The brand-new Total Domination mode, a minimap feature, matchmaker improvements, new sounds, and the updated Oasis Palms and Falls Creek maps! Check out our news post for all the details.
Year: 2026
World of Tanks HEAT: Closed Beta Test
After a long silence, the battlefield is active once more – bigger, louder, and packed with new firepower. This is your chance to jump in, and shape what comes next. Lots of new things have been added, and we cannot wait to share these with you, check out more here
Closed Beta will officially start on 16 April 2026 09:00 and will last until 20 April 2026 08:00
WoT: Testing of the Removed Map “Swamp” and Its Cancellation
Level designers decided that an old map (one that hadn’t yet been converted to HD) should be brought back and chose “Swamp.” The map was upgraded to HD quality (it wasn’t converted to improved visuals back in 1.0 due to widespread negative feedback), after which it was tested across three iterations on Supertest (December 2024, May 2025, June 2025). In the end, it can be stated that this map prototype was cancelled.
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WoT Supertest: New “Industrial” Map
This is a summer 1,200 m × 1,200 m map set in an industrial landscape, featuring various production facilities located somewhere in the U.S.S.R. The map includes the following gameplay areas:
- Chemical plant. The main zone for heavy tanks. It features positions suitable for both hull-down tactics and full engagements.
WoT 2.2.1 Common Test: 🇸🇪Strv K Stat Changes
🇸🇪Strv K (Tier IX, premium)
Firepower:
• Reload time: 11.51 → 10.26 sec
• Rate of fire: 5.21 → 5.85 rounds/min
• Aiming time: 2.40 → 2.21 sec
• Dispersion from movement: 0.19 (7.60) → 0.17 (7.65)
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WoT 2.2.1 Common Test: 🇨🇳WZ-120G FT Stat Changes
🇨🇳WZ-120G FT (Tier IX, premium)
Firepower:
• Reload time: 11.41 → 10.74 sec
• Rate of fire: 5.26 → 5.59 rounds/min
• Aiming time: 2.68 → 2.11 sec
• Gun depression: -6 → -7
• Accuracy at 100 m: 0.36 → 0.35
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WoT Console: KV-90 Detailed Stats
KV-90 (Mode: World War II, Nation: USSR, Tier: IX, Class: Heavy Tank)
Firepower (130 mm B7-IIT):
• Penetration (AP / HEAT / HE): 240 / 310 / 65 mm
• Average Damage (AP / HEAT / HE): 490 / 490 / 580
• Aiming Time: 2.7 sec
• Accuracy at 100 m: 0.40
WoT Console: New Season! Juggernauts
All those obstacles on the battlefield that stand between you and your goals? This is the season you knock them out of your way. This. Is. JUGGERNAUTS!
WoT Fair Play Update: Bans for Cheaters and Riggers
TL;DR:
• Massive ban wave across all regions targeting cheaters and riggers
• EU: 4,815 penalized, 1,568 banned, 576 riggers banned
• ASIA1: 281 penalized, 62 banned, 15 riggers banned
• NA: 143 penalized, 34 banned, 41 riggers banned
It’s of the utmost importance to us to maintain a fair playing field to keep the competitive spirit of World of Tanks healthy and vital. We do not tolerate cheaters or riggers, and their removal from the game can only improve things for everyone else.
Today, we’d like to give an update on the actions we’re taking to protect fair play by keeping players who break the rules out.
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