Recommended Levels and ZEM List

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.

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!

Antonica

Zone	Type	Lvl Range
North Qeynos	City	1 - 45
South Qeynos	City	1 - 55
Qeynos Aqueducts	Dungeon	1 - 45
Qeynos Hills	Open	1 - 15
Surefall Glade	City	1 - 50
Blackburrow	Dungeon	5 - 20
Halas	City	1 - 50
Everfrost Peaks	Open	1 - 55
Permafrost	Dungeon	35 - 55
Western Karana	Open	5 - 50
Northern Karana	Open	10 - 50
Eastern Karana	Open	10 - 50
Southern Karana	Open	15 - 50
Splitpaw Lair	Dungeon	20 - 40
Lake Rathetear	Open	10 - 50
Rathe Mountains	City	1 - 50
Gorge of King Xorbb	Dungeon	10 - 25
Runnyeye	Dungeon	10 - 35
Misty Thicket	Open	1 - 20
Rivervale	City	1 - 50
Kithicor Forest	Open	1 - 50
Highpass Hold	Open	1 - 50
High Keep	City	20 - 50
Oggok	City	1 - 50
The Feerrott	Open	1 - 30
Cazic Thule	Dungeon	20 - 45
Innothule Swamp	Open	1 - 20
Grobb	City	1 - 50
Upper Guk	Dungeon	10 - 20
Lower Guk	Dungeon	30 - 40
South Ro	Open	1 - 25
Oasis of Marr	Open	10 - 50
North Ro	Open	1 - 15
Ocean of Tears	Open	10 - 50
East Freeport	City	1 - 50
West Freeport	City	1 - 50
North Freeport	City	1 - 50
East Commonlands	Open	1 - 15
West Commonlands	Open	10 - 20
Befallen	Dungeon	5 - 25
Nektulos Forest	Open	1-30
Neriak Foreign Quarter	City	1 - 50
Neriak Commons	City	1 - 50
Neriak Third Gate	City	1 - 50
Lavastorm Mountains	Open	10 - 20
Najena	Dungeon	10 - 30
Solusek's Eye	Dungeon	25 - 30
Temple of Solusek Ro	City	35 - 50
Nagafen's Lair	Dungeon	30 - 55

Odus

Zone	1	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	60
Erud's Crossing		?	?	?	?
Erudin	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Erudin Palace			?			?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Toxxulia Forest	?	?	?					?	?	?	?
Kerra Island		?	?	?	?	?	?
Paineel	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
The Warrens		?	?	?	?	?	?
Stonebrunt Mountains			?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
The Hole									?	?	?	?	?

Faydwer

Zone	1	5	10	15	20	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	60
Butcherblock Mountains	?	?	?	?		?	?	?	?	?	?	?
North Kaladim			?						?	?	?	?
South Kaladim								?	?	?	?	?
Dagnor's Cauldron			?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
The Estate of Unrest			?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Kedge Keep							?	?	?	?	?	?
Crushbone		?	?	?	?
Northern Felwithe						?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Southern Felwithe									?	?	?	?
Greater Faydark	?	?	?	?	?	?	?		?	?	?	?
Lesser Faydark			?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Mistmoore Castle					?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Steamfont Mountains	?	?	?	?		?	?	?	?	?
Ak'Anon	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?

Kunark

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

Planes

Zone	45	50	55	60
Plane of Fear		?	?	?
Plane of Hate		?	?	?
Plane of Sky		?	?	?
Plane of Growth		?	?	?
Plane of Mischief	?	?	?	?

Velious

Zone	25	30	35	40	45	50	55	60
Crystal Caverns	?	?	?	?	?
Eastern Wastes		?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Iceclad Ocean		?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Thurgadin		?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Great Divide		?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Tower of Frozen Shadow		?	?	?	?	?	?
Kael Drakkel		?	?	?	?	?	?	?
Cobalt Scar	?		?	?	?	?	?	?
Skyshrine		?	?	?	?	?	?	?
The Wakening Land				?	?	?	?	?
Icewell Keep					?	?	?	?
Velketor's Labyrinth					?	?	?	?
Dragon Necropolis						?	?	?
Siren's Grotto						?	?	?
Western Wastes						?	?	?
Temple of Veeshan								?
Sleeper's Tomb								?

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.