Gathering Experience and Levelling Up

Learn how to effectively gather experience (XP), manage your XP multiplier, and make the most of Checkpoint Crystals to level up Harkyn in Lords of the Fallen.

Alright, let's talk about getting stronger in Lords of the Fallen. Like most RPGs, you'll be earning experience points, or XP, which you can then spend to boost Harkyn's stats and even unlock new magic spells. You'll gain XP in a few ways: by taking down enemies, pushing through the main story, finishing up side-quests, finding those hidden collectibles, and just by exploring new areas for the very first time.

One cool thing the game does is reward you with an XP multiplier. Basically, the more monsters you can defeat between hitting a Checkpoint Crystal, the higher your multiplier gets. This means every enemy you kill while the multiplier is active will give you even more XP, so try to chain those kills together!

Now, about dying. It happens to the best of us, especially in Lords of the Fallen. If you die while you're carrying a good chunk of XP, don't panic! It'll be left behind on the ground where you fell, usually as a white cloud. You can absolutely go back and pick it up. Enemies will have respawned, sure, but you can fight your way back to that cloud and interact with it to get your lost XP back.

Here's a key difference from some other games: that XP cloud doesn't stick around forever. There's a timer, and it'll slowly count down until it vanishes. The catch? The speed of this countdown is actually affected by your XP multiplier when you died. So, if you died with a really high multiplier active, your XP cloud will stick around for longer, giving you more time to retrieve it.

When you finally make it to a Checkpoint Crystal, that's your chance to level up. In the levelling menu, you can spend your banked XP to either get a Spell point for new magic or an attribute point to increase one of Harkyn's core stats. Just remember, every time you invest XP, the cost for the next point goes up, so it gets progressively more expensive to level up.

Keep an eye out for Attribute Point Shards and Spell Point Shards scattered throughout the world. These let you instantly unlock a point without spending XP. However, just like spending XP, finding and using these shards will also increase the XP cost for your next level-up. Because they're rare and super useful, it's generally a good idea to save them for when Harkyn is already at a higher level. This way, you'll get the most bang for your buck out of them.