Ascension

Ascension is denoted by the number of golden/grey chevrons on each hero card. Each new level of ascension increases the attack, defense, and health of the hero significantly. It also levels up the hero's Special Skill.

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  1* heroes ascend once
• 2* and 3* heroes ascend twice
• 4* and 5* heroes ascend three times

How to Ascend

A hero may only ascend when they have leveled up to their current maximum level, at which point their Level Up button will be greyed out and no longer available until you ascend. Each time your hero ascends it will increase their maximum level potential by 10 and will reset their level back to 1, as well as slightly increasing their stats. Ascension costs specific ascension materials which are dependent on the ascension level itself as well as the color/element of the hero. Once the hero has reached the maximum ascension tier, the Ascend button will become grey and unusable.

Effects on Leveling

A Hero's Rarity (denoted by stars ) determines both its maximum level potential, as well as the number of times that it may ascend. Each ascension also increases a hero's maximum level potential by 10. All heroes begin at the 1st tier of ascension.

Maximum Level vs Ascension Tier

Stars	1st Ascention	2nd Ascention	3rd Ascention	4th Ascention
1	10	20	----	----
2	20	30	40	----
3	30	40	50	----
4	40	50	60	70
5	50	60	70	80

Ascension of 1* Heroes

1*/Common Heroes may only ascend once, as soon as they reach Level 10, making their maximum tier 2. The required ascension material is the most common, 1* kind found throughout Season 1 (Rugged Clothes starting in S1: Province 2).

Element	All require 2,500 Food
Fire,  Nature or  Holy	1 Practice Sword
Ice	1 Rugged Clothes
Dark	1 Training Manual

Ascension of 2* Heroes

Requirements for Uncommon Heroes Ascension

Element	2nd Tier	3rd Tier
All	17,500 Food	57,900 Food
Fire,  Ice,  Holy,  Dark	1 Adventurer's Kit 1 Training Manual	1 Training Manual 2 Leather Armor
Nature	1 Practice Sword 1 Rugged Clothes	1 Rugged Clothes 2 Wooden Shields

2*/Uncommon heroes can ascend twice. The ascension materials depend on the element, i. e.  Nature differs from the other four, which require the same.  All of them are found anywhere throughout Season 1 (technically, Adventurer's Kit starts in S1: Province 2).

Ascension of 3* Heroes

3*/Rare heroes can ascend twice. Required ascension materials depend on their element ( Fire has the same ones as  Holy and  Nature as  Dark) and may all be found in Season 1.

Ascension Materials for Rare Heroes  

Element	2nd Tier	3rd Tier
All	57,900 Food	132,000 Food, 2 Sharpening Stones
Fire	Training Manual, 2 Leather Armor	2 Leather Armor, 3 Arcane Scripts
Ice	Training Manual, 2 Leather Armor	2 Leather Armor, 3 Strong Ropes
Nature	Rugged Clothes, 2 Wooden Shields	2 Wooden Shields, 3 Daggers
Holy	Training Manual, 2 Leather Armor	2 Leather Armor, 3 Strong Ropes
Dark	Rugged Clothes, 2 Wooden Shields	2 Wooden Shields, 3 Daggers

Ascension of 4* Heroes

Oftentimes the limitation on being able to improve your team is the scarcity of high level ascension materials (also known as the 'Mat Wall'). The rare ascension materials required for Tier 4 ascension below are only obtainable via: Titans, Wars, Chests, Rare Quests and Atlantis Summons.

• 2nd Tier
• 3rd Tier
• 4th Tier

Element	Requirements
All Elements:	132,000 Food 2 Sharpening Stones
Fire	2 Leather Armor	3 Arcane Scripts
Ice	2 Leather Armor	3 Strong Ropes
Nature	2 Leather Armor	3 Strong Ropes
Holy	2 Leather Armor	3 Arcane Scripts
Dark	2 Leather Armor	3 Strong Ropes

Element	Requirements
All Elements:	273,000 Food 2 Tall Boots
Fire	3 Arcane Scripts	3 Chainmail Shirts
Ice	3 Battle Manuals	3 Chainmail Shirts
Nature	3 Daggers	3 Scabbards
Holy	3 Arcane Scripts	3 Chainmail Shirts
Dark	3 Daggers	3 Scabbards

Element	Requirements
All Elements:	442,000 Food 1 Compass 1 Fine Gloves
Fire	3 Chainmail Shirts	4 Hidden Blades
Ice	3 Battle Manuals	4 Warm Capes
Nature	3 Scabbards	4 Sturdy Shields
Holy	3 Chainmail Shirts	4 Orbs of Magic
Dark	3 Scabbards	4 Trap Tools

Ascension of 5* Heroes

Oftentimes the limitation on being able to improve your team is the scarcity of high level ascension materials (also known as the 'Mat Wall'). The rare ascension materials required for Tier 4  (and some of Tier 3) ascension below are only obtainable via: Titans, Wars,Chests, Rare Quests and Atlantis Summons.

• 2nd Tier
• 3rd Tier
• 4th Tier

Element	Requirements
All Elements:	273,000 Food 2 Tall Boots
Fire	3 Arcane Scripts	3 Chainmail Shirts
Ice	3 Battle Manuals	3 Strong Ropes
Nature	3 Daggers	3 Scabbards
Holy	3 Arcane Scripts	3 Chainmail Shirts
Dark	3 Daggers	3 Scabbards

Element	Requirements
All Elements:	442,000 Food 1 Compass 1 Fine Gloves
Fire	3 Chainmail Shirts	4 Hidden Blades
Ice	3 Battle Manuals	4 Warm Capes
Nature	3 Scabbards	4 Sturdy Shields
Holy	3 Chainmail Shirts	4 Orbs of Magic
Dark	3 Scabbards	4 Trap Tools

Element	Requirements
All Elements:	708,000 Food 1 Damascus Blade 1 Tome of Tactics
Fire	4 Hidden Blades	6 Mystic Rings
Ice	4 Warm Capes	6 Farsight Telescopes
Nature	4 Sturdy Shields	6 Mysterious Tonics
Holy	4 Orbs of Magic	6 Poison Darts
Dark	4 Trap Tools	6 Royal Tabards

Ascension Calculators and More

CheTranqui has also put together an Ascension Calculator for the final few tiers of 4* and 5* ascension.  Copy the spreadsheet and keep easy track of your rare ascension materials!

Image depicting final-tier ascension items for 4* and 5* heroes (thanks N.o.X. !):

Ascension Items for Max Tier

OtherRelevant Resources:

• VIGERP.com for providing much of the 1* and 2* data above.
• Gune0303 for their excellent work on the Empires & Puzzles Ascension Calculator for the 3*, 4*, and 5* information.
• Coppersky's Ascension 4* and 5* chart

Ascension Crystals

Ascension Crystals are new additions as part of V60, function similar to Aether Crystals. When the Ascension Summon is active, the accumulation of 10 Ascension Crystals for a single pull or 90 Ascension Crystals for a 10-pull can be performed to pull a collection of unfarmable ascension materials or Emblems, and Trainer Heroes.