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# Grade Up

> 📌 **Regarding with Grade Up System (23/10/25)** 📌 
>
> \- Players can Grade Up their Agents up to 3★ only, until future update.

## Grade Up

Grade Up system is where players can use agents, and in-game materials to promote another Agent’s Grade and unlock their max level cap. 

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Players will be able Grade Up their Agents by using '**Agent with same Tier/Grade'**, '**Grade Up Tomes**', and '**Dimensional Clocks**'. The material Agents that were used to increase the target Agent’s EXP & Grade will be destroyed (Burned).

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Grade Up conditions are as follows.

* Players need 1 Agent with same Tier & Grade / Grade Up Tomes / Dimensional Clocks to proceed the Grade Up.
* Agents that are used as materials in these process, will be destroyed and cannot be recovered.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Only agents below Grade 5★ can be promoted.**
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="danger" %}
**Please Note :**\
\- Bounded Agents can't be used as the Grade Up material.\
\- Bounded Agents can't be Grade Up.\
\- Material Agents must not be assigned to the Death+Paradox Team.
{% endhint %}

#### **Grade Up: Expected Outcome**

* The target Agent’s Grade increases by one.
* The Agent's Maximum Level Cap will be increased.
* The Agent’s Skills, Guardian Stone, Element, and Status levels cannot be enhanced.

#### **Grade Up: Required Material for each Tier & Grade**

<table><thead><tr><th width="160">Grade Up</th><th width="153">Material (1)</th><th width="141">Material (2)</th><th width="284">Material (3)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1 ★ → 2 ★</td><td>1★ agent x 1<br>(Same Tier)</td><td>Dimensional Clock x 3</td><td>Inferior <br>Grade Up Tome x 5</td></tr><tr><td>2 ★ → 3 ★</td><td>2★ agent x 1<br>(Same Tier)</td><td>Dimensional Clock x 10</td><td>Standard <br>Grade Up Tome x 5</td></tr><tr><td>3 ★ → 4 ★<br>(<mark style="color:red;">Not available</mark>)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td>4 ★ → 5 ★<br>(<mark style="color:red;">Not available</mark>)</td><td>-</td><td>-</td><td>-</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### **Level Up: Max Level Cap for each Grade**

<table><thead><tr><th width="192">Grade</th><th width="162">Max. Level Cap</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1 ★</td><td>Lv. 20</td></tr><tr><td>2 ★</td><td>Lv. 40</td></tr><tr><td>3 ★</td><td>Lv. 60</td></tr><tr><td>4 ★<br>(<mark style="color:red;">Not available until future update</mark>)</td><td>Lv. 80</td></tr><tr><td>5 ★<br>(<mark style="color:red;">Not available until future update</mark>)</td><td>Lv. 100</td></tr></tbody></table>