World of Warships: Legends ship guide

König Albert

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Mid-range battleship anchorHold a mid-range lane and trade with the enemy line.
Playstyle
  • Trade at mid-range first, then push when secondaries can contribute safely
  • Keep angles tight and punish broadside cruisers with the main guns
  • Avoid: Do not rush into torpedoes just because the secondaries improved
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Playstyle

Overview

Konig Albert is a Tier III German premium battleship with official improvements to main artillery and a significant secondary battery buff to give her a unique quality. Play her as a low-tier pressure battleship.

Positioning

Trade at mid-range first, then push when secondaries can contribute safely. Keep angles tight and punish broadside cruisers with the main guns.

Potato Avoidance

Rush into torpedoes just because the secondaries improved

Let the fight develop before closing.

Acquisition

How to get König Albert

König Albert is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition path: 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.

Best listed chance for this ship

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Builds Beta

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Stats and specs

König Albert stats

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Balance History

Balance updates affecting König Albert. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.

Nerf ×1Buff ×5Main Battery ×2
2025-05-15

Ministry of Balance: New Horizons, Greater Heights

  • Removed small gaps between main guns and their barbettes. This doesn't affect the ship's performance.
  • This ship falls behind her peers in several areas, so to improve her gameplay and add a unique quality, we're significantly buffing her secondary battery guns and improving her main artillery.
  • Secondary battery maximum range increased from 3.5 to 5.5 km.
  • Secondary battery dispersion improved by 22.5%.
  • Main battery maximum range increased from 12.99 to 13.64 km.
  • Main battery reload time reduced from 30 to 28 s.
  • Added the Secondary Reach ship trait and replaced the Tough ship trait with "Superior HE Pen.
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Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

Every custom exterior König Albert can equip, from in-game data.

  • König Albert default exterior
    DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior

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