
Eventually, you can invest in Iris, an Ancient that allows you to skip them altogether. Make sure that you invest those Hero Points wisely, so that it becomes easier and easier to progress through early stages that don't yield additional Hero Souls. However, your general stats will reset and you'll have to start fresh. When you ascend, you will receive the number of Hero Souls you have earned, which you can then spend upgrading your acquired Ancients or buying new ones. They'll get you further in the game than you would be able to progress otherwise. Remember that used properly, hero gilds are practically a currency. If a gilded hero is still effortlessly slaying monsters by the time the next hero in line becomes available, then it's likely time to decrease the number of times you have gilded that hero and move onto the next one. Early on, Treebeast can be a powerful ally, and The Masked Samurai. As you advance through the game, the heroes that make the most sense to gild will evolve.

You can also de-gild a hero to further level up a different one that you like more. A gilded hero is a great deal more powerful, since his or her stats increase dramatically with each gild. The way this works is that you earn a new gilded hero (randomly selected) every 10 stages, but only the first time you clear the stage in question. Once you pass a certain stage, you can also gild them. They'll hack away at foes without you needing to even click, which is important. These you can pay to work on your behalf with the wealth you amass by defeating monsters. The sooner you activate them, the sooner you'll be able to perform the feats that let you stretch toward some of the more difficult goals.Īs you advance through the realms, you will find heroes. Take a look at them and see if there are any you might be able to access sooner rather than later. They'll unlock automatically over time, but some of them you can hasten along. In-game achievements often offer rewards in the form of 5% increases to the damage your heroes inflict, which over time can add up to a big difference. Don't ignore the in-game achievements, which differ from the available Steam achievements.
