BDO AP Cap Chart

Monster Zones have varying AP Caps. The Min AP and Max AP reflect hidden AP values added. (Detailed explanation below.)

These numbers were provided by Mats#1064. Thanks for all the work shown on this google sheet!

 

Grinding Spot Rec AP Min AP Max AP AP Cap %
Quint Hill 310 815 920 5%
Hexe Sanctuary 300 793 898 5%
Primal Giant Post 290 726 856 5%
Rhutum Outstation 280 688 835 5%
Saunil Camp 270 659 813 5%
Swamp Fogan Habitat 260 477 803 5%
Altar Imps: 2P 240 411 753 5%
Orc Camp 280 695 856 5%
Castle Ruins: 3P Rebels 250 439 774 5%
Biraghi Den: Bandits 240 411 753 5%
Glish Swamp Naga 260 477 803 5%
Bloody Monastery: Cultists 280 695 856 5%
Sausans 100 201 280 0%
Protty Cave 170 243 280 70%
Sycraia Upper 230 343 380 70%
Sycraia Lower Abyssal 260 401 490 70%
Wandering Rogue Den 80 137 190 0%
Kuit Island: Pirates (M2) 100
Padix Island 270 401 530 70%
Abandoned Monastery: 2P 280 401 490 70%
Bashim Base 100 158 213 70%
Aakman Temple 250 348 460 70%
Hystria Ruins 250 385 460 70%
Gahaz Bandits Lair 140 185 245 70%
Taphtar Plain: Centaurs 190 275 312 70%
Cadry Ruins 140 179 245 70%
Shultz Guard Sausans: 3P 220 253 460 3%
Titium Valley: Desert Fogans 100 158 213 70%
Crescent Shrine 140 183 245 70%
Ash Forest 300 437 530 70%
Gyfin Rhasia Upper: 5P 270 393 475 70%
Gyfin Rhasia Underground 300 579 800 70%
Desert Naga Temple 100 158 213 70%
Stone Waragon Nest: 3P 165 2 250 50%
Pila Ku Jail 210 308 365 70%
Tshira Ruins 140 185 245 70%
Sherekhan Necropolis (Night) 210 237 480 70%
Sherekhan Necropolis (Day) 210 308 365 70%
Blood Wolf Settlement 190 275 312 70%
Basilisk Den: 3P 190 253 320 60%
Roud Sulfur Mines 210 308 365 70%
Hasrah Ruins Cliff 110 64 754 0%
Kratuga Ancient Ruins 250 343 470 70%
Elric Shrine 95 158 240 0%
Helms Post 90 148 195 0%
Abandoned Iron Mine 70 122 180 0%
Manes Hideout 80 137 190 0%
Soldiers Cemetery 100 201 280 0%
Catfishman Camp 50 95 130 0%
Traitor’s Graveyard – Marie Cave 160 190 255 70%
Star’s End Pillars 260 393 470 70%
Mirumok 2/3P 240 351 380 70%
Manshaum Forest 240 264 410 70%
Fadus Habitat 120 169 280 0%
Polly’s Forest: Mushrooms 160 190 255 70%
Tooth Fairy Forest Ronaros 240 364 410 70%
Navarn Steppe 210 308 365 70%
Thornwood Forest 250 385 460 70%
Tunkuta Turos: 2P 270 401 490 70%
Olun’s Valley: 3P 300 443 530 70%
Crypt of Resting Thoughts 310 443 580 70%
Murrowak’s Labyrinth 280 453 730 30%
Jade Starlight Forest 280 632 734 30%
Winter Tree Fossil 280 400 730 30%
Erethea’s Limbo 290

Monster Zone AP Cap Explained

Monster zone AP Cap is experienced when you reach high levels of AP in certain monster zones. It feels like your additional AP stacking efforts have had no effect to help you kill mobs faster.

Monster Zone AP Caps require a bit of explanation and math to understand.

  • Rec AP: Recommended AP is the “Optimal AP” visible in the world map and monster zone UI. This is the AP you compare with the AP listed in your Inventory. Optimal AP ignores the hidden AP of your character. (This is why it may seem low compared to AP that adds hidden AP like the Min/Max AP categories below.)

Compare Rec AP with Inventory (I) Succ or Awakening AP.

BDO Character AP

Other Monster Zone Chart Definitions:

  • Min AP: This AP adds all AP, including hidden AP. If you try to fight in a monster zone below this number, then you are doomed!!! You only get 5% of AP counted.
  • Max AP: This AP adds all AP, including hidden AP. This is the maximum AP that will give you 100% of your AP. Any AP over this amount is counted less, from 0 to 70%.
  • AP Cap %: Some monster zones have 0% (hard ap cap) in which no extra AP will count. These include many zones in Mediah. Elvia is similar, only allowing 5%.

Hidden Character AP

Hidden character AP is not so obvious at first. Find it by viewing your Inventory (I) → My Stats.

The Min AP and Max AP in the monster zone chart above reflect hidden AP values added together.

All Hidden AP Added:

= Total Succession or Awakening AP + Monster AP

View Character Stats

Hidden AP is seen in Inventory (I) → My Stats.

Lonely Hidden Monster AP 🙁

The image shows your character’s hidden monster AP.

It’s hidden because it’s difficult to find!

It’s lonely because it’s not added to the Total AP column on the upper right side.

Add this monster AP to the total Succession or Awakening AP to get a number you can use to compare with the monster zone chart above for Min AP and Max AP.

Monster AP of Characters

Succession or Awakening AP

You add the monster AP from “Extra AP Against Monsters” to the Total Succession or Awakening AP.

This AP number can be used to compare with the grinding spot chart’s Min and Max AP to find when a character’s AP has capped for that monster zone.

player succession awakening ap

Monster Zone AP Caps Matter?

When you have reached an AP Cap for a particular grinding spot, you can start adding certain items that give “Extra Damage”.

  • 1 Extra Damage = 0.85% AP
  • Mob Type: Monster type determines which monster damage you can use for each zone. Species damage gives 85% of AP. So if you have reached the AP Cap of a monster zone, then you can start adding Extra Damage instead of AP.
    • For example, Extra Damage to Humans/Demihumans/Kamasylvians is found on crystals.

Confused Yet?

For new players, just focus on the Rec AP. AP Cap info is for veteran players who have fought many hours at man’s cave hideout and gotten loads of min and max AP. 😛

extra damage to humans demihumans kamasylvians

 

Character AP Caps

Character levels in BDO take a secondary role to character AP and DP. A level 61 player can master any grinding spot and excel in PVP with a good gear set.

AP Cap for Gear:
There is also a AP Cap (or Hardcap) in BDO that prevents you from going over a certain AP. It would be extremely difficult, and I don’t know of anyone that has attained it. This AP Cap would require full PEN of the best of every accessory, armor, and weapon, full Caphras levels, as well as the AP from the Adventure Log books and other AP quests.

AP Gear Softcap:
AP Softcap is a term used in the Black Desert community to define a point at which AP progression is significantly more difficult due to silver and time cost. There is more than one. The first major Softcap is…

Full TET boss armor and weapon with TRI gold accessores. The softcap for this player in Caphras, would be level 3 in armor and level 4 Caphras in weapon. (Gives an additonal 15 Gearscore for less than the cost of a TET Crescent.)

Based upon this, the current numbers are roughly…

AP Softcap: 257/259
= 251/253 +2 AP +Lv. 4 Caphras in weapon

DP Softcap: 294

But remember, Softcap is not a number. (Warning: mentioning numbers alongside Softcaps puts certain players into an unavoidable and fatal extreme berserk mode! 🙂 )

Many players have surpassed this Softcap and have moved onto even harder Softcaps:

  • full TET accessories
  • PEN gear

BDO AP Cap (Softcap) Gear Set Example

The above image shows an example of a gear set that is considered Softcap. It is full TET boss armor with TRI gold accessories. However, Caphras levels were not included.

 

Additional Softcap Gear Info:

  • Grapple Resistance 35%
  • Knockback/Floating Resistance 35%
  • Knockdown/Bound Resistance 35%
  • Stun/Stiffness/Freezing Resistance 35%
  • Max Stamina +200
  • Attack Speed +4 Level
  • Casting Speed +1 Level
  • Evasion +129
  • Evasion(Hidden) +285
  • Damage Reduction +165
  • Damage Reduction(Hidden) +85
  • Max HP +200
  • Max MP/WP/SP +100
  • Selfcollectible Black Spirit’s Rage +40 %
  • Accuracy +296
  • All Damage Reduction Up
  • Movement Speed +1 Level
  • All Accuracy Up
  • Weight Limit +80 LT
  • Extra Damage to All Species +19
  • Extra AP against Monsters +14
  • Additional Damage to Humans +5

Adventure Log AP

The Adventure Log books and certain quests can help boost your AP to help you reach an AP Cap.

Total Adventure Log & Quest AP: +8

  • Bartali Adventure Log → 4 AP, 2 DP
  • Herald’s Journal → 1 DP
  • Deve’s Journal → 1 AP
  • Dorin Morgrim’s Secret Journal → 1 AP, 1 DP
  • Fughar’s Times of Success → 1 DP
  • Barrier of Infestation → 1 AP, 1 DP
  • Quests for AP DP → 1 AP, 1 DP

See more details in Adventure Log & Quest AP & DP guide.

Adventure Log AP from Bartali Adventure

BDO Leveling XP Chart
BDO Max Level

BDO does not have a max level for characters.

However, many players reach level 62 and stay at that level due to the great increase of combat experience required to attain level 63 and higher.

You see this reflected in the image I obtained of one of the graphs available on Smite Datamining, which shows the amount of combat xp needed per level. As you can see, the xp needed for level 63 is much more than the amount needed for level 56.

Getting to level 56 is fairly quick. With the correct questing strategy, using a Chenga Tome, you can reach level 61 in days.

Current Max Level Softcap: 62

Pushing past level 62, takes great effort.

The highest known level in BDO currently is a character who is level 66.