Best Early Game Upgrades in Noob Incremental

# Best Early Game Upgrades in Noob Incremental

Starting your journey in **Noob Incremental** can feel overwhelming. With dozens of upgrades available from the very first click, knowing which ones to buy first is the difference between slow progress and rapid advancement. This guide cuts through the noise and gives you a clear, optimal upgrade order for the early game—up to your first few prestige cycles.

What Are Early Game Upgrades?

Early game upgrades are the first tier of purchases available in the main shop. They cost gold and are unlocked as you reach certain total gold milestones. These upgrades increase your income per click, idle income, click multipliers, and provide various bonuses that accelerate your early progress. The key is to balance immediate gains with long-term benefits.

The Core Upgrades

There are five main categories of early upgrades:

• **Click Power** – Increases gold per click (GPC).
• **Auto Clicker** – Automatically clicks every second.
• **Idle Income** – Gold earned per second while away.
• **Multipliers** – Bonuses to click or idle income based on conditions.
• **Special Upgrades** – Unlocks features like prestiging or crafting.

Each upgrade has multiple levels, and prices increase exponentially.

Optimal Upgrade Order

Based on extensive testing and community experience, here is the recommended purchase order for your first run:

1. Click Power (Level 1-5)

Your first gold should go into **Click Power**. Each level doubles your gold per click. Buy the first five levels as soon as you can afford them. This jumpstarts your income and lets you reach the next milestones faster.

2. Auto Clicker (Level 1)

Once Click Power is at level 5, purchase the **Auto Clicker**. Even one auto-click per second effectively doubles your income if you click actively, and it keeps earning while you're away. It’s a force multiplier for all subsequent upgrades.

3. Idle Income (Level 1-3)

Your next gold should go into **Idle Income**. Three levels of idle income will give you a steady stream of gold even when you’re not playing. This is crucial for progression during the early game when you might not be able to stay at the screen.

4. Click Power (Level 6-10)

Return to Click Power and push it to level 10. The cost is still low relative to other upgrades, and each level provides a significant jump in your clicking income.

5. Auto Clicker (Level 2-3)

Upgrade your Auto Clicker to level 3. Each level increases clicks per second by 1. With Auto Clicker at level 3, you get 3 automatic clicks per second. Combined with Click Power 10, your idle click income becomes substantial.

6. Idle Income (Level 4-6)

Boost Idle Income to level 6. This ensures you earn a decent amount even when you close the game. It also enables faster progress toward the first prestige.

7. Multipliers – The “While Idle” upgrades

Now start investing in multiplier upgrades. The most important early multiplier is **“Gold per Click while Idle”** – it multiplies your click income by a percentage when you are idle. Max this out as soon as possible. Other multipliers like **“Gold per Second while Active”** are less critical early on.

8. Special Upgrades – Prestige Unlock

Around this point, you should see the **Prestige** upgrade become available (usually after reaching 100k total gold). Save up and buy it. Prestige resets your progress but gives you Prestige Points, which unlock powerful permanent upgrades. We cover prestige in detail in our [How to Prestige guide](/guides/how-to-prestige).

9. Continue the Cycle

After prestiging once, you’ll start a new run with Prestige Points. Use those points to buy Prestige upgrades first (especially those that boost starting gold and income multipliers). Then repeat the above upgrade order, but now you’ll progress much faster.

Detailed Upgrade Descriptions

Click Power

Click Power increases the gold you earn per manual click. Each level adds a base amount, which is further multiplied by your click multiplier. Early levels are cheap and offer the best return on investment. Prioritize this until level 10.

Auto Clicker

The Auto Clicker automatically performs clicks at a rate of 1 per second per level. It works even when you’re not actively clicking, making it essential for idle play. Early levels are very affordable and quickly pay for themselves.

Idle Income

Idle Income adds a flat gold per second (GPS) bonus. While it doesn’t multiply like click upgrades, it provides a baseline income that helps you reach upgrade thresholds faster. Three to six levels are optimal in the early game.

Multiplier Upgrades

There are several multiplier upgrades in the shop:

• **Gold per Click while Idle**: Multiplies your click income by a percentage when you are idle. This is the most important early multiplier.
• **Gold per Second while Active**: Multiplies idle income when you are actively clicking. Less impactful early on.
• **Global Multipliers**: Unlocked later, these boost all income sources.

Focus on the idle click multiplier first, as it synergizes with Auto Clicker.

Special Upgrades

Special upgrades include:

• **Prestige**: Unlocks the prestige system.
• **Crafting**: Unlocks crafting (available after a few prestiges).
• **Guilds**: Unlocks multiplayers (late early game).

Only buy Prestige in the early game. Save others for later runs.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

• **Buying Idle Income too early**: Without Click Power and Auto Clicker, Idle Income alone is slow. Stick to the order above.
• **Ignoring Auto Clicker**: Some players think manual clicking is enough. Auto Clicker multiplies your progress significantly.
• **Overleveling one upgrade**: Balance is key. For example, Click Power 100 with no Auto Clicker is inefficient.
• **Prestiging too early or too late**: The first prestige should happen when you can unlock it reasonably fast (around 100k gold). Don’t wait until millions, as you lose time.
• **Neglecting Prestige upgrades**: After prestige, spend all points on Prestige upgrades before buying gold upgrades again. This is covered in our [Beginners Guide](/guides/beginners-guide).

Synergies and Combos

• **Click Power + Auto Clicker + Idle Click Multiplier**: This combo gives you massive idle click income. It’s the backbone of early game progression.
• **Idle Income + Active GPS Multiplier**: While less powerful, this combo helps when you are actively playing.
• **Prestige Points + Starting Gold**: After prestiging, invest Prestige Points in starting gold upgrades to bypass the slow early minutes.

When to Prestige?

Your first prestige should occur when you can reach **100,000 total gold** in a reasonable time (under 30 minutes). Don’t wait for 1 million; the Prestige Points earned from 100k are enough to kickstart your second run much faster. For a full breakdown, read our [How to Prestige guide](/guides/how-to-prestige).

Resource Management Tips

• **Keep a small gold reserve**: Sometimes a new upgrade becomes available while you’re saving for a big purchase. Having 10% of your total gold as backup lets you buy it immediately.
• **Use the “Buy Max” button carefully**: In early game, buying max often wastes gold on expensive last levels. Manual buying 10 or 25 at a time is more efficient.
• **Track your income per second**: If your idle income is significant, you can afford to step away. If not, prioritize idle upgrades.

Sample Early Game Builds

Build A: Balanced Clicker

• 10 Click Power
• 3 Auto Clicker
• 6 Idle Income
• Max “Gold per Click while Idle” multiplier
• Buy prestige at 100k gold

Build B: Hyper Idle

• 5 Click Power
• 5 Auto Clicker
• 10 Idle Income
• Max idle multipliers
• Prestige at 150k gold (slower but better idle after)

We recommend Build A for most players. Build B is better if you play only a few minutes per day.

What’s Next?

Once you’ve completed a few prestiges, the early game upgrades become trivial. Check out our **Idle Progression guide** for mid-game strategies, or the **Resource Management guide** for advanced resource optimization. You can find all guides on our [Guide Index](/guides/).

Frequently Asked Questions

**Q: Should I buy “Gold per Second while Active” early?** A: No, it’s weak until you have high idle income. Focus on click upgrades first.

**Q: Is it worth buying Auto Clicker level 10 early?** A: Not until you have higher click power and multipliers. Stop at level 3-5 in early game.

**Q: How do I unlock prestige?** A: Buy the “Prestige” special upgrade from the shop. It appears after reaching about 100k total gold.

**Q: What’s the fastest way to 100k gold?** A: Follow the upgrade order above. Click actively until you have Auto Clicker, then let it run.

Conclusion

Mastering the early game upgrades in Noob Incremental is all about prioritizing multipliers that work together. Start with Click Power, add Auto Clicker, then boost idle income, and finally invest in multipliers. Prestige as soon as you can afford it, and repeat. With this order, you’ll breeze through the first few hours and unlock the deeper content of the game. Happy clicking!

For more detailed strategies, check out our companion guides:

• [Beginners Guide](/guides/beginners-guide)
• [How to Prestige](/guides/how-to-prestige)
• [Resource Management](/guides/resource-management)

And remember, the best upgrade is the one you buy next—but buy in the right order!