Last War Hero Skill Priority Guide for Your Main Squad

To maximize combat power in Last War, invest 100% of your skill medals into your primary squad (Squad 1) before spending any resources on secondary marches. Within that main squad, upgrade your primary damage dealer's active burst skill first, followed by your frontline tanks' damage mitigation abilities, and finish each tier with team-wide support buffs.

Spreading medals across gathering marches or backup defense squads dilutes your combat rating, creating immediate progression bottlenecks in campaign battles, World Boss fights, and PvP duels.

Main Squad Skill Allocation by Role

Hero skills scale exponentially in cost at higher ranks. Upgrading a skill from rank 1 to rank 10 yields high statistical gains for very few medals, whereas pushing single skills past rank 20 demands steep resource commitments.

Follow this priority order when distributing skill medals across your main lineup:

1. Upgrade Attacker Active Skills First

Your main carry's active tactical skill accounts for the vast majority of your battle damage. In standard lineups centered on Kimberly, her energy ability delivers immediate AoE burst across enemy formations.

1. Active Tactical Skill: Level this ability first to secure direct increases in combat output.
2. First Offensive Passive: Upgrade passives that boost raw attack percentage or accelerate energy generation, allowing active skills to trigger sooner.
3. Secondary Passives: Delay defensive, health, or situational utility passives until your carry's offensive burst is established.

If you field a secondary backline attacker such as Stetmann or DVA, alternate medal investments between Kimberly's tactical skill and your secondary dealer's active ability. This ensures balanced burst damage across both rows.

2. Upgrade Tank Survivability Passives Second

Tanks deal negligible base damage, making offensive skill investments on frontliners inefficient. Focus entirely on abilities that extend the lifespan of Murphy and Williams so your backline carries have time to cast multiple skill cycles.

• Damage Reduction Passives: Level Murphy’s physical damage mitigation first to blunt early-round burst from enemy backline carries.
• Shields and Armor Buffs: Level personal barriers and damage-sharing skills on Williams next to stabilize the frontline against sustained attacks.
• Basic Attack Passives: Avoid spending medals on tank attack skills until frontline survival thresholds are met.

3. Upgrade Support Buffs Third

Support heroes amplify the output of your carries. Marshall requires investment into team-wide multipliers rather than individual stats:

• Squad Attack Buff: Prioritize Marshall's primary team attack enhancement. Because this applies a percentage boost, its value scales directly with your primary attacker's stats.
• Critical Chance Enhancement: Level Marshall's critical strike buff second to increase burst potential during carry skill triggers.
• Personal Attack Skills: Leave Marshall’s personal damage passives untouched during the early and mid game.

Recommended Leveling Breakpoints

To balance exponential skill costs against immediate squad output, upgrade abilities in progressive tiers:

1. Establish the Baseline (Ranks 10 to 15): Raise Kimberly’s active ability, Murphy’s primary shield, and Marshall’s team attack buff to rank 10–15 for low medal costs.
2. Push Core Specialization (Rank 20+): Concentrate medals to take Kimberly’s active skill and Marshall’s team attack buff past rank 20.
3. Stabilize Passives: Once core active skills reach high-cost thresholds, bring frontline damage mitigation passives up to match your attacker tier before attempting to max out a single ability.