Ascensions

**Ascensions** are passive boosts or automatic effects which are unique to each hero. All ascensions are reset to zero at the beginning of a run.

Ascensions can be upgraded in level with  **Goblets** found at the end of a stage, in a vault or after an elite battle. Higher level ascensions replace lower level ascensions, not stack with each other. Some ascensions only have one level and cannot be upgraded further. In the tables below, effects of different levels are coded as Lv.1 .. Lv.2 .. Lv.3.

**Corrupted Golden Goblets** are found at the end of each stage in Hyperborean Jokul. Unlike regular goblets, they will only offer 1 ascension instead of 3, giving you no choice but to pick that option or not use the goblet at all, thus severely limiting the potential for getting useful ascensions.

 **Goblets** found during Daily Challenges, or found from other sources (enemy drops and Peculiar Chests), will never be corrupted.

## Crown Prince

 Crown Prince has ascensions for elemental damage and effect, enemy damage and damage resistance, weapon damage and  Shield? recharge alongside improvements to  Energy Orb and  Smoke Grenade.

## Ao Bai

 Ao Bai has ascensions for weapon damage, ammo, health, damage resistance, and explosion upgrades alongside improvements to  Dual-Wield and  Explosive Grenade.

## Qing Yan

Most  Qing Yan ascensions manipulate  Armor? or improve  Leap or  Cleave. A few ascensions increase weapon and skill damage,  Movement Speed, damage resistance and rate of fire.

## Lei Luo

 Lei Luo has ascensions for weapon damage, skill damage,  Shields?, damage resistance and Critical Hit upgrades alongside improvements to  Fatal Current and  Chain Lightning.

## Tao

 Tao has ascensions for weapon damage, skill damage, rate of fire, accuracy,  Shields?, damage resistance and ammo recovery alongside improvements to  Swords Out and  Fatal Bloom.

## Qian Sui

 Qian Sui has ascensions for weapon damage, skill damage, Critical Hits,  Shields?,  Movement Speed,  Dashing and damage resistance alongside improvements to  Tidal Aspis,  Striking Punch and  Hurtle.

## Xing Zhe

 Xing Zhe has ascensions for weapon damage and levels, skill damage, Lucky Shot Chance,  Shields? and damage resistance alongside improvements to  Soul Strike and  Essence Chain.

Li
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 Li has ascensions for  Fire? damage, weapon damage, skill damage, Lucky Shot Chance,  Shields? and damage resistance alongside improvements to  Spiritual Flame and  Blazing Meteor.

## Zi Xiao

 Zi Xiao has ascensions for weapon damage, skill damage, Lucky Shot Chance,  Shields?, and triggering Elemental Effects and Critical Hits alongside improvements to  Falling Star and  Astroforecast.

## Nona

 Nona has ascensions for weapon damage, skill damage, rate of fire, Lucky Shot Chance, Critical Hits,  Shields? and  Movement Speed alongside improvements to  Iron Wing and  Hardwood Missile.

## Trivia

* If you somehow end up having 2 goblets with the same level 3 ascension or single-point ascension (such as by checking multiple goblets without picking an ascension), you will not be allowed to select the ascension again. Instead it shows a darkened version with the words "Maxed Out".
	+ Since doing this just removes an ascension choice that you can take, there is very little reason to do so outside of curiosity.