Level 10-20 Leveling Guide

There are many different paths you can take to level up and gear up at this point, and this guide here will explain the path that I've taken. I'm sure there are better ways, and there are definitely worse ways.

For this guide I was leveling up an Occultist and Sorcerer. In the past I have leveled up other characters using a similar leveling path, but it may be harder or easier depending on what classes you have.

**Level 10-15:** After getting my spiritstone (Spiritstone Guide), getting my Staff of new nexus, and checking out the spell vendors to see when I get my important spells/skills, I will typically head into Malefix, the Mines of Mana (South end of New Nexus - on the wizard spire looking teleporter). This can be difficult at 10-11 depending on what class combination you have, but the zone overall provides a big boost to mana and mana regen, so it can be a very nice zone for leveling mana based classes. If it is too hard at 10-11 you can always go to The Silent Cemetery and level up a bit there and return.

You will want a Miner's pick which you can buy near the zone entrance in New Nexus. There are lots of mining nodes in Malefix, which will have a plentiful supply of Unrefined Manastone, Copper Ore, and Silver Ore.

I basically walk the halls of Malefix killing whatever I can find. The egg watcher areas may be a little tough till 12 or so, but they can be bursted down even when they are red cons. I would avoid a mana elemental at lower levels as well as they hit real hard. This zone is nice for gearing up some caster types early on.

**Note:** Make sure to avoid the baby crawler area unless you are level 13 or higher as the baby crawlers will swarm you.

**Notable drops in Malefix:**

Mana-Infused Chitin Mantle

Small Fairy Dress Bracer

Fairy Panties Ring

Manastone Mining Helmet

Actual Eye, Eye Patch

Lens of Repulsion

Translucent Chitin Pendant

Gargoyle Eye

Crystal Necked Lute (for bards)

**Level 15-20:** I will pop in to S`Aquia, City of the Sirens at this point and collect the materials I need to upgrade my Spiritstone (Spiritstone Guide). Once I have the materials to do that I head over to The Caverns of Muck.

The first thing I will do in this zone is head towards the areas that contain a vampiric cave bat and I will kill as many as I have to in order to get Vampire Bat Fang to fill as many slots as I need. These items are great as they are decent melee weapons for lower levels, and also have hp/mana regen. Dual wielders can equip 3 (primary/secondary/range). After I get enough of those I focus on exp.

In this zone there are 2 major exp spots that I choose from. There is a quest to collect bones from a bone feaster or a plump bone feaster. These are non-stacking bones that they drop. Each drop can be turned in for a good chunk of xp. The area for hunting them is towards the back of the zone though so you either need to kill your way there, or invis through. Luckily the turn in isn't too far from the kill spot.

The other exp area is the fungi in the eastern part of the zone. These are good xp and aren't too difficult to kill. They also drop lots of crafting materials for alchemists to make Fungus Potion and Koji Lotion. They also have a few uncommon/rare drops that could be worth equipping for some characters. This area is also non-aggro so you can freely afk and not have to worry about getting killed.

Alternatively, if you are a strong duo, after getting your vampire fangs and Spiritstone upgrades you can head over to Drybone Cove and murder everything on the beach in the southern part of the zone. There are also mining nodes that are a good source of silver and sand, and there is a quest to turn in cockscomb to a cyclops for some decent xp. This is faster xp but there isnt very good loot here off the monsters.