Progression in Haze Seas runs on two connected systems: Mastery, which unlocks the skills on your fruits, swords and fighting styles, and Awakenings, the endgame power spikes that transform certain fruits entirely. This guide explains how mastery works, the skill-unlock key thresholds, how to awaken a fruit at the Poneglyph, and which materials each awakening needs.
How the Mastery System Works
Every fighting style, sword and Devil Fruit has its own mastery level, and your first skill is unlocked for free at 0 mastery. To unlock the rest, you raise that item’s mastery and earn each additional skill at set thresholds — 25, 50, 75, 100, and so on. Each skill is bound to a specific key.
Skill Unlock Key & Mastery Thresholds
| Key | Mastery Required |
|---|---|
| Z + F | Free (0 mastery) |
| X | 25 Mastery |
| C | 50 Mastery |
| V | 75 Mastery |
| B | 100 Mastery |
| E | 125 Mastery |
| N | 150 Mastery (currently only Gum & Dragon) |
| P | 175 Mastery (currently only Gum) |
Mastery caps at 500, and every 2 mastery levels adds +1 point to that item’s combat stat, up to a maximum of 250 points. This means grinding mastery not only unlocks moves but also makes each fruit, sword or style hit noticeably harder.
How to Gain Mastery EXP
Mastery EXP is earned by using the skill against different targets. Tougher targets give far more EXP, so fighting bosses is dramatically faster than farming small enemies:
| Source | Mastery EXP |
|---|---|
| M1s (basic hits) | 0.1 EXP |
| Skills | 1 EXP |
| NPCs | 2 EXP |
| Bosses | 10 EXP |
| Superbosses | 150 EXP |
One catch: if an NPC, boss or superboss is more than 200 levels above you, you only gain 0.2x EXP from it, so try to fight enemies near your own level for efficient grinding.
Mastery Titles
Maxing out mastery rewards you with prestige titles. You’ll earn one for maxing any single item, and higher ones for maxing five:
| Title | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Edge Sovereign | Max mastery on any sword |
| Archon of Power | Max mastery on any fruit |
| Supreme Brawler | Max mastery on any fighting style |
| Warlord of Blades | Max mastery on at least 5 swords |
| Harbinger of Power | Max mastery on at least 5 fruits |
| Avatar of Combat | Max mastery on at least 5 fighting styles |
How Awakenings Work
Awakening is the endgame upgrade for fruits that have an awakening path. To awaken one, you must reach 300+ mastery on that fruit and obtain a specific material tied to it, then talk to the Poneglyph to perform the awakening. Awakening a fruit unlocks its most powerful form and new abilities.
All Fruit Awakenings & Required Materials
Each awakening needs its own material, most of which drop from a specific superboss. Here’s every awakening path currently on the board (some tied to unreleased bosses):
| Awakening | Required Material | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Gear 4 (G4) | Haki Book | Sea 1 G4 Boss |
| Gear 5 (G5) | Drums of Liberation | Sea 2 Dragon Boss |
| Electricity | Raijin Core | Sea 3 Raijin Boss (unreleased) |
| Dragon Hybrid | Dragon’s Heart | Sea 3 Hybrid Boss (unreleased) |
| Venom | Hydra Venom Core | Sea 2 Venom Boss (2.5% drop, unreleased) |
Awakening the Gum fruit’s Gear forms is a standout goal: awakening G4 grants the Gear 4th title, and fully awakening G5 grants the coveted Joyboy title. Fully awakening the Electricity fruit earns God of Thunder.
Key Awakening & Endgame Materials
Beyond fruit awakenings, Haze Seas has a set of rare materials that unlock the game’s strongest upgrades. Most are guaranteed superboss drops, while a few are craftable. Here are the highest-value ones to chase:
| Material | How to Get | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|
| Drums of Liberation | Dragon Boss drop | G5 awakening |
| Raijin’s Core | 100% Raijin Boss drop | Electricity awakening + Electro V2 |
| Saturn’s Ring | 100% Saturn drop | Cyborg V2 |
| Dragon’s Heart | 100% Dragon drop | Dragon Claw V2 + Dragon Hybrid |
| Phantom Lantern | 100% Ghost Ship drop | Black Leg V2 + Dominus Messor |
| Seabeast Heart | 25% Sea 2–3 Seabeast drop | Seabeast Armor V2 + Fishman V2 |
| Ancient Blade Relic | Wandering Merchant / craftable | 3SS V2 + Dual Dark Blade |
| Abyssal Eye | Cthulhu drop | Free Dark Blade, Race V3, Abyssal Necklace |
| Prismatic Shard | Combine 5 different mythic materials | Rainbow title + Rainbow Haki + spawns Cthulhu |
Notable Legendary Materials
| Material | How to Get | Unlocks |
|---|---|---|
| Shrine Relic | 30% shrine drop | Max Observation Haki |
| Mirror Fragment | 1% Big Mom drop | Mirror World access |
| Gear 4 Haki Book | 2.5% drop | G4 unlock |
| Blade Fragment | 10% Sea 3 superboss drop | Combine 5 to make an Ancient Blade Relic |
Awakening & Mastery Tips
The fastest way to build mastery is to fight bosses and superbosses rather than grinding small NPCs, since a single superboss hit is worth 150 mastery EXP versus 0.1 for a basic attack. Keep your target within about 200 levels of yourself to avoid the reduced-EXP penalty.
Plan your awakening around a single fruit at a time: get it to 300 mastery, then farm the specific boss that drops its material. Because materials like the Drums of Liberation and Raijin Core are guaranteed drops, the main time investment is reaching the boss and the mastery threshold rather than fighting drop-rate RNG.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you awaken a fruit in Haze Seas?
Reach 300+ mastery on the fruit, obtain its specific awakening material (usually a superboss drop), and then talk to the Poneglyph to perform the awakening.
What mastery level do you need to awaken?
You need at least 300 mastery on the fruit you want to awaken, in addition to its required material. Mastery caps at 500 overall.
How do you unlock all skills on a fruit or sword?
Skills unlock at set mastery thresholds — 0, 25, 50, 75, 100, 125 and higher — each bound to a key (Z/F, X, C, V, B, E, and so on). You raise mastery by using the item in combat, especially against bosses.
What awakening gives the Joyboy title?
Fully awakening Gear 5 (G5) on the Gum fruit grants the Joyboy title. It requires the Drums of Liberation material from the Sea 2 Dragon Boss.
Source
Mastery values, awakening requirements and material sources in this guide are based on the official Haze Seas Trello board. In-game numbers can change with updates, so treat them as a guide.
