Checked 16 October 2026 · HQ 2 to 35

Last War HQ requirements

The maximum Headquarters level is HQ 35. Up to HQ 30 every level needs Tech Center at the level below plus one other building; HQ 31 to 35 need three to five buildings, oil, and the HQ Expansion research from the Age of Oil tech tree. Every level, its cost and base timer are in the table below.

HQ 35current maximum
57d 14h 30mHQ 30 base timer
28.81Moil for HQ 31 to 35
48our accounts at HQ 35

Level by level

HQ upgrade requirements, HQ 2 to 35

Requirements are the buildings needed before the upgrade starts. Costs and timers are base values: research, VIP and buffs lower them. "Troop Center" is the Tank, Aircraft or Missile Center you built.

Last War HQ upgrade requirements by level
HQRequired buildingsIron / FoodCoinOilBase time
HQ 2Drill Ground 1, Squad 134——4s
HQ 3Wall 2, Recon Plane 11K——47s
HQ 4Barracks 3, Drill Ground 32.5K——1m 57s
HQ 5Barracks 4, Wall 420K——11m 42s
HQ 6Wall 5, Drill Ground 591K——35m 6s
HQ 7Wall 6, Troop Center 6240K——1h 33m
HQ 8Tech Center 7, Alliance Center 7390K——3h 7m
HQ 9Tech Center 8, Troop Center 8620K200K—4h 22m
HQ 10Tech Center 9, Hospital 9750K240K—5h 40m
HQ 11Tech Center 10, Wall 101.9M600K—6h 33m
HQ 12Tech Center 11, Barracks 113.2M1M—9h 21m
HQ 13Tech Center 12, Troop Center 123.5M1.1M—11h 52m
HQ 14Tech Center 13, Drill Ground 134.9M1.6M—1d 15h 26m
HQ 15Tech Center 14, Wall 146.8M2.2M—1d 22h 9m
HQ 16Tech Center 15, Alliance Center 1512M3.9M—2d 6h 16m
HQ 17Tech Center 16, Troop Center 1616M5.1M—2d 18h 23m
HQ 18Tech Center 17, Hospital 1728M8.9M—3d 9h 57m
HQ 19Tech Center 18, Wall 1833M11M—4d 9h 8m
HQ 20Tech Center 19, Barracks 1960M19M—5d 15h
HQ 21Tech Center 20, Troop Center 2084M27M—6d 0h 19m
HQ 22Tech Center 21, Drill Ground 21110M35M—6d 15h 19m
HQ 23Tech Center 22, Wall 22140M44M—7d 7h 55m
HQ 24Tech Center 23, Alliance Center 23170M54M—10d 11h 14m
HQ 25Tech Center 24, Troop Center 24290M93M—14d 21h 52m
HQ 26Tech Center 25, Hospital 25400M130M—18d 18h 46m
HQ 27Tech Center 26, Wall 26530M170M—25d 16h 19m
HQ 28Tech Center 27, Barracks 27740M240M—34d 8h 31m
HQ 29Tech Center 28, Troop Center 281B330M—44d 0h 46m
HQ 30Tech Center 29, Drill Ground 291.4B460M—57d 14h 30m
HQ 31Tech Center 30, Troop Center 30, Barracks 30, HQ Expansion research Lv1 (Age of Oil tech tree)1.6B510M1.44Mnot confirmed
HQ 32Tech Center 31, Troop Center 31, Barracks 31, Wall 311.7B560M2.3Mnot confirmed
HQ 33Tech Center 32, Troop Center 32, Barracks 32, Hospital 32, Drill Ground 321.9B620M3.92Mnot confirmed
HQ 34Tech Center 33, Troop Center 33, Barracks 33, Wall 33, Alliance Center 332B650M7.05Mnot confirmed
HQ 35Tech Center 34, Troop Center 34, Barracks 34, Hospital 34, Drill Ground 342.1B680M14.1Mnot confirmed

HQ 2 is listed at 34 iron and food by two references and at 68 by a third. Timers for HQ 31 to 35 differ between references by weeks, so they are left out; one guide lists 111 to 149 days for these levels and asks readers to check in game.

Last War Survival: Headquarters Upgrade Guide (Heaven Guardian, 2026-10-06) · Last War HQ Requirements (2026): All Levels 1-35 Cost Chart (Last War Handbook, upd. July 2026) · Headquarters - Last War: Survival Game Wiki (lastwar.wiki) · Buildings (Last War Tutorial) · Season 2 - Celebration - The Age of Oil (Last War Tutorial) · Headquarters (HQ) Requirements & Strategy (Cpt Hedge, 2025-08-26)

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HQ 31 to 35: Age of Oil and oil

What opens HQ 31

HQ 30 is the ceiling until the Age of Oil tech tree opens after the Season 2 celebration. You need Tech Center 30 and Special Forces research at least 40% done (older guides say 80%). The last node of that tree, HQ Expansion, is what allows HQ 31.

Season 2 - Celebration - The Age of Oil (Last War Tutorial) · Headquarters (HQ) Requirements & Strategy (Cpt Hedge, 2025-08-26)

Why oil sets the pace

From HQ 31 every upgrade costs oil: 1.44M for HQ 31 rising to 14.1M for HQ 35, about 28.81M in total for the HQ alone. Oil Wells produce at a fixed hourly rate, so the wait is for oil, not for the timer.

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Faster upgrades

Four ways to upgrade the HQ faster

  1. 1

    Keep the second building ready

    From HQ 9 to HQ 30 every level needs Tech Center at the previous level plus one rotating building (Wall, Hospital, Barracks, Drill Ground, Alliance Center or your troop center). Upgrade that building while the HQ timer runs.

  2. 2

    Ask for alliance help at once

    Each help cuts time off a long timer, so request it the moment an upgrade starts.

  3. 3

    Spend speed-ups on build days

    Construction speed-ups count toward the building day of the arms race and alliance duel, so save them for those days instead of using them as they drop.

  4. 4

    Plan oil early

    HQ 31 to 35 needs about 28.81M oil for the HQ upgrades alone, and the oil cost roughly doubles per level from HQ 33. Build and level Oil Wells as soon as Age of Oil opens.

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Answers

Last War HQ FAQ

What is the max HQ level in Last War?

HQ 35. No reference we checked on 16 October 2026 lists an HQ 36 or HQ 40, and the hero level cap stops at 175 with HQ 35.

What do you need for HQ 31?

Tech Center 30, Tank/Air/Missile Center 30, Barracks 30, HQ Expansion research Lv1 (Age of Oil tech tree). The HQ Expansion research sits at the end of the Age of Oil tech tree, which opens after the Season 2 celebration once Tech Center is at level 30 and Special Forces research is 40% done. HQ 31 also costs 1.6B iron, 1.6B food, 510M coin and 1.44M oil at base values.

What are the HQ 35 requirements?

Tech Center 34, Tank/Air/Missile Center 34, Barracks 34, Hospital 34, Drill Ground 34, plus 2.1B iron, 2.1B food, 680M coin and about 14.1M oil at base values. Oil is the bottleneck: it comes from Oil Wells at a fixed hourly rate and from events.

How long does it take to reach HQ 30?

The HQ 30 upgrade alone has a base timer of 57d 14h 30m before research and buffs; with typical research bonuses guides put it at around 46 days. No reference gives a reliable total from a new account to HQ 30, because it depends on spending, alliance helps and events.

How long does it take to get from HQ 31 to HQ 35?

Guide authors report reaching HQ 31 about six weeks after Age of Oil opens without buying oil, and free-to-play players reaching HQ 35 around the end of Season 4, roughly six to eight months after Age of Oil. Oil, not the timer, decides the pace.

Are Gold Bricks needed to upgrade the HQ?

No. None of the references we checked lists Gold Bricks as an HQ requirement. HQ upgrades use iron, food, coin and, from HQ 31, oil; Gold Bricks are a premium currency used for speed-ups and packs.

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