Last War Early Tech Research Priorities for Squad Power

To maximize squad combat power early as a free-to-play commander in Last War, dedicate your Tech Center queue almost entirely to Garage 1 capacity and core Hero stat nodes. Spreading research across secondary squads or minor utility perks drains Gold and scarce Valor Medals while leaving your main march underpowered for PvP, campaign stages, and World Boss rallies.

Garage 1 vs. Secondary Garages

Invest in your primary garage before upgrading secondary squad combat trees. Increasing March Size and troop deployment capacity in Garage 1 yields immediate results because carrying more troops directly scales both the total health pool and damage output of your first squad.

Unlock Garage 2 and Garage 3 solely to gain additional march queues for gathering resources on the world map. Once the queue slot is unlocked, stop researching that branch until your primary squad reaches its core milestones.

Hero Tree Combat Multipliers

The Hero research tree offers the highest combat return per upgrade because its percentage bonuses amplify base hero attributes, star tiers, and equipped gear.

1. Hero Attack: Prioritize attack nodes first to increase skill and normal damage for backline damage dealers such as Kimberly.
2. Hero Defense and HP: Upgrade defensive nodes next to keep frontline tanks such as Murphy alive long enough to cycle through active skills.
3. Skip Situational Nodes: Avoid deep investments in niche monster-specific combat bonuses. Focus strictly on universal stats that apply across every game mode.

Units Tree: Match Your Squad Composition

In the Units tech tree, focus solely on troop types currently deployed in your primary squad. In the early game, most players rely heavily on Tank compositions.

• Targeted Stat Nodes: Upgrade attack and defense only for the unit type filling your Squad 1 march. If your lineup uses Tank heroes, researching Aircraft or Missile combat tech yields zero benefit in combat.
• Troop Training Speed: Keep training speed nodes advancing steadily to recover faster after combat events.
• March Speed and Morale: Leave these at minimum requirement levels. Movement speed does not change combat calculations in arena or automated battles.

Pushing toward higher troop tiers (such as T8 or T9) requires significant Tech Center levels and substantial research time. Keeping your main troop type's baseline combat stats leveled ensures your current tier remains competitive while working toward unlock prerequisites.

Valor Medal Conservation and Event Timing

Valor Medals represent the strictest bottleneck for free-to-play progression. Unlike Gold, Iron, and Food, you cannot gather Valor Medals from world map tiles; you must earn them from Alliance VS reward chests, daily missions, and event milestones.

• Reserve Medals for Core Tech: Never spend Valor Medals on minor convenience tech such as map search speed or basic resource generation. Save them for Squad 1 capacity expansions, deep Hero tree milestones, and unit tier prerequisites.
• Sync with Alliance VS: Coordinate long research projects with Alliance VS Tech Research Day. Starting or finishing multi-day upgrades during the scoring window ensures you clear daily event point crates, returning the speed-ups, gems, and Valor Medals required to fund your next research cycle.