Skills turn what you already do into permanent stats: there are 7 of them, each goes up to level 50, and every level adds a bonus and pays coins.
Level 50 is the cap
Level 50 is the highest level of every skill. It gives the skill's Master title and its level 50 bonus.
How it works
Earning XP
Skill
XP from
Examples
Mining
Mining blocks
Stone 2, Diamond Ore 12, Ancient Debris 30
Farming
Harvesting crops
Foraging
Chopping logs
Combat
Mob kills
Zombie 6, Blaze 12, Wither Skeleton 40
Fishing
Catches
Cod 3, Nautilus Shell 25, Heart of the Sea 120
Excavation
Brushed caches
Sand 4, Genesis 12, Ancient 20, Voidsteel 28
Crafting
Workbench crafts
5 per craft
Bosses pay Combat XP as a share of the XP your current Combat level still needs: 3% for the Wither and 6% for the Ender Dragon. You need at least 10% of the damage, and each boss pays this once every 600 seconds.Your minions earn skill XP too: 5% of what the same output would give you, at most 250 XP per skill per hour. It is banked on the minion and credited when you collect.
Levels
The first level needs 100 XP in Mining, 75 in Farming, 65 in Combat, 60 in Foraging, 15 in Fishing, 10 in Crafting and 1 in Excavation. Every later level needs more XP than the one before. All skills follow the same curve at a different scale, so a Fishing level takes about 15% of the XP of the same Mining level.
Bonuses
Skill
Per level
Level 50 bonus
Mining
+0.2% ore yield, +0.4% fortune
+5% ore yield
Farming
+0.2% crop yield, +0.4% fortune
+5% crop yield
Foraging
+0.2% log yield, +0.4% fortune
+5% log yield
Combat
+0.5% melee damage, +0.2% defense
+5% melee damage
Fishing
+0.1% luck
Title only
Excavation
+0.4% excavation luck
Title only
Crafting
+0.4% crafting discount
Title only
Excavation luck and the crafting discount each stop at 20%. The Master titles are Master Miner, Master Farmer, Master Slayer, Master Forager, Master Angler, Master Excavator and Master Artisan.
Rewards
Every level-up pays 100 coins times the level you reach: level 10 pays 1,000 coins, level 50 pays 5,000 coins. Some levels pay a milestone reward on top, in every skill:
Level
Milestone reward
10
5,000 coins
20
10,000 coins
25
1 Vote Crate key
30
15,000 coins
40
25,000 coins
50
40,000 coins and 1 Vote Crate key
Commands
Command
What it does
/island skills
Opens your skills with levels and XP
/island skill
Same as /island skills
Tips
Do my minions level my skills?
Yes, slowly. Minions earn 5% of the skill XP their output would give you, up to 250 XP per skill per hour, credited when you collect.
Which skills level fastest?
Excavation and Crafting need the least XP per level, followed by Fishing.
Why did a boss give me no Combat XP?
You dealt less than 10% of the damage, or the same boss already paid you within the last 600 seconds.
Fishing, Excavation and Combat levels unlock some Powers for your Accessories, Crafting XP comes from the workbench, and Excavation XP from brushing caches for relics.
