Last Z Survival Shooter Guide: Dominate the Apocalypse

Zombies aren’t your only problem in Last Z: Survival Shooter, the real challenge is balancing frantic firefights with smart base upgrades and hero planning. If you’ve been feeling stuck between grinding stages and a sluggish HQ, you’re not alone.

This Last Z Survival Shooter Guide will show you how to push past that mid-game wall. From early HQ strategies and research tips to hero synergies that shred through waves of undead. Keep scrolling if you’re ready to level up faster, waste fewer resources, and build a squad that dominates every mode.

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What is Last Z Survival Shooter?

Last Z is a hybrid game combining vertical shooter levels and base-building strategy. You fight through shooter stages while dodging, blasting, collecting loot, and use what you earn to expand your stronghold, upgrade buildings, and strengthen your heroes and troops.

Two modes define your progress: shooter stages, which test your reflexes and hero skills, and base management, where you improve your headquarters, lab, and infrastructure to support your team.

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Base & Research Strategy

Prioritize HQ & Laboratories

Your Headquarters (HQ) is the backbone of the gaming experience. The level of your HQ directly limits how advanced your buildings, troops, and research can go. Many HQ upgrades require certain supporting buildings to be at specific levels first.

Similarly, research is extremely powerful. Some tech trees give big boosts early on, especially ones that don’t consume rare “badges.” Focus early on “no-badge techs” that boost construction, training, and basic stats before spending badges on high-end upgrades.

Hero & Troop Strategy

Hero Tier & Upgrade Priorities

Not all heroes are created equal. Several guides and tier lists agree on who to prioritize. Heroes in S-Tier dominate across shooter stages and base utility (e.g. Katrina, Laura, Sophia). A-Tier heroes are strong but need support, while B and C tiers are more situational or resource sinks.

When upgrading, many players recommend focusing resources (gear, shards) on your core 4–5 heroes first rather than leveling every hero equally.

Troop Synergy Matters

Heroes boost and depend on troops. Your troop type (Assaulter, Shooter, Rider, etc.) should complement your hero’s buffs and faction bonuses. Choosing the wrong troop mix can reduce your overall synergy.

For example, if a hero gives +% bonus to Shooters, pairing them with non-shooter troops wastes potential. Always check hero skills before deploying.

Tips to Level Up Faster & Stay Efficient

Claim all red dots: Campaign, events, and logins. Unused rewards = wasted resources. Many players fall behind because they leave free stuff unclaimed.
Send gathering marches overnight: Resource production is slow, so send your armies out to resource nodes while you’re offline to stack up food, iron, wood, etc.
Join active alliances: You’ll get help for building speed, alliance techs, gifts, and community support. If your alliance is dead, switch.
Upgrade smart and don’t spread yourself thin: Focus your upgrades on important buildings (HQ, lab) and your core hero lineup. Waiting or overspending on side projects can slow you down.
Watch research priorities: As mentioned, prioritize low-cost research first, then allocate badges only when necessary to nodes that unlock major advantages.

Stage Combat Tips

When you jump into shooter stages:

Use heroes whose skills match the stage (AoE, single-target, buffs).
Smash barrels and gates carefully. Some gate rewards give powerful boosts or full charge to skills.
Dodge hazards—many stages have indestructible obstacles that kill troops.
Focus first on clearing mobs, then save resources and burst for bosses or tough waves.