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Is it Possible to Quest to Level 62?
Many players take the quest approach to try to level up to level 62. Although it is technically possible to do it, there is no reason to take this approach. In Black Desert Online, all side quests yield 0.021% experience points after reaching the 61-level cap. In other words, it would take approximately 5000 completed sidequests in order to earn enough experience to increase your level to 62, if you only perform questing.
Although the metagame is extensive, it is very unlikely that BDO has that amount of sidequests available in the game for you if you want to try this method. For this reason, trying to reach level 62 through questing only seems a far-fetched idea.
Can You Life Skill to Level 62?
There are various life skills present in the game, such as gathering, fishing, processing, trading, etc., that allow you to gain combat experience as you progress through the levels. However, it has a low experience rate. For example, you only receive 0.004% experience points if you decide to do AFK fishing overnight, even if you have equipped the 10+ Balenos Fishing Rod, and you fill all your slot inventory.
If you do all the calculations, you will be able to reach level 62. But that may take a couple of years… So let’s look into something else!
So What’s the Best Way to Hit Level 62?
By far, the most efficient way to reach level 62 is by using a combination of Marni Stones, Grinding and AFK Training. Although it may sound challenging at first, you will soon become an expert and reach level 62 in no time.
Grinding Spots
These are the spots we recommend to start out with
- Polly’s Forest
- Fogans
- Gahaz
- Mirumok(if you have TET Kutum 245+ AP with a team this is the fastest method)
- Manshaums if you are looking for good silver/hour with less exp
AFK Combat Training
In various locations throughout the Black Desert World, there are AFK trainers present. Usually, they are located in the original and main cities in the game, such as Heidel, Calpheon, and Altinova. The AFK trainer is known as Jamey Drucker, which also makes it easier for you to locate him. You have to hit the search bar in the top-right corner of the screen and type his name.
Once you have located Jamey Drucker and talked to him, you enter the shop option and purchase a “Book of Training Combat” for 1-10 hours. Pro tip: You can also purchase a skill book at the same time if you want both skill points and combat exp.
Afterward, you head to a dummy near you and open your inventory. Search for the Book of Training and right click on it, click yes. You will then notice a buff on your screen at the top-left portion of your screen. You can now hit the dummies and gain exp AFK.
This is the Book of Training icon, which will last depending on the number of hours you have purchased. From level 61 to 62, you will receive 0.04% experience every hour. Therefore, you can gain 0.32% experience points for eight hours overnight. Although it is not a lot, you can take advantage of experience buffs, like weekend buffs or buff items.
You can also take out pets that offer experience bonuses to increase your experience gain further. Stacking up silver and buying pieces of costumes also offer experience bonuses if you have four pieces of the same costume. Either way, the point of this is to stack up experience bonuses so you can gain more experience points.
If you obtain enough experience bonuses, you might be able to stack up more than 1.2% experience gain in 8 hours. Although it may not seem a lot, it is a quick way to gain experience points.
Marni Stones and Grinding Spots
These items are very effective all the way up to level 62; you must take advantage before reaching level 62. You will need to look for Wacki Toshi who sells these stones, and there are two forms of Marni stones. The Marni Stone #1 requires you to kill 250 of a specific monster, while the Marni Stone #2 requires you to kill 500 of a mob.
These stones are available in the majority of grinding spots in the mid to late-game areas. So what you have to do is visit a specific location and begin to kill all the spawns of a particular mob, and you will see the gauge of your stone increase in your inventory. It starts at a ” 0 out of 500″ bar, and it becomes complete after 250, or you can continue until it reaches 500.
Once it is complete, you can return to the Marni Stone vendor and trade it for experience points. The amount of experience points depends on the type of mob you have filled. Ideally, you should go to an area you like to grind, buy the Marni stones of the monsters present in that area, and commence the killing spree.
You will receive EXP from battling the monsters and also selling the Marni Stones. Remember that a Marni Stones costs about 60,000 silver for a 250 stone or 110,000 silver for a 500 stone. The NPC that sells Marni Stones is called Wacky Toshi. You can find him in the search bar, and the map will place a pinpoint mark to find him easier.
The amount of experience ultimately depends on how fast you kill the mobs, what mobs you decide to kill since some monsters yield more experience than others and the number of Marni Stone you managed to fill and sell. You will level up rather quickly to level 62 if you follow these methods.