Level Caps & EXP Curve
DewataRO locks your Base and Job level caps to your current class tier, and each tier's EXP table ends in a hard wall you can only break through by job-changing or rebirthing.
Base Level Caps by Tier
| Tier | Base Lv cap | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Novice, 1st Job, 2nd Job (pre-Trans), Baby classes, Expanded classes | 99 | Swordman, Knight, Assassin, Ninja, Gunslinger, Super Novice, Soul Linker |
| Transcendent / High 2nd Job | 150 | Lord Knight, High Priest, High Wizard, Paladin, Champion |
| 3rd Job (+ Baby 3rd, Kagerou/Oboro/Rebellion/Star Emperor/Soul Reaper) | 200 | Rune Knight, Warlock, Genetic, Shadow Chaser, Sura |
| Doram (Summoner line) | 200 | Summoner, Baby Summoner |
| 4th Job | 275 | Dragon Knight, Arch Mage, Cardinal, Sky Emperor |
See ../jobs-classes/rebirth-guide.md for the 99/50 rebirth requirement, ../jobs-classes/fourth-jobs-trait-stats.md for the 4th job unlock, and ../jobs-classes/doram-summoner.md for the Doram line.
Job Level Caps by Class Group
| Class group | Job Lv cap |
|---|---|
| Novice / Baby Novice / High Novice | 10 |
| 1st Job & 1st Job High (Swordman–Thief line, Taekwon, Gangsi) | 50 |
| 2nd Job, pre-Trans (Knight–Dancer line, Soul Linker, Death Knight, Dark Collector) | 50 |
| Star Gladiator | 50 |
| Transcendent / High 2nd Job | 70 |
| Ninja & Gunslinger | 70 |
| 3rd Job (Rune Knight–Shadow Chaser line) | 70 |
| Kagerou / Oboro / Rebellion / Star Emperor / Soul Reaper | 70 |
| Expanded Super Novice | 70 |
| Super Novice / Super Baby | 99 |
| Doram (Summoner) | 60 |
| 4th Job (all) | 120 |
EXP Curve & the Tier-Cap Wall
Base, Job, Quest, and MVP EXP all run at a flat 38x the official rate, and a single kill or quest can never grant more than 100% of your current level's bar in one hit — no one-shot power-leveling. Full rate details live in ../reference/server-rates.md.
The catch is the curve itself: the EXP required for the very last level of each tier's table is set absurdly high — practically uncrossable. That's the tier-cap wall. Once you hit it, grinding more EXP at that level does nothing until you job-change (or rebirth) into the next tier, which unlocks a fresh, normal-scaled EXP table starting again from a low requirement. This keeps every class transition — 1st to 2nd job, rebirth into Trans, 2nd to 3rd job, and 3rd to 4th job — a deliberate checkpoint rather than something you can grind straight past.