Ascension Tree Tier List

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This page attempts to categorize all the Ascension Upgrades as a general guide to what is worth buying when.

I assume a mix of active and idle play here. If you never turn off your game or only seldomly open it to check in you may want to skip some of my recommendations. Read descriptions before you buy something to avoid wasting SP. You cannot really screw up your purchasing order though and everything is useful in its own way. Experiment!

Last updated: v4.0.5

Visualization (v4.0.0)

Tier 1

These upgrades are all very cheap, enjoy that early game.

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Note: The upgrades listed below are listed in suggested purchase order; from top to bottom.

Image	Name	Cost	Description
	Permanent Slayer	4 SP	Permanently unlocks the Start Adventure and Enemy Realm upgrades, so enemies can spawn from the start of any Ascension.
	Soul Gatherer Bundle	6 SP	Permanently unlocks Souls Flask and Soul Gatherer upgrades.
	Permanent Quests	5 SP	All Quests bundles are unlocked permanently across all Ascensions.
	Soul Reaper	10 SP	Increase the amount of Souls that you gather by 1% for every Slayer Point you got since you started playing the game.
	True Idle Slayer	5 SP	You slay 50% more enemies while the game is closed.
	Boost Kill	10 SP	You gain double Souls for every kill while using the Boost.
	Mining Jewels	10 SP	Gain 5% bonus CpS.
	Souls Bonus	5 SP	Increase the active time of Random Events by 40%.
	Reinvest	15 SP	Each Coin you pick up gives you 25% of your current CpS.
	Sword Edge	25 SP	You gain +1% Souls while the game is closed for every Sword level.
	Ancient Slayer	35 SP	Your Ascension CpS Bonus is boosted by 250%.
	Monolith	15 SP	Increase Soul gain while the game is closed by 20%.
	Idle Earrings I	20 SP	Increase CpS while the game is closed by 25%.
	Random Box Magnet	15 SP	Random Boxes will hover on top of your head for a few seconds.
	Special Random Box Magnet	25 SP	Special Random Boxes will hover on top of your head for a few seconds.
	Portals	25 SP	You gain the ability to open Portals to new Dimensions. Skill cooldown: 8 hours.

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Tier 2

This stuff is still pretty inexpensive and really helps you out.

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Note: The upgrades listed below are listed in suggested purchase order; from top to bottom.

Image	Name	Cost	Description
	Red Ore	30 SP	Gain 10% bonus CpS.
	Boost Coin	25 SP	You gain double Coins while using the Boost.
	Cheap Cooldown	25 SP	Every Coin you pick up will decrease your Boost cooldown by 2%.
	Slowmo Bonus	40 SP	Increase the active time of Random Events by 40%.
	Augmented Soul Gatherer	50 SP	Increase the amount of Souls received for slaying an enemy ingame by 125%.
	Blue Ore	20 SP	Gain 10% bonus CpS.
	Green Ore	35 SP	Gain 8% bonus CpS.
	Yellow Ore	50 SP	Gain 10% bonus CpS.
	Soul Gem	25 SP	Gain 20% Souls bonus.

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Tier 3

Did you notice that really expensive belt? It is time. Make a beeline for Minions to start collecting free SP as soon as possible.

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Note: The upgrades listed below are listed in suggested purchase order; from top to bottom.

Image	Name	Cost	Description
	Legendary Belt	800 SP	Increase your bonus CpS by +5% per Achievement unlocked.
	Soul Slash	450 SP	Increase your bonus Souls by +0.1% per achievement unlocked.
	Axe Edge	600 SP	You gain +1% Souls while the game is closed for every Axe level.
	Minions	1,200 SP	Unlocks the Minions tab and the White Knight.

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Tier 4

You've just bought your first upgrade costing over 1,000 SP. Look back at all the cheap stuff you ignored so far above Legendary Belt. You should get some of that.

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Note: The upgrades listed below are listed in suggested purchase order; from top to bottom.

Image	Name	Cost	Description
	Money Laundering	25 SP	Each Coin you pick up gives you 10% of your current CpS.
	Idle Earrings II	25 SP	Increase CpS while the game is closed by 25%.
	Purple Ore	40 SP	Gain 10% bonus CpS.
	Cheap Darkness	30 SP	All enemy evolutions are 50% cheaper.
	Dagger Edge	75 SP	You gain +1% Souls while the game is closed for every Dagger level.
	Stocks Buyer	50 SP	Each Coin you pick up gives you 15% of your current CpS.
	Every Day Counts	50 SP	You gain 1% bonus CpS for each day that passed since you started playing. (100 days maximum)
	Bullet Time	250 SP	Increase the active time of Random Events by 40%.
	Idle Earrings III	100 SP	Increase CpS while the game is closed by 15%.
	Portal Traveler	200 SP	Decrease the Portal skill cooldown to 4 hours. This will also replenish your current portal cooldown.
	Idle Earrings IV	250 SP	Increase CpS while the game is closed by 20%.
	Idle Earrings of Death	250 SP	You slay 20% more enemies while the game is closed.

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Tier 5

Stop! Hammer Bow Time!

Depending on how active you are you may or may not want to skip the bow bundle for now. It is really good for active players, but you do need to constantly fire it yourself. There is no autofire.

(Corresponding Color in Visualization: Royal Blue)
Note: The upgrades listed below are listed in suggested purchase order; from top to bottom.

Bow bundle:

Image	Name	Cost	Description
	Sacred Book of Projectiles	1,000 SP	Unlock the ability to use the Bow. Press the screen while being airborne to fire an arrow. New upgrades for your Bow will appear by leveling up the bow as well.
	Bring Hell	600 SP	Increase the chance of spawning enemies by 20%.
	Stability	4,000 SP	Unlocks the ability to fire arrows while using the Boost.
	Mystic Valley	1,200 SP	Unlock the Mystic Valley Dimension. Use the Portal to get there! Warning: Not every enemy can be slayed with the sword in this Dimension!
	Enchanted Arrows	600 SP	Allows you to kill spiritual foes such as Wildfires by using the bow.
	Triple Shot	3,000 SP	Fire three arrows instead of a single one.

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Tier 6

Your White Knight looks a bit lonely, go get him a friend!

(Corresponding Color in Visualization: Light Blue)
Note: The upgrades listed below are listed in suggested purchase order; from top to bottom.

Image	Name	Cost	Description
	Dark Wand	2,000 SP	Gain 10% bonus CpS.
	Dark Wizard	2,500 SP	Unlock the Dark Wizard Minion.
	Doesn't Matter to Me	150 SP	Get a permanent 3% chance of spawning a Ruby instead of a Coin. A Ruby has a value of 15 coins.
	Map	150 SP	The destination name will be displayed on top of every Portal.
	Ethereal Wand	500 SP	Gain 5% bonus CpS.
	Dual Randomness	300 SP	Unlock the Dual Randomness Random Event. It will spawn two Random Boxes next to each other. This event can be chained infinitely if you're lucky!
	Coins In The Box	350 SP	Quintuples the coins that a Random Box can give you.
	Royalties	400 SP	Each Coin you pick up gives you 5% of your current CpS.
	Lunar Idle Earrings	950 SP	Increase CpS while the game is closed by 15%.
	Solar Idle Earrings	1,000 SP	You slay 20% more enemies while the game is closed.
	Book of Efficiency I	500 SP	Doubling your offline Coin gains also grants 25% extra offline Slayer Points gains.

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Tier 7

By now you have enough total SP to make Soul Reaper II worth getting.

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Note: The upgrades listed below are listed in suggested purchase order; from top to bottom.

Image	Name	Cost	Description
	Silver Money Amulet	1,600 SP	Gain 10% bonus CpS.
	Golden Money Amulet	2,000 SP	Gain 12% bonus CpS.
	Soul Reaper II	1,000 SP	Increase the amount of Souls that you gather by 0.25% for every Slayer Point you got since you started playing the game.
	Soul Amulet	3,000 SP	Your Ascension CpS Bonus is boosted by 100%.

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Tier 8

There are more Minions we need to get!

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Note: The upgrades listed below are listed in suggested purchase order; from top to bottom.

Image	Name	Cost	Description
	Rock And Stone	15,000 SP	Unlock the Stone Golem Minion.
	Embrace The Fear	6,500 SP	All enemy evolutions are 25% cheaper.
	Skeleton	8,000 SP	Unlock the Skeleton Minion.
	Book of Efficiency II	5,000 SP	Doubling your offline Coin gains also grants 25% extra offline Slayer Points gains.
	Sword Edge II	1,850 SP	You gain +0.5% Souls while the game is closed for every Sword level.
	Doomed	2,500 SP	Increase the chance of spawning enemies by 30%.
	Saved	2,500 SP	You slay 25% more enemies while the game is closed.

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Tier 9

Jumps in Cost are so large now you mostly end up buying things in order from least to most expensive anyways - this tier is just here for completions sake. A major exception is the Factory, since that dimension is amazing for soul gathering purposes.

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Note: The upgrades listed below are listed in suggested purchase order; from top to bottom.

Image	Name	Cost	Description
	Wall Breaker	3,500 SP	Increase CpS while the game is closed by 50%.
	Permanent Supply Boxes	4,000 SP	After buying a food box, it will remain unlocked permanently.
	King of The Sea	6,500 SP	Get a permanent 2% chance of spawning a Sapphire instead of a Coin. A Sapphire has a value of 25 Coins.
	Terra Idle Earrings	7,500 SP	Increase CpS while the game is closed by 35%.
	ASHPD	5,000 SP	Decrease the Portal skill cooldown to 2 hours. This will also replenish your current portal cooldown.
	Safety First	8,000 SP	Some pitfalls in the Bonus Stage will be covered to prevent you from falling.
	Chest Hunt Saver	5,000 SP	A Saver will spawn in a Chest during the Chest Hunt Minigame. If you find it, it will repel the next Mimic.
	Roll The Dice	16,500 SP	Random Boxes will appear 20% more frequently.
	Tornado of Souls	20,000 SP	Gain 15% Souls bonus.
	Premium Time	25,000 SP	Increase the active time of Random Events by 20%.
	Knight Services	7,500 SP	Get 0.5% CpS Bonus per every level of the Minion White Knight.
	High Alchemy	12,000 SP	Get 1% CpS Bonus per every level of the Minion Dark Wizard.
	Gemstone Rush	10,000 SP	Unlock the Gemstone Rush Random Event which increases the spawn rate of unlocked gemstones for a while.
	Bag	10,000 SP	Unlock the Bag where you can store Materials you gather to craft new Items. Materials can only be gathered while actively playing and from defeating certain enemies.
	Blue Sparkle	6,000 SP	Increase the spawn rate of Sapphires by 3%.
	Factory	140,000 SP	Unlock the Factory Dimension. Use the Portal to get there! Warning: Not every enemy can be slayed with the sword in this dimension!
	Human After All	60,000 SP	Unlock the Goo Mutant Minion.
	Oblivion Idle Earrings	23,000 SP	Increase CpS while the game is closed by 40%.
	Augmented Boost Kill	100,000 SP	Makes the Boost Kill ascension upgrade 100% more effective.
	Super Chest Souls	35,000 SP	Increase Chest Hunt Souls by 250%.
	Soul Silver	35,000 SP	Increase the amount of Silver Random Boxes when activated by +1.
	Book of Efficiency III	50,000 SP	Doubling your offline Coin gains also grants 25% extra offline Slayer Points gains.
	Idle Earrings of Unity	45,000 SP	Increase CpS while the game is closed by 50%.
	Boost Blood	50,000 SP	Enemies will drop 25% more Coins for slaying them.
	Mega Horde	175,000 SP	Upgrades the Horde Random Event to include nonflying enemies.
	Blessing of Kratos	95,000 SP	Gain 10% bonus CpS.
	Divinities	200,000 SP	Unlock the Divinities tab. Here you can reset your Minions back to level 1 to earn Divinity Points and buy Divinities with them.
	Critical Culling	150,000 SP	Unlock Critical Culling which gives you 15% chance of getting double souls every time you kill an enemy. Critical Culling also works while idle.
	Muscle Memory	35,000 SP	Every upgrade that increases the attack speed of the Bow remains unlocked across every Ascension.
	Bonus Rewards+	1,250,000 SP	At the end of every section of the platformer Bonus Stage, a normal Random Box will appear.
	Critical Training	350,000 SP	Increase the chance of doing critical hits by 4%.
	Critical Study	350,000 SP	Increase the chance of doing critical hits by 4%.
	Critical Practice	350,000 SP	Increase the chance of doing critical hits by 4%.
	Book of Efficiency IV	500,000 SP	Doubling your offline Coin gains also grants 50% extra offline Slayer Points gains.
	Mega Chest Souls	1,500,000 SP	Increase Chest Hunt Souls by 250%.
	The Chosen One	650,000 SP	Allows you to prestige Minions individually, but it only grants 80% Divinity Points if you do it that way.

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Tier 10

A new world is opening up! It is Ultra Ascension Time! The optimal time for your first UA is at around 6 Ultra Slayer Points. Buying up Tiers 1-9 before Ultra Ascension will have you end up approximately at your 6th USP depending on how many missions your Minions have completed for you. All Upgrades beyond that will come slowly over following runs.

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Note: The upgrades listed below are listed in suggested purchase order; from top to bottom.

Image	Name	Cost	Description
	Ultra Ascension	1,000,000 SP	Unlock the Ultra Ascension. Ultra Ascending is similar to Ascending but also resets the Skill Tree, Quests, Minions and Slayer Points. Your first Ultra Ascension also makes new Ascension Upgrades visible on the Skill Tree.
	Perfect Prestige	2,500,000 SP	You'll get 100% Divinity Points for prestiging a Minion individually.
	Book of Efficiency V	5,000,000 SP	Doubling your offline Coin gains also grants 30% extra offline Slayer Points gains.
	Gala's Bone	600,000 SP	Get 0.5% CpS Bonus per every level of the Minion Skeleton.
	Advanced Cooking	2,000,000 SP	Gain 5% bonus CpS.
	Ramen	3,500,000 SP	Gain 10% bonus CpS.
	Stew	4,000,000 SP	Gain 12% bonus CpS.
	Careful Slayer	12,500,000 SP	Increase the drop chance of Materials by 3%.
	Portal Dominum	5,000,000 SP	You gain the ability to choose the destination of the Portal.
	Climbing Boots	750,000 SP	Unlock the ability to perform Wall Jumps in Bonus Stages.
	Master Chest Souls	1.50e8 150 M SP	Increase Chest Hunt Souls by 175%.
	Gold Hammer	1.80e8 180 M SP	Increase the duration of Craftable Temporary Items by 30%.

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Last Tier

Do you really still need a tier list at this point? Buy this stuff approximately in this order I guess. How you prioritize some of these upgrades obviously depends on where exactly you aim to Ultra Ascend. E.g. don't buy Slash The Life *instead* of Eternal Rage, but buy it first if you intend to get both in the same UA. Also don't prioritize ultra over astral upgrades if you intend to UA soon.

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Image	Name	Cost	Description
	Stones of Time	5 SP	Unlock the Stones of Time where you can get great benefits for the obtained Ultra Slayer Points.
	Hot Desert	5 SP	Unlock the Hot Desert Dimension. Use Portals to get there!
	Orange Ore	5 SP	Gain 6% bonus CpS.
	Pink Ore	5 SP	Gain 6% bonus CpS.
	Ancient Quests	5 SP	Unlock a new Quest bundle.
	Dangerous While Alone	35 SP	Every time you slay an enemy while the game is closed you get a +1.5% chance of slaying an unlocked Giant of the current Dimension instead of a normal enemy.
	Blessing of Cronus	50 SP	Enable previously unlocked Divinities.
	3 Rows	350,000 SP	Spawn 3 rows of Coins instead of 2 when completing sections of the Bonus Stage.
	Rage Mode	30,000,000 SP	Unlock the Rage Mode ability. Go super fast and slay everything that's in front of you instantly. While you are in Rage Mode, you get x100 Souls!
	Already Enraged	10 SP	Increase Rage Mode ability duration by +10%.
	Outrage	20 SP	Increase the Souls multiplier while in Rage Mode by +10x.
	Fury	10 SP	Unlock the Fury Random Event which reduces Rage Mode cooldown by 50%.
	Giant Horde	50,000,000 SP	Upgrades the Horde Random Event to include Giants.
	Souls Surge I	3.00e9 / 3 B SP	Gain 20% Souls bonus.
	Reincarnation	2.50e9 / 2.5 B SP	Increase the chance of spawning enemies by 25%.
	Souls Surge II	5.00e9 / 5 B SP	Gain 25% Souls bonus.
	Astral Slayer	1.00e9 / 1 B SP	Unlock Astral Ascension Upgrades which are Ascension Upgrades that remain unlocked across Ultra Ascensions.
	Village Key	2.00e7 / 20 M SP	Unlock a new Craftable Temporary Item.
	Astral Blessing	6.00e7 / 60 M SP	Keep the Stones of Time unlocked even after Ultra Ascending.
	Slash The Life	3.00e9 / 3 B SP	Increase the chance of doing critical hits by 3%.
	Eternal Rage	4.50e9 / 4.5 B SP	Keep the Rage Mode unlocked even after Ultra Ascending.
	Stone of Hope	2.50e10 / 25 B SP	Unlock a new Stone of Time.
	Mastery of Multipliers	1.00e9 / 1 B SP	Increase the 9x Random Event multiplier to 10x.
	Flawless	1.00e10 / 10 B SP	Get two more Random Boxes at the end of the Bonus Stage if you don't fall off in any section.
	Rare Soul Vase	7.00e8 / 700 M SP	Increase Soul gain while the game is closed by 15%.
	Magic Beetle Box	3.00e10 / 30 B SP	Unlock a bunch of magic beetle upgrades.
	Uncontrolled Anger	1.00e10 / 10 B SP	Increase Rage Mode ability duration by +20%.
	Endless Aggression	1.50e10 / 15 B SP	Increase Rage Mode ability duration by +25%.
	Bad-Tempered	5.00e10 / 50 B SP	Increase the Souls multiplier while in Rage Mode by +50x.
	Triple Silvers	2.00e10 / 20 B SP	Spawn 3 Silver Random Boxes instead of 2 with the Tria Randomness event.
	Chemical X	9.00e9 / 9 B SP	Get 0.25% CpS Bonus for every level of the Minion Goo Mutant.
	Magical Temporary Item	8.50e9 / 8.5 B SP	Craftable Temporary Items will also work on the Bonus Stage.
	Leadership Master	1.00e8 / 100 M SP	Unlock the ability to send all your Minions on missions and to claim all the rewards at once.
	Command & Conquer	7.50e8 / 750 M SP	Decrease Minion mission costs by 95%.
	Provisions	1.50e11 / 150 B SP	Get +1 additional Minion levels after claiming the reward.
	Silk Master	5.00e10 / 50 B SP	Permanently unlock the Gloves and the Cape.
	Gem Seller	5.50e10 / 55 B SP	Gems will count towards Pick Up Coins Quests.
	Gem Buyer	8.50e10 / 85 B	Coins will count towards Pick Up Gems Quests.
	Unique Soul Vase	6.50e10 / 65 B SP	Increase Soul gain while the game is closed by 50%.
	Ancient Treasures	5.00e11 / 500 B SP	Unlock multiple new Permanent Craftable Items.
	Wander's Path	1.00e12 / 1 T SP	Get a 400% Souls bonus from Giants.
	Collateral	1.50e12 1.5 T SP	Quests which require you to kill enemies will increment by +2 per kill (In-game only).

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