Best Powers Guide — All 7 Powers, Costs & Priority

All 7 Sell Lemons powers at a glance

Powers are permanent ability unlocks from the clipboard menu. Five cost Alien Investors (Joe the Alien rebirths). Two cost Robux and never reset. Investor powers survive rebirth but wipe on void evolution and ascension — budget rebuys before clicking Evolve at Purple Portal.

Investor powers — full cost table with tiers

Five investor powers scale across multiple purchase tiers. Confirm exact prices in-game before spending — July 2026 community-verified figures below.

• Manage — 100 investors — one panel for all income source upgrades.
• Expert Picker — 250 (×2) · 1M (×4) · 1 Quintillion (×8) — map fruit and money-bag pickups.
• Run Faster — 400 (×1.5) · 1B (×2) · 1 Octillion (×3) · 1 Trevigintillion (×4) — walk speed.
• Stack Upgrade — 1K (+5) · 1T (+25) · 1 Decillion (+100) · 1 Vigintillion (max stacks).
• Remote Buy — 1 Trigintillion investors OR ~459 Robux — HUD remote upgrade menu.

Robux powers — Speed Up Time and Forever Purchase

Speed Up Time (~319 Robux) permanently doubles income speed for all sources — strongest once managers automate most tiers. Forever Purchase (~599 Robux or free ascension token) locks one building upgrade permanently through all resets. Point Forever Purchase at Wormhole Development ×42 Global Cash — never Remote Buy.

• Speed Up Time stacks with offline income and void ×42 stacks.
• Forever Purchase survives rebirth, void evolution, and ascension.
• Cash time-skip products (5 min–7 days) are instant profit, not powers — bridge only.
• Ascension 1 free token → Wormhole ×42 — see forever-purchase guide.

Which powers reset — rebirth vs void evolution vs ascension

Reset behavior is the most expensive mistake in power planning.

• Rebirth — buildings reset; Manage / Expert Picker / Run Faster / Stack / Remote Buy STAY.
• Void evolution — ALL investor powers reset; Robux powers stay; Sewer Gate stays.
• Ascension — investor powers reset again; Forever Purchase locks stay; free Remote Buy lost.
• Before void evolve: budget ~750+ investors for Manage (100) + Expert Picker (250) + Run Faster (400) rebuy.

Best powers by account stage — full priority list

Match power to bottleneck — no single best power for every hour.

• Pre-rebirth: no powers — focus stand + LemonDash YES bonus.
• Rebirth 1–5: Manage → Expert Picker T1 OR Run Faster T1.
• Midgame (Depot + Trading): Expert Picker tiers 2–3, Stack Upgrade +1, Run Faster T2–3.
• Sewer grinding: Run Faster T2–3 beats any cash power for maze travel.
• Post-UFO Key (2% investors): Stack Upgrade max before Remote Buy.
• Evolution 6+: Remote Buy if walking eight tiers slows every rebirth.
• Pre-ascension: Forever Purchase Wormhole — not Remote Buy.

Manage — why it is almost always first

Manage (100 investors) removes walk-back loops once LemonDash and Lemon Depot unlock. Upgrades all eight income tiers from one clipboard panel. Buy immediately after first rebirth before any other power. Rebuy first after every void evolution reset. Idle/offline players benefit as much as active players because rebuild speed matters more than pickup multipliers early.

Expert Picker vs Run Faster vs Stack Upgrade

Three midgame powers compete for the same investor pool — pick by playstyle:

• Expert Picker — active players collecting map pickups; tier 3 reaches ×8.
• Run Faster — sewer maze, hill tiers spread across map, void parkour QoL.
• Stack Upgrade — buy +5/+25/+100 upgrades at once; best when 4+ tiers unlocked.
• Idle/offline: Stack Upgrade > Expert Picker; Run Faster only if sewer routes planned.

Is Remote Buy worth 1 Trigintillion investors?

Remote Buy is QoL convenience, not income multiplier. At 1 Trigintillion it is among the most expensive unlocks. Buy when rebirth rebuilds slow from travel across hill + space zones — typically Evolution 6+. F2P can skip entirely until then. Robux instant unlock (~459) helps session-limited players if Manage + Stack Upgrade already owned.

• Worth it: 8 tiers active, frequent rebirths, hate walking to LemonX.
• Skip it: still on Stand + Dash, or investors needed for void portal grind.
• Never Forever Purchase Remote Buy — use ascension token on Wormhole ×42 instead.

Powers vs deals — which wins midgame

Deals and powers compete for attention midgame. Rule: if a power permanently fixes friction (Manage, Stack Upgrade), it beats a one-time flat cash deal. If a deal buys a major depot multiplier row, it can beat the next Expert Picker tier. See deal-path guide for offer timing; this page for power timing.

F2P vs whale Robux power spending

Free-to-play path: zero Robux on powers until ascension approach — grind Manage through investors only. Whale path: Speed Up Time early once Lily Gumdrop automates stand; 2× Stand Cash gamepass beats Remote Buy for first 20 rebirths; save Forever Purchase Robux unless ascension is months away. Never buy Robux evolve (160) before Evolution 2 — rebirth loop after first ×42 is fast enough.

Power budget before void evolution — checklist

Void evolve wipes investor powers. Before clicking Evolve at 100% progress:

• Count investors: need ~750 minimum for core rebuy (Manage + EP T1 + RF T1).
• Do not spend last 1 Trigintillion on Remote Buy pre-evolve unless you can re-grind fast.
• Robux Speed Up Time and Forever Purchase unaffected — no rebuy needed.
• Good Samaritan 2% rate persists — only power unlocks reset, not badge bonus.

Related: Orchard Update event

Temporary orchard eat-buffs stack with Expert Picker during active play only — powers still reset on void evolution. Event details live on the orchard-update guide.

Power mistakes that waste investors

Six common errors from power threads:

• Remote Buy before Evolution 6 — 1 Trigintillion gone before portal opens.
• Expert Picker max while playing pure offline burst-and-sleep meta.
• Forever Purchase token on single manager instead of Wormhole ×42.
• Buying all Run Faster tiers before Manage — wrong priority order.
• Spending every investor pre-evolve with no rebuy budget.
• Confusing Robux time-skip products with permanent Speed Up Time power.

Sell Lemons power prices and reset rules (July 2026)