The Power Five are the five heroes that are the most efficient to use in the early to mid game. They are:
Treebeast
Ivan, the Drunken Brawler
Brittany, Beach Princess
The Masked Samurai- The Great Forest Seer
Gilding[]
Once you have enough Hero Souls available, it may be useful to transfer Gilds to these heroes, or to the Samurai in particular. It is rather expensive to transfer Gilds at first, though, so don't worry about this until you have abundant Souls.
Background[]
In an optimal leveling strategy, you would level up all heroes until their marginal utilities were equal. However, this requires a large amount of calculation and clicking to maintain optimal leveling. Also, at any given point in an ascension run, you will find that one or two heroes are doing most of the DPS. For this reason, most players use a near-optimal leveling strategy, focusing on advancing only the biggest damage dealers.
The following table shows the maximum level at which each hero is doing at least 20% of the total damage in an optimally-leveled group. If you don't level the hero at least this high, you are missing a significant fraction of the possible damage output at some point in the run. (Note that many heroes have useful non-damage abilities, so you may want to take them higher than the level shown. Also, depending on your progression in the game, you may be able to level up some heroes very quickly, so other heroes might be skipped.)
| Name | Level | Name | Level | Name | Level | Name | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treebeast | 2075 | Referi Jerator, Ice Wizard | 125 | Lilin | 1250 | Cadu, Tomb Guardian | - |
| Ivan, the Drunken Brawler | 2075 | Abaddon | 75 | Cadmia | 1250 | Ceus, Tomb Guardian | - |
| Brittany, Beach Princess | 2075 | Ma Zhu | 75 | Alabaster | 1250 | The Maw | - |
| The Wandering Fisherman | 100 | Amenhotep | 150 | Astraea | 1250 | Yachiyl, The Primordial Soul | - |
| Betty Clicker | 100 | Beastlord | 100 | Chiron | 1250 | Ace Scout Rose | - |
| The Masked Samurai | 2425 | Athena, Goddess of War | 100 | Moloch | 1250 | Ace Scout Sophia | - |
| Leon | 75 | Aphrodite, Goddess of Love | 125 | Bomber Max | 1250 | Ace Scout Blanche | - |
| The Great Forest Seer | 2775 | Shinatobe, Wind Deity | 100 | Gog | 1250 | Ace Scout Dorothy | - |
| Alexa, Assassin | 100 | Grant, the General | 75 | Wepwawet | 8000 | ||
| Natalia, Ice Apprentice | 75 | Frostleaf | 1000 | Tsuchi | 8000 | ||
| Mercedes, Duchess of Blades | 100 | Dread Knight | 1250 | Skogur | 8000 | ||
| Bobby, Bounty Hunter | 100 | Atlas | 1250 | Moeru | 8000 | ||
| Broyle Lindeoven, Fire Mage | 100 | Terra | 1250 | Zilar | 8000 | ||
| Sir George II, King's Guard | 100 | Phthalo | 1250 | Madzi | 8000 | ||
| King Midas | 125 | Orntchya Gladeye, Didensy Banana | 1250 | Xavira | - |
Note that all of the Power Five are leveled over 2000. They are useful for a surprisingly long time in a run, remaining viable until you reach Phthalo.