Scoundrel

Icon of Scoundrel combat ability in Divinity: Original Sin 2

Icon of Scoundrel combat ability in Divinity: Original Sin 2

Scoundrel is a combat ability, based on non-magical skill known as roguery that is essential for learning and casting Scoundrel skills in Divinity: Original Sin 2.

Description

Characteristics

Scoundrel combat ability allows character to use more effectively their weapons, focusing on speed, mobility and honing the destructiveness of critical attacks.

Scoundrel combat ability is by default used by 3 preset classes. The Witch, which is a warrior preset class, who uses Scoundrel alongside Necromancer combat ability. The Rogue relies additionaly on Dual Wielding combat ability in addition to Scoundrel. The Shadowblade utilises Scoundrel alongside Polymorph combat ability.

Scoundrel on its own offers 1 support skill, 1 pure mobility skill, 1 summon skill and 12 offensive skills. Craftable skills that include Scoundrel offer 6 supportive skills and 2 offensive skills. Overall Scoundrel offers 1 mobility skill, 1 summon skill, 7 support skills, 14 offensive skills.

Scoundrel ability on its own boosts movement speed (the distance a character may walk per 1 Action Point) and Critical Multiplier per point. It does not increase damage done by Scoundrel skills. In order to learn all Scoundrel skills, the character needs 5 points in Scoundrel (either by investment or by bonuses from items).

Table of Critical Multiplier and Movement bonuses per point in Scoundrel

Level	Movement Speed	Critical Modifier	Level	Movement Speed	Critical Modifier
1	+ 0.3	+ 5 %	2	+ 0.6	+ 10 %
3	+ 0.9	+ 15 %	4	+ 1.2	+ 20 %
5	+ 1.5	+ 25 %	6	+ 1.8	+ 30 %
7	+ 2.1	+ 35 %	8	+ 2.4	+ 40 %
9	+ 2.7	+ 45 %	10	+ 3.3	+ 50 %

Damage of Scoundrel Skills

Damage in Divinity: Original Sin 2 is calculated through this exact formula: Damage = (Base Damage) x (1 + Elemental Bonus%) x (1 + Attribute Bonus% + Weapon Skill Bonus% + Misc Bonuses% [if attack]) x (1 + High Ground Bonus% + Crit Bonus%) x ( 1 + Misc Bonus% [if spell])

Due to skills under Scoundrel ability being weapon-based skills they all use the following formula for damage: Damage = (Base Damage) x (1 + Elemental Bonus%) x (1 + Attribute Bonus% + Weapon Skill Bonus% + Misc Bonuses%) x (1 + High Ground Bonus% + Crit Bonus%)

Therefore the most crucial elements for damage of Scoundrel skills themselves are: Level of the caster, Warfare ability, Finesse attribute, High ground bonus and Critical Hit bonus.

Scoundrel skills RELY on the base damage done by weapons. Weapons also additionaly affect damage done if they provide boost to any of the corresponding damage dealt. If weapon grants bonus to Warfare it will improve physical damage done when that weapon is equipped.

Surfaces and Status Effects

Scoundrel ability skills focus on the mobility and effectiveness of critical attacks. In combat those who rely on such ability use their skills of subterfuge to deal decisive blows and weaken their enemies, whilst swiftly relocating to more advantegous position. Through skill Blessed Smoke Cloud, character may created a blessed cloud of smoke that will grant all who stand in it invisibility.

Scoundrel skills, like skills from other combat abilities are also capable of inflicting both harmful and beneficial status effects. Below is a table listing all effects caused by Scoundrel combat ability skills and craftable skills.

Traders

Following table shows all NPCs who are guaranteed to sell scoundrel skillbooks, with their location and coordinates in the right column, from them. The location shown in the table (and the coordinates) are only for the initial location the NPC is in. Note that some of these may have other spell/skillbooks and goods to sell.

Scoundrel Skills

Ability Based

Following tables and sub-sections show Scoundrel skills that can be learnt by character if they have enough point in Scoundrel ability. Note that as these are weapon-based skills it is not possible to craft either scrolls or skillbooks for them. In base game (without cheats) skills from 9 level onward (Adept, Expert and Master tiers) can be gained only after escaping Reaper's Eye island.

Each skill belongs to a tier that is determined through characters level that determines whether it can be found and purchased and requires certain level in Scoundrel ability in order to memorise the skill. Higher Tier skills may require more memory in order to use them in combat, this especially applies to spells that require Source in order to cast them.

Table of all base Scoundrel Skills

Tier	Skill	Description	Cost	Scoundrel
Starter (Level 1)	File:Adrenaline.png Adrenaline	Gain 2 File:Action Point Icon.png Action Points immediately at the cost of 2 Action poins gained next turn.	0 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	1
	File:Backlash.png Backlash	Jump behind your enemy and backstab them, dealing physical damage.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
	File:Chloroform.png Chloroform	Throw a bottle of chloroform at your enemy, damaging their File:Magic Armour Icon.png Magic Armour setting them File:Sleeping.png asleep.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
	File:Throwing Knife.png Throwing Knife	Throw knife at your opponent dealing physical damage.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Novice (Level 4)	File:Cloak And Dagger.png Cloak and Dagger	Caster teleports themselves without breaking sneaking or File:Invisible.png invisibility.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	2
	File:Sawtooth Knife.png Sawtooth Knife	Pierces the enemy's physical armour and directly deals piercing damage.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
	File:Rupture Tendons.png Rupture Tendons	Deals physical damage and makes them take piercing damage whenever they move.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Adept (Level 9)	File:Corrupted Blade.png Corrupted Blade	Dagger attack that deals physical damage and sets File:Decaying.png Decay and File:Diseased.png Diseased.	3 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	2
	File:Gag Order.png Gag Order	Destroy your targets File:Magic Armour Icon.png Magic Armour and File:Silenced.png Silence them.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
	File:Sleeping Arms.png Sleeping Arms	Deal physical damage and disarm your foes through File:Atrophy.png Atrophy.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
	File:Fan of Knives.png Fan of Knives	Throw daggers at enemies around you dealing physical damage.	3 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 1 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	3
Expert (Level 13)	File:Daggers Drawn.png Daggers Drawn	Whirl into a barrage of 5 stabs, each dealing physical damage.	4 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 2 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	3
Master (Level 16)	File:Terrifying Cruelty.png Terrifying Cruelty	Dagger attack that deals physical damage and sets File:Bleeding.png Bleeding and File:Terrified.png Terrify on target character.	3 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	3
	File:Wind-Up Toy.png Wind-Up Toy	Summon a mechanical bomber at the target point. The bomber can explode, dealing fire damage and producing a fire surface.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
	File:Mortal Blow.png Mortal Blow	Deal physical damage (Doubled if caster is invisible or sneaking) Target is killed instantly if below 20% Vitality.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 3 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	5

Craftable

Following skillbooks are classified as craftable for they can be obtained only by crafting them. They cannot be bought from any trader in the game. However it is possible to get them as quest reward or find them as random loot.

Base skillbooks are obtained whenever non-source Scoundrel skillbook is combined with another non-source skillbook. Resulting skillbook will be a mix of both skillbooks and will require investment in both combat abilities under which the skillbooks belong. Example: In order to learn and cast Sabotage, character needs 1 point in both Pyrokinetic and Scoundrel combat abilities.

Source skillbooks are obtained whenever non-source Scoundrel skillbook is combined with source skillbook and vice versa. One way or another there has to be source skillbook involved in crafting otherwise the resulting book will be non-source skillbook. Like base craftable skillbooks these also cannot be bought from traders in game.

Table of all craftable Scoundrel Skills

Type	Skill	Description	Cost	Secondary Ability
Base (Scoundrel 1)	File:Sabotage.png Sabotage	Explode a random arrow or grenade in your targets inventory.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	Pyrokinetic 1
	File:Venom Coating.png Venom Coating	Applies poison damage on equipped weapons and skills.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	Geomancer 1
	File:Vampiric Hunger.png Vampiric Hunger	Allows caster to recover 50 % Vitality from damage dealt to enemies.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	Hydrosophist 1
	File:Smoke Cover.png Smoke Cover	Create a cloud of smoke around yourself, reducing visiblity.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	Aerotheurge 1
Source (Scoundrel 2)	File:Mass Sabotage.png Mass Sabotage	Explode 2 random grenades or arrows of your enemies in targeted area.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 1 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	Pyrokinetic 2
	File:Venomous Aura.png Venomous Aura	Applies poison damage on equipped weapons and skills of caster and their allies.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 1 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	Geomancer 2
	File:Vampiric Hunger Aura.png Vampiric Hunger Aura	Allows the caster and allies around them to heal 50 % Vitality from damage dealt to enemies.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 1 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	Hydrosophist 2
	File:Blessed Smoke Cloud.png Blessed Smoke Cloud	Conjure a cloud of blessed smoke in targed area which renders characters File:Invisible.png Invisible. Removes File:Silenced.png Silenced.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 2 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	Aerotheurge 2

Other Skills

Outside of player accesible and craftable skills, there are skills exclusive to NPCs that are also clasiffied as Scoundrel. Some of these are also accessible in Game Master Mode.

Note: "Italic" text indicates editor made text as the skill itself in game is missing description (most common with NPC exclusive skills).

Table of all Scoundrel Skills

Type	Skill	Description	Cost
Scoundrel	File:Cloak And Dagger.png Scale-Portation	Teleport without breaking sneaking.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Summon Exclusive	File:Vicious Bite.png Vicious Bite	Sink your fangs into the enemy dealing Piercing damage and set Bleeding.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Game Master Mode	File:Levitate.png Levitate	Makes yourself immune to surfaces, as if you were floating.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Gift Bag: Pet Power	File:Go Fetch.png Go Fetch	Fire up to three projectiles, each dealing physical damage.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png

Items

While, the Scoundrel combat ability does not affect damage done (only provides bonus to Critical Modifier) its skills scale only with Warfare, as such it may be paired with items that deal physical damage this includes arrows and grenades.

Ammunition

Following arrows and grenades are magical items that can be used both in and outside of combat to cause physical damage. All of the following arrows and grenades are empowered by Warfare combat ability. Note that in order to use arrows, character must have bow or crossbow equipped.

Table of all Munition affected by Warfare

Item	Effect	Item	Effect
File:Slowdown Arrow.png Slowdown Arrow	Deals 100% of Base Attack as Physical Damage. Causes File:Slowed.png Slowed Status (2 Turns)	File:Knockdown Arrow.png Knockdown Arrow	Deals 100% of Base Attack as Physical Damage. Causes File:Knocked Down.png Knocked Down Status (1 Turn)
File:Blessed Water Arrow.png Blessed Water Arrow	Restores Vitality of all living characters and deals physical damage to undead in area of impact (2 meters). Creates blessed water surface	File:Nailbomb.png Nailbomb Grenade	Deals Physical Damage. Causes File:Bleeding.png Bleeding Status (3 Turns)

Gift Bag Exclusive

Following items are exclusive to Gift Bag features, most notably Crafter's Kit, and as such cannot be obtained, made or otherwise seen in the base game unless the feature has been manually activated.

Table of all Munition affected by Warfare

Item	Effect	Item	Effect
File:Flaming Nailbomb.png Flaming Nailbomb	Deals Physical Damage. Causes File:Bleeding.png Bleeding Status (3 Turns) Creates Fire Surface (2 Meters)	File:Oily Nailbomb.png Oily Nailbomb	Throwable grenade that deals physical damage and inflicts File:Bleeding.png Bleeding Status for 3 turns in 4 meter radius. Leaves oil surface in 2 meter radius.
File:Icy Nailbomb.png Icy Nailbomb	Deals Physical Damage. Causes File:Bleeding.png Bleeding Status (3 Turns) Creates Ice Surface (2 Meters)	File:Poison Nailbomb.png Poison Nailbomb	Throwable grenade that deals physical damage and inflicts File:Bleeding.png Bleeding Status for 3 turns in 4 meter radius. Leaves poison surface in 2 meter radius.
File:Soggy Nailbomb.png Soggy Nailbomb	Deals Physical Damage. Causes File:Bleeding.png Bleeding Status (3 Turns) Creates Water Surface (2 Meters)	Template:Empty	Template:Empty

Equipment

Scoundrel combat ability is best paired with weapons that cause physical damage. Considering the weapon requirement the most adequate weapons are daggers which are neccessary for many Scoundrel skills. Since these skills cause physical damage it is recommended to pair Scoundrel equipment with equipment that grants bonus to Warfare. Note that daggers rely on Finesse attribute.

List of Weapons

Table of all Weapons associated with Scoundrel

Item	Description	Item	Description
File:Abstinence.png Abstinence	Dagger 8-9 Physical damage Set File:Silenced.png Silenced for 1 turn (10 % chance)	File:Unique Lizard Dagger Rune.png Baran's Burning Dagger	Dagger 16-18 Physical damage 2-3 Fire damage Set File:Burning.png Burning for 1 turn (10 % chance) 1 empty rune slot
File:Chastity.png Chastity	Dagger 8-9 Physical damage	File:Unique Lizard Dagger Rune.png Baran's Electrifying Dagger	Dagger 16-18 Physical damage 2-3 Air damage Set File:Shocked.png Shocked for 1 turn (10 % chance) 1 empty rune slot
File:Unique Lizard Dagger Rune.png Venombite	Dagger 16-18 Physical damage Set File:Poisoned.png Poisoned for 2 turns (20 % chance) + 1 Summoning 1 empty rune slot	File:Unique Lizard Dagger Rune.png Terrorbite	Dagger 16-18 Physical damage Set File:Terrified.png Terrified for 1 turn (10 % chance) + 1 Finesse 1 empty rune slot
File:Rancour.png Rancour	Dagger 86-90 Poison damage + 25 % Critical Chance Set File:Charmed.png Charmed for 1 turns (50 % chance) + 3 Finesse + 3 Wits 1 empty rune slot	Template:Empty	Template:Empty

Table of all Armour and Jewellery associated with Scoundrel

Item	Description	Item	Description
File:Nazad Hunola.png Nazad Hunola	Chest Armour 459 Physical armour 292 Magic armour Reflect 20% of melee damage as water damage + 5 Finesse + 3 Intelligence + 1 Huntsman + 2 Scoundrel + 176 Health + 0.1 Movement + 10 % Fire resistance + 20 % Water resistance 1 empty rune slot	File:Kallisteis.png Kallisteis	Boots 126 Physical armour Immunity to File:Knocked Down.png Knocked Down Immunity to File:Crippled.png Crippled Immunity to File:Slowed.png Slowed + 3 Finesse + 2 Wits + 1 Scoundrel + 1 Sneaking + 1 Thievery + 0.5 Movement + 6 Initiative

Runes

All equipment that has rune slots can be inserted with runes that will grant them additional properties. Most important runes for all who rely on Scoundrel combat ability is the Masterwork Rune and the Thunder Rune.

The Masterwork Rune increases physical damage when inserted into weapon. However it will increase File:Physical Armour Icon.png Physical Armour if inserted into armour instead. Lastly, if inserted into necklace or ring, it will increase File:Magic Armour Icon.png Magic Armour. Mystical Masterwork Rune of any size provides 1 point bonus to either Constitution (if inserted into armour), Wits (if inserted into weapon) and Memory (if inserted into any necklace or ring) alongside its base effect. Masterwork Rune of Power of any size will always provide bonus to Strength (depending on its size) whenever inserted into any equipment.

The Thunder Rune increases air damage when inserted into weapon. However it will increase File:Air Resistance Icon.png Air Resistance if inserted into armour instead. Lastly, if inserted into necklace or ring, it will increase Dodging. Mystical Thunder Rune of any size provides 1 point bonus to either Scoundrel (if inserted into armour), Dual Wielding (if inserted into weapon) and Aerotheurge (if inserted into any necklace or ring) alongside its base effect. Thunder Rune of Power of any size will always provide bonus to Finesse (depending on its size) whenever inserted into any equipment.