Ship Builds Directory - Destroyers

Here you will find a list of the ships with optimized commander skills, upgrades, and playstyle guides for Tier X Destroyers. 

We regularly update these builds to match the current 2026 meta.

Destroyers (DD)

IJN (Japan)

Harugumo line (Gunboat DDs)

Shimakaze line (Torpedoboat DDs)

Hayate

USN (USA)

Gearing line

Standard build Torpedo build

Forrest Sherman

Soviet (VMF)

Delny line (Gunboat DDs)

Standard build Damage build

Grozovoi line

Ognevoi

German (KM)

Z-52 line

Contesting build Balanced build

Elbing line

Standard build Farming build

Z-42

Georg Hoffmann

Royal Navy (United Kingdom) (RN)

Druid

Standard build Damage build

Daring line

French Navy (FR)

Kleber line (Gunboat DDs)

Standard build Damage build Unique Upgrade build

Cassard Line (Torpedoboat DDs)

Marceau

Pan Asian (PA)

Yue Yang Line

Lüshun

Europe (EU)

Halland line (Torpedoboat DDs)

Standard build Torpedo build Halland Unique Upgrade build

Gdansk Line (Gunboat DDs)

Dalarna

Småland

Ragnar

Italian (RM - Regia Marina)

Attilio Regolo Line

Australian (RAN - Royal Australian Navy)

Vampire II

Netherlands (RNN - Royal Netherlands Navy)

Tromp

Spain

Álvaro de Bazán

Pan American (Argentina)

La Pampa

The content and strategy guides provided on this page are derived from the extensive work found in "Yurra's Collection of Guides" and the community-maintained "World of Warships Captain Builds" document