Gears 5

Update - Op 5

With the Op 5 Update, characters have been separated from classes and Max Level has increased from 18 to 20. This now means you need to reach level 15 with 10 different classes.

The Op 5 update also added daily and weekly Horde and Escape challenges, which grant large amounts of character xp. Those seem to be the best way to gain large chunks of xp. Some have reported getting the CXP bonus from a weekly challenge multiple times, but this may be a glitch and shouldn’t be counted on as a reliable method yet.

This will come naturally as you work towards







The combination of these achievements requires at least 12 characters reaching level 15.

Original Solution
This achievement is retroactive for previous characters, so if you have at least 10 characters at level 15, this will unlock upon starting the game post-update.

If any of your Horde Launch characters (minus Jack) are not level 15, great news! You can now use them in Escape, so you can do speed runs on your preferred map to level them quickly. I personally leveled most of my characters on the Surge on Inconceivable, but there may be a more efficient map now with Op 3 and 4 maps dropping. If you have a better map, let me know and I’ll update the solution.

In this video and at the time of this post I break down options 1, 2, and 4. At the time of this video, there is currently a 4x XP event running until January 4th, however, these methods are still superior to other ways of leveling. These methods will net you a great deal of Class experience ("CXP") and a good amount of Profile experience ("PXP").

One of the fastest ways to level up your classes in Gears 5 introduced after Operation 5 is to play with the mutators or difficulty.

1) Horde Frenzy - Overload - Master difficulty
2) Escape - The Surge - Insane difficulty with these mutators on More Filler Enemies, More Drones, More Health, More Pouncers, Ironman
3) Escape - The Clock - Master Difficulty
4) Horde - Jingle Juvies (until January 4th) Inconceivable difficulty
5) Daily/Featured horde/escape maps

To reach level 15 you will need to complete either 5 Horde Overload runs or 2 jingle juvies. Horde Overload gives you 21K CXP while Jingle Juvies gives you 42-46K CXP. These are by far the most efficient methods. Once the 4X XP event is finished I will update with newer values.

In terms of hours spent you’re looking at roughly 5 hours from level 1-20 for Horde Frenzy Master Overload and Inconceivable Jingle Juvies.