How do you grow fast at level 1?
Stay in the reef, bite the tutorial starfish, open the Fish Tree, and unlock your second fish. The Deep is slower because you die.
Grow fast
Level 1 is a reef job. Size compounds. The Deep is not a shortcut.
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Players search how to grow fast, at lvl 1, and how many points after every visit spike. DEVOUR publishes no size formula and no points table. Fast therefore means hitting the confirmed checkpoints sooner: tutorial bite, Fish Tree, second fish, Level 19 trait, then safer reef eats. It does not mean a hidden XP farm or a script.
There is no published level-1 loadout. Footage of a fresh run starts with Click to bite the starfish (Bd9IHpMI5Q8@00:00). Stay in the reef, eat clearly smaller fish, and wait for Open the fish tree (Bd9IHpMI5Q8@01:28). The First Life badge is already yours for joining. The growth goal is the second fish, not a Deep dive.
The death screen reads YOU ARE DEAD. with a +300 reward (Bd9IHpMI5Q8@16:24). That is the only points readout this wiki has seen. It is a consolation payout, not a farm target. Chasing deaths for +300 is slower than staying alive and eating.

The official description and the in-game tutorial both say there is no size limit (Bd9IHpMI5Q8@02:24). That is why the reef loop is the fastest legal route: every uncontested eat makes the next eat safer. Wandering into open ocean or The Deep while you are still the smaller silhouette donates your body to someone else's growth.

The first documented power choice is Healing 95%, Reflex / Quick, or Bite Speed 5% (Bd9IHpMI5Q8@02:32). Healing is the grow-fast pick when other players keep deleting you. Bite Speed is the pick when the reef already feels safe and you need to finish eats before someone contests them. Reflex stays situational until its number is confirmed.
Official gamepasses now exist: Prehistoric Tree at 499 Robux, x2 Levels at 499 Robux, and x2 Shells at 299 Robux. They do not replace the free Fish Tree. Buy them only after Evolution Begins is done, and only if you accept that live-body effects are still unread. Scripts that promise instant apex are not a grow-fast method.
FAQ
Stay in the reef, bite the tutorial starfish, open the Fish Tree, and unlock your second fish. The Deep is slower because you die.
Footage shows +300 on the YOU ARE DEAD screen. A full points table has not been published.