Leveling Up

As you engage in combat as both Sora and Riku, you earn experience points (EXP) for defeating the fiendish residents of Castle Oblivion. These experience points allow Sora and Riku to level up, improving their stats and learning new abilities as they do so. With each level you’re given a choice of increasing your HP (Health Points) or CP (Card Points) as Sora or increasing your HP or AP (Attack Points) as Riku. Take these factors into consideration when you are choosing your stat boost. While the extra HP is attractive at first glance, you could always use a little more Card (or Attack) Points during a boss battle, especially early on in your adventures within Castle Oblivion.

Sleight of Logic

As Sora, you will have the opportunity to earn Sleights in addition to the HP and CP Boosts when leveling up. New Sleights can be learned every five levels after you have attained level two. When the opportunity to learn a new Sleight presents itself, don’t worry if you happen to want the HP or CP Boost at this time instead of the new skill. If you choose not to learn the Sleight just yet, you will have the opportunity to do so with every subsequent level up until you choose to learn the Sleight.

Sora’s Progression

Embracing Darkness

Early on in your adventure as Riku, you will be imbued with the ability to enter Dark Mode. While in Dark Mode, Riku transforms into Dark Riku. Your time within the darkness is dependent on maintaining a Card Break streak, as well as the amount of DP (Dark Points) that you possess. If you’re a fan of Dark Riku, be sure to take advantage of the increase in Dark Points granted to you with each level up. By balancing this perk with a steady increase of AP (Attack Points), you’ll find yourself overwhelming any Heartless that stand in your way.

Riku’s Progression

Darkness Boost:+2 DP

Notes: Darkness Boost is unavailable until you have learned Dark Mode.