Fax machine strategy
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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.
