Tactical Drone is a fascinating feature that has been introduced in the Last War Survival Game since the early stages and it can be a great help in battles. But most players don’t know how to use it effectively, so they often overlook this powerful tool.
Someone even commented on our YouTube channel that the Drone is useless. Well, I’m here to tell you that’s not true, and in this guide, I will be covering everything you need to know to master the Tactical Drone and use it to win PvE and PvP battles more easily.
What is the Tactical Drone in Last War Survival Game?
The Tactical Drone in Last War: Survival Game, is a powerful weapon that will attack enemies automatically while clearing campaign stages (the blocks conquered by zombies around your base) or any PvE and PvP activities on the world map. What’s even more interesting is that enemies cannot attack it.
In the early stages of the game, the drone is static (as seen in the above video), meaning it won’t fly but rather stay behind your team and shoot targets automatically. But as you progress and upgrade your drone, it will gain new abilities and become more dynamic.
How efficient is this tool?
The drone can be very useful in PvE battles, especially when clearing campaign stages or farming Hero XP while attacking zombies on the world map. However, this depends on the current level of your drone and the gear equipped on it.
It is also useful in PvP battles, as it can provide additional support to your strongest characters but the special effects and the true potential of the drone will only be seen in Stage battles.
In some battles, as seen in this screenshot above, it did a tremendous job, especially in battles where there are lots of zombies which would overwhelm your team if not for the drone. In boss battles, is less effective but can still help you take them down quicker.
How to Unlock the Tactical Drone?
To unlock the Tactical Drone feature, you need to win the 38th Stage as seen in our video above, which is the last part for saving Monica. After this, a new building becomes available inside your base, called the Drone Center, which cannot be upgraded like most buildings.
How to Upgrade it?
There are two ways to upgrade your Tactical Drone (Via Data Training, and via the Component tab by upgrading the drone’s gear):
- Via Data Training: this is the first section inside the Drone Center building and you will need Battle Data to upgrade the drone. This will increase the drone’s level which increases its stats and the 3 buffs for your troops (Hero HP, Attack, and Defense). In other words, this will make your heroes stronger as well.
- Via the Components tab: here you will be able to level up its gear. There are 6 gear slots in total and can be equipped with various equipment items of different rarities (from gray-colored, the weakest ones, to golden-colored items, which are the best). Each item has a specific set of stats and can be leveled up using Drone Parts.
- Via the Skill Chip tab (new): In Last War Survival, the Drone Skill Chips feature becomes available on the 85th day of the server opening. These chips have a major impact on your squad’s power.
- Via Drone Skins: Although they are mostly for aesthetics, some of these skins offer decent bonuses too. But let’s take a better look at each of these 4 methods beloz.
Upgrade method #1: With Data Training
This is the first section inside the Drone Center building, located inside the Attributes tab. Here you will need Battle Data and Drone Parts to upgrade the drone. This will increase the drone’s level which increases its stats and the 3 buffs for your troops (Hero HP, Attack, and Defense). In other words, this will also make your heroes stronger.
You can get Battle Data by hunting zombies on the world map and doing radar missions, with purple and orange missions offering the highest number of Battle Data items.
Drone Parts, on the other hand, can only be purchased from in-game shops such as The Alliance Store, Honor Shop, Campaign Store, and VIP Shop. In the Alliance store, you can buy one Drone Part for 1,000 Alliance Contribution points with a daily limit of 10 drone parts. In the VIP shop, you can buy up to 50 drone parts but the 400 gem price for one item is not that affordable, especially if you are new to Last War Survival.
Upgrade method #2: Via the Components tab
This method becomes available after upgrading your Headquarters to level 15. This will allow you to equip the drone with gear of different rarities (from gray-colored, the weakest ones, to golden-colored items, which are the best). This is a similar feature to hero gear. The drone gear can also be leveled up, which increases both, the drone power and the stats of the heroes in your squads. To level up a drone component or a gear item, you need to merge 3 components of the same type.
Upgrade method #3: With Skill Chips
This will open 4 new slots for your drone: Initial skill, Attack skill, Interference skill, and Defense skill. These skill chips can be obtained from skill chip chests purchased from the Alliance Shop, Campaign Store, and VIP Shop. However, they are quite difficult to get.
For instance, an Epic skill chip chest costs 10,000 campaign medals, which will take a lot of Honorable Campaign wins to collect that many. Luckily, you can take advantage of the Data Boost event for 7 days to get a few chips for free, a special event that comes with the opening of the Skill Chips feature.
These skill chips are related to one of the 3 hero types: Tank, Aircraft, and Missile Vehicle, so make sure you have the right type of heroes in your squad to take advantage of those bonuses. For example, my epic skill chip Poton Armor 2 increases the drone stats and gives the front-row tank heroes in my squad a defense bonus of 12% for 3 seconds.
Obviously, the higher the chip level, the better the boosts, which is why I’ve upgraded this chip to level 36 so far. Unfortunately, the Legendary chip I’ve got is related to Aircraft heroes, which does not help me much since I like having a full tank squad in general.
As you see, there are several skill chips to be unlocked, which may be overwhelming for some players to decide which chips are better based on their squads. So let us know in the comments below if you want us to create a tier list for these drone chips!
Upgrade method #4: Using Drone skins
This is the 4th and final method through which you can enhance your drone in Last War Survival. As you see in the above screenshot, any of these 2 legendary permanent skins can increase the drone attack by 1000 and the Crit Rate by 2%. They do not offer much in terms of stat boosts but is nice to have at least one for unique visual effects during world map activities.
Unfortunately, most of these skins can only be obtained during special events and in general, only by purchasing premium packs. But if this is the route you want to go and want to have a unique-looking drone, it is worth considering.
How to get Battle Data and Drone Parts?
Radar Missions is the best way to farm Battle Data for your tactical drone in Last War: Survival Game. The missions that offer the most Battle Data are the golden and purple ones.
Drone Parts, on the other hand, can be acquired by completing daily tasks or through the Alliance Store with contribution points, the VIP Shop with red diamonds, or the Campaign Store with medals.
- Alliance Store: 1 Drone Part costs 1,000 Contribution Points
- VIP Shop: Drone Part cost varies depending on your VIP level and the offered discount
- Campaign Store: 300 Medals for 1 Drone Part
How to get Drone Gear or Component?
You can get Drone gear (also called components) from Component Chests earned from completing various missions and events such as the Secret Mobile Squad event. The chests have different colors, the same as the gear items themselves.
A gray-colored chest will offer you 1 random level 1 drone component, which is the weakest rarity in terms of stats. The best one is the golden chest, but those are pretty hard to get. You can also get 1 gray component chest for 1,000 contribution points in the Alliance Store.
Final Notes
The Tactical Drone is a valuable asset in Last War: Survival Game that can greatly enhance your gameplay experience. By mastering its upgrades and gear, you can use it to your advantage in battles and win more battles, particularly in PvE stuff like hunting zombies and doom monsters.
