Morrison Last War Survival: Skills, Stats & Maximize Guide

Morrison is a UR Aircraft damage dealer in Last War: Survival who specializes in Physical Damage and Defense reduction. For players searching for the best Last War Morrison skill priority, the practical order is Armor-Piercing Shot first, Full-Auto Machine Gun second, and Full Firepower third. Super Sensing is an Expertise effect and uses separate progression.

His biggest advantage is not only his personal damage. Armor-Piercing Shot can repeatedly lower the Defense of enemies it hits, creating better damage windows for DVA, Schuyler, and the rest of an Aircraft formation. Morrison becomes considerably stronger later when his Season 5 Exclusive Weapon adds current-HP damage and an Aircraft-wide stat bonus.

Morrison Hero Overview

• Rarity: Ultra Rare (UR)
• Vehicle Type: Aircraft
• Specialty: Damage Dealer
• Damage Type: Physical Damage
• Main Role: Back-row damage and enemy Defense reduction

Morrison fits naturally into a developed Aircraft formation. His own investment should also be considered alongside broader Aircraft progression, including the Aircraft Center, research, gear, troop development, Drone bonuses, and the strength of the heroes protecting him.

Morrison Reference Stats

Stat	Reference Value
Attack	21.9K
HP	441.4K
Defense	2.9K
March Size	350

These numbers are best treated as reference values rather than universal base stats. The values displayed on an actual account change with hero progression and account-wide systems such as gear, research, buildings, Exclusive Weapons, decorations, and other bonuses.

Is Morrison Good in Last War?

Yes, Morrison is a strong hero for players building an Aircraft squad, particularly when they need Physical Damage alongside DVA’s damage output. His Defense reduction also provides squad value rather than benefiting only Morrison.

He is not automatically the first Aircraft hero that every account should maximize. If DVA is still missing important damage upgrades or Carlie and Lucius cannot keep the back row alive, those problems can have a bigger impact on the formation than another Morrison upgrade.

Why Morrison Is Valuable

• Defense reduction: Armor-Piercing Shot can lower a target’s Defense by up to 25% when enough hits land on the same enemy.
• Physical Damage: Morrison gives Aircraft formations a Physical Damage source rather than relying entirely on one damage profile.
• Frequent attacks: Full-Auto Machine Gun has a listed one-second cooldown.
• Multi-hit Tactics skill: Armor-Piercing Shot starts with 10 random attacks and receives additional attack-count effects through star progression.
• Exclusive Weapon scaling: His weapon adds HP%-based Devastation Shells and eventually benefits every Aircraft hero in the formation.

Morrison’s Limitations

• Random targeting: Armor-Piercing Shot does not let you choose which enemy receives the most hits.
• Needs protection: Morrison is a damage dealer, not a frontline Tank.
• Defense reduction is not automatically formation-wide: Each enemy builds its own debuff stacks based on the hits it receives.
• Competes for offensive resources: Skill Medals, Gear, Exclusive Weapon materials, and other upgrades may also be needed by DVA or another primary carry.
• Best value is Aircraft-specific: Players committed to Tank or Missile as their main formation usually have more important priorities.

Morrison Skills Explained

Full-Auto Machine Gun

Full-Auto Machine Gun is Morrison’s Auto Attack. Current reference data lists it as dealing Physical Damage equal to 309.32% of Morrison’s Attack to one enemy, with a one-second cooldown.

• Type: Auto Attack
• Damage Type: Physical Damage
• Listed Cooldown: 1 second
• Upgrade Priority: Second

The frequent activation makes this an important source of sustained damage. It becomes even more relevant after Morrison activates his Exclusive Weapon because the weapon can fire a Devastation Shell after every five Auto Attacks.

Morrison’s listed star effects progressively increase the skill’s additional damage, but star progression and Skill Medal upgrades are separate systems. Do not confuse a star breakpoint with the order in which you should spend Skill Medals.

Full Firepower

Full Firepower is Morrison’s Passive skill. Its listed effect increases his Physical Damage by 30% in battle. Five additional star effects add 3 percentage points each, allowing the listed bonus to reach 45% after all five are applied.

• Type: Passive
• Cooldown: None
• Main Benefit: Increases Morrison’s overall Physical Damage
• Upgrade Priority: Third

This passive improves both Morrison’s Auto Attack and Tactics damage, so it should not be neglected. However, Armor-Piercing Shot provides his defining Defense reduction and Full-Auto Machine Gun attacks constantly, making those two skills better first priorities for most builds.

Armor-Piercing Shot

Armor-Piercing Shot is Morrison’s most important standard skill. Current reference data lists 10 attacks against random enemy units, with each hit dealing Physical Damage equal to 193.38% of Morrison’s Attack.

Each hit also reduces the Defense of the enemy struck by 5%. The effect can stack up to 25% on the same target and lasts for nine seconds.

• Type: Tactics
• Damage Type: Physical Damage
• Listed Cooldown: 10 seconds
• Base Attack Count: 10
• Maximum Defense Reduction per Target: 25%
• Upgrade Priority: First

Its star effects include two separate +5 Attack Count upgrades. With both applied, the skill can reach 20 attacks.

How Morrison’s Defense Reduction Actually Works

The 25% figure is a maximum on an individual enemy, not an automatic 25% reduction applied to the entire opposing squad.

• One hit on a target applies one 5% Defense-reduction stack.
• Five hits on the same target can reach the 25% cap.
• Hits distributed across different enemies build separate stacks on each target.

Because Armor-Piercing Shot chooses random enemies, one cast may heavily weaken a single target while another spreads smaller debuffs throughout the enemy formation. Morrison therefore provides strong damage amplification, but not perfectly predictable focus fire.

Super Sensing

Super Sensing is Morrison’s Expertise effect. Its listed bonuses are:

• HP +20%
• Attack +20%
• Defense +20%
• Skill cooldown rate +10%

These bonuses support both damage and survival, while the cooldown benefit helps Morrison cycle his attacks more frequently.

Super Sensing should not be treated as the fourth Skill Medal priority. Expertise uses its own progression system, so compare it separately from Armor-Piercing Shot, Full-Auto Machine Gun, and Full Firepower.

Last War Morrison Skill Priority

For most Morrison builds, use this Skill Medal order:

Priority	Skill	Why It Comes Here
1	Armor-Piercing Shot	Morrison’s defining Tactics skill; combines multi-hit Physical Damage with Defense reduction.
2	Full-Auto Machine Gun	Provides constant damage and later helps trigger Exclusive Weapon Devastation Shells.
3	Full Firepower	Improves all of Morrison’s Physical Damage but adds no extra attack or debuff by itself.
Separate	Super Sensing	Expertise progression rather than a standard Skill Medal upgrade.

For a developing Aircraft account, Armor-Piercing Shot deserves the first major investment. Full-Auto Machine Gun follows closely, especially once Morrison’s Exclusive Weapon is active. Full Firepower can then be raised as resources allow.

For priorities across other heroes and roles, see the Last War hero skill upgrade priority guide.

Best Position for Morrison

Morrison belongs in the back row. His value increases the longer he remains alive because survival gives him more Auto Attacks, more Armor-Piercing Shot casts, and more Exclusive Weapon triggers.

The usual Aircraft role layout is:

• Front row: Two defensive Aircraft heroes.
• Back row: DVA, Morrison, and Schuyler or another developed damage/control option.

There is no need to treat one exact left-to-right back-row order as permanent. Enemy targeting, lanes, control effects, and which frontline hero survives longest can make different positioning better in specific matchups.

Avoid placing Morrison in the front row unless it is a temporary early-account compromise. His job is to damage and debuff opponents, not absorb the initial pressure meant for a dedicated Tank.

Best Aircraft Team for Morrison

A standard developed Aircraft formation pairs two defensive heroes in front with three offensive or control heroes behind them.

Row	Heroes	Main Role
Front	Carlie + Lucius	Protect the damage dealers and extend the squad’s combat time.
Back	DVA + Morrison + Schuyler	Damage, Defense reduction, and control.

Morrison complements this lineup because he supplies Physical Damage and Defense reduction while DVA acts as a major Aircraft carry. Schuyler adds additional pressure and control, while Carlie and Lucius create the time the back row needs to cycle skills.

If you do not yet have all five heroes developed, do not replace a highly invested main-squad hero simply to create a theoretically perfect Aircraft lineup. Stars, skills, gear, research, troop strength, and Exclusive Weapons can outweigh a lineup advantage when the replacement hero is far behind.

Morrison Matchups: Tank, Aircraft, and Missile

Aircraft follows the game’s vehicle counter system: Aircraft has the favorable matchup into Tank, while Missile is the natural counter to Aircraft.

Enemy Formation	What It Means for Morrison
Tank	Generally the favorable vehicle-type matchup for an Aircraft formation.
Aircraft	Development, positioning, skill timing, Defense reduction, and frontline survival become more important.
Missile	Aircraft is naturally disadvantaged, so raw squad Power alone may not explain a loss.

The counter system does not override account development. Troop tier, Morale, research, gear, Drone progression, Exclusive Weapons, and March Size can still decide a fight. For more on those underlying combat stats, see the Last War troop stats guide.

Best Gear for Morrison

Morrison is an offensive back-row hero, so his baseline gear priority is built around damage:

1. Gun: The first major offensive priority for Morrison.
2. Data Chip: Adds further offensive value and supports critical performance.
3. Radar: Move this higher if Energy Damage or Tactics pressure is killing Morrison too early.
4. Armor: Useful for additional Physical Damage survivability, but normally behind his offensive pieces.

Gear priority should still be viewed at the squad level. If DVA is your main Aircraft carry, improving her most important offensive gear may add more total formation damage than spreading the same materials evenly between both attackers.

Likewise, if Carlie or Lucius dies so quickly that Morrison cannot complete another Tactics cycle, improving the frontline may produce a larger practical gain than another small offensive upgrade on Morrison.

Before committing scarce promotion materials, review the Last War gear upgrade and promotion guide.

Morrison Exclusive Weapon

Morrison’s Exclusive Weapon is associated with Season 5, Week 6. Current Season 5 documentation places its initial release on Day 4 of that week.

To activate Morrison’s Exclusive Weapon, the documented requirements are:

• Morrison must be 5 stars.
• You need 50 Morrison-specific Exclusive Weapon Shards.

The weapon can then be upgraded with the relevant weapon materials, including Universal Exclusive Weapon Shards where supported by the interface.

Morrison Exclusive Weapon Milestones

Weapon Level	Key Effect
Level 1	Every five Auto Attacks trigger a Devastation Shell against the enemy with the highest current HP.
Level 10	The upgraded Tactics skill attacks random enemies 20 times and fires a stronger Devastation Shell after the Tactics Skill.
Level 20	Aircraft Specialist increases Attack, Defense, and HP of all Aircraft heroes by 7.5% in battle.
Level 30	Devastation Shell hits also reduce the target’s Defense by 10% for five seconds.

Level 1: Annihilation Shots

After every five Auto Attacks, Morrison fires a Devastation Shell at the enemy with the highest current HP.

The documented shell deals HP% Damage equal to 3% of the target’s current HP. This form of damage is listed as ignoring Defense, Damage Taken Reduction, and Damage Resistance, with damage from the Auto Attack trigger capped at 150% of Morrison’s Attack.

Because targeting is based on current HP, the shell does not necessarily attack the enemy damage dealer you would choose manually. High-HP frontline targets can absorb many of these triggers.

Level 10: Devastation Barrage

At level 10, current weapon documentation describes Morrison’s upgraded Tactics attack as striking random enemies 20 times while continuing to apply its Defense-reduction effect.

After the Tactics Skill finishes, Morrison fires a Devastation Shell at the enemy with the highest current HP. This shell deals HP% Damage equal to 10% of that target’s current HP, with a documented cap of 450% of Morrison’s Attack.

This makes level 10 an important offensive milestone, particularly against durable targets that remain at high HP long enough for the percentage-based effect to matter.

Level 20: Aircraft Specialist

Aircraft Specialist boosts all Aircraft heroes in Morrison’s formation by:

• Attack +7.5%
• Defense +7.5%
• HP +7.5%

This is one of Morrison’s strongest team-oriented weapon milestones. Unlike a personal damage increase, it also improves Carlie, Lucius, DVA, Schuyler, and any other Aircraft hero fighting alongside him.

The effect is naturally more valuable in a full or nearly full Aircraft formation than in a mixed squad containing only one or two Aircraft heroes.

Level 30: Explosive AP Rounds

At level 30, Devastation Shell hits apply an additional 10% Defense reduction to the target for five seconds.

This adds another source of Defense reduction to Morrison’s kit. Because combat systems and interactions can be adjusted over time, use the current in-game weapon description and battle reports when evaluating how multiple Defense-reduction effects behave together.

Is Morrison’s Exclusive Weapon Worth It?

It is a strong investment for an account committed to Aircraft, but the correct stopping point depends on the rest of the squad.

Prioritize the Weapon When

• Morrison is already a permanent member of your main Aircraft formation.
• He has reached the 5-star activation requirement.
• Your frontline is durable enough to keep him attacking.
• DVA and your other key Aircraft heroes already have functional builds.
• You can realistically reach a meaningful weapon milestone instead of scattering resources.

Delay It When

• Morrison is only used in a secondary squad.
• Your main carry still lacks essential skill or gear upgrades.
• Carlie or Lucius is dying before the back row can work.
• Your main formation is Tank or Missile rather than Aircraft.
• You cannot yet reach the weapon milestones that materially affect your squad.

For established Aircraft players, level 20 is particularly attractive because Aircraft Specialist strengthens the complete formation. Level 30 offers another useful debuff, but it is a later investment and should be weighed against upgrades available elsewhere on the account.

Morrison for F2P and Low-Spend Players

Morrison can still be valuable without immediately maximizing every part of his build. The main risk for F2P and low-spend players is spreading limited resources across too many heroes and formations at once.

A practical approach is to establish one functional main squad first. If Aircraft is that squad, invest enough in Morrison’s Armor-Piercing Shot and offensive gear for him to perform his debuff role while keeping DVA and the frontline competitive.

If Morrison belongs to a second or third formation, Skill Medals, Gear materials, Exclusive Weapon shards, and other scarce resources will normally produce better short-term results when concentrated on the primary squad.

Common Morrison Mistakes

• Upgrading Full Firepower first: Armor-Piercing Shot normally provides more important early value.
• Treating Super Sensing as a normal skill: It is Expertise progression, not a fourth Skill Medal upgrade.
• Putting Morrison in the front row: His value depends on surviving long enough to keep attacking and debuffing.
• Assuming Armor-Piercing Shot gives every enemy -25% Defense: Each target builds its own stacks based on how many random hits land on it.
• Ignoring DVA and the frontline: Morrison cannot compensate for a main carry or defensive line that is far behind.
• Upgrading all gear evenly: Prioritize pieces that solve a clear damage or survival problem.
• Ignoring vehicle counters: An Aircraft squad can struggle against Missile even when the displayed Power looks similar.
• Rushing Exclusive Weapon level 30: Compare the cost with level 20 milestones and important upgrades elsewhere in your main squad.

Who Should Build Morrison?

Morrison is a strong choice when Aircraft is your main or planned long-term formation. His combination of Physical Damage, Defense reduction, and Exclusive Weapon effects gives him a distinct role rather than making him simply another generic attacker.

He makes the most sense when:

• You already use or are building DVA, Carlie, Lucius, and other Aircraft heroes.
• You need a reliable back-row Physical Damage source.
• You want Defense reduction that can benefit other attackers.
• You can protect Morrison long enough for repeated Tactics cycles.
• You intend to develop his Exclusive Weapon over time.

Players who would rather start from an already developed roster can also compare an established Last War account as an optional progression path. Check the actual listing carefully for Morrison’s stars, skill levels, gear, Exclusive Weapon progress, troop development, and complete Aircraft lineup rather than judging an account by overall Power alone.

FAQs

What is the best Last War Morrison skill priority?

Upgrade Armor-Piercing Shot first, Full-Auto Machine Gun second, and Full Firepower third. Super Sensing is an Expertise effect and follows separate progression.

Is Morrison good in Last War?

Yes. Morrison is particularly good in Aircraft formations because he combines Physical Damage with enemy Defense reduction. He is most valuable when the frontline can keep him alive and the rest of the Aircraft squad is also properly developed.

Does Morrison reduce every enemy’s Defense by 25%?

No. Each Armor-Piercing Shot hit reduces the Defense of the enemy it strikes by 5%, stacking up to 25% on that specific target. Because the attacks are random, different enemies may finish the cast with different numbers of stacks.

Where should Morrison be positioned?

Morrison should normally stay in the back row behind defensive heroes such as Carlie and Lucius. Exact left, center, or right placement can be adjusted according to enemy targeting and the matchup.

What does Morrison’s Exclusive Weapon do?

It adds Devastation Shells that deal damage based on the enemy’s current HP. Later milestones improve his Tactics skill, give all Aircraft heroes a 7.5% Attack, Defense, and HP bonus at level 20, and add another Defense reduction at level 30.

When can Morrison unlock his Exclusive Weapon?

Current Season 5 documentation places Morrison’s Exclusive Weapon in Week 6. Activation requires Morrison at 5 stars and 50 Morrison-specific Exclusive Weapon Shards. Check your warzone’s current in-game schedule because seasonal timing follows server progression.

Conclusion

Morrison is a valuable Aircraft damage dealer when you build around what makes him different: repeated Physical Damage and Armor-Piercing Shot’s Defense reduction. Prioritize Armor-Piercing Shot first, keep him protected in the back row, and invest in Gun and Data Chip while making sure DVA and your frontline do not fall behind.

His Season 5 Exclusive Weapon significantly expands that role with HP%-based Devastation Shells and a powerful Aircraft-wide bonus at level 20. For more hero builds, seasonal updates, and progression advice, visit the Heaven Guardian Last War guides.