The First Descendant

The First Descendant

View Stats:
Peter Pan Aug 11, 2024 @ 11:32pm
Tips on getting mastery 20 before pre-season ends
Hey all,

1. The pre-season is almost over (I assume next week), but I am only at Mastery level 16.
Currently I am leveling Enzo by doing generic White-night gulch missions. This way I also get the Advanced Neural Circuit mat to create Crystallization Crystals. But obviously this way is inefficient.

I would like tips on how to get mastery 20 for the supply coins.

1a. I know of the Bunny Cave, and I do have a level 40 Bunny. But if possible, I would like a more sane option to grind weapon xp. But if nothing comes close to Bunny Cave, I will accept this method.

2. I would also like advice on grinding Kuiper shards. What missions are the best way to get them?
Base on my observation, Void Fragment Missions do not drop them.
Special operations also don't drop them.
Outpost missions do drop them but not as much.
Generic missions drop more often for me.
< >
Showing 1-15 of 27 comments
Teal V2 Aug 11, 2024 @ 11:36pm 
1. If you want a more fun experience, try the void experiment mission is Vespers.
You get gold, shards and exp. And less brainf*ck than bunny cave.

2. Starile land, ambush point, with a bunny. Much faster if you have someone who constantly resets the mission. But, you can be the one who constantly resets the mission for a bunny, too.
Bunnies tend to farm it for gold and kuiper non-stop on hard. If you happen to find one, just stay by the mission and reset the mission for her.
Then after 2-3 finished missions, quickly go around the mission area and collect the gold and kuiper with all additional rewards, like reactors, weapons and modules (you might even find trascendent ones).
Last edited by Teal V2; Aug 11, 2024 @ 11:37pm
jvjd Aug 11, 2024 @ 11:38pm 
Get three weapons that needs it proficiency up , equip external component that increases proficiency gain . Use a valby/bunny/rangelepic/range gley and farm kulper mines special operations on Sterile lands

Easy 10 k mastery in 10 -15 minutes along with gold ,gold vouchers and amorphous for normal bosses to farm catalysts and activators
vishuspuss Aug 11, 2024 @ 11:45pm 
sterile block mine is best way. got a bunny? just run through with guns to level up.

bunny cave is supposedly faster but i could never do it... its super boring
Last edited by vishuspuss; Aug 11, 2024 @ 11:45pm
jandraelune Aug 11, 2024 @ 11:50pm 
Bunny, Valby, and Luna ( after 1.07 ) for weapon exp as those three never have to touch a gun. So all the launchers, snipers, shotguns, beam rifles, handguns.
vishuspuss Aug 11, 2024 @ 11:52pm 
def level up the purple ammo weapons first. they are the hardest to get fully maxed out (due to not ever getting ammo)

one of the fastest ways is to give a couple bucks to devs and buy a weapon booster. just throwing that out there, devs gotta eat too.
Baron01 Aug 12, 2024 @ 12:28am 
Why even bother pushing for Mastery level 20 in first place? It only gives you minor benefit past level 15 where is the last level-gated feature.
I find it way too much chore for way too little benefit to really focus on it. Instead, I slowly level my way to 19 at the moment as I pick new descendants (way too little mastery is gained for maxing each character just once, this should be increased) and weapons as I play.
Mayakii Aug 12, 2024 @ 12:35am 
I was dreading farming weapon proficiency levels, but it wasn't as bad. I bought an exp boost & did Bunny cave (resetting after the first 55 enemies) while watching YT/Netflix and managed to level almost everything in two days
Peter Pan Aug 12, 2024 @ 1:13am 
Originally posted by Baron01:
Why even bother pushing for Mastery level 20 in first place? It only gives you minor benefit past level 15 where is the last level-gated feature.
I find it way too much chore for way too little benefit to really focus on it. Instead, I slowly level my way to 19 at the moment as I pick new descendants (way too little mastery is gained for maxing each character just once, this should be increased) and weapons as I play.

Well as I typed in my post, I want to get the supply coins in order to buy cosmetics from the supply shop. And I want to get as many as possible before the season ends.

And more inventory space is never a bad thing.
Last edited by Peter Pan; Aug 12, 2024 @ 1:14am
Radekplug Aug 12, 2024 @ 1:25am 
you can bouy desdants level them up arund 4 to 5 new desedants shuld give 3 to 5 levels.
Empukris Aug 12, 2024 @ 1:27am 
Bunny cave is insanely boring, i can only recommend you play on controller while doing something else. The only method faster required 2 people.

Fortress frost void node with viessa or valby, cancel after first 55 wave finish far faster than bunny cave

Vesper non elemental void node, same with above faster than above due to tighter spawn also far faster than bunny cave.

Sterile land Ambush point, less enemy but more exp.

Sterile kuiper block, less braindead, can be pretty hard if you are not using aoe or high level descendant.

Fortress outpost, valby nest it got nerf but still give decent exp and enemy.

White night gulch fortress outskirt, best place to farm kuiper and also material required for catalyst. 18 per catalyst so you are pretty much farming everything all at the same time. It also drop cipher for vault.
Empukris Aug 12, 2024 @ 1:31am 
For exp this is a few that you can farm beside lvl 40 all weapon.

Remember to farm fallen hope, it is 20% drop

Sharen, blair and freyna is all easy

2 starter descendant pretty easy as well.

Jayber, Enzo, Gley is all around same difficulty to farm

Ultimate valby, 1 component is easy if you can killed frost walker otherwise pretty annoying.

With all this 20 should be easy ig you spend the time to level them up.

The hardest one will be 200k enemy killed.
jandraelune Aug 12, 2024 @ 1:35am 
Originally posted by Empukris:
For exp this is a few that you can farm beside lvl 40 all weapon.

Remember to farm fallen hope, it is 20% drop

Sharen, blair and freyna is all easy

2 starter descendant pretty easy as well.

Jayber, Enzo, Gley is all around same difficulty to farm

Ultimate valby, 1 component is easy if you can killed frost walker otherwise pretty annoying.

With all this 20 should be easy ig you spend the time to level them up.

The hardest one will be 200k enemy killed.
All of Ult Valby is easy without touching a HM void boss. Same with Luna.
Mayakii Aug 12, 2024 @ 1:36am 
Originally posted by Empukris:
White night gulch fortress outskirt, best place to farm kuiper and also material required for catalyst. 18 per catalyst so you are pretty much farming everything all at the same time. It also drop cipher for vault.
Originally posted by Empukris:
The hardest one will be 200k enemy killed.

In my opinion, this is a wonderful combo that doesn't feel boring & has all of the rewards. Around 350 enemy kills per 2min 30 seconds.
Boink Aug 12, 2024 @ 1:42am 
Originally posted by Peter Pan:
Hey all,

1. The pre-season is almost over (I assume next week), but I am only at Mastery level 16.
Currently I am leveling Enzo by doing generic White-night gulch missions. This way I also get the Advanced Neural Circuit mat to create Crystallization Crystals. But obviously this way is inefficient.

I would like tips on how to get mastery 20 for the supply coins.

1a. I know of the Bunny Cave, and I do have a level 40 Bunny. But if possible, I would like a more sane option to grind weapon xp. But if nothing comes close to Bunny Cave, I will accept this method.

2. I would also like advice on grinding Kuiper shards. What missions are the best way to get them?
Base on my observation, Void Fragment Missions do not drop them.
Special operations also don't drop them.
Outpost missions do drop them but not as much.
Generic missions drop more often for me.

If you are farming for Mastery the easiest way is to get a bunny, valby, or viessa (Viessa is the fastest in Vespers). Farm all the purple and blue weapons, equip all in 3 slots and just spam skill sets.

Valby and Bunny xp farms are also good for Kuiper shards.
Empukris Aug 12, 2024 @ 2:45am 
Originally posted by Mayakii:
Originally posted by Empukris:
White night gulch fortress outskirt, best place to farm kuiper and also material required for catalyst. 18 per catalyst so you are pretty much farming everything all at the same time. It also drop cipher for vault.
Originally posted by Empukris:
The hardest one will be 200k enemy killed.

In my opinion, this is a wonderful combo that doesn't feel boring & has all of the rewards. Around 350 enemy kills per 2min 30 seconds.
The fastest will still be those vesper or fortress void shard, it can get insanely fast depends how fast you cancel the mission. The problem is that it give nothing and super boring.
< >
Showing 1-15 of 27 comments
Per page: 1530 50

Date Posted: Aug 11, 2024 @ 11:32pm
Posts: 27