Leveling Guide & Requirements
Leveling is the most important aspect of the game.
You might also want to check out our Resonating Crystal Guide, which is quite relevant to leveling.
Level Calculator
We’ve made a Level Calculator that can show how many resources and time is required for each hero level.
Leveling Planner Spreadsheets
Want to plan how many resources you need to level up heroes? Check out these spreadsheets made by players:
AFK Arena Calculator by WrathOfTheElvhen / Freyja (You’ll need to copy this one use it).
Leveling Planner Spreadsheet by Vladimir
Level Cap
The absolute level cap for ascended tier heroes is currently 410. This can only be obtained by leveling 5 heroes to 240 and then directly leveling up the Resonating Crystal.
Every hero you own that has been evolved to the maximum tier of ascended will add 5 more levels to the cap beyond 240. Stars make no difference.
As there’s currently 34 ascended tier heroes, the cap right now is 240 + 5×29 = 410.
Common heroes have a level cap of 100.
Elite heroes have a level cap of 100.
Elite+ heroes have a level cap of 120.
Legendary heroes have a level cap of 140.
Legendary+ heroes have a level cap of 160.
Mythic heroes have a level cap of 180.
Mythic+ heroes have a level cap of 200.
Ascended heroes have a basic level cap of 240, and then up to 410 with the Resonating Crystal.
How to Level Your Heroes
Most of the hero EXP you’ll gain throughout your time playing will come from AFK Rewards. This has a cap of 12 hours, so you’ll need to login and collect it every 12 hours to maximize its potential.
You can also acquire hero EXP from Hourglasses. These special consumable items will instantly grant you a certain amount of hours worth of AFK Rewards.
Gaining Player EXP
This can be obtained from AFK Rewards and completing certain campaign chapters. There is currently no benefit to having a higher player level, it’s just for show.
Hero’s Essence
Hero’s Essence is used for levels that have skill unlocks. These levels will either unlock a new skill, or improve an existing one.
The current skill levels are: 11, 21, 41, 61, 81, 101, 121, 141, 161, 181, 201, 221.
You’ll need a total of 118,100 Hero’s Essence to level one hero to 240.
Hero’s Essence is also used for leveling past 240 via the resonating crystal.
Level Requirements
These are the level requirements for a single hero in AFK Arena. This includes: Gold, EXP and Hero’s Essence.
Note: They are not 100% correct for gold & EXP due to the fact that the exact numbers shown in-game are rounded off, but the difference should be negligible.
Example: 391,000 might actually be 391,373, but it will be shown as 391k in-game.
NOTE: This table is outdated, check out the Level Calculator for more accurate results.
| Level | Gold | Experience | Hero's Essence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 23 | 89 | 0 |
| 3 | 72 | 133 | 0 |
| 4 | 134 | 170 | 0 |
| 5 | 222 | 204 | 0 |
| 6 | 314 | 239 | 0 |
| 7 | 444 | 273 | 0 |
| 8 | 600 | 307 | 0 |
| 9 | 740 | 343 | 0 |
| 10 | 892 | 380 | 0 |
| 11 | 1116 (4557 Total) | 417 (2555 Total) | 10 (10 Total) |
| 12 | 1300 | 456 | 0 |
| 13 | 1577 | 497 | 0 |
| 14 | 1793 | 539 | 0 |
| 15 | 2126 | 583 | 0 |
| 16 | 2377 | 629 | 0 |
| 17 | 2638 | 676 | 0 |
| 18 | 3056 | 726 | 0 |
| 19 | 3353 | 778 | 0 |
| 20 | 3837 | 831 | 0 |
| 21 | 4172 (30,786 Total) | 888 (9158 Total) | 40 (50 Total) |
| 22 | 4304 | 946 | 0 |
| 23 | 4635 | 1008 | 0 |
| 24 | 4769 | 1071 | 0 |
| 25 | 4901 | 1138 | 0 |
| 26 | 5251 | 1208 | 0 |
| 27 | 5386 | 1280 | 0 |
| 28 | 5750 | 1356 | 0 |
| 29 | 5888 | 1436 | 0 |
| 30 | 6025 | 1518 | 0 |
| 31 | 6407 | 1605 | 0 |
| 32 | 6547 | 1695 | 0 |
| 33 | 6686 | 1789 | 0 |
| 34 | 7087 | 1887 | 0 |
| 35 | 7229 | 1989 | 0 |
| 36 | 7371 | 2096 | 0 |
| 37 | 7790 | 2208 | 0 |
| 38 | 7935 | 2325 | 0 |
| 39 | 8368 | 2446 | 0 |
| 40 | 8516 | 2573 | 0 |
| 41 | 8665 (160,296 Total) | 2706 (43,438 Total) | 100 (150 Total) |
| 42 | 9116 | 2845 | 0 |
| 42 | 9269 | 2981 | 0 |
| 44 | 9421 | 3124 | 0 |
| 45 | 9891 | 3272 | 0 |
| 46 | 10,048 | 3426 | 0 |
| 47 | 10,204 | 3587 | 0 |
| 48 | 10,695 | 3754 | 0 |
| 49 | 10,856 | 3928 | 0 |
| 50 | 11,018 | 4109 | 0 |
| 51 | 11,529 | 4298 | 0 |
| 52 | 12,339 | 4742 | 0 |
| 53 | 13,539 | 5191 | 0 |
| 54 | 14,356 | 5658 | 0 |
| 55 | 15,164 | 6143 | 0 |
| 56 | 16,432 | 6647 | 0 |
| 57 | 17,241 | 7169 | 0 |
| 58 | 18,039 | 7710 | 0 |
| 59 | 19,362 | 8269 | 0 |
| 60 | 20,155 | 8848 | 0 |
| 61 | 20,934 (429,904 Total) | 9447 (148,586 Total) | 250 (400 Total) |
| 62 | 22,301 | 10,000 | 0 |
| 63 | 23,070 | 11,000 | 0 |
| 64 | 24,467 | 11,000 | 0 |
| 65 | 25,222 | 12,000 | 0 |
| 66 | 25,875 | 13,000 | 0 |
| 67 | 27,000 | 13,000 | 0 |
| 68 | 28,000 | 14,000 | 0 |
| 69 | 28,000 | 15,000 | 0 |
| 70 | 30,000 | 15,000 | 0 |
| 71 | 30,000 | 16,000 | 0 |
| 72 | 31,000 | 17,000 | 0 |
| 73 | 33,000 | 18,000 | 0 |
| 74 | 33,000 | 18,000 | 0 |
| 75 | 35,000 | 19,000 | 0 |
| 76 | 35,000 | 20,000 | 0 |
| 77 | 36,000 | 21,000 | 0 |
| 78 | 37,000 | 21,000 | 0 |
| 79 | 38,000 | 22,000 | 0 |
| 80 | 38,000 | 23,000 | 0 |
| 81 | 40,000 (1,049,839 Total) | 24,000 (481,586 Total) | 500 (860 Total) |
| 82 | 40,000 | 25,000 | 0 |
| 83 | 42,000 | 26,000 | 0 |
| 84 | 42,000 | 26,000 | 0 |
| 85 | 43,000 | 27,000 | 0 |
| 86 | 44,000 | 28,000 | 0 |
| 87 | 44,000 | 29,000 | 0 |
| 88 | 45,000 | 30,000 | 0 |
| 89 | 46,000 | 30,000 | 0 |
| 90 | 46,000 | 31,000 | 0 |
| 91 | 48,000 | 32,000 | 0 |
| 92 | 48,000 | 33,000 | 0 |
| 93 | 48,000 | 34,000 | 0 |
| 94 | 49,000 | 35,000 | 0 |
| 95 | 49,000 | 35,000 | 0 |
| 96 | 49,000 | 36,000 | 0 |
| 97 | 50,000 | 37,000 | 0 |
| 98 | 50,000 | 37,000 | 0 |
| 99 | 51,000 | 38,000 | 0 |
| 100 | 50,000 | 38,000 | 0 |
| 101 | 50,000 (1,983,839 Total) | 39,000 (1,127,586 Total) | 1200 (2100 Total) |
| 102 | 53,000 | 41,000 | 0 |
| 103 | 55,000 | 44,000 | 0 |
| 104 | 58,000 | 46,000 | 0 |
| 105 | 61,000 | 49,000 | 0 |
| 106 | 63,000 | 53,000 | 0 |
| 107 | 67,000 | 56,000 | 0 |
| 108 | 70,000 | 60,000 | 0 |
| 109 | 75,000 | 64,000 | 0 |
| 110 | 79,000 | 69,000 | 0 |
| 111 | 83,000 | 74,000 | 0 |
| 112 | 87,000 | 79,000 | 0 |
| 113 | 91,000 | 84,000 | 0 |
| 114 | 96,000 | 90,000 | 0 |
| 115 | 101,000 | 97,000 | 0 |
| 116 | 106,000 | 103,000 | 0 |
| 117 | 112,000 | 111,000 | 0 |
| 118 | 120,000 | 118,000 | 0 |
| 119 | 126,000 | 127,000 | 0 |
| 120 | 132,000 | 135,000 | 0 |
| 121 | 139,000 (3,757,839 Total) | 144,000 (2,771,586 Total) | 3000 (5100 Total) |
| 122 | 145,000 | 154,000 | 0 |
| 123 | 152,000 | 164,000 | 0 |
| 124 | 159,000 | 174,000 | 0 |
| 125 | 166,000 | 185,000 | 0 |
| 126 | 173,000 | 196,000 | 0 |
| 127 | 184,000 | 207,000 | 0 |
| 128 | 191,000 | 219,000 | 0 |
| 129 | 198,000 | 231,000 | 0 |
| 130 | 206,000 | 244,000 | 0 |
| 131 | 213,000 | 256,000 | 0 |
| 132 | 220,000 | 269,000 | 0 |
| 133 | 227,000 | 283,000 | 0 |
| 134 | 234,000 | 296,000 | 0 |
| 135 | 241,000 | 310,000 | 0 |
| 136 | 252,000 | 323,000 | 0 |
| 137 | 259,000 | 337,000 | 0 |
| 138 | 265,000 | 352,000 | 0 |
| 139 | 272,000 | 366,000 | 0 |
| 140 | 278,000 | 380,000 | 0 |
| 141 | 284,000 (8,076,839 Total) | 395,000 (8,112,586 Total) | 6000 (11,100 Total) |
| 142 | 289,000 | 409,000 | 0 |
| 143 | 295,000 | 423,000 | 0 |
| 144 | 300,000 | 437,000 | 0 |
| 145 | 311,000 | 451,000 | 0 |
| 146 | 316,000 | 465,000 | 0 |
| 147 | 320,000 | 479,000 | 0 |
| 148 | 325,000 | 493,000 | 0 |
| 149 | 329,000 | 507,000 | 0 |
| 150 | 333,000 | 521,000 | 0 |
| 151 | 337,000 | 535,000 | 0 |
| 152 | 341,000 | 549,000 | 0 |
| 153 | 345,000 | 563,000 | 0 |
| 154 | 348,000 | 577,000 | 0 |
| 155 | 352,000 | 592,000 | 0 |
| 156 | 361,810 | 606,000 | 0 |
| 157 | 365,017 | 620,000 | 0 |
| 158 | 368,000 | 635,000 | 0 |
| 159 | 371,094 | 650,000 | 0 |
| 160 | 373,980 | 664,000 | 0 |
| 161 | 376,773 (14,834,513 Total) | 679,000 (18,967,586 Total) | 12,000 (23,100 Total) |
| 162 | 379,481 | 694,000 | 0 |
| 163 | 382,111 | 709,000 | 0 |
| 164 | 384,667 | 723,000 | 0 |
| 165 | 387,158 | 738,000 | 0 |
| 166 | 396,304 | 752,000 | 0 |
| 167 | 398,718 | 767,000 | 0 |
| 168 | 401,709 | 782,000 | 0 |
| 169 | 403,394 | 797,000 | 0 |
| 170 | 405,665 | 813,000 | 0 |
| 171 | 407,897 | 828,000 | 0 |
| 172 | 410,094 | 844,000 | 0 |
| 173 | 412,258 | 860,000 | 0 |
| 174 | 414,394 | 876,000 | 0 |
| 175 | 416,504 | 892,000 | 0 |
| 176 | 418,590 | 909,000 | 0 |
| 177 | 427,785 | 926,000 | 0 |
| 178 | 429,867 | 943,000 | 0 |
| 179 | 431,933 | 960,000 | 0 |
| 180 | 433,984 | 978,000 | 0 |
| 181 | 436,022 (23,013,048 Total) | 995,000 (35,753,586 Total) | 25,000 (48,100 Total) |
| 182 | 438,000 | 1,014,000 | 0 |
| 183 | 440,000 | 1,031,000 | 0 |
| 184 | 442,000 | 1,048,000 | 0 |
| 185 | 444,000 | 1,066,000 | 0 |
| 186 | 446,000 | 1,084,000 | 0 |
| 187 | 448,000 | 1,102,000 | 0 |
| 188 | 457,000 | 1,121,000 | 0 |
| 189 | 459,000 | 1,140,000 | 0 |
| 190 | 461,000 | 1,159,000 | 0 |
| 191 | 463,000 | 1,178,000 | 0 |
| 192 | 465,000 | 1,198,000 | 0 |
| 193 | 467,000 | 1,218,000 | 0 |
| 194 | 469,000 | 1,239,000 | 0 |
| 195 | 471,000 | 1,259,000 | 0 |
| 196 | 473,000 | 1,280,000 | 0 |
| 197 | 475,000 | 1,302,000 | 0 |
| 198 | 477,000 | 1,323,000 | 0 |
| 199 | 479,000 | 1,345,000 | 0 |
| 200 | 489,000 | 1,368,000 | 0 |
| 201 | 491,000 (32,253,839 Total) | 1,391,000 (59,619,586 Total) | 30,000 (78,100 Total) |
| 202 | 493,000 | 1,414,000 | 0 |
| 203 | 496,000 | 1,436,000 | 0 |
| 204 | 498,000 | 1,458,000 | 0 |
| 205 | 500,000 | 1,481,000 | 0 |
| 206 | 502,000 | 1,504,000 | 0 |
| 207 | 504,000 | 1,528,000 | 0 |
| 208 | 506,000 | 1,551,000 | 0 |
| 209 | 508,000 | 1,575,000 | 0 |
| 210 | 510,000 | 1,600,000 | 0 |
| 211 | 513,000 | 1,625,000 | 0 |
| 212 | 523,000 | 1,650,000 | 0 |
| 213 | 525,000 | 1,676,000 | 0 |
| 214 | 527,000 | 1,702,000 | 0 |
| 215 | 530,000 | 1,728,000 | 0 |
| 216 | 532,000 | 1,755,000 | 0 |
| 217 | 534,000 | 1,783,000 | 0 |
| 218 | 536,000 | 1,810,000 | 0 |
| 219 | 539,000 | 1,839,000 | 0 |
| 220 | 541,000 | 1,867,000 | 0 |
| 221 | 543,000 (42,613,839 Total) | 1,896,000 (96,289,586 Total) | 40,000 (118,100 Total) |
| 222 | 545,000 | 1,926,000 | 0 |
| 223 | 548,000 | 1,956,000 | 0 |
| 224 | 550,000 | 1,986,000 | 0 |
| 225 | 561,000 | 2,017,000 | 0 |
| 226 | 563,000 | 2,048,000 | 0 |
| 227 | 566,000 | 2,080,000 | 0 |
| 228 | 568,000 | 2,112,000 | 0 |
| 229 | 570,000 | 2,145,000 | 0 |
| 230 | 573,000 | 2,179,000 | 0 |
| 231 | 575,000 | 2,212,000 | 0 |
| 232 | 578,000 | 2,247,000 | 0 |
| 233 | 580,000 | 2,282,000 | 0 |
| 234 | 582,000 | 2,317,000 | 0 |
| 235 | 585,000 | 2,353,000 | 0 |
| 236 | 587,000 | 2,390,000 | 0 |
| 237 | 590,000 | 2,427,000 | 0 |
| 238 | 601,000 | 2,465,000 | 0 |
| 239 | 604,000 | 2,503,000 | 0 |
| 240 | 606,000 (54,165,048) | 2,542,000 (134,684,586) | 0 |
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What about the resources needed in Resonating Crystal after level 240?
Hello,
Sorry if this is posted elsewhere, but I was wondering what the Ascension requirements were? Do you need any of the same hero after hitting Legendary+ or is it all type based?
That’s under the Buildings > Temple of Ascension
So after lvling my tasi and lucius to mythic plus at 180, I ran into an unexpected surprise of finding out they’re stuck there until all pentagram heroes are above 160.
Thought I’d just post this here, so other people would know, maybe u guys can put that somewhere in tips
So an update: You only need to get to 160, not above it, idk why they write that, that’s very confusing, but you can pass 180 with the other heroes being at 160 leg+ on pentagram, no need to upgrade them to mythic as well
Same thing happens when you reach lvl 200. Other heros need at least lvl 180 in order to keep leveling 1 hero past lvl 200. I would like to know if its similar at lvl 220…
Same at 220, just came looking to see if others had found the same thing. Only got one ascended hero so far, 2 M+ and the other 2 M at max level for their tier. It says I can’t level up my ascended hero until all heroes on the resonating crystal are above level 200. This would imply that I need to have 5 ascended heroes to level up one of them above 220, which is gonna take a while!
It is better to level up Shemira to 121 (and use 3000 dust) or level up all the other 4 to 101 (already 2 are to 101). Thanks.
There’s a typo on the total gold required to level a hero to 121.
I believe there was a hero (don’t remember which) that had a skill evolve at lvl. 91
Of course I can’t remember now, but I’ll send a follow-up if I remember
If it’s relevant, of course
Could you also add a table for AFK Rewards? i.e. the amount that is earned per minute for each player level?
Hmm would be very hard to obtain that info without help from the devs or data mining.
You get one hero essence every 4 minutes and 15 seconds roughly. You get on invigorating essence every 12 minutes roughly.
The rest is dependent on your campaign progress.
Could you add pentagram level requirement, i noticed all pentagram hero must be above lvl60 for me to ascend brutus to lvl81
lv 81 needs other 4 to be lv 60
101 > lv 80
121 > 100
141 > 120
161 > 140
181 > 160
and so on. from what I’ve noticed
Aside from the xp requirements per lvl, can you also add a commutative xp requirement column beside it? Like for lvl 141, you’d need 8.111m exp to reach this lvl. That would be a nice addition
Added!
Character level does effect how much afk xp you can get via the VIP perk boost you get every 10 levels. IIRC lvl 40 as f2p gets you lvl 2 and lvl70 will get you lvl 3. Spending money will obviously accelerate this and essence will likely gate your advancement but it doesn’t do absolutely nothing.
On level 76, I think you meant to put 20,000 xp, but it says 2,000. Also, could you add that certain thresholds require heroes in the Pentagram (Resonating Crystal) to be all be at least a certain level? I’m assuming that it occurs in more than just 100 > 101, which requires at the 5 heroes to all be lvl 80 or above.
I love the site – it has been super helpful. Thanks for the hard work!
I know you need all 5 to be at least 60 to get 81 as well.
Yep this should be added to table
Could you include the level cap for each different rarity?
Level Cap is
Mythic+ heroes have a level cap of 240.
Legendary+ heroes have a level cap of 160.
Common heroes have a level cap of 100.
Thanks for reminding me. The page has been updated to reflect the latest patch.
You could also add
Mythic heroes have a level cap of 200.
Legendary heroes have a level cap of 140.
Ahh thank you. I was scrolling through looking for level cap of mythic.
Nice guide, just a quick question how do we get star to a hero cause now i see ascended hero got star on it. What should we do to get the star? Thanks!