Battleship reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 250 Reddit reviews across 5 subreddits and 15 posts to rank the best Battleship brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/WoWs_Legends, r/WorldOfWarships, r/Eve, r/warthundermobile, r/WarThunderNaval. Top-rated brands include Scharnhorst (4.4/5), Nelson (3.9/5), Ohio battleship (4.3/5).
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#1
Scharnhorst
4.4
(10)
"My favorite tier 7 premium BB is Scharnhorst... if you don't mind having slightly undersized guns for the tier."
"The obvious answer is Sharnhorst of course :-)"
"Scharnhorst"
"Scharnhorst is a beast"
"Best battleships, if you want fun factor go for scharnhorst"
"Scharnhorst and Nelson are two of the more fun premiums."
"If you are however an experienced player at the higher tiers with several nations grinded out, I would then recommend Nelson or Scharnhorst."
"My pick too - Scharnhorst close second."
"For BB? Probably Nelson, Scharnhorst requires a bravery but it's a close second."
"I regret not buying the scharnhorst, I hate the Nelson."
#2
Nelson
3.9
(11)
"Fun ships: Nelson, Lenin, Jean Bart, German torp BBs"
"T6 = Nelson, Hood, Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Lyon"
"Nelson has massive guns with absurd HE shells, and absolutely silly repair parties."
"Same sentiments regarding the Nelson, except I use AP 80% of the time."
"I brawl in my Nelson, not as much as Scharnhorst, but it’s no sniper."
"Nelson ain’t a bad choice."
"Nelson isn’t my favorite as I don’t favor bow in BB’s but she’s definitely a beast."
"If you are however an experienced player at the higher tiers with several nations grinded out, I would then recommend Nelson or Scharnhorst."
"For BB? Probably Nelson, Scharnhorst requires a bravery but it's a close second."
"Nelson"
#3
Ohio battleship
4.3
(8)
"Ohio is nassssty, a very potent ship."
"Ohio hands down best American BB"
"Ohio is way better, just unobtainable at this time unless you’re a wallet warrior and have a bunch of Christmas crates sitting around."
"I prefer Ohio."
"Ohio"
"Ohio, then Missouri, then ALNJ. Imo"
"Def ohio"
"Ohio or Louisiana is the answer, as those are definitely the best USN BBs currently in the game."
#4
IJN Yamato battleship
4.0
(7)
"The line with the lowest skill floor is either IJN battleships (going to the Yamato tier X not bungo)"
"Montana and Yamato aren't the easiest nor the most powerful BBs to play, but their lack of gimmicks and strong bases make them perfect for learning."
"Montana and yamato will force you to learn positioning, target selection and how to aim."
"For learning, the Yamato line is good."
"For a newbie, either the IJN Yamato or USS Montana line."
"When I started the game, I was crazy about Yamato."
"Japanese yamato line. Sit 15km+ away and snipe. Trains your aim and has the easiest learning curve."
#5
American Battleships
4.0
(7)
"The american battleships specially the montana is your safest call"
"Personally I would do American. Sure the largest gun caliber is 406mm but honestly the wreck most ships."
"IJN or USN. Both are fine."
"The Americans also have good guns, but no more than 406mm (16") guns. Also have very good AA."
"Go American. They have a lil' bit of everything, and are realiable ships."
"I would recommend the American line."
"Mid range brawlers? American."
#6
US battleships
3.9
(7)
"Having the most fun with UK, French and US BBs now."
"The American and Japanese lines are probably "easiest", the Japanese ships are (generally) more accurate and faster, the American ships (generally) are a bit better protected."
"American and Japanese are best for new players to learn with."
"I'd recommend American or Soviet. They're pretty straight forward."
"US BBs are pretty straightforward- good solid ships that adhere to fundamental bb play without gimmicks"
"U.S. BBs are snipers"
"The USA could be problematic, because they are very slow up to tier 8."
#7
Scharnhorst '43
5.0
(5)
"Go for Scharnhorst 43 and Hyuga first."
"Sch43 is a great example of the German BC's.... sure she's a bit squishy in terms of health pool, the main guns ... as an up close brawler she's unmatched."
"Scharnhorst'43 and Duke of York easily. I made up to Silver Rank within 2 days playing only these two. They will never disappoint you."
"Sharn 43 was my first coal ship and I don't regret it! A lot of fun to play."
"The two good ones from the list you've provided is the Scharnhorst '43 and the West Virginia '44."
#8
French battleships
3.7
(6)
"Having the most fun with UK, French and US BBs now."
"I started with French battleships, once you get to higher tiers you get a pretty nice combination of high-velocity shells and good speed."
"For midrange and up close I would recommend the French BBs since they have decent armor and good secondaries"
"The French have very good range (Alsace exempt), and also have as good, or better secondaries than the Germans."
"Lots of guns that turn into swift flanking battleship/cruisers that have lots secondaries? French."
"Basically anything except French battleships are solid. French bb’s are a slog until tier 7 imo."
#9
British battleships
3.7
(6)
"The british, strongest bb line ever period."
"British, Japanese, US, or German BB lines are all solid."
"British HE spammers"
"Love HE and want to burn them to the waterline? British."
"British battleships tend to have excellent high-explosive shells and a lot of them have better-than-normal damage repair consumables."
"RN line is mindless zombie HE blasting."
#10
Massachusetts
4.2
(5)
"Massachusetts is arguably the best tier 7 bb available"
"Mass. Those secondaries don’t play around."
"Massachusetts. Good Secondaries, tanky, decent Accuracy, Overmatch most Cruisers, decently “fast” and agile."
"Brawler BBs: German torp BBs, Massachusetts (with brawler build), California"
"I’ll have a look at Massachusetts thanks."
#11
Montana (US)
4.2
(5)
"I recommend Montana and Yamato as starters. Both are great ships that lack gimmicks that promote bad habits in new players."
"Start on the American line. If you decide you like the very slow with huge, accurate guns thing, go for Vermont. Otherwise, take the Montana branch."
"First T10 ship I got was Montana and I’m glad I did. Taught me a lot about the game going through that tree."
"I'm gonna throw another vote for Montana. The line is a little rough till T8 but doable, I enjoyed it honestly."
"US lines. Montana's guns are somewhat lackluster now but still slap."
#12
Japanese Battleships
4.0
(5)
"For long range Japanese BBs have the best accuracy"
"Recommend Japanese line or American. Personally I would do American."
"IJN or USN. Both are fine."
"IJN ones are a good call as well."
"Long range sniper? Japanese bbs."
#13
Hood
5.0
(4)
"Hood is my favorite tier 6 premium. She’s got some quirks that give her a higher skill ceiling but a really fun ship."
"After playing all 3 extensively, Hood is my personal favorite."
"I run Hood mainly. She’s like the middle. Fastest speed, good maneuvering."
"I personally love the Hood. It was my first premium purchase."
#14
Kronos battleship
3.8
(5)
"Kronos"
"Rails fit krons gets around 2000 DPS and is fab for missions especially where you need to move between gates."
"I've seen many a Kronos do well in solo pvp. they can melt faces."
"Thats why i think kronos is the best *solo* marauder"
"Kronos best solo Marauder? That highly depends on what PvE Content you are running."
#15
Dominix battleship
3.8
(5)
"The Dominix is the final word in drones."
"Dominix: Bonuses aimed towards drones make it very flexible at all ranges and vs all types of ships."
"Dominix: Good old dependable drones, nothin’ beats that."
"Dominix: swiss army knife drone boat, do anything, but your real strength is that you have greater flexibility with your high slots."
"Dominix: Ye ol' 600dps drone platform, srsly a tengu does more dps than you stop living in 2008 old man"
#16
Tirpitz (German)
3.8
(5)
"Tirpitz. When I first thought about playing Ranked Battles this season, I was told not to use Tirpitz because she was too weak for that."
"I would go with the Torpitz, I've got the Bismarck and she's awesome."
"Tirpitz. Sure it has vulnerabilities, and I admit getting deleted with a single bomb squad, from full hp, is not fun."
"Tirpitz is easily the most forgiving, but its vulnerable to this thing called "AP dive bombs"."
"My opinion on Tirp: My main mistake was buying a Tirpitz too early. Classic rookie mistake."
#17
Kansas battleship
4.8
(4)
"Kansas is best, yes."
"Kansas slaps - Ohio and Montana are king"
"Kansas is probably the best tech Tree BB in the game. An Iron tank with laser beams instead of guns."
"Kansas gets my vote, it’s always a good game in that slow heavy slugger"
#18
North Carolina battleship
4.5
(4)
"I also concur on North Carolina. She's an excellent ship and an easily attainable early goal while you build your own personal taste for the ships at higher Tiers."
"For the tech tree, NC, Kansas, and Iowa really are the best IMO."
"For tech tree, North Carolina is great."
"If you want a great ship that’s an attainable milestone, I’d go for the North Carolina first. I find it a lot more enjoyable than the Colorado."
#19
Yamato (IJN)
4.5
(4)
"I recommend Montana and Yamato as starters. Both are great ships that lack gimmicks that promote bad habits in new players."
"The Japanese have guns, Yamato has the biggest, and accurate guns."
"Yamato or Montana."
"IJN Yamato line and USN Montana lines are highly recommended as starter lines."
#20
Queen Elizabeth
4.3
(4)
"Queen Elizabeth. Its 100% free and it's one of the best at tier 5 and holds its own against tier 6s."
"Queen Elizabeth is superb."
"Queen Elizabeth are the battleships I am most impressed by."
"Queen Elizabeth is a good one"
#21
German battleships
3.2
(5)
"German BBs are brawlers"
"German battleships have the best secondaries and ranges, if that interests you."
"If you like the German battleships then just play those in all honesty."
"German ships are focused on secondary guns, so if you don't build them towards that you just have ships that can't hit an elephant with their main guns."
"KM line is powercrept/un-meta."
#22
Odin
4.0
(4)
"Odin is a blast and Roma is fun as well."
"I third the Odin. You can get those primaries down to 16 second reloads."
"I also second Odin…she’s got great survivability, fast firing 305’s and torps for anyone stupid enough to rush you"
"Odin. Goof RoF on the main batteries, good secondary armament, torpedoes and has sonar."
#23
Arizona
4.0
(4)
"USS Arizona is great for tier 3."
"Arizona. After playing a few rounds, it reminds me of the best of both of those ships."
"Arizona for a premium was also a lot of fun."
"Arizona are the battleships I am most impressed by."
#24
US Montana battleship
4.0
(4)
"The line with the lowest skill floor is either IJN battleships (going to the Yamato tier X not bungo) or the Montana line of US battleships."
"Montana and Yamato aren't the easiest nor the most powerful BBs to play, but their lack of gimmicks and strong bases make them perfect for learning."
"Montana and yamato will force you to learn positioning, target selection and how to aim."
"For learning, the Montana line is good."
#25
Andrea Doria battleship
5.0
(3)
"Andrea Doria is goated! Did this today after putting a brawler build on."
"Andrea Doria by far. The SAP secondaries melt destroyers."
"My vote is for Andrea Doria. SAP secondaries are fun, and decent AP for the main guns too."
#26
Pan-American battleships
5.0
(3)
"Pan american is probably one of the most busted bb right now."
"The fun ones now are the pan-american BBs and be italians."
"Just play Pan-Am BBs and never look back."
#27
Montana
4.0
(3)
"Monty is still great. dropped a 300k game with her yesterday."
"Agreed, buff Monty guns! Give it optional 22" guns with a 15s reload and .4 sigma!"
"Montana has 12X406MM with excellent accuracy. There is nothing lackluster about it."
#28
North Carolina
4.0
(3)
"North Carolina without doubt was the most fun to play."
"I would say North Carolina but her guns are hard to nail down."
"N Carolina if you want but AP slugs hitting hard."
#29
IJN battleships
4.0
(3)
"Japanese battleships are also pretty good (they were my second battleship line), they don't have much in terms of gimmicks."
"The American and Japanese lines are probably "easiest", the Japanese ships are (generally) more accurate and faster."
"American and Japanese are best for new players to learn with."
#30
King George V
4.0
(3)
"KGV most fun I've had in a BB."
"KGV if you want something that can do it all (HE is unreal) and is really fun to play."
"Normandy and King George V were my favourite TT battleships."
#31
Poltava
3.7
(3)
"I got Poltava out of a santa crate, and I was quite surprised at how good it actually was."
"Take the risk, Poltava."
"Poltava is underrated but yeah go for Scharnhorst 43 and Hyuga first."
#32
Bayern
3.7
(3)
"T5 = Bayern, Fuso, California, West Virginia, Dunkerque"
"Bayern are the battleships I am most impressed by."
"Tech tree probably Bayern or Tennessee."
#33
Duke of York
3.7
(3)
"Duke of York and Nelson are ships I have very good success in."
"DoY feels much more flexible to play compared to KGV, as you have improved AP shells and a hydro."
"DoY is a good ship but its more of a vanity/collector purchase."
#34
Kii (Japanese)
3.7
(3)
"I have 60% win rate with Kii with the special camo she is high in income."
"Kii is a great ship. It is has the Amagi guns."
"Kii is something like an Amagi sidegrade, but its less accurate and the armor profile is... bad."
#35
West Virginia '44
5.0
(2)
"West Virginia 44: secondary BB with overmatching guns."
"West Virginia ‘44 specifically."
#36
Hyuga
5.0
(2)
"The Warspite & Hyuga are game changers."
"I really like my Hyuga, too bad they're gonna nerf it soon. Well balanced BB."
#37
Conqueror
5.0
(2)
"Conq is so good man sure you may go down but you have probably taken 4 others with you."
"Legendary Conqueror is the cream of the crop. Great AP, and the absolute best HE in the game"
#38
Warspite
4.5
(2)
"The Warspite & Hyuga are game changers."
"I'd personally recommend Warspite for a lower tier premium."
#39
Richelieu
4.5
(2)
"My favourite BB is richelieu. shes fast, agile. good HP and heal. the guns are fantastic, quick reload, consistent and they hit hard."
"T7 = Richelieu, Bismarck, Odin, Georgia, Massachusetts, Roma"
#41
Kii
4.0
(2)
"Honestly I got Kii and love it."
"Kii and Georgia are the only two I have .. I recommend both"
#42
Tirpitz
4.0
(2)
"I would recommend Tirpiz"
"Tirpitz has less secondary range (7.5km), but has torpedoes and an above average heal."
#43
Giulio Cesare
4.0
(2)
"Guilio is amazing and not too pricey."
"Best buy is the tier 4, Gulio Cesare"
#44
North Carolina (US)
4.0
(2)
"Disliked all of them until the North Carolina at Tier 6"
"Go American. Once you hit North Carolina it gets fun."
#45
Tirpitz battleship
4.0
(2)
"Tirpitz has more armour, 1 more torp per side and 8 380s instead of 9 283s."
"T8 Tirpitz and Massachusetts - both are awesome secondary BB, and the excel in T8 and belo Operations."
#46
Massachusetts battleship
4.0
(2)
"BB - Pan America line, then Massachusets then any other secondary ship."
"Massachusetts."
#47
Bayern battleship
4.0
(2)
"My personal favorites at T5 are Bayern, Warspite, and Arizona (and yes, I do mean for brawling."
"I’m partial to the Bayern. But that’s just because I’ve had more fun in it then most."
#48
Warspite battleship
4.0
(2)
"Warspite. Heavily armored and sure the secondaries are short range but EXTREMELY accurate and hit hard."
"Warspite is a good t5 brawler."
#49
Hyperion battleship
4.0
(2)
"Triple rep Hyperion in the right hands will rain fire."
"Hyperion..no doubt. Triple rep neutron blaster and a full flight of heavies. It will melt things."
#50
Iowa battleship
4.0
(2)
"Iowa is a good benchmark. It can be a tricky ship to play, but if you like it you can ultimately invest in one of the premium versions, both of which offer significant upgrades over the tech tree hull."
"Once you're skilled enough to hold your own at tier VII, Iowa will be one you'll hang your hat on for quite awhile - and once you have the Montana, it'll feel quite similar."
#52
Italian battleships
3.5
(2)
"The fun ones now are the pan-american BBs and be italians."
"Italian BBs depend on individual basis usually."
#53
Russian Battleships
3.0
(2)
"Russian BB’s are good, but you will get royally punished at tier 5 if you don’t know about angling."
"Russian are also brawlers sorta"
#54
Roma (Italian)
2.5
(2)
"Roma, choose the most good looking. They will buff it if its real garbage."
"About Roma, I love her, but her fascist dispersion is aggravating. Would I buy her again? Yes. Do I recommend her? Absolutely not."
#55
Yukon
5.0
(1)
"Yukon. You get a free alternative camo (Sackville) and she has a super heal and 9x 381mm guns."
#56
Florida
5.0
(1)
"I love the Florida. Its one of my most played hulls and its never led me astray. I always recommend it."
#57
Scharnhorst '44
5.0
(1)
"Sharnhorst 44 is best premium for making credits at T7. Easy simple playstyle. Best brawler in Tier. Fast!!!!!"
#58
US Battleship Lines
5.0
(1)
"The easiest BBs to get into and play are the US lines. They are also one of the strongest and most safest option"
#59
Massachusetts (Willis Lee build)
5.0
(1)
"Well my favorite BB is the Massachusetts, Willis Lee build with a mostly Brawler setup"
#60
Fuso battleship
4.0
(1)
"Fuso - it surprise everyone with her 14x152mm secondaries and brawling build."
#61
Izmail battleship
4.0
(1)
"I like izmail, hyuga, renown, and Mackenson."
#62
Renown battleship
4.0
(1)
"Renown has accurate, very fast reloading 380s, and 4 torps per side."
#63
Brandenburg battleship
4.0
(1)
"Regarding BB's, Brandenburg or Tirpitz are probably your best bets."
#64
HMS Iron Duke battleship
4.0
(1)
"Personally, its HMS IRON DUKE, ive cooked alot in that beast and its 8.3k ge id say are worth spending if you are an experienced captain who knows when to play agressively and when to play defencive"
#65
Marathon HE 1928 battleship
4.0
(1)
"Marathon. Hands down the HE 1928 will sink any ship fast enough if you hit the bow and stern."
#66
Louisiana battleship
4.0
(1)
"Louisiana is coming back this summer to the bureau."
#67
Vermont battleship
4.0
(1)
"If you like sniping and mid range encounters the Vermont is super nice."
#68
Izumo battleship
4.0
(1)
"Izumo has been buffed and it's actually very decent nowadays. Its got amazing AP that cits across the map."
#69
UK battleships
4.0
(1)
"Having the most fun with UK, French and US BBs now."
#70
US North Carolina battleship
4.0
(1)
"United States fast battleship line is the best for new players. At tier 8 North Carolina has accurate guns that will teach you how to aim."
#71
French Republique battleship
4.0
(1)
"Republique (French) is quite good and not too gimmicky."
#72
Kommuna
4.0
(1)
"The kommuna isn’t bad either."
#73
Kongo
4.0
(1)
"Kongo is better though because Arizona's durability and slow reload is pretty much a free kill in uptier but in fowntier its slightly good."
#74
Graf Spee
4.0
(1)
"None of the premiums are must have imo except the Graf Spee."
#75
Admiral Hipper
4.0
(1)
"Admiral Hipper is worth premium & or the Cleveland."
#76
Collingwood
4.0
(1)
"Collingwood for ranked. Just save up the coal."
#77
Rodney
4.0
(1)
"I would recommend Rodney though it eats almost every shot from enemies, 9 x 406mm and hard-hitting/fast reload forward torps are satisfying."
#78
Strasbourg
4.0
(1)
"Can I suggest the Strasbourg? I love the French ships. They cannot take a lot of damage, but they are mobile and have a fairly good damage output."
#82
Cunningham
4.0
(1)
"British main line. Cunningham will come in handy once you start using other nations"
#83
US Iowa Line
4.0
(1)
"I prefer the Iowa line, I’ve had better games in her than the Kansas for whatever reason"
#84
US Kansas Line
4.0
(1)
"Go for Kansas line, you wont be disappointed. She still an OG slugger."
#85
US Main Line Battleships
4.0
(1)
"Definitely US main line. But it’s best to bounce around different nations and classes"
#86
German Schlieffen Line
4.0
(1)
"I play the German Schlieffen line a lot, getting a thousand secondary hits a game and having enemies dissolve around your ship is very satisfying"
#87
Montana Line
4.0
(1)
"Go the Montana Line if you are looking for some raw slugging ships across the map kinda power"
#88
Montana Original US Line
4.0
(1)
"US OG line to Montana would be my recommendation FWIW."
#89
United Kingdom
4.0
(1)
"I recommend the UK line. Don't just sit back and spam HE all game. You will slap and punish broadsides with AP."
#90
Yamato Line (IJN)
4.0
(1)
"For a more traditional play style, either IJN (Yamato line) or the USN (Montana line). The OG battleships with no gimmicks."
#91
Lyon
4.0
(1)
"The french have some of the best ships of each class. BBs wise i think lyon and riche are the top."
#92
Iowa
4.0
(1)
"Accurate BBs: Iowa, Alabama/Massachusetts (with accuracy build), North Carolina, Tennessee, Nagato, Queen Elizabeth/Warspite (plus Yamato if including LT)"
#93
Sinop
4.0
(1)
"Tanky BBs: Sinop, Vladivostok, Richelieu"
#94
Iwami battleship
3.0
(1)
"Japanese BBs: Iwami probably? Improved secondary dispersion with a high hitting DPM that also pens 30mm and 20km torpedos are nice."
#95
Marat battleship
3.0
(1)
"If It were me, I'd choose the Marat, super low ammo, decent enough AA, and good firepower."
#96
Courbet battleship
3.0
(1)
"Courbet is good if you don't expect to destroy anything larger than a heavy cruiser."
#97
Arkansas battleship
3.0
(1)
"Arkansas is pretty good"
#98
German Bismarck battleship
3.0
(1)
"Bismarck is good, you just need BB experience to play it, so basically it's not noob friendly."
#99
Soviet battleships
3.0
(1)
"I'd recommend American or Soviet. They're pretty straight forward."
#100
Manhattan battleship
2.0
(1)
"Manhattan and Montana. Iowa blows."
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