Last Z Alliance Recognition Costs — Total Badge Cost and Research Path
Use this table to see the total badge cost for Alliance Recognition, plan the full research path, and judge how far your saved badges will actually move your account.
Alliance Recognition is one of the biggest long-term badge investments in Last Z. Use this page to estimate the full cost before you commit.
- Total cost: 356,770 badges
- Main use: plan badge cost before committing to the tree
- Best companion page: Lucky Discounter for cheaper badge buying
Enter your current badge stash to estimate how far it will take you in the full Alliance Recognition tree.
Progress:
Highest fully affordable milestone:
Total badges used:
Badges remaining:
Need more badges? Use the Lucky Discounter Guide and Alliance Duel Guide to build your badge stash faster.
Alliance Recognition Tree Overview
Use this overview to understand how the Alliance Recognition tree branches in-game. Each node below groups one research item and shows its level range and total badge cost.
| Research Item | Level | Badges |
|---|---|---|
| Collect Wood | 1 | 150 |
| Zent Gatherer | 1 | 150 |
| Collect Wood | 2 | 180 |
| Zent Gatherer | 2 | 180 |
| Collect Wood | 3 | 210 |
| Zent Gatherer | 3 | 210 |
| Collect Wood | 4 | 250 |
| Zent Gatherer | 4 | 250 |
| Collect Wood | 5 | 300 |
| Zent Gatherer | 5 | 300 |
| Collect Wood | 6 | 370 |
| Zent Gatherer | 6 | 370 |
| Collect Wood | 7 | 460 |
| Zent Gatherer | 7 | 460 |
| Collect Wood | 8 | 580 |
| Zent Gatherer | 8 | 580 |
| Collect Wood | 9 | 730 |
| Zent Gatherer | 9 | 730 |
| Collect Wood | 10 | 890 |
| Zent Gatherer | 10 | 890 |
| Premium Rewards | 1 | 1,200 |
| Event Expert | 1 | 160 |
| Event Expert | 2 | 190 |
| Event Expert | 3 | 230 |
| Event Expert | 4 | 260 |
| Event Expert | 5 | 310 |
| Event Expert | 6 | 370 |
| Event Expert | 7 | 430 |
| Event Expert | 8 | 520 |
| Event Expert | 9 | 610 |
| Event Expert | 10 | 710 |
| Event Expert | 11 | 800 |
| Event Expert | 12 | 920 |
| Event Expert | 13 | 1,000 |
| Event Expert | 14 | 1,200 |
| Event Expert | 15 | 1,400 |
| Event Expert | 16 | 1,400 |
| Event Expert | 17 | 1,600 |
| Event Expert | 18 | 1,700 |
| Event Expert | 19 | 2,000 |
| Event Expert | 20 | 2,400 |
| Augmented Engine | 1 | 300 |
| Transport Capacity Up | 1 | 300 |
| Augmented Engine | 2 | 360 |
| Transport Capacity Up | 2 | 360 |
| Augmented Engine | 3 | 420 |
| Transport Capacity Up | 3 | 420 |
| Augmented Engine | 4 | 500 |
| Transport Capacity Up | 4 | 500 |
| Augmented Engine | 5 | 590 |
| Transport Capacity Up | 5 | 590 |
| Augmented Engine | 6 | 740 |
| Transport Capacity Up | 6 | 740 |
| Augmented Engine | 7 | 920 |
| Transport Capacity Up | 7 | 920 |
| Augmented Engine | 8 | 1,100 |
| Transport Capacity Up | 8 | 1,100 |
| Augmented Engine | 9 | 1,400 |
| Transport Capacity Up | 9 | 1,400 |
| Augmented Engine | 10 | 1,700 |
| Transport Capacity Up | 10 | 1,700 |
| Production Line Expansion | 1 | 300 |
| Fast Production | 1 | 300 |
| Production Line Expansion | 2 | 360 |
| Fast Production | 2 | 360 |
| Production Line Expansion | 3 | 420 |
| Fast Production | 3 | 420 |
| Production Line Expansion | 4 | 500 |
| Fast Production | 4 | 500 |
| Production Line Expansion | 5 | 590 |
| Fast Production | 5 | 590 |
| Production Line Expansion | 6 | 740 |
| Fast Production | 6 | 740 |
| Production Line Expansion | 7 | 920 |
| Fast Production | 7 | 920 |
| Production Line Expansion | 8 | 1,100 |
| Fast Production | 8 | 1,100 |
| Production Line Expansion | 9 | 1,400 |
| Fast Production | 9 | 1,400 |
| Production Line Expansion | 10 | 1,700 |
| Fast Production | 10 | 1,700 |
| Super Rewards | 1 | 4,100 |
| Incentive - Gathering | 1 | 520 |
| Incentive - Modified Vehicle | 1 | 520 |
| Incentive - Gathering | 2 | 620 |
| Incentive - Modified Vehicle | 2 | 620 |
| Incentive - Gathering | 3 | 730 |
| Incentive - Modified Vehicle | 3 | 730 |
| Incentive - Gathering | 4 | 880 |
| Incentive - Modified Vehicle | 4 | 880 |
| Incentive - Gathering | 5 | 1,000 |
| Incentive - Modified Vehicle | 5 | 1,000 |
| Incentive - Gathering | 6 | 1,300 |
| Incentive - Modified Vehicle | 6 | 1,300 |
| Incentive - Gathering | 7 | 1,600 |
| Incentive - Modified Vehicle | 7 | 1,600 |
| Incentive - Gathering | 8 | 2,000 |
| Incentive - Modified Vehicle | 8 | 2,000 |
| Incentive - Gathering | 9 | 2,500 |
| Incentive - Modified Vehicle | 9 | 2,500 |
| Incentive - Gathering | 10 | 3,100 |
| Incentive - Modified Vehicle | 10 | 3,100 |
| Incentive - Development | 1 | 520 |
| Incentive - Equipment | 1 | 520 |
| Incentive - Development | 2 | 620 |
| Incentive - Equipment | 2 | 620 |
| Incentive - Development | 3 | 730 |
| Incentive - Equipment | 3 | 730 |
| Incentive - Development | 4 | 880 |
| Incentive - Equipment | 4 | 880 |
| Incentive - Development | 5 | 1,000 |
| Incentive - Equipment | 5 | 1,000 |
| Incentive - Development | 6 | 1,300 |
| Incentive - Equipment | 6 | 1,300 |
| Incentive - Development | 7 | 1,600 |
| Incentive - Equipment | 7 | 1,600 |
| Incentive - Development | 8 | 2,000 |
| Incentive - Equipment | 8 | 2,000 |
| Incentive - Development | 9 | 2,500 |
| Incentive - Equipment | 9 | 2,500 |
| Incentive - Development | 10 | 3,100 |
| Incentive - Equipment | 10 | 3,100 |
| Incentive - Creeps | 1 | 520 |
| Incentive - Training | 1 | 520 |
| Incentive - Creeps | 2 | 620 |
| Incentive - Training | 2 | 620 |
| Incentive - Creeps | 3 | 730 |
| Incentive - Training | 3 | 730 |
| Incentive - Creeps | 4 | 880 |
| Incentive - Training | 4 | 880 |
| Incentive - Creeps | 5 | 1,000 |
| Incentive - Training | 5 | 1,000 |
| Incentive - Creeps | 6 | 1,300 |
| Incentive - Training | 6 | 1,300 |
| Incentive - Creeps | 7 | 1,600 |
| Incentive - Training | 7 | 1,600 |
| Incentive - Creeps | 8 | 2,000 |
| Incentive - Training | 8 | 2,000 |
| Incentive - Creeps | 9 | 2,500 |
| Incentive - Training | 9 | 2,500 |
| Incentive - Creeps | 10 | 3,100 |
| Incentive - Training | 10 | 3,100 |
| Incentive - Recruiting | 1 | 820 |
| Incentive - Killing | 1 | 820 |
| Incentive - Recruiting | 2 | 980 |
| Incentive - Killing | 2 | 980 |
| Incentive - Recruiting | 3 | 1,100 |
| Incentive - Killing | 3 | 1,100 |
| Incentive - Recruiting | 4 | 1,300 |
| Incentive - Killing | 4 | 1,300 |
| Incentive - Recruiting | 5 | 1,600 |
| Incentive - Killing | 5 | 1,600 |
| Incentive - Recruiting | 6 | 2,000 |
| Incentive - Killing | 6 | 2,000 |
| Incentive - Recruiting | 7 | 2,500 |
| Incentive - Killing | 7 | 2,500 |
| Incentive - Recruiting | 8 | 3,100 |
| Incentive - Killing | 8 | 3,100 |
| Incentive - Recruiting | 9 | 3,900 |
| Incentive - Killing | 9 | 3,900 |
| Incentive - Recruiting | 10 | 4,800 |
| Incentive - Killing | 10 | 4,800 |
| Event King | 1 | 1,200 |
| Event King | 2 | 1,500 |
| Event King | 3 | 1,700 |
| Event King | 4 | 2,000 |
| Event King | 5 | 2,300 |
| Event King | 6 | 2,800 |
| Event King | 7 | 3,300 |
| Event King | 8 | 4,000 |
| Event King | 9 | 4,700 |
| Event King | 10 | 5,500 |
| Event King | 11 | 6,200 |
| Event King | 12 | 7,100 |
| Event King | 13 | 8,100 |
| Event King | 14 | 9,300 |
| Event King | 15 | 10,800 |
| Event King | 16 | 11,200 |
| Event King | 17 | 13,000 |
| Event King | 18 | 13,700 |
| Event King | 19 | 15,600 |
| Event King | 20 | 18,700 |
| One More! | 1 | 20,500 |
- Alliance Recognition becomes available after the first Alliance Duel event.
- This table includes Event Expert, Event King, Premium Rewards, Super Rewards, and One More! nodes.
- Total badges to max this table: 356,770.
Alliance Recognition is not a casual badge sink. It is one of the biggest long-term research investments in the game, which is why planning total cost before you spend is more efficient than pushing the tree blindly.
This table is most useful when paired with your current badge stash and your future badge income from Lucky Discounter, Alliance Duel, and other event sources.
If you are still building your badge supply, use the Lucky Discounter Guide for the best discount strategy.
For the full research order around Peace Shield, Military Strategies, and T10 progression, use the Research Guide.
For one of the main weekly badge uses and event timing context, use the Alliance Duel Guide.
FAQ
How many badges does Alliance Recognition cost in total?
The total badge cost shown on this page is 356,770 badges. Alliance Recognition is one of the largest long-term badge investments in Last Z.
Should I start Alliance Recognition before I have many badges saved?
Usually no. It is more efficient to understand the full cost first and build a stronger badge reserve through events like Lucky Discounter before pushing the tree too aggressively.
What is the best way to get badges for Alliance Recognition?
For most players, Lucky Discounter is one of the best badge-buying events, while Alliance Duel and related event systems help with long-term badge value.
How far will my current badges go in Alliance Recognition?
Use the badge planner for a quick estimate, then use the tree overview to see where those badges fit in the full branch structure before checking exact row costs in the table.
How to Read the Alliance Recognition Cost Table
- Research Item — The Alliance Recognition node
- Level — Upgrade level of the node
- Badges — Badge cost for that level
Verification & Review
- How this data was reviewed: Based on in-game values, tested checks, and cross-checks against community validation.
- Last reviewed for the current patch and season context: March 2026.
- Source pattern: In-game values + tested checks + community validation.
Game mechanics and numbers may change with updates. This guide was last validated in March 2026.