Skills in open world. By increasing the level of skills, you will be able to succeed in battles, learn how to steal and break locks faster and more efficiently, and also learn various types of crafts: alchemy, blacksmithing and sharpening weapons. Pumping opens up many opportunities that will help you avoid difficulties, get what you want and simply take a different path.
In the guide we will give advice on leveling up skills and consider the best skills to decide which characteristics to choose in KCD 2 first.
How to Upgrade Stats and Skills in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
In section "Player" You can find all the necessary information regarding the characteristics, abilities and current state of Indro. As you progress through the game and explore the world, the hero will receive skill points that can be spent on improving skills and abilities.
When performing various actions, such as fighting enemies or talking to merchants, you will notice a notification in the upper right corner about increasing the level of a specific development direction. Open the player tab and scroll to the right. About the category you can see a yellow star, it means that in this section you can open a skill. By clicking on the skill, you can read the description, see the minimum level and existing conflicts, if any: some skills are mutually exclusive.
What characteristics and skills to choose at the beginning of the game
At the start of the game, when Henry's level does not exceed ten, it makes sense to invest in the following skills from a number of categories:
Basic level:
- Revenge - When killing an enemy in melee, attacks deal 10% more damage and stamina recharges faster.
- Local hero - with a reputation in the region above 60, Indro receives bonuses to a number of characteristics.
- Martin's son - Henry learns swordsmanship, crafting, and survival faster, gaining 10% more experience.
Force:
- Knowledge is power! - when you upgrade the skill to level 5, the strength required to use all types of weapons will be XNUMX less.
- strong grip - the higher the strength skill, the easier it will be to knock out or kill a person.
- pack mule - Load capacity increases by 12 pounds.
Agility:
- Movable stand - Dodging consumes 40% less stamina.
- Speedster - after 10 seconds of sprinting, your endurance will increase noticeably for a short time. If you slow down, your strength will quickly recover.
- Sleight of hand - when pumping to the second level, the dexterity required for all types of weapons decreases by 5 units.
Vitality:
- The key to health - after washing in a tub, on a pier or in a bathhouse, your health will increase by 10. After sleeping in a clean bed, healing will be 25% faster.
- Thick blood - Indro bleeds out more slowly.
- Dandy - clothes and body get dirty 20% slower.
Eloquence:
- Silver lips - When trading, Henry gets +4 to speech.
- Handyman - Henry gains +2 to all skill checks, and double experience from all checks.
- Battle cry - During combat, using a battle cry increases damage by 10% for 20 seconds.
- Fraudster - It is easier for Henry to sell stolen goods, and if successful, he gains more experience in stealth and thievery skills.
Best Features in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Next, we will analyze which skills to upgrade in each section, without touching on perks related to combat.
Basic level
Basic skills are not specific to any particular game segment, they cover different mechanics and are mostly related to interaction with the open world. The best skills are:
| Characterization | Effect |
| Martin's son | Henry learns swordsmanship, crafting, and survival skills faster, gaining 10% more experience. |
| Revenge | When killing an enemy with melee attacks, your attacks deal 10% more damage and your stamina regenerates faster. |
| Racek's Legacy | Henry learns Heavy Weapons, Shooting, and Scholarship faster, gaining 10% more experience. |
| Heroic spirit | Each level of Vitality increases your stamina by 1. The effect also works retroactively. |
Force
Strength and its level mainly affect the control of weapons, as well as the damage they cause. Strength determines how much Henry can carry, and much more besides. The best skills are:
| Characterization | Effect |
| Knowledge is power! II | The strength required to use all weapons will be reduced by 5. |
| Avanhard | Shield blocks cost 30% less stamina. |
| Strong as a bull | Load capacity increases by 20 lbs. |
| Hercules | For every 5 levels of power, charm increases by 1. |
Agility
Agility is responsible for saving stamina and speed, Indro's movements will also become much faster. In addition, the parameter is responsible for everything related to stealth. In this branch, it is worth pumping first of all:
| Characterization | Effect |
| Sleight of Hand II | Dexterity for using all weapons is reduced by 5. |
| Dance of the Dead | After performing a Perfect Dodge, Attack is increased by 15%. |
| Accuracy of movements | All melee weapons deal 5% more slashing damage. |
| Speedster | After 10 seconds of sprinting, your endurance will increase significantly for a short time. If you slow down after that, your strength will quickly recover. |
Vitality
The skills of the "Vitality" category affect the stamina reserve and the speed of its restoration in battle. The characteristic allows you to run and fight longer. In this section, it is advisable to pump:
| Characterization | Effect |
| Thick blood | Henry bleeds out more slowly, but if the wound is not bandaged, he will die. |
| The key to health | Washing in a tub, bathhouse or on a pier will increase your health by 10. Sleeping in a clean bed will restore your health 25% faster. |
| Speed of Hermes | Indro runs 20% faster. |
| Revenant | Health gradually regenerates up to 50 if Henry is not bleeding or fighting. |
| Never give up | If your health drops below 25 during combat, your armor will improve by +25, increasing your chance of survival. |
Eloquence
Eloquence helps in conversations, the higher the level, the more likely it is to some of the checks, which saves time or gives the opportunity to get a bigger reward. The best perks here are:
| Characterization | Effect |
| Handyman | Grants +2 to skill checks, and double experience from those checks. |
| Formidable warrior | By uttering a battle cry, Henry intimidates his enemies, making it much more difficult for them to fight. |
| last try | When a trader loses patience, he gives one last chance to offer a fair price. |
| Craftsman | You can buy and sell weapons, armor and clothing 10% more profitably. |
| Accomplice | You can sell stolen goods to anyone. |
Best Skills in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Skills are abilities that have a specific specialization: theft, scholarship, and so on. Each of them is useful in the corresponding case, we will analyze each category in more detail below.
Alchemy
Alchemy skills will help simplify the alchemical process and make it more efficient. This will require the following skills:
| Emboldening Salvo | Effect |
| The Mystery of Matter | Having successfully brewed the potion, Henry will receive another one of the same level. |
| The art of storage | Raw food and herbs in the bag spoil 50% slower. |
| Enthusiast | While Indro is brewing potions, energy slowly increases, and satiety does not decrease. |
| water of life | Healing potions heal 25% faster. |
Craft
As you level up your crafting skills, it will be easier to get good results in weapon sharpening or blacksmithing. To do this, you should unlock the following skills:
| Emboldening Salvo | Effect |
| Walking boots | While Henry is wearing boots that he repaired himself, sprinting consumes 25% of his stamina. |
| Hardened steel | Self-forged weapons wear out 20% slower. |
| Locksmith | When picking locks, the Thievery skill is increased by 3, and for each forged item, Henry will receive 1-3 lockpicks. |
| Martin's Secret | You can now forge weapons of the highest quality. Such weapons cannot be obtained in any other way. |
Drunkenness
As your skills increase, alcohol will have less of an effect, and the chance of becoming addicted and weakened by a hangover will decrease, which will come in handy during the story. There are a number of perks worth paying attention to:
| Emboldening Salvo | Effect |
| The Grace of Saint Viviana | Under the influence of alcohol, Indro is less likely to get injured when falling from heights. |
| A hopeless drunkard | The negative consequences of drinking will be milder for you. |
| Drunk fool | For a minor crime, you can justify yourself by citing intoxication. |
| Drunken Luck | In the positive phase of intoxication, a bonus of +4 is obtained to the thievery skill. |
Riding
Riding a horse significantly speeds up exploration of the world, and developing related skills will allow you to spend less stamina on your horse and sit more firmly in the saddle. The best skills in this section are:
| Emboldening Salvo | Effect |
| Handicap | When using a quick start, the horse runs many times faster. |
| From the clatter of hooves | If you attack an enemy in the saddle, the enemy's morale will drop significantly and he will become more pliable. |
| The Last Push II | If you spur your horse, its stamina will be restored better than before. |
Houndmaster
The skills of the "Houndmaster" category allow you to better interact with your dog. The following abilities are worth paying attention to:
| Emboldening Salvo | Effect |
| Bodyguard | Barbos protects Henry in battle and can even attack enemies when ordered. |
| Hellhound | With Barbos nearby, Impression and Intimidation skill checks are easier, and enemies are more likely to try to surrender. |
| Fangs and claws | If a dog inflicts a bloody wound on an enemy, the bleeding will be greater and the enemy will fall faster. |
Scholarship
Learning allows you to read, and the smarter Indro is, the faster he reads books and understands their content. The best skills in this category are:
| Emboldening Salvo | Effect |
| Cushion | While sitting, Indro gains +50% comfort, which makes him learn faster. |
| Liberal Arts | Indro sees the difficulty of a skill check in advance, but not his chances of success. The difficulty level is displayed without taking into the effect of reputation. |
| Law | When communicating with guards, eloquence and charm increase by 2. The overall penalty will be 20% lower. |
| Researcher | The map opens in full and shows all points of interest. |
Invisibility
Stealth reduces the noise produced and also saves the hero from unpleasant situations when moving quickly. It is worth pumping up the key perks:
| Emboldening Salvo | Effect |
| Stealth Murder | You can kill with a dagger without being noticed. |
| Please | When sneaking around the streets, Henry makes 35% less noise. |
| A common person | People forget the crimes they committed more quickly, and guards are less willing to search the character. |
| Hands from the shoulders | You can easily pick locks or pick pockets, and no one will notice from afar. |
| Wind in the Field II | When someone searches for Indro without success, he gives up much faster. |
Survival
Survival is responsible for hunting game and collecting herbs. To do this, you should pump up the following abilities:
| Emboldening Salvo | Effect |
| Master Chef | Once a raw ingredient is cooked, its condition will reach 100%. |
| Leshy | While in the forest, the smell becomes half as strong, a number of parameters increase by 1, and stamina rolls back faster. |
| Straight to the Heart II | When hitting the chest or back, damage is increased by 25%. |
Theft
Thievery skills make it easier to pick locks and pickpocket. A real thief will need a few basic skills:
| Emboldening Salvo | Effect |
| The Silent Violinist | Indro makes almost no noise, and lockpicks break 75% quieter. |
| Hidden pockets | There is a 33% chance that stolen items will not be found during a search. |
| Grazing | In or near settlements, stealth is increased by 3. |
| Master locksmith | The lockpicks will become stronger, after breaking one of the lockpicks will return. |
| A skilled thief | Simple locks can be picked instantly, and this is not considered a crime. |
Best Combat Skills in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Combat skills will allow you to deal with enemies faster and use weapons better.
Fighting
Combat skill speeds up attacks and improves weapon skills. The best ones are:
| Emboldening Salvo | Effect |
| Contrary to everything | When fighting against multiple enemies, Strength, Dexterity, and Combat Skill are increased by 2. |
| A clever trick | Almost all enemies fall for the trick. |
| Fury Teutonicus | The more serious the injury, the more powerful the attacks. |
| No man is an island | If the enemy has numerical superiority, attack power increases by 10%. |
Sword Mastery
The higher your sword skill, the faster your attacks will be, the higher their damage, and the harder it is for enemies to parry them. Pay attention to these stats:
| Emboldening Salvo | Effect |
| Opening blow | If you hit an enemy in an unprotected area, it will be harder for him to repel subsequent attacks. |
| Extravaganza | After a series of sword strikes or a skillful blow, you can attack again. |
| Magister Dimicator | After completing the combo, sword fighting skills increase by 5. |
| Chop into cabbage | Each subsequent hit in a continuous series deals more damage. |
Possession of heavy weapons
Mastering heavy weapons improves all stats, including speed, damage, and chance to penetrate defense:
| Emboldening Salvo | Effect |
| Splitting Strike | After hitting, the enemy's armor rating is reduced by 10. |
| To maim and cripple | If an enemy starts bleeding after an attack, they will bleed out faster. |
| Stunning Strike | After performing a combination of strikes, the opponent will not be able to dodge and perform skillful strikes. |
Polearm proficiency
The following skills are suitable for fighting with polearms:
| Emboldening Salvo | Effect |
| Training of militias | Strength and Dexterity for using polearms are reduced by 3. |
| Cold Harvest | After a series of blows, some of your stamina will be restored. |
| Bloodletter | Enemies with a bleeding wound bleed out faster. |
Fight without weapons
Unarmed combat is mainly used during story quests, for which the best perks are considered to be:
| Emboldening Salvo | Effect |
| There is no happiness without pain | While fighting unarmed, Henry gains 15% more experience for Strength, Dexterity, and Vitality. |
| Sandman | It will become easier to stun or finish off a person quietly. |
| Ringenmeister | When fighting an enemy in a fist fight, you can perform a chokehold from a clinch. |
Accuracy
Accuracy allows you to aim more accurately and quickly, for which you can unlock these perks:
| Emboldening Salvo | Effect |
| Volley | Immediately after firing, Henry reloads and aims faster. |
| Forbidden Weapon | If you inflict a bloody wound on an enemy with a crossbow bolt, the bleeding will be faster and more profuse. |
| Glorious shot | The next shot after killing an enemy deals 50% more damage. |
| Eye like an eagle | The bow or crossbow sight will go into slow motion for 3 seconds. |
How to Reset Skills in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
To reset skill points you need to drink a potion "Leteyskaya water", it will reset all unlocked abilities. You can buy it in Kutná Hora or brew it yourself.
We hope that our guide helped you understand what skills to pump in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. If you have any questions, ask them in commentswe will definitely answer.
