Mastery… A mechanic that serves only one purpose: To delay the player’s play for the sake of “realism” instead of fun.
You hate it, so do I—hence why I’m making this guide. With it, the time it will take you to master any fighting style will greatly decrease, going even faster than that of the good ol’ Fort Talos strategy.
Fighting Style Mastery: 2026 Edition
First, let’s establish how mastery is increased:
Fighting Style Mastery increases when you hit an enemy with a technique.
The technique’s damage scaling determines the amount of mastery that is gained.
Now that we know this, we can tailor our equipment for two stats: Haste (to decrease the cooldown time of the few techniques available to us) and Dexterity (to decrease the time it takes to fully charge attacks)
This is the first step to optimise mastery gain, so equip a fair haste amulet and some more pieces.
The next thing we need are enemies to hit—the more, the better. So of course, head to Fort Talos as you’re used to.
You knew this, I knew this, everyone knew this; It’s old news, yet here’s the catch: You’re not supposed to farm ensigns in the dungeons anymore, embolden yourself and raid its surface instead.
Why? Because you’re level 175 now, your damage and base health are both much higher than they used to be, so you can tank more enemies at once.
You see, Fort Talos’ surface has more enemies—a good portion of which are at higher ranks, allowing you to get more hits in before having to wait for them to respawn. It’s simply the best place to farm mastery at now.
Well, you’re all set then, don’t forget to disable the stealth talent as it’ll prevent you from triggering enemy aggro, slowing down the process and making it more tedious.
That’s it, that’s the guide. Happy mastery farming, it won’t last as long as it used to anymore.
