World of Warships: Legends ship guide

Legate

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Italy · Tier VIII · Cruiser · Premium

Quick take: Secondary heavy cruiser · 320 mm AP/SAP pressure · Angled mid-range push · Worse concealment

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Acquisition

How to get this ship

this ship is not a regular Tech Tree unlock. Known acquisition methods indexed by GamingDiver: Premium/Event.

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Ideal role

Legate is best played as an Italian cruiser that supports destroyers, controls key water, and punishes exposed targets. Treat her as a secondary-focused heavy cruiser: use the 320 mm main battery to punish broadside targets, but build the fight around durable angles, secondary pressure, and controlled pushes rather than open-water farming.

Best positioning

Work from island edges or angled mid-range lanes where the midship main turrets can fire without exposing a full broadside for too long. Push only when destroyer vision and crossfires are controlled, then let the extended secondary range punish ships that try to kite or rush you.

Main mistake to avoid

Do not assume she plays exactly like a concealment cruiser or a standard Michelangelo clone. The official event notes call out worse concealment, improved secondary range, HE secondaries instead of SAP secondaries, and Enhanced Secondary Targeting II, so greedy broadside turns and unsupported pushes are the trap.

Commander direction

Start with an Italian cruiser commander that improves reload, agility, and survivability; for a secondary build, test inspirations that extend secondary reach or improve secondary consistency while keeping enough concealment/handling to disengage.

Use these as direction, not a fixed build sheet: tune the final commander, inspirations, and skills around your roster, matchmaking, and comfort.

Playstyle tags

The chips below summarize the ship's job, tools, positioning, and main risks. Each tag includes the reason it was assigned from stats, consumables, or guide text.

Archetype

Secondary heavy cruiser

Damage plan

320 mm AP/SAP pressure HE secondary pressure Fast torpedoes

Utility

Enhanced Secondary Targeting II Premium event ship

Positioning

Angled mid-range push Island edge pressure

Watch-outs

Worse concealment Midship turret angles Unsupported push risk

Why these tags?

Secondary heavy cruiser

local GameParams exposes the PISC545 Michelangelo ROMAN ship tree with Michelangelo-style 320 mm main guns and torpedoes.

HE secondary pressure

official Roman Empire event notes say Legate swaps Michelangelo's SAP secondary shells for HE secondary shells.

Enhanced Secondary Targeting II

official event notes identify the changed consumable.

Worse concealment

official event notes explicitly trade improved secondary range for worse concealment.