Rift Guide

WHAT IS THE BEST AND FASTEST WAY OF LEVELING IN RIFT PLANES OF TELARA?

This will be an on-going Rift leveling guide which I will keep adding to, so keep checking back and you should find some new things and for higher levels.

There is a summary section per class, with links to my more detailed Rift leveling guides for the Mage and Warrior so far. I’ll add the detailed Cleric and Rogue leveling guides later.

Leveling Guide for a Mage

The Mage in Rift Planes is one of the best classes to quickly level due to the number of AoE spells you have at your disposal as well as quite a few spells which will ensure you are almost never out of mana.

The best souls for leveling a Mage are the Necromancer and Warlock, plus a third soul which has a number of options.

What I have found work best for me is going up to Soul Purge within the Necromancer tree and put everything else into the Warlock tree.

My third tree is normally the Pyromancer (but I do not spend any points into it) for the free Fireball and Firebolt spells. These are great for your opening spell and a great instant spell which you can use for many situations.

With these three souls you will hardly ever be out of mana or die while you level in Rift. And you will be able to take on a high number of foes to really level quickly.

Check our Rift Mage Guide page for a detailed Rift leveling guide for Mages.

Leveling Guide for a Warrior

In my experience Warriors in Rift level a bit slower than Mages and if you go the full two handed route then you won’t be able to take on as many foes while leveling as a Mage.

The best souls for leveling a Warrior are the Riftblade and Champion, plus a third optional soul.

The Riftblade soul will be your main soul for leveling, with left over points into Champion.

I highly recommend you pick the Beastmaster soul as your third choice for the free pet.

The Riftblade has many fire damage attacks which is great while you’re leveling your Warrior because they’ll still do good damage even though your weapons are not great (which will be the case while you’re leveling).

Check our Rift Warrior Guide page for a detailed leveling guide for Warriors.

Leveling Guide for a Cleric

This is my favorite class for leveling in Rift!

I started my Cleric after playing my Warrior and Mage and was amazed (with the right souls!) how many creatures I could take on at a time and live.

You definitely need a certain three souls for leveling your Cleric. And they are the Justicar, Shaman and Druid.

When you first level you will put your points into Justicar, enough to get the Mien of Honor spell.

Spend two points into Druid to get Shield of Oak, as well as the useful free pet.

Then the rest of your points should go into Shaman.

With the combination of these three souls you will be amazed how many enemies you can take on at the same time (and win!), plus you’ll be very tough in PVP as well.

I’ll be writing a more detailed Rift leveling guide for Clerics soon, so watch this space!

Leveling Guide for a Rogue

Now I have to admit I play my Rogue less than my Mage, Warrior and Cleric but there are only so many hours in the day.

You have a lot of choices as a Rogue for leveling but I would recommend the Bard and Marksman souls, with the Ranger as your third soul.

You don’t need to spend any points into Ranger, as you’re only using it for the free pet.

Make sure you get the Invigorated Soul spell which will turn your Cadence into a very useful group heal spell, plus it heals your pet as well.

I’ll be writing a more detailed Rift Rogue guide soon but this should at least help you if you are new to the Rogue.