Commander Tiers

by Sarantini, van Voort, CookiezNcreem 25th April 2015, 16:00 PM

Introduction

Welcome to the Commander Tiers guide, a quick rating reference to which Commanders are "Good", "Bad", and "Ugly".
Whilst we would encourage people to try all of them and see which work for them and their style, it's also true that not everybody wants to do that, and quick snapshot can be helpful to help evaluate possible choices or DLC purchases. (COH2.ORG will never force you to buy DLC, but just know that we wont lie to you in regards to which commander is strong or weak.)

Commanders are given stars(allies),crosses(Ostheer and Oberkommando West), or "mugs"(British) based on effectiveness across 3 categories: Offense, Defense,and Support.

Offense: The Offensive capability of the commander. This rating is given off how many offensive-minded abilities the commander has,and the strength of these abilities. This rating includes abilities like Heavy tanks, off-map artillery and its potency during an assault, and infantry or vehicle based upgrades.

Defense: The Defensive capability of the commander. This rating is given off of the defensive capability the commander offers to unit survivability, friendly sector defense, emplacements, and general "lock-down" ability. This also considers "offensive" abilities that can be used "defensively" such as White phosphorus smoke.

Support: The Team-game efficiency of the commander. How well does the commander synergize with teammates? Does it have strong off-maps? Can it lay down repair stations,or create HQ's that your teammates can use? This rating isn't as heavily weighed as the other ratings,so keep that in mind if a commander has a high support rating,but is tiered low overall.

= Great

= Average

= Bad

Wehrmacht

TIER I

Close Air Support

"Extremely well balanced and powerful across all 3 fronts. Aircraft can be used in an effective defensive ,offensive, and supporting role. Resource Conversion can outfit your troops with the weapons of their dreams. Mines,bunkers,and forward positions are the name of the game. The only drawback to this doctrine is the lack of vehicles. But of course,this is up to you and how much you use the conversion. "

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Ostruppen

"Ostruppen allow ostheer to acess a durable,hardy 6 man rifle squad to replace grenadiers. Perfect for outnumbering the British, trading with the Americans,and matching the Soviet horde. This doctrine has access to resource conversion,allowing your non-ostruppen troops to be well equipped with everything from Flamethrowers to LMGs and Panzershreks. This opens up more defensive play options as well, as excess munitions will allow for plenty of mines and bunkers. Later,railway artillery can be used offensively,and defensively. All these perks make up for the lack of call'in armor. The only drawback to this doctrine is that those with improper cover usage will struggle to use ostruppen to their best effect. "

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Lightning War

"Jaeger Light Infantry package grenadiers, charged up by Tactical movement,and supported by a Stuka Close air support loiter that devastated all enemy armor...Lightning war offers a bone-crushing offense,and synergizes well with teammates. Ostruppen Reserves are available as well. Topped off with a tiger tank,which can hold your own lines well,or push enemy lines with a well performed assault. "

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Spearhead

"The all-mighty Mortar halftrack and its specialized incendiary roudns can make grill-bait of any emplacement or weapon team. Tiger Tanks,and supporting airstrikes can be absoulutely devastating to your enemies. A Recon sweep is also on-hand. Making this commander solid in every stage of the game,only lacking in Defensive options at times."

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Elite Troops

"The name Elite Troops is essentially a lie, overall. Troop Training will hurt you more than help,and is not recommended. Stun Grenades and a G43 package is a great compliement to an aggressive player. The power in this doctrine lies at the end of the tree, with the Tiger Ace. Which is the best offense,and defense, in the game. At a huge cost of most of your resources and a limit of 1,of course. This commander has 0 team-play,so its NOT the best team commander in the slightest."

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Mechanized Assault

"Overloaded with aggressive options. Assault grenadiers, STUG E, Tiger, and an artillery strike allows you to crush a multitude of enemy lines,or hold you own. This commander is somewhat weaker on the defense however. "

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TIER II

Fortified Armor

"The ultimate defense commander, augment your strong core Ostheer army with extremely powerful defensive options. The Command tank, Elefant, and hull-down abilities allow you to lock down anything late game. Panzer tactician allows you to save your tanks from death,further increasing your defensive capability. This commander loses its shine on the offensive however,where the Elefant does not perform well. In a supporting role,this commander is also extremely strong, as the command tank can buff you and your allies units to be extremely powerful. "

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Assault Support

"A commander that truly lives up to its name. The Opel Blitz can create insane income rates, combined with a supporting anti infantry loiter strafe, and an infantry buffing Panzerwerfer Barrage recharge ignoring officer, this commander is great for supporting teammates. However, the Strafe and Supply Truck though are on a less powerful scale than in the past,as the Stuka strafing run and Opel Blitz trucks have been nerfed and gutted from their previous 2013 glory. The Tiger Tank is still the cherry on-top. "

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Mobile Defense

"A commander that also lives up to its name. The Panzer 4 command tank,Ostruppen reserves, and puma-scout car creates a fluid mobile defense force. Breakthrough tactics allows you to recapture a fallen cut-off,or win a close-VP game. This commander falls short offensively, and on a teammate-support role outside of the command tank,though. "

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Jaeger Armor

"Should be called, Heavy Tank destroyer+ Divebomb. This commander specializes in destroying onmap howitzers with its Dive-bomb/Recon combo,and specializes in countering allied Heavies with the Elefant. however,it falls short in every other category."

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Blitzkrieg

"The Panzer IV command tank,panzer tactician,and later Stuka-Close Air Support can all be very strong. This doctrine is good in offense and defense,but doesn't excel excessively at either. The main draw-back to this commander is the amount of munitions you will have to expend to use all abilities to great effect. "

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TIER III

Luftwaffe Supply

"Definition of support commander,Luftwaffe support is god-awful on its own,but in a team, it can be a very powerful asset with its supply-drops and air-support. One can also outfit all of their infantry with the weapons of their dreams,much like Close Air Support."

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Joint Operations

"Defense and team-support written all over it. Pak-43 Emplacements,Recon support,and supporting artillery buffed with the Field Officer makes this commander. It is awful on offense,and is ineffective without being in a support role."

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Mechanized

"Can be awkward to use at times. Not much too special about it. Essentially a very- poor-mans Mechanized Assault. "

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TIER IV

Festung Support

"Specializes in support,but really isn't the best at it. Weak offensively, and defensively, oh forget it,its weak everywhere. But there are worse commanders... "

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Storm

"a cool defensive option in Riegel mines, but all of the other abilities are underwhelming and don't perform well together. Only in theory. Munitions costs altogether for all the abilities is too much. Not weak, but not strong, either. "

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Encirclement

"Scary stormtroopers.....and a very hard to execute Encirclement ability. Its hard to grade this commander fairly."

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TIER V

Festung Armor

"Sub-par starting commander. Nothing more,nothing less. Was strong back in 2013."

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German Infantry

"Sub-par common commander. Nothing more,nothing less. "

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Community Defensive

"Another lie in the commander name,this commander may say "defensive" but it fails at it. Tank traps are easily destroyed, there's no command tank, and...ah this doctrine just sucks. No offense,weak team-play options,and very sub-par defense. "

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Soviet Union

TIER I

Shock Rifle Frontline

"The most offensive-minded soviet commander,Shock Rifle offers hardy assault infantry in Shock troopers, a devastating offmap artillery ability in Incendiary artillery,and two of the beefiest large impact armored vehicles in the game,in the KV-8 and IS-2. Anti Tank gun camo should not go un-noticed. "

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Lend Lease

"Lacks true elite infantry,but makes up for it as the game drags along. Dushka HMG's are a serviceable replacement for elite infantry. Conscript repairs can support you and your teammates as well. This commander has unparalleled late game armored swarm potential,"spammable" no-tech-required M4C Lend-Lease Sherman's. The M-5 half-track mid-game offers further offensive and support options.(Double flamer M5 anyone?

) All of this in combination with Fuel drops,that CAN be shared with teammates. Further pushing its teamwork rating higher. This commander severely lacks in defensive options however,which drags it down somewhat."

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Guard Motor

"Early game revolves around Defensive guard-rifle-infantry supported by the 120-mm mortar, later emphasizing an aggressive T34-85 and Mark vehicle combination to smash enemy armor. Its Self-Repair Ability allows Engineers to perform other tasks than repairs in a pinch. The doctrine lacks team-supporting abilities outside of Mark Vehicle and a support mortar, however. Defensively,this commander is lacking late game,and is below average early game."

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Mechanized Support Tactics

"Strong defensive troops in Guard-Rifle-Infantry,alongside mark vehicle and later,an ISU-152,Makes this a very well rounded and versatile commander. Topped off with a bombing run. The Anti Tank Camo should not go un-noticed,however. "

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TIER II

Armored Assault

"Lacks elite infantry,but makes up for it later with a wombo-combo of T34-85's and the mighty IS2, supported from the air; bringing a strong offense late game. Self repair allows for quick or combat engineer-less repairs. Radio intercept can keep you and your teammates up-to-date on enemy actions."

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Advanced Warfare

"Lacks true elite infantry. T34-85's and IL2's bring a strong offense late game, Conscript repair kits can be supportive to teammates. Conscript PPSH are good in theory, but rarely perform as such in game. This commander is all about offense, but other commanders do offense better."

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Counterattack Tactics

"Early game revolves around aggressive shock-trooper play. Later,Recon runs,B-4 artillery strikes, combined with KV-1 Heavy tank pushes allows for a strong offense. This commander lacks distinct defensive capability."

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Shock Motor

"Early game revolves around aggressive shock-trooper play. Later, ISU-152 Assault guns can augment you and your teammate's fighting force. Bombing runs and Conscript repairs can support you and your teammates as well. This commander has above average offense and defense,but where it really shines,is in a support role."

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Terror

"Aggressiveness. Shock troops, retreat-inducing fear artillery, and IL2 bombing runs ontop of an Ml20 howitzer brings a strong offense late game. This commander has some of the highest emphasis on offense in the soviet arsenal,it IS however average otherwise in defense and team-play options,bringing it down overall "

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TIER III

Anti Infantry

" Aggression. Hardy shock-troops,Off-map Fear and incendiary artillery, and a recon flight brings strong offensive and team-coordination capability. Defensively,this commander offers nothing of note. "

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Guard Rifle Combined Arms

"Strong defensive infantry in Guard-riflemen and hit the dirt PPSH-Conscripts. Artillery+ An IL2 anti infantry strike+Recon sweep combined with an assault can be somewhat potent,but not nearly as potent in-game as in theory. The lack of call-in armor cripples this doctrine.

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Combined Arms Army

"Strong defensive infantry in Guard-riflemen. Artillery+ An IL2 strike+Recon sweep combined with an assault can be somewhat potent,but not nearly as potent in-game as in theory. The lack of call-in armor cripples this doctrine.

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Partisans

"Partisans bring amazing EARLY and mid-game offense to the table. Combined with A spy network, radio intercept, and Mark Vehicle, a Partisan Commander can be a very supportive role to teammates.,. Partisans can plant mines, and Anti-Tank partisans can be deployed in a pinch to help break an assault. But donât count on it. "

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Shock Army

"Strong assault troops in shock troopers and PPSH-Conscripts, Il2 Anti Infantry strafes,and a powerful on-map artillery combination in the 120mm mortar and ML20 howitzer. These two weapons can be supportive to teammates. "

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Industry

"On paper, this doctrine has the potential to be the best armored assault doctrine in the game with its massive fuel boosts,combined with amazing non-doctrinal armor in the KV8 and KV2. However,thanks to the income penalty,this doctrines potential is crippled overall. It offers nothing of note otherwise defensively, as the KV2 is relatively unavailable due to its cost in manpower.In a supporting role,it can somewhat shine with its repair stations. "

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TIER IV

Urban Defense

"The doctrine is named after defense,but it truly only shines in a supportive role....The "defensive" options offered by this commander are either sub-par or tied to the easily countered forward HQ. "

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Tank Hunters

"This doctrine has been nerfed from its former Tier one glory, PTRS Conscripts aren't nearly as good on the offense, but defensively this commander has some degree of potential with the light anti tank mines, and PTRS conscripts with anti tank grenades. complete with an off-map bombing run. Overall,this commander tries to do other things that other commanders do better. Guards are better than PTRS conscripts,the IL2 bombing run is better than the IL2 Anti tank bombing run, and the light AT mines are just as finicky(in a bad way) as the old USF M7 mines. In regards to team-play,other than the IL2 bombing run,there's not much. "

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TIER V

Conscript Support

"This doctrine is another case of a doctrine that tries to do things that other doctrines do better. Overall,it is a subpar version of Terror Tactics and anti infantry. "

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Reserve Army

"Yay! Anti Tank partisans! Too bad thats the only good part of this doctrine. Ok rapid conscription is really good too."

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Community Defensive Tactics

"This commander has defensive in its name, but once a Walking-Stuka comes out, things will get ugly. You will struggle to make this commander work as the game drags along, as the weapons are all good early game,but once the enemy gets out the proper counters,your doctrine will become a liability. This early game defensive advantage(Which isn't that large) is not enough to make up for the lack of late game armor,either. It also doesn't come with a forward HQ like Urban Defense."

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NKVD

"Do yourself a favor and ignore the fact that this commander exists..it has cool abilities and a cool name."

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United States Forces

Tier I

Rifle Company

"Mainline infantry armed with strong cover and garrison clearing flamethrowers, flares to reveal enemy positions and defenses. devastating off-map phosphorus artillery,and a strong,versatile medium tank rounds out one of the strongest offensive minded commanders in the allied arsenal. "

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Heavy Cavalry Company

"The only USF Doctrine that offers a vehicle that can take and pack a punch, combined with off-map smoke, Combined Arms oriented abilities,and Ranger Assault Infantry, in addition to being outfitted with 'Rifleman Field Defenses' which includes mines, Heavy Cavalry company offers amazing offensive firepower,and defensive possibilities. A USF Teammate bringing a heavy tank to the table in team games also adds to team-play related combined arms."

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Infantry Company

"The best indirect fire commander in the game.... In addition to being outfitted with 'Rifleman Field Defenses' which includes mines and sandbags,Infantry company offers the best 'Defend and bombard' possibility in Company of Heroes 2. M-1919 Riflemen behind Sandbags,Mortar half-tracks, protected by riflemen built minefields, and later M-7 Priest and time on target artillery to smash enemy concentrations. The sheer amount of Artillery and indirect fire in the commander is invaluable to an Allied team. This commander is somewhat weaker on the offensive, and defensively,there are definitely better commanders, however."

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TIER II

Armor Company

"Mobile, cheap, and expendable, the M10 alongside heavier breakthrough armor like the Bulldozer Sherman Combined with a devastating 240 mm artillery barrage, Armor Company has unparalleled armored offensive swarm and destroy capability.. However, on the defensive, the somewhat fragile armor of this doctrine can be a liability. However, the Bulldozer Sherman barrier creating ability can be useful for blockades,but can be easily destroyed by an aware opponent. Assault Engineers allow USF players to clear buildings,further increasing offensive firepower. Engineer Demo charges and mines are good defensively. It is somewhat lacking higher level team-play synergy abilities outside of the Artillery. "

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Airborne

Airborne offers great support play with its Weapon Paradrops,alongside powerful auxiliary infantry in Paratroopers,and the best spotter infantry in the game in Pathfinders. P47s also provide amazing support to your army. This dynamic is where airborne falls short,however, Its over emphasis on support leaves it lacking in offensive capability outside of thompson paratroopers. It has no Defensive capability in the slightest,lacking mines,heavier armor, and artillery. It may be however,be among the best supportive commanders in the game.

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TIER III

Mechanized

Mechanized offers a utility and potential plentiful jeep in the WC-51 and M-3 half-track. However,both are too fragile for any serious use. The commander technically has assault engineers(which are buried in the prohibitive half-track call-in cost). The artillery/recon sweep combo is the best part of this commander,and even then, this has seen better days. This commander is beaming and brimming to the lid with potential, but potential alone sadly wont give it a higher ranking on this list. This commander lacks offensive capability,has very limited defensive ability, and the only thing preventing it from being put at "tier 6" is its "okay" Recon+Artillery combination.

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TIER IV

USFamis has no tier 4 commanders

TIER V

Recon Support Company

Another commander brimming with theoretic potential,and theoretic potential alone. Stating that this commander is viable in any shape or form would be a bold-faced lie. This commander is lacking in all aspects. Offensively,the best ability available is the IR Pathfinder artillery barrage,unfortunately unique to this commander. Rifleman Forward Observers has plenty of potential and theoretic use,but in-game,it falls short. The Greyhound arrives late in comparison to its big brother Stuart, and alongside its quadruple nerfed canister ability,is a massive pile of junk. The Recon sweep offers nothing of note. The Airdrop is too late and too expensive for practical use. Defensively, the commander offers nothing. Support wise,the commander is far below its Cousin in Airborne Company. This is the closest thing to a troll commander in the game,and its ratings reflect this. Recon Support is without-a-doubt, among the worst commanders in Company of Heroes 2.

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British Forces

TIER I

Special Weapons

"Special Weapons is well balanced and strong across all fronts. Anti Tank infantry sections allow for proper screening defense against light vehicles The M3 Halftrack allows for more aggression,and defense,as well as being strong in a supportive role. Hold the line,while slightly bugged,is a great defensive ability. Concentrated Fire operation and the Vanguard Operation Crocodile round out the offensive power of this commander."

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Vanguard

"A strong emphasis on offense,and constant pressure with the forward glider HQ. Later,support and anchor your assault with the Crocodile Churchill,and the Hawker Typhoon Strafe support. Vangaurd sets an aggressive tone for the British Forces. "

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Tactical Support

"The Name doesn't lie. This commander is great at support. Command vehicles, Support Airdrops,that drop defensive weapons. The Artillery Cover ability may be the best off-map in the game, allowing any attack to succeed,and salvage engineers offer a great repair and salvage force for you and your teammates."

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Commando Regiment

"Top-heavy on offense,and lacking somewhat in defense, Commando regiment's emphasis on line-buster abilities and units make it the best offensive commander. These abilities can also be used well in a support role."

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TIER II

Royal Engineers

"Defense. This commander's ability to prolong the life of emplacements with Stand-Fast,as well as having the potential to breakthrough later with a churchill AVRE and command vehicle buffed units,gives it average and respectable ratings all around."

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TIER III

The British Forces brits don't have a tier 3 commander

TIER IV

Royal Artillery

"This commander is apparently about finding the enemy and destroying them with artillery. Unfortunately,the Sexton SPG is very under-powered,the Valentine comes late. This leaves the royally nerfed concentration barrage to carry the commander. Perimeter overwatch and Early warning can be useful in a team,but there are stronger doctrines in that regard."

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TIER V

The British Forces brits dont have a tier 5 commander

Oberkommando West

TIER I

Scavenge Doctrine

"This commander is strong in every game mode. JÃ¤ger Light Infantry can be used in a versatile way: Defensive behind Cover, aggressively rushing (sprint ability + throwing grenades) and their sniper critical rifle allows them to deal with Infantry, regardless of received accuracy.
A blob of JÃ¤gers reliably counters snipers, or when spawned out of a building infiltrating enemy lines, taking high priority units out. Their vet bonuses are insane. At vet 2 they have received accuracy modifers of Riflemen, on vet 5 they have 0.4 received accuracy. Stealing team weapons with them makes your team weapons spot on their own, giving here an additional boost.
Infiltrating grenades can wipe whole blobs and clear buildings for only 15 munitions. The Ostwind reliably deals with allied infantry - a In addition it helps you to shot down planes in team games.

The scavenger Artillery allows you to counter soviet artillery emplacements or turtling players.
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TIER II

Breakthrough

"Breakthrough tactics (35 muni) are nice for late game when the VP clench is real, those games where its all about holding and decapping vps. In the beginning you don't want to spend that munis, since you rather want to you upgrade your....
....PanzerfÃ¼siliers they are a god tier scaling mainline infantry, they are the main infantry OKW deserves but never will get

AT snares, vision, flares and winning engagements against allied mainline infantry & sometimes elite infantry.
The sturmoffiziers provides buffs for you and your team mate & In team games the Jagdtiger is the final boss of the game. 320 dmg, 85 range he destroys emplacement tanks and leads to flame. The arty is kinda meh, as it barrages only the cap circle and can be easily dodged.

However since it munitions heavy you sometimes can't afford to upgrade your fussiliers, this will change in the patch however.
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SpecOps

"This commander is struggles slightly in 1vs1, because of the lack of call in infantry, but its probably the best Team game commander. As the units and are abilities it provides are accessible in team games, but kinda hard to afford or reach in 1vs1 games.

Radio Silence, confuses high level players that use the tac map and leads to many wipes.
Stg44 Obers best infantry in game when vetted. Can detect cloaked units and wins every engagement, especially when vetted.
The commander panther costs too much in a 1vs1 and does too little for it (well can solo tanks). But it shines when you have multiple damage sources due mark vehicle. Multiple Damage sources are rather common in team games. The flare ability is nice in team games to scout for your team member/s so they can call in off map strikes or barrage with arty.
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Fortifications

"HMG 34 are a crutch that help you till you can get obers. S-Mine Fields are the real highlight here, plants those little annoying fields everywhere for 15 munis and win engangments when the enemy tries to close in green (mined) cover, or lay it in the retreat path.
The Pak43 & Bunkers really help you to defend large areas of the map. Especially the pak43 can not be countered when your enemy picked a wrong doctrine.
Zeroing Arty costs a ton of munitions, but will break any turtled position, so it will force your enemy to back off or lose their complete army.
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Elite Armour:

"
Heat shells can make your vehicles beasts, The real focus here is on the Sturmtiger,which can win games on attrition alone.

However most abilities are underwhelming. With Self Repair, Your tank will be decrewed when being shot at, appears to be bugged: Do self repair, get shot, get decrewed. Reclaim your vehicle, every further penetrating shot will again decrew it ( thx relic

)

Panzer Commander: Basically a major arty for which you need to drive your tank close to the enemies

and which costs too much to upgrade,Vehicle detection is a Decent ability that allows you to detect tanks when you need to know whether a flank is going on or when a enemy barely escaped with his tank and you want to chase.
However: OKW has the IR Halftrack, so you can use that instead, which costs no munitions, and is easy affordable.
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TIER III

Luftwaffe

"Falls are the "poor mans obers" and help you to crutch your game till you get fancy expensive units out in later tiers. The HMG34 provides flank support and 250 munitions into a 440 MP squad helps you in late game when the bleed is hard.
Falls die however easily when focused down, so in team games they can not impact that game as hard as they do in 1vs1's.
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TIER IV

Firestorm

OKW lovers waited 1 1/2 months and got this...

The only useful here is the Flamer upgrade on the Sturmpioneer, for maps with a lot of green cover. When you want to clear houses, you can use simply flame grenades or infiltration grenades. And then again, Spec Ops Obers are better for green cover fights.

Recoup losses gives you mp back in hairy situation... but then again you rather want a HMG when being surrounded by enemies loses models left and right. And blobbing into enemies in order to get MP is kinda against game mechanics.

The Flame Hetzer is a WASP with more Armour and HP, takes ages to vet and therefore is always a bad investment.

The stuka barrage is useful for taking out soviet howitzers, but then again, scavenge can do this too.
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TIER V

OKW pe has no TIER V Commanders

FAQ

?1:I use X all the time and it's much stronger than you say it is

!You use it all the time, no doubt like it and it fits your style and you know how to get the best out of it. Doesn't necessarily follow for anybody elsevV

?1:What does

mean?

! It still represents the star ratings. 1 Mug=1 star. Its just a fun way of fitting the british theme, and representing "sipping" tea.Cookiez

?1:Is this updated? What modes is this referring to?

!Yes it is updated,and will be updated regularly just like the Veterancy Guide from now on. And it represents strength across all 4 modes.Cookiez

?1:You dont know what you're talking about!These are wrong! Your ratings suck and you suck! NKVD best commander!

Cookiez

! Just kidding,it does matter what you think. If you think something is rated too low,or too high, say so in the comments. Ill gladly argue with you, but i'll most likely tell you to read the descriptions for why the ratings were given. Heck, I might even change the rating! But seriously, rest-assured, the ratings in this guide have been cropped,analyzed, and cultivated from the high-level opinions of our Strategist team across all 4 modes. So they are most-likely right. Cookiez