Last War Intercity Truck Guide: Research, Dispatch, Plunder & Rewards

Last War Intercity Truck is a recurring daily system that combines dispatch rewards, truck defense, PvP plundering, Trade Contracts, and a dedicated Tech Center research branch.

Because all of these mechanics affect the same daily activity, they should be planned together. Research such as Extra Truck can permanently increase your daily opportunities, while Plunder, Lucky, and Reindeer Sleigh Ride can improve the value you receive from those runs.

This guide covers the complete truck system: how dispatch works, which rewards to prioritize, how plundering works, and which Intercity Truck research is worth your Valor Badges.

How Intercity Truck Works in Last War

The Intercity Truck system lets you send cargo trucks on timed journeys and collect whatever rewards remain when they reach their destination.

However, those trucks are visible to other players. An opponent can attack the defending squad and, if successful, remove part of the cargo before delivery.

The system therefore has two sides:

• Dispatch your own trucks for daily rewards.
• Plunder other players’ trucks for additional rewards.

Research improves both sides of the activity.

How to Dispatch Intercity Trucks

When selecting one of your available truck slots, the game generates a cargo truck with a particular rarity and reward package.

You can then decide whether to dispatch it or refresh the truck in search of better cargo.

Choose the Rewards Before the Rarity

Higher-rarity trucks generally provide better reward potential, and higher Headquarters progression also improves the value available from the system.

However, rarity is not the only factor worth checking.

If an SSR truck contains a resource you urgently need while a UR truck rolls an unattractive cargo package, blindly choosing the UR option may not always provide the greatest immediate value.

The major exception is when you are coordinating dispatches with Alliance Duel, because UR trucks have additional event value.

Assign a Guard Squad

Each truck can be defended by up to five Heroes.

Once the truck leaves, its defending Heroes cannot be replaced during the journey. In addition, Heroes already assigned to one active truck cannot simultaneously defend another truck.

That creates an important choice when several truck slots are available.

You can dispatch several trucks quickly using weaker secondary squads, or stagger valuable trucks so your strongest Heroes can protect them.

Truck Rarity and Dispatch Rewards

Intercity Trucks can appear at different rarity levels. Higher rarities improve the potential reward package, although the exact cargo still varies.

Truck rewards can include combinations of:

• Food.
• Iron.
• Coin.
• Hero shards.
• Gear-related reward chests.
• Recruitment items.
• Speedups.
• Other progression rewards available in the current truck reward pool.

Because reward quantities scale with progression and cargo rarity, it is better to evaluate the actual truck shown on your screen than rely on a fixed reward chart copied from another Headquarters level.

UR Trucks

UR is normally the main rarity to target when using Trade Contracts efficiently.

UR trucks have stronger reward potential and are particularly useful when truck dispatches overlap with Alliance Duel scoring.

However, do not spend unlimited Diamonds rerolling a truck merely because you want every dispatch to display a gold border. Compare the expected reward and event value with the cost of additional refreshes.

How Truck Refreshes and Trade Contracts Work

Refreshing replaces the current truck offer with another rarity and cargo roll.

You receive a free refresh opportunity for a truck slot. After the free option is gone, further refreshes can consume a Trade Contract. If contracts are unavailable, the game can offer a Diamond refresh instead.

A commonly displayed cost for the Diamond option is 100 Diamonds per refresh.

Therefore, Trade Contracts are valuable because they let you improve truck quality without repeatedly spending premium currency.

Should You Refresh Every Truck to UR?

Not automatically.

There are three questions to ask:

1. Does the current truck already contain rewards you need?
2. Are you dispatching during an Alliance Duel objective that rewards UR trucks?
3. How many Trade Contracts or Diamonds would you need to spend to improve the truck?

If you have plenty of Trade Contracts and need a UR dispatch for Alliance Duel, refreshing becomes much easier to justify.

On a normal day, a strong SSR cargo may occasionally be worth accepting instead of spending several additional refreshes.

Best Truck Rewards to Prioritize

The best cargo changes with your account stage.

For developed accounts, Coin often becomes increasingly valuable because advanced Tech Center research can consume very large amounts.

If research is becoming your bottleneck, the Last War Tech Center Guide explains how the broader research system fits together.

How Truck Plundering Works

The other half of Intercity Truck is attacking trucks dispatched by other commanders.

Before attacking, you can inspect the target’s cargo and defending squad. This lets you decide whether the potential reward is worth the battle.

When you win, the game gives you cargo from the truck’s available reward pool. You do not simply select any item you want from the shipment.

Daily Plunder Limit

The standard daily quota allows up to four successful truck plunders.

A normal truck can suffer two successful plunders in total. Once its successful-plunder limit has been reached, other players can no longer take cargo from it.

Failed attacks do not provide plunder rewards, so compare squad strength before committing.

Do Not Attack the First UR Truck You See

A gold truck is not automatically a good target.

First inspect the cargo. Next, compare the defending formation with your attacking squad. Finally, consider whether another visible truck has a reward that matters more to your account.

You can refresh the available truck list rather than wasting a daily successful plunder on mediocre cargo.

Intercity Truck Research Branch

Intercity Truck has its own Tech Center branch, and the research should be considered part of the truck system rather than a separate progression topic.

The branch currently contains nine technologies.

The branch consumes Valor Badges along with its other research requirements. Because Valor Badges are also needed by important military research, truck technology should be prioritized by long-term return rather than completion percentage.

For where to obtain those badges, use the Last War Valor Badges Guide. This page focuses on where Intercity Truck research is worth spending them.

Best Intercity Truck Research Priority

1. Extra Truck

Extra Truck is the most important permanent upgrade in the branch for most players.

Your normal limit increases from four dispatches to five. That is a 25% increase in the number of daily truck runs available before considering differences in cargo quality.

The additional dispatch also creates another opportunity to send a UR truck during relevant Alliance Duel scoring.

Therefore, reaching Extra Truck should generally be the first major objective when progressing through this research tree.

2. Reindeer Sleigh Ride

Reindeer Sleigh Ride is the other major long-term reward upgrade.

Once researched, qualifying truck refreshes gain a chance to become a special Reindeer Sleigh Ride. Current game data describes the Sleigh as carrying increased rewards.

In addition, a Sleigh can only be successfully plundered once instead of the two successful plunders permitted against a regular truck.

That combination makes the research useful both offensively and defensively from a reward perspective.

3. Plunder

Plunder is particularly valuable for active players who use all four successful truck robberies every day.

The technology adds a chance to receive another good after a successful attack.

Because truck plundering is a recurring daily system, even a modest improvement can accumulate significant extra value over months of play.

4. Basic Goods

Basic Goods increases the truck’s capacity for Food, Iron, and Coin.

It does not improve every premium reward type, so it is less transformative than Extra Truck. Nevertheless, it provides consistent economic value every day.

5. Lucky

Lucky gives you a chance to recover one good after your truck loses a defensive battle.

This is useful because even strong players eventually encounter attackers capable of defeating their guard squad.

However, Lucky only creates value when a defense actually fails, so it is less consistent than an additional truck or increased reward capacity.

6. Rapid Transit

Rapid Transit reduces how long your truck remains on its journey.

That has two advantages. First, your reward returns sooner. Second, the truck spends less time exposed to potential attackers.

Still, reducing travel time does not increase the daily dispatch cap by itself, so it usually sits below Extra Truck in priority.

7. Attack Boost

Attack Boost improves your Heroes’ HP, Attack, and Defense specifically while attacking another player’s truck.

It becomes more useful when your main squad regularly loses close truck battles.

However, if your primary formation already comfortably defeats the trucks you select, more Attack Boost research may provide less practical return than reward-focused nodes.

8. Defense Boost

Defense Boost provides similar combat stats while your Heroes are defending a dispatched truck.

It can reduce successful robberies in close matchups. Nevertheless, it cannot compensate for a major squad-Power gap against a much stronger player.

For that reason, reward-producing research usually deserves priority first.

9. Ultimate Guard

Ultimate Guard is generally the lowest-priority node.

The technology limits repeated failed attacks made against your truck by the same commander. Its protection is narrow because a stronger attacker may simply defeat your guard on the first attempt.

Meanwhile, a weaker opponent who repeatedly loses is already failing to take your cargo.

Research it when prerequisites or completion goals justify the cost, but it is difficult to prioritize over Extra Truck, Plunder, Lucky, or Reindeer Sleigh Ride.

Intercity Truck Research Priority at a Glance

This order assumes you are comparing optional investments after satisfying the branch prerequisites. If the Tech Center requires a lower-priority node before Extra Truck or Reindeer Sleigh Ride becomes available, complete the required prerequisite first.

If you are also working toward T10, compare truck research carefully with the Last War Special Forces Research Guide before committing a large Valor Badge reserve.

Intercity Trucks and Alliance Duel

Truck dispatch has additional value during the Base Expansion stage of Alliance Duel.

UR truck dispatches contribute to the relevant VS objective, so the best strategy is often to coordinate your high-rarity trucks with that scoring window.

Importantly, the score is associated with dispatching the qualifying truck rather than waiting for the truck to return.

Extra Truck becomes especially valuable here because it gives you another potential UR dispatch each day.

For the full weekly scoring schedule, preparation rules, and research bonuses, see the Last War Alliance Duel Guide.

Should You Send All Trucks at Once?

Sending several trucks simultaneously saves time, but it also spreads your available Heroes across multiple guard squads.

For players with one dominant formation and several much weaker squads, staggering valuable dispatches can make more sense.

For example:

1. Refresh a valuable UR truck.
2. Assign your best practical guard squad.
3. Dispatch it.
4. Wait for that truck to return.
5. Reuse the Heroes for the next valuable dispatch.

This approach takes longer, but it avoids leaving several premium cargo trucks protected by weak secondary formations.

Developed accounts with several strong squads can dispatch more aggressively because the defensive difference between trucks becomes smaller.

Best Daily Intercity Truck Routine

1. Check whether truck dispatch contributes to the current Alliance Duel objective.
2. Use the free truck refresh before spending Trade Contracts.
3. Compare cargo quality rather than rarity alone.
4. Use Trade Contracts selectively when upgrading to UR has real value.
5. Give the strongest guard to your most valuable cargo.
6. Dispatch all available daily trucks, including the fifth after Extra Truck is unlocked.
7. Use your daily plunders on specific high-value rewards.
8. Refresh the plunder list when current targets are poor.
9. Avoid wasting Valor Badges on low-impact research while higher-return nodes remain unfinished.

Common Intercity Truck Mistakes

• Forgetting that Extra Truck permanently raises daily dispatches from four to five.
• Sending valuable trucks without assigning an appropriate guard squad.
• Dispatching every truck simultaneously when only one squad is strong enough to defend premium cargo.
• Refreshing solely for rarity while ignoring the actual rewards.
• Spending excessive Diamonds to force UR trucks on normal days.
• Plundering the first UR truck shown instead of checking its cargo.
• Using daily plunders on basic resources when more valuable targets are available.
• Ignoring Plunder research despite using all four successful attacks every day.
• Overvaluing Defense Boost when attackers massively outpower the guard squad.
• Prioritizing Ultimate Guard before reward-producing research.
• Forgetting to coordinate UR truck dispatches with Alliance Duel.
• Maxing Intercity Truck research without comparing its Valor Badge cost with Special Forces and other advanced technologies.

FAQ

How many Intercity Trucks can you dispatch per day in Last War?

The normal daily limit is four. Researching Extra Truck adds one more dispatch, bringing the total to five per day.

What is the best Intercity Truck research?

Extra Truck is generally the highest-priority unlock because it permanently increases your daily dispatch count. Reindeer Sleigh Ride and Plunder are also strong long-term reward upgrades.

What does Reindeer Sleigh Ride do?

It unlocks the chance for qualifying truck refreshes to become a special Reindeer Sleigh Ride with improved rewards. A Reindeer Sleigh Ride can also only be successfully plundered once.

Should I refresh every truck until it becomes UR?

Not always. UR trucks are especially valuable during Alliance Duel, but on ordinary days you should compare the actual cargo with the Trade Contract or Diamond cost required to keep refreshing.

How many trucks can I plunder each day?

The standard daily quota allows four successful plunders. Choose targets based on both the cargo and the strength of the defending squad.

Is Ultimate Guard worth researching?

It is generally a low priority. It limits repeated failed attacks from the same commander, but it does little against a stronger opponent who can defeat your truck on the first attempt.

Conclusion

Last War Intercity Truck is worth treating as a permanent daily income system rather than a minor side activity. Dispatch every available truck, target valuable cargo when plundering, and use Trade Contracts carefully instead of refreshing without a goal.

For research, Extra Truck should usually be the main milestone, followed by reward-focused upgrades such as Reindeer Sleigh Ride and Plunder. For more progression and research guides, browse the Heaven Guardian Last War Survival guide collection.