Commanders!
We have introduced a new progression system to Armored Warfare called Legendary Vehicles. These represent a significant upgrade over Tier 10 vehicles and in this article you’ll find the answer to all your questions.
What are Legendary Vehicles?
Legendary Vehicles are a new Tier of vehicles that rank above Tier 10. These are no mere upgrades to the current tech – each of them has a unique feature that makes its reign supreme on the battlefield (hence the crown icon used for them).
In the game, Legendary Vehicles represent special experimental machines developed by Clayburn Industries and subsequently seized by the Black Company that was formed on Seahawk remains. Augment your Black Company forces with these monsters!
As these vehicles are a part of the current endgame progression system, you cannot just unlock them with a new account. Each of these requires the presence of a single prerequisite vehicle in your Garage. Without it, you cannot assemble a Legendary Vehicle.
Here are the vehicles that are available at launch:
Leopard 2A7DK “Holger Danske”
- Prerequisite vehicle: Leopard 2AX
This is a heavily modified Danish Leopard 2A7 prototype and the first vehicle to be seized by the Black Company. The vehicle was painted in standard Danish camouflage and still used Danish military markings despite its acquisition by Clayburn Industries. The vehicle’s surface was coated with Sarpanite, an experimental solution hardening its armor as well as providing other yet undiscovered properties. It is this solution that gives the vehicles its golden luster.
The main feature of the vehicle is its impenetrable frontal armor. The frontal armor of this vehicle cannot be penetrated by the vast majority of ammunition and the vehicle can reliably repel most damage in any mode, as long as you do not offer your enemies your vehicle’s more vulnerable sides. Always aim your frontal armor straight at the enemy. This ability is paired with superior hard-kill APS (including its active version) that works against all types of cannon shells.
The secondary feature of this vehicle is its special kinetic ammunition with a massive damage bonus against enemy modules. This ammunition can destroy enemy modules with a single shot (even those that take reduced damage) as long as you aim right.
Special traits:
- Impenetrable frontal armor
- Special kinetic ammunition
- Superior hard-kill APS
- Superior ammunition
BMPT Mod.2025
- Prerequisite vehicle: T-15 Armata
Another heavily modified vehicle coated with Sarpanite is a modern version of the fearsome Terminator, acquired (most likely illegally) by Clayburn Industries. Compared to the standard series, this BMPT offers considerably thicker armor as well as good mobility and rebalanced autocannons with lower rate of fire but higher damage, but the true breakthrough is the upgraded version of the old Ataka missiles.
The main feature of the vehicle is its special all-penetrating missiles. The vehicle is available in two configurations – Ataka-M and Ataka-X. The Ataka-M configuration offers a full loadout of 48 missiles with solid performance. The Ataka-X missiles, however, offer more than 2000mm of penetration and 2000 units of damage. In short, they can penetrate pretty much anything at any distance, including the otherwise impenetrable frontal armor of Leopard 2A7DK, and can deal devastating damage. The downside? You only have four of them, so use them sparingly.
General traits:
- All-penetrating missiles
- Slow-firing autocannons
- Superior ammunition
M10 Longstreet
- Prerequisite vehicle: XM1302 (obtainable via the Rough Riders Battle Path)
The final Legendary Vehicle of this batch, the Longstreet, is an upgraded version of the XM1302 prototype. After the failure of the MPF program, Clayburn Industries acquired all the remaining examples but let them all go except for one, which was heavily modified to provide their rapid response units with the ultimate fast-moving tracked vehicle. A single prototype was seized by Emily Arakawa, Black Company’s recon section commander. The vehicle offers superior firepower and agility over the classic XM1302, but there’s one more major difference.
The main feature of this vehicle is its upgraded Mitigation passive ability that allows the vehicle to take less damage the faster it goes. The ability provides 45% damage reduction at 32 km/h, 65% damage reduction at 50 km/h and 85% damage reduction at 70 km/h. The best (and only) way of countering the Longstreet is stopping it in its tracks, a feat easier said than done. Everyone must be on high alert when this beast is on the prowl!
General traits:
- Upgraded Mitigation passive ability
- Superior agility
- Superior ammunition
How are Legendary Vehicles obtained?
The primary way of obtaining Legendary Vehicles is through gameplay. In order to acquire a Legendary Vehicle, you must collect 10000 universal blueprints. These blueprints are obtained by opening Legendary Crates and Legendary Crates simply drop from matches under the following rules:
- PvP (Random Battles): Top 3 winning players by ranking receive a Legendary Loot Crate and the Top player on the losing team receives a crate as well
- PvE (except for Special Operations): Top player receives a Legendary Loot Crate if the match ends with a victory
- PvE (Special Operations, including the older ones): Top two players receives a Legendary Loot Crate if the match ends with a victory
Please note that to receive a Legendary Loot Crate:
- You have to be playing a Tier 8 vehicle or higher
- You cannot play Global Operations or Heroic Special Operations as these modes do not award Legendary Loot Crates
- PvP matches must have at least 20 players (10v10)
Please be also aware that players cannot earn more than 10 Legendary Loot Crates per day (which starts and ends at midnight, GMT).
Legendary Loot Crates award players with 1 to 300 Legendary Blueprints (and nothing else). And to save you from number crunching – the fastest a single Legendary Vehicle is obtainable without any boost is roughly two months. There will be additional ways of earning bonus Blueprints, which will include:
- Events (including the ones on the website)
- Contests
- Battle Paths
- Special Offers
Upon collecting 10000 Blueprints, the Legendary Vehicles can be assembled in your new Inventory section marked LEGENDARY (as long as you have their prerequisite vehicles). The number on the screen indicates the amount of blueprints you have. Assemble your vehicle using the wrench icon.
Frequently Asked Questions
How are Legendary Vehicles balanced?
Legendary vehicles are primarily balanced against each other. They are superior to Tier 10 vehicles and even though they are far from completely indestructible, you will have to come up with creative ways of dealing with them.
What matchmaking will Legendary Vehicles have?
In the future, we aim to have a separate matchmaking for Legendary Vehicles but until their numbers pick up, they will match roughly the same way as Tier 10 vehicles (the maximum Tier without Legendary Vehicles will be Tier 7). In PvP, they are matched primarily against each other so cases when one side has more Legendary Vehicles than the other should not happen unless the waiting times in the queue are very long.
Can I remove the golden color?
Yes. Each vehicle offers a skin called “Metal” that removes the golden edges. Think of it as painting over the Sarpanite coating, which takes extra effort.
Can I visually customize Legendary Vehicles?
Legendary vehicles do support decals and flags but they do not support camouflages and base paints. In this regard, they behave like skins. Different skins will be available for Legendary Vehicles in the future.
Can I complete various missions with these vehicles?
Yes. Unless specified otherwise, Legendary Vehicles can be used to complete missions of all kinds, including Contracts and Battle Paths the same way as a Tier 10 vehicle would be.
How many Credits and XP do these vehicles earn?
Legendary Vehicles earn roughly as much Credits and XP as Tier 10 vehicles.
Can I assemble a duplicate Legendary Vehicle?
No, duplicate Legendary Vehicles cannot be acquired.
Can I sell a legendary vehicle or switch it for another one?
Legendary vehicles cannot be switched. They can technically be sold for Credits but this action is not recommended.
