Information[]
Orphalas is one of the Outsiders in Clicker Heroes. Orphalas increases the effectiveness of 
Chronos.
| Level | Cumulative cost ( Ancient Souls)
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Effect (Chronos increase) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | +75% |
| 2 | 3 | +150% |
| 3 | 6 | +225% |
| 4 | 10 | +300% |
| 5 | 15 | +375% |
| n | (n2+n)/2 | +(75n)% |
Chronos reaches its maximum effect of 30 seconds rather quickly. After that, every level of Orphalas adds 0.75*30, or 22.5 seconds to the boss timer. Since the boss timer is reduced by 2 every 500 zones, this 22.5 seconds makes up for 22.5/2*500 = 5625 zones of reduction. This means that every time you level up Orphalas, you can go 5625 more zones (rounded up to a multiple of 500) before the boss timer goes down further IF Chronos has reached its maximum effect. Because Zone 1 will have 60 second boss timer for max Chronos without Orphalas, it will take 58/2*500 = 14500 zones until boss timer goes down to 2 seconds. A table is below.
Technically, the formula is 14500+500*ceil(5625n/500). Simply use 14500+5625n for an approximation.
This table only applies if Chronos has reached its maximum effect. If Chronos has reached a fraction of its max effect, multiply that fraction by the 5625.
| Level | Zone at 2 second boss timer |
|---|---|
| 0 | 14500 |
| 1 | 20500 |
| 2 | 26000 |
| 3 | 31500 |
| 4 | 37000 |
| 5 | 43000 |
| 6 | 48500 |
| 7 | 54000 |
| 8 | 59500 |
| 12 | 82000 |
| 16 | 104500 |
| 20 | 127000 |
| 24 | 149500 |
| 28 | 172000 |
| 32 | 194500 |
| 36 | 217000 |
You'll want to level it higher than the table above (modified with Chronos level) to get any benefit at all, or keep it at level 0 to ignore it entirely (unless you think a low level will aid the early ascensions, and it often does).
Usage[]
Orphalas has limited use. Early on, Orphalas boosts Boss Timer by a significant amount. However, their quick scaling and overall negligible effect provided by Chronos causes Orphalas to quickly lose value. Past a certain HZE, Orphalas does not offer much value at all, and you can stop leveling him entirely.
Before this threshold is reached, remember that your goal is to maximize the ratio of boss timer to boss health (if you are playing optimally), so you should level Orphalas and 
K'Ariqua in relation to each other. But, practically, this is quite challenging, as there are several variables and formulas involved, and it wouldn't make much difference anyway. Don't go through all the rigmarole to find the perfect optimization unless you think it is fun.
Trivia[]
- He is one of four Outsiders to be added in Patch 1.10.
- He is the only Outsider who’s name starts with a vowel.
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