Quick Dungeon Runs and Larger Exp Gain, Dragon Nest SEA Leveling Guide

Are you having a hard time leveling those new characters of yours? After reading this guide you will be well informed on how can you earn those difficult to get experience for your upcoming max level characters.

Credits to neilsteven of dnsea forum for this wonderful guide.

XP BONUSES THAT STACKS:
1. Guild XP
2. Maximum leveled character bonus
3. Character Combined Skill (XP)
4. Monster kill XP
5 Any XP scroll will not stack with another scroll(Only with highest XP% will be applied)
6. Pledge Set
7. Channel Bonus
8. Friend in Party Bonus
9. Max Character Bonus
10. Consecutive Dungeon Runs Bonus (3 consecutive run times only)
11.  FTG Bonus
12. Master Bonus
13. Hot Spring XP Bonus
14. Returned Hero XP Bonus

XP bonuses present in-game which are easy to acquire!

Hero Academy Award- When you first joined a guild, it has 50% XP Bonus for 7 days.

RH(Returned Hero)- When you're offline for about 33 days(33 days is safer in counting a single month) and logged in at least in 33th day or further days. It has 100% 50% XP Bonus and it lasts for 30 days.

Channel Bonus- Change town channels if you don't get the Channel Bonus. You can see a star symbol at Channels from Upper Right corner of the screen. It has 100% XP Bonus it lasts depending on your level and as long as you never change channel or go to other towns.

Hot Spring XP Bonus- This is found at Moriettes Cloister Farm. Only on Sundays you get an XP Bonus effect. Do not leave hot spring if it hasn't reached at least level 2.

Pledge set- Join a guild at least level 25-30 up. The set item lasts for 30 days. You need gold to buy it at least 100 gold - 200 gold from the guild info tab.
Note: The XP Bonus will take effect depending on how many you wear. Please read the item description. Do not leave the guild, if you do so, it will disappear.

Guild XP Bonus- Join guilds with big levels from 25-30 up. It sometimes have 5%-15%-25% XP Bonus, it depends on the guild master if he/she has bought that XP Bonus.

Character Combine Skill- You need a certain amount of character combined points to make use of the XP Bonus 5%. It is permanent effect and requires level 40 characters. You can raise the points by leveling characters.

Number of Maximum level characters- You need to have at least 1 or more maximum level characters. It is recommended to have at least 5-10 or more maximum level characters. It has 25% XP Bonus but rumors say that there will be a patch for it to reach 500% XP Bonus but still requires about 5 maximum level characters or up.

Buy XP Bonus Scrolls- At F11 shop, the duration and effect bonus varies on what you buy.

Alteria/Lagendia Continent Exploration -At the end of the whole run, you are respawned at Saint Haven Castle, open the boxes and there are items inside stating 100% XP for a day or 50% Xp for a day or 75% XP for a day.


Events-sometimes Dragon Nest SEA offer these events, be updated! Sometimes they give you a high level character depending on what they ask. Sometimes, it doubles the number of times you leveled up.
 
 
Suggested leveling areas/dungeons:

Note: Every run is affected by different situations. Affected by boosters (players who do leveling service, depends how much they ask per run), your set items(the level, the enhancement and the item type like Normal, Magic, Rare, Epic, Unique, Legendary), party members,the map design and run modes(Easy,Normal,Hard,Master,Abyss). Each run is also determined depending on character styles, depends if all walk so slow or all fast runners like Swordmaster. I recommend that before every level gaps, please do upgrade you item sets like buying what is recommended for your current level range like levels 1-9, levels 10-16. Do not look for items with literally same level as your character because it was based on level ranges. Please do wear whats best like epic stuffs and please do enhance up to +6 for better run results!

Levels 1-9
Do quests in town, it's faster with quests. Or if you prefer not to do quests, do runs with higher recommended level and higher dungeon mode like Master mode. I can't determine what dungeon is good to run because there is Prairie and Mana Ridge towns. I came from Prairie Town.

Levels 10-16
Do SC(Sigh Canyon) Why end at level 16 and not level 15? It's because, at level 15 you get new job right? Level 16 is needed for DTMI (Dark Tower Magic Institute, so that you will go continuously. 

Sigh Canyon Dungeon Run




Levels 16-24
Do DTMI(Dark Tower Magic Institute)
You can also do Spartan Goblin (300) inside the amusement park. Only 7 runs are allowed per week.

Dark Tower Magic Institute Dungeon Run

 

Levels 24-31-32
Do FDR(Flooded Downstream Ruins) Why 31-32? It's better to get the level 32 skill first before proceeding to the next dungeon. If you are from level 40 cap like me, go FIC(Forsaken Islet Core)if you prefer. You can also do DMS(Dried Marissa Spring)

Flooded Downstream Ruins Dungeon Run



Forsaken Islet Core Dungeon Run
 


 Dried Marissa Spring Dungeon Run

 

Note:For a much faster run, recommended for players with Engineers in party.Need to use Duck egg skill. You need Enemies are so many here, at beginning, you just walk leave all monsters behind when you cross a bridge and reach an empty hut, kill monsters near it then jump kill kill kill monsters. Next, part is a dried tree with a bridge at the side, let Engineers use Duck egg skill at left side of that tree, must be thrown to the ground so that if that small group of monsters is killed,wait for the portal to open, you can just leave others behind and proceed to portal.

Levels 32-40
Do GCD(Gates to City of Death)
Let party members' quest or your quests in original run mode(Killing Golem Boss). If the quest just say finish in mode specified, you can now run through the shortcut. There is this part where there is a portal with two fire gargoyles, kill first the other monster group before killing the two fire gargoyles. If you kill first the two fire gargoyles, it will respawn if the other monster group isn't killed first! After killing all, go to the nearby blue portal(portal where the two fire gargoyles came from) activated by clicking on the blue gem then proceed.

Gates to City of Death Dungeon Run


 
Levels 40-50
Do RR(Riverwort Village Ruins) 
If you guys have a booster or not. You can also do DFB(Dark Follwers Base)
Note: This map is more difficult, I recommend a booster for the run.
Note: You can do Specialization at level 44. Speak to your master in Lotus Marsh.

Riverwort Village Ruins Dungeon Run



Levels 50-60
Do MCSB(Meteor Crash Site Boundaries) 
You can invite people at Saint Haven South Gate or at Lotus Marsh.

Meteor Crash Site Boundaries Dungeon Run






Levels 60-70
Do GM(Golden Meadow)
Do hard mode, if master mode is the quest, hire someone and pay at least 50g-100g for the run.
I recommend hiring and RH Booster here because it is the worst leveling experience! No Channel Bonus. If you get to hire a booster, do Master mode per run for better XP and do not mind the run time because
Note: Pay only after the run or pay half before run and another half after run.

Golden Meadow Dungeon Run



Levels 70-80
Do AOH(Abyss Of Heat) for levels 70-75. and for 75-80 do WW(Wailing Wall).

Abyss of Heat Dungeon Run

 

Wailing Wall Dungeon Run



For level 80-90, take the Blue Wind Plains dungeon.
Note: It's better to run solo, also get rid of the hero because it eats some exp too! In addition collect all the quests from Future Information Collector and all of the npc's for level 80 above. All of the level 80-90 dungeons gives 10% exp per clear.

Blue Wind Plains Dungeon Run


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