The Weapon Proficiency System, introduced in Summer Update 2025, allows players to gain Proficiency Progress for a weapon by killing creatures while it is equipped or by using a Proficiency Catalyst.

General

As the proficiency rises for a specific weapon, different perks are unlocked and become available for that character when using that weapon if the class requirements for using it are met.

• Only one perk per Proficiency Level can be active at a time.
• Selecting a perk if none is selected can be done anywhere, but changing or removing a perk is only possible in Protection Zones.
• Proficiency Progress is bound to the character and cannot be transferred.
• Proficiency Progress from monster kills follows the same rules as Bestiary and Bosstiary Progress: anyone who contributed damage gains progress.
  • Progress Experience is based on Creature Difficulty or Boss Category
    • A bonus of 10% is granted per stack if the Creature is Influenced or Fiendish.
  • Only the equipped weapon is rewarded experience when the creature dies, even if multiple weapons were used to damage the creature and even if it wasn't equipped when the creature was damaged by the player.
    • It is not necessary to directly use the weapon, using Runes, including Fields, will award progress.
    • If the weapon breaks while killing the creature, even if it is the last unit equipped, Proficiency Progress will still be awarded as normal.
  • Creatures without a Bestiary or Bosstiary entry doesn't count for progress. For example, a White Deer does count, but not a Desperate White Deer.
    • As a result, Dawnport exclusive creatures like the Mountain Troll doesn't award progress.
  • As a summoned creature kill doesn't count for the Bestiary, it also doesn't count for the Weapon Proficiency.
• As weapons of other classes can be equipped, Proficiency Progress can be accumulated and perks selected for them, although the perks remain inactive due to the character not meeting class requirements to use the weapon.

Progression

Each weapon has different levels of proficiency available. The maximum level of proficiency that brings perks is 7. However, players can also reach two additional levels for each and every weapon, and by doing so they achieve "Mastery". Reaching mastery proficiency in weapons provide only titles and achievements, no gameplay advantages. For example, if a weapon has 3 levels of proficiency, reaching level 5 would be required for Mastery.

Levels

The required Proficiency Progress for each level and weapon type can be found in the following table. Note that levels 8 and 9 are exclusively for Mastery.

Level		Proficiency Exp
		Standard	Knight Weapons	Crossbows
1		1,750	1,250	600
2		25,000	20,000	8,000
3		100,000	80,000	30,000
4		400,000	300,000	150,000
5		2,000,000	1,500,000	650,000
6		8,000,000	6,000,000	2,500,000
7		30,000,000	20,000,000	10,000,000
Mastery	8	60,000,000	40,000,000	20,000,000
	9	90,000,000	60,000,000	30,000,000

Experience by Creature Type

The following table shows the Proficiency experience gain by monster type and influence stacks:

Difficulty	Influence Stacks
	0	1	2	3	4	5	Fiend
Harmless	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Trivial	30	33	36	39	42	45	75
Easy	70	77	84	91	98	105	175
Medium	100	110	120	130	140	150	250
Hard	165	181	198	214	230	247	412
Challenging	240	264	288	312	336	360	600
Bane	500
Archfoe	5,000
Nemesis	15,000

Related Items

Name		Notes
Lesser Proficiency Catalyst		Use it on a weapon to gain 5,000 proficiency XP.
Proficiency Catalyst		Use it on a weapon to gain 25,000 proficiency XP.
Greater Proficiency Catalyst		Use it on a weapon to gain 100,000 proficiency XP.

Related Achievements

Achievements (4)

Name	Grade	Points	Description	Spoiler
The First of Many		3	The first step to greatness has been done.	Obtainable by achieving Mastery in Weapon Proficiency on one weapon.
A Well-Honed Arsenal		5	Your expertise in weaponry reaches new heights.	Obtainable by achieving Mastery in Weapon Proficiency on 10 different weapons.
Arsenal of War		7	Feared by your enemies, admired by many - your reputation in weapon mastery precedes you.	Obtainable by achieving Mastery in Weapon Proficiency on 50 different weapons.
The Forbidden Build		3	Surely, this will prove useful in the future... right?	Obtained by earning Mastery with certain 'useless' weapons. Confirmed weapons are the following: Club of the Fury Glooth Blade Glutton's Mace Glooth Club Ice Rapier Incredible Mumpiz Slayer Musician's Bow Ornate Carving Rod Ornate Mayhem Wand Pointed Rabbitslayer Small Stone Snowball

Example Table

Here is an example of Yol's Bow proficiency table:

List of Weapons with Proficiency by Perks

There are currenty about 640 Weapons with proficiency tables.