE penetration
ƒ53 mm ≈ 210 mm caliber / 4 (improved HE penetration: German BBs, Yamato-class, and a handful of others).
53 mm
HE full-salvo alpha
ƒ2,900 HE damage x 8 broadside guns = 23,200.
23,200
Base HE DPM
ƒ23,200 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 10 s base reload = 139,200.
139,200
Base fires/min
ƒ8 HE shells x 60 / 10 s reload x 10% fire chance = 4.8.
4.8
AP shells
AP Damage4,500
AP Velocity900 m/s
Min Ricochet45 deg
Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg
Fuse Timer0.033 s
Fuse Threshold35 mm
AP overmatch
ƒfloor(210 mm caliber / 14.3) = 14 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).
14 mm
AP Pen Close
ƒCanonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: 1e-7 × Krupp × mass^0.69 × caliber_m^-1.07 × v0^1.38 = 1e-7 × 2495 × 108^0.69 × 0.21^-1.07 × 900^1.38 = 400.1 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.
400.1 mm
AP Pen Far
ƒSame formula at the ship's max firing range (18.1 km), where the shell has slowed to 334 m/s: 1e-7 × 2495 × 108^0.69 × 0.21^-1.07 × 334^1.38 = 101.9 mm.
101.9 mm
AP full-salvo alpha
ƒ4,500 AP damage x 8 broadside guns = 36,000.
36,000
Base AP DPM
ƒ36,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 10 s base reload = 216,000.
216,000
AP AOE Radius
ƒAP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.
25
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Torpedoes
ModuleTorpedoes: 533 mm Drilling
Launchers / tubes4 launchers × 3 tubes = 12 tubes
Reload time68 s
Projectile speed64 kt
Range6 km
Maximum simulated damage12,700 (est.)
Alpha damage38,100
Torpedo detectability1.3 km
Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s
Torp Turn7.2 s
Torp Arming198 m
Per-side salvo damage
ƒper-side salvo x per-torpedo simulated damage.
76,200
AA Defense
AA mount points22
Close-range AA DPS
ƒSum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (26×3.5×0.9) + (47×3.5×0.85) + (27×3.5×0.9) = 307. Covers AA-only mounts plus dual-purpose secondaries (Bismarck 105mm, USN 5"/38 cruiser secondaries) and dual-purpose main batteries (Sumner-class 5"/38, Akizuki-line 100mm). Formula validated against in-game captures on California, Sumner, Manfred von Richthofen, Dante Alighieri (exact) and within +/-17% on the remaining verified ships.
307
Maximum AA range
ƒLongest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.
4.5 km
40 mm L/56 Flak 286×1 40mm
20 mm Flakvierling 384×4 20mm
20 mm Flakzwilling 388×2 20mm
20 mm Flak 384×1 20mm
105 mm L/65 Dop. L. C/37 (DP)4×2 105mm
Far aura
DPS
ƒIncludes 27 continuous AA damage from dual-purpose secondaries firing as AA in this range band.
27
Range4.5 km
Medium aura
DPS26
Range3.5 km
Total DPS in Aura
ƒFar 27 + Medium 26 = 53
53
Near aura
DPS47
Range2 km
Total DPS in Aura
ƒFar 27 + Medium 26 + Near 47 = 100
100
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Secondary Battery
Mounts4
Firing range4.5 km
Shell Grouping (σ)1
Caliber105 mm
Reload time3.35 s
HE Damage1,200
Muzzle Velocity900 m/s
Fire Chance5%
Armor Pen20 mm
Min Ricochet91°
Max Ricochet60°
Secondary dispersion type
ƒMax dispersion = range (km) × 57 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.
Standard
Max secondary dispersion @ 4.5 km
ƒ4.5 km × 57 + 30 = 286.5 m.
286.5 m
Maneuverability
Engine moduleEngine: 80,000 hp
Engine power80,000 hp
Maximum speed32 kt
Turning circle radius650 m
Engine power multiplier speed threshold7 kt
Traverse-to-turn ratio3.6× drags
Concealment
Detectability by sea12.98 km
Detectability by air7.79 km
Smoke firing penalty7.62 km
Detect after firing main guns12.98 km
Detect Fire Sea14.98 km
Detect Fire Air10.79 km
Guaranteed Detect2 km
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Consumables
Damage Control Party∞ charges · 60 s reload · 5 s active
Choose one
Engine Boost2 charges · 120 s reload · 180 s active · +15% speed bonus
Defensive AA Fire3 charges · 140 s reload · 25 s active · +100% flak burst boost
Catapult Fighter2 charges · 70 s reload · 55 s active · 5.56 km patrol radius · 1 squadron size
Module options (1)

Stats above use the fully-upgraded modules. These are the research-tree alternatives; trade-offs are flagged.

HullUpgrade
  • Turret traverse5.2 → 4 °/s

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Numbers the spec table cannot show directly: alpha-strike math, DPM, dispersion, AP penetration. Click the formula chip on any row to reveal how it is calculated.

Main battery formulas

Shell Grouping (σ)2
Shell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.
Max Horiz Disp133 m
Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (14490/30·(8−1.1)/1000 + 1.1)·30 = 133 m
Max Vert Disp79.8 m
Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 133 × 0.6 = 79.8 m
Med Horiz Disp42.5 m
50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 133 × 0.32 (σ=2) = 42.5 m
Med Vert Disp25.5 m
50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 79.8 × 0.32 (σ=2) = 25.5 m
AP Pen Close400.1 mm
Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: 1e-7 × Krupp × mass^0.69 × caliber_m^-1.07 × v0^1.38 = 1e-7 × 2495 × 108^0.69 × 0.21^-1.07 × 900^1.38 = 400.1 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.
AP Pen Far101.9 mm
Same formula at the ship's max firing range (18.1 km), where the shell has slowed to 334 m/s: 1e-7 × 2495 × 108^0.69 × 0.21^-1.07 × 334^1.38 = 101.9 mm.
HE penetration53 mm
53 mm ≈ 210 mm caliber / 4 (improved HE penetration: German BBs, Yamato-class, and a handful of others).
Improved HE PenYes
This ship's HE shells use a 1/4 (~0.25) caliber-to-pen ratio instead of the standard 1/6 (~0.167) - 0.252 in this case. Lets HE pen ~52mm armor instead of ~35mm. Hits every German cruiser (150mm CL, 203mm CA) and BB (350mm+), British heavy cruisers / Lion / Nelson, a handful of other premiums.
AP overmatch14 mm
floor(210 mm caliber / 14.3) = 14 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).
AP AOE Radius25
AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.
Broadside guns used for alpha8
All 8 barrels bear on the broadside.
Turret turn time34.6 s
180 degrees / 5.2 deg/s traverse speed = 34.6 s.
HE full-salvo alpha23,200
2,900 HE damage x 8 broadside guns = 23,200.
AP full-salvo alpha36,000
4,500 AP damage x 8 broadside guns = 36,000.
Base HE DPM139,200
23,200 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 10 s base reload = 139,200.
Base AP DPM216,000
36,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 10 s base reload = 216,000.
Base shells/min48
8 broadside guns x 60 / 10 s base reload = 48.
Base fires/min4.8
8 HE shells x 60 / 10 s reload x 10% fire chance = 4.8.

Torpedoes

Torpedo detectability1.3 km
Estimated torpedo reaction time7.8 s
detectability / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).
Torpedo speed64 kt
Travel time to max range36.1 s
range / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).
Tube count12
4 launchers x 3 tubes.
Per-side salvo6 torpedoes
tube count / 2 (symmetric port/starboard launcher layout; common on cruisers and battleships with deck torpedoes).
Full-salvo damage152,400
tube count x per-torpedo simulated damage (all torpedoes hitting).
Per-side salvo damage76,200
per-side salvo x per-torpedo simulated damage.

AA defense

Close-range AA DPS307
Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (26×3.5×0.9) + (47×3.5×0.85) + (27×3.5×0.9) = 307. Covers AA-only mounts plus dual-purpose secondaries (Bismarck 105mm, USN 5"/38 cruiser secondaries) and dual-purpose main batteries (Sumner-class 5"/38, Akizuki-line 100mm). Formula validated against in-game captures on California, Sumner, Manfred von Richthofen, Dante Alighieri (exact) and within +/-17% on the remaining verified ships.
Maximum AA range4.5 km
Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.
AA threat index949
SUM over AA auras of (aura DPS x aura range km). A plane crossing the AA bubble is exposed to each aura for a time proportional to that aura's range, so long-reach DPS is worth more than the same DPS in a short bubble. Units: DPS*km; used to rank overall AA threat across the cohort.
Near aura range2 km

Secondary battery dispersion

Secondary dispersion typeStandard
Max dispersion = range (km) × 57 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.
Max secondary dispersion @ 4.5 km286.5 m
4.5 km × 57 + 30 = 286.5 m.

Secondary battery firepower

Secondary DPM (per side)85,970
Sum across all secondary families of (per-side barrels × 60 / reload_s × alpha), where per-side barrels = mounts × barrels-per-mount / 2 (the guns that bear on one broadside target). Per-family: 4×2 105 mm (4/side) × 60/3.35 × 1200 = 85,970. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).
Max HE alpha1200
Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 1200 from the 105 mm family.
Max HE fire chance5%
Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 5% from the 105 mm family.
Max HE pen20 mm
Maximum HE armor penetration across secondary HE families (caliber × 1/6 for most nations; 1/4 for German/UK BBs). Shells whose pen falls under a plate's armor thickness shatter for 0 hull damage though fire chance still applies. Best on this ship: 20 mm from the 105 mm family.

Armor

Hull HP 32,600, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds. HP caps are the exact in-game values, not estimated.

Section Plates HP cap Threats Tactic
Bow30 mm primary (range 16–30 mm)1,100 (3% of HP)
Overmatch not possible at T VIIAngle bounces 410mm30 mm: HE pens from 203mm+
Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP.
Hull (midship)80 mm primary (range 20–80 mm)24,500 (75% of HP)
No common caliber overmatches80 mm: standard HE shatters; improved HE (DE / FR BB) pens from 356mm+
Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern30 mm primary (range 16–51 mm)900 (3% of HP)
Overmatch not possible at T VIIAngle bounces 410mm30 mm: HE pens from 203mm+
Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel80 mm primary (range 13–80 mm)≈ 165,500 (effectively no cap)
Citadel pen ×0.10 damageOver-pen: ×0.10 damage
Effectively no cap; citadel pool sits at ~165k HP on every ship. Damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead (×0.10 direct pen, ×0.10 over-pen).
Superstructure20 mm primary (range 20–150 mm)1,500 (5% of HP)
Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage
Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage. HE-spam target, and the section saturates fast (often only a few thousand HP).
Turret (module, per magazine)separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP16,300 magazine HPMagazine detonation1–30% chance · below ~75% HPPer-turret powder-magazine HP. Detonation chance scales from 1% (no mag damage) to 30% (full mag damage); this range is the in-game value. Detonation can't roll while the ship is above ~75% HP (the standard detonation-protection threshold, not a per-ship stat). Smaller magazines saturate to the 30% ceiling faster.
Secondary mount (105 mm mount)separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP800 per-mount HPDestroyed at 0 HPPer-mount HP for the heaviest secondary on this ship. A mount destroyed at 0 HP is out for the rest of the battle; DCP does not repair destroyed mounts. Smaller (lighter-caliber) secondaries typically share the same HP value.
AA mount (40 mm mount)separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP200 per-mount HPDestroyed at 0 HPPer-mount HP for the heaviest AA on this ship. An AA mount destroyed at 0 HP stops shooting down planes for the rest of the battle; DCP does not repair destroyed mounts. HE shells specifically target AA mounts since the small-caliber HP pool falls fast.
Rudder (module)separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP9,800 module HPIncapacitated at 0 HPWhen module HP reaches 0 the rudder locks at its current angle until DCP repairs it. Repair via Damage Control Party.

Saturation cap = HP a section can absorb before further damage to it is reduced (the "bow-tank" effect). Citadel pool is ~165k on every ship (effectively no cap); damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead. Superstructure saturates fast but HE always pens regardless of the plate thickness. Rudder (and other module HPs) are a separate pool from ship HP: damaging a module doesn't drain ship HP. Incapacitated modules like the rudder and engine are restored by DCP, but secondary and AA mounts destroyed at 0 HP stay out for the rest of the battle.

Shell ballistics chart

AP penetration, impact velocity, flight time and impact angle vs range. Click to load the interactive chart.

Balance History

Balance updates affecting Cross of Dorn. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.

Rework ×2
2025-10-30

Ministry of Balance: Preparing for Winter

  • Slightly changed the geometry of the superstructure, casemate, and main guns.
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2025-05-15

Ministry of Balance: New Horizons, Greater Heights

  • The ship traits Long Reach and Reloader have been replaced with Agile and Area Denial. This change does not affect the ship's performance.
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Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

Every custom exterior Cross of Dorn can equip, from in-game data.

  • Cross of Dorn default exterior
    DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior
  • Warhammer 40K
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Primary official WG sources

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2021-11-05 · Official ship feature / stats Fury, WAAAGH! and Legends: Warhammer 40,000 collaboration in detail Official source 2021-11-04 · Patch notes November update: Fury on the wings of wisdom Patch notes