How to Quickly Increase Stats in GTA Online

Knowing how to increase all stats in GTA Online is essential, especially for newcomers who are tired of being disrespected upon their arrival in Los Santos. If you’re looking to max out every stat in GTA Online and see what each of them actually does, then we’ve got the guide for you.

Below, you’ll find the most efficient ways to level up every stat in GTA Online, and how each of these stats work so you’ll know which is worth grinding for, and which is better left on the passive end of things.

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How to Increase Health in GTA Online

Health Allows You to Take More Hits Before Getting Wasted

• Health determines how much damage your character can take before they die.
• Health is increased by leveling up your Rank.

Health is the essential mechanic above all the rest, as it allows players to take more hits from enemies before they end up getting wasted and having to foot their hospital bill. Health is a hidden stat in GTA Online, and cannot be viewed the same way as the additional stats. Instead, Health is determined purely by your character’s Rank:

The best way to increase Health in GTA Online is by completing weekly events and missions that offer 2x or even 3x RP (XP). Grind through missions, races, and heists in order to rank up your character. The health intervals come every 20 Ranks, and hitting Rank 100 grants you the final health upgrade that will allow you to tank more shots from lethal players and AI enemies.

How to Increase Stamina in GTA Online

Stamina Rewards Infinite Run Without Exhaustion Damage

• Stamina determines how far you can sprint before you take damage.
• Stamina is increased by running every 175 meters.

Stamina does not increase your total speed, but it does allow you to run for longer distances without your health being drained due to exhaustion. At the max stamina rank, you’ll be able to sprint infinitely without having to worry about taking damage from exhaustion. However, leveling up the stamina stat is quite tedious.

In order to level up Stamina in GTA Online, you will need to run. Simply run around instead of using vehicles, and explore the map on foot or on a bike. This stat should be leveled up passively, meaning you should ignore it and allow it to progress as you run around naturally in missions and exploration.

How to Increase Shooting in GTA Online

Shooting Grants Better Recoil, Faster Reload, Higher Accuracy, and a Larger Ammo Capacity

• Shooting determines the recoil, reload time, accuracy, and ammo capacity of your guns.
• Shooting is increased by shooting at targets.

Shooting is another vital stat to max out early on, as at the beginning of your journey, you will only be able to have around 500 bullets stored before you need to run off to Ammunation and buy some more. With a fully upgraded Shooting stat, you can carry 9999 bullets (except for explosives), which really comes in handy to ensure Ammunation will miss your business for weeks on end.

Shooting can be increased in GTA Online by killing hostile targets like other players, police, and mercenaries. Each hit will slowly increase the stat, which is further boosted by headshots. The best method for upgrading the Shooting stat is to go on rampages against the police with your guns and complete combat-heavy missions like heists and setups. Alternatively, you can head to the Shooting Range at Ammunation and complete Shooting Range Challenges.

How to Increase Strength in GTA Online

Strength Helps You Take More Durable Hits and Punch Harder

• Strength determines melee damage, ladder climbing speed, and damage durability.
• Strength increases every 20 punches, and it can also be enhanced by playing sports like Golf and Tennis.

Strength goes hand-in-hand with the Health stat, as a fully upgraded Health stat will allow you to reduce the damage you take from all sources, and this even stacks with armor benefits. This means you should work towards upgrading Strength, even if the process is a tad boring.

To increase Strength in GTA Online, you’ll want to repeatedly punch NPCs. The best process to do so is in the Pier Pressure Contact Mission, as NPCs will respawn around the beach, and you can repeatedly beat them up without fear of a wanted level. After around 2 hours of punching NPCs, your Strength stat should be at the max.

How to Increase Stealth in GTA Online

Stealth Helps You Sneak Walk Faster and Without Alerting Guards

• Stealth determines how fast and quietly you can move in stealth.
• Stealth increases through stealth takedowns and walking in stealth mode.

Stealth is only really effective for players who want to roleplay more in missions that require the silent approach. For situations where you need to sneak walk and kill guards without anyone knowing of your presence, you’re going to want to upgrade Stealth. Thankfully, it’s fairly easy.

To quickly upgrade Stealth in GTA Online, you just need to hit the sneak button with L3 and then walk in a continuous circle. Alternatively, you can get stealth takedowns, but the safest way is to just rubberband your controller while in stealth to walk around and fully max out the stat.

How to Increase Flying in GTA Online

Flying Helps You Manage Turbulence More Easily

• Flying determines the effectiveness of takeoffs, landings, and turbulence control.
• Flying is increased by spending 10 minutes flying in an aircraft.

Flying is a nice stat to have, but not essential. It’s great for those who yearn for the sky and to spend their time in jets, planes, helicopters, and any other wacky aircraft with explosives. By upgrading Flying, you will be able to take off and land more easily, and you will also be able to manage turbulence during rainstorms.

To upgrade Flying, you should visit the LSIA Flight School and earn gold medals, as each gold medal is 3-5% of the Flying meter. Outside of LSIA Flight School, you can earn points in Flying by flying an aircraft every 10 minutes and by flying under bridges.

How to Increase Driving in GTA Online

Driving Increases Wheelies and Airborne Abilities

• Driving increases your ability to pop wheelies and control your vehicle while airborne.
• Driving is increased by driving without crashing.

Driving does not increase your speed or movement behind the wheel, so don’t expect to be street racing like Franklin Clinton. However, Driving does allow you to make easier wheelies and control your car while airborne from ramps, so it’s not the worst stat to level up, especially when it’s so easily done as a passive increase.

Driving can be increased simply by driving around without crashing into cars, pedestrians, or road signs. High speeds and drives through oncoming crashes without crashing will easily level this stat up, and since it’s not a required stat to max out, you should just do this passively while playing.

How to Increase Lung Capacity in GTA Online

Lung Capacity Allows You to Breathe Underwater Longer Without Dying

• Lung Capacity determines how long you can hold your breath underwater before you begin to lose your health.
• Lung Capacity is increased by swimming underwater.

Lung Capacity is a nice stat to have if you intend on diving through the ocean and exploring the potential treasures and creatures below. It’s not a useful stat, and isn’t one you’ll use more than the others, but it’s still nice to have it at the max rank, especially when it means you can breathe underwater for around 35 seconds before you begin to lose health.

Every 20% milestone of Lung Capacity increases your underwater breathing by 5 seconds. To upgrade Lung Capacity, use a Scuba Suit and remain underwater. ​​​​​​You can pick up a Scuba Suit within the Outfits section of any Clothing Store, which allows you to dive without dying.

How to Increase Mental States in GTA Online

Mental State Showcases Your Hostility to Other Players in Public Lobbies

• Mental State determines the color of your blip icon on the map to show players how dangerous you are.
• Mental State is increased by killing other players.

Mental State is a useless stat in GTA Online that only exists as a warning to your dangerous griefing actions. Mental State does nothing except change the color of your player blip on the radar and map to make it more red, which is used by other players as a warning to avoid whoever has a high Mental State in their public lobby.

Griefing players increases Mental State by killing them in public lobbies and starting rampages against NPCs and vehicles. Killing will raise your Mental State and give you the title of a Psychopath, and to remove Mental State, you just need to complete jobs or take time away from killing other players.

Released

October 1, 2013

ESRB

M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Mature Humor, Nudity, Strong Language, Strong Sexual Content, Use of Drugs and Alcohol

Developer(s)

Rockstar North

Engine

Rockstar Advanced Game Engine