Since then leveling has actually been made much easier and the level cap has been increased. My total time taken from 1 – 50 (Korean server) was 6 hours 34 minutes back in 2016. The gear used for leveling was obtained via drops whilst leveling in the zones. I didn’t use any enchanted gear to start with or anything that would give me an advantage, meaning any player (new or veteran) should be able to follow the level recommendations I have included. If you really don’t have the money to spend, then you should try to snipe them from the marketplace as soon as possible.Īll the leveling spots in this guide have been tried and tested by myself several times on EU/NA, Korean and Russian servers. They are pretty much a requirement in Black Desert.
Pets will automatically pick up loot for you and can really save you time when grinding.
I would highly recommend buying at least 2 or 3 pets from the in-game store. The tutorial takes a very long time to complete and unless you read everything, you won’t learn much anyway besides basic movement. I personally recommend skipping the tutorial unless it is your first time. When you create your character and enter the game, you will be given a tutorial to follow which will guide you through various beginning areas. It’s also important to note that if there is a 10 level difference between the highest level character and the lowest, then all party members will not get loot. If your friends are willing to help all the way then you should be fine, but please understand that powerleveling to the level you want to be will not stop you from having to grind more for money/skill points. I must warn against powerleveling if it is your first and main character however, because it will leave you with very little skill points ( approx 400 – 500) and you will not be able to get all the skills you need to grind on your own. Powerleveling is viable and it can take as little as 2 hours to get to level 56 if the person helping you has high AP and all EXP buffs are used. If you are already level 60 via grinding and have not done any questing,then use our Level 59 – 60 guide to reach level 61 because it is much faster.We have guides specifically for leveling 59 to 61 via questing, which you can find here: Then from level 56 to 61 you can do story quests and non-repeatable quests with the Chenga Tome equppied, to gain combat EXP. It is much faster to grind to level 56 and then go back and do the quests you have missed out on, than to level to 56 by following quests. There are also many repeatable quests that will give you the contribution points you lack. If you do decide to grind and forget about questing, we have a guide that lists all of the bag space quests. That’s why if it is your first character we recommend that you follow all of the quests to 50 and take your time to learn the game. These can be done at a later date but you might end up at level 56 and no idea where to start with it all. It’s also important to note that there are some quests (Black Spirit quests) which are REQUIRED and very important for your character to complete. The quests give you important things like bag space, knowledge/energy and contribution points. BDO can be very overwhelming at first and unless you are leveling an alt or really want to push for higher level quickly, it’s much safer to just follow the quests. However, if it is your first character I highly recommend taking your time to learn the game and following the questline because level 1 – 50 (perhaps even 56) is considered a tutorial to the game. Grinding is the fastest way to level in Black Desert up until level 56+.