Fax machine strategy

A Fax Machine

The fax machine, located in the Clan VIP Lounge, has proven to be a significant part of ascension gameplay. This page lists some of the most effective fax targets ("faxes") in the game for standard (no path) runs. Special challenge path runs may benefit from different strategies, or may block access to the fax machine altogether; see the appropriate path strategy page for details.

The player-sponsored faxbot account retains copies of most of the interesting fax targets, and can deliver them on demand to your clan's fax machine. Faxbot must be whitelisted into your clan for this to work.

Turn Efficiency

These faxes directly reduce the number of turns required to complete quests, and the benefit gained from faxing them can't be gained in any other way. Monsters are listed in roughly the order you'd fax them.

Monster	Availability	Purpose	Needs Copying?	Other Requirements?	Notes
writing desk	/w FaxBot writing_desk	Partial Spookyraven Manor unlock	Yes	None	Requires 4 copies. Allows skipping The Haunted Kitchen, The Haunted Billiards Room and The Haunted Library
sleepy mariachi	/w FaxBot sleepy_mariachi	Item drops, Moxie stats	No	Yellow ray	Saves several powerleveling turns for Moxie classes; makes the best Fairies in the game
ghost	/w FaxBot ghost	digital key	Yes	150% items	Saves ~15+ turns in the 8-Bit Realm when copied if you can't access Fear Man's Level
ninja snowman assassin	/w FaxBot ninja_assassin	Level 8 quest	Yes	Survival	Saves ~12 turns (or 3 pulls) when copied twice
Quantum Mechanic	/w FaxBot mechanic	blessed large box (The Three Gates)	No	150% items	Saves ~12 turns (or 1 pull) by letting you skip the DoD entirely
Orcish Frat Boy Spy	/w FaxBot frat_spy	Level 12 quest and/or the Nuns trick	No	234% items	- Saves 1-2 yellow rays, depending on if you need anything from The Hippy Store - Saves 8 turns if it frees up resources that enable the Nuns trick
dirty thieving brigand	/w FaxBot brigand	The Nuns trick	No	Frat war outfit	Saves 8 turns during the war; only necessary when non-arrow copying is not available (i.e. Hardcore when an unfinished ice sculpture is unavailable)
lobsterfrogman	/w FaxBot lobsterfrogman	Sonofa Beach quest	No	None	Saves ~4 turns (and lots of RNG swing) over finding each one manually (per copy, up to a total of ~20 turns for 5 copies)

Niche / Quality of Life

These faxes can be helpful, even if they're not strictly optimal.

Monster	FaxBot Message	Purpose	Needs Copying?	Other Requirements?	Notes
1000 ML butt	/w FaxBot bigbutt	Substats	No	Survival	For players who want lots of substats on turn 1
Bailey's Beetle	/w FaxBot baileys	(see Notes)	No	Yellow ray	A multi-purpose quality of life fax; provides some substats, the full War Hippy Fatigues, and a powerful shield
sleepy mariachi	/w FaxBot sleepy_mariachi	Item drops	No	Yellow ray	For non-Moxie classes, a spangle-fam is still fantastic for item drops and Potato blocking
Blooper	/w FaxBot blooper	digital key	No	Olfaction 67% items	To kick off Olfaction; hugely inferior to Fear Man's Level or the ghost fax, but does not require any extra IotMs
Semi-Rare Monsters	/w FaxBot kge /w FaxBot miner /w FaxBot baabaaburan	Knob Goblin Elite Guard Uniform Mining Gear stone wool	Varies	None 234% items Up to 400% items	In case you weren't able to structure your SRs around them, or if your path blocks fortune cookies
mountain man	/w FaxBot mountain_man	Drops ore	Yes	150% items for one of each ore, YR for two of each	Alternative to mining or clovering ores
modern zmobie	/w FaxBot modern_zmobie	The Defiled Alcove	Yes	None	Saves several turns in the Alcove over encountering them directly
remains of a jilted mistress	/w FaxBot jilted	antique hand mirror	No	150% items	Saves several turns hunting for One Nightstand (Wooden) for Myst classes, if powerleveling in the Haunted Bathroom is desired.
Bad ASCII Art, rampaging adding machine	/w FaxBot ascii /w FaxBot adding_machine	A Quest, LOL	Varies	None	For players who want the Meat from this quest or want to copy the ASCII art for 31337 scrolls
Sorceress's Quest Monsters	(varies)	The Three Gates or the Tower	No	(varies)	If you need a hard-to-find gate or tower item

Notes

• You can only use one photocopied monster per day.
• You can use photocopied monsters while falling-down drunk.

History

• The smut orc pervert used to be the best turn-saving fax target until it become uncopyable on August 14, 2013.

See Also

• Copying

Ascension Strategy
Rankings:	HC Skills - HC Familiars - HC IotMs
General:	Class selection - Familiar usage - Lucky adventures
Paths:	BHY - Fist - AoB - BI - ZS - AoJ - BIG! - KOLHS - CA2 - AoSP - SS - HR - Picky - Ed - Random - AoWoL - Source - NA - GN - LtA - L.A.R. - PF - G-Lover - DD
Additional Paths:	DG - 2CRS - KoE - PotP - LKS - GG - Y,Robot - QT - WF - GY - JM - FotD
IotMs:	Tomes - Faxing - Copying - YR - Garden - Correspondent - Workshed - Tea party - Florist