I leveled a few characters recently. With XP boosters on, just killing yellow named critters in Frostgorge Sound took me about 5 minutes/level to go from 70 to 80. I think Dolyaks there were netting me about 15K XP per kill. Need to kill things within about 4 levels of your current level otherwise XP scaling kicks in and you get less XP. This is an up to date Guild Wars 2 guide showing you the best build to use to level your Revenant from level 1 to level 80. In this video, I show you what we Copper — First-tier tools. No level requirement. Iron — Second-tier tools. Required Level: 10. Steel — Third-tier tools. Required level: 20. Darksteel — Fourth-tier tools. Required level: 30. Mithril — Fifth-tier tools. Required level: 45. Orichalcum — Sixth-tier tools. Required level: 60. Material Gathering Tools . Required level: 60 The first player to hit level 80 at launch did so on day 3 with crafting. They relied on their guild to provide them with materials though. For you with 12 gold to your name, I would do dailies that provide exp scrolls, use tomes from daily logins, or use a waypoint unlock and/or various meta portal devices to hop onto the world boss train and "This is an up to date Guild Wars 2 guide showing you the best build to use to level your Mesmer from level 1 to level 80. In this video, I show you what weapons, armor, skills and traits you should use to make your chracter more powerful as you make your way through Tyria! And leveling is only fast in the beginning, it slows down as you gain levels. I'm thinking you haven't leveled a character with the new higher XP gains and the personal achievements. I've been leveling some characters, starting at level 50ish with tomes then reaching level 80 in about 4 hours. 1. Guide to Fast Gearing for Fresh level 80. I made a guide on some of the fastest/easiest options to gearing a fresh level 80 character. Guide is aimed for new players mostly. Some options are easy and instant for fresh players. I also included some options that may be a bit ahead into the game, such as LWS3 Maps. First, don't use a Level 80 build to level to 80. That may work for some classes, but not for mesmers. Many Mesmer level 80 builds (particularly Shatter builds) depend largely on Grandmaster traits and Exotic/Ascended gear, which defeats the point of a leveling build. Instead, level with a build that is effective pre-80. Dungeon run can give 1-2 levels and most players in LFG tool will effectively boost you through it with their well geared max level characters. Crafting professions costs money to buy ingredients but can give 7 levels each grinding it out to max, 2 professions per character. I've played ranger for most of the game now, close to 1400 hours over 2 characters (yes, I have two rangers, both 80, both geared) across all aspects of the game (PvE, WvW, PvP). My goal with this guide series to help people understand the ranger profession as a whole and hopefully trim down on the "Why aren't they out of the game yet" banter. bMk3Jm.