Verified for 0.12.1.1· Updated 3 Aug 202641 charted methods

Leveling Ranged.

41 ways to earn Ranged XP are charted in the current patch, and the best of them is Defeat Black Knight Titan at 3,500 XP per kill. The tables below are live data, not folklore: they update when the game does. Run your own level in the skill planner to see exactly how many actions your target takes.

The fastest charted XP

Top rates first. Every charted method carries a rate.

MethodXPRate
Defeat Black Knight Titan3,500per kill
Defeat Tok-Xil1,750per kill
Defeat Red Dragon1,250per kill
Defeat Green Dragon700per kill
Defeat KotHaar-Kal619per kill
Defeat KotHaar-Ket248per kill
Defeat Black Knight Guardian228per kill
Defeat Wild Ruby Vine227per kill
Defeat Kalphite Soldier207per kill
Defeat Rotsworn Marauder187per kill
Defeat Nature Spirit173per kill
Defeat KotHaar-Hur165per kill

What each level unlocks

Plus at every level: +0.46% Arrow recovery chance.

LevelUnlock
3Quick Action unlocked
5Archery Target unlocked
8Trick Shot unlocked
12Snare unlocked
15Toxic Behaviour unlocked
18Hunter's Sense unlocked
22Make 'Em Bleed unlocked
25Spectral Arrows unlocked
30Crossbow Trick Shot unlocked
35Enchanted Crossbow Bolts unlocked
40Venomous Trapper unlocked
45Fire Starter unlocked

Plan the grind properly

The planner takes your current level and target and turns these rates into an exact action count. Materials for craft-based methods cost out in the crafting calculator, and gatherables are charted on the map.

Other skills

Rates and unlocks are game data via the official wiki, verified for Eye on Ashenfall 0.12.1.1 · 3 Aug 2026.