Doomsday: Odysseus Returns: Nanocatalyst Priority Guide

While Nanocatalysts in Doomsday: Odysseus Returns are now easier to acquire through regular event milestones and seasonal shops, the updated supply is still not large enough to support multiple squads. High-tier armament refinement and awakening require steep material increases that quickly exhaust monthly gains.

To avoid stalling your progress, commit all incoming Nanocatalysts to your single primary combat squad before spending any materials on secondary formations.

Is the Updated Nanocatalyst Influx Enough?

The increased availability solves the entry barrier for free-to-play and low-spending commanders by adding Nanocatalyst tokens and material caches to recurring milestone tiers, alliance reward tracks, and exchange shops. However, the supply only sustains a focused upgrade path. Spreading materials across multiple troop types or auxiliary commanders will leave your account without a single competitive squad.

Recommended Armament Upgrade Order

To maximize combat trades in field battles and rallies, allocate your Nanocatalysts in this order:

1. Primary March Weapon and Offense Slots: Prioritize offensive armaments on your main carry commander first. Attack percentages and raw lethality yield the fastest returns in competitive play.
2. Primary March Health and Defense Slots: Invest in survivability pieces next so your main march can withstand burst damage and stay on the field longer.
3. Targeted Awakening Milestones: Push specific gear pieces to their awakening thresholds to unlock passive bonuses instead of leveling all armament slots evenly.
4. Secondary Formations: Only begin spending catalysts on secondary marches after your primary squad has reached its major catalyst-dependent milestones.

Spending Traps to Avoid

Avoid spending scarce Nanocatalysts under the following conditions:

• Investing in Transitional Armaments: Early-tier gear that will be replaced by superior sets should receive minimal catalyst investment. Pouring materials into placeholder equipment delays your core progression.
• Upgrading Outside of Progression Events: Doomsday: Odysseus Returns regularly runs armament advancement events. Save your Nanocatalysts in your inventory until an event goes live so your upgrades also unlock leaderboard and milestone rewards like gems and speedups.
• Splitting Between Different Troop Types: Choose one troop focus (infantry, ranged, or cavalry) and complete its armaments first. Spreading catalysts evenly across diverse units weakens your performance in open-field skirmishes.