Strike First: New Server Starter Sprint
Complete guide to the beginner 'Strike First' event in Last Asylum: Plague: Sanctuary milestones, Blight purging, military progression, rewards, and major mistakes to avoid.
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🗓 Updated: 2026-09-14
The Strike First event is the premier onboarding sprint for new servers and starting commanders in Last Asylum: Plague. Triggered immediately upon account creation, it serves as your primary growth accelerator during Week 1: completing foundational milestones awards an abundance of free diamonds, speedups, recruit tickets, and hero shards.
🎯 Event Overview & Task Structure
Strike First functions as a tiered milestone checklist tied directly to your Sanctuary progression and early-game combat preparedness:
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Sanctuary Milestones:
- Upgrading your Sanctuary to Lv.5, 8, 10, 12, and 15.
- Each milestone unlocks massive caches of free diamonds, building speedups, and essential resources.
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Blight Purge (Monster Hunts):
- Eliminating roaming undead mutants and Blight Walkers on the world map.
- Yields research speedups, Raven essence, and hospital recovery supplies.
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Military Mobilization:
- Training tier 1, 2, and 3 troops (T1–T3).
- Expanding barracks capacity and unlocking additional march slots.
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Tavern Recruitment:
- Spending Normal and Advanced Recruitment Tickets.
- Unlocking foundational heroes (Celia, Bella, Arthur).
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Arena of Fate Debut:
- Participating in server-wide arena duels to establish an early PvP ranking.
🎁 Milestone Rewards
Full completion of Strike First delivers game-changing starter value:
- Diamonds: 5,000+ free diamonds.
- Advanced Recruitment Tickets: 20+ tickets for Tavern summons.
- Hero Shards: Fragments for UR Arthur (tank) and SSR Celia (support).
- Speedup Bundles: Tens of hours in universal, building, and research speedups.
- Antitoxin Reserves: Crucial serum to elevate your core carry’s level immediately.
⚠️ 4 Fatal Beginner Mistakes to Avoid
1. Blowing Free Diamonds on Standard Tavern Pulls
The single biggest mistake new players make is dumping free diamonds into standard recruit pulls. Do not do this. On Day 8 of your server, the UR Ranger Cynthia’s Lucky Wheel arrives — 7 days of one free daily spin plus a 10-spin milestone that dumps 10 fragments — a full copy. Cover the gap with ~1,500 diamonds (3 extra spins) and the hero is yours; pull nothing before Day 8.
2. Disorganized Construction Queues
Do not waste building queues on vanity upgrades or unnecessary resource plots. Always inspect the prerequisite buildings for the next Sanctuary level (typically Wall + Research Lab or Wall + Barracks) and upgrade strictly along the critical path.
3. Wasting Stamina Outside Event Windows
Only hunt the specific monster tiers required to trigger milestone completions. Conserve remaining stamina for double-dipping opportunities.
4. Premature PvP Raiding
Attacking neighboring player bases during Week 1 fills your Infirmary with wounded troops, consumes valuable healing food, and stalls Sanctuary upgrades. Keep your peace shield active and focus entirely on PvE development.
📋 Quick Start Checklist
- Unlock the second builder queue immediately.
- Maintain 24/7 research queues focused on the “Base Development” tree.
- Keep barracks constantly training troops in manageable batches.
- Join an active Top-5 alliance: member assistance taps shave off hours of construction timers.
- Claim all Strike First milestone rewards before the event timer expires.
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❓ FAQ — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best F2P team in Last Asylum: Plague?
The canonical F2P squad is Arthur, Daskal, Marlena, Harper, Claire (all Warriors — mono-faction gives +20% HP/ATK/DEF). Arthur is free from day 1; the $1 Marlena top-up is considered the best value in the game. Daskal arrives in the first Era of Revival season (day 120+).
What should I upgrade first?
Sanctuary first, always — it gates every other building and your hero level cap. Then Training Grounds, Barracks, Research Lab, Infirmary, Wall. Keep the Builder’s Hut at Sanctuary level until Sanctuary 15 for free construction speedups.
When does Marlena unlock?
Day 66 for free — or immediately via the $1 starter top-up. Save UR shards so she lands at 8★ right away, then push 10★.
How do I get Cynthia as F2P?
Cynthia arrives via the Wishing Wheel on day 8. Save diamonds from day 1 (skip everything else) — ~11,500 diamonds total, and always spin ×10 (single spins waste tokens).
How do I get antitoxin?
Antitoxin Workshop + Stable production, every building upgrade completion, Falcon Quests (nearly all of them), Covert Ops and Caravan Trade (including plundering others’ ops — up to 5/day), and Blight/Elite Blight hunts (10/20 stamina). Events pay large amounts.
Why did my plunder income drop to almost nothing?
You hit the daily plunder limit: below the limit 100%, from 1× the limit you keep only 15%, from 1.3× only 5%. It resets at 02:00 UTC. The limit scales with Sanctuary level (2.5M at Lv.10–12 up to 30M at Lv.30) and rises immediately when you upgrade Sanctuary. A yellow triangle under your Might shows the status.
What should I buy in the shops?
Sanctuary/Expedition/Alliance shops: Crow Essence and UR Hero Omnifragments first. Honor shop is for gear blueprints only (never epigraph chests there). All shops restock Monday.
Are diamonds worth spending on speedups?
Only the VIP-shop 8h speedups are considered acceptable purchases — and only after hero resources. Community rule: never dump diamonds into speedups over hero wheel events (Cynthia day 8, Joker after day 15).
What faction should I build?
Warriors are the best early game (free Arthur/Harper shards, $1 Marlena). Rangers peak mid game (counter Warriors). Warlocks are the best late game but need heavy long-term investment. Mono-faction (5 heroes of one type) is the current meta because UR epigraphs buff a single faction.
How does Claire SSR→UR conversion work?
Opens on Era Day 8. She lands at 6★ and the run to 10★ costs 1,600 SSR shards (each substage costs 2× the SSR price). There’s a team-buff dip between 6★–9★ — skip it by banking Hall of Honor levels before converting (Lv.60→8★, Lv.100→9★, Lv.160→instant 10★).
How do I redeem gift codes?
In-game: Avatar (top-left) → Settings → Gift Code. iOS or web: log in at the official redemption page with your linked Facebook/Google account, pick server and character, enter the code.
What are the biggest beginner mistakes?
Upgrading everything equally instead of one main squad; judging heroes before high stars (Marlena is the classic late bloomer); splitting Awakening materials across heroes; wasting gems on VIP levels over hero wheels; skipping daily plunder (~27M resources/day); letting stamina cap.
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