With the 1.0 release of Enshrouded comes an all-new level cap to attain. Now set to a maximum of level 50, you will have to put in significant work into grinding for both that 429,094 XP required to reach the cap, and those 98 skill points that come with it over the course of getting there.
This guide for Enshrouded is all about leveling up as quickly and efficiently as possible, with minimal effort.
Questing
Progressing the story remains the biggest single source of XP, 49,825 XP to be precise, but it also serves to put you into the path of earning XP from other sources such as location and item discovery. There are 171 of these awarded, so they will eventually dry up as a source for XP.
Make awakening survivors a priority whenever available, as they themselves are major quest-givers.
Exploration
Discovering new locations around the open world supplies a routine amount of XP, but with a much lower individual payout than quests themselves. With scores of places to explore, it can be a steady source of early game XP, but is actually lower as a total lumpsum than collecting item sets.
Item Sets
There are 126 item sets in the game, each awarding XP, with the highest offering up to 2,200 XP for completion. These will eventually contribute a total of 48,925 XP to your pool, by the time you are done.
Mining
As the most dependable source of XP, with little to no stress as well as minimal effort, mining the right resource materials will eventually provide you with the lion’s share of your total XP pool.
- 12 XP Celestium Ore
- 12 XP Diamond
- 10 XP Amber
- 10 XP Amethyst
- 10 XP Aquamarine
- 10 XP Flintstone
- 10 XP Gold Ore
- 10 XP Iron Ore
- 10 XP Lapislazuli
- 10 XP Mother-Of-Pearl
- 10 XP Silver Ore
- 10 XP Sulfur
- 10 XP Tin Ore
- 9 XP Copper Ore
- 8 XP Obsidian
- 8 XP Red Marble Fragment
- 7 XP Fossilized Bone
- 5 XP Coal
- 5 XP Salt
- 4 XP Lump of Clay
If you are determined to make mining a particular ore a source of your XP grind, bear in mind that resources within the area of a Flame Altar do not regenerate.
Combat
Taking on enemies that are levels above you is the ideal source for XP gains, with fell, elites, and bosses offering up massive payouts of course.
For each level an enemy is above yours, you will receive a 10% bonus to XP, but with that reward comes the risk of death as well as the loss of your time and effort. The maximum cap is 90% of base XP, which is awarded from beating enemies ten levels above your own.
The reverse is also true, in the event that you attempt to farm lower-level enemies instead: there is a 10% penalty to XP gained for each level lower they are than you.
Having additional players in your group also reduces XP payouts, 5% per additional player. The minimum is finally capped at just 60% by the time you have nine players, but this presents opportunities to take on much higher level enemies
That is everything there is to know about sources for grinding XP in order to reach the new level cap in Enshrouded.
