How to Level Up in Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon — *Image Credits: Questline, Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon*

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You level up in Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon by earning XP from combat, quests, and exploration... but you can’t just assign your points on the fly. Once you’ve gained enough experience, you need to rest at a bonfire to actually level up and spend your points.

It’s not quite like some other games where skills level as you use them.

How XP and Leveling Work

As you explore the world, defeat enemies, and complete quests, you’ll gain experience.

Once you fill your XP bar, your character is ready to level, but the game won’t let you spend points until you rest.

You need to sit at a bonfire and rest to trigger the level-up screen. This is where you assign:

One attribute point
One skill point

Nothing happens until you rest... even if your XP bar is full.

Where to Spend Your Points

After resting, you’ll be able to assign your points.

Attributes include Strength, Dexterity, Endurance, Practicality, Spirituality, and Perception. These affect things like damage, health, stamina, magic power, sneak bonuses, and crafting efficiency.
Skill trees unlock passive bonuses and combat traits. Each category can be leveled individually with multiple points, and many open up new builds like parry-focused fighters or ranged spellcasters.

You don’t need a trainer or special item to spend these; just rest, assign, and move on.

It's Not Use-to-Improve

While some things improve just by doing them (like Heavy Armor gaining XP when worn), leveling up is based on XP, not activity.

You’re not increasing skills just by swinging a weapon.

It’s more structured. Kill enemies, do quests, level up... then assign the build you want through points, not repetition.

You Can Respec with an Origin Potion

If you regret your build, you can reset it later.

The Origin Potion, found near the dungeon exit early in the game, resets all of your attribute and skill point choices. You’ll keep any passively-leveled skills, but you get a clean slate for your build.

Just be sure you actually want to start over; the potion is rare and not reusable unless you find another one later.

Resting is Required

Even if you’ve leveled, your points won’t be usable until you rest.

That’s not just for sleeping... it’s how the game confirms your level-up. Think of bonfires as your version of a character menu.

Make sure you have Ethereal Cobwebs to fuel the fire too; resting without fuel still works for leveling, but it limits what else you can do while you're there.

Final Blurb & FAQ

Leveling up in Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is simple once you know the system, but it hides behind that bonfire mechanic.

Don’t wait around wondering why your stats aren’t changing. Rest, assign, and keep moving... or risk becoming the only adventurer stuck at level 3 because you never took a nap.