You want
To know how your score is counted and the quickest way to push it up for the next dungeon.
This page gives you
What each of the two numbers includes, the parts NCSoft has not published (marked unknown), item level targets, and an order for raising it. There is no calculator here: without official coefficients it would be a guess.
Checked against: Global patch Oct 7, 2026 · reviewed Oct 12, 2026.
Two numbers, two jobs
| Item level | Combat power | |
|---|---|---|
| What it counts | The gear you wear and its upgrades. Some guides say Daevanion crystals and Arcana cards also add to it; NCSoft has not confirmed this (unconfirmed) | Item level plus other progression: Daevanion boards, skill and stigma levels, titles and wings (guides differ on exactly what counts) |
| Who checks it | Dungeon and raid entry targets | Party finders and other players |
| Formula | Unknown | Unknown |
Official source The official armory reports a character Item Level, and every item in the official item data has its own item level (the 142 items we sampled range from 13 to 86). How item levels add up to the character number is not published. Community source What feeds combat power comes from player guides; the weights are unknown.
Official source Official character armory (Item Level, item data) · observed October 12, 2026
Community source MeinMMO launch mistakes article (Sep 7, 2026) · observed October 12, 2026
Community source KeenGamer progression guide (Oct 3, 2026) · observed October 12, 2026
What is unknown
- How item levels, enchant levels and stones add up to the character item level.
- How much each part (boards, stigmas, Arcana, titles, wings) adds to combat power.
- Enchant success rates and material costs on global (NCSoft discloses rates for Korea only).
- A maximum gear score for Season 1. The raid target below is the highest number reported, not a cap.
We will fill these in when NCSoft publishes them, with the patch they apply to.
Item level targets
| Item level | What it opens |
|---|---|
| about 700 | Early Conquest dungeons |
| 1,000 (at level 45) | Solo Ascension Trial, easy |
| about 1,600 | Early Transcendence |
| about 2,800 | Abyssal Forge: Ludra raid (temporarily removed at global launch) Official source |
Community source Approximate, reported after launch. Every tier is on gear progression.
Official source Official global notice: Ludra temporarily removed at launch (Oct 5, 2026) · observed October 12, 2026
How to raise it, in order
- Swap in better gear as you reach each tier, and do not over-enhance pieces you will soon replace.
- Enchant the weapon, then your weakest slot. Spread upgrades rather than stacking one item.
- Fill empty sockets with magic stones and the weapon's god stone.
- For combat power, fill your Daevanion board and level your stigmas. These raise combat power without new gear.
Community source
Community source KeenGamer progression guide (Oct 3, 2026) · observed October 12, 2026
Community source MeinMMO leveling article (Sep 2, 2026) · observed October 12, 2026
Global vs Korea
Korean guides were written on a client that launched almost a year earlier and shows more Arcana slots (10 vs 5 on global) and extra accessory slots, so their item level and combat power numbers do not carry over to global entry targets. Example: two Korean dungeons added in July 2026 ask for level 50 and item level 3,500; global caps at 45. Official source See Global vs Korea.
Official source NCSoft press release, Korean update: level cap 50, Brawler, stigma level 25 (Jul 6, 2026) · observed October 12, 2026