Valor Point upgrades can be extremely potent, but depending on a Hero's selection of skills, they may not be worth upgrading straight away or upgrading at all. This guide offers advice on which upgrades should be prioritized and when a Hero will have enough Valor Points to break even on DPS after an upgrade.
Best Heroes to Upgrade
Tinybolt, Serra and Batkiz are support Heroes. Their bonuses to Gold Dropped and All Hero DPS are extremely valuable, and their overall contribution to DPS is weak, therefore it is worth upgrading them to the next level even if they don't meet the DPS break point.
Lurch, Moosh, Lala and Aidith are the best choices for DPS. They should only be upgraded when they have reached their DPS break points, as listed below.
Tommo is generally the worst Hero to upgrade as he has the worst DPS bonus of all Heroes and his other skills only affect tapping. However, the tapping skills can be useful if you intend to use a tapping build.
Suggested Upgrade Strategy
As the first upgrade only costs 100 VP and no Infinity Gems, it's a good idea to upgrade all Heroes to Level II.
Then upgrade the following Heroes to level III in this order: Lurch, Moosh, Lala, Aidith, Serra, Tinybolt, Batkiz.
After that, begin upgrading those Heroes to level IV as you obtain enough Gems to do so, but make sure that Lurch, Moosh, Lala, and Aidith are past their DPS Break points before you upgrade them. For the support Heroes, Serra, Tinybolt, and Batkiz, upgrade them as soon as you have enough Gems and Valor Points to do so.
Continue with this strategy until the end of the game.
VP Trading
It is possible to trade Valor Points from one Hero to another, either to strengthen the high-DPS Heroes, or to help buy an upgrade on that Hero more quickly. Trading can be risky as 90% of traded Valor Points are lost in the process, and you may find focusing your DPS on only a few Heroes will make it difficult to progress smoothly toward the end of a run.
If you wish to try Valor Point trading, this is the suggested strategy: move Valor Points to the other 7 heroes as needed, starting with Tommo and continuing in this order: Tommo, Bless, Chompy, Toad, Evie, Beefcake, Slith, Sparks, Bones, Leomitus, Aimz, Zombo, and finally Melt.
DPS Break Points
Lurch, Moosh & Lala
| Upgrade To | When You Have |
|---|---|
| II | 100 VP |
| III | 629 VP |
| IV | 8,356 VP |
| V | 96,398 VP |
| VI | 1,085,873 VP |
| VII | 7,247,688 VP |
| VIII | 26,612,477 VP |
| IX | 145,376,463 VP |
| X | 315,449,157 VP |
Sparks, Bones, Leomitus, Aimz, Melt & Aidith
| Upgrade To | When You Have |
|---|---|
| II | 100 VP |
| III | 677 VP |
| IV | 8,922 VP |
| V | 102,655 VP |
| VI | 1,152,660 VP |
| VII | 7,667,475 VP |
| VIII | 28,061,518 VP |
| IX | 152,822,102 VP |
| X | 330,670,827 VP |
Tinybolt
| Upgrade To | When You Have |
|---|---|
| II | 100 VP |
| III | 735 VP |
| IV | 9,606 VP |
| V | 110,083 VP |
| VI | 1,230,747 VP |
| VII | 8,151,799 VP |
| VIII | 29,714,186 VP |
| IX | 161,229,847 VP |
| X | 347,711,168 VP |
Chompy, Toad, Evie, Beefcake, Slith & Zombo
| Upgrade To | When You Have |
|---|---|
| II | 100 VP |
| III | 752 VP |
| IV | 10,064 VP |
| V | 118,032 VP |
| VI | 1,346,357 VP |
| VII | 9,070,906 VP |
| VIII | 33,548,288 VP |
| IX | 184,317,244 VP |
| X | 401,812,589 VP |
Bless
| Upgrade To | When You Have |
|---|---|
| II | 100 VP |
| III | 831 VP |
| IV | 11,037 VP |
| V | 128,933 VP |
| VI | 1,463,756 VP |
| VII | 9,812,985 VP |
| VIII | 36,119,303 VP |
| IX | 197,560,876 VP |
| X | 428,933,911 VP |
Batkiz
| Upgrade To | When You Have |
|---|---|
| II | 100 VP |
| III | 871 VP |
| IV | 11,500 VP |
| V | 133,958 VP |
| VI | 1,516,384 VP |
| VII | 10,137,832 VP |
| VIII | 37,222,123 VP |
| IX | 203,142,758 VP |
| X | 440,191,288 VP |
Tommo & Serra
| Upgrade To | When You Have |
|---|---|
| II | 100 VP |
| III | 972 VP |
| IV | 13,234 VP |
| V | 158,991 VP |
| VI | 1,846,054 VP |
| VII | 12,599,900 VP |
| VIII | 47,058,724 VP |
| IX | 260,526,216 VP |
| X | 571,428,472 VP |