Skill Tree — Every Node Explained

The Combat branch stacks damage: Heavy Hammer +10% strike, Ember Chain lets your third strike ignite enemies for 3 seconds, Overhead Break increases knockback on heavy attacks, and the capstone Forge Fury grants a temporary attack-speed burst after a successful parry.

Defense favours the patient player: Iron Skin flat armour, Parry Mastery expands the parry window, Firewall reduces ember damage from Zahhak's arena attacks, and the capstone Second Life gives you one free revive per boss encounter.

Utility tunes the economy: Ember Fortune increases ember drops by 15%, Swift Boots grants a longer dodge, Loot Sense highlights nearby chests, and the capstone Kavian Banner temporarily buffs any co-op partner in a chapter (planned for the co-op update).

You can respec every node for free at any campfire. We wanted skill choices to feel like a wardrobe, not a debt. That's the same philosophy behind the free cosmetic tiers of our Battle Pass: you experiment, you rebuild, you don't pay to correct a mistake.