Chronicle, player level, rates, city & tax

Lv diff	XP	Loot/Spoil	Boss
+++	100%	100%	100%
0	100%	100%	100%
-1	100%	100%	100%
-2	100%	100%	100%
-3	100%	100%	85%
-4	100%	100%	70%
-5	100%	100%	55%
-6	83%	82%	40%
-7	69%	64%	25%
-8	58%	46%	10%
-9	48%	28%	RAID CURSE

Hunting Interlude

Raid Curse and over-level characters

High-level assistance can trigger boss protection.

L2Tools guideUpdated 2026-09-08

Nine levels above

Raid protection extends to Queen Ant, Core, Orfen, Zaken and their followers. Attacking or using relevant skills while nine or more levels above the target can trigger petrification or silence.

Check the level difference before attacking

Subtract the raid monster’s level from the attacking character’s level. For a hypothetical level-40 raid target, a level-49 attacker is nine levels above it and reaches the documented curse threshold. A character below that threshold is not guaranteed a successful raid: the calculation only checks this particular protection condition. Check the actual target’s level before involving a higher-level character.

Silence and petrification are different symptoms

One Raid Curse record disables physical and magical skills; another describes temporary petrification that immobilizes the character. A blocked skill bar or a character unable to move can therefore reflect raid protection rather than a missing skill or equipment issue. These descriptions do not give a universal duration or a verified cleansing procedure. Adjust the participating characters and target selection before repeating the same action.

Keep in mind

This threshold is not a guaranteed curse probability or the complete XP/drop penalty formula. Do not infer raid loot chance from the curse threshold.

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