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FirstAscend

After the first ascension.

The ascension screen is accessed by the Legacy button, which is under the Info button. If you reach a certain number of cookies (about 100 in that particular ascension), you can ascend and reset the same way as a Soft Reset.

Depending on how many cookies you have baked, you will earn Heavenly Chips and Prestige Levels when ascending (at a 1:1 ratio). The total number of Prestige Levels you will have after ascending is the cube root of the total number of trillions of cookies you have baked, all time. Heavenly Chips are used in the Ascension screen to purchase Heavenly Upgrades, which are permanent throughout ascensions and provide various benefits. Each Prestige Level provides a permanent +1% CpS, although the power of your Prestige must first be unlocked in each playthrough by purchasing certain upgrades.

LegacyButton

Press the "Legacy" button to ascend.

The number beside the 'Legacy' button shows how many Heavenly Chips and Prestige Levels you will earn upon ascending. There are many Achievements associated with ascension. See below for a full list. Also, the Ascension screen allows you to access Challenge Mode. Upon resetting, you will also hear a heavenly sound effect.

Upgrade Tree

These are the heavenly upgrades you can buy. The upgrades you buy here will never be deleted (unless you wipe your save or use Cheating).

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Angel and Demon Upgrades

The regular upgrades Fortune #102 (1%), Fern tea (3%), and Ichor syrup (7%) also affect offline production. With all upgrades, offline production is 91% for 7 days, 8 hours. During offline cookie production, wrinklers are dormant and CpS is not withered.

For Synergies Vol. I you need at least 227,824 Heavenly chips.
For Synergies Vol. II you need at least 2,718,958 Heavenly chips.
For Chimera you need at least 44,719,651 Heavenly chips.

Icon Name Unlock condition Base price Description ID
Twin Gates of Transcendence Twin Gates of Transcendence "Legacy" purchased MoneyHC 1
(70)
You now keep making cookies while the game is closed, at the rate of 5% of your regular CpS and up to 1 hour after the game is closed.
(Beyond 1 hour, this is reduced by a further 90% - you rate goes down to 0.5% of your CpS.)
"This is one occasion you're always underdressed for. Don't worry, just rush in past the bouncer and pretend you know people."
281
Angels Angels "Twin Gates of Transcendence" purchased MoneyHC 7
(71)
You gain another +10% of your regular CpS while the game is closed, for a total of 15%.
"Lowest-ranking at the first sphere of pastry heaven, angels are tasked with delivering new recipes to the mortals they deem worthy."
274
Archangels Archangels "Angels" purchased MoneyHC 49
(72)
You gain another +10% of your regular CpS while the game is closed, for a total of 25%.
"Members of the first sphere of pastry heaven, archangels are responsible for the smooth functioning of the world's largest bakeries."
275
Virtues Virtues "Archangels" purchased MoneyHC 343
(73)
You gain another +10% of your regular CpS while the game is closed, for a total of 35%.
"Found at the second sphere of pastry heaven, virtues make use of their heavenly strength to push and drag the stars of the cosmos."
276
Dominions Dominions "Virtues" purchased MoneyHC 2,401
(74)
You gain another +10% of your regular CpS while the game is closed, for a total of 45%.
"Ruling over the second sphere of pastry heaven, dominions hold a managerial position and are in charge of accounting and regulating schedules."
277
Cherubim Cherubim "Dominions" purchased MoneyHC 16,807
(75)
You gain another +10% of your regular CpS while the game is closed, for a total of 55%.
"Sieging at the first sphere of pastry heaven, the four-faced cherubim serve as heavenly bouncers and bodyguards."
278
Kitten angels Kitten angels "Dominions" purchased MoneyHC 9,000 You gain more CpS the more milk you have.
"All cats go to heaven."
291
Kitten wages Kitten wages "Kitten angels" purchased MoneyHC 9 billion Through clever accounting, this actually makes kitten upgrades 10% cheaper.
"Cats can have little a salary.
Cats are expert hagglers and have a keen sense of bargaining, especially in the case of cash."
646
Cat ladies Cat ladies "Kitten angels" purchased MoneyHC 9 billion Each kitten upgrade boosts grandma CpS by 29%.[note 1]
"Oh no. Oh no no no. Ohh this isn't right at all."
717
Milkhelp(R) lactose intolerance relief tablets Milkhelp® lactose intolerance relief tablets "Cat ladies" purchased MoneyHC 900 billion Each rank of milk boosts grandma CpS by 5%.[note 2]
"Aged like milk."
718
Seraphim Seraphim "Cherubim" purchased MoneyHC 117,649
(76)
You gain another +10% of your regular CpS while the game is closed, for a total of 65%.
"Leading the first sphere of pastry heaven, seraphim possess ultimate knowledge of everything pertaining to baking."
279
God God "Seraphim" purchased MoneyHC 823,543
(77)
You gain another +10% of your regular CpS while the game is closed, for a total of 75%.
"Like Santa, but less fun."
280
Belphegor Belphegor "Twin Gates of Transcendence" purchased MoneyHC 7
(71)
You retain optimal cookie production while the game is closed for twice as long, for a total of 2 hours.
"A demon of shortcuts and laziness, Belphegor commands machines to do work in his stead."
353
Mammon Mammon "Belphegor" purchased MoneyHC 49
(72)
You retain optimal cookie production while the game is closed for twice as long, for a total of 4 hours.
"The demonic embodiment of wealth, Mammon requests a tithe of blood and gold from all his worshippers."
354
Abaddon Abaddon "Mammon" purchased MoneyHC 343
(73)
You retain optimal cookie production while the game is closed for twice as long, for a total of 8 hours.
"Master of overindulgence, Abaddon governs the wrinkler brood and inspires their insatiability."
355
Satan Satan "Abaddon" purchased MoneyHC 2,401
(74)
You retain optimal cookie production while the game is closed for twice as long, for a total of 16 hours.
"The counterpoint to everything righteous, this demon represents the nefarious influence of deceit and temptation."
356
Asmodeus Asmodeus "Satan" purchased MoneyHC 16,807
(75)
You retain optimal cookie production while the game is closed for twice as long, for a total of 1 day and 8 hours.
"This demon with three monstrous heads draws his power from the all-consuming desire for cookies and all things sweet."
357
Beelzebub Beelzebub "Asmodeus" purchased MoneyHC 117,649
(76)
You retain optimal cookie production while the game is closed for twice as long, for a total of 2 days and 16 hours.
"The festering incarnation of blight and disease, Beelzebub rules over the vast armies of pastry inferno."
358
Lucifer Lucifer "Beelzebub" purchased MoneyHC 823,543
(77)
You retain optimal cookie production while the game is closed for twice as long, for a total of 5 days and 8 hours.
"Also known as the Lightbringer, this infernal prince's tremendous ego caused him to be cast down from pastry heaven."
359
Synergies Vol. I Synergies Vol. I "Dominions" and "Satan" purchased MoneyHC 222,222 Unlocks a new tier of upgrades that affect 2 buildings at the same time.
Synergies appear once you have 15 of both buildings.
"The many beats the few."
393
Synergies Vol. II Synergies Vol. II "Synergies Vol. I", "Seraphim" and "Beelzebub" purchased MoneyHC 2.222 million Unlocks a new tier of upgrades that affect 2 buildings at the same time.
Synergies appear once you have 75 of both buildings.
"The several beats the many."
394
Chimera Chimera "Synergies Vol. II", "God" and "Lucifer" purchased MoneyHC 40.354 million
(79)
Synergy upgrades are 2% cheaper.
You gain another +5% of your regular CpS while the game is closed.
You retain optimal cookie production while the game is closed for 2 more days.
"More than the sum of its parts."
325

Persistent upgrades

Permanent upgrade slots cannot hold research upgrades, heavenly chips upgrades, or switches. In addition to permanent upgrade slots, this branch contains quality of life improvements to the store.

Icon Name Unlock condition Base price Description ID
Upgrader Persistent memory "Legacy" purchased MoneyHC 500 Subsequent research will be 10 times as fast.
"It's all making sense!
Again!"
141
I Permanent upgrade slot I "Legacy" purchased MoneyHC 100 Placing an upgrade in this slot will make its effects permanent across all playthroughs.
Click to activate.
264
II Permanent upgrade slot II "Permanent upgrade slot I" purchased MoneyHC 20,000 265
III Permanent upgrade slot III "Permanent upgrade slot II" purchased MoneyHC 3 million 266
IV Permanent upgrade slot IV "Permanent upgrade slot III" purchased MoneyHC 400 million 267
V Permanent upgrade slot V "Permanent upgrade slot IV" purchased MoneyHC 50 billion 268
Inspired checklist Inspired checklist "Persistent memory" and "Permanent upgrade slot II" purchased MoneyHC 900,000 Unlocks the Buy all feature, which lets you instantly purchase every upgrade in your store (starting from the cheapest one).
Also unlocks the Vault, a store section where you can place upgrades you do not wish to auto-buy.
"Snazzy grandma accessories? Check. Transdimensional abominations? Check. A bunch of eggs for some reason? Check. Machine that goes "ping"? Check and check."
496
Genius accounting Genius accounting "Inspired checklist" purchased MoneyHC 2 million Unlocks extra price information.
Each displayed cost now specifies how long it'll take you to afford it, and how much of your bank it represents.
"There's no accounting for taste, and yet here we are."
561
Label printer Label printer "Genius accounting" purchased MoneyHC 5 million Mouse over an upgrade to see its tier.
Note : only some upgrades have tiers. Tiers are purely cosmetic and have no effect on gameplay.
"Also comes in real handy when you want to tell catsup apart from ketchup."
505

Golden Cookie upgrades

Icon Name Unlock condition Base price Description ID
Small buttergold cookies Heavenly luck "Legacy" purchased MoneyHC 77 Golden cookies appear 5% more often.
"Someone up there likes you."
282
Medium buttergold cookies Lasting fortune "Heavenly luck" purchased MoneyHC 777 Golden cookies effects last 10% longer.
"This isn't your average everyday luck. This is... advanced luck."
283
Golden switch Golden switch "Heavenly luck" purchased MoneyHC 999 Unlocks the golden switch, which passively boosts your CpS by 50% but disables golden cookies.
"Less clicking, more idling."
327
Lucky trinity Lucky Digit "Heavenly luck" purchased, current prestige level contains at least one instance of "7" MoneyHC 777 +1% Prestige level on CpS.
+1% golden cookie effect duration.
+1% golden cookie lifespan.
"This upgrade is a little bit shy and only appears when your prestige level contains a 7." [note 3]
411
Lucky trinity Lucky Number "Lucky Digit" and "Lasting fortune" purchased, current prestige level contains at least two instances of "7" MoneyHC 77,777 +1% Prestige level on CpS.
+1% golden cookie effect duration.
+1% golden cookie lifespan.
"This upgrade is a reclusive hermit and only appears when your prestige level contains two 7's." [note 3]
412
Lucky trinity Lucky Payout "Lucky Number" and "Decisive fate" purchased, current prestige level contains at least four instances of "7" MoneyHC 77.778 million +1% Prestige level on CpS.
+1% golden cookie effect duration.
+1% golden cookie lifespan.
"This upgrade took an oath of complete seclusion from the rest of the world and only appears when your prestige level contains four 7's." [note 3]
413
Lucky golden clover Residual luck "Golden switch" purchased MoneyHC 99,999 While the golden switch is on, you gain an additional +10% CpS per golden cookie upgrade owned. [note 4]
"Fortune comes in many flavors."
365
Buttergold cookie Decisive fate "Lasting fortune" purchased MoneyHC 7,777 Golden cookies stay 5% longer.
"Life just got a bit more intense."
284
Golden cookie sound Golden cookie alert sound "Residual luck" purchased MoneyHC 999,999 Unlocks the golden cookie sound selector, which lets you pick whether golden cookies emit a sound when appearing or not.
"A sound decision."
360
Distilled essence of redoubled luck Distilled essence of redoubled luck "Divine bakeries" and "Residual luck" purchased MoneyHC 7.778 million Golden Cookies have a 1% chance of being doubled. [note 5]
"Tastes glittery. The empty phial makes for a great pencil holder."
397

Discount and Luck upgrades

Icon Name Unlock condition Base price Description ID
Divine discount Divine discount "Decisive fate" purchased MoneyHC 99,999 Buildings are 1% cheaper.
"Someone special deserves a special price."
285
Heavenly cookie stand Divine sales "Decisive fate" purchased MoneyHC 99,999 Upgrades are 1% cheaper.
"Everything must go!"
286
Heavenly bakery Divine bakeries "Divine discount" and "Divine sales" purchased MoneyHC 399,999 Cookie upgrades are 5 times cheaper.
"They sure know what they're doing."
287
Shimmering veil Shimmering veil "Distilled essence of redoubled luck" purchased MoneyHC 1 billion Unlocks the shimmering veil, a switch that passively boosts your CpS by 50%.
You start with the veil turned on; however, it is very fragile, and clicking the big cookie or any golden cookie or reindeer will turn it off, requiring 24 hours of CpS to turn back on.
"Hands off!"
562
Cosmic beginner's luck Cosmic beginner's luck "Shimmering veil" purchased MoneyHC 15 billion Prior to purchasing the Heavenly chip secret upgrade in a run, random drops are 5 times more common.
"Oh! A penny!
Oh! A priceless heirloom!
Oh! Another penny!"
591
Reinforced membrane Reinforced membrane "Shimmering veil" purchased MoneyHC 15 billion The shimmering veil is more resistant, and has a 10% chance not to break. It also gives +10% more CPS.
"A consistency between jellyfish and cling wrap."
592
Membrane shield Delicate touch "Reinforced membrane" purchased MoneyHC 150 billion The shimmering veil is more resistant, and has a 10% chance not to break. It also gives +5% more CpS.
"It breaks so easily."
801
Membrane shield Steadfast murmur "Delicate touch" purchased MoneyHC 15 trillion The shimmering veil is more resistant, and has a 10% chance not to break. It also gives +5% more CpS.
"Lend an ear and listen."
802
Membrane shield Glittering edge "Steadfast murmur" purchased MoneyHC 1.5 quadrillion The shimmering veil is more resistant, and has a 10% chance not to break. It also gives +5% more CpS.
"Just within reach, yet at what cost?"
803
Fortune cookies Fortune cookies "Distilled essence of redoubled luck" purchased MoneyHC 77.778 billion The news ticker may occasionally have fortunes, which may be clicked for something good.
"These don't taste all that great but that's not really the point, is it?"
643

Season upgrades

Icon Name Unlock condition Base price Description ID
Season switcher Season switcher "Heralds" purchased MoneyHC 1,111 Allows you to trigger seasonal events at will, for a price.
"There will always be time."
181
Bunny biscuit Starspawn "Season switcher" purchased MoneyHC 111,111 Eggs drop 10% more often.
Golden cookies appear 2% more often during Easter.
269
Reindeer icon Starsnow "Season switcher" purchased MoneyHC 111,111 Christmas cookies drop 5% more often.
Reindeer appear 5% more often.
270
Ghost cookies Starterror "Season switcher" purchased MoneyHC 111,111 Spooky cookies drop 10% more often.
Golden cookies appear 2% more often during Halloween.
271
Ardent heart biscuits Starlove "Season switcher" purchased MoneyHC 111,111 Heart cookies are 50% more powerful.
Golden cookies appear 2% more often during Valentines.
272
Fool's biscuit Startrade "Season switcher" purchased MoneyHC 111,111 Golden cookies appear 5% more often during Business day. 273
Keepsakes Keepsakes "Starspawn", "Starsnow", "Starterror", "Starlove" and "Startrade" purchased MoneyHC 1.111 billion Seasonal random drops have a 1/5 chance to carry over through ascensions.
"Cherish the memories."
537

Cookie flavor upgrades

Icon Name Unlock condition Base price Description ID
Heavenly cookies Heavenly cookies "Legacy" purchased MoneyHC 3 Cookie production multiplier +10% permanently.
"Baked with heavenly chips. An otherworldly flavor that transcends time and space."
395
Tin of british tea biscuits Tin of british tea biscuits "Heavenly cookies" purchased MoneyHC 25 Contains an assortment of biscuits.
"Every time is tea time."
253
Box of macarons Box of macarons "Heavenly cookies" purchased MoneyHC 25 Contains an assortment of macarons.
"Multicolored delicacies filled with various kinds of jam.
Not to be confused with macaroons, macaroni, macarena or any of that nonsense."
254
Box of brand biscuits Box of brand biscuits "Heavenly cookies" purchased MoneyHC 25 Contains an assortment of popular biscuits.
"They're brand new!"
255
Tin of butter cookies Tin of butter cookies "Heavenly cookies" purchased MoneyHC 25 Contains an assortment of rich butter cookies.
"Five varieties of danish cookies.
Complete with little paper cups."
326
Wrinkly cookies Wrinkly cookies "Sacrilegious corruption" and "Elder spice" purchased MoneyHC 6.666 million Cookie production multiplier +10% permanently.
"The result of regular cookies left to age for countless eons in a place where time and space are meaningless."
396
Sugar crystal cookies Sugar crystal cookies "Sugar baking" purchased MoneyHC 1 billion Cookie production multiplier +5% permanently, and +1% for every building level 10 or higher.
"Infused with cosmic sweetness. It gives off a faint shimmery sound when you hold it up to your ear."
539
Box of maybe cookies Box of maybe cookies "Sugar crystal cookies" purchased MoneyHC 333 billion Contains an assortment of...something.
"These may or may not be considered cookies."
540
Box of not cookies Box of not cookies "Sugar crystal cookies" purchased MoneyHC 333 billion Contains an assortment of...something.
"These are strictly, definitely not cookies."
541
Box of pastries Box of pastries "Sugar crystal cookies" purchased MoneyHC 333 billion Contains an assortment of delicious pastries.
"These are a damn slippery slope is what they are!"
542

Other production upgrades

Icon Name Unlock condition Base price Description ID
Buttergold cursor Starter kit "Tin of British tea biscuits", "Box of macarons", "Box of brand biscuits" and "Tin of butter cookies" purchased MoneyHC 50 You start with 10 cursors.
"This can come in handy."
288
Buttergold grandma Starter kitchen "Starter kit" purchased MoneyHC 5,000 You start with 5 grandmas.
"Where did these come from?"
289
Wrinklerspawn Unholy bait "Starter kitchen" purchased MoneyHC 44,444 Wrinklers appear 5 times as fast.
"No wrinkler can resist the scent of worm biscuits."
292
Wrinkler icon Sacrilegious corruption "Unholy bait" purchased MoneyHC 444,444 Wrinklers regurgitate 5% more cookies.
"Unique in the animal kingdom, the wrinkler digestive tract is able to withstand an incredible degree of dilatation - provided you prod them appropriately."
293
Wrinkler icon Elder spice "Unholy bait" purchased MoneyHC 444,444 You can attract 2 more wrinklers.
"The cookie your cookie could smell like."
364
Eye of the wrinkler Eye of the wrinkler "Wrinkly cookies" purchased MoneyHC 100 million Mouse over a wrinkler to see how many cookies are in its stomach.
"Just a wrinkler and its will to survive.
Hangin' tough, stayin' hungry."
495
Halo gloves Halo gloves "Starter kit" purchased MoneyHC 55,555 Clicks are 10% more powerful.
"Smite that cookie."
290
Aura gloves Aura gloves "Halo gloves" purchased MoneyHC 555.556 million Cursor levels boost clicks by 5% each (up to level 10)
"Try not to high-five anyone wearing these. You don't want that mess on your hands."
719
Luminous gloves Luminous gloves "Aura gloves" purchased MoneyHC 55.556 billion Aura gloves are now effective up to cursor level 20.
"These help power your clicks to absurd levels, but they're also quite handy when you want to light up darkness on your way back from Glove World."
720
Five-finger discount Five-finger discount "Halo gloves" and "Abaddon" purchased MoneyHC 555,555 All upgrades are 1% cheaper per 100 cursors.[note 6]
"Stick it to the man."
368

Sugar Lumps

Icon Name Unlock condition Base price Description ID
Stevia Caelestis Stevia Caelestis "Wrinkly Cookies" purchased MoneyHC 100 million Sugar lumps ripen an hour sooner.
"A plant of supernatural sweetness grown by angels in heavenly gardens."
408
Sugar baking Sugar baking "Stevia Caelestis" purchased MoneyHC 200 million Each unspent sugar lump (up to 100) gives +1% CpS.
Note : this means that spending sugar lumps will decrease your CpS until they grow back.
"To bake with the sugary essence of eons themselves, you must first learn to take your sweet time"
449
Diabetica Daemonicus Diabetica Daemonicus "Stevia Caelestis" and "Lucifer" purchased MoneyHC 300 million Sugar lumps mature an hour sooner.
"A malevolent, if delicious herb that is said to grow on the cliffs of the darkest abyss of the underworld."
409
Sugar craving Sugar craving "Sugar baking" purchased MoneyHC 400 million Once an ascension, you may use the "Sugar frenzy" switch to triple your CpS for 1 hour, at the cost of 1 sugar lump.
"Just a little kick to sweeten the deal."
450
Sugar aging process Sugar aging process "Sugar craving" and "Diabetica Daemonicus" purchased MoneyHC 600 million Each grandma (up to 600) makes sugar lumps ripen 6 seconds sooner.
"Aren't they just the sweetest?"
451
Sucralosia Inutilis Sucralosia Inutilis "Diabetica Daemonicus" purchased MoneyHC 1 billion Bifurcated sugar lumps appear 5% more often and are 5% more likely to drop 2 lumps.
"A rare berry of uninteresting flavor that is as elusive as its uses are limited; only sought-after by the most avid collectors with too much wealth on their hands."
410

Others

Icon Name Unlock condition Base price Description ID
Legacy Legacy Available on first ascension MoneyHC 1 This is the first heavenly upgrade; it unlocks the Heavenly chips system.
Each time you ascend, the cookies you made in your previous life are turned into heavenly chips and prestige.
Heavenly chips can be spent on a variety of permanent transcendental upgrades.
Your prestige level also gives you a permanent +1% CpS per level.
"We've all been waiting for you."
363
How to bake your dragon How to bake your dragon "Legacy" purchased MoneyHC 9 Allows you to purchase a crumbly egg once you have earned 1 million cookies.
"A tome full of helpful tips such as 'oh god, stay away from it', 'why did we buy this thing, it's not even house-broken' and 'groom twice a week in the direction of the scales'."
323
Plain milk Classic dairy selection "Legacy" purchased MoneyHC 9 Unlocks the milk selector, letting you pick which milk is displayed under your cookie. Comes with a variety of basic flavors.
"Don't have a cow, man."
328
CP24 - Basic wallpaper Basic wallpaper assortment "Classic dairy selection" purchased MoneyHC 99 Unlocks the background selector, letting you select the game's background.
Comes with a variety of basic flavors.
"Prioritizing aesthetics over crucial utilitarian upgrades? Color me impressed."
362
Heralds Heralds "Legacy" purchased MoneyHC 100 You now benefit from the boost provided by heralds.
Each herald gives you +1% CpS.
Look on the purple flag at the top to see how many heralds are active at any given time.
Default flavor text:
"Be excellent to each other.
And Patreon, dudes!"

Steam flavor text:
"It's getting steamy."
520
Red Gift Wrapping paper "Heralds" purchased MoneyHC 999,999 You may now send and receive gifts with other players through buttons in the top-right of the Options menu.
"Of course, you could've done this all along, but what kind of maniac sends presents without wrapping them first?"
819
Cosmic milk Fanciful dairy selection "Classic dairy selection" purchased MoneyHC 1 million Contains more exotic flavors for your milk selector.
"Strong bones for the skeleton army."
329
CP22 - Distinguished wallpaper Distinguished wallpaper assortment "Basic wallpaper assortment" purchased MoneyHC 10 million Contains more wallpapers for your background selector.
"Do you ever think about the physicality of this place? Are you putting up these wallpapers in your office or something? Where are you, anyway?"
804
Jukebox Sound test "Fanciful dairy selection", "Golden cookie alert sound" and "Distinguished wallpaper assortment" purchased MoneyHC 100 billion Unlocks the jukebox, which allows you to play through every sound file in the game.
"One two, one two. Is this thing on?"
805
Pet the dragon Pet the dragon "How to bake your dragon" and "Residual luck" purchased MoneyHC 100 billion Unlocks the ability to pet your dragon by clicking on it once hatched.
"Dragons do not purr. If your dragon starts purring, vacate the area immediately."
647

Achievements

There are 61 Achievements related to ascension, two of which are Shadow Achievements:

Cookies Baked in One Ascension

Icon Name Description ID
CP1 - Tiny cookie Wake and bake Bake 1 cookie in one ascension. 0
CookieProduction2 Making some dough Bake 1,000 cookies in one ascension. 1
CookieProduction3 So baked right now Bake 100,000 cookies in one ascension. 2
CookieProduction4 Fledgling bakery Bake 1 million cookies in one ascension. 3
CookieProduction5 Affluent bakery Bake 100 million cookies in one ascension. 4
CookieProduction6 World-famous bakery Bake 1 billion cookies in one ascension. 5
CookieProduction7 Cosmic bakery Bake 100 billion cookies in one ascension. 6
CookieProduction8 Galactic bakery Bake 1 trillion cookies in one ascension. 7
CookieProduction9 Universal bakery Bake 100 trillion cookies in one ascension. 8
CookieProduction10 Timeless bakery Bake 1 quadrillion cookies in one ascension. 9
CookieProduction11 Infinite bakery Bake 100 quadrillion cookies in one ascension. 10
CookieProduction12 Immortal bakery Bake 1 quintillion cookies in one ascension. 11
CookieProduction13 Don't stop me now Bake 100 quintillion cookies in one ascension. 12
CookieProduction14 You can stop now Bake 1 sextillion cookies in one ascension. 13
CookieProduction15 Cookies all the way down Bake 100 sextillion cookies in one ascension. 14
CookieProduction16 Overdose Bake 1 septillion cookies in one ascension. 15
CookieProduction17 How? Bake 100 septillion cookies in one ascension. 223
CookieProduction18 The land of milk and cookies Bake 1 octillion cookies in one ascension. 224
CookieProduction19 He who controls the cookies controls the universe Bake 100 octillion cookies in one ascension.
"The milk must flow!"
225
CookieProduction20 Tonight on Hoarders Bake 1 nonillion cookies in one ascension. 226
CookieProduction21 Are you gonna eat all that? Bake 100 nonillion cookies in one ascension. 227
CP22 - Distinguished wallpaper We're gonna need a bigger bakery Bake 1 decillion cookies in one ascension. 228
CookieProduction23 In the mouth of madness Bake 100 decillion cookies in one ascension.
"A cookie is just what we tell each other it is."
229
CP24 - Basic wallpaper Brought to you by the letter Money Bake 1 undecillion cookies in one ascension. 230
CookieProduction25 The dreams in which I'm baking are the best I've ever had Bake 100 undecillion cookies in one ascension. 279
CookieProduction26 Set for life Bake 1 duodecillion cookies in one ascension. 280
CookieProduction27 Panic! at Nabisco Bake 100 duodecillion cookies in one ascension. 372
CookieProduction28 Bursting at the seams Bake 1 tredecillion cookies in one ascension. 373
CookieProduction29 Just about full Bake 100 tredecillion cookies in one ascension. 374
CookieProduction30 Hungry for more Bake 1 quattuordecillion cookies in one ascension. 375
CookieProduction31 Feed me, Orteil Bake 100 quattuordecillion cookies in one ascension. 390
CookieProduction32 And then what? Bake 1 quindecillion cookies in one ascension. 391
CookieProduction33 I think it's safe to say you've got it made Bake 100 quindecillion cookies in one ascension. 429
CookieProduction34 A sometimes food Bake 1 sexdecillion cookies in one ascension. 451
CookieProduction35 Not enough of a good thing Bake 100 sexdecillion cookies in one ascension. 452
CookieProduction36 Horn of plenty Bake 1 septendecillion cookies in one ascension. 453
CookieProduction37 Large and in charge Bake 100 septendecillion cookies in one ascension. 470
CookieProduction38 Absolutely stuffed Bake 1 octodecillion cookies in one ascension. 471
CookieProduction39 It's only wafer-thin Bake 100 octodecillion cookies in one ascension.
"Just the one!"
472
CookieProduction40 Think big Bake 1 novemdecillion cookies in one ascension. 534
CookieProduction41 Hypersize me Bake 100 novemdecillion cookies in one ascension. 535
CookieProduction42 Max capacity Bake 1 vigintillion cookies in one ascension. 536
CookieProduction43 Fake it till you bake it Bake 100 vigintillion cookies in one ascension. 578
CookieProduction44 History in the baking Bake 1 unvigintillion cookies in one ascension. 579
CookieProduction45 What do you get for the baker who has everything Bake 100 unvigintillion cookies in one ascension. 586
CookieProduction46 Bottomless pit Bake 1 duovigintillion cookies in one ascension. 587
CookieProduction47 Rainy day fund Bake 100 duovigintillion cookies in one ascension. 592
CookieProduction48 And a little extra Bake 1 trevigintillion cookies in one ascension. 593

Times Ascended and Cookies Sacrificed

Icon Name Description ID
Legacy Rebirth [note 7] Ascend at least once. 203
Legacy Resurrection [note 7] Ascend 10 times. 205
Legacy Reincarnation [note 7] Ascend 100 times. 206
Transcendent cookie Endless cycle [note 7]
(shadow achievement)
Ascend 1,000 times.
"Oh hey, it's you again."
207
RedSkull1 Sacrifice Ascend with 1 million cookies baked.
"Easy come, easy go."
26
RedSkull1 Oblivion Ascend with 1 billion cookies baked.
"Back to square one."
27
RedSkull1 From scratch Ascend with 1 trillion cookies baked.
"It's been fun."
28
RedSkull2 Nihilism Ascend with 1 quadrillion cookies baked.
"There are many things
that need to be erased"
86
RedSkull2 Dematerialize Ascend with 1 quintillion cookies baked.
"Presto!
...where'd the cookies go?"
161
RedSkull2 Nil zero zilch Ascend with 1 sextillion cookies baked.
"To summarize : really not very much at all."
162
RedSkull3 Transcendence Ascend with 1 septillion cookies baked.
"Your cookies are now on a higher plane of being."
163
RedSkull3 Obliterate Ascend with 1 octillion cookies baked.
"Resistance is futile, albeit entertaining."
164
RedSkull3 Negative void Ascend with 1 nonillion cookies baked.
"You now have so few cookies that it's almost like you have a negative amount of them."
165
RedSkull4 To crumbs, you say? Ascend with 1 decillion cookies baked.
"Very well then."
249
RedSkull4 You get nothing Ascend with 1 undecillion cookies baked.
"Good day sir!"
383
RedSkull4 Humble rebeginnings Ascend with 1 duodecillion cookies baked.
"Started from the bottom, now we're here."
384
RedSkull5 The end of the world Ascend with 1 tredecillion cookies baked.
"(as we know it)"
385
RedSkull5 Oh, you're back Ascend with 1 quattuordecillion cookies baked.
"Missed us?"
386
RedSkull5 Lazarus Ascend with 1 quindecillion cookies baked.
"All rise."
387
RedSkull6 Smurf account Ascend with 1 sexdecillion cookies baked.
"It's like you just appeared out of the blue!"
454
RedSkull6 If at first you don't succeed Ascend with 1 septendecillion cookies baked.
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again.
But isn't that the definition of insanity?"
455
RedSkull6 No more room in hell Ascend with 1 octodecillion cookies baked.
"That is not dead which can eternal click."
596
Rainbow cookie When the cookies ascend just right [note 8]
(shadow achievement)
Ascend with exactly 1 trillion cookies. 397

Additional Information

  1. For each upgrade (including heavenly upgrades) that has "purrchased" replacing the usual "purchased" text, it gives a multiplicative bonus of 1.29× to Grandma's CpS.
  2. For each achievement completed, it gives an additive bonus of 0.2% to Grandma's CpS.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 This requires your total prestige level to be exact (current prestige level + ascension prestige). Remember to turn off "Short Numbers" in the options to see the last few digits of the prestige level.
  4. The upgrades which affect Residual Luck are:
    • Lucky Digit
    • Lucky Number
    • Lucky Payout
    • Heavenly Luck
    • Lasting Fortune
    • Decisive Fate
    • Get Lucky (non-heavenly)
    • Lucky Day (non-heavenly)
    • Serendipity (non-heavenly)
    • Golden Goose Egg (non-heavenly)
  5. Specifically, this means that two separate Golden/Wrath Cookies or Reindeer (during Christmas Season) will spawn at the same time. Note that this can happen during a Cookie Chain, and that missing either will break the chain.
  6. The discount stacks multiplicatively, as . That comes out as less discount than if it stacked additively, as . For example, with 300 cursors, rather than having a 3% discount, you get a 2.9701% discount.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 You need to gain at least +1 prestige level to make an ascension count towards achievements.
  8. This refers to 1 trillion cookies in bank, not 1 trillion cookies baked this ascension. According to the source code, "this achievement is shadow because it is only achievable through blind luck or reading external guides; this may change in the future".

Note: These bulletpoints simply outline major milestones, as well as highlighting good spots to try for the Lucky Digit/Number/Payout upgrades. It's highly suggested that you set your own goals between the major stopping points.

  • Making your first ascension at 440 heavenly chips allows for the purchase of:
    • Legacy and How to Bake Your Dragon
    • Heavenly cookies and the four boxes of cookies
    • Starter Kit, Heralds and Heavenly Luck
    • Permanent upgrade slot 1 (insert your highest Cursor upgrade)
    • Note: As soon as 1 grandma is purchased after ascending, there will be a great boost in CPS, making progression much easier and faster.
  • For early in the mid-game, ascending at 1,607,777 total prestige would allow the purchase of:
    • Angel/Demon upgrade tree up to Asmodeus and Cherubim
    • Synergies Vol. I and Kitten Angels
    • Persistent Memory and Permanent Upgrade slots 2-4
    • Starter Kitchen, Unholy Bait and Halo Gloves
    • Golden Switch and Season Switcher
    • Lasting Fortune and Decisive Fate
    • Lucky Digit and Lucky Number (requires ending in 777)
    • Golden Cookie Alert Sound and Residual Luck
    • Divine Discount, Divine Sales and Divine Bakeries
    • Cosmetic upgrades: Milk Selector and Background Selector
    • Note: The non-cosmetic upgrades up to this point cost a total of 1,607,589, leaving 188 spare to reach a number ending in 777 to fulfill the requirement of Lucky Number. The cosmetic upgrades cost 9+99=108, leaving 80 heavenly chips for future upgrades.
  • Later in the mid-game, ascending at 148,777,777 total prestige allows for the purchase of:
    • Seraphim, Beelzebub, God, Lucifer, Synergy Vol 2 and Chimera
    • Elder Spice, Sacrilegious Corruption and Wrinkly cookies
    • Starspawn, Starsnow, Starterror, Starlove and Startrade
    • Five-Finger Discount and Permanent Upgrade Slot 5
    • Distilled Essence of Redoubled Luck
    • Lucky Payout (requires ending in 777,777)
    • Inspired Checklist, Label Printer and Genius Accounting
    • Final (major) cosmetic upgrade: Fanciful Dairy Selection
  • Beyond this point, the available upgrades are fairly straightforward. Price ranges are as follows:
    • 100-200 Million: Eye of the Wrinkler, Stevia Caelestis and Sugar Baking
    • 300-600 Million: Diabetica Daemonicus, Sugar Craving and Sugar Aging Process
    • ~1 Billion: Shimmering Veil, Sucralosia Inutilis, Sugar Crystal Cookie and Keepsakes
    • 9-15 Billion: Kitten Wages, Cosmic Beginner's Luck and Reinforced Membrane
    • 77,777,777,777: Fortune Cookies / 99,999,999,999: Pet the Dragon
    • 333 Billion: Box of Pastries, Box of Not Cookies and Box of Maybe Cookies
  • Another strategy for ascending is to ascend every time an extra zero is reached at the prestige levels.
    • After ascending at 100 prestige levels, the next ascension would be at 1000 prestige levels, then 10 000, then 100 000. etc.
    • This strategy allows for a decent pace of progression in the early to mid game, but stops being sustainable in the late game.
  • A commonly used ascension guide can be found here

  • Purchasing all heavenly upgrades needs a total of 1,221,739,076,982 heavenly chips, which requires 1.824 quindecillion cookies baked.
  • Golden Switch is calculated using current CPS, so activating it during a Clot halves the price. Likewise, activating it during an Elder Frenzy multiplies the price by 666. Wrinklers do not have any effect on the price.
  • The flavor text for the Lasting Fortune upgrade is a reference to the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Rock bottom". The original quote from SpongeBob was: "This isn't your average everyday darkness. This is... advanced darkness."
  • The flavor text for the "Obliterate" achievement, "Resistance is futile, albeit entertaining," is a reference to Star Trek.
  • The flavor text for the Classic Dairy Selection, "don't have a cow" is Bart Simpson's catchphrase in The Simpsons.
  • "How to bake your dragon" is a reference to Cressida Cowell's book and the subsequent animated movie, "How to Train Your Dragon".
  • Persistent memory was added in v1.0466 as a non-heavenly upgrade, but it was made into a prestige upgrade after Orteil had decided it was too overpowered (it was unlocked after only one research).
  • "Five-Fingered Discount" is American slang for the act of Shoplifting.
  • Beelzebub is a modern-day name for the devil. In some older Christian dictionaries, it is called the "Lord of the Flies", hence the strange icon that looks like the eyes of a fly. (Not to be confused with William Golding's book.)
  • "Elder Spice" is a reference to the product "Old Spice", and its description "The cookie your cookie could smell like", is a reference to a line spoken in one of their commercials.
  • "To crumbs you say?" and its flavor text is a reference to a popular line from Futurama, where Professor Farnsworth says "To shreds you say? Very well, then."
  • The flavor text for "Nihilism" is a reference to the YouTube series Ratboy Genius, specifically "RBG Dreams Minecraft Interlude - HAPPY FACTORY", in which the character Little King John sings the line "There are many things that need to be erased."
  • The flavor text of Kitten Angels ("All cats go to heaven.") is a reference to the animated series All Dogs Go to Heaven.
  • The flavor text of Golden switch ("Less clicking. More idling.") could possibly be a reference to Spirit Airlines' slogan ("Less money. More go.") Spirit Airlines is an American "ultra-low cost" carrier based in Fort Lauderdale. However, it may not be, as "less x, more y" is also found in other places.
  • The achievement, "He who controls the cookies controls the universe" is a reference to the famous line, "He who controls the spice controls the universe," in the book Dune.  The achievement's description is a reference to the line, "The spice must flow."
  • The achievement, "The dreams in which I'm baking are the best I've ever had." is a reference to the Tears for Fears song "Mad World", which contains the line "The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had."
  • The achievement "In the Mouth of Madness"  is also the title of the psychological Lovecraftian horror film from 1994 written by Michael De Luca, the achievement's description is also indirectly referencing the famous line "A reality is just what we tell each other it is." uttered by one of the movie's main characters.
  • The achievement "The land of milk and cookies" is a reference to the Bible, which refers to Israel as "the land of milk and honey".
  • The achievement, "The end of the world" and the description, "(as we know it)" are a reference to a song by R.E.M. called "It's the End of the World as We Know It".
  • Clicking on the cookie as it breaks during ascension still makes the clicking sound until the ascension tree shows up (as of v 2.0106)
  • Display boxes for buffs and debuffs are still shown until the ascension tree shows up (as of v 2.0106).
  • The flavor text for the achievement "Endless cycle" could be a reference to the same line from the popular video game Portal 2, in which GLaDOS, a keynote character, is quoted saying the same line to the player character.
  • The flavor text for the "Heralds" upgrade is a reference to a quote from the movie Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure: "Be excellent to each other. And party on, dudes!"
  • The icon and description for the upgrade "Tin of butter cookies" are based on the Royal Dansk brand of cookies, whose cookies come in large tins, and are placed in small paper cups inside the tins. The five upgrades unlocked through "Tin of butter cookies" are all based on cookies made by Royal Dansk.
  • The flavor text of "Eye of the wrinkler" ("Just a wrinkler and its will to survive. Hangin' tough, stayin' hungry.") is a reference to the song Eye Of The Tiger, made by the rock band Survivor. The song contains the line: "Just a man and his will to survive." and "Hanging tough, staying hungry."
  • When "Kitten Angels" is bought, it shows as "Purrchased" instead of "Purchased".
  • Ascension clears your Garden crops, but does not reset your seed log or garden size.

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