The ultimate The First Berserker: Khazan leveling guide

Like most Soulslike games, leveling up is a huge part of The First Berserker: Khazan. It makes your character stronger thus making boss fights more manageable. We've put together an ultimate The First Berserker: Khazan leveling guide that includes the best leveling spots, builds, and more.

How leveling works in The First Berskerer: Khazan

As you kill enemies in The First Berserker: Khazan you'll gain a resource called Lacrima. Much like Souls in the Dark Souls series, Lacrima is used to Level Up your character and increase your stats. Upon death, you will drop your unspent Lacrima at the location in which you died, and have one opportunity to return to it to reclaim the Lacrima you dropped.

A new feature to the Soulslike formula in The First Berserker: Khazan is progressive Lacrima rewards for attempting Boss Fights. While you will still be rewarded with Lacrima for defeating a Boss, you'll also gain Lacrima when attempting a Boss Fight if you die as long as you reach a certain amount of damage. The Lacrima is spawned at the front of the boss entrance, allowing you to claim it after death and spend it to Level Up and get an extra advantage before attempting the Boss Fight again.

Scattered throughout the world in Khazan are Blade Nexus', which serves a function similar to that of Bonfires from the Souls series. At a Blade Nexus, you can restore your health and replenish your healing items as well as Level Up and place points into various Stats using the Lacrima you've earned. This also "resets" the surrounding area, respawning any enemies other than Bosses.

What all the Stats in The First Berserker: Khazan do

In total, there are five stats in The First Berserker: Khazan: Vitality, Endurance, Strength, Willpower, and Proficiency. Every time you spend Lacrima to upgrade one of the Stats, your Level increases by 1 and the Lacrima cost for the next upgrade increases. Here is what increasing each Stat in The First Berserker: Khazan does:

• Vitality - A defensive Stat that greatly increases your Health and Resistances.
  • Increases Max Health by 50.
  • Increases Attack DMG by 1.
  • Decreases Weight by 0.05%.
  • Increases all Attribute Resistances by 4.
• Endurance - A Stat that mainly increases Stamina and Stamina Recovery.
  • Increases Max Health by 10.
  • Increases Max Stamina by 15.
  • Increases Attack DMG by 1.
  • Increases Stamina Recover by 0.8%.
• Strength - An offensive Stat for increasing raw damage output.
  • Increases Max Health by 10.
  • Increases Attack DMG by 2.
  • Decreases Weight by 0.1%.
  • Increases Received Stamina DMG Decrease by 0.6%.
• Willpower - An overall effective stat for increasing damage and boosting Stamina.
  • Increases Max Health by 10.
  • Increases Attack DMG by 3.
  • Increases Stamina recovery by 0.4%.
  • Increases Guard Stamina DMG Decrease by 0.7%.
• Proficiency - An all-around Stat that
  • Increases Max Health by 10.
  • Increases Attack DMG by 1.
  • Increases Stamina DMG Increase by 0.4%.
  • Increases Dodge Stamina Cost Decrease by 0.7%.

Best Stats to Level Up Early

All Stats are important in The First Berserker: Khazan, but some will have more noticeable improvements to your overall strength and capabilities in the early game, so are recommended to grab early. All stats also increase your Max Health and Attack DMG a little bit, so you'll consistently be increasing your power with each level, though some Stats can improve each of those even more per Level.

In the early game, it's recommended to invest some levels into the Vitality and Endurance Stats. Increasing your Vitality will vastly improve your defenses, giving you 5x more Max Health than all the other Stats, increase Attribute Resistances against all damage types (Fire, Water, Lightning, Earth, Chaos, Plague, and Poison), and increase your overall Weight capacity.

Meanwhile, Endurance provides a massive Max Stamina increase as well as greatly boosts your Stamina Recovery. Early on, combat in Khazan can feel a bit clunky as you'll quickly run out of Stamina and then be exposed to attacks or stand there awkwardly. By improving your Max Stamina and the rate at which it regenerates early on, you'll make every build feel better.

Best Places to Farm Lacrima and Level in Khazan

Throughout The First Berserker: Khazan you'll encounter varying degrees of difficulty, especially with bosses. It can be advantageous to find a quality spot to farm Lacrima to quickly level up to give you that extra edge when trying to push through and take down a specifically challenging encounter. Here are some of the best places to farm Lacrima and level up fast in The First Berserker: Khazan:

Early Game Lacrima Farming Spot

If you're looking to get some quick early Lacrima and Levels in The First Berserker: Khazan progress until you reach a snowy area called the Frozen Mountain, and more specifically the quest Trials of the Frozen Mountain which tasks you with Facing the Trials of the Bantu and subduing the ghost. The recommended level for this question is Level 9.

Once here, start from the Blade Nexus and take out the four Volk Warriors en route towards the Blade Phantom. Take out 50% of the Blade Phantom's health which will earn you a hefty amount of Lacrima. Getting him to 50% health will start a second phase, but instead of killing the Blade Phantom, let it defeat you, which will drop the massive amount of Lacrima you've just earned at the front of the Boss Entrance. Run back to this area, once again killing the Volk Warriors on the way, and repeat this pattern to quickly earn a massive amount of Lacrima early on.

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