Last War: Should You Restart on a New Server or Stay on Your Base?

Restart on a newly opened server if your Headquarters is below level 20, your warzone is inactive, or you joined late and missed foundational hero events. If your base is already past Headquarters level 25 with advanced research and developed UR squad formations, stay on your established server and claim promotional rewards there instead.

Promotional campaigns featuring real-world sweepstakes, such as physical gold brick giveaways, often arrive alongside fresh server launches, login bonuses, and gift codes. While marketing events draw attention to new servers, your decision to start over should depend on your account progression and daily play time rather than sweepstakes odds.

When to Start Over on a Fresh Server

Rerolling on a day-one server offers free-to-play and budget players an even competitive baseline. On older servers, early spenders dominate rankings and top alliances lock down political titles like First Lady and President. A brand-new server places every commander at Headquarters level 1 simultaneously.

Restarting is your best move under these conditions:

Low Account Investment: Your base has not reached Headquarters level 20, meaning your lost construction and research time is minimal.
Late Server Entry: You joined your current warzone weeks after it opened, permanently trailing the server's leveling pace.
Correcting Early Resource Waste: You can apply previous experience to save speed-ups and stamina packs for high-yield Arms Race and Alliance VS days, focus on core heroes like Kimberly, and preserve Universal Legendary Shards instead of spending them on transitional purple heroes.
Alliance Access: Top startup alliances actively recruit active players on day one regardless of spending tier, giving you immediate access to alliance help speed-ups and gift chests.

A fresh start requires high active play time during the first two to three weeks. You must constantly monitor construction queues and clear radar tasks to stay within the top alliance brackets before early power gaps form.

What You Give Up by Leaving an Established Base

Abandoning a developed base forfeits months of time-gated systems that cannot be rushed without heavy spending. Research tech trees, VIP points, exclusive weapons, and high-tier troops reset entirely.

Progression Category	Established Account	Fresh Server Reroll
Hero Roster	Multi-star UR heroes with leveled skills	Base hero pool; waiting on banner schedules
VIP Level	Accumulated VIP rank with daily universal shards	Resets to VIP 0; loses daily shard income
Research Tech	Deep Economy, Squad, and Alliance VS trees	Day-one tech tree requiring massive speed-ups
Troop Tiers	Unlocked Tier 9 or Tier 10 units	Basic low-tier units
Daily Upkeep	Routine daily maintenance clears	High active hours needed to keep up with the curve

If you have already unlocked Tier 9 or Tier 10 troops and assembled functional UR tank or aircraft teams, restarting sets your combat effectiveness back significantly. Mature warzones eventually rotate into cross-server transfers, alliance mergers, and multi-server warzone seasons, which introduce new competition without wiping your account equity.

How Promotional Campaigns Fit Your Plan

Do not base an account restart on headline sweepstakes like gold brick giveaways. Physical prizes involve legal eligibility restrictions, verification steps, and low contest odds.

Instead, use the surrounding promotional period for guaranteed account progression:

Check official in-game notices and community channels for active redemption codes.
Complete all event milestone tasks and daily login tracks on your active profile.
If staying, invest promotional speed-ups and resources into pushing your base toward key Headquarters milestones.
If rerolling, register on the newest available server immediately to secure day-one event rewards and claim an open spot in an active startup alliance.