What to know

  • You unlock Tier XI tanks beyond Tier X with 16 new vehicles featuring unique mechanics.
  • The update replaces Field Mods with a linear modular upgrade tree offering only benefits.
  • Elite status unlocks exclusive visual rewards like volumetric styles, gun sleeves, and stat trackers.
  • You progress by spending XP and credits; unlocking costs are clearly defined.

Launched on September 3, 2025, World of Tanks Update 2.0 brings 16 Tier XI Tanks - 7 heavies, 5 mediums, 3 tanks destroyers, and 1 light tank. Each one brings a distinct role with a special mechanic that changes battlefield tactics. Here's a quick breakdown of what each Tier XI Tank brings to the battlefield.

Heavy tanks

  • Taschenratte (Maus successor): Ultra-heavy with a secondary HE launcher—ideal for disabling tracks or finishing off opponents while your main gun reloads.
Taschenratte
  • KR‑1 (IS‑7 successor): Uses “Ramming Configuration” to enhance damage dealt while ramming.
KR‑1
  • T‑803 (T110E5 successor): Semi‑automatic autoloader—landing hits shortens reload, boosting DPM.
T803
  • AMX‑67 Imbattable (AMX 50 B successor): Uses “Cassette Loading System” to chamber one shell and accelerate combo fire.
AMX‑67 Imbattable
  • FV4025 Contriver (Canopener successor): Features “Salvo Fire Mode”—switch between precise single shots and dual‑barrel salvos.
FV4025 Contriver
  • BZ‑79 (BZ‑75 successor): Uses liquid‑fuel boosters that give mobility bursts before cooling down.
BZ‑79
  • Black Rock rewards from Personal Mission: Uses “Burst Mode”—two penetrating hits unlock rapid two‑round clip.
Black Rock

Medium tanks

  • Object 432U (Object 430U successor): “Thermo‑Ballistic Overcharge”—heating your shot boosts alpha damage, up to +25 %.
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  • Leopard 120 Verbessert.
Leopard 120 Verbessert
  • CS‑67 Szakal
CS‑67 Szakal
  • AS‑XX 40 t
AS‑XX 40 t
  • XM69 Hacker
XM69 Hacker

Tank destroyers and light tanks

  • Hirschkäfer (Grille 15 successor): Use the “Propellant Thermal Control System”—stay still or move slowly to charge up for enhanced damage and guaranteed ammo‑rack detonation below threshold.
Hirschkäfer
  • Strv 107‑12 (Strv 103B successor): “Pillbox Mode” sacrifices mobility for superior accuracy and reload when activated.
Strv 107‑12
  • AT‑FV230 Breaker (Badger successor): Heavy, specialized tank destroyer.
AT‑FV230 Breaker
  • LeKpz Borkenkäfer (Rheinmetall Panzerwagen successor): Tier XI light tank.

The New Mutation of Upgrades: Upgrade Tree and Elite Status

You no longer use Field Modifications. Tier XI replaces them with a purely positive, modular tree system built around small, large, and final nodes—each node costs XP and enhances your tank’s stats or special mechanic. You spend up to 25 nodes across progression, crafting your preferred balance of firepower, mobility, survivability, ammunition, and special loadouts.

When you complete all nodes, your tank reaches Elite status, unlocking exclusive visual rewards:

  • Volumetric styles (textured 2D surface finish)
  • Gun sleeves (3D barrel attachments)
  • Stat Tracker (real‑time kill counter mounted on the vehicle)

Progression Costs and Unlocking Tier XI

You unlock Tier XI vehicles by earning 325,000 XP in a Tier X vehicle and paying 7,400,000 credits to buy the tank—these numbers come directly from developers. Tier XI arrived in update 2.0 on September 3, 2025, a launch confirmed at Gamescom 2025 and covered as the game’s biggest update ever.

Beyond Tier XI, Update 2.0 overhauled the game: rebalanced over 350 vehicles, revamped the Garage into a tank factory, improved UI and audio, added narrative PvE (Operation Boiling Point), and introduced a new map, Nordskar.