The First Descendant is a free-to-play looter shooter where players can take part in solo and co-op missions in their game. The First Descendant, which was released on July 2, 2024, actually has two separate leveling elements, and you’ll need both to be able to build a top-class Descendant.
The maximum level of Descendant in The First Descendant
Your Descendant level is directly tied to the Descendant you’re playing as. If you’ve made it through the first few missions and reached base, you’ve probably taken a quick look at the inventory screen and almost immediately clicked out of it. I get it, it’s a lot of information and the game isn’t very intuitive for new players.
However, you will see your Descendant’s level in the inventory screen, just below your username (your username is pulled from your Steam account if that’s where you installed The First Descendant from). You can also find your current level on the Descendant screen.
The maximum Descendant level for any of your unlocked Descendants is level 40.
The maximum rank of Mastery in The First Descendant
Your mastery rank is independent of your descendant level. This rank only goes up to level 30and gives you in-game benefits such as increasing your storage capacity, Descendant Module capacity, and Weapon Module capacity.
It’s important to level up both your descendant’s level and your mastery rank throughout the game. Your descendant level grants you small stat boosts as you level up and also grants you access to various skills for your descendant to use.
On the other hand, your Mastery Rank allows you to upgrade your Descendant and its weapons by giving you more module slots to play with. At the start of the game, these are limited in number: you have eight module slots total for your Descendant, and eight module slots for your weapons. The first few levels of Mastery Rank are dedicated to increasing your storage, but your module slots expand shortly after.
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