# Skills & Professions

Three professions train as you play. Each caps at level **50**.

## Mining

Trained by gathering ore-family resource nodes. Swing at a vein of copper, iron or
adamantium and every gather nudges your Mining ladder forward.

## Gathering

Trained by harvesting herbs, wood, and farm crops. Any non-ore resource node — and
every crop you reap from your farm — trains Gathering.

## Crafting

Trained by crafting any recipe. Each successful craft at a workbench awards Crafting XP.

## How XP and levels work

Each gather or craft awards XP toward the next level. The XP needed grows geometrically,
so early levels come quickly and later ones take real dedication:

```
xp_to_next(level) = floor(100 × 1.35^(level − 1))
```

Your current level and a thin progress bar for each profession show in the Stats panel of
the in-game HUD, and level-ups pop a toast the moment you cross a threshold.

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Source: https://arcanoronline.com/wiki/guides/skills