The Last War: Survival events calendar runs on server time, which is UTC-2, so the daily reset lands at 02:00 UTC (9:00 PM ET the evening before). Alliance Duel (VS) runs Monday to Saturday with a new theme each day. Arms Race repeats six 4-hour slots every day, and Desert Storm signs up Monday to Wednesday and fights on Friday. Below: the weekly schedule converted to UTC and US, UK, India and Manila time, the November 2026 dates, and which events are worth saving your speedups, shards and chests for.
FUNFLY, the publisher, writes its own times in server time: its May 11, 2026 pricing notice on the official @lastwarsurvival account is dated “UTC-2”. FUNFLY doesn’t publish a weekly event calendar, though. The day-by-day rules below come from community trackers, labelled as such: Cpt Hedgehog’s Battle HQ, Last War Handbook and lastwarguide.org. Everything was checked on November 5, 2026, at 09:30 UTC. Server age and season change what you see, so the in-game Event Hub always wins.
Table of Contents
Quick answer: Last War events calendar
- Daily reset: 00:00 server time = 02:00 UTC = 9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT the day before. For the first 5 minutes after reset, nothing counts for VS points, according to the trackers.
- Alliance Duel (VS), Monday to Saturday: Radar Training, Base Expansion, Age of Science, Train Heroes, Total Mobilization, then Enemy Buster on Saturday, which is worth 4 win points. Sunday has no VS.
- Arms Race, every day: six 4-hour slots starting at 02:00, 06:00, 10:00, 14:00, 18:00 and 22:00 UTC. The same schedule now applies on every server.
- Desert Storm, weekly: sign-up Monday to Wednesday, matchups Thursday at 08:00 UTC, and a 30-minute battle on Friday in the slot your R4/R5 picked.
- Save for: Thursday (Hero EXP, hero shards, skill medals), Wednesday (Drone Component Chests, which only score that day) and Friday (training speedups plus any speedups you have left).
- November 2026: Season 7, “Return to the Golden Realm”, is officially coming. A community preview gives November 9 as the pre-season start for servers 3-164, but FUNFLY hasn’t posted a date.
Base Expansion day (Tuesday) rewards building upgrades and construction speedups. Image: FUNFLY
Last War server time and daily reset in your time zone
Last War Handbook and the Last War Tools FAQ both put server time at UTC-2. Midnight on the server clock is 02:00 UTC. US clocks went back on November 1, so for the rest of November Eastern Time is UTC-5 and Pacific Time is UTC-8.
| Server time | UTC | New York (ET) | Los Angeles (PT) | London | India (IST) | Manila |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:00 (reset, first Arms Race slot) | 02:00 | 9:00 PM the day before | 6:00 PM the day before | 02:00 | 7:30 AM | 10:00 AM |
| 06:00 (Desert Storm matchups on Thursday) | 08:00 | 3:00 AM | 12:00 AM | 08:00 | 1:30 PM | 4:00 PM |
| 08:00 (VS-matched Arms Race slot) | 10:00 | 5:00 AM | 2:00 AM | 10:00 | 3:30 PM | 6:00 PM |
| 12:00 | 14:00 | 9:00 AM | 6:00 AM | 14:00 | 7:30 PM | 10:00 PM |
| 18:00 | 20:00 | 3:00 PM | 12:00 PM | 20:00 | 1:30 AM next day | 4:00 AM next day |
| 20:00 (second VS-matched Arms Race slot) | 22:00 | 5:00 PM | 2:00 PM | 22:00 | 3:30 AM next day | 6:00 AM next day |
A “server Monday” therefore runs from Monday 02:00 UTC to Tuesday 02:00 UTC. In the US it starts on Sunday evening. Codes and giveaways that end at “23:59 server time” stop at about 01:59 UTC the next day.
Weekly Last War event schedule (UTC)
This is the standard week for an established server, pieced together from the trackers. Times are UTC; each row covers that server day, from 02:00 UTC to 02:00 UTC the next day.
| Server day | Alliance Duel (VS) theme | Also on this day |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | Day 1: Radar Training (1 win point) | Desert Storm sign-up opens. Wanted Boss Code 87 (weak to Tank heroes). |
| Tuesday | Day 2: Base Expansion (2 points) | Desert Storm sign-up continues. Wanted Boss Code 64 (weak to Missile Vehicle heroes). |
| Wednesday | Day 3: Age of Science (2 points) | Desert Storm sign-up closes. Wanted Boss Code 39 (weak to Aircraft heroes). FUNFLY’s update notices on January 21 and July 1 this year both fell on a Wednesday. |
| Thursday | Day 4: Train Heroes (2 points) | Ghost Ops: four 3-hour windows, 02:00-05:00, 08:00-11:00, 14:00-17:00 and 20:00-23:00 UTC. Desert Storm matchups appear at 08:00. Wanted Boss Code 87. |
| Friday | Day 5: Total Mobilization (2 points) | Desert Storm battles: 5 minutes to prepare, then 30 minutes of fighting in your chosen slot. Wanted Boss Code 64. |
| Saturday | Day 6: Enemy Buster (4 points) | Rival alliances can teleport into your warzone from the event screen. Wanted Boss Code 39. Warzone Duel’s Capitol War also falls on Saturday, per the Handbook. |
| Sunday | No VS | No Wanted Boss. Use the day to prepare: the Handbook suggests sending long gathering marches before Monday’s reset so they land on Radar Training day. |
The VS win points (1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 4) and the requirements, which are HQ 10 or higher and an alliance of at least 20 members ranked in the warzone’s top 32, come from lastwarguide.org. The Handbook calls days 2 to 4 “City Building”, “Tech Research” and “Hero Training”. Wanted Boss spawns four times a day at 02:00, 08:00, 14:00 and 20:00 UTC, and each spawn stays for 3 hours, per the Handbook. Ghost Ops needs HQ 18, alliance membership and day 60 of Season 1, according to the Handbook.
Arms Race schedule in UTC (same on every server)
Since the November 2025 update, Arms Race follows the VS days, and the slot order is identical on every server. Before that, it depended on when your server opened. This is Cpt Hedgehog’s table, converted from server time to UTC:
| Slot (UTC) | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02:00 | Base Building | Unit Progression | Drone Boost | Base Building | Tech Research | Unit Progression | Drone Boost |
| 06:00 | Unit Progression | Tech Research | Hero Advancement | Unit Progression | Drone Boost | Tech Research | Hero Advancement |
| 10:00 | Hero Advancement | Base Building | Tech Research | Hero Advancement | Unit Progression | Base Building | Tech Research |
| 14:00 | Tech Research | Drone Boost | Base Building | Tech Research | Hero Advancement | Drone Boost | Base Building |
| 18:00 | Drone Boost | Hero Advancement | Unit Progression | Drone Boost | Base Building | Hero Advancement | Unit Progression |
| 22:00 | Hero Advancement | Base Building | Tech Research | Hero Advancement | Unit Progression | Base Building | Tech Research |
The bold slots are the two that Cpt Hedgehog highlights each weekday as the ones that also give VS points. Spend in those slots and the same action scores in both events. You can swap one slot a day with a later slot that hasn’t started yet, which helps if a slot falls at 3 AM for you. Swapping doesn’t add rewards. Each slot has three chests worth 1, 2 and 3 badges, and according to the Handbook 18 badges (three full slots) unlock all the daily chests.
Which Last War events are worth saving resources for?
The short version: save items for the VS day that pays most for them, and spend them in a bold Arms Race slot on that day. The point values come from lastwarguide.org’s VS table (base points before Alliance Duel research). The timing tips come from Last War Handbook’s VS days guide.
| Save this | Spend it on | Why (base VS points) |
|---|---|---|
| Hero EXP, UR/SSR hero shards, skill medals, Exclusive Weapon shards | Thursday (Train Heroes) | A Legendary (UR) hero shard scores 10,000 and an Exclusive Weapon shard 10,000. The Handbook calls this the highest personal-score day for most players. |
| Drone Component Chests | Wednesday (Age of Science) | They only count on Wednesday: 1,100 points for a level 1 chest, rising to 810,000 for level 7. |
| Valor Badges, research speedups | Wednesday | 300 points per badge, and badges also buy the Alliance Duel research that unlocks chests 4 to 9. |
| Training speedups, plus any construction and research speedups left over | Friday (Total Mobilization) | Building, research and training all score on Friday, and the Handbook times it with the Unit Progression slot. |
| Construction speedups, UR trade trucks, Legendary Secret Tasks | Tuesday (Base Expansion) | 100,000 points per UR truck and 75,000 per Legendary Secret Task. Trucks and tasks score again on Saturday. |
| Drone Parts, Drone Battle Data, radar tasks, stamina | Monday (Radar Training) | 2,500 points per Drone Part and 10,000 per radar task. Radar tasks also count on Wednesday and Friday. |
| Healing speedups | Saturday (Enemy Buster) | The only day healing speedups appear on the VS list. Kills of the rival alliance’s troops score 5 times more than other kills. |
| Stamina (again) | Zombie Invasion (Golden Zombies) | The Handbook calls it one of the best uses of stamina. Plan around it if it falls in your Monday week. |
Two rules apply on every VS day. Wait out the 5-minute countdown after reset before you finish anything. And if your alliance isn’t fighting on Saturday, shield up before the reset that starts Saturday (Saturday 02:00 UTC, 9:00 PM ET on Friday), so you don’t hand the other side free Enemy Buster points.
Biweekly and monthly Last War events
These don’t follow a fixed weekday. They run on your server’s own rotation, so the dates differ between servers. The frequencies below come from the Handbook’s event calendar and event guides:
| Event | How often | How long | What to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshal’s Guard (Alliance Exercise) | Every 2-3 days | 30 minutes | Only 3-minute rallies count. Officers must set the start time before 22:00 server time (00:00 UTC the next day) on the cycle’s last day. |
| Desert Storm | Weekly | 30 minutes on Friday | Top 32 alliances only. Task forces of 20 starters and 10 substitutes. No troops are lost. |
| Zombie Invasion (Golden Zombies) | Every 2 weeks | 3 days | The biggest gold event. Save stamina for it. |
| General’s Trial | Every 1-2 weeks | 3 days | Vanguard Instructor bosses. Rewards include Ability Medals. |
| Zombie Siege | About once a month | One session of 20 waves | Every member’s base is attacked. Save reinforcements for waves 11 to 20. |
| Glittering Market | Every 28-30 days (weeks 3 and 7 of a season) | 6 days | Glitter Coins never expire, so you can save them up across events. |
| Exclusive Weapon passes | Weeks 1, 3 and 6 of a season (day 4) | 7 days | Usually tank, then aircraft, then missile heroes |
Saturday's Enemy Buster is the only VS day worth 4 win points, and kills of the rival alliance score 5 times more. Image: FUNFLY
Last War events in November 2026 (dated)
| Date (2026) | What | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 (server time) | The Special Gold Brick Pack leaves the Gold Brick Store, and the matching packs on other platforms go too | FUNFLY’s App Store release notes, version 1.0.368 (Nov 4) |
| Nov 2-7, 9-14, 16-21, 23-28 | Alliance Duel weeks (Monday to Saturday). The fifth week starts Nov 30 and ends Dec 5. | Weekly rule (trackers) |
| Nov 6, 13, 20, 27 (Fridays) | Desert Storm battles, if your server follows the standard week | Weekly rule (trackers) |
| Nov 5, 12, 19, 26 (Thursdays) | Ghost Ops windows | Weekly rule (Handbook) |
| Nov 9 | Season 7 pre-season for servers 3-164. Newer servers follow later. Not confirmed by FUNFLY. | Cpt Hedgehog’s Season 7 first look (community preview) |
| Until Dec 19 | Free 4,000 Gold Bricks on the official Gold Brick store (servers 3-2450, characters 60+ days old, Base Level 12+) | @lastwarsurvival (300,000-registrations giveaway) |
Season 7: Return to the Golden Realm
FUNFLY’s October 22 post says Season 7, “Return to the Golden Realm”, is “coming soon”. It brings new Alliance Skills, a Combat Plan system, an upgraded Desert Storm Battlefield, and the return of Goldust Conquest and Global Expedition. The post gives no start date. Cpt Hedgehog’s preview (which translates the name as “Golden Empire”) adds the November 9 pre-season date for servers 3-164. It also lists a Desert Storm Rescue System that gives battlefield points for healing teammates, plus Awakenings for Carlie, McGregor and Murphy. Treat all of it as preliminary until it shows up in your game.
New server? When each event unlocks
On a fresh server, events appear in stages. Cpt Hedgehog’s pre-season timeline lists these server days:
| Server day | Unlocks |
|---|---|
| Day 3 | Arms Race, Doomsday Leader (weekly world bosses) |
| Day 4 | Alliance Exercise (Marshal’s Guard) |
| Day 5 | Top Commander |
| Day 12 | Desert Storm |
| Day 19 | Alliance Duel (VS) |
| Day 25 | Capitol Conquest |
For free rewards in between, our Last War: Survival codes page tracks every official code and the Gold Brick giveaways. It’s normal for no code to be active. If you play other zombie-survival 4X games, our list of games like Last War compares 12 of them. The Whiteout Survival events calendar and Kingshot events calendar cover the same kind of schedule for those games.
FAQ
What time is the Last War reset?
00:00 server time, which is 02:00 UTC. That is 9:00 PM ET or 6:00 PM PT the evening before (in November), 02:00 in London and 7:30 AM in India.
What are the Last War VS days?
Monday Radar Training, Tuesday Base Expansion, Wednesday Age of Science, Thursday Train Heroes, Friday Total Mobilization and Saturday Enemy Buster. Saturday is worth the most, with 4 win points. There is no VS on Sunday.
When is Desert Storm in Last War?
Every week. Sign-up runs Monday to Wednesday, matchups appear on Thursday at 06:00 server time (08:00 UTC), and the 30-minute battle is on Friday in the time slot your R4 or R5 picked at sign-up.
Sources: FUNFLY’s official @lastwarsurvival posts on X (Season 7 preview, Oct 22, UTC-2 pricing notice, May 11, July 1 update notice); Last War: Survival on the App Store (release notes for 1.0.368). Community trackers: Cpt Hedgehog’s Battle HQ (Arms Race schedule, VS points, timeline, Season 7 first look); Last War Handbook (event calendar, VS days, Wanted Boss, Ghost Ops, Marshal’s Guard, Desert Storm); lastwarguide.org Alliance Duel; Last War Tools FAQ; Packsify Desert Storm guide (Desert Storm Thursday timing). All checked November 5, 2026, 09:30 UTC.
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