Battle Pass Season VIII: Interview with a Loremaster

Commanders!

The story of Battle Pass Season VIII takes place in the grim future of the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Each chapter of Season VIII is dedicated to one of three factions in the universe: the Ultramarines, Chaos Death Guard, and Orks from the Evil Sunz clan. If you haven't already done so, there's no time like the present to pledge your allegiance to them and win spectacular rewards, including a unique commander for each chapter!

Volusad Thassius of the Ultramarines Dolgoth Sepk of the Death Guard Kroglin da Facegrinda of the Evil Sunz Orks
  • Lieutenant Volusad Thassius
  • Death Guard Champion Dolgoth Sepk
  • Kroglin da Facegrinda of the Evil Sunz Orks

A competent, dependable, and level-headed officer, Lt. Thassius now commands the demi-company of the Ultramarines Second Battle Company. He worked his way up the ranks as an Impulsor operator and feels most at home with the pulse of gravitic plates beneath his boots and within the close confines of a battle tank. Commanding the Repulsor Executioner allows the Chapter to exploit his capabilities as an innovative and dangerous armor commander. With the knowledge of the ancient Standard Template Construct possibly falling into Xenos or Traitor hands, he would rather see it destroyed. But he is not ready to resign the Imperium’s legacy to that fate without a concerted fight.

Get Volusad Thassius as a crew member (Germany) by completing the Battle Pass Courage and Honour base rewards track before August 30 at 02:00 UTC+8.

Dolgoth Sepk is a Champion in the Death Guard’s 5th Company, known as the Poxmongers. He is not an overly ambitious person choosing instead to wallow slothfully in the blessings of Grandfather Nurgle’s gifts. However, whenever presented with the opportunity to impede or frustrate the efforts of his corpse-worshipping brethren, he will rise to the occasion and can be counted on to conduct his mission sheerly out of pure spite. If he can damage the Ultramarines in any way, he will. He undertakes the current mission to retrieve the Standard Template Construct with great zeal, for it means an accelerated path to the conquest of worlds in the heart of Ultramar and dealing a hammer blow to the so-called loyalists there. 

Get Dolgoth Sepk as a crew member (USSR) by completing the Battle Pass All Shall Rot base rewards track before August 30 at 02:00 UTC+8.

Kroglin da Facegrinda, also known as the Mekaniak Facegrinda, is always in pursuit of two things: more speed and more Dakka. Anything that doesn’t contribute to those two characteristics he tends to ignore. He doesn’t care what’s in the ruins on the planet Tahnicus Mundi, only that the shiny gubbins within will bring all kinds of Beakies to krump, and maybe he can loot one of their floaty tanks so he can get, you guessed it, more speed and more Dakka!

Get Kroglin da Facegrinda as a crew member (Japan) by completing the Battle Pass Red 'Uns Go Faster base rewards track before August 30 at 02:00 UTC+8.

Interview with a Loremaster

To better understand the factions and characters of the 41st Millennium, we sat down with amazing loremaster Michael Haspil, who wrote the lore of Battle Pass Season VIII. Watch the interview below to find out how he went about fitting futuristic Warhammer 40,000 lore into a World of Tanks setting, and who his favorite unique commander is!

Battle Pass 2022: Season VIII

Event Period: 31 May 2022 at 04:30 UTC+8 through 30 August 2022 at 02:00 UTC+8

You still have time to earn Battle Pass Points to complete the event stages, so don't miss the unique visual and narrative experience this Season brings, as well as the tons of valuable rewards that are available! Check out the event guide below to see what's in store for you and how to get it all.

Event Guide

What Makes Season VIII Special?

The mechanics remain the same: activate a Battle Pass Chapter and complete its Progression Stages to earn rewards. But this time, you will be able to enjoy a unique story with futuristic visual and narrative elements from the Warhammer 40,000 universe, and an epic confrontation between three commanders from the grimdark future. These mighty champions will become your recruits after you complete their respective Chapters:

And while you smash your way through the Stages, you will earn exclusive customizations straight from the Warhammer universe!

Each Battle Pass Stage has two Reward Tracks: Base Rewards and Improved Rewards. The Base Rewards Track contains plenty of goodies that you can obtain for free, but if you want even more, you'll need an Improved Pass to get the prizes in the Improved Rewards Track.

Courage and Honour
All Shall Rot
Red 'Uns Go Faster
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The reward 3D styles of Season VIII are also unlike those that came before. These 3D styles are inspired by three iconic—and very different—Warhammer 40,000 factions, and will turn your Battle Pass Season VIII Core Vehicles into futuristic and intimidating warriors. 

  • E 100
  • Object 430U
  • STB-1

In this Season, you can continue to earn Tokens and use them to redeem the Battle Pass reward tanks that you have been eyeing! In fact, Season VIII is the first time you can obtain enough Tokens to claim the powerful  IX Cobra .

As of Update 1.17, it's now fully loaded and ready for battle. Take a peek at our setup guide for this vehicle and find out how to equip it to maximise its potential!

IX Cobra
Hit Points
1,600 HP
Average Damage
360/490/515 HP
Average Penetration
268/210/120 mm
Shells in the Magazine
4 shells
Time for Autoreloading One Shell
1.5 s
Gun Depression / Elevation Angles
–10/13 deg
Top Speed / Reverse Speed
40/25 km/h
Turret Armor
130/80/40 mm


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