Clicker Heroes: Tips & Tricks - Cool Math Games

So you've started playing Clicker Heroes but aren't sure what's going on? That's what this page is for! We have TONS of strategies here to help you beat the game!

Starting Out

Your first focus should be on levelling up your heroes and unlocking new ones.

Look at the cost of each hero level and the DPS (Damage Per Second) increase to figure out which heroes are the best value. If your progress seems like it's slowing down, come back later -- the game keeps going even when you're not playing, so you'll have lots more money to spend on upgrading your heroes.

Don't worry about anything else on this page until you recruit Frostleaf... you'll learn about it soon enough!

Your First Ascension

1. Should I ascend?

Yes, you definitely should! Just wait until you are ready. When you ascend you will earn Hero Souls that will make everything go much faster and you'll be able to buy new things like Ancients and get more Gilded Heroes! Trust us, you're not making it to level 1000 (or beyond!) without ascending a bunch of times.

2. When should I ascend for the first time?

Although you can ascend as soon as you unlock Amenhotep's Ascension ability, WAIT! You should reach at least Zone 100 before you ascend for the first time. Reach Zone 100-140, then level up your lower level heroes that you haven't touched in awhile. For your first ascension, you should aim to get at least 5-7 souls from hero levels, meaning you should aim for 10,000-14,000 hero levels before you ascend.

3. What should I do after I ascend?

Once you ascend, your focus should shift from leveling your heroes and using your abilities to gaining lots of Hero Souls as quickly as possible. You'll also notice that Frostleaf's DPS is not effective after level 100, and Dread Knight may seem impossibly far away. Fortunately, the DPS of your other heroes DPS multiplies by 4x every 25 levels, and by 10x and Hero Level 1,000! Levelling heroes like Treebeast, Ivan, Brittany, Samurai and Seer will help you farm Hero Souls efficiently until you are ready to transition to some of the later heroes. See the Gilded Heroes section for more info.

Hero Souls

1. What are Hero Souls and how do I get them?

Each Hero Soul increases your DPS by 10%. If you have 10 of them, that will DOUBLE all of the damage you deal! This will make your next ascension much faster.

This Hero Soul damage increase is additive, not multiplicative. What does that mean? It means that if you have 100 Hero Souls, getting one more Hero Soul won't increase your DPS by 10% of your current DPS. It will increase your DPS by 10% of your original DPS, before the any of your other Hero Souls are taken into account. Fortunately, you can spend your Hero Souls on Ancients and other things that will increase your DPS even further! Keep reading.

When you ascend, you receive 1 Hero Soul for every 2,000 combined Hero levels (for example, if you have Cid at level 1,000 and Treebeast at level 1,000, you will get 1 Hero Soul from these two heroes).

You can also obtain Hero Souls by beating Primal Bosses after Zone Level 100 (NOTE: You will not receive these Hero Souls until your next run, after you ascend). Once you find Mercenaries, you can also earn Hero Souls by having them complete quests for you.

2. What are Primal Bosses?

These are special bosses that occur after Zone 100. Each boss has a 25% chance to be a Primal Boss (this can be increased by buying Atman, Ancient of Souls). Primal Bosses will have a magical aura around them, their name will be in purple and begin with "Primal". Defeating them will give you Hero Souls, which will be added to your total souls after you ascend.

Higher level Primal Bosses give more souls. You can also get even more souls per Primal Boss by buying Solomon, the Ancient of Wisdom.

There is a 25% chance of them spawning, but that doesn't mean every 4th boss will be Primal (you can go 100+ levels without a primal); increase your chances by buying Atman, the Ancient of Souls. Once you kill a Primal Boss, it will return to its normal version, which won't give you anymore Hero Souls. You have new chances to see Primal Bosses each time you ascend.

If you can't kill a Primal Boss in time, don't worry! It won't turn back into a normal boss. Just go back to the previous level to earn more gold and hero levels before trying again.

Every 100 levels, you are guaranteed to get a Primal Boss. These special bosses are called Centurion Bosses. Until level 1000, these bosses have special graphics and will give you an achievement the first time that you beat them. Starting with the level 1100 Centurion Boss, they won't have special graphics anymore, but they're still guaranteed to give you Hero Souls when you defeat them.

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