Richelieu Playstyle Guide
Richelieu is a Tier VII French tech tree battleship best treated as a fast French battleship that creates tempo through speed, flank pressure, and crossfires rather than static tanking. It should create value through objective influence, safe damage, and pressure that matches the ship’s strengths rather than forcing every fight head-on.
Ideal role
Richelieu is a Tier VII French tech tree battleship best treated as a fast French battleship that creates tempo through speed, flank pressure, and crossfires rather than static tanking. It should create value through objective influence, safe damage, and pressure that matches the ship’s strengths rather than forcing every fight head-on.
Best positioning
Use mobile mid-range angles with an escape route, forcing enemies to choose between angling against you or the rest of your team. For Richelieu, prioritize positions that keep guns, torpedoes, aircraft, or utility relevant while preserving a clean way to go dark, kite, or rotate when the enemy team responds.
Main mistake to avoid
Do not overextend just because the ship is quick; speed should create options, not strand you in a crossfire. The common throw is overcommitting before the minimap is settled, then losing the ship’s best tools before they can matter late.
Commanders and inspirations
AL Richelieu, AL Dunkerque, and Commander Spock are useful French battleship commander directions. Inspirations usually favor accuracy, reload, AP performance, HP, survivability, or secondary/brawling bonuses depending on how aggressively you want to play.