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 the most effective fax targets ("faxes") in the game.

Turn Efficiency

These faxes directly reduce the amount 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	FaxBot Message	Purpose	Needs Copying?	Notes
sleepy mariachi	/w FaxBot sleepy_mariachi	Item drops, Moxie stats	No	Saves several powerleveling turns for Moxie classes; makes the best Fairies in the game
ghost	/w FaxBot ghost	digital key	Yes	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	Saves ~12 turns (or 3 pulls) when copied twice
Quantum Mechanic	/w FaxBot mechanic	blessed large box (The Three Gates)	No	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	- 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	Saves 8 turns during the war; only necessary when non-arrow copying is not available (i.e. Hardcore)
lobsterfrogman	/w FaxBot lobsterfrogman	Sonofa Beach quest	No	Saves ~4 turns (and lots of RNG swing) over finding one manually

Niche / Quality of Life

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

Monster	FaxBot Message	Purpose	Needs Copying?	Notes
1000 ML butt	/w FaxBot bigbutt	Substats	No	For players who want lots of substats on turn 1
sleepy mariachi	/w FaxBot sleepy_mariachi	Item drops	No	For non-Moxie classes, a spangle-fam is still fantastic for item drops and Potato blocking
whiny survivor	/w FaxBot whiny_survivor	distention pill, etc.	No	For players without a Li'l Xenomorph who want distension pills or synthetic dog hair pills
Blooper	/w FaxBot blooper	digital key	No	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	Various	Varies	In case you weren't able to structure your SRs around them, or if your path blocks fortune cookies
modern zmobie	/w FaxBot modern_zmobie	The Defiled Alcove	Yes	Saves several turns in the Alcove over encountering them directly
remains of a jilted mistress	/w FaxBot jilted	antique hand mirror	No	Saves several turns hunting for One Nightstand (Wooden) for Myst classes with extra faxes
Bad ASCII Art rampaging adding machine	/w FaxBot ascii /w FaxBot adding_machine	A Quest, LOL	Varies	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	If you need a hard-to-find gate or tower item

Notes

• You can only receive one fax per day.

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