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Lin Shi

Pan-Asia Destroyer Commander
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Overview

Gunboat destroyer commander for any destroyer. Lantern Light adds torpedo damage against healthy targets and gun damage against damaged ones, and Jade Lioness adds HE damage while your torpedoes reload. Pair with Look at Me Now, Observant Rage and Perceptive.

Commander Bio

Lin Shi is a Wargaming original commander for Pan-Asian destroyers, introduced with the 2026 pirate event. Born into a noble family, she traded a comfortable life at home for the sea, and she runs her crew on a short code: no stealing from allies, no betraying the crew, and no mercy for anyone who breaks the rules. Wargaming based her on Zheng Yi Sao, who led the Guangdong Pirate Confederation, the Red Flag Fleet, the largest pirate fleet in history.

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Skills

14 + base trait

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Balance alertThe Perceptive skill was rebalanced on 2025-07-31.See details ↓ +7 more

Lin ShiSkill tree

Base Trait
Lantern Light
Skill Tree · 5 ranks

Lin ShiBattle 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.

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
CHANGE Leviathan 2025-07-31
  • Added a new special effect: Incoming damage to your destroyer is reduced by 10% .
Ministry of Balance: Back to the Naval Academy Read the full official post
CHANGE Observant Rage 2023-04-06
  • Torpedo detectability range reduced from 3/7/11/15% to 3/6/9/12%.
  • Rudder-shift time increase steps changed from 5/5/5/10% to 4/6/8/10%, depending on rank.
  • Destroyer main battery reload time boost reduced from 2/4/6/8% to 2/3/4/5%.
Ministry of Balance Reports: German Commander Refit & More Read the full official post
BUFF Reaching Out 2023-03-02
  • Reaching Out will now increase main battery range by 8% and reduce main battery reload by –1.5/–2/–2.5/–3%.
Ministry of Balance Reports: Buffs, Nerfs, and Commanders Read the full official post
NERF Perceptive 2023-03-02
  • Incoming damage to your destroyer modifier reduced from –2/–3/–4/–5% to –0.75/–1.5/–2.25/–3%
Ministry of Balance Reports: Buffs, Nerfs, and Commanders Read the full official post
BUFF Mortar 2023-03-02
  • Shell damage modifier increased from +2.5/+5/+7.5/+10% to +6/+8.33/+10.66/+13%
Ministry of Balance Reports: Buffs, Nerfs, and Commanders Read the full official post

Voice lines

187 recorded lines, 88 distinct situations, up to 8 variants of a single call.

Official sources

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