+1 Loot To Forge Dungeon Guide — Stages & Power Requirements

The dungeon is +1 Loot To Forge’s main progression ladder: a long list of stages, each gated by a recommended Power value and each dropping better ores than the stage before it. Community trackers have documented power requirements from stage 2 in the double digits up to stage 24 in the quintillions (5Qi-scale) — a curve that explains why rebirths and enhancing exist. This guide explains the ladder and the decision rule that keeps you climbing.

How stages work

• Every stage has a power gate. The recommended power is not a suggestion: below it your clear speed collapses, and the whole game’s economy assumes you farm stages you out-level.
• Higher stages, better drops. Each stage’s ore table improves on the last — the raw reason stage pushing is always the goal (ores guide).
• Waves and bosses. Stages mix enemy hordes with boss checkpoints; boss stages carry their own strategies (bosses guide).
• 8-player servers. Stages run on small servers, so other players are company and reference, not competition for your drops.

The stage curve at a glance

Tracked community values show the shape of the ladder (exact numbers drift with updates — in-game values win any conflict):

Stage range	Power scale	What it means for you
1–5	double digits → thousands	Tutorial-to-mid: fast gates, cheap recipes keep pace
6–10	tens of thousands → millions	First damage walls; greatsword-class territory (tier list)
11–18	millions → billions	Rebirth multipliers become mandatory, not optional
19–24+	trillions → quintillions (5Qi-scale reported at 24)	Deep rebirth stacks, enhanced keeper gear, tower farming

Community trackers also note two especially steep jumps along the curve — walls where power demands leap roughly 80× between adjacent gates. Those walls are the rebirth signals: when the next gate demands dozens of times your current power, grinding the same stage will not close the gap (rebirth guide).

Push or farm? The decision rule

1. If the next stage clears at reasonable speed — push. Better drops start immediately.
2. If the next gate is close — farm the current stage inside the best training zone you have (training zones) and upgrade gear.
3. If the next gate is an order of magnitude away — rebirth. The permanent multipliers close walls that grinding cannot.

Common stage mistakes

• Grinding a wall stage. If clear speed is bad, one stage down almost always pays more per hour.
• Ignoring the gate. Entering far-overpowered stages as an underpowered player wastes everyone’s time, including yours.
• Skipping event stages. Limited events like the Boss Invasion season overlay the ladder with time-limited targets — farm them while they exist, then return to the ladder.

FAQ

How many stages are in +1 Loot To Forge?

Community trackers have documented into the stage-20s (24+ with quintillion-scale power gates), and updates keep extending the ladder.

What power do I need for stage 10?

Reported requirements sit in the millions-to-tens-of-millions range around the mid stages — check the in-game stage display, since values shift with updates.

Why is my clear speed so slow?

You are above your power gate. Farm one stage lower, upgrade at the forge, and come back — the ladder rewards farming stages you out-level.