VIII Buffalo - WoWS: Legends | Stats + Builds

This heavy cruiser design appeared soon after the development of cruiser Baltimore was completed and was her direct successor (Project CA-B). The increased water displacement allowed engineers to significantly reinforce the ship's armor protection and armament. The number of main guns was augmented ...

Buffalo Stats

Survivability

Hitpoints	47,800
Effective HP	61,184
Armor	6-229 mm
Torpedo Protection	19%

Armament

Main Battery
Main Battery	203 mm 4x3
Range	15.60 km
Reload Time	10.0 s
Turret Turn Time	25.7 s
Gun Traverse Speed	7.0°/s
Sigma	2.00
HE Damage	2,800
HE Alpha Strike	33,600
HE DPM	201,600
Fires Per Minute	5.02
AP Damage	5,000
Overmatch	14 mm
AP Alpha Strike	60,000
AP DPM	360,000
Secondary Battery
Secondary Range	5.00 km
Secondary Battery 1	127 mm 6x2
Secondary Range 1	5.00 km
Secondary Reload 1	6.0 s
Secondary Damage 1	1,800
Secondary Fire Chance 1	5.0%

Air Defense

AA Max DPS	337
AA Max Range	5.00 km
AA Mount 1	16x1 20 mm
AA DPS 1	58
AA Range 1	2.00 km
AA Mount 2	11x2 40 mm
AA DPS 2	124
AA Range 2	3.50 km
AA Mount 3	4x4 40 mm
AA DPS 3	64
AA Range 3	3.50 km
AA Mount 4	6x2 127 mm
AA DPS 4	91
AA Range 4	5.00 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed	33.0 kt
Turning Circle	800 m
Rudder Shift Time	11.2 s

Detectability

Surface Detectability	13.00 km
Air Detectability	7.80 km
Firing in Smoke Penalty	7.50 km

Buffalo Records

Damage312 627

Wowslegendsmemes

Jun 2023

Base XP4 392

Mufti10

May 2024

Damage Records

312 627Jun 2023

Wowslegendsmemes

Top Record

263 103Aug 2022

Leffee

Second Place

259 419Jul 2022

Zaffle

Third Place

Base XP Records

4 392May 2024

Mufti10

Top Record

4 155Dec 2022

Wowslegendsmemes

Second Place

4 029Sep 2022

GladioLagoRegis

Third Place

3 817Aug 2022

ngehena

3 764Aug 2022

xAngerrrrr

Buffalo Reviews

Power4.50

Fun4.30

Learning Curve2.60

Skill Ceiling3.70

Utility4.70

DKurac

Power5

Fun5

Learning Curve2

Skill Ceiling3

Utility5

NeLsoN-DsM

Power5

Fun3

Learning Curve3

Skill Ceiling3

Utility5

Denzwillia

Power4

Fun5

Learning Curve2

Skill Ceiling4

Utility5

DJ_Nighthawk

Power4

Fun3

Learning Curve4

Skill Ceiling2

Utility5

Troy_360

Power5

Fun4

Learning Curve2

Skill Ceiling5

Utility5

Peer Comparison

Tier VIII Cruisers

Ships	Hitpoints	Reload	AP Damage	Max Speed	Surface Detectability
Ägir	62,850	30.0 s	9,100	33.5 kt	13.90 km
Brest	55,300	26.0 s	9,700	31.5 kt	11.70 km
Brindisi	47,400	16.0 s	5,100	36.7 kt	11.60 km
Buffalo	47,800	10.0 s	5,000	33.0 kt	13.00 km
Carnot	66,450	24.0 s	8,700	34.5 kt	13.90 km
Dm. Donskoi	47,400	11.0 s	4,400	36.0 kt	14.70 km
Drake	49,800	11.0 s	5,750	33.3 kt	12.20 km
Ibuki	39,000	13.0 s	5,150	35.0 kt	12.60 km
Ibuki B	39,000	13.0 s	5,150	35.0 kt	12.60 km
Kronshtadt	71,050	18.5 s	9,000	33.5 kt	14.70 km
Michelangelo	66,100	21.5 s	9,700	33.5 kt	12.30 km
Neptune	44,900	4.5 s	3,200	33.5 kt	12.10 km
Petropavlovsk	45,500	14.5 s	5,750	32.5 kt	14.40 km
Roon	49,500	10.5 s	6,000	32.5 kt	13.80 km
Saint-Louis	44,000	7.5 s	5,050	33.0 kt	13.80 km
Salem	44,700	5.5 s	4,000	33.0 kt	13.00 km
Schröder	59,300	18.0 s	7,700	32.5 kt	13.10 km
Seattle	43,600	6.5 s	3,500	33.0 kt	12.80 km
Takahashi	49,500	15.0 s	3,100	34.5 kt	12.40 km
Tulsa	42,700	5.2 s	5,300	33.0 kt	12.35 km
Vallejo	44,000	6.0 s	3,500	32.5 kt	12.50 km

Buffalo Builds

Community submitted commander builds

Open in Fitting Tool

Rapid reloading 8 inch guns

DocHolliday045

Jul 2022

Very Consistent Free to Play Build

Kuznetsov austauschbar

Einstein - DPM/Turrets

	Build	Creator	Date
3	Rapid reloading 8 inch guns	DocHolliday045	Jul 2022	Open
1	Very Consistent Free to Play Build	Gkracer31c	May 2024	Open
1	Build	Sirkillslots5743	Feb 2024	Open
1	Kuznetsov austauschbar	Dr Italoo	Oct 2024	Open
1	WyldBill	CRYPTONIX	Aug 2022	Open
1	HE ready	Anonymous	Sep 2022	Open
1	Wyoming's Cruiser	Ix Wardaddy xI	Aug 2023	Open
1	Einstein - DPM/Turrets	GAMESLAYER 22X	Jul 2022	Open
1	AP Buffalo build	Xxtrolleriscoolx	Aug 2022	Open
1	test	Anonymous	Jun 2023	Open

Buffalo Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

Charges: ∞
Cooldown: 60 s
Duration: 5 s

Slot 2

Sonar

Charges: 2
Cooldown: 180 s
Duration: 100 s
Ship Detection: 4.9 km
Torpedo Detection: 3.4 km

Defensive AA Fire

Charges: 2
Cooldown: 150 s
Duration: 40 s
AA Damage Boost: 200%

Slot 3

Radar

Charges: 2
Cooldown: 180 s
Duration: 30 s
Radar Range: 9.0 km

Catapult Fighter

Charges: 4
Cooldown: 80 s
Duration: 100 s

Spotter Plane

Shell Grouping: 10%
Charges: 4
Cooldown: 200 s
Duration: 30 s

Slot 4

Repair Party

Charges: 2
Cooldown: 80 s
Duration: 28 s
Health per second: 0.50%

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