How to level up fastest and most effectively in the new MMORPG New World has often been discussed. Reddit user extce has tackled this question and reveals how to reach level 20 the fastest.
Here’s what we show you: How do you actually level up the fastest in the new New World? This is a question many new players are asking. Based on the experiences from previous tests, this level guide is relevant for the release version. Reddit user extce has tackled the question and published a guide that shows you exactly what you need to do to reach level 20 as quickly as possible.
Who is this for? Such a guide is primarily aimed at players who want to quickly get to the endgame and those for whom the early game in MMORPGs is quite boring.
People who want to play competitively and win the race for the first places as a max-level character can, of course, fine-tune their plan as much as possible. But even if you notice while playing that leveling feels a bit slow, you can use this guide to assist you at several points.
A rough overview of leveling quickly to 60 can be found here:
Getting to Level 20 as Fast as Possible – Here’s How
How does the guide work? The template from extce (via reddit) gives you a level range in which you should do certain things to get through these levels as quickly as possible. We adhere to this scheme, summarize and translate for you into German.
Levels 1 to 5:
- Skip the tutorial using the menu. If you want a level for your sword, run to the opponent with a shield and kill it before you skip
- Quickly gather 5 bushes and 5 flint, and craft each tool from flint once at a campfire
- Otherwise, follow the main story
Levels 5 to 10:
- Collect plants whenever you see them so you can craft healing potions
- Equip a second weapon as soon as you reach level 5. By canceling animations with the weapon switch, you can move faster
- Be sure to pick up journal pages when you come across them. They give a good amount of experience
- Make sure you have the following resources before entering the city; otherwise, you can also mine them during the truffle quest:
- 40 stones
- 24 raw leather
- 1 flint
- 45 wood
- 90 iron ore (optional, used for iron tools)
- Then continue following the main story
- Feel free to take the tasks from the bulletin board, but only complete them if they’re on your path
- Milk the cow to create light rations and maintain the food buff
- Form a group in the wolf cave so the kills are shared, allowing you to complete the quest faster
- Accept all 3 faction quests and complete the one closest to your position. Only complete the other two if they are on the main story path
- Level up harvesting to level 30 while you’re on the way
- Mine iron whenever you see it, as you need mining at level 10
Levels 10 to 20:
- Gather 6 flower caps and 6 river crest as soon as you have harvesting at level 30. From these, craft 3 corruption tinctures and keep the remaining 3 raw materials for later, as they can also save time
- If you did not start in Everfall, run to Everfall now to unlock it as a fast travel point and unlock all fast travel points along the way
- Always take all side and faction quests when you enter a new city. However, only complete them if the main quest sends you past them, as this saves travel time
- Spend your territory points for more experience, at least in Everfall and Windward
- Prioritize faction quests, as they provide the best gear, but don’t take too large detours for them
- Completing most side quests and the main quest up to the Amrhein excavation should bring you to about level 20. The expedition is already feasible at level 20 but very difficult. You will need a good group with a healer, tank, and 3 DPS players
- Collect quests that take place in the Amrhein excavation and submit them, as they grant a lot of experience
After Level 20: Levels 20 to 24 progress relatively slowly in the starting areas. A general tip we can give you is to accept all quests and keep the paths short by completing them with the city missions from the bulletin board.
Do not continue with the main story until level 24, as you can accept new side quests in the main story area starting at level 24, and will only have to run once then.
These are all the tips we can give you to reach level 20 as quickly as possible. Do you have any others? Or even suggestions for improving the guide? Feel free to write them in the comments.
Which weapons you use while leveling is up to you – Here are all 11 weapons from New World ranked – from unpopular to popular.

