Last Z Alliance Duel Guide — Day-by-Day F2P Strategy

Alliance Guide • Updated • 12 min read

By Last Z Guides

Based on video: Top Tips to Dominate Alliance Duel Event.

Quick Answer

Alliance Duel guide & schedule (Day 1–6):

  1. Alliance Duel Day 1 · Vehicle day — wrenches, blueprints, chip chests
  2. Day 2: Building · construction speed-ups, orange refugees
  3. Day 3: Research · research speed-ups, badges
  4. Day 4: Heroes · fragments, cores, skill books
  5. Day 5: Training · train troops, any speed-ups
  6. Day 6: Combat · kill enemies, bounty missions

Priority research: Alliance Recognition — doubles rewards and unlocks chests 4-9.

The Core Strategy

Save Resources, Spend on Right Days

The entire Alliance Duel strategy comes down to:

  • Save — Don't use items randomly throughout the week
  • Sync — Match your spending with Full Preparedness events
  • Stop — Don't chase 6 million if you can't afford it

Full Preparedness Sync

Full Preparedness events run at Apocalypse Time 08:00 and 20:00. During these windows, you score points in BOTH events simultaneously.

Example: On Training day, do your troop training at Apocalypse Time 08:00 or 20:00 to get Alliance Duel points AND Full Preparedness rewards.

Priority Research: Alliance Recognition

Why Alliance Recognition First

This is the most important research in the game for F2P players. It doesn't give fighting power, but it:

  • Doubles daily rewards — 240 badges instead of 120, 40k alloys instead of 20k
  • Unlocks chests 4-9 — Access to all Alliance Duel rewards
  • Gives more versatile fragments — 2 orange fragments instead of 1
  • Increases score capacity — Easier to hit 6 million points

Badge Requirements

  • Event King research: ~143,500 badges total
  • Event Expert: Additional 22-44k badges
  • Full max: 175-200k badges total

The investment pays off: Once maxed, you earn 8,000+ badges per week from Alliance Duel alone. Farm badges efficiently with Lucky Discounter.

Research Benefits

  • Event King: +200% global score modifier
  • Event Expert: +100% points
  • Combined: 300% extra points when maxed

Day-by-Day Strategy

Day 1–Day 6 Plan

Day 1 — Modification: Use wrenches, blueprints, and component boxes. Clear saved radar tasks.

Day 2 — Construction: Use building speed-ups, refugee recruits, and orange bounties. Finish long upgrades.

Day 3 — Research: Spend research speed-ups and badges. Prioritize orange trade trucks.

Day 4 — Heroes: Use recruitment tickets, fragments, cores, and alloy upgrades for your main team.

Day 5 — Training: Train/assemble units and use training speed-ups in bulk.

Day 6 — Combat: Coordinate attacks, defeats, and rallies to hit combat milestones.

Day 1 (Monday): Modded Vehicle Boost

What gives points:

  • Using golden wrenches
  • Using modification blueprints
  • Opening vehicle component boxes
  • Opening chip chests (orange = 1 million points!)
  • Radar tasks
  • Rally boomers

Strategy:

  • Save radar tasks from Sunday
  • Open ALL component boxes and chip chests on Monday only
  • Buy 15 wrenches weekly (10 VIP store + 5 Glory shop)
  • Stop at 6 million — save remaining items for next week

Important: Using components doesn't give points. Only OPENING boxes gives points.

Day 2 (Tuesday): Shelter Upgrade

What gives points:

  • Construction upgrades
  • Construction speed-ups
  • Recruiting refugees (orange = 165k points with max AR research)
  • Orange bounty missions (247k points with max AR research)

Strategy:

  • Save 20-40 refresh tickets — Use ONLY on Tuesday for orange missions
  • Refugee trick: Recruit once, then "Try Your Luck" to save tokens
  • When orange refugee appears — DON'T reset, recruit them
  • Save unfinished buildings for future upgrades
  • Sync with Full Preparedness at Apocalypse Time 08:00 and 20:00

Reality check: This is one of the HARDEST days. If you can't reach 6 million, stop at 3 million. Speed-ups are scarce.

Day 3 (Wednesday): Age of Science

What gives points:

  • Research speed-ups
  • Tech points
  • Consuming badges
  • Orange intercity trade trucks (4 trucks = 1.2 million points)

Strategy:

  • Use research speed-ups ONLY on Wednesday
  • Use badges ONLY on Wednesday
  • Complete 4 orange intercity trades = 1.2M points (easy)
  • Focus on Age of Science at Apocalypse Time 08:00 and 20:00

Reality check: Another hard day. Stop at 3 million if resources are low — at least get one versatile fragment.

Day 4 (Thursday): Hero Initiative

What gives points:

  • Hero fragments (any color)
  • Exclusive equipment fragments (orange only)
  • Primary recruitment
  • Power cores (equipment upgrade)
  • Equipment upgrades
  • Orange skill books

Strategy:

  • Easiest day to score!
  • Focus on orange gear upgrades first
  • Upgrade main 5 heroes equipment ONLY — see Hero Tier List
  • Upgrade blue/purple heroes ONLY on Thursday (for gathering speed skills)

Critical warning: Do NOT spend enhancement alloys on purple/blue equipment. Save all alloys for orange equipment only.

Where to get Power Cores: Tent event rewards (up to 250), Military shop (1,000 — only after all 5 heroes have orange equipment).

Day 5 (Friday): Holistic Growth

What gives points:

  • Any speed-up (construction, research, training)
  • Training/assembling/promoting units
  • Radar tasks
  • Season 2: Overlord items (Bond Badge, Training Certificate, Guidebook)

Strategy:

  • Main focus: Training troops — check Power Guide for troop optimization
  • Use training speed-ups ONLY on Friday
  • Save radar tasks from Thursday
  • Keep training daily, but save speed-ups for Friday

Warning: Don't train extra troops after Saturday battle losses. You might lose them and have nothing to train next Friday.

Day 6 (Saturday): Enemy Buster

What gives points:

  • Defeating enemy units
  • Your units getting killed in battle
  • Orange wanted missions
  • Orange intercity trade

Strategy:

  • Easiest event!
  • Ask enemies for tank vs tank battles
  • Or just attack and destroy
  • AVOID using bounty refresh tickets — save them for Tuesday

Tip: If low on points, just go kill. It's the simplest solution.

Weekly Rewards Potential

Key Takeaways

Frequently Asked Questions

Alliance Duel guide: what is the most important research?

Alliance Recognition research. It doubles your daily rewards (badges, alloys, fragments) and unlocks chests 4-9. Requires 143-200k badges to fully max.

Alliance Duel schedule: when should I use speed-ups?

Construction speed-ups on Day 2 (Tuesday). Research speed-ups on Day 3 (Wednesday). Training speed-ups on Day 5 (Friday). Never use speed-ups randomly.

What is Full Preparedness sync?

Full Preparedness events run at Apocalypse Time 08:00 and 20:00. Do your upgrades during these times to score in both Alliance Duel AND Full Preparedness simultaneously.

What is the Alliance Duel schedule (Day 1–6)?

Day 1: Vehicle, Day 2: Building, Day 3: Research, Day 4: Heroes, Day 5: Training, Day 6: Combat. Plan speed-ups to match the day.

How many badges can I get per week?

Base: ~5,000 badges/week from 9 chests (830/day × 6 days). With Alliance Recognition bonuses (up to 2x), this can reach ~10,000 badges/week, plus daily victory rewards and weekly alliance win bonuses.

Which day is easiest/hardest?

Easiest: Day 4 (Hero Initiative) and Day 6 (Enemy Buster). Hardest: Day 2 (Shelter Upgrade) and Day 3 (Age of Science) — speed-ups are scarce.

Game mechanics and numbers may change with updates. This guide was last validated in January 2026.