Learn information before damage
Spotting, concealment, and the minimap decide which fights are available. Start by understanding what can see you and what your team can see.
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Beginner Guides
New to World of Warships, or returning after a break? These guides cover the fundamentals that actually decide games — not port menus and button lists, but the decisions that keep you alive and useful.
Start with the mechanics that matter: spotting, concealment, angling, shell choice, positioning, and class roles.
What this section will help you practise
Build repeatable habits
Use reload time to check the map, identify the largest threat before turning, and decide whether the next salvo is worth becoming visible.
Review decisions, not only results
A win can hide a bad position and a loss can include a good retreat. Judge whether the information available at the time supported your choice.
Recommended route: Read the beginner guide first, then work through concealment and minimap awareness. Apply one idea for several battles before adding another.
How to turn a guide into practice
Take one decision rule into a short set of battles and record the first moment it changed your action. Keep the ship class and goal consistent so the comparison is meaningful. These are evergreen decision frameworks, not live balance claims: confirm version-sensitive statistics, commander skills, and consumable details in the current game client.
Guides in this section
World of Warships Beginner Guide: What to Learn First
The five mechanics that decide games, in the order you should learn them.
Read the guideHow Concealment Actually Wins Battles
Detection mechanics explained, and how to use them to control fights instead of just hiding.
Read the guideHow to Read the Minimap
The single habit that most improves win rate: what to look for and how often.
Read the guideCommon Mistakes New World of Warships Players Make
The mistakes that cost the most games, and the simple fix for each one.
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