Mastery

How to get it

Mastery is mainly earned by defeating enemies. Bosses give a lot at once upon death, and some Raid Bosses too (not all). Cake Queen is the classic boss that gives the most; Longma is faster to kill and gives more than other bosses with equivalent health.

How it works

• Leveling a weapon's, fighting style's, or fruit's Mastery unlocks its next moves (often more powerful than the previous ones) and increases your damage with it.
• High Mastery also gives a stat point boost: leveling the object that best fits your playstyle is always worthwhile.
• The stat bonus of the selected weapon applies to all types of damage: switching mid-fight to a weapon with higher Mastery increases the damage you deal.

Caps and EXP formula

• Maximum Mastery for a fighting style, fruit, sword, or gun is 600. For Fishing Rods, the cap is 100: the source's Fishing Rods page said 600 from 8 to 27 September 2026, then went back to 100, as its item cards did the day before; on 14 October 2026 it showed 600 for a few hours (one contributor) before another put it back to 100. The cap stays at 100, details are on the Fishing Rods page.
• EXP required for each Mastery level follows the formula: ceiling(level^2.26 + 69).
• Total to reach Mastery 600: 348,679,374 EXP.
• Total to reach Mastery 100 on a Fishing Rod: 1,006,076 EXP.

Where to farm, sea by sea

First Sea

• Enemies at Fountain City, particularly Galley Captains.

Second Sea

• Server hop and defeat the Awakened Ice Admiral.
• Alternative: the Smoke Admiral through server hopping (not recommended, it's in high demand).

Third Sea

• Longma through server hopping (recommended over Cake Queen, a highly sought boss with longer respawn).
• The Kilo Admiral at Great Tree.
• The Cake Queen at Ice Cream Land (Sea of Treats), and Cookie Crafters at Cake Land.
• NPCs at the Haunted Castle (Buddha Awakening or Quake Awakening recommended, for example by spamming Quake Awakening's [V] from the castle's top).
• The fastest method: at Chocolate Land, group Sweet Thiefs and Candy Rebels together then chain wide-hitbox moves in the middle of the group (strong-hitting weapon like Magma or Buddha, Lightning [V]...). Perch on the nearby pole to spam safely; Cyborg V4 recommended. Alternative: Cocoa Warriors or Chocolate Bar Battlers.

Mastery Titles

Boosting your gains

• The 2x Mastery gamepass doubles Mastery earned. Note: 2x EXP does NOT double Mastery, they are two separate boosts.
• The maximum possible multiplier is x2.70: 2x Mastery + Party Hat (or 50b Party Hat) equipped + Efficient enchantment level 4 on your sword or gun.

Things to know

• Server hopping to farm Mastery on bosses remains slower than farming regular enemies: enemy grinding is the most effective method when you need a lot.
• Cake Queen is the boss that drops the most Mastery in the game: approximately 2,200,000 EXP (without 2x Mastery).

Update history

Mechanic : Mastery·Released : Update 1

1. Update 30 14 octobre 2026 Adjustment ▾

   • Fishing rods: the source's Fishing Rods page went back to 600 on 14 October 2026 (one contributor), then was put back to 100 by another a few hours later; the Mastery page has not moved. The bullet keeps 100 and points to the Fishing Rods entry.

   See update 30

2. Update 30 27 septembre 2026 Adjustment ▾

   • Fishing rods: cap of 100 confirmed, the source has not moved since going back to 100 on 27 September 2026; the bullet no longer presents the figure as unsettled.

   See update 30

3. Update 30 27 septembre 2026 Adjustment ▾

   • Fishing rods: the source's Fishing Rods page went back to 100 on 27 September 2026, after its item cards the day before. The entry no longer presents 600 as the current value for rods.

   See update 30

4. Update 30 26 septembre 2026 Adjustment ▾

   • Fishing rod cap: the entry no longer states a flat 100. Update 30 raised it, the source's Fishing Rods page says 600, and its item cards went back to "100 (MAX)" on 26 September 2026: the entry points to the Fishing Rods page, which carries the history.

   See update 30

5. Update 17.3.5 vers fin 2022 Adjustment ▾

   • Removed the "(Max 600)" text.

   See update 17.3.5

6. Update 17.2 vers 2022 Adjustment ▾

   • Reworked the Mastery stat buff formula:
   • Instead of gaining 1 point every 3 Mastery levels, the player will gain 1 point every 4 levels and a small % based on their level (up to 10% of their level at 600 Mastery).
   • Example: At Player Lv. 2300 and 500 Mastery, the player should have 500/4 + 2300*(500/600)*0.1 = 316 extra points.

   See update 17.2

7. Update 8 vers 2020 Adjustment ▾

   • Increased Mastery Capacity: 500 -> 600.

   See update 8

8. Update 3.5 vers 2019 Adjustment ▾

   • Increased Mastery Capacity: 150 -> 500.

   See update 3.5

9. Update 3 vers 2019 Adjustment ▾

   • Reduced the amount of Mastery EXP required to level up.

   See update 3

10. Update 1 vers janvier 2019 Release ▾

    • Mastery was released.

    See update 1