Choose current and target HQ
Select the level you have now and the level you are planning toward. The route view totals only the levels between those points.
HQ progression
Last Z HQ Upgrade Guide and HQ35 Planner
The HQ planner turns a long upgrade path into checkpoints, resource totals, prerequisite buildings, hero-cap milestones, and an adjusted time estimate.
Adjust for bonuses
Sophia resource discounts and construction-speed bonuses can change the planning estimate. Enter the bonus shown on your account and confirm the final cost in game before starting.
Treat requirements as a checklist
Required-building and timer information can change after patches or differ by server stage. The planner is designed to prevent surprises, not replace the live upgrade screen.
Build backward from the target
Start at the HQ level you want and work backward through required buildings. This exposes prerequisite bottlenecks before a long timer finishes and prevents resources from being stranded behind an unprepared structure.
Reserve resources for prerequisites
The HQ button is only part of the real cost. Keep enough food, wood, electricity, zent, speedups, and prerequisite-building resources available for the steps that must happen before the next HQ level.
Use event timing without stalling growth
If a major construction-scoring window is close, finishing an HQ or prerequisite during that window can add value. Do not delay a critical unlock solely for points when the delay would hurt alliance or season readiness.
Check hero and progression milestones
HQ levels can unlock or raise other progression limits. Review hero caps, research access, buildings, troop progression, and event requirements when choosing whether the next HQ level is worth prioritizing.
Before pressing upgrade
Confirm the live prerequisite list, final resource cost, construction time, active bonuses, and whether alliance help or speedups are available. The planner is the route map; the in-game upgrade screen is the final checkout.
HQ upgrade requirements
Each Headquarters level can require other buildings before the HQ button becomes available. Work backward from the target level and prepare those prerequisite structures first so a finished timer does not reveal another unexpected blocker.
Planning the route to HQ35
HQ35 is easier to reach when the route is treated as a chain of checkpoints instead of one giant resource target. Use the planner to total the remaining levels, prerequisites, construction time, and resources from the HQ you have now to the target you want.
Construction speed versus resource cost
Construction-speed bonuses reduce time but do not automatically reduce the underlying resources. Keep speed, Sophia-style discounts, alliance help, and raw resource totals separate when estimating the real cost of the next HQ level.
When to use construction speedups
Speedups are most valuable when they unlock a major progression gate, prevent idle builders, or score during a useful event window. Avoid emptying every speedup just to finish a timer early when the next prerequisite is not ready.
Last Z HQ35 requirements
For HQ35, treat the target as a chain of HQ and prerequisite-building requirements rather than one final upgrade. Use the HQ planner to work backward from level 35, total the remaining resources and timers, and verify each live prerequisite before committing resources.