What"s the best premium tank in game?

[PurplePhoenix]

So, I'd like my premium tank to be easy to master, no light tanks, any nation, any era, any cost

[Illusionyary]

KV-1B or KV-220, however as they're only available on the market for a ridiculous amount we'll skip these.
Very subjective question, but I'd say probably the T29 and the IS-6, they're pretty darn easy to use.

Other contenders I'd say are the T20 and Chi-Nu II.

[Furina De Fontaine]

L44 Leopard because its overpowered.

But in reality, probably the T20, Chi Nu II, or the M4A5

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Chi-Nu II

[Blitzkrieg Wulf]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von marcin_:

So, I'd like my premium tank to be easy to master, no light tanks, any nation, any era, any cost

With so much of what makes a tank "good" being reliant on the person using it... this isn't really an easy question to answer... What "works" for one guy isn't necessarily going to work for the next, and what is great in a downtier might be worthless in an uptier.

T20 is nice, IMO is let down by the fact that it only has 3 gears. I've really liked my M4A5, even though I probably don't play it as much as I should.

The KV-220 (really easy to angle, albiet a mediocre gun), VFW (Long 88 with something like 4 second reload at 5.7... fully traversable), and KV-1B (Same as KV-220) are all pretty good tanks. If you're looking for the higher end stuff, I'd probably end up recommending the Leopard L/44. Seen a lot of people use it quite well, a lot of people like it.

I suppose the one thought I would add is that you should evaluate how effective you will be if you buy a premium vehicle that you cannot support with similar-BR vehicles.

[rigolgm]

My T29 is a joy to use and gives great silver lions. The only downside is frequent uptiers, facing Leopard 1s etc.

Make sure you hang around with friends, as the T29 is hard to finish off but easier to temporarily make helpless (average armour, big target, lots of spread-out crew, ammo is hard to detonate).

[Doctor Eggman]

XM-1, still the most undertiered premium vehicle in the game, flat out better than other 9.0's and 9.3's, has the performance of the Abrams without the Abrams BR.

Flat-out outperforms the MBT-70 in all areas except autocannon, and that vehicle is at 9.0.

Could easily go to 9.3 with no issues, completely stomps on a downtier.

[The Wiggly Armed Man]

The Ho-Ri Prototype is an excellent premium. I don't know if it's the best, but it has a great gun for its BR and is invulnerable on the UFP.

[kamikazi21358]

T-44-122

[Blitzkrieg Wulf]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Shovel Knight:

The Ho-Ri Prototype is an excellent premium. I don't know if it's the best, but it has a great gun for its BR and is invulnerable on the UFP.

Another mod showed me a screenshot of him going 15-1 with a Ho-Ri prototype.

[Jepicus]

XM1

[Empees0]

KV-220, IS-6 and the sdkfz 234/4 (pak 40 puma)

[ShadowSutekh]

Honestly I think it has to be the Ho-Ri prototype or the event puma/pakwagens.
The Ho-Ri for the gun and armor at its BR, and the puma/pakwagens for the speed, maneuverability and the guns in flanking positions allows them to punch way beyond their BRs.
The KV-220 isn’t nearly as good as it was before the ammo pen recalculation, so it’s not as unstoppable as a juggernaut as it used to be.
I suppose an honorable mention may go to the VFW, but that one doesn’t fit my play style.

[The Wiggly Armed Man]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Blitzkrieg Wulf:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Shovel Knight:

The Ho-Ri Prototype is an excellent premium. I don't know if it's the best, but it has a great gun for its BR and is invulnerable on the UFP.

Another mod showed me a screenshot of him going 15-1 with a Ho-Ri prototype.

Yeah, you have to hope no one realizes the casemate cheeks and lower glacis are 150 mm and 75 mm thick respectively. Even then the crew compartment separation forces them to fire two shots if they didn't cook off the ammo or something.

[Viviana]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Empees0:

KV-220, IS-6 and the sdkfz 234/4 (pak 40 puma)

PAK wagon aka sdkfz 234/4. isn't availble to be bought.

[The One True Git]

Centurion AVRE, or Brummbar. Sure you wont grind higher tiers as fast as late premiums, but you'll be having so much fun you wont even notice.