Choose an Upgrade for Your Goal
| Your goal | Upgrade to prioritize | How it helps |
|---|---|---|
| Fit more aerial tricks into a dive | Spin Speed | Speeds up flips and twists. |
| Launch higher from the edge | Jump Power | Increases takeoff height. |
| Make clean entries easier | RIP Entry | Helps with clean entry execution. |
| Gain more experience from dives | XP Boost | Increases experience per dive. |
| Earn more Shells from dives | Shell Magnet | Increases Shells collected per dive. |
| Create a larger splash | Splash Size | Increases splash size. |
If landing cleanly is your main difficulty, RIP Entry targets that problem more directly than faster rotation. For the takeoff and entry controls themselves, use the diving controls guide.
Choose between XP Boost and Shell Magnet according to whether you want character progression or more upgrade currency. See Shells and XP for resource gains and progression.
Splash Size changes the size of your splash. Equipping a different Splash Style is a separate choice in cosmetics.
Upgrade Effects and Level Costs
Match each price to its level transition. A Level 3 → 4 price buys the next level from Level 3; it is not the total cost of reaching Level 4. Bonus percentages describe the effect at the listed level.
RIP Entry caps at Level 5; the other five upgrades cap at Level 10. Use the individual upgrade details to check known costs and bonuses, then check the in-game price button before purchasing.
Buy the Next Upgrade Level
- Click the green upward-arrow Upgrades button on the left side of the screen.
- Find the attribute you want. Scroll down to reach the lower entries, including XP Boost and Shell Magnet.
- Read its current level, current effect, and next-level price. Compare that price with Your shells at the top of the menu. An unaffordable price button appears gray-blue.
- Click the price button to purchase the next level. Check that the upgrade level increases and your Shell balance decreases by the displayed cost. Before buying again, read the new price.
- Close the menu with X when finished.
If you are short on Shells, open Challenges and click CLAIM beside a completed challenge, then return to Upgrades. Completed challenges require manual claiming; see challenge rewards and claiming for details.
Spin Speed for Score Attempts
If your goal is to chain more flips and twists, prioritize Spin Speed: faster rotation helps you fit aerial actions into the time before entry. One score-focused build puts Shells into maxing Spin Speed while leaving the other upgrades untouched. That is a focused option for record attempts, rather than a required purchase order for every goal.
Keep practicing the entry alongside your aerial tricks. Faster rotation helps with actions in the air, while RIP Entry addresses clean entries. For combining moves and timing the transition into the water, follow the higher-score guide.