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# Leveling

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Leveling in Ancient Realms is very important as its a free way to add to your gear score. Each level you gain will give you +1 to your gear score. You can see the XP each monster gives and the XP threshold for each level in the [master stat sheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ODzm7q8sd9RsMIBo7qjYO0_Nhq6RL1N9J27XK3Uh1sg/edit?usp=sharing).\
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Melee takes longer to train as it divides XP gained between attack, strength and defense. It is however stronger in the long run because of the powerful gear.