In a game as vast as Red Dead Redemption 2 and with character customization as dense as it, you will want to know how to move up in the world at a fast pace.
Our Red Dead Redemption 2 Progression Guide will ensure that you are aware of all that you need to know to achieve that.
Red Dead Redemption 2 Progression
You have a total of 3 attributes which you need to take care of. The first in is “Health” which is an indicator of the amount of damage that you can take.
You also have “Stamina” which is the amount of exertion that you can do whether it is swimming, jumping, and sprinting. Lastly, you have “Deadeye” which is a special mode which you can use to kill people (among other things).
You can replenish these attributes in 3 ways. By sleeping, tonics, or using your attribute cores. They are the last resort of the attribute which can be used to replenish your attributes.
If you end up using your cores, you will notice that the attributes replenish at a slower rate. The cores require maintenance so as to ensure the highest recharge rate of your attributes.
Main Attribute Meters
At the start, you have 3 tanks for your health, 2 tanks for your stamina, and 2 tanks for your dead eye. You can increase these meters if you get more XP and level them up.
The bar around them fills up and you are able to see your progress that way. Let’s go ahead and take a look at the attribute level and the total amount of XP required.
| Attribute Level | Total XP Required |
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 50 |
| 3 | 100 |
| 4 | 200 |
| 5 | 350 |
| 6 | 550 |
| 7 | 800 |
| 8 | 1100 |
How to Gain XP
Now, we will slowly go ahead and take a look at how we can gain XP. There are different ways for you to gain XP for each of the 3 attributes that you have. We will be taking a look at the amount of XP that you get for each of the actions one by one.
Health Gain Actions
| Action | XP You Get |
| Drink ginseng elixir | 25% till next level |
| Row a boat 100 meters | 20 |
| Bow weapon kill | 20 |
| Melee kill | 10 |
| Catch a fish | 10-30 |
| Jump 50 times | 5 |
| Stealth kill | 5 |
| Thrown weapon hit | 5 |
| Get a clean hunting kill | 3 |
Stamina Gain Actions
| Action | XP You Get |
| Drink aged pirate rum | 25% till next level |
| Survive combat with less than 25 health | 20 |
| Sprint 100 meters or more | 20 |
| Swim for 15 seconds or more | 20 |
Dead Eye Gain Actions
| Action | XP You Get |
| Drink a valerian root | 25% till next level |
| Craft an item | 1 |
| Cook a meal | 1 |
| Complete chores around the camp | 5 |
| Find special collectibles | 5 |
| Free aim kill | 1 |
| Skin an animal | 1-10 |
| Get a headshot from 50 or more meters | 1-5 |
