AFK ARENA ascension guide

There are 3 different tiers of heroes in AFK arena as seen in the heroes portrait section in game: common, legendary and ascended. Each tier has a maximum level cap.

**Common** tier heroes can be leveled up to level 100.

**Legendary** tier heroes can be leveled up to level 160.

**Ascended** tier heroes can be leveled up to level 240.

However, to get a **legendary** tier hero to level 160 or **ascended** tier hero to level 240 these heroes must undergo ascension in the Temple of Ascension. This guide is about explaining the ascension process.

**Common** tier heroes are best left to be retired in the Rickety Cart in exchange for Hero coins and dust. You can turn on the automatically retire new common heroes function in the Rickety Cart.

You get **legendary** tier heroes at **Rare** rarity (sometimes at **Elite** rarity)
and **ascended** tier heroes at **Elite** rarity. They need to be ascended to higher rarity to level up past their respective level caps.

The requirements of ascension are given in the following table:

 **Rare+ → Elite**  | 2 copies of any hero of the
 **Ascended → Ascended (star)** | 1 copy of the same hero at **Elite+** rarity for each star

The **legendary** tier heroes are basically fodder to ascend the **ascended** tier heroes, although you may use them at different stages of the game according to their usefulness. After level 240 the leveling system changes. The level cap in the Resonating Crystal increases by 5 levels for each **Ascended** heroes you have currently. For example having 5 **Ascended** heroes would increase the level cap by 5 X 5 = 25 levels up to (240+25 = 265) level 265.

So to ascend an **ascended** tier hero from **Elite** rarity to **Ascended** rarity you would need 8 **Elite** copies of the **ascended** tier hero and 180 **Rare** copies of fodder! And 2 more **Elite** copies of the **ascended** tier hero for every star up to 5 stars ( 2 X 5 = 10). In total 8 + 10 = 18 copies (**Ascended 5 stars**).

The math for the fodder heroes is as follows (taking into consideration you start all fodder heroes at rare rarity, it is possible to get elite copy of fodder heroes) :

 **Legendary+** | 72

It is not necessary to only ascend heroes which you use in battle but rather the ones you can ascend. Ascending multiple heroes of the same faction can easily put you in scarcity of fodder heroes making the progression of the game slower. The heroes you get depend mostly on rng but you can purchase some heroes from different stores and event to make the ascension process much easier. Don’t get too upset about not getting enough ascended tier heroes from pulls, you are guaranteed to get one every three 10 pulls and you are going to need the fodder. There are currently 43 ascended tier heroes from the 4 major factions and you would need (43 X 180 ) 7740. Rare heroes to ascend all of them. It is not recommended to use ascended tier heroes as fodder (at least until you have acquired 8 copies of said hero) because you are going to need them in the long run to increase the level cap. Pay special attention while ascending fodder heroes so you don’t mistakenly ascend the wrong hero, keep in mind the rarity you need to ascend it to and plan accordingly.

This type of ascension process is applicable for the 4 major factions: **Lightbearers, Maulers, Wilders and Graveborns.**

**Celestial** and **Hypogean** faction heroes follow a different ascension process requiring no fodder heroes.

 **Ascended → Ascended (star)** | 1 copy of the same hero at **Elite+** rarity for each star

So to ascend an **ascended** tier **Celestial/Hypogean** hero from **Elite** rarity to **Ascended** rarity you would need 14 **Elite** copies of the **ascended** tier **Celestial/Hypogean** hero. And 2 more **Elite** copies of the **ascended** tier **Celestial/Hypogean** hero for every star up to 5 stars ( 2 X 5 = 10). In total 14 + 10 = 24 copies (**Ascended 5 stars**).

**Dimensional** heroes follow a different rule. They acquire the level and rarity of the hero they are currently fused to. You can acquire dimensional heroes at **Elite** rarity**.**