Good question , but I ' m probably not the one to ask . I ' m only doing one run after hitting the cap this time . While I could get one or maybe even two more AS from another ascension , I value the 18 that I get more considering that I can get them within 24 hours , versus a 4 hour run for those last few . Btw , Borb is also beneficial in that he makes it more likely that those 18 will all be within one ascension . Later on the next ascension will likely get 3 or 4 due to the length of farming the cap , at which point it will make more sense . Honestly I should probably try out one more ascension after hitting 18 soon . I ' ve always been impatient to go on to the next transcension though . If I get 17 or less though , you bet I ' ll do another ascension .