Ascension, or ascending, is a game function that acts as a soft reset; heroes are all returned to level 0, but Achievements, Rubies, Gilds, equipped Relics, Ancients, Clans, Mercenaries and Outsiders are untouched. Before ascending, you must salvage all u

It seems the point of the early game is to ascend often to get hero souls so you can go through again faster and farther. In early game, as soon as you can ascend you should spend all your gold on leveling heroes to get as many souls as possible and, if c

Also when you ascend level all your other heroes beforehand because you get 1 hero soul for every 2000 hero levels you got. Because of this mechanic you use the cheaper heroes to get the hero souls rather than to get farther in the game.