Grim Dawn - Skills
Signature skills from the ten mastery trees of Grim Dawn, grouped by the mastery that grants them. Every skill listed here is a named node inside a mastery tree and can be modified further by its own modifier nodes and by devotion celestial powers. Costs are skill points invested in the mastery, and...
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| Name | Type | Description | Weapon Type | Cost | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadence | Weapon Skill | A default attack replacer that makes every third strike a heavy hit with bonus weapon damage. | Soldier | 1 point to unlock, further points raise the third-hit bonus | Soldier mastery bar at least 1 |
| Forcewave | Weapon Skill | Slams the ground to send a shockwave forward that damages and stuns everything in a line. | Soldier | 1 point to unlock, modifier nodes upgrade range and stun | Soldier mastery bar investment |
| Blade Arc | Weapon Skill | A wide two-handed sweep that hits everything in front of the character. | Soldier | 1 point to unlock | Soldier mastery bar investment |
| Fire Strike | Weapon Skill | The Demolitionist default attack replacer, adding fire damage and a small explosion to every shot. | Demolitionist | 1 point to unlock, further points raise flat fire damage | Demolitionist mastery bar at least 1 |
| Blackwater Cocktail | Special Skill | Throws a flask that leaves a burning patch on the ground. | Demolitionist | 1 point to unlock, cooldown reduced by modifiers | Demolitionist mastery bar investment |
| Grenado | Special Skill | A thrown explosive with a short fuse that deals heavy physical and fire damage in a radius. | Demolitionist | 1 point to unlock | Demolitionist mastery bar investment |
| Bloody Pox | Special Skill | A contagious vitality damage-over-time curse that spreads from enemy to enemy. | Occultist | 1 point to unlock | Occultist mastery bar at least 1 |
| Doom Bolt | Special Skill | Calls down a bolt of chaos damage on a single target with a chance to stun. | Occultist | 1 point to unlock | Occultist mastery bar investment |
| Summon Familiar | Special Skill | Summons the Hellhound and the Familiar that form the Occultist pet core, with the Familiar providing lightning projectiles and the Hellhound acting as a melee bruiser. | Occultist | 1 point to unlock the summon line | Occultist mastery bar investment |
| Amarasta's Blade Burst | Weapon Skill | Charges the blades with cold and releases a burst of icy shards in front of the character. | Nightblade | 1 point to unlock | Nightblade mastery bar at least 1 |
| Phantasmal Blades | Special Skill | Throws a fan of spectral knives that pierce through enemies. | Nightblade | 1 point to unlock | Nightblade mastery bar investment |
| Shadow Strike | Weapon Skill | Teleports the character behind a target and hits it with a guaranteed critical strike. | Nightblade | 1 point to unlock | Nightblade mastery bar investment |
| Olexra's Flash Freeze | Special Skill | A radial freeze that damages and freezes every enemy around the caster. | Arcanist | 1 point to unlock | Arcanist mastery bar at least 1 |
| Panetti's Replicating Missile | Special Skill | Fires a missile that splits into additional projectiles as it travels. | Arcanist | 1 point to unlock | Arcanist mastery bar investment |
| Callidor's Tempest | Special Skill | A point-blank aether and fire explosion centred on the caster. | Arcanist | 1 point to unlock | Arcanist mastery bar investment |
| Devastation | Special Skill | Calls a rain of aether meteors over a large area for heavy damage over several seconds. | Arcanist | 1 point to unlock, requires deep mastery investment | High Arcanist mastery bar |
| Mirror of Ereoctes | Special Skill | A short damage-absorption shield that makes the caster effectively invulnerable for its duration. | Arcanist | 1 point to unlock | Arcanist mastery bar investment |
| Primal Strike | Weapon Skill | A two-handed overhead strike that releases a burst of lightning and knocks enemies back. | Shaman | 1 point to unlock | Shaman mastery bar at least 1 |
| Savagery | Weapon Skill | A default attack replacer that builds charges on hit and converts them into bonus lightning damage and attack speed. | Shaman | 1 point to unlock | Shaman mastery bar investment |
| Wendigo Totem | Special Skill | Plants a totem that heals the character and nearby allies while damaging enemies in range. | Shaman | 1 point to unlock | Shaman mastery bar investment |
| Word of Pain | Special Skill | A curse that applies damage over time and reduces enemy resistances in an area. | Inquisitor | 1 point to unlock | Inquisitor mastery bar at least 1 |
| Storm Box of Elgoloth | Special Skill | Traps a target in a lightning field that damages it and arcs to nearby enemies. | Inquisitor | 1 point to unlock | Inquisitor mastery bar investment |
| Rune of Hagarrad | Special Skill | Places a trap rune on the ground that detonates when an enemy steps on it, dealing cold damage and leaving a chilling patch. | Inquisitor | 1 point to unlock | Inquisitor mastery bar investment |
| Bone Harvest | Weapon Skill | Swings a spectral scythe that hits in a wide arc and leaves a trail of bone spikes. | Necromancer | 1 point to unlock | Necromancer mastery bar at least 1 |
| Ravenous Earth | Special Skill | Opens a fissure that spews vitality damage in an area over time. | Necromancer | 1 point to unlock | Necromancer mastery bar investment |
| Raise Skeletons | Special Skill | Raises a squad of skeleton warriors and archers that follow the character and fight on their own. | Necromancer | 1 point to unlock the summon line | Necromancer mastery bar investment |
| Righteous Fervor | Weapon Skill | A default attack replacer that stacks a buff on hit, raising offensive ability and adding fire or acid damage depending on its modifiers. | Oathkeeper | 1 point to unlock | Oathkeeper mastery bar at least 1 |
| Aegis of Menhir | Weapon Skill | Throws the shield at a target so it ricochets between enemies. | Oathkeeper | 1 point to unlock | Oathkeeper mastery bar investment |
| Vire's Might | Weapon Skill | A dashing charge that damages everything the character passes through and leaves a burning trail with its modifier. | Oathkeeper | 1 point to unlock | Oathkeeper mastery bar investment |
| Summon Guardian of Empyrion | Special Skill | Summons two celestial guardians that fight alongside the character with fire damage. | Oathkeeper | 1 point to unlock the summon line | Oathkeeper mastery bar investment |
| Werewolf Wereform | Transformation | The Berserker's wolf shape, a melee form that replaces the weapon moveset with claw combos and a lunge. | Berserker | Skill points in the Berserker tree | Berserker mastery (Fangs of Asterkarn) |
| Wereraven Wereform | Transformation | The Berserker's raven shape, a faster form with aerial movement and sweeping strikes. | Berserker | Skill points in the Berserker tree | Berserker mastery (Fangs of Asterkarn) |
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