How XP and Levels Work in Aura Kingdom
You play an Envoy of Gaia in Azuria, and XP comes from monster kills, main and daily quests, and EXP Books, according to the Aura Kingdom Wiki’s Levels page. Regular levels run to 100; beyond that, progress continues as SLv ranks — the wiki’s dungeon list already splits into normal-level and SLv-gated instances, and MassivelyOP reported the January 2022 Valleys of Ice Hearts update raising the cap to SLv25, with the new maps Snow Crystal Plains and Deep Hidden Valley.
Your Eidolon companion does not share your XP curve. The wiki notes Eidolons level separately by being fed Eidolon Experience Crystals such as Large and Pure Experience Crystals, so a leveling plan that ignores crystals leaves your companion behind even when your own level is on pace. Professions such as Fishing and Archaeology run on their own XP tracks as well.
Version note: the western game changed hands — Wikipedia records X-Legend taking over North American operations in February 2023, and a separate global version, Aura Kingdom - Impact, launched on July 2, 2025. The route below is the long-running PC game’s structure; exact event calendars differ between versions, so check your version’s patch notes for current EXP events.
Levels 1–40: Ride the Main Quest
Early leveling is a quest sprint, not a grind. Beginner coverage on MMOCS — an older Aeria-era guide, but the quest structure it describes is unchanged — notes that completing the mainline quests lifts a new character to level 40 quickly, and that main quests are also what unlock new districts and your advanced weapon options. Yellow-marked quests are the story; follow them zone to zone and let the auto-pathing do the walking.
Two side systems open during this stretch and are worth doing from day one. Daily quests (the blue markers MMOCS describes) reset every day and remain a permanent XP source at every stage, so build the habit before you need it. At level 20 the Dimensional Hall opens in Crescent Hill: the wiki lists it as a three-player dungeon with further entrances at levels 35, 45, 55 and onward, making it the first repeatable group XP on the route. The Temple of the Eidolons follows at level 30 — MMOCS warns it is a solo task, so leave your party before entering.
Levels 40–60: Add Dungeons Before the Curve Bites
The wiki’s Levels page is blunt about what happens next: levelling is fast early, then around level 55–60 the curve slows sharply, quests stop being enough on their own, and dungeons become the main source of XP. The practical move is to start rotating dungeons in the 40s, while quests still carry most of the bar, so the transition is a habit rather than a wall.
The dungeon ladder the wiki documents for this band is:
| Dungeon | Level | Location (wiki) |
|---|---|---|
| Alabastren Temple | 28+ | Crescent Hill |
| Gydaie Glen | 38+ | Cactakara Forest |
| Miner’s Steppe | 43+ | Demarech Mines |
| Deep’s Cavern / Candeo Core | 48+ | Triatio Highlands / Candeo Marsh |
| Wrathborne Temple | 53+ | Ventos Prairie |
| Otherworld: Port Skandia | 50+ | Cactakara Forest |
Dungeons run in Solo, Party and Hell modes, with party modes capped at five players per the wiki. Regular dungeon entries refresh on a timer — the wiki lists one entry every two hours starting from 6:00 AM Eastern for regular dungeons, and every three hours for Otherworld Solo Challenge and Hell modes — so a session naturally rotates between the newest dungeon, Dimensional Hall and the daily quests instead of repeating one instance.
Levels 60–100: Sky Tower Weekends and the 83+ Wall
At level 60 the Sky Tower raid opens in Navea. The wiki lists it as a weekend-only raid, available Saturday and Sunday, which makes it the anchor of a weekly routine: weekdays for quests, dailies and dungeon rotations, weekends for the Tower. The 60s also unlock the Otherworld versions of Helonia Coast, Alabastren Temple, Gydaie Glen and Miner’s Steppe (all 60+), plus Titan’s Root and Cadilla Felwood at 66 and Frozenlea Plains at 70.
The wiki warns of a second, steeper wall: after about level 83 levelling gets harder again, and reaching 85 unlocks the final story maps it names, Chronology Forest and Tempest Desert, with Chronowood Cavern and Shattered Netherworld dungeons at 85+. Twilight Forest (75), Tomb of the Ancients and Sarpa’s Forbidden Laboratory (both 80) fill the rotation on the way there. Expect this stretch to be mostly dungeon entries and dailies; quest XP alone will not close the gaps.
Level 100 and SLv1–25: The Endgame Climb
Past 100, every level is an SLv rank and the content is gated by it. The wiki’s list shows the pattern: Obscure Temple, Dawn Passage and Silent Ancient Castle at SLv1+, Hidden Crystals Cave and Ancestral Spirits Temple at SLv5+, Swamp Forest and Frost Realm at SLv10+, and Blood Lord’s Daemonium at SLv15+, alongside Nightmare-mode dungeons from SLv5. Dimensional Hall also continues into SLv entrances, so the three-player staple from level 20 stays relevant to the end.
MassivelyOP’s Valleys of Ice Hearts coverage adds two endgame details: four new Mirabelle quests led into dungeons starting at SLv6, and reaching SLv25 as a class master unlocks the “true class master” step, which grants a 60-minute buff item per class at the cap. Treat SLv progress as a daily-entries game — Nightmare and SLv dungeon rotations, Mirabelle quests, and weekend Sky Tower — rather than something a single long session can brute-force.
EXP Boosts That Actually Stack
- EXP scrolls and EXP Books: the wiki lists both as XP sources and boosters. MMOCS advises saving Monster EXP Books for level 40+, when each level costs enough that a percentage-style boost is worth more than it is in the tutorial zones.
- Guild membership: the wiki states plainly that joining a guild grants an EXP% buff — free, permanent, and easy to forget to claim by simply never joining.
- Party play: MMOCS notes parties earn bonus battle EXP, but only while members are on the same map; a scattered party earns nothing extra.
- Intimacy: the wiki adds that playing with friends at high intimacy is another documented way it lists to raise obtained experience.
None of these replace the dungeon rotation after 60; they multiply it. Pop saved EXP Books on dungeon-and-daily days, not on a quest-only session in a low-level zone.
Common Mistakes and What to Do Instead
- Grinding open-world monsters far below your level. MMOCS warns kill XP drops off hard against mismatched monsters — if the main quest has moved on, so should you.
- Saving every daily quest “for later.” Dailies reset whether you run them or not, and after 55 they are part of the core XP income, not a bonus.
- Entering the Temple of the Eidolons still in a party. Per MMOCS, the task inside needs you solo — drop group first.
- Ignoring Eidolon crystals. Your companion levels only from fed crystals (wiki), so a capped character with a weak Eidolon is a self-inflicted handicap in SLv dungeons.
- Treating Sky Tower as optional. It is weekend-only and level 60+, so every missed weekend is progress that cannot be made up on weekdays.
For the gold side of gearing while you climb, see our Aura Kingdom gold farming guide; for class and seller comparisons, start from the Aura Kingdom game page, and if you are weighing bought currency at all, read the Aura Kingdom buying guide first.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the max level in Aura Kingdom?
Regular levels run to 100, then SLv ranks continue. MassivelyOP reported the Valleys of Ice Hearts update (January 2022) raising the cap to SLv25, and the wiki lists dungeons gated as high as SLv15+ and beyond.
What is the fastest way to level in Aura Kingdom?
Main quests to about 40, dailies and Dimensional Hall (from level 20) alongside them, then a dungeon rotation from the mid-50s when the wiki says quest XP stops being enough — with Sky Tower raids on weekends from level 60.
How do Eidolons gain levels?
Not from your questing. The Aura Kingdom Wiki says Eidolons level by consuming Eidolon Experience Crystals, such as Large and Pure Experience Crystals, on their own separate curve.
Sources
Checked October 16, 2026. Game systems change with patches, so confirm numbers in game.
