How to Level Up Fast in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 (Level 99 Guide)

Grinding to the cap the slow way is the most common Xenoverse 2 mistake. The fastest way to level up fast in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is not to farm XP at all — it is to buy your levels from an NPC with currency you farm efficiently. This guide lays out the Level 99 route, the best actual-XP methods for early levels, and how to handle all eight CaCs without burning out.

The Xenoverse 2 Level Cap Explained

The base level cap is 99, and for most of the game that is where your CaC lives. Reaching it is less about combat and more about feeding the right NPC the right currency. Combat XP matters for the first stretch, but the back half of the curve is bought outright, which is why "leveling fast" really means "farming currency fast."

Understanding that split saves you hours. Players who try to grind Parallel Quests from 80 to 99 are fighting the game the hard way; players who farm currency and spend it at Tosok finish in a fraction of the time. The currency side is covered in depth in our TP Medals farm guide — this guide ties it into the full climb.

Zeni to Level 80 (Tosok)

Talk to Tosok by the Time Machine station. From Level 1 up to 80 he accepts Zeni, and the cost ramps as you go — roughly a few million Zeni total to clear the whole stretch. Because Zeni is far easier to farm than TP Medals, the first 80 levels are the cheap, fast part of the journey.

Farm a pile of Zeni first (our Zeni farm guide covers the quickest methods), then dump it into Tosok in one go. Watching your CaC jump dozens of levels in a single sitting is far more satisfying than creeping up one Parallel Quest at a time, and it frees you to focus combat time on the content you actually enjoy.

TP Medals From 80 to 99

At Level 80, Tosok switches currencies: the final push to 99 costs TP Medals, 840 of them in total. This is the real wall, because TP Medals come in slowly. Farm them on Expert Missions 16 and 17 (~16 each, 3–5 minutes) and bank the big 200-medal lumps from Shenron's "I want medals!" wish before you visit Tosok.

The clean sequence is: farm to 840 medals, spend once, done. Do not trickle medals into Tosok a few at a time — it is psychologically worse and makes it harder to track how close you are. Our TP Medals guide breaks down the exact farm routes so you hit 840 as fast as the game allows.

The Level 99 route at a glance

Stage	Currency	How to get it fast
Level 1–80	Zeni (a few million)	Zeni farm PQs + Super Mix Capsule routes
Level 80–99	840 TP Medals	Expert Missions 16/17 + Shenron wish
Past 99 (optional)	Extra systems	Raises effective power, not the base cap

Best XP Methods for the Early Levels

Before you can buy levels you need some Zeni and a functional CaC, so the early game still rewards real play. High-reward Parallel Quests and story fights give solid XP and Zeni together, and they double as practice for your build. Focus on PQs you can clear quickly and reliably rather than chasing the highest-tier quests you are not geared for yet.

Once you can comfortably clear Expert Missions, the "grind XP" phase is basically over — you pivot entirely to farming currency and spending it at Tosok. That transition is the moment leveling stops being slow, so aim to reach it as early as you can with a focused build.

Raising the Cap Past 99

Players often ask about going beyond 99. The base level cap stays 99, but later systems let you keep increasing your character's effective power and stats beyond what the level number implies. Treat "99" as the end of the classic level grind, not the end of character progression — there is always more power to chase afterward.

For the vast majority of players, hitting 99 with a strong build and good Super Souls is the real finish line, because that is where your CaC becomes fully capable across History Mode, Expert Missions, and Hero Colosseum. Nail the build at 99 using our best CaC build guide and you are set.

Leveling All 8 CaCs Without Burning Out

The real grind is not one character — it is eight. Each CaC slot needs its own 840 TP Medals for the 80-to-99 stretch, which is where most players stall. The sane approach is to level the one or two characters you actually play first, then backfill the rest over time rather than trying to max all eight in one marathon.

If you want every slot maxed for collection or to experiment with different races and builds, that is a huge amount of repeated farming. That is exactly the wall our modded save removes — all 8 CaCs arrive at Level 199, so you skip the eight-times-over grind entirely and just play.

Common Leveling Mistakes

The biggest mistake is grinding Parallel Quests from 80 to 99 instead of buying those levels at Tosok — it is dramatically slower and misreads how the game intends you to level. The second is hoarding currency instead of spending it; a pile of unspent Zeni and TP Medals does nothing, so cash out at Tosok as soon as you can afford a chunk of levels. The third is spreading TP Medals between leveling and the shop and ending up short on both.

A smaller but common error is leveling a character before you have a build plan, then realising your stat spread does not fit the race or damage type you actually wanted. Decide your build direction first, level into it, and your points and QQ Bang all pull in the same direction. Leveling with a plan is always faster than leveling and re-rolling later, because you never waste a climb on a character you end up scrapping.

What Leveling Actually Unlocks

Hitting 99 is not just a bigger number — it is the point where your stat pool is large enough to fully commit to a damage type and survivability at the same time. Below the cap you are always compromising, splitting points you do not have; at 99 the build finally comes together. That is why the cap matters so much for anything beyond casual story play.

It also gates how well you perform in Expert Missions, which in turn fund your TP Medals and Super Souls. So leveling, farming and build power are a single loop: a maxed CaC farms Expert Missions faster, which funds the next CaC. Reaching 99 on your main is what kicks that loop into high gear, and from there the rest of your roster comes much more easily — or instantly, with a save.

Leveling Tips for Newer Players

If you are early in the game, do not panic about the 99 grind yet — focus first on clearing enough story and Parallel Quests to build a functional CaC and a Zeni cushion. Trying to rush to the cap before you can clear Expert Missions is backwards, because Expert Missions are how you farm the TP Medals the cap requires. Build the engine before you try to drive it fast.

Once you can reliably clear Expert Missions 16 and 17, the leveling game changes completely: you shift from earning XP by playing to buying levels with farmed currency. Newer players who understand that pivot early waste far less time than those who grind Parallel Quests to 99 the hard way. Get your main to a point where it farms Expert Missions comfortably, and the rest of the climb — and the rest of your roster — follows much faster.

Skip Straight to Maxed Characters

If the Level 99 route sounds like a lot of farming — especially across all eight slots — our Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 modded save delivers all 8 CaCs at Level 199, 100% History Mode and DLC, 99,999,999 Zeni, and infinite items, applied directly to your PS4 or PS5 profile. You load in with every character finished.

It is the fastest end state for anyone who wants to enjoy the roster and the collection rather than grind Tosok eight times. Read this guide to understand the climb, then check what the save includes — grind it yourself or skip straight to maxed, your call.

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