Last War: How to Find and Claim Map Excavation Treasures

To claim bonus excavation treasures in Last War, open the coordinate link shared in alliance chat right after an ally finishes a Treasure Map dig, zoom directly into the ground view, and tap the scattered crates around the site. These bonus chests do not require an active squad march or stamina, but they appear on the open map on a first-come, first-served basis and count toward a daily pickup limit.

How Bonus Excavation Chests Work

When a commander activates and completes a Treasure Map site, the map owner receives the main completion reward, and a cluster of small bonus reward crates drops onto the surrounding terrain.

These bonus nodes differ from standard map targets:

• No Marches or Stamina: You do not need to send an APC squad or spend stamina. Interacting with a crate claims it instantly.
• First-Come, First-Served: Any nearby ally or player who taps an active crate receives the loot. Once tapped, the chest despawns immediately from the map.
• Unclaimable Center Marker: The large excavation marker at the center simply marks the dig location and cannot be tapped for bonus loot. All collectible chests land along the outer perimeter.

Steps to Locate and Tap Excavation Chests

At high-altitude overview zoom levels, the game engine hides small environmental items to conserve performance. If your camera stays zoomed out, the excavation area appears empty even when chests are present.

Managing Daily Claim Limits and Map Rarities

Last War caps how many bonus excavation chests your account can claim each day. Once you reach this daily ceiling, tapping additional chests yields no items and displays an error message. Because claims are limited, prioritize digs based on map rarity whenever possible:

• Common and Rare Maps: Drop basic resource packages and short speed-ups. If your playtime or daily claims are limited, avoid using up your allowance on these low-yield sites.
• Epic and Legendary Maps: Provide high-value materials, such as diamond caches, research speed-ups, and universal hero shards. Prioritize tapping chests around these excavations to maximize your daily limit.

Organizing Alliance Excavation Sessions

Spontaneous digs throughout the day often result in missed chests or accidental pickups by non-allies. To ensure your alliance gets full value from stored maps, coordinate dedicated dig windows:

1. Schedule Dig Times: Group excavation sessions directly before or after server events, such as Alliance Exercise or Arms Race resets, when active player count is highest.
2. Announce Rarity and Location: Have the host post the map rarity and exact coordinates in chat before triggering the excavation, giving members time to zoom in.
3. Stagger Spawns: Wait two to three minutes between activating consecutive maps so members can collect all ground crates without overlapping spawns splitting the group.