World of Warships x Blue Archive Returns With 7 Kivotos-Themed Ships and 9 Commanders

Blue Archive is sailing back into World of Warships. Wargaming has brought content from both previous collaboration waves together as part of Update 15.9, giving PC players another opportunity to collect themed vessels and Commanders from Kivotos.

The collaboration runs from October 7 through December 2, 2026. Seven ships and nine Commanders return, combining the Abydos-focused first crossover with the expanded lineup introduced during the second wave.

Quick Summary

• Collaboration: World of Warships x Blue Archive
• Main game: World of Warships
• Developer / publisher: Wargaming
• Collaboration franchise: Blue Archive
• Blue Archive developer: NEXON Games
• Article platform: World of Warships PC
• Update: 15.9
• Update name: Pacific Front
• Status: collaboration currently available again
• Starts: October 7, 2026
• Ends: December 2, 2026
• Type: returning collaboration
• Content: combines both previous waves
• Returning Commanders: 9
• Commander: Arona
• Commander: Okusora Ayane
• Commander: Takanashi Hoshino
• Commander: Kosaka Wakamo
• Commander: Izayoi Nonomi
• Commander: Sunaookami Shiroko
• Commander: Hayase Yuuka
• Commander: Kuromi Serika
• Commander: Konuri Maki
• Commander feature: individual voiceovers
• Returning ships: 7
• Ship: BA Tirpitz
• Ship: BA Montana
• Ship: BA Takahashi
• Ship: BA Arona’s Whale
• Ship: BA Hovercraft
• Ship: BA Utnapishtim’s Ship
• Ship: BA Binah
• BA Tirpitz: German Premium Tier VIII battleship
• BA Tirpitz inspiration: Izayoi Nonomi
• BA Montana: U.S.A. Special Tier X battleship
• BA Montana inspiration: Takanashi Hoshino
• BA Takahashi: Japanese Premium Tier IX cruiser
• BA Takahashi inspiration: Okusora Ayane
• BA Hovercraft: U.S.S.R. Premium Tier IX battleship
• Inspiration: Wakamo’s Hovercraft
• BA Utnapishtim’s Ship: French Premium Tier IX cruiser
• Inspiration: Ship of Utnapishtim
• BA Binah: Italian Premium Tier VIII battleship
• Inspiration: Binah
• BA Arona’s Whale: Japanese Special Tier X submarine
• Inspiration: Arona’s Whale
• First collaboration wave: 2024
• First-wave focus: Abydos
• First-wave ship: BA Tirpitz
• First-wave ship: BA Takahashi
• First-wave ship: BA Montana
• Second wave: 2025
• Second-wave Commander: Wakamo
• Second-wave Commander: Yuuka
• Second-wave Commander: Maki
• Second-wave Commander: Arona
• Second-wave ship: BA Hovercraft
• Second-wave ship: BA Utnapishtim’s Ship
• Second-wave ship: BA Binah
• Second-wave ship: BA Arona’s Whale
• World of Warships: free-to-play
• PC availability: Wargaming client and Steam
• Current status: rerun underway

Blue Archive Returns to World of Warships

Both Collaboration Waves Return Together

The first 2024 collaboration centered heavily on the Abydos Countermeasures Committee, bringing Nonomi, Ayane, Hoshino, Shiroko, and Serika into World of Warships as voiced Commanders.

Its featured vessels were BA Tirpitz, BA Takahashi, and BA Montana. The 2025 second wave then expanded the crossover with Wakamo, Yuuka, Maki, and Arona alongside four additional themed ships.

The 2026 rerun combines those releases, giving players who missed either period another chance to complete the collection.

Seven Ships Draw From Different Parts of Blue Archive

Not every collaboration vessel is simply an existing warship reskinned around a single student.

BA Tirpitz, BA Montana, and BA Takahashi are closely associated with Nonomi, Hoshino, and Ayane, while the second wave expanded into broader Blue Archive concepts such as Wakamo’s Hovercraft, the Ship of Utnapishtim, Binah, and Arona’s Whale.

The combined lineup therefore ranges across battleships, cruisers, and a submarine from Tier VIII through Tier X.

Commanders Retain Individual Voiceovers

A major part of the crossover is that the Blue Archive Commanders include individual voice recordings, rather than functioning solely as portraits or cosmetic replacements.

Across the two waves, the PC roster reaches nine characters: Arona, Ayane, Hoshino, Wakamo, Nonomi, Shiroko, Yuuka, Serika, and Maki.

That makes this rerun especially relevant for players who previously missed specific characters during either collaboration window.

The Rerun Is Part of Update 15.9

Blue Archive is only one part of Update 15.9. Wargaming is also running Pacific Front, a strategy event built around connected operations and Progress Tokens, with U.S. Premium Tier VI destroyer Monaghan among its major rewards.

For Blue Archive fans, however, the main draw is the simultaneous return of all seven PC collaboration vessels through early December.

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Why This Matters

1) Both waves are available in one return period

Players no longer need separate reruns for the 2024 and 2025 content.

2) The ship lineup goes beyond simple character skins

Seven vessels draw inspiration from students, vehicles, bosses, and other parts of Blue Archive's world.

3) The voiced Commanders remain the crossover's standout feature

Individual voiceovers make the collaboration more substantial than a purely cosmetic reskin.

World of Warships x Blue Archive Information

For now, the additional important information currently known includes:

• the PC rerun runs from October 7 through December 2, 2026
• the collaboration returns as part of Update 15.9
• Update 15.9 is titled Pacific Front
• nine Blue Archive Commanders return
• all collaboration Commanders feature individual voiceovers
• Arona is among the PC Commanders
• Okusora Ayane returns
• Takanashi Hoshino returns
• Kosaka Wakamo returns
• Izayoi Nonomi returns
• Sunaookami Shiroko returns
• Hayase Yuuka returns
• Kuromi Serika returns
• Konuri Maki returns
• seven collaboration ships return
• BA Tirpitz is Tier VIII
• BA Tirpitz belongs to Germany
• BA Tirpitz is a Premium battleship
• its design is associated with Izayoi Nonomi
• BA Montana is Tier X
• BA Montana belongs to the United States
• BA Montana is a Special battleship
• its design is associated with Takanashi Hoshino
• BA Takahashi is Tier IX
• BA Takahashi is a Japanese Premium cruiser
• its design is associated with Okusora Ayane
• BA Hovercraft is Tier IX
• BA Hovercraft is a U.S.S.R. Premium battleship
• its appearance draws from Wakamo’s Hovercraft
• BA Utnapishtim’s Ship is Tier IX
• it is a French Premium cruiser
• its visual identity draws from the Ship of Utnapishtim
• BA Binah is Tier VIII
• BA Binah is an Italian Premium battleship
• its design draws from Binah
• BA Arona’s Whale is Tier X
• it is assigned to Japan
• BA Arona’s Whale is a Special submarine
• its concept draws from Arona’s Whale
• the first World of Warships x Blue Archive wave launched in 2024
• five Abydos Commanders formed the core of the first wave
• the second wave arrived in 2025
• the PC second wave added Wakamo, Yuuka, Maki, and Arona
• four additional ships were introduced in that wave
• World of Warships PC and World of Warships: Legends do not have completely identical collaboration lineups
• the Legends rerun runs from October 5 through December 7, 2026
• Legends brings back eight Commanders
• Legends brings back five unique ships and a special Takahashi skin
• this article primarily covers the PC version
• World of Warships is a multiplayer online naval combat game
• the base game is free-to-play
• World of Warships is available on PC
• its Steam App ID is 552990
• Update 15.9 also introduces Pacific Front
• Pacific Front is structured around connected operations and final showdowns
• Progress Tokens advance the event reward track
• Monaghan is among its major rewards
• the exact X status ID shown in the supplied screenshot is not listed here because it could not be independently surfaced through public indexing
• the same announcement is available through an official World of Warships Facebook video
• official game information is available through the World of Warships Website
• update details are available through the Update 15.9 Official Notes
• social updates are available through World of Warships Official X
• the return announcement is available through the Official Facebook Video
• the PC version is available through Steam

Closing

World of Warships x Blue Archive is back as a larger rerun combining content from both previous collaboration waves. Seven ships and nine voiced Commanders are available again during the PC event window through December 2.

Wargaming has not announced a third wave or new collaboration ships as part of this return. Update 15.9 is currently focused on bringing the existing Blue Archive collection back alongside Pacific Front and the rest of its seasonal content.