European Cruisers Early Access and Event Pass

Update 15.10 marks the beginning of Early Access to World of Warships' first Tech Tree line of European cruisers! They span Tiers IV–X, with ships (including two historical ones) flying the flags of Poland, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Sweden, and Greece. Read on below for a brief snippet on each ship and info on how to nab the first three in the Event Pass and the remaining four in the Armory.

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Tier IV: Dragon (Click to enlarge)

Tier V: Kralj Petar I (Click to enlarge)

Tier VI: Tre Kronor (Click to enlarge)

Tier VII: Hel (Click to enlarge)

Tier VIII: Kriti (Click to enlarge)

Tier IX: Tirfing (Click to enlarge)

Tier X: Vanadis (Click to enlarge)

These sleek European vessels favor maneuverability and precision over brute force and act essentially as "heavy destroyers" emphasizing stealthy gameplay. They are defined by their torpedo armament, which combines good maximum range with high speeds despite the longer reload times (only IVDragon doesn't carry torpedoes). As you advance to higher tiers, you'll find yourself wielding a larger number of tubes.

Their main batteries deliver good damage per minute, but you'll have to take the risk of getting closer to compensate for their limited firing range. Backed by an above average speed and generous reserve of the time-based Emergency Engine Power consumable, these ships are built to kite—avoiding enemy salvos while wasting their opponents' Damage Control Party charges with flooding and fires. These cruisers' good concealment helps you pick your battles, but their armor is notably thin. They also lack the usual tactical crutches of cruisers such as Smoke Generator or Surveillance Radar.

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The branch will become available for all players to research with the release of Update 16.0.

Now, let's learn how to obtain them.

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Early Access

Event Starts: Nov 4, 14:00 UTC NA

Event Ends: Jan 14, 02:00 UTC EU

There are several ways to obtain the ships in Early Access. The three lower-tier ones (Dragon, Kralj Petar I, Tre Kronor) are available in the Event Pass. See the section below for details.

The remaining four higher-tier cruisers are available either through sequential bundles set for Doubloons or Europe containers.

• The Armory sequential bundles include Hel, Kriti, Tirfing, and Vanadis, along with their bonus packages. They also let you adorn some of these ships in exclusive mythology-inspired permanent camouflages. Eternal Chase for Kriti is a nod to Helios and Selene from ancient Greek myth; Sköll for Tirfing is named after the Norse wolf that chases the sun goddess Sól; and Hati for Vanadis bears the name of the wolf which pursues Máni, the Moon.
• Updated Europe containers are available in various packs in the Armory. In addition to ships, they might drop the Early Access permanent camouflages.

Eternal Chase Camo (Click to enlarge)

Sköll Camo (Click to enlarge)

Hati Camo (Click to enlarge)

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Black Friday Event Pass

Event Starts: Nov 4, 14:00 UTC NA

Event Ends: Dec 3, 02:00 UTC EU

This update's Event Pass can provide you with three new ships in Early Access—two of them for free! It's also dedicated to Black Friday, which started during the last week of Update 15.9, so you'll find relevant content as well.

Progress through the first line to get 6x Black Friday 2026 containers, new cruiser Dragon, and then cruiser Kralj Petar I (final reward).

Unlock the second progression line for Doubloons, and you'll immediately receive new cruiser Tre Kronor as a bonus. Advance through the line and you will get 6x Black Friday 2026 containers, battleship Tirpitz B, and 2x Black Friday 2026 Premium containers (final reward).

After the unlock, you can complete levels of both lines simultaneously via combat missions or for Doubloons each.

FULL LIST OF REWARDS [Click to toggle]

First Progression Line	Second Progression Line
2x Port Slots Steel Coal Credits Cruiser with a Commander and a Port slot 10x Uncommon Bonuses containers 32x More Signals containers 6x Black Friday 2026 containers Cruiser with a Commander and Port slot	Cruiser with a Commander and Port slot Credits Steel Coal Free XP Elite Commander XP 10x uncommon expendable economic bonuses of each type 8x rare expendable economic bonuses of each type 6x Black Friday 2026 containers Battleship with a Commander and Port slot 2x Black Friday 2026 Premium containers

Completing extra levels of the first and second lines will bring you 1x More Signals container and 1x Black Friday 2026 container for each level.

Please note: Starting from Update 15.10, if the second progression line of an Event Pass holds any container, it won't be available for purchase to players in countries that restrict the sale of randomized reward items.
This doesn't affect other countries, nor does it apply to the gifting of progression lines.

Compensation

You will receive compensation if you already own the following item:

• Credits for the respective ship

Daily and Weekly Missions

You can progress through the Event Pass by completing three missions:

• Two daily missions (250 and 1,500 Base XP), each awarding 10 Points per day. Each can be completed once per day.
• One weekly mission (3,000 Base XP), awarding 10 Points and repeatable up to 5 times per week.

If you miss a daily mission for 250 Base XP during the update, you'll receive twice as many Event Pass Points the next time you complete it. This bonus doesn't stack, so you can have only one double reward at a time, and it resets each time you complete this mission.

Stages	Points	Total Points
1–5	10	50
6–10	20	150
11–15	30	300
16–20	40	500
21+	20	−

You can earn up to 760 Points during the Event Pass, with 500 needed to complete the full track. Remaining Points are exchangeable for extra levels.

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