Reincarnation

Reincarnation is the deep-endgame "prestige" system: a high-level character can be reborn into an advanced race, trading some accumulated mastery for a stronger long-term ceiling and a fresh identity.

Launch status: there are no advanced races in the seed world yet, so reincarnation has no destinations on a fresh server until admins add them. This page documents how the system works so you know what you're building toward — and so server admins know the rules when they add advanced races as content.

How it works

When you reincarnate into an advanced race:

• All masteries are reduced by 20 — except Doublehit, which is preserved.
• Each reduced mastery is floored at the new race's starting values (you never drop below what the new race begins with).
• You take on the advanced race's stat profile, growth, and mastery caps.

What you keep and what you lose

*Exact handling of level/inventory on reincarnation is set by the server's content and config; the mastery rule above is the engine-level invariant.

Advanced races have no ranks

This is the key trade-off. Normal races climb the eight-step rank ladder for stat and cap bonuses. Advanced races forgo ranks entirely — their power comes from superior base profiles and mastery caps instead. You're swapping one progression model for another, not stacking both.

Should you reincarnate?

Because it costs masteries and ranks, reincarnation is a long-term investment, not a quick upgrade. It makes sense when:

• An advanced race's mastery caps meaningfully exceed your current race's on the axes you actually use, and
• You're high enough level that re-grinding the −20 mastery is a modest fraction of your total play, and
• You value the advanced race's stat profile for your build.

If you're still climbing ranks productively, it's usually better to keep ascending first.

Next: Ranks → Races → Masteries