Research Priority Guides
Every research priority guide across all seasons — 9 in total. Back to all guides.
Tech Center Research — Pre-Season Priority Order
Exactly what to level in the Tech Center before Season 1, and in what order. The pre-season research plan that builds your economy engine and climbs Special Forces to Unit X, with real node names and the reasoning behind every step.
Tech CenterTech Center Research — Season 1 (The Crimson Plague) Priority Order
The Season 1 Tech Center plan for Last War: Survival. Finish Special Forces for Unit X / T10, build Virus Resistance, then convert into squad power with Type Mastery, Tactical Weapon and your Hero line. HQ caps at 30 this season — oil comes later.
Tech CenterTech Center Research — Season 2 (Polar World) + The Age of Oil
Season 2 Tech Center plan for Last War: Survival — handle the cold, lean into Rare Soil ranking, deepen Type Mastery and Tactical Weapon, then the big payoff: The Age of Oil (oil, the 3rd Tech Center, Parts Workshop, HQ 31-35).
Tech CenterTech Center Research — Season 3 (Golden Realm) Priority Order
Season 3 Tech Center plan for Last War: Survival. Get Curse Resistance up, spend scarce Mithril efficiently, finish your Type Mastery and ramp Tactical Weapon — with confirmed core node names.
Tech CenterTech Center Research — Season 4 (Evernight Isle) Priority Order
Season 4 is the T11 season. The Last War: Survival research plan to reach T11 via the Armament Institute, handle Tactics Cards, and max your Mastery + Tactical Weapon — with confirmed core node names.
Tech CenterTech Center Research — Season 5 (Wild West) Priority Order
Season 5 Tech Center plan for Last War: Survival. Run the CrystalGold economy and Caffeine Institute, finish T11 Armament, and fully max Type Mastery + Tactical Weapon — with confirmed core node names.
Tech CenterTech Center Research — Season 6 (Lost Rainforest) Priority Order
Season 6 Tech Center plan for Last War: Survival. Hero Awakening (Kimberly, DVA, Tesla) replaces Exclusive Weapons; finish maxing Tactical Weapon and Mastery while handling faction warfare and the Altars.
Tech CenterTech Center Research — What to Level for Your Goal (Damage, Growth, Defense)
Stop guessing which research to queue. Pick a goal — more damage, survivability, faster growth or economy — and level the nodes that give the most bonus for the resources and time they cost. Backed by Tech Center values verified in-game and the Tech Center Priority tool.
Tech CenterThe Age of Oil — Base Expansion in 46 steps🔒
Base Expansion lifts your HQ cap from 30 to 35, and it takes exactly 46 research steps to reach — not the 145 the tree will happily sell you. Here is the shortest route, step by step, what each one costs in oil, and why oil is not the bottleneck people assume.