How to work out stacked probabilities

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This is basically a gaming question :)

On an action, an ability can be triggered 50% of the time. This can be upgraded one of two ways.

This first is simple, it can be upgraded to 65%

The other is less simple, it can be upgraded so that 35% of the time, the action will trigger again, with both actions having a 50% chance that the ability could trigger.

So Action -> 50% Ability trigger. Then 35% chance that the action triggers again, again with a 50% chance that the ability triggers again.

Triggers always have a 15% chance they fail.

If I care about the ability triggers, which is better?