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Hey Keller13,
Short answer: Yes.
Concealment Expert is still one of the most important commander skills in the game imo. This skill is more than just keeping you hidden at the beginning of the match but it allows you to maneuver around the map at closer ranges. Let us go over the positives and negatives of Concealment Expert. There are builds and certain ships in the game that concealment expert might not be as relevant on but it is still a very strong skill. This should be a commander skill that you consider going into any build.
Positives:
Your ships will have a lower detectability range to the enemies.
You have a better chance at disengaging from enemy ships and staying undetected.
DDs should definitely take this skill (There are a few exceptions that don't necessarily need it like Khabarovsk).
Having the ability to better control the engagement is always a positive.
Secondary builds don't really have the points for CE but that is okay because they are doing something different =).
Negatives:
Doesn't really help you in a CV game all the time. If the CV is not near you though it can be quite helpful.
Does cost 4 commander skill points and typically there are tough choices at the tier IV level of commander skills.
So overall: I still feel concealment expert is a must on most ships but that can change depending on your build. I like the ability to disengage when I want to after going unspotted, concealment expert helps this. Remember though concealment expert got changed across the board a bit ago so it is 10% across all ship types.