Ministry of Balance: Viva la Marina!
- Improved dispersion with a new variant of Japanese dispersion inspired by Amagi.
World of Warships: Legends ship guide
Heat Ray
BetaQuick take: Japan · Tier IV · Battleship · Premium
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Acquisition
How to get Heat Ray
Heat Ray is not a regular Tech Tree unlock. Known acquisition methods indexed by GamingDiver: Containers. 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.
- ContainersAppears in official container odds below; availability depends on the container being sold or awarded.
Official WG availability sources
- May Update: From Rome to Edo Patch/update availability Start: 2026-04-30 · End: open/unknown end Official update notes with ship availability, release, store, event, or tech-tree context.
- Official WoWS Legends container odds Containers Start: date not listed · End: open/unknown end Official container drop rows linked below include direct and nested effective ship odds.
Best listed chance for this ship
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Two Titans—One King
1%
V Premium battleship Heat Ray
Collaboration containers · Two Titans—One King
Show direct source rows
- Two Titans—One King 1% · V Premium battleship Heat Ray
Ideal role
Heat Ray is best played as a Japanese battleship that holds important water, absorbs pressure intelligently, and punishes broadside mistakes. Balance note: Official updates changed Heat Ray directly: April 2026: Improved dispersion with a new variant of Japanese dispersion inspired by Amagi. Its value comes from disciplined salvos, careful angling, and committing only when destroyers and crossfires are under control.
Best positioning
Use open-water angles and patient positioning where you can keep guns active, angle between salvos, and avoid being forced into early brawls. Use angled mid-range lanes where the main battery can punish mistakes while armor and positioning limit return fire.
Main mistake to avoid
Do not turn broadside under battleship guns or rush into torpedo water; Japanese battleships hit hard but punish careless rotations. The common throw is overcommitting before the minimap is settled, then losing the ship’s best tools before they can matter late.
Commander direction
AL Fusou, Arpeggio Haruna, and Arpeggio Kirishima are useful Japanese battleship commander directions. Inspirations usually favor accuracy, reload, AP performance, HP, survivability, or secondary/brawling bonuses depending on how aggressively you want to play.
Graph commander/inspiration links
AL FusouArpeggio HarunaArpeggio Kirishima
Use these as direction, not a fixed build sheet: tune the final commander, inspirations, and skills around your roster, matchmaking, and comfort.
Balance History
Official ship-specific balance, stat, consumable, or tier-placement changes for Heat Ray. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.
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