Season Update 1.25: Rising Threat
The Major Content Update – Season 35 – for War Thunder Mobile is now in the game!
In this update, you can expect to see the following:
- Tanks: Rank XIV and new researchable tanks!
- New tank map: Silver District!
- Changes to vehicle progression: every level brings an upgrade!
- New top-rank vehicles and their blueprints in seasonal Trophies.
- A new season of the long-term event with unique vehicles in the Trophies.
- A new season of the Battle Pass.
Read more about the changes in the Rising Threat major update in the article below.
New vehicles
Tanks
- Centauro RGO tank destroyer (Rank XIII) (standard and premium versions can be obtained from the trophies during the Rising Threat event)
- ZTZ-99A MBT (Rank XIV) (standard and premium versions can be obtained from the trophies during the Rising Threat event)
Ships
- HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerck missile destroyer (Rank VII) (standard or premium versions can be obtained from the trophies during the Rising Threat event)
- JDS Murasame missile destroyer (Rank VII) (standard or premium versions can be obtained from the trophies during the Rising Threat event)
- Missile Destroyer USS Dewey (Rank VII) (a new top-tier ship in the U.S. research tech tree)
Aviation
- Yak-23 jet fighter (Rank IX) (standard and premium versions can be obtained from the trophies during the Rising Threat event)
- Meteor F Mk 4 G.41F jet fighter (Rank IX) (standard and premium versions can be obtained from the trophies during the Rising Threat event)
New Rank XIV Tanks
The new 14th rank is now available in the game! Top-tier tanks, representing the pinnacle of their respective nations’ engineering, have been added to the research trees. These machines are built for battlefield dominance, combining devastating firepower, composite armor, and advanced fire control systems.
- M1A2 SEP
- Leopard 2A5
- T-72B3A
- WZ1001(E) LCT
Full details on the new Rank XIV are provided in the patchnote for the technical update.
New location
- New* tank location: Silver District.
*Please note that after the season starts, the map will be gradually added to the matchmaking rotation by region and may also be temporarily disabled without prior notice.
Season “Rising Threat”
Complete the Rising Threat Season combat missions, earn War Bonds and Keys as rewards and unlock trophy containers with valuable prizes for them.
The “Rising Threat” season will last from July 9th to August 6th, 2026.
Seasonal vehicles: Centauro RGO and ZTZ-99A.
Medium Trophy Jackpot: standard version of Centauro RGO or ZTZ-99A.
Big Trophy Jackpot: premium version of Centauro RGO or ZTZ-99A.
Guaranteed reward: 700 blueprints for one of the seasonal tanks for 50 attempts in the Medium Trophy or 14 attempts in the Big Trophy.
The jackpot can be won at any time, but only once per trophy. Once won, the guaranteed reward for this trophy will be disabled. It is possible to win the jackpot after reaching the guaranteed reward.
Once you have obtained all seasonal vehicles before reaching the jackpot or guaranteed reward, you will receive 1,750 Golden Eagles as your guaranteed reward, instead of the Jackpot, you will receive 2 Keys from the Medium Trophy and 1,750 Golden Eagles from the Large Trophy.
Seasonal vehicles: HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerck and JDS Murasame.
Medium Trophy Jackpot: standard version of HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerck or JDS Murasame.
Big Trophy Jackpot: premium version of HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerck or JDS Murasame.
Guaranteed reward: 700 blueprints for one of the seasonal ships for 50 attempts in the Medium Trophy or 14 attempts in the Big Trophy.
The jackpot can be won at any time, but only once per trophy. Once won, the guaranteed reward for this trophy will be disabled. It is possible to win the jackpot after reaching the guaranteed reward.
Once you have obtained all seasonal vehicles before reaching the jackpot or guaranteed reward, you will receive 1,750 Golden Eagles as your guaranteed reward, instead of the Jackpot, you will receive 2 Keys from the Medium Trophy and 1,750 Golden Eagles from the Large Trophy.
Seasonal vehicles: Yak-23 and Meteor F Mk 4 G.41F.
Medium Trophy Jackpot: standard version of Yak-23 or Meteor F Mk 4 G.41F.
Big Trophy Jackpot: premium version of Yak-23 or Meteor F Mk 4 G.41F.
Guaranteed reward: 700 blueprints for one of the seasonal aircraft for 50 attempts in the Medium Trophy or 14 attempts in the Big Trophy.
The jackpot can be won at any time, but only once per trophy. Once won, the guaranteed reward for this trophy will be disabled. It is possible to win the jackpot after reaching the guaranteed reward.
Once you have obtained all seasonal vehicles before reaching the jackpot or guaranteed reward, you will receive 1,750 Golden Eagles as your guaranteed reward, instead of the Jackpot, you will receive 2 Keys from the Medium Trophy and 1,750 Golden Eagles from the Large Trophy.
New! The in-game Store now allows players to purchase standard (grey) seasonal vehicles from the Medium Trophy using Season Bonds.
Ways to get the bonds for the Medium Trophies:
Ways to get the bonds for the Medium Trophies:
- 300 bonds are awarded as a gift with the start of the Season to players after at least 5 battles in any Campaign.
- Rewards for completing the tasks of the season of all three campaigns.
- Rewards in the overall progress bar of the season's tasks.
- Campaign ranking awards.
- Battle Pass rewards.
- With a chance – from the Infinite Trophy in the Battle Pass.
- Reward from Small or Medium Trophies (10 to 300 items).
- Season Offers and Store.
Ways to get keys for the Big Trophies:
Ways to get keys for the Big Trophies:
- As a reward in the Season Task progress bar;
- As a Battle Pass reward;
- For being in the top 1% and top 10% of the ship, tank or aircraft leaderboards of the Season;
- From Medium and Big Trophies (2 to 4 keys per successful opening);
- As items in special event’s store;
- Through Seasonal Offers and the Store.
War Bonds and Keys cannot be used in the next season. After the end of the current season, War Bonds and Keys will be automatically used to open the relevant trophies in random campaigns. If you want to get rewards from a certain campaign, you have to use the War Bonds and Keys yourself before the end of the season, until 10:00 (GMT) on August 6th 2026.
Leaderboards
To get into the campaign leaderboard, you need to fight at least 5 battles using vehicles from the relevant campaign (tank and ship take-offs don't count for access to the Aviation Campaign).
The rating season ends on July 30th, 2026 at 10:00 (GMT). Rewards will be distributed within a few days after the leaderboards are frozen. It’s important to note that rewards may be given out at different times for different leaderboards.
Battle Pass
Complete special tasks, level up your Battle Pass and receive rewards for your completed steps.
When you purchase the VIP pass, you instantly receive special camouflages for one vehicle from the trophies of each campaign, as well as automatically completing 10 steps from the Battle Pass lineup. If you have already purchased an upgraded BP, the cost of the VIP pass will be reduced.
The unique camouflages are given when you purchase a VIP pass no matter if you have a vehicle.
Hotfixes from July 8-9th
- A bug that caused previously unlocked shells to become paid items again in the Tank Campaign after vehicle levels were compressed has been fixed. Players who repurchased these modifications have already been fully refunded.
- Game freezes when opening the Arsenal on certain GPUs on Android devices have been removed.
- The display of event currency in the Battle Pass mission window has been fixed.
- To fix crashes on iOS devices, please update to version 1.25.0.71 or higher.
- A bug that caused progress on missions to destroy higher-ranked vehicles to not be counted in some cases has been fixed.
Announcements
During season 35, War Thunder Mobile players can look forward to a variety of in-game activities.
Here are the key events:
- New special Operation Pass Event – from July 21st.
- Collectors' Trophy Week.
- Mini-events to increase the discount in Offers.
We wish you victory and a great experience playing War Thunder Mobile (WTM)!
