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How to level up fast in Apex Legends: 12 different ways

How to level up fast in Apex Legends is a common question. Here are 12 different ways to gain XP faster. Quick tip: Survive longer.

If you've ever wonder how to level up fast in Apex Legends you'll be an expert by the end of this piece. Sometimes it may feel random if you level up quickly but there are 12 different methods you can gain experience, the lifeblood of levelling up fast and unlock those Apex Packs.

How to level up fast in Apex Legends (Quick tips)

If you're in a rush here are 7 ways to level up fast in Apex Legends, scroll down for the full breakdown of all 12 methods.

  1. Play with friend(s) for 5%-10% bonus Survival XP
  2. Play Apex Legends Ranked
  3. Survive longer in-game (3 XP per second)
  4. Deal more damage (0.25 XP per 1 damage)
  5. Get XP boosts playing during special events
  6. Play a support for the 200 XP per respawn
  7. Purchase a BattlePass for the bonus XP boosts
How to level up fast in Apex: Survival Time is the biggest factor
How to level up fast in Apex: Survival Time is the biggest factor

What is experience (XP) in Apex Legends

Experience is a player levelling mechanic which allows Apex players to level up their account. Levelling up earns Crafting Metals, Legend Tokens and more importantly Apex Packs. The amount of required experience increases as you progress through the levels. There are a total of 2,000 levels you can reach by earning experience in Apex Legends, split over four tiers.

How to get experience (XP) in Apex Legends?

Experience in Apex Legends can be earned through various methods, from the most basic such as killing an enemy to the more obscure such as getting your First Kill of the Day.

Overall, if you want to know how to level fast in Apex Legends, the most effective way is to survive as long as possible (to gain Survival XP). You gain 3 XP per second you survive, and that is based on your squad as a whole, not you individually. So even if you die early but your squad goes on to win, you will gain a significant amount of Survival XP. If you leave early you will only receive Survival XP up until that point.

Important: Completing in-game challenges does NOT contribute to your account level, it only contributes to your free or Premium BattlePass level. Yep, it's a common misconception. Collection Event challenges also do not contribute to your account level.

12 ways to gain XP in-game

Action
XP earned
Won Match
900 XP
Top 5 finish
300 XP
Kills
50 XP per kill
Damage dealt
0.254 XP per 1 damage point
Time Survived
3 XP per second survived (as a squad)
Revive Ally
25 XP per revive
Respawn Ally
200 XP per respawn
First Kill of the Day
500 XP
Killed Champion
500 XP per kill of the champion squad
Kill Leader
50 XP if you have been kill leader at any point
Champion Squad
500 XP if you are the champions squad
Playing with 1 Friend
+5% XP bonus to Time Survived
Playing with 2 Friends
+10% XP bonus to Time Survived
Gaining experience - How to level up fast in Apex Legends

Playing a support character that can craft banners is another valuable way to gain XP, as respawning an ally is 200 XP per respawn, compared to 50 XP for a kill. There is no cap on how many times you can get respawn XP, so if you're team-mates accidentally on purpose fell off the map, well you'd get 400 XP to resurrect them.

How much experience do I need to level up in Apex Legends?

The experience required to reach the next level varies as you increase in level. Interestingly, it isn't always a greater amount than the previous level, and certain groups of levels are significantly easier. From level 19 to 57 however, you'll always only need 150 XP, which far less than was required earlier on.

We'd imagine this to avoid it always feeling like a slog to level up, encouraging you to play more after the early honeymoon period of loving a new game.

Level
total XP to reach next level
new XP required
1
100
n/a
2
2650
+2550 XP
3
3900
+1250 XP
4
4750
+850 XP
5
5600
+850 XP
6
6350
+750 XP
7
7100
+750 XP
8
7850
+750 XP
9
8150
+300 XP
10
8600
+450 XP
11
9050
+ 450 XP
12
9500
+ 450 XP
13
9950
+ 450 XP
14
10400
+ 450 XP
15
10850
+ 450 XP
16
11300
+ 450 XP
17
11750
+ 450 XP
18
12200
+ 450 XP
19
12350
+150 XP
20
12500
+150 XP
21
12650
+150 XP
22
12800
+150 XP
23
12950
+150 XP
24
13100
+150 XP
25
13250
+150 XP
26
13400
+150 XP
27
13550
+150 XP
28
13700
+150 XP
29
13850
+150 XP
30
14000
+150 XP
31
14150
+150 XP
32
14300
+150 XP
33
14450
+150 XP
34
14600
+150 XP
35
14750
+150 XP
36
14900
+150 XP
37
15050
+150 XP
38
15200
+150 XP
39
15350
+150 XP
40
15000
+150 XP
41
15650
+150 XP
42
15800
+150 XP
43
15950
+150 XP
44
16100
+150 XP
45
16250
+150 XP
46
16400
+150 XP
47
16550
+150 XP
48
16700
+150 XP
49
16850
+150 XP
50
17000
+150 XP
51
17150
+150 XP
52
17300
+150 XP
53
17450
+150 XP
54
17600
+150 XP
55
17750
+150 XP
56
17900
+150 XP
57
18000
+100 XP
The XP required to level up for the first 57 levels in Apex Legends

Levelling up will be slow if you have an account over level 58

After reaching level 57, things get a lot simpler and it is a fixed rate for each band of levels. Unfortunately it does mean that after level 58, you will feel levelling up is a lot harder and slower. Perhaps this is even why you were keen on working out how to level up fast in Apex Legends in the first place.

Level
XP to reach next level
58 - 100
18,000 XP per level
101-200
20,000 XP per level
201-300
23,000 XP per level
301-400
28,000 XP per level
401-500
36,000 XP per level

After you have reached level 500 you will no longer gain levels as you have reached the current level cap.