Gilding Chart

This is a chart used to help figure out what heroes to re-gild to and when. You will want to start re-gilding once you have a surplus of Hero Souls. This doesn't happen until after you have Transcended for the first time.

The chart presents a "chronological order" in which you will most efficiently level heroes by Gold cost. The log10 Gold Req. column tells you how much Gold you need to reach that stage. If the damage output of your current Hero is high enough that you are still instakilling, you don't need to switch to the next hero, and you don't need to re-gild (yet) either. Because Heroes become more expensive the higher they level, and some Upgrades boost other Heroes, Heroes return later on in the chart where they become cost effective again. If you skip heroes, make sure that you buy any important Hero upgrades along the way, such as Chiron's +50% gold drop and Gog's 50% increased hero DPS. These are listed in the chart below, next to the Hero that is "optimal" at the time when you can first purchase that particular upgrade.

Once you are no longer able to keep instakilling, after switching to the most optimal hero, re-gilding and using cooldowns, you will want to Ascend. If you cannot gain new Ancient Souls (check "Next AS" on last tab and Ascension details on third tab) after Ascending, you will then want to commit to Transcending. Always Ascend before Transcending first, or any Hero Souls gained during your final Ascension will be lost.

Hero	Hero Start Lvl.	Hero To Lvl.	log10 Gold Req. & Approx. AS Req.	Notes
The Masked Samurai	1	2425	35 10 AS	If your damage output is high enough, you can stick with Sam until he reaches the following levels, and then switch to leveling the listed hero next. 9,825 - King Midas (post-Wepwawet buff) 16,800 - Tsuchi ~500,000 - Xavira
Atlas	725	1500	77 12 AS
Terra	1000	1500	100 14 AS
Phthalo	1000	1500	115 17 AS
Orntchya Gladeye, Didensy Banana	1000	1500	130 20 AS
Lilin	1000	1500	145 22 AS
Cadmia	1000	1500	160 24 AS
Alabaster	1000	1500	175 26 AS
Astraea	1000	1500	190 28 AS
Chiron	1000	1500	205 31 AS	When Chiron is at level 1100, level Bomber Max to 100 and buy his fourth upgrade (Increases all gold found by 50%.)
Moloch	1000	1500	220 34 AS	When Moloch is at level 1100, level Gog to 100 and buy his fourth upgrade (Increases DPS of all heroes by 50%.)
Bomber Max	1000	1500	235 36 AS
Gog	1000	1500	250 38 AS
Wepwawet	1000	1500	265 40 AS	When Wepwawet is at level 1500, buy his third upgrade, significantly boosting Betty Clicker's damage.
Betty Clicker	9350	9850	280 42 AS	When Betty is at level 9850, level Wepwawet to 2000 and buy his fourth upgrade, significantly boosting King Midas' damage.
King Midas	9575	13575	295 44 AS
Wepwawet	6000	6500	383 56 AS	Wepwawet and Gog now alternately become more efficient when they get new 10x damage multipliers.
Gog	7000	7500	397 59 AS
Wepwawet	7000	7500	412 61 AS
Gog	8000	8500	427 63 AS
Wepwawet	8000	8975	442 65 AS	Since Gog has had all his 10x damage multipliers, you should just stay with Wepwawet now.
Tsuchi	1	16,975	500 75 AS	When Wepwawet is at 8975, hiring Tsuchi is now cheaper than 25 levels of Wepwawet. Tsuchi instantly becomes better now, even at level 1.
Skogur	1	33,975	1000 200 AS
Moeru	1	68,025	2000 500 AS
Zilar	1	136,075	4000 1500 AS
Madzi	1	204,175	8000 2750 AS
Xavira	1	391,375	14,000 6000 AS
Cadu, Tomb Guardian	1	58,000	25,500	We will now alternate between Cadu and Ceus, switching when they get upgrades for each other.
Ceus, Tomb Guardian	58,000	116,000	27,204
Cadu, Tomb Guardian	116,000	180,000	28,909
Ceus, Tomb Guardian	180,000	250,000	30,789
Cadu, Tomb Guardian	250,000	326,000	32,846
Ceus, Tomb Guardian	326,000	407,500	35,079
Cadu, Tomb Guardian	407,500	495,000	37,474
Ceus, Tomb Guardian	495,000	588,000	40,045	Ceus has now unlocked his last upgrade for Cadu, so we will now stay with Cadu.
Cadu, Tomb Guardian	588,000	680,625	42,778
The Maw	1	1,059,350	45,500
Yachiyl	157,500	1,253,675	76,628	Why do you not get Yachiyl at Level 1? Because Yachiyl actually does less damage than The Maw until you get her first upgrade.
Ace Scout Rose	9700	75,250	108,838
Ace Scout Sophia	1	150,525	114,500
Ace Scout Blanche	1	170,200	127,500
Ace Scout Dorothy	1	205,975	142,200
Ace Scout Rose	602,000	752,500	159,989	The Ace Scouts always become better when they get a new upgrade (with the exception of some of Dorothy's upgrades).
Ace Scout Sophia	677,250	903,025	172,987
Ace Scout Blanche	752,500	978,200	192,486
Ace Scout Rose	1,204,000	1,354,500	211,977	Skip Dorothy's first upgrade, Rose's second upgrade is better.
Ace Scout Sophia	1,279,250	1,505,025	224,976
Ace Scout Blanche	1,354,500	1,580,200	244,474
Ace Scout Rose	1,806,000	1,956,500	263,966	Skip Dorothy's second upgrade, Rose's third upgrade is better.
Ace Scout Sophia	1,881,250	2,107,025	276,964
Ace Scout Blanche	1,956,500	2,126,700	296,463
Ace Scout Dorothy	1,956,500	2,011,975	311,163
Ace Scout Rose	2,408,000	2,558,500	315,954
Ace Scout Sophia	2,483,250	2,709,025	328,953
Ace Scout Blanche	2,558,500	2,784,200	348,452
Ace Scout Rose	3,010,000	3,160,500	367,943	Skip Dorothy's fourth upgrade, Rose's fifth upgrade is better.
Ace Scout Sophia	3,085,250	3,311,025	380,942
Ace Scout Blanche	3,160,500	3,405,950	400,440
Ace Scout Dorothy	3,235,750	3,975,450	421,639	Without new hero upgrades, progression will increasingly decline from here to the soft cap of the game at around zone 5,460,000.