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Every character in Rivals of Aether II has their own level-up track, known as Character Progression. This level is visible on the character select screen and in the match summary at the end of a game. The level does not affect the stats of the individual character and is instead used as a way to reward players for putting time into playing individual characters with unique and exclusive rewards for each character.

Earning XP

Every level consists of 1,000 XP. This means that levelling scales linearly, and as such, there is no perceived XP penalty for playing a character longer. XP is generally gained by just playing that character repeatedly in matches. However, there are methods to optimizing your XP gain. You gain more XP for playing longer matches where you deal more damage. This prevents XP farming by simply playing matches and running off the stage. Instead, you are incentivized to play longer, more competitive matches to earn additional XP.

Certain modes provide XP boosts, such as playing casual Doubles or Free For All matches online, which provide a 25% and 50% XP boost, respectively. Additionally, your first clear of Arcade Mode on a new difficulty with a character will provide a flat 2,000 XP for your clear, equating to 2 character progression levels. This only counts for your first clear on that difficulty so as not to trivialize XP gain, but when taking this into consideration, clearing Arcade mode can provide a free additional 6 character levels per character.

Reward Track

While the rewards for each character are different, they typically follow the same pattern. Below are the rewards you can expect to earn at any given level with a character.

Note: Zetterburn is used as an example for the purpose of this page, but the reward at a given level will have a corresponding reward for the character you used to reach this level. For example, the palette granted at Level 45 will be for the character you reached that level on.

Level	Reward	Description
Level 1		Icon - Character Render (see more)
Level 2		50 Aether Bucks
Level 3		Taunt 2 (Left D-Pad)
Level 4		500 Aether Coins
Level 5		Respawn Platform
Level 6		500 Aether Coins
Level 7		Emote 1 (see more)
Level 8		500 Aether Coins
Level 9		Death VFX
Level 10		50 Aether Bucks
Level 11 - Level 14		500 Aether Coins
Level 15		Icon - Character Stock Icon (see more)
Level 16 - Level 19		500 Aether Coins
Level 20		50 Aether Bucks
Level 20		Steam Progression Achievement
Level 21 - Level 24		500 Aether Coins
Level 25		Emote 2 (see more)
Level 26 - Level 29		500 Aether Coins
Level 30		50 Aether Bucks
Level 31 - Level 34		500 Aether Coins
Level 35		Icon - Character Definitive Icon (see more)
Level 40		50 Aether Bucks
Level 41 - Level 44		500 Aether Coins
Level 45		Mint Palette Swap (see individual character pages for details)
Level 46 - Level 49		500 Aether Coins
Level 50		Exclusive Animal Skin (see individual character pages for details)
Level 51 - Level 99		500 Aether Coins
Level 100		Exclusive Abyss Skin (see individual character pages for details)
Level 101 - Level 149		500 Aether Coins
Level 150		Icon - Character Bronze Animated Icon (see more)
Level 151 - Level 249		500 Aether Coins
Level 250		Icon - Character Silver Animated Icon (see more)
Level 251 - Level 499		500 Aether Coins
Level 500		Icon - Character Gold Animated Icon (see more)
Level 501 - Level 999		500 Aether Coins
Level 1,000		Icon - Character Platinum Animated Icon (see more)
Level 1,001+		500 Aether Coins