Prioritize AR Mask, Laser Doors, Distortion Clock, and Mimic Ball; buy Golden Cupcakes early when safe; treat King's Prize and Rewind Clock as situational, and Pickles as a trophy purchase.
God tier
- AR Mask: an hour of automatic mask protection.
- Laser Doors: an hour with both doors closed.
- Distortion Clock: skips one hour, with two copies stocked.
- Mimic Ball: copies the last purchase, turning two clocks into a three-hour skip.
The four items that shape the strongest repeatable night strategy.
Activate AR Mask and Laser Doors together, farm during the protected interval, and end with two clocks plus Mimic Ball. Do not use Laser Doors in the Salvage boss fight while you still need door attacks to damage the boss.
Good tier
Battery Pack, Snow Cone, Golden Cupcake, and Bear Trap are consistently useful. Golden Cupcake is nearly top tier when purchased immediately, but forgetting to sell it does not directly lose the night. Bear Trap is valuable when one missed reaction would erase a long challenge attempt.
Situational tier
King's Prize can give excellent rewards, but can also add a threat or trigger Funtime Chica. Rewind Clock is mainly useful for the trophy that requires selling a Golden Cupcake for at least 55 tokens: the cupcake needs 400 seconds to gain 40 value, so the rewind creates enough time.
Trophy tier
Jar of Pickles costs 300 tokens and provides no survival advantage beyond one happiness. Buy it only for True Happiness or after the run is already secure.
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