This is a leveling guide for Dragon's Dogma 2 (DD2). Learn how to level up fast, the best leveling locations, the best pawn composition for farming experience points, and find out the max level in this guide!

How to Level Up Fast

How to Get Experience Fast
Defeat Groups of Enemies Hunt Down Monsters Finish Side Quests Bring Pawns With Widespread Damage

Defeat Groups of Enemies

Fighting large groups of enemies results in a high yield of experience (EXP). Believe it or not, defeating a group of 10 goblins is equivalent to defeating a single Cyclops! Do not shy away from a large group of enemies; plan your approach and supplies!

What is the Max Level?

Rest at Campfires

Resting at campfires will give the enemies you defeated in the area to respawn. After using a Camping Kit, you can also cook food to get increased stats, making the process of getting EXP much faster!

However, do keep in mind that monsters have randomized respawn timers and are not guaranteed to respawn after resting in the camp.

How to Make a Camp

Hunt Down Monsters

As you explore the region, you will encounter beasts with high health. These sizable monsters are considered mini-bosses and they reward a significant amount of EXP when defeated. While they may be hard at first, they also hold materials for enhancement!

List of Monsters

Finish Side Quests

Dragon's Dogma 2 has a rich cast of NPCs that can give the Arisen side quests. Each side quest rewards you differently, but receiving EXP is guaranteed on its completion. While the EXP is static for each side quest, it is still recommended to complete as many side quests as possible to gain levels.

Best Side Quests Worth Doing

Bring Pawns With Widespread Damage

As the Arisen, you have complete dominion over all Pawns. For leveling up, choose Pawns with vocations that have access to Area of Effect (AOE) damage such as the Sorcerer and Warrior vocations.

Best Pawn Party Composition

Bring Thief with Bump and Lift

Optionally, if you need more materials while having high DPS for monsters, bring a Thief that knows the Bump and Lift Core Skill. This pawn setup periodically steals items from fighting enemies, thus helping you grind for items while getting EXP.

Bump and Lift Core Skill and How to Unlock

Best Early Game Leveling Locations

Farm Experience at Campfire Near the Checkpoint Rest Town

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For the earlier parts of the game, this spot is ultimately the best spot for farming experience. After clearing out the monsters, rest at the campfire to reset the monster spawns!

Since you are also close to the town, you can also sell the materials gained from each of these monsters and then quickly re-configure your vocations and pawn setup.

Checkpoint Rest Town Location

Monsters

Mainly, you will be farming a large group of Rock Lizards. There is an abundance of these Rock Lizards, which give 624 EXP each.

You will encounter a passage guarded by an Armored Cyclops if you climb further. Entering the passage, you will encounter two Minotaurs and a hidden Chimera. Here are their EXP Values:

1. Cyclops (2678 EXP)
2. Minotaur (3296 EXP)
3. Chimera (5047 EXP)

How to Reach

1	Ride the West Vernworth Oxcart To quickly reach Checkpoint Rest Town, hitch a ride at the West Vernworth Oxcart Station for 200 Gold.
2	Descend the Bridge After reaching the checkpoint, descend the bridge and follow the stream until you reach a cave.
3	Climb the Rocks Enter the cave and hug your right until you can climb out the exit.
4	Cross the Wooden Bridge Ascend the slope then cross the rickety wooden bridge to reach the campfire. Watch out for the rolling Rock Lizards!

Best Mid Game Leveling Locations

Western Road of Bakbattahl

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One good mid game leveling spot is the western road of Bakbattahl as it has a lot of Hobgoblins in the area that give out 295-550 EXP each when killed. They are fairly quick to kill, however, they do hit hard so it's still best to bring some curatives in case you're on the brink of death.

Additionally, there is a campfire located south of the road where you can rest and replenish your health before you can go back to farming enemies again for EXP.

Bakbattahl Location

Equip Ring of Ambition for Bonus EXP

Since the Hobgoblins in the area are pretty fast for gaining exp, you can even earn more by equipping the Ring of Ambition as this ring will slightly boost the experience points you'll receive for each enemy slain.

Ring of Ambition Effects and How to Get

Bakbattahl is Unlocked in Nation of Lambent Quest

Before you can reach Bakbattahl, you will have to progress the story up until the Nation of the Lambent Flame quest, where you will get a border pass in order to get to this area.

Nation of the Lambent Flame Walkthrough

Best End Game Leveling Locations

Road Leading to Dragonsbreath Tower in Bakbattahl

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For late game, the road leading up to the Dragonsbreath Tower is swarmed with monsters that offer some of the fastest experience points, specifically Knackers, Redwolves, and Lost Mercenaries. At this point of the game, your gear is powerful enough to shred through them and gain some quick easy EXP.

Here's a breakdown for the EXP you'll receive upon killing them:

1. Knacker (417 EXP)
2. Redwolf (479 EXP)
3. Lost Mercenary (556 EXP)

Use Medusan Spellbow for More EXP and to Deal with Harpies

The Medusa's Spellbow grants you additional experience points upon killing a monster, which is perfect for late game exp farming.

To add to this, there are some Gore Harpies flying around the road, so you'll want a ranged weapon to deal with them.

Medusan Spellbow Stats and How to Get

Fight the Drake at the Tower for Extra EXP

If you've managed to venture towards the tower, there will be a Drake present there that you can kill to get additional experience points and you'll also be able to harvest Wyrmslife Crystals from it!

Otherwise, you can ignore it if you're just there to farm EXP from the monsters around the area. Just try not to get too close to the tower to avoid drawing its attention to you.

Wyrmslife Crystals (WLC) Farming Guide

Best Pawn Composition for Leveling Up

Early Game Pawn Setup

Pawns	Mage Sorcerer Fighter

Note: You can look to the Game8 Community to get pawns with specific skills.

Pawn ID Sharing Board

Mage

Skill	Rank Unlock	Description
Palladium	1	Conjures a cluster of magickal energy that blocks up to three attacks from targets. The cluster will also dissipate after a time.
Fire Boon	1	Enchants the caster’s weapon or that of a single ally with fire. The enchantment persists for a period of time.
Ice Boon	2	Enchants the caster’s weapon or that of a single ally with ice. The enchantment persists for a period of time.
Celerity	4	Conjures a magickal sign that hastens the speed of allies within range. The effect persists for a period of time.

For your main pawn, set their vocation to the Mage vocation and set their skills up for support. Celerity provides you and your other pawns with an increase in speed, including casting time and attacks!

Always bring Fire and Ice Boon for additional elemental coverage if you are using a Strength-focused vocation. Palladium is a strong early-game protection spell that lets the party absorb three instances of damage.

Sorcerer

Skill	Rank Unlock	Description
Salamander	1	Conjures a flame that slithers forward along the ground. The flame remains for a time and deals continuous damage to any targets it touches.
Thundermine	1	Conjures a ball of lightning that automatically unleashes crackling bolts at foes who draw near. The bolts also knock down smaller targets. Dissipates in time or after a number of attacks.
Hagol	2	Summons a bone-chilling blizzard in the immediate vicinity that damages any targets it touches and inflicts them with frostbite.
Frigor	3	Conjures a giant pillar of ice that lingers for a period of time and can serve as a stepping stone. After the pillar is destroyed, grabbable blocks of ice will remain.

As soon as you finish the Vocation Frustration side quest, look for a Sorcerer pawn with these AOE Elemental spells. When a Sorcerer is configured this way, you can quickly clear hordes of enemies for faster EXP growth.

Furthermore, Hagol can easily stun-lock large monsters, giving you a chance to pinpoint their weak points!

Fighter

Skill	Rank Unlock	Description
Airward Slash	1	Performs a jump while slashing diagonally upward. An effective means of assailing flying targets.
Shield Bash	1	Delivers a powerful blow with the shield that can knock targets off balance.
Shield Summons	2	Raps the shield loudly to attract the attention of nearby targets.
Gouging Skewer	4	Thrusts the blade into the target’s body before raining further blows upon them. If strikes connect, the user clings to larger targets and pins down smaller targets that are flinching.

When you look for a Fighter pawn, look for one that has a straightforward inclination and a Shield Summons to remove aggro for you and your caster pawns. For its other weapon skills, the Fighter is quite versatile, but these are the recommended skills to cover all of this vocation's weaknesses.

What is the Max Level?

Max Level for Both Arisen and Pawn is Lvl. 999

The level cap in Dragon's Dogma 2 is Lvl. 999 for both the Arisen and Pawns. Reaching this feat is almost impossible, as the first title has a maximum level of 200 and is already a hard enough challenge!

Dragon's Dogma 2 Related Guides

Beginner's Guide: Tips and Tricks

Tips and Tricks

Farming Guides
How to Get Gold Fast	Rift Crystals (RC)
Discipline Points (DP)	Wyrmslife Crystals (WLC)
How to Level Up Fast	-
Beginner Guides
Fast Travel	How to Tell Time
How to Increase Health	How to Save
Best Party Composition	How to Store Items
How to Dodge	All Stats Explained
All Debilitations	How to Combine Items
How to Increase Weight Limit	How to Get Out of Jail
List of Controls	Best Settings
What is Knockdown Power?	How to Light Up Dark Places
How to Lower Ladders from High Areas	How to Lock the Minimap to North
How to Fight Aerial Enemies	All Damage Types and Elemental Weaknesses
How to Deal Fire Damage	How to Deal Lightning Damage
How to Deal Ice Damage	How to Deal Holy Damage
Advanced Guides
List of All Exploits	How to Raise Affinity
How to Enhance Equipment	Cooking Guide
How to Give Gifts	How to Create a Forgery
How to Find NPCs	Dwarven Smithing
FAQs
What is Dragonsplague?	Can You Lock On Enemies?
Can You Change Difficulty?	Can You Sneak?
Can You Change FOV?	What Happens When You Die?
Why Do Guards Attack Randomly?	Can You Hide Your Helmet?
Important Locations
How to Get Houses	How to Enter Rose Chateau Bordelrie
Makeshift Vault Key and Vault Location	Hot Spring Location and Effects