Recommended Levels and ZEM List

Community Contribution

Because the specific modifiers used by Game Jawn may differ from other server iterations, we encourage players to:

• Share Observations: Discuss your leveling experiences and "hot spots" on community forums or Discord.
• Collaborative Testing: Work with fellow adventurers to compare experience gains across different zones.
• Update with Verified Data: Should the developers choose to release official modifiers in the future, we will promptly update this page to reflect that information.

We are excited to see what the community uncovers as we explore these lands together!

Recommended Hunting Levels

Legend

    - Can efficiently hunt here for exp

    - Hunting here can be done, but inefficiently 

    - Hunting is possible, but not recommended 

    - Hunting only for specific reasons 

Antonica

Zone	Type	Lvl Range	1	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50
North Qeynos	City	1 - 5
South Qeynos	City	1 - 5
Qeynos Aqueducts	Dungeon	1 - 10
Qeynos Hills	Open	1 - 10
Surefall Glade	City	1 - 5
Blackburrow	Dungeon	5 - 15
Halas	City	1 - 5
Everfrost Peaks	Open	1 - 12
Permafrost	Dungeon	15 - 50
Western Plains of Karana	Open	7 - 15
Northern Plains of Karana	Open	7 - 15
Eastern Plains of Karana	Open	10 - 25
Southern Plains of Karana	Open	17 - 35
The Lair of Splitpaw	Dungeon	30 - 45
Lake Rathetear	Open	15 - 25
Rathe Mountains	City	1 - 25
Gorge of King Xorbb	Dungeon	10 - 25
The Liberated Citadel of Runnyeye	Dungeon	10 - 35
Misty Thicket	Open	1 - 10
Rivervale	City	1 - 5
Kithicor Forest	Open	1 - 40
Highpass Hold	Open	20 - 30
High Keep	City	20 - 30
Oggok	City	1 - 5
The Feerrott	Open	1 - 10
Temple of Cazic-Thule	Dungeon	35 - 50
Innothule Swamp	Open	1 - 5
Grobb	City	1 - 5
The City of Guk	Dungeon	5 - 30
The Ruins of Old Guk	Dungeon	30 - 50
Southern Desert of Ro	Open	5 - 15
Oasis of Marr	Open	10 - 20
Northern Desert of Ro	Open	1 - 15
Ocean of Tears	Open	10 - 45
East Freeport	City	1 - 5
West Freeport	City	1 - 5
North Freeport	City	1 - 5
East Commonlands	Open	1 - 15
West Commonlands	Open	5 - 15
Befallen	Dungeon	5 - 20
Nektulos Forest	Open	1 - 20
Neriak Foreign Quarter	City	1 - 5
Neriak Commons	City	1 - 5
Neriak Third Gate	City	1 - 5
Lavastorm Mountains	Open	10 - 25
Najena	Dungeon	20 - 35
Solusek's Eye	Dungeon	25 - 45
Temple of Solusek Ro	City	50 - 50
Nagafen's Lair	Dungeon	40 - 50
New Sebilis Expedition	City	1 - 5

Odus

Zone	Type	Lvl Range	1	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50
Erud's Crossing	Open	5 - 15
Erudin	City	1 - 5
Erudin Palace	City	1 - 5
Toxxulia Forest	Open	1 - 7
Kerra Island	Unknown	10 - 25
Paineel	City	1 - 5
The Warrens	Dungeon	5 - 30
Stonebrunt Mountains	Open	15 - 40
The Hole	Dungeon	40 - 60

Faydwer

Zone	Lvl Range	1	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50
Butcherblock Mountains	1 - 15
North Kaladim	1 - 5
South Kaladim	1 - 5
Dagnor's Cauldron	10 - 20
The Estate of Unrest	10 - 35
Kedge Keep	35 - 50
Crushbone	5 - 20
Northern Felwithe	1 - 5
Southern Felwithe	1 - 5
Greater Faydark	1 - 10
Lesser Faydark	5 - 15
The Castle of Mistmoore	15 - 40
Steamfont Mountains	1 - 15
Ak'Anon	1 - 5
The Arena	50 - 50

Planes

Zone	Lvl Range	1	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50
Plane of Fear *	45 - 55
Plane of Hate *	45 - 55
Plane of Sky *	45 - 55
Plane of Growth
Plane of Mischief

• Cannot enter before level 46

Kunark

Zone	Lvl Range	1	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	60
Field of Bone	1 - 25
Swamp of No Hope	1 - 25
Lake of Ill Omen	1 - 30
East Cabilis	1 - 75
West Cabilis	1 - 75
Kurn's Tower	5 - 30
Warsliks Woods	5 - 30
Timorous Deep	1 - 20
Firiona Vie	20 - 35
Frontier Mountains	20 - 45
Dalnir	25 - 35
The Overthere	15 - 40
Kaesora	30 - 50
Trakanon's Teeth	30 - 50
Emerald Jungle	30 - 45
Mines of Nurga	40 - 55
Temple of Droga	45 - 60
Dreadlands	35 - 50
City of Mist	35 - 50
Burning Woods	35 - 50
Karnor's Castle	40 - 55
Skyfire Mountains	45 - 60
Howling Stones	40 - 60
Chardok	40 - 60
Old Sebilis	40 - 60
Veeshan's Peak	60 - 75

Velious

Zone	Lvl Range	1	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	60
Crystal Caverns	30-45
Eastern Wastes	30-50
Iceclad Ocean	25-35
Thurgadin	1-60
Great Divide	30-50
Tower of Frozen Shadow	28-56
Kael Drakkel	40-60
Cobalt Scar	40-55
Skyshrine	35-60
The Wakening Land	40-55
Icewell Keep	50-60
Velketor's Labyrinth	50-65
Dragon Necropolis	50-60
Siren's Grotto	50-60
Western Wastes	50-60
Temple of Veeshan	55-60
Sleeper's Tomb	60+

Legend

    - Can efficiently hunt here for exp

    - Hunting here can be done, but inefficiently 

    - Hunting is possible, but not recommended 

    - Hunting only for specific reasons 

Zone Experience Multiplier (ZEM)

Welcome to the ZEM guide for EverQuest Legends!

At this time, we have opted not to publish specific Zone Experience Multipliers. Our goal is to preserve the classic spirit of exploration and discovery that makes the world of Norrath so rewarding. We believe that identifying the most efficient adventuring spots is a journey best undertaken by the players through shared testing and community discussion.

Improving ZEM Accuracy

This wiki is full of data collected by players, and in theory it should be possible for the player base to determine ZEMs through experimentation. But ...

Measuring ZEM is Challenging

Let's say zone A has a ZEM of 100%, zone B has a ZEM of 120%, and at your level it takes 900 XP to measure anything (ie. to see your XP % change). In both zones you kill mobs of the same level, worth 360 XP each.

(This assumes of course that the mob always spawns at the same exact level, and that you know what that level is. If it just "cons blue", it could be several different levels.

If you kill six of the same level mob in both A and B, your visible XP % will increase like so:

Zone	Kill #1	Kill #2	Kill #3	Kill #4	Kill #5	Kill #6
A (100%) XP	300	600	900	1200	1500	1800
A (100%) XP %	1	2	4	6	8	10
B (120%) XP	360	720	1080	1440	1800	2160
B (120%) XP %	1	2	4	6	7	9

Notice that both zones have the exact same number of XP increases, and the two are identical for the first six kills! Even when they differ, they're only one kill apart.

If you're just casually observing, the two zones (with a 20%) would appear indistinguishable.

How to Measure ZEM Properly

First, you need to find a zone that can serve as your reference point, ie. as your "ZEM 100%" zone (even though you won't know which zone truly has "100%" until you're done). This should be the zone in the game with the most variety of fixed-level mobs (perhaps a city?)

Next, you need to find a mob in another zone with the same (fixed) level as a mob in the reference zone. Go kill both mobs ___ times, recording your XP percentage both before and after.

(Perhaps a mathematician could chime in here on how many ____ needs to be, based on the numbers in Experience?)

At this point it's just basic math: if zone A gave 20% XP, and zone B gave 25%, you now know B gives 25% more XP (20 * 1.25 = 25). Since we're calling the first zone our reference (ie. 100% ZEM), that makes zone B's ZEM 125%.

Congratulations, you've now successfully measured a ZEM! Now you just have to repeat the process for every zone in the game. Whenever the reference zone and the zone your testing don't have mobs of the same level you can kill, you'll have to find another zone that does (but which also overlaps the reference zone), and then do a bit more math.