Arcana Leveling Guide


In New World, the Arcana crafting profession offers the ability to craft weapons and potions. For weapons, this includes the fire staff, life staff, and ice gauntlet.

The leveling guide has been designed to utilize the lowest level items possible in each Tier of crafting. In many cases, it is possible to substitute lower-level resources with higher-quality ones. This will increase the minimum gear score possible from the items you craft but will not allow you to gain more profession experience.

If you’re just looking to get from 0-200 as fast as possible, check out this post instead.

The leveling guide has been built assuming you will gather all the raw resources yourself, however you’re free to purchase refined materials from the Trading Post to speed up your leveling experience. Just be aware that if you purchase refined materials at lower levels, but choose to gather higher level raw resources, you may not have the required refining profession skill. For example, if you buy all your Iron Ingot and Steel Ingot, you may not have the required smelting skill if you decide to gather Starmetal Ore for smelting into Starmetal Ingot.

The way you choose to level Arcana will largely depend on:

  • Your preference for gathering
  • Which resources are readily available on your server/town Trading Post
  • Town crafting station upgrades
  • Scarcity of the items you choose to craft and ultimately sell on the Trading Post

The leveling guide will be split into four sections to simplify gathering materials. It will involve leveling 0-50, 50-100, 100-150, and 150-200. It is best to gather materials for each of the sections separately – you are unlikely to be able to store the resources you need for the 0-200 leveling process in one location anyway.

Importantly, you need to make sure the town you are in has the appropriate upgrades for the crafting stations you will need to use. This may mean you need to move to other towns to refine material or to craft Arcana items. It is also useful to pick a location where the town taxes on crafting are low so that you don’t deplete your gold pile unnecessarily.

There are four different leveling guides included below:

  1. Health Potion (Gathering)
  2. Mana Potion (Gathering)
  3. Fire Staff (Mining/Logging)
  4. Life Staff (Mining/Skinning)

Feel free to mix and match these guides as you need.

Method 1 – Health Potions (Gathering)

There is no minimum profession level required for these prior to starting the Arcana leveling process.

Levels 0-50 Raw Materials Required:

Raw ResourcesQuantity
Hyssop1,855
Water1,855

If you need some assistance with these raw resources, check out this gathering guide for Hyssop. [Coming Soon]

Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Arcane Repository: Tier 2

Go to the Arcane Repository and craft:

1,855x Weak Health Potion

Levels 50-100 Raw Materials Required:

Raw ResourcesQuantity
Halibut Viscera/Gleaming Lodestone/Sculpin Scales/Lifebloom Leaf959
Petalcap/Earth Mote/Earthspine Stem959
Water959

If you need some assistance with these raw resources, check out these gathering guides for Tier 3 Medical Reagents and Tier 2 Earth Reagents. [Coming Soon]

Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Arcane Repository: Tier 3

Go to the Arcane Repository and craft:

959x Strong Health Potion

Levels 100-150 Raw Materials Required:

Raw ResourcesQuantity
Lifebloom Flower1,325
Petalcap/Earth Mote/Earthspine Stem 1,325
Soulsprout Stem/Soul Mote 1,325
Water 1,325

If you need some assistance with these raw resources, check out these gathering guides for Tier 4 Medical Reagents, Tier 2 Earth Reagents, and Tier 2 Spirit Reagents. [Coming Soon]

Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Arcane Repository: Tier 4

Go to the Arcane Repository and craft:

1,325x Powerful Health Potion

Levels 150-200 Raw Materials Required:

Raw ResourcesQuantity
Azoth Water/Lifemoth Eyes/Poison Sac2,225
Petalcap/Earth Mote/Earthspine Stem2,225
Soulsprout Stem/Soul Mote2,225
Water2,225

If you need some assistance with these raw resources, check out these gathering guides for Tier 5 Medical Reagents, Tier 2 Earth Reagents, and Tier 2 Spirit Reagents. [Coming Soon]

Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Arcane Repository: Tier 5

Go to the Arcane Repository and craft:

2,225x Infused Health Potion

Method 2 – Mana Potions (Gathering)

There is no minimum profession level required for these prior to starting the Arcana leveling process.

Levels 0-52 Raw Materials Required:

Raw ResourcesQuantity
Briar Buds2,030
Water2,030

If you need some assistance with these raw resources, check out this gathering guide for Briar Buds. [Coming Soon]

Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Arcane Repository: Tier 2

Go to the Arcane Repository and craft:

2,030x Weak Mana Potion

Levels 52-102 Raw Materials Required:

Raw ResourcesQuantity
Mushroom Fins/Frogfish Tail/Crystalline Lodestone/Snail Slime/Paddlefish Gills/Catfish Whiskers/Soulsprout Leaf1,028
Twistcap Spiral/Air Mote/Shockbulb Stem/Suncreeper Tendril1,028
Water1,028

If you need some assistance with these raw resources, check out these gathering guides for Tier 3 Magical Reagents and Tier 2 Earth Reagents. [Coming Soon]

Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Arcane Repository: Tier 3

Go to the Arcane Repository and craft:

1,028x Strong Mana Potion

Levels 102-152 Raw Materials Required:

Raw ResourcesQuantity
Soulsprout Flower1,410
Twistcap Spiral/Air Mote/Shockbulb Stem/Suncreeper Tendril 1,410
Soulsprout Stem/Soul Mote 1,410
Water 1,410

If you need some assistance with these raw resources, check out these gathering guides for Tier 4 Magical Reagents, Tier 2 Air Reagents, and Tier 2 Spirit Reagents. [Coming Soon]

Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Arcane Repository: Tier 4

Go to the Arcane Repository and craft:

1,410x Powerful Mana Potion

Levels 152-200 Raw Materials Required:

Raw ResourcesQuantity
Soulwyrm Tongue/Dragon Fish Jaw2,184
Twistcap Spiral/Air Mote/Shockbulb Stem/Suncreeper Tendril2,184
Soulsprout Stem/Soul Mote2,184
Water2,184

If you need some assistance with these raw resources, check out these gathering guides for Tier 5 Magical Reagents, Tier 2 Earth Reagents, and Tier 2 Spirit Reagents. [Coming Soon]

Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Arcane Repository: Tier 5

Go to the Arcane Repository and craft:

2,184x Infused Mana Potion

Method 3 – Fire Staff (Mining/Logging)

This leveling guide will also level up your Smelting from level 0-200. There is no minimum profession level required for these prior to starting the Arcana leveling process.

Levels 0-50 Raw Materials Required:

Raw ResourcesQuantity
Iron Ore1,968
Green Wood205

If you need some assistance with these raw resources, check out these gathering guides for Iron Ore.

Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Arcane Repository: Tier 2
Smelter: Tier 2

  1. Go to the Smelter and refine:
    • 492x Iron Ingot

Note: You may receive bonus items that proc when you refine materials. You can keep these for use in the subsequent sections.

Go to the Arcane Repository and craft:

41x Iron Fire Staff

Levels 50-100 Raw Materials Required:

Raw ResourcesQuantity
Iron Ore24,000
Green Wood6,625
Fire Mote750
Sand Flux1,500

If you need some assistance with these raw resources, check out these gathering guides for Iron Ore, Mote, and Sand Flux.

Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Arcane Repository: Tier 3
Smelter: Tier 3

  1. Go to the Smelter and refine:
    • 6,000x Iron Ingot
    • 3,000x Charcoal
    • 1,500x Steel Ingot

Note: You may receive bonus items that proc when you refine materials. You can keep these for use in the subsequent sections.

Go to the Arcane Repository and craft:

125x Steel Fire Staff

Levels 100-150 Raw Materials Required:

Raw ResourcesQuantity
Starmetal Ore16,920
Iron Ore90,240
Green Wood35,015
Fire Mote1,410
Sand Flux8,460

If you need some assistance with these raw resources, check out these gathering guides for Starmetal Ore, Iron Ore, Fire Mote, and Sand Flux.

Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Arcane Repository: Tier 4
Smelter: Tier 4

  1. Go to the Smelter and refine:
    • 22,560x Iron Ingot
    • 16,920x Charcoal
    • 5,640x Steel Ingot
    • 2,820x Starmetal Ingot

Note: You may receive bonus items that proc when you refine materials. You can keep these for use in the next section.

Go to the Arcane Repository and craft:

235x Starmetal Fire Staff

Levels 150-200 Raw Materials Required:

Raw ResourcesQuantity
Orichalcum Ore37,152
Starmetal Ore55,728
Iron Ore297,216
Green Wood131,967
Fire Mote2,322
Sand Flux32,508

If you need some assistance with these raw resources, check out these gathering guides for Orichalcum Ore, Starmetal Ore, Iron Ore, Fire Mote, and Sand Flux.

Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Arcane Repository: Tier 5
Smelter: Tier 5

  1. Go to the Smelter and refine:
    • 74,304x Iron Ingot
    • 65,016x Charcoal
    • 18,576x Steel Ingot
    • 9,288x Starmetal Ingot
    • 4,644x Orichalcum Ingot

Go to the Arcane Repository and craft:

387x Orichalcum Fire Staff

Method 4 – Life Staff (Mining/Skinning)

This leveling guide will also level up your Smelting from level 0-200 and Leatherworking from level 0-93. There is no minimum profession level required for these prior to starting the Arcana leveling process.

Levels 0-50 Raw Materials Required:

Raw ResourcesQuantity
Iron Ore1,968
Rawhide820

If you need some assistance with these raw resources, check out these gathering guides for Iron Ore and Rawhide.

Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Arcane Repository: Tier 2
Smelter: Tier 2
Tannery: Tier 2

  1. Go to the Smelter and refine:
    • 492x Iron Ingot

Note: You may receive bonus items that proc when you refine materials. You can keep these for use in the subsequent sections.

Go to the Arcane Repository and craft:

41x Iron Life Staff

Levels 50-100 Raw Materials Required:

Raw ResourcesQuantity
Iron Ore24,000
Green Wood6,000
Rawhide2,500
Life Mote750
Sand Flux1,500

If you need some assistance with these raw resources, check out these gathering guides for Iron Ore, Rawhide, Life Mote, and Sand Flux.

Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Arcane Repository: Tier 3
Smelter: Tier 3
Tannery: Tier 2

  1. Go to the Smelter and refine:
    • 6,000x Iron Ingot
    • 3,000x Charcoal
    • 1,500x Steel Ingot

Note: You may receive bonus items that proc when you refine materials. You can keep these for use in the subsequent sections.

Go to the Arcane Repository and craft:

125x Steel Life Staff

Levels 100-150 Raw Materials Required:

Raw ResourcesQuantity
Starmetal Ore16,920
Iron Ore90,240
Green Wood33,840
Rawhide4,700
Life Mote1,410
Sand Flux8,460

If you need some assistance with these raw resources, check out these gathering guides for Starmetal Ore, Iron Ore, Rawhide, Life Mote, and Sand Flux.

Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Arcane Repository: Tier 4
Smelter: Tier 4
Tannery: Tier 2

  1. Go to the Smelter and refine:
    • 22,560x Iron Ingot
    • 16,920x Charcoal
    • 5,640x Steel Ingot
    • 2,820x Starmetal Ingot

Note: You may receive bonus items that proc when you refine materials. You can keep these for use in the next section.

Go to the Arcane Repository and craft:

235x Starmetal Life Staff

Levels 150-200 Raw Materials Required:

Raw ResourcesQuantity
Orichalcum Ore37,152
Starmetal Ore55,728
Iron Ore297,216
Green Wood130,032
Rawhide7,740
Life Mote2,322
Sand Flux32,508

If you need some assistance with these raw resources, check out these gathering guides for Orichalcum Ore, Starmetal Ore, Iron Ore, Rawhide, Life Mote, and Sand Flux.

Town Upgrades Required for Crafting Stations:
Camp or Arcane Repository: Tier 5
Smelter: Tier 5
Tannery: Tier 2

  1. Go to the Smelter and refine:
    • 74,304x Iron Ingot
    • 65,016x Charcoal
    • 18,576x Steel Ingot
    • 9,288x Starmetal Ingot
    • 4,644x Orichalcum Ingot

Go to the Arcane Repository and craft:

387x Orichalcum Life Staff

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