As I previously informed you, Wargaming released a short teaser for the Black Market during a recent official World of Tanks stream. On Tuesday, they followed up with a brief video featuring Benedict Cumberbatch, who—instead of gifts—is tempting us with several challenges in the form of offers. At the same time, we learned that the Black Market will take place from January 28th to February 1st, 2026. And today, the first machine is already up for grabs!
The Black Market is a traditional 5-day auction of vehicles and accessories. Each day, a single offer is unlocked in the morning, and players have 13 hours to place their bids. However, you must bid at least the set minimum price.
Day 1
Benedict Cumberbatch kicked off this year’s Black Market with a Tier VIII premium vehicle, the French light tank EBR 75 FL 10. On Wednesday, January 28th, 2026, you can obtain it if you have more than 8,000 Gold available. There are a total of 15,000 units available in the auction.
Day 2
If you didn’t bid on the Tier VIII French light on day one because you prefer a bigger caliber, this time you can bid on the Tier IX American heavy tank, the SPHT. There are 35,000 units available in the auction for a minimum of 11,000 Gold.
In this vehicle, you get a highly mobile heavy with a top speed of 50 km/h and an outstanding gun. It features an alpha of 420, penetration of 260 mm on AP (320 mm on premium ammo), and a reload time of 9.2 seconds, resulting in an incredible 2,738 DPM. Its armor is also not to be scoffed at, as it’s perfectly built for hull-down positions. However, the turret with its 222 mm of frontal armor has one massive cupola that will be quite difficult to hide.
Day 3
Day three offers a tank named the Triumphant that, at first glance, seems mysterious, because we haven’t seen any clues about it on the Supertest. But the reason is simple. It’s actually just a reskinned tech tree tank. Specifically, hidden beneath this 3D style is the Tier X British medium tank, the Centurion AX. If you have 15,000 Gold to spare and enjoy utilizing the Centurion AX’s powerful HE shells, you can try to snag one of the 6,000 units available.
Day 4
On the second-to-last day, Benedict Cumberbatch arrives with the “new-old” tank, the UDARNIY. This is an agile Tier VIII Soviet heavy tank featuring rugged armor but rather poor gun handling. One of the 25,000 units can be yours for 8,800 Gold.
Day 5
On the final day, we won’t be seeing any of the Tier X tanks that have recently appeared on the Supertest. Instead, for a fixed price of 7,200 Gold, you can purchase a single container that will drop one of five Tier VIII premium vehicles at random. All of these machines are merely reskins of existing premiums. Based on the screenshot, from left to right, they are: the Bourrasque, Progetto M35 mod. 46, ShPTK-TVP 100, GSOR 1008, and Bisonte C45.
What did you manage to snag this year? Was the final container worth the gold? What do you think about third day offer and its prize? Let’s discuss in the comments!
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