General Guides
Core mechanics and fundamentals that apply regardless of season.
Getting Started - New Player Guide
Your first steps in Last War: Survival. What to do from day one, which mistakes to avoid, and how to set yourself up for long-term growth.
BeginnerYour First 24 Hours in Last War: Survival
A literal hour-by-hour walkthrough of your first day. What to tap, what to ignore, what to queue before bed, and which mistakes set new accounts back permanently. Companion to the Getting Started guide.
ProgressionHQ Progression Guide: Levels 1-35
What to prioritise at every HQ level. Building order, research path, and key milestones from start to endgame.
GearM5-A Gear Set Guide
Complete M5-A gear set breakdown — all 4 pieces explained, levelling order to 40, star promotion path, and how to obtain the set through the Light of Hope event.
SquadsSquad Building Fundamentals
How squads work in Last War: Survival. Hero placement, troop type bonuses, and how to build an effective mono-type team.
EconomyResource Management
How to gather, protect, and spend resources efficiently. Stop getting raided and start growing faster.
Alliance StrategyAlliance Strategy Guide
Complete alliance strategy — formation, diplomacy, hive management, NAPs, wars, migration, and how to build a dominant alliance.
Alliance StrategyAlliance Tech Guide for Leaders
How to manage Alliance Technology research as an R5 or R4 — priority order, donation strategy, and how to level your alliance tech efficiently.
ProgressionWaterfall Training Guide
How waterfall training works — stagger your barracks, train low-tier troops, and promote through tiers for maximum event points and fast recovery.
BeginnerDaily Routine
A structured daily checklist to maximise your progress. Consistency beats intensity.
Alliance EventsAlliance Duel VS Guide
Day-by-day breakdown of the Alliance Duel VS event — what to do each day, how to prepare, and how to maximise your victory points.
Alliance EventsAlliance Train Guide
How the Alliance Train works — driver selection, wagons, trade contracts, Gold Express, and how to maximise daily rewards.
Alliance EventsEnemy Buster Day Guide
Complete guide to Enemy Buster — the most valuable day of Alliance Duel VS. Covers scoring activities, the 5x rival multiplier, shield strategies, and F2P-friendly tactics.
Alliance EventsZombie Siege Guide
Complete guide to the Zombie Siege event — wave mechanics, alliance coordination, defence strategy, and how to survive all 20 waves.
Alliance EventsMarshal's Guard Guide
Complete guide to the Marshal's Guard alliance event — rally rotation, difficulty selection, donations, and how to maximise damage and rewards.
HeroesSSR to UR Upgrade Guide
How to promote an SSR hero to UR rarity — the six eligible heroes (Mason, Violet, Scarlett, Sarah, Venom, Braz), season unlock windows, the UR Hero Badge requirement, what gets refunded, and what your hero actually looks like after promotion.
BuildingsDrone Guide
How the Drone Center works — unlock requirements, drone types, upgrade path, and how drones boost your squad in combat.
HeroesHero Awakening Guide
How the Hero Awakening system works — prerequisites (5★ + EW Lv20+), the 50 named Awakening Shards required, named vs Universal shards, Battle Pass and Global Expedition shard sources, and the Kimberly/DVA/Tesla awakening order in Season 6.
ProgressionWall of Honor Guide
How the Wall of Honor works, which heroes to upgrade first, bonus types per hero, and the optimal investment order for each troop type.
GearExclusive Weapon Promotion Guide
When to start promoting Exclusive Weapons, upgrade order by squad type, resource management, and level breakpoints that matter most.
Alliance EventsSky Predator Guide
Complete guide to the Sky Battlefront event — airship construction, token farming, rally coordination, shield-break timing, and how to maximise rewards across all three stages.
EventsWanted Boss Guide
Complete guide to the Wanted Boss event — weekly schedule, boss codes, recommended builds for each day, and how to maximise your damage.
ProgressionPresidential Buffs Guide
How the Capitol system works — President, Vice President, and Ministry buffs explained with exact percentages and tips.
Alliance StrategyRally Guide
Complete guide to rally mechanics — leader bonuses, composition, timing, and how to maximise rally damage.
Alliance EventsCapital Conquest Guide
How Capitol Conquest works — city capture mechanics, contaminated land (the mud), rally strategy, honor points, and how to claim the presidency.
BuildingsTech Centre Research Guide
Research priority order, key nodes, resource management, and how to avoid wasting time on the wrong research.
Core MechanicsCombat Mechanics Guide
How combat works — the combat triangle, damage types, formation mechanics, and how to build squads that win fights.
Core MechanicsPVP Guide
Complete PVP guide — how to fight other players, Enemy Buster day strategy, scouting, shielding, and PVP combat fundamentals for all game modes.
EventsRampage Bosses Guide
Complete guide to the Rampage Bosses event — boss weaknesses, attack strategy, recommended formations, and how to maximise your rewards.
EconomyHot Deals Guide
What to buy, what to skip, and how to get the most value from every Hot Deal in Last War: Survival.
Getting StartedProgression Roadmap
The complete progression path from new player to endgame — what to build, when to build it, and how to avoid wasting resources.
Core MechanicsPVP Squad Setup Guide
How PVP squads differ from PVE squads — positioning rules, the Murphy rule, Tank/Aircraft/Missile PVP formations, offensive rally vs garrison defence, and Enemy Buster day strategy.
HeroesHero Leveling Guide
The correct order to level every hero to your HQ cap — by squad type. Hero level cap table, EXP sources, and step-by-step leveling priority for Tank, Aircraft, and Missile squads.
ProgressionFastest Path to T10 Troops
Unlock requirements, the Special Forces fast path, coin farming, and why promotion beats training — the quickest route from T9 to a full T10 army.
ProgressionDecorations Tier List & Upgrade Priority
Every UR (gold) decoration ranked S to D, what stats each tier unlocks at Level 3, and which decorations to upgrade first for the 2026 meta.
EventsArms Race Guide
How the daily Arms Race event works — the five phase types, six 4-hour slots per day, point activities, badge thresholds for Phase Chests and Daily Goal Chests, the slot-swap feature, and how to optimise per phase.
Getting StartedServer Timeline & Week-by-Week Roadmap
What unlocks when on a Last War: Survival server — HQ-level milestones, the major feature unlocks (Drone Center, Sky Predator, Marshal's Guard, Zombie Siege, VS), and the pre-season to Season 1 transition. A roadmap so you know what is coming next.
Core MechanicsProfession System Guide
How the Engineer vs War Leader profession system works in Last War: Survival — what each profession gives, why Engineer is the early-season default, when to switch to War Leader, and how Profession Change Certificates work.
HeroesExclusive Weapons Guide
How the Exclusive Weapon system works — 30 levels with skill unlocks at 1/10/20/30, the Level 20 sweet spot (and why it is the Hero Awakening prerequisite), shard sources, Battle Pass and Black Market, and weapon investment order.
EconomyVIP Guide
How the VIP system works in Last War: Survival — all 18 levels with their permanent perks, the critical VIP 6 second-builder unlock, daily VIP point sources, VIP time costs, and the F2P path to each milestone.
EconomyGem Economy & Spending Priority Guide
Where gems come from, what to spend them on, and what to avoid. The VIP path is the highest-value gem destination by a wide margin — this guide explains why and walks through the full spending priority order.
Core MechanicsDaily Research Routine — Tech Centre + Alliance Tech Priority
What to research and donate to every day. The five-minute daily research routine that keeps your personal Tech Centre always running, your 30 alliance donations done, and your VS Day 3 research bank ready.
Alliance StrategyServer vs Server (SvS) Guide
Complete guide to Server vs Server warfare in Last War: Survival — preparation timeline, point sources, individual contribution tactics, the SvS day hour-by-hour plan, and how to keep your server competitive on the cross-server stage.
EconomyPack & Spending Tier List — What to Buy with Real Money
Every real-money pack in Last War: Survival ranked S to D by value-per-dollar. Growth Fund, Battle Pass, VIP packs, hero packs, and seasonal bundles — what is worth it, what to skip, and the ironclad rules for spending wisely.
EconomyHonor Shop Guide — Legendary Blueprints and Honor Points Strategy
How the Honor Shop works in Last War: Survival — Honor Points sources, why Legendary Gear Blueprints are the single best value item, weekly purchase routine, and what to skip.
EventsHero Trial Guide — Daily PvE Stages and Cross-Server Hero Trial
Complete guide to the daily Hero Trial in Last War: Survival — hero rotation schedule, stage strategy per troop type, rewards (skill medals, hero shards, gems), and the Cross-Server Hero Trial extension.
StrategyServer Merge & Migration Guide
How server merges and migrations work in Last War: Survival — Transfer Surge mechanics, forced merges, what carries over, name conflicts, alliance preservation, and the pre-migration checklist.
Core MechanicsSurvivors Guide — HQ Survivors and Building Assignments
How survivors work in Last War: Survival — HQ Survivors (Adventurer Taylor, Agent Shirley) for permanent buffs, building survivors for production and training cap bonuses, recruitment, and assignment strategy.
EconomyBattle Pass Guide — Free vs Premium Tracks and When to Buy
Complete guide to the Battle Pass in Last War: Survival — free vs premium tracks, token economy, season-specific value (Awakening Shards in Season 6+), tier progression strategy, and when premium is worth it.
EconomyCoin Farming Guide — The Real Bottleneck for T10 and T11 Troops
Coin is the hidden bottleneck for T10 and T11 troop progression in Last War: Survival. This guide covers every coin source, daily farming routine, and how to budget coin income across HQ pushes, troop promotions, and tech research.
EconomySeason Passes Guide — Every Purchasable Pass in Last War
Complete catalogue of every purchasable pass in Last War: Survival — Seasonal Battle Pass, Hero Growth Battle Pass, Special Training Pass, Custom Weekly Pass, Super Monthly Pass, and event passes. Tiers, Gold Brick costs, in-game purchase paths, priority order, and what was removed in the 2026 monetisation update.