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The leveling is way easier now, and on that more, a popular YouTuber shares the best new XP farm in The First Descendant.
The First Descendant is a bit infamous for its leveling system. You have to level and relevel your Descendants multiple times to fully upgrade them. And the same goes for your weapons. After releveling your character/weapon several times, it really becomes a chore to do it all over again, so the players are looking for the best and fastest way to level up.
In the latest update, we got some significant changes, namely the new Reactor Mounting system, and the buffs for the Defense Operations. Concerning the latter, the Defense Operations, located in Kingston, Echo Swamp, and Fortress, have received some very significant updates that proved to be a game changer.
Fully Level Up Your Descendant and Weapon in 15-20 Minutes
A popular YouTuber named Moxsy did some quick research as soon as The First Descendant 1.1.6 Update dropped and found an efficient way to farm XP. What they found is that the updated Defense missions now give you so much XP and Weapon XP, that you can get from 1 to 40 in no time. The latest update made some changes to the Defense missions and now they are shorter (10 waves instead of 21), spawn way more enemies (especially Elites), and even offer some bonus Weapon XP at the end of each stage.
What Moxsy recommends is taking Freyna (she’s the best at clearing spread-out waves of enemies) and joining any of those operations at Hard difficulty. Or at least make sure that you have a Freyna on your team, as other characters (like Bunny) are also good here, but Freyna is by far the most efficient one. Now the Defenses spawn so many enemies that the amount of XP and Weapon XP you get is amazing. Even though it says that the Operation lasts about 30 minutes, in reality, you can complete the full Operation in about 8-10 minutes. Remember to activate any XP and Weapon XP Boost you have, to make maximum use of this mission. One Defense run will level up your weapon/character about 20 times, so it takes two runs to get to 40, with the Boost activated. That means you can fully level up in about 15-20 minutes.
Moxsy’s Recommended Freyna Build For Defense Operations
To be as efficient as possible, Moxsy uses the following Modules for his Freyna (fully maxed out):
- Contagion
- Increased HP
- Focus on Tech
- Power Increase
- Toxic Amplification
- MP Collector
- Mid-Air Maneuvering
- Maximize Range
- MP Conversion
- Nimble Fingers
- Skill Expansion
- Tech Amplification
The new Defense missions offer approximately the same amount of XP as a 400% Infiltration but in a considerably shorter time. While 400% offers more drops, Mods, Weapons, and such, it also lasts longer, so for the sheer XP farm, the Defense missions are at the top now.