50 levels of post-cap progression
Master Levels are FFXI's post-99 progression system. You gain them by earning Exemplar Points (EP) — a currency from high-end content. Each ML gives +1 to every stat, +7 HP, and +2 MP. Master Levels are tracked per-job — your WAR ML is separate from your BLM ML, so mains progress faster than alts.
The cap is ML 50. Getting there takes long-term commitment — the final levels each cost millions of EP.
On Scythe, while the Colosseum is still in development, EP is earned from:
When the Colosseum ships it becomes the highest-throughput source (125,000 EP per Mythril-tier clear). Existing ML progress carries forward — nothing resets.
Retail curve, not inflated — the climb is real.
| Range | EP per level | Total for the range |
|---|---|---|
| ML 0 → 10 | 2,500 – 31,147 | ~150,000 |
| ML 10 → 20 | 41,205 – 85,775 | ~620,000 |
| ML 20 → 30 | 109,112 – 205,578 | ~1.5 million |
| ML 30 → 40 | 258,409 – 606,296 | ~4.2 million |
| ML 40 → 50 | 769,426 – 3,354,604 | ~19 million |