Estimated Update Sizes

• Xbox One: 1.7 GB
• Xbox Series S|X: 1.7 GB
• PS4: 1.6 GB
• PS5/PS5 Pro: 1.6 GB

NEW SEASON: IRON HORIZON

New metal appears on the horizon, and these tanks have brought friends in this season's offerings.

This season introduces a special Anniversary Pass that allows you to earn three additional Premium tanks after Stage 100, the new Oyster Bay map, and the Whizbang as this season's earnable Regiment tank.

Start by checking out the Iron Horizon season rewards details in this article.

NEW FEATURES AND IMPROVEMENTS

Anniversary Pass

This season marks the 12th anniversary of World of Tanks Modern Armor! In honor of this milestone, we have a special Anniversary Pass available for the duration of the Iron Horizon season.

The Anniversary Pass offers an amazing value, as you can potentially earn three additional brand-new Premium tanks by reaching Stages 105, 115, and 124. That's 35,000 Gold’s worth of tanks for only 6,000 Gold! Interested? Read on for the details.

• The Anniversary Pass is available to Ultimate Season Pass holders. You can purchase the Anniversary Pass at the same time you purchase the Ultimate Season Pass OR as a standalone item if you already own the Ultimate Season Pass.
• This pass will provide additional Premium tank rewards for completing Stage 105, 115, and 124.
• Purchasing this pass will give you Challenges on your Challenge Tab, one per tank. (Don’t worry; your Challenge for each will be simply to complete the stages listed above!)
• Each Challenge has two requirements to meet:
  • Stage Requirement: the stage you must complete to receive the tank
  • Date Requirement: the date the tank will become available in the game
• When both the Stage Requirement and Date Requirement are met, you will receive the corresponding tank.
  • If you reach the Stage Requirement before the tank's availability date, you must still log in between the availability date and the end of the season to complete the Challenge to receive the tank.
• IMPORTANT: ALL CHALLENGES EXPIRE WHEN THE SEASON ENDS ON TUESDAY, APRIL 7, AT 8:59 UTC!

Read below for basic information about the tanks in the Anniversary Pass and the dates that each tank will unlock. An article with each tank’s full details and stats will be available on each tank’s release date.

New Map: Oyster Bay

Oyster Bay is a brand-new summer map for Battle Tiers 5+ and all Cold War Eras. The extra-large battlefield, a whopping 1,300×1,300 meters, is situated on a beautiful tropical island in the Pacific, featuring sandy beaches, a central airfield, a steep mountain range, and the titular oyster farms located in the southeast.

The key fighting area on this volcanic island is a winding rock gorge that is suitable for well-armored and assault vehicles. The airfield on the other flank allows you to quickly move vehicles closer to the enemy base (or back to defend your base). However, this location is not properly protected, and you should rely on your vehicle mobility there. The coastal areas are fairly open, providing ideal positions for ambush tank destroyers and terrain irregularities that favor light and medium tank maneuvers.

• World War II: Battle Tiers 5+
• Cold War: All Eras
• Size: 1300x1300
• Environment: Summer
• Modes:
  • Standard
  • Encounter
  • Assault

REGIMENTS UPDATES

Regiment Member Search

Suggested players will now appear within the "Manage Regiment" menu. The suggested players are those without Regiments who have logged in within the past 14 days. Players that you have recently played matches with will be suggested first, followed by randomly selected players to fill any remaining spots.

New Regiment Store Items

The Regiment Store has been refreshed with new content. This season, it offers the new T40/M17 Whizbang, which mounts a secondary rocket launcher, along with player-favorite Camouflage Sets and new Emblems!

ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS

• World War II matchmaking:
  • Removed the player experience weighting factor added in the Gods of Thunder season.
  • Removed the following tanks from the special paired matchmaking restrictions:
    • ELC EVEN NA2 SS-12
    • FV4003 Centurion Mk. 5 AVRE
    • FV4005 Stage II ‘57
    • M163 VADS
• Map availability updates:
  • Province
    • Removed from Battle Tiers 9+
    • Removed from Cold War Era 1 (Post War)
• PBRS:
  • Removed the "No Commander" icon if no Commander is equipped.
  • Updated the text color for "Victory," "Defeat," and "Draw" to have their own color.
  • Adjusted the tank position to account for larger gun barrels.
  • Adjusted the position of 2D Commanders.
  • Added a "No accolades earned" backer if no Ribbons or Medals are earned in that match.
  • Reduced the "best in game" glow to prevent it from washing out the text.
  • Improved visibility between alive and destroyed status on the scoreboard.
• Store:
  • Store bundles now support displaying the Custom VO icon in the bundle details.
• Demolisher T28: Allowed access to mount Camouflage if desired.
• Login process and game mode
  • Text during the login process on all screens has been aligned to the bottom of the screen for consistency.
  • What's New has moved to the game mode menu instead of displaying during the login process. Access this screen by pressing the corresponding button shown in the button legend.
  • Animated the game mode menu.
  • Removed the "noise" filter from the background images so they now display clearly.

• Camouflage patterns will now be sorted by:
  • Vouchers
  • Nation specific
  • Common historical
  • Common unhistorical
  • Special
• Bots:
  • If you bump into a stationary bot, the bot will now move out of the way in the opposite direction.
  • Improvements have been made to pathing and engagement rules, so that bots engage players who are in "late game" zones at any point during the match.
  • Roles will update based on the number of enemies left.
  • Updated sidescraping tactics so that they work with new cover points.
• Social menu:
  • Players can now send friend requests to Regiment members within the social menu.
• New player experience:
  • Added the option to quit the tutorial.
  • Players start in World War II mode and garage.
• War Chests:
  • Removed from Brazil's marketplace.
• Premium Account days:
  • Players can no longer purchase days of Premium Account beyond the maximum limit of 1,825 days.
  • When attempting to do so, players will see a “purchase cancelled” notification and the reason why.
• Updated the Ribbon art:

AUTO-OPENING OF EXPIRED WAR CHESTS

The following War Chests have now expired and will automatically open upon login:

• Yule War Chests
• Silver War Chests
• Mystic War Chests
• Celebration War Chests
• Sergeant War Chests
• Dark Realm War Chests