The WARDOGS Verba unlock costs $50,000 at Support level 8 in Season 3, and for me it wasn’t worth it: every Little Bird I could get flared my rocket.
Key takeaways
- The 9K333 Verba unlocks at Support level 8 for $50,000, then it’s $800 per rocket.
- You can only carry one, so I keep spares in my Ural’s storage.
- Every Little Bird I went for flared it, and I never got a hit.
How do you unlock the Verba in WARDOGS?
You reach Support level 8, then unlock it at the Equipment Vendor for $50,000. The vendor asks if you’re sure you want to unlock the 9K333 Verba for $50,000. Once you confirm, it’s yours for the season. I unlocked the anti-air launcher in Support for 50k on 13 November, the day after Season 3 went live. In your hands, the HUD names it 9K333 VERBA // 72MM, with a rocket icon beside it.
It used to take a lot longer to reach. Before Season 3 the Verba sat at Support level 14. The patch notes that came with Season 3’s start moved it down to level 8. It moved because of the Large Hammer, another Support unlock.
The Verba goes in your specialist slot, slot 3 in your loadout. That’s the same slot the hammers go in. On the Equipment Vendor, the specialist tabs are Launcher, Medical, Building, Recon, Vehicle and Tactical. So while you’re carrying the Verba, it’s taking the place of your hammer.
Why did the Verba move to Support level 8?
To give Support players an answer to the AH-6M, the Little Bird with miniguns, while nobody can build anti-air yet. The Season 3 patch notes moved two Support unlocks at once. The Large Hammer went from level 8 to level 14, because it “was a notable power spike for builders and it came too early”. Pushing it later makes mega-bases slightly harder to set up very early in the season.
That had a knock-on, and the same section says so: “By moving the Large Hammer we’ve delayed anti-air options for dealing with the AH-6M [Miniguns] by the time it comes online, this gives Support players the option again.” So the Verba came down to level 8 to fill the gap while the Large Hammer is out of reach.
The notes made other changes around the Little Bird too. The AH-6M’s price came down from $12,000 to $10,480, and its pilot and co-pilot got more protection from bullets. The anti-air emplacement’s maximum aim angle dropped from 65° to 60°, which the notes say increases its overhead blind spot. Limited Mode, new this season, takes attack vehicles off the vendor, but the notes don’t say whether the Verba is sold there.
Can you build anti-air with the Medium Hammer?
No, not from what I can see. You have to have the tier 3 hammer, the Large Hammer. None of us have got the Large Hammer yet, we’ve only got the Medium Hammer, and that’s why it’s unavailable.
The Medium Hammer’s build menu has two pages, and neither has anything for shooting at helicopters. The first page is walls, wire, sandbags, a crate stack and a step. The second is taller Hesco walls, a tower, a wired concrete wall and a raised platform. On the Equipment Vendor, the Large Hammer shows as locked next to the Small and Medium Hammers.
The Large Hammer is at Support level 14 now, and I’m on Support 9, so I’m still a long way off. Big builds were gated behind it last season too. The MG Nest needed the large hammer in Season 2’s build list, and the medium hammer was already slowed down per swing.
How much does a Verba rocket cost?
It’s $800 per rocket. But you can only carry one, and the Little Birds will have enough flares for it. So you either need to have someone else with a Verba in there with you, or you need to do what I do and take more than one with you.
The Ural is how I take more than one. Its vehicle inventory has six slots. At the Garage Vendor, two of mine held a spare Verba each, with a supply pallet in the back slot and the logistics slots full. With one in my own specialist slot as well, that’s three rockets before I need to go back to the vendor.
How I use the Verba from a Ural
I drive out in the Ural with one Verba in my hand, two in the Ural’s inventory slots and my supplies to deliver. I drive the supplies out and drop them off, then I turn around, park near the FOB and go after the Little Birds. They’re starting to show up more and more frequently, while we still can’t build anything to take them down.
The supply run pays on its own, too. A supply pallet delivered into a friendly FOB paid me $1,250 for the first one of a match this season. Each one after that paid $250 more, so one delivery covers more than a rocket. Pallets I dropped where the FOB had been destroyed paid me a quarter, so the FOB you park beside needs to still be standing.
Does the Verba beat Little Bird flares?
Not in my games. Any Little Bird I could get was flaring me, so I couldn’t get a hit. One rocket against a helicopter with flares to spare isn’t enough. That’s why you either need a second Verba with you or more rockets in the truck.
The Season 3 patch notes don’t mention flares at all, and the only Verba change in them is the move to Support level 8. They did cut the cash for killing a spotted Little Bird, from $1,000 to $850.
Pilots got a new reason to go after vehicles, too. Destroying a vehicle with your own vehicle within 1,000 m of a control zone now earns the full control zone reward for Little Bird and Havoc pilots. The notes frame it as a reward for dogfights, but the wording covers any vehicle, supply trucks included.
Is the Verba worth $50,000?
Not for me. The Verba’s completely pointless, to be honest, because they’re so easy to flare. It costs twice the Medium Hammer unlock, which was $25,000 in my first Season 3 match. Then it’s $800 every time you fire it.
If you’ve already unlocked it, don’t run it alone: bring someone else with a Verba, or spares in a vehicle.
FAQ
What level do you unlock the Verba in WARDOGS? Support level 8 in Season 3, down from level 14. The unlock costs $50,000 at the Equipment Vendor.
How much does a Verba rocket cost in WARDOGS? $800 per rocket, and you can only carry one at a time.
Can you build anti-air in WARDOGS Season 3? Not with the Medium Hammer. The Large Hammer, now at Support level 14, is the one the patch notes tie to anti-air options.
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