Update 15.11: Festive Season Rewards, Santa Crates and Complete Event Guide

Set sail for the festive season, Captains! Grab your hot chocolate and uncover all the free holiday rewards, ships, and exclusive content arriving in this massive seasonal 15.11 update. Check out the complete breakdown of patch highlights and claim your holiday gifts now!

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The holiday season is upon us, Captains!

Prepare your ships, warm up some hot chocolate, and grab a comfy blanket—we're setting sail for the jolly season of festivities!

Let's start from the beginning and discover the highlights of the free content you can expect from this Update:

• A free Tier IX tech tree ship, along with two Santa's Gift containers, a set of Legendary economic bonuses, and festive decals—all just for logging in!

• Festive Rewards (Snowflakes): Earn Steel, Coal, and Festive Tokens to exchange for Santa's Gift containers, Santa's Mega Gift containers, and Credits. The larger your fleet, the bigger the haul.

• Santa's Gift Containers: Extra containers await in the Daily Login Calendar and the free tracks of both Event Passes, accompanied by new Commanders and destruction effects.

• Pearl Harbor 85th Anniversary: Complete the historical adventure to pick between light cruiser Honolulu or aircraft carrier Akagi.

New Year Gift: Free Tier IX Ship

Our traditional gifts arrive when the calendar turns to December. During the first four weeks of Update 15.11, log in to claim your choice of a free Tier IX tech tree ship:

Selection: Alsace • Lion • Encounter • Takahashi • Udaloi

Note: If you already own the selected ship in your Port, you'll receive 225,000 Free XP instead.

Alsace

Lion

Encounter

Takahashi

Udaloi

Alongside your selected ship, you will receive a set of Legendary economic bonuses, two Santa's Gift containers, and festive decals. Head directly to the Update Navigator or click the ice cube in the festive Port to collect your gift.

Santa's Gifts Container Drop Pool Changes

The container drop pool has been refreshed with 28 ship swaps. New arrivals include Prince of Wales, Conte Verde, Triunfante, and Friedrich Carl.

View Full Drop Pool Changes (28 Ships Removed & Added)      Click Here

Removed Ships	Added Ships
Incheon	Indiana
Defence	Błyskawica '52
Sibir	Tonijn
Haida	Conte Verde
Taihang	Fuyutsuki
Johnston	Almirante Irízar
Friesland	Puerto Rico
Alaska	Lüshun
Tirpitz	Narai
Ägir	Comandante Aguirre
Jäger	Hoche
Anhalt	Aberdeen
Kidd	Shigure
Karl XIV Johan	Regele Carol I
I-56	Prince of Wales
Siliwangi	Baotou
Congress	Fort Worth
Hornet	Cayuga
Fenyang	Triunfante
Wichita	Friedrich Carl
Carnot	Marco Polo
Tianjin	Groningen
Chkalov	Marcantonio Colonna
Nottingham	Turgut Reis
Montcalm	Atlanta
De Grasse	Sims
Gallant	Indianapolis
London	Yūdachi

Container Drop Rates & Contents

Santa's Gift Container Drop Rates      Click Here

• 500 Doubloons - 5%
• 1x Golden Gift container - 1%
• 2,500 Coal - 7%
• 30 days of Warships Premium Account - 1%
• 20,000 Elite Commander XP - 10%
• 400,000 Credits - 10%
• 1x Port Slot - 5.50%
• 3x Rare expendable economic bonuses of one type - 2.50% for each type
• 12x Uncommon expendable economic bonuses of one type - 6% for each type
• 25x of each signal: India Delta, Sierra Mike, Victor Lima, India X-Ray, X-Ray Papa Unaone, Sierra Bravo - 4% for each
• One of the following ships - 0.1%:
  • Tier X: Lüshun, Småland, La Pampa, Álvaro de Bazán, Smolensk, Hildebrand, Thunderer, Puerto Rico, Tonijn, Monmouth, Rhode Island, Conte Verde, Fuyutsuki, Almirante Irízar
  • Tier IX: Kronshtadt, Hizen, Musashi, Jean Bart, Benham, Błyskawica '52, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri
  • Tier VIII: Odin, Lenin, Asashio, Colossus, Anchorage, Massachusetts, Enterprise, Mikhail Kutuzov
  • Tier VII: Z-39, Belfast, Nelson
  • Tier VI: T-61, Admiral Graf Spee, Erich Loewenhardt
  • Tier V: Gremyashchy, Kamikaze R, Kamikaze, Fūjin, Giulio Cesare
• One of the following ships - 0.4%:
  • Tier IX: Dalian, Sun Yat-Sen, Velos, Victoria, Kozma Minin, Navarin, Minegumo, Suzuya, Tsurugi, Ferrante Gonzaga, Giuseppe Verdi, Marco Polo, Groningen, Z-44, Aberdeen, Scarlet Thunder, Halford, Cambridge, Tulsa, Baotou, Fort Worth, Cayuga, Triunfante, Friedrich Carl
  • Tier VIII: Narai, Orkan, Turgut Reis, Regele Carol I, Comandante Aguirre, Almirante Grau, Numancia, S-189, Provorny, Pyotr Bagration, Ochakov, Borodino, Shigure, Tone, Marcantonio Colonna, Aquila, Z-35, Wiesbaden, Schill, Hoche, Flandre, Alliance, Eskimo, Hampshire, Tiger '59, Cheshire, Indomitable, Constellation, Prince of Wales
• One of the following ships - 2%:
  • Tier VIII: Picardie, Theseus
  • Tier VII: Nueve de Julio, Yukon, Tashkent '39, Leningrad, Arkhangelsk, Poltava, Yūdachi, Maya, Tokachi, Hyūga, Ashitaka, FR25, Gorizia, Francesco Ferruccio, Duca degli Abruzzi, Weimar, München, Scharnhorst, Toulon, Strasbourg, Jupiter '42, Royal Sovereign, Rodney, Collingwood, Hood, Sims, Boise, Indianapolis, Atlanta, California, Florida
  • Tier VI: Xin Zhong Guo'14, Elli, Juruá, Mysore, Admiral Makarov, Ise, Mutsu, Béarn, Orion ’44, Monaghan
  • Tier V: Rio de Janeiro, Okhotnik, Krasny Krym, Exeter, Hill

Compensation if all listed ships are owned: 250 Steel.

Santa's Mega Gift Container Drop Rates      Click Here

• 2,500 Doubloons - 5%
• 12,500 Coal - 8%
• 1x Golden Gift container - 10%
• 180 days of Warships Premium Account - 1%
• 100,000 Elite Commander XP - 10%
• 2,250,000 Credits - 10%
• 20x Rare expendable economic bonuses of one type - 8% for each type
• 7x Epic expendable economic bonuses of one type - 2% for each type
• One of the following ships - 1%:
  • Tier X: Lüshun, Småland, La Pampa, Álvaro de Bazán, Smolensk, Hildebrand, Thunderer, Puerto Rico, Tonijn, Monmouth, Rhode Island, Conte Verde, Fuyutsuki, Almirante Irízar
  • Tier IX: Kronshtadt, Hizen, Musashi, Jean Bart, Benham, Błyskawica '52, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri
  • Tier VIII: Odin, Lenin, Asashio, Colossus, Anchorage, Massachusetts, Enterprise, Mikhail Kutuzov
  • Tier VII: Z-39, Belfast, Nelson
  • Tier VI: T-61, Admiral Graf Spee, Erich Loewenhardt
  • Tier V: Gremyashchy, Kamikaze R, Kamikaze, Fūjin, Giulio Cesare
• One of the following ships - 3%:
  • Tier IX: Dalian, Sun Yat-Sen, Velos, Victoria, Kozma Minin, Navarin, Minegumo, Suzuya, Tsurugi, Ferrante Gonzaga, Giuseppe Verdi, Marco Polo, Groningen, Z-44, Aberdeen, Scarlet Thunder, Halford, Cambridge, Tulsa, Baotou, Fort Worth, Cayuga, Triunfante, Friedrich Carl
  • Tier VIII: Narai, Orkan, Turgut Reis, Regele Carol I, Comandante Aguirre, Almirante Grau, Numancia, S-189, Provorny, Pyotr Bagration, Ochakov, Borodino, Shigure, Tone, Marcantonio Colonna, Aquila, Z-35, Wiesbaden, Schill, Hoche, Flandre, Alliance, Eskimo, Hampshire, Tiger '59, Cheshire, Indomitable, Constellation, Prince of Wales
• One of the following ships - 12%:
  • Tier VIII: Picardie, Theseus
  • Tier VII: Nueve de Julio, Yukon, Tashkent '39, Leningrad, Arkhangelsk, Poltava, Yūdachi, Maya, Tokachi, Hyūga, Ashitaka, FR25, Gorizia, Francesco Ferruccio, Duca degli Abruzzi, Weimar, München, Scharnhorst, Toulon, Strasbourg, Jupiter '42, Royal Sovereign, Rodney, Collingwood, Hood, Sims, Boise, Indianapolis, Atlanta, California, Florida
  • Tier VI: Xin Zhong Guo'14, Elli, Juruá, Mysore, Admiral Makarov, Ise, Mutsu, Béarn, Orion ’44, Monaghan
  • Tier V: Rio de Janeiro, Okhotnik, Krasny Krym, Exeter, Hill

Compensation if all listed ships are owned: 1,250 Steel.

Santa's Ultra Gift Container Drop Rates (3 Slots)      Click Here

Slot 1:

• 2,500 Doubloons - 5%
• 6,000 Coal - 40%
• 1x Golden Gift container - 20%
• 180 days of Warships Premium Account - 3%
• One of the following ships - 3%:
  • Tier X: Lüshun, Småland, La Pampa, Álvaro de Bazán, Smolensk, Hildebrand, Thunderer, Puerto Rico, Tonijn, Monmouth, Rhode Island, Conte Verde, Fuyutsuki, Almirante Irízar
  • Tier IX: Kronshtadt, Hizen, Musashi, Jean Bart, Benham, Błyskawica '52, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri
  • Tier VIII: Odin, Lenin, Asashio, Colossus, Anchorage, Massachusetts, Enterprise, Mikhail Kutuzov
  • Tier VII: Z-39, Belfast, Nelson
  • Tier VI: T-61, Admiral Graf Spee, Erich Loewenhardt
  • Tier V: Gremyashchy, Kamikaze R, Kamikaze, Fūjin, Giulio Cesare
• One of the following ships - 9%:
  • Tier IX: Dalian, Sun Yat-Sen, Velos, Victoria, Kozma Minin, Navarin, Minegumo, Suzuya, Tsurugi, Ferrante Gonzaga, Giuseppe Verdi, Marco Polo, Groningen, Z-44, Aberdeen, Scarlet Thunder, Halford, Cambridge, Tulsa, Baotou, Fort Worth, Cayuga, Triunfante, Friedrich Carl
  • Tier VIII: Narai, Orkan, Turgut Reis, Regele Carol I, Comandante Aguirre, Almirante Grau, Numancia, S-189, Provorny, Pyotr Bagration, Ochakov, Borodino, Shigure, Tone, Marcantonio Colonna, Aquila, Z-35, Wiesbaden, Schill, Hoche, Flandre, Alliance, Eskimo, Hampshire, Tiger '59, Cheshire, Indomitable, Constellation, Prince of Wales
• One of the following ships - 20%:
  • Tier VIII: Picardie, Theseus
  • Tier VII: Nueve de Julio, Yukon, Tashkent '39, Leningrad, Arkhangelsk, Poltava, Yūdachi, Maya, Tokachi, Hyūga, Ashitaka, FR25, Gorizia, Francesco Ferruccio, Duca degli Abruzzi, Weimar, München, Scharnhorst, Toulon, Strasbourg, Jupiter '42, Royal Sovereign, Rodney, Collingwood, Hood, Sims, Boise, Indianapolis, Atlanta, California, Florida
  • Tier VI: Xin Zhong Guo'14, Elli, Juruá, Mysore, Admiral Makarov, Ise, Mutsu, Béarn, Orion ’44, Monaghan
  • Tier V: Rio de Janeiro, Okhotnik, Krasny Krym, Exeter, Hill

Slot 2:

• 6x Epic expendable economic bonuses of one type - 25% for each type

Slot 3:

• 2,500 Doubloons - 5%
• 37,500 Elite Commander XP - 81%
• 6,000 Coal - 14%

Compensation if all listed ships are owned: 1,250 Steel.

Golden Gift Container & Gold Ships

The refreshed Golden Gift container drops three newcomers: Latouche-Tréville, Rodina, and Tōgasa. It also offers a chance at exclusive Gold editions (Rodina G, Tōgasa G, and Somers G), as well as the new Naval Legacy ship Tywysog Cymru.

Tōgasa G

Rodina G

Somers G

Golden Gift Container Drop Rates      Click Here

• 7x Epic expendable economic bonuses (single type) — 15% each

• 3,750 Research Points — 20%

• 3,000 Steel — 10%

• Latouche-Tréville, Rodina, or Tōgasa — 9.999%

• Rodina G, Tōgasa G, Somers G, or Tywysog Cymru — 0.001%

If Latouche-Tréville, Rodina, and Tōgasa are owned, chances for the Gold/Legacy ships increase to 10%. If all are owned, drops the Battle Forged Premium container.

For collectors who own all Golden Gift ships, the container awards a Battle Forged Premium container. Each container has a 50% chance to drop New Jersey BF, with guaranteed acquisition on the 3rd container.

Battle Forged Premium Container Details      Click Here

Slot 1:

• 3x Legendary expendable economic bonuses of one type - 25% for each type

Slot 2:

• 10,000 Research Points - 25%
• 5,000 Steel - 25%
• New Jersey BF - 50%

Slot 3:

• 3x Legendary expendable economic bonuses of one type - 25% for each type

Compensation if New Jersey BF is already owned: 2,500 Steel.

New Jersey Battle Forged ("Black Dragon")

Embracing her crew's famous nickname, New Jersey BF carries a custom permanent camouflage. Identical in stats and support-focused combat instructions to the Holiday Convoy version, she comes paired with:

• Unique Commander William "Bull" Halsey: Custom individual voiceover, 21 skill points, trained for New Jersey BF (features identical talents to William F. Halsey Jr.).

• New Jersey BF Commemorative Flag

• "Hammer Fall" Legendary Enemy Destruction Effect

New Naval Legacy: Tywysog Cymru

Based on the Prince of Wales, Tywysog Cymru features a camouflage reflecting the damage sustained during the Battle of the Denmark Strait.

Unlocking Tywysog Cymru grants access to the four-piece Prince of Denmark Strait collection, awarding:

• British Seasoned Commander John Leach with enhanced skills:

- Grease the Gears: +20% main battery traverse speed (DD/CA/CL); +25% (BB)
- Consumable Specialist: -10% reload/prep time
- Consumable Enhancements: +12.5% action time for Smoke, Boost, Radar, Hydro; +3% total usage time

• Tywysog Cymru Flag

• Collection Achievement

Festive Rewards (Snowflakes)

Snowflakes return for every Tier V+ ship in your Port! Earn cumulative Base XP in any battle type to knock off snowflakes. Once a ship's snowflake is cleared, earning 1,000 Base XP allows you to clear additional snowflakes from your fleet without changing ships.

Base XP Requirement

Tier V	200 Base XP
Tier VI	250 Base XP
Tier VII	300 Base XP
Tier VIII	400 Base XP
Tier IX	500 Base XP
Tier X & Supers	600 Base XP

Snowflake Rewards

Tier V	700 Coal
Tier VI	750 Coal
Tier VII	800 Coal
Tier VIII	70 Steel
Tier IX	80 Steel
Tier X	1x Festive Token
Superships	200 Steel

Fleet Size Bonus Flakes

0–24 ships	+1 flake
25–49 ships	+2 flakes
50–99 ships	+3 flakes
100–199 ships	+4 flakes
200–399 ships	+5 flakes
400–599 ships	+6 flakes
600+ ships	+7 flakes

Festive Token Exchange

1x Santa's Gift container	1 Festive Token
1x Santa's Mega Gift container	5 Festive Tokens
375,000 Credits	1 Festive Token

Festive Event Passes

Update 15.11 runs across two consecutive 3-week Event Passes, each featuring 20 stages. Unlocking the second progression line costs 4,000 Doubloons, with individual stages purchasable for 1,000 Doubloons.

Chapter 1: Holiday Cheer

The free progression offers the Snow Blast destruction effect and nationless Commander Nanu (10 SP). The premium line awards Nuit Polaire (Gascogne-class) and the Jingle Bells flag.

Chapter 2: Happy New Year

The free progression offers the Firework Sparks destruction effect and Commander Henry Frostwood (10 SP). The premium line unlocks Lodestar (Vanguard-class) and the Happy New Year flag.

Event Pass Mission Details & Points Structure      Click Here

Progress through the Event Pass via three key missions:

• Daily Missions: 250 and 1,500 Base XP (10 points each, once daily). Missing the 250 XP mission doubles point value on your next completion.

• Weekly Mission: 3,000 Base XP (10 points, repeatable up to 5 times/week).

A total of 350 points completes each track (out of 570 available). Additional points award extra levels for Santa's Gift containers.

New Festive Port: Ice Station & Tree Decorating

The new Ice Station port brings interactive decoration mechanics: collect 24 unique ornaments across 10 tree slots. You earn an ornament every two battles without duplicates.

Ice Station Port View 1

Ice Station Port View 2

Ice Station Port View 3

Christmas Tree Port Interface

Daily Login Calendar (24 Days)

Available starting December 2/3 until month-end, the calendar features 24 sequential daily rewards. (Note: There is no web Advent Calendar this year.)

View Complete 24-Day Reward Breakdown      Click Here

Day	Reward
1	50,000 Credits
2	1x More Coal container
3	1x Santa's Gift container
4	500 Coal
5	1x Supercontainer
6	3x Days Warships Premium Account
7	1x Santa's Gift container
8	1x Uncommon Bonuses container
9	1x Supercontainer
10	500 Coal
11	1x Santa's Gift container
12	2x More Signals container
13	1x Supercontainer
14	500 Coal
15	1x Santa's Gift container
16	1,500 Free XP
17	1x Supercontainer
18	100,000 Credits
19	1x Santa's Gift container
20	2x More Signals containers
21	1x Supercontainer
22	1x Small container
23	1x Santa's Gift container
24	1x Uncommon Bonuses container
25+	750 Free XP per day