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Henry J. Hide

Germany Battleship Commander
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Overview

Tough battleship commander for any battleship. Wrenchman Extraordinaire adds HP, and Alidad lets your AP shells bite at steeper angles before they ricochet. Good on Großer Kurfürst and Preussen; pair with Flammable Cannonier, Marksmanship and Porcupine.

Commander Bio

Henry J. Hide is a cunning Wargaming-original commander renowned for tactical mastery and an uncanny ability to turn the tide of battle through deception and precision. With a reputation for commanding vessels with unmatched coordination and versatility, Hide has become legendary in World of Warships Legends for his aggressive yet calculated approach to fleet combat. His strategic brilliance and skill at outmaneuvering opponents make him one of the game's most formidable commanders.

Read more from WG: MINISTRY OF BALANCE: ALL HALLOWS' OVERHAUL ↗

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Skills

15 + base trait

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Balance alertThe Farsight skill was rebalanced on 2026-10-05.See details ↓ +11 more

Henry J. HideSkill tree

Base Trait
Wrenchman Extraordinaire
Skill Tree · 5 ranks

Henry J. HideBattle stats

From every player’s loadout in Debrief replays of Standard and Ranked battles, updated daily.

Skill balance changes

Recent balance updates affecting skills this commander carries.

REWORK Farsight 2026-10-05
  • Reworked into a long-range sniper skill with the Halloween 2026 update.
  • New passive effects: main battery dispersion -5%, battleship gun traverse speed -1.5°/s, and a warning indicator for incoming long-range enemy fire.
  • New special effect, while no detected enemy ship is within 9 / 8.5 / 8 / 7.5 km (by skill rank): +10% damage on citadel hits and a +10% battleship AP shell penetration multiplier.
  • Removed: the +15% torpedo acquisition range and the -30% torpedo damage taken while an ally was within 2 / 2.5 / 3 / 3.5 km.
Ministry of Balance: All Hallows' Overhaul Read the full official post
BUFF Properly Meticulous 2026-04-30
  • Secondary battery survivability is now improved by 15/20/25/30% instead of 5/10/15/20%
  • Secondary battery dispersion is now reduced by 6/9/12/15% instead of 3/6/9/12%
  • Secondary battery reload time is now reduced by 6/9/12/15% instead of 5/8/10/15%
Ministry of Balance: Viva la Marina! Read the full official post
CHANGE Brawler 2026-04-30
  • Battleship main battery range is now reduced by 2/4/6/8% instead of 3/6/8/10%
  • Battleship main battery reload time is now reduced by 3/6/9/12% instead of 3/6/8/10%
Ministry of Balance: Viva la Marina! Read the full official post
BUFF No-Fly Zone 2025-07-31
  • Ship's average AA damage per second is now increased by 4/8/12/15% instead of 3/6/8/10%.
Ministry of Balance: Back to the Naval Academy Read the full official post
NERF Gyrating Drillbits 2024-10-10
  • Battleship gun traverse speed effect reduced from +0.4/+0.8/+1.2/+1.5 °/s to +0.3/+0.6/+0.9/+1.2 °/s
  • Battleship main gun AP shell damage effect reduced from +3/+6/+8/+10% to +2/+4/+6/+8%
  • Negative effect on maximum battleship speed reduced from –7/–7/–7/–10% to –7/–7/–7/–7%
Ministry of Balance: Trick and Treat Read the full official post
CHANGE Properly Meticulous 2024-04-25
  • Increased survivability of secondary battery by 5/10/15/20%
  • Reduced secondary battery dispersion by -3/-6/-9/-12%
  • Enhanced secondary targeting duration has been increased from +10/+20/+25/+35% to +10/+20/+30/+40%
Ministry of Balance: Old Gold Read the full official post
CHANGE Running with Scissors 2023-04-06
  • Main battery shell dispersion trade-off is now a static 3% at any rank instead of the previous 2/4/5/6%.
  • Activation distance improved from 3.5/4.5/6/7.5 km to 5/6/7/8 km.
Ministry of Balance Reports: German Commander Refit & More Read the full official post
CHANGE Fight Fire With Fire 2023-04-06
  • Static fire damage reduction swapped with fire reduction per active fire: 6/9/12/15% of damage, depending on rank.
Ministry of Balance Reports: German Commander Refit & More Read the full official post
CHANGE Farsight 2023-04-06
  • Activation range increased at lower ranks from 1.5/2/2.75/3.5 km to 2/2.5/3/3.5 km.
  • The debuff that removed a Repair Party consumable charge has been removed; Farsight no longer has any trade-offs.
Ministry of Balance Reports: German Commander Refit & More Read the full official post

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Anhalt

Official sources

MINISTRY OF BALANCE: ALL HALLOWS' OVERHAUL Halloween Update: The Restless Fleet