- No level cap
- Marks needed from level 5
- Title at level 10
- Milestones reset each season
Champion mastery is League's long-term record of how much β and how well β you've played each champion. Riot rebuilt it in 2024: no more level 7 cap, no more tokens, and a new system of Marks of Mastery and season milestones. Most explanations online still describe the old one. This guide covers how mastery works today: the points each level costs, how Marks and milestones work, what grades count, what mastery rewards in 2026, and how to raise it faster. Checked 2026-10-25.
- No level cap since the 2024 rework (live in patch 14.10), and points never decay.
- Marks of Mastery from level 5: one per level to 9, two per level from 10.
- Milestones reset every season β I and II need an A-, III and IV an S-.
- Level 10: 75,600 points in total and the champion's title.
- Rewards: Battle Pass XP; chests left mastery in January 2025.
How Mastery Points are earned
Riot gives Mastery Points after every completed matchmade game, in every queue. The amount depends on your own performance, your team's, the game's length, and whether you won. Playing with friends adds a premade bonus:
- +2%in a party of 2
- +4%in a party of 3
- +6%in a party of 4
- +10%in a party of 5
Grades are different from points. S+ down to D-, percentile-based against players in your region on the same champion and position β and only Summoner's Rift Normal and Ranked, and ARAM, give grades and milestones; every queue gives points. So an Arena game gives points but no grade.
Points and Marks for every level
| Level | Mastery Points for this level | Total from level 1 | Marks for this level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 2 | 1,800 | 1,800 | 0 |
| Level 3 | 4,200 | 6,000 | 0 |
| Level 4 | 6,600 | 12,600 | 0 |
| Level 5 | 9,000 | 21,600 | 1 |
| Level 6 | 10,000 | 31,600 | 1 |
| Level 7 | 11,000 | 42,600 | 1 |
| Level 8 | 11,000 | 53,600 | 1 |
| Level 9 | 11,000 | 64,600 | 1 |
| Level 10 | 11,000 | 75,600 | 2 |
| Level 11 | 11,000 | 86,600 | 2 |
| Level 12 | 11,000 | 97,600 | 2 |
| 13 and up | 11,000 each | +11,000 a level | 2 each |
Level 10 takes 75,600 points and 7 Marks of Mastery in total. There's no top level: keep earning and the number keeps climbing.
Season milestones and Marks of Mastery
| Milestone | What it needs | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| I | One A- or better game | 1 |
| II | One A- or better game | 1 |
| III | One S- or better game | 2 |
| IV | One S- or better game | 2 |
| Bonus (repeats) | Two S- or better games | 1 |
Milestones reset every season, so a champion you play every season keeps earning marks. Milestone IV also adds a highlight to your champion's crest. Because the later milestones need S- grades, levelling past 10 is about good games on a champion, not just lots of them.
What mastery gives you in 2026
Battle Pass XP
Battle Pass XP: 325 BXP for reaching 3 milestones (repeatable), 500 BXP for Milestone IV on any champion once per act.
Titles and crests
Level 10 unlocks the champion's title for good. The mastery crest shows in Collection, on your player card and on the loading screen; the emote unlocks from level 4 (/masterybadge).
What's gone
Hextech chests from mastery were removed in V25.S1.1 (January 2025), and Mastery Sets in V25.13. Blue Essence and token rewards went with the 2024 rework.
What stays
Mastery level carries over between seasons and years β nothing resets except the season milestones.
How to raise mastery faster
- Win more.
Wins pay more points than losses, and good grades unlock the marks you need from level 5.
- Play a small pool.
Three champions get grades and milestones far faster than fifteen.
- Queue with friends.
+2% for a duo up to +10% for a five-stack.
- Chase S- games for marks.
Milestones III and IV each pay 2 marks β farm, objectives and staying alive lift grades more than kills.
Does mastery matter for ranked?
Not directly β mastery doesn't change your MMR or LP. Since patch 26.15 it also no longer gates Aegis of Valor, Riot's autofill protection. What it does show is experience: a high mastery level on your main is a sign of the champion depth that climbs. The MMR guide explains what actually moves your rank.
Help mastering your champion
- One-trick properly: 1-on-1 coaching β from $22.00 an hour.
- Read next: easiest champions and runes explained.
- Riot Support β Champion Mastery (31 Jul 2025) Β· Riot /dev: Updating Champion Mastery (5 January 2024) Β· Patch 26.15 notes (Aegis of Valor)
- Official League of Legends wiki β Mastery (chests and sets removed, no decay). Checked 2026-10-25.
All free tools: calculators, percentiles & season countdowns β
Common questions
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