Special Skills
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Special skills are skills that belong into the special category in Divinity: Original Sin 2.
Description
[edit | edit source]Special skills are skills that have special criteria which needs to be met in order to be used. One such criteria is weapon skills needing their corresponding weapon(s) equipped in order to be learnt and consequently used. Some skills are exclusive to summoned creatures such as the Swap Places spell of the Black Cat.
Note that each skill has different damage scaling due to its type (weapon-based vs magic) and damage type. As an example the source skill Blinding Squall scales with Aerotheurge as it deals air damage and since it is magic skill its damage formula is: Damage = (Base Damage) x (1 + Elemental Bonus%) x (1 + Attribute Bonus% + Weapon Skill Bonus %) x (1 + High Ground Bonus% + Crit Bonus%) x ( 1 + Misc Bonus %).
On the other hand the skill All In will scale with Warfare if the weapon used deals physical damage. Since it is weapon-based skill (it requires weapon in order to be cast) its damage formula is: Damage = (Base Damage) x (1 + Elemental Bonus%) x (1 + Attribute Bonus% + Weapon Skill Bonus% + Misc Bonuses%) x (1 + High Ground Bonus% + Crit Bonus%).
Categories
[edit | edit source]Origin Source skills
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Racial skills
[edit | edit source]Racial skills are skills that are innate to every playable race and are always accompanied by corresponding talents.
| Skill | Effect | Cost | Races |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Dragon's Blaze.png Dragon's Blaze |
This skill will set fire in a cone form in-front of the casting character and deal fire damage. | File:Action Point Icon.png Action Point(s): 1 | Lizards |
| File:Encourage.png Encourage |
Encourage boosts attributes of allies (except Memory). | File:Action Point Icon.png Action Point(s): 1 | Humans |
| File:Flesh Sacrifice (icon).png Flesh Sacrifice |
Gain 1 action point and 10 % damage boost, at the cost of constitution, during combat. | File:Action Point Icon.png Action Point(s): 0 | Elves |
| File:Petrifying Touch.png Petrifying Touch |
Petrify your enemy as you deal earth damage to them. | File:Action Point Icon.png Action Point(s): 2 | Dwarves |
| File:Play Dead.png Play Dead |
Pretend to die in order to escape combat or make enemies lose interest. | File:Action Point Icon.png Action Point(s): 0 | Undead |
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Weapon skills
[edit | edit source]The following skills are automatically obtained whenever character wields a specific type of weapon.
| Skill | Effect | Cost | Required Weapon |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:All In.png All In |
Perform a heavy attack that deals X-Y physical damage. | File:Action Point Icon.png Action Point(s): 3 | Two-Handed Melee weapons |
| File:DOS2 Skill Flurry.png Flurry |
Perform three quick attacks, each dealing X-Y physical damage. | File:Action Point Icon.png Action Point(s): 3 | Dual Wielding daggers Dual wielding one handed weapons |
| File:DOS2 Skill Shields Up.png Shields Up |
Restore the Physical Armour and Magic Armour on yourself. | File:Action Point Icon.png Action Point(s): 2 | Shield |
| File:Staff Of Magus.png Staff of Magus |
Launch a magical missile from your staff that deals X-Y elemental damage. | File:Action Point Icon.png Action Point(s): 2 | Staff |
| File:Sucker Punch.png Sucker Punch |
An unexpected blow, that deals X-Y physical damage and knocks down target. | File:Action Point Icon.png Action Point(s): 1 | Unarmed off-hand |
NPC skills
[edit | edit source]- Burrow - used by summoned Bone Widow
- Assume Dragon Form
- Dragonfall
- Dimensional Dive - used by Kraken
- Summon Parasitic Heart
- Summon Eternal Stalker
- Swap Places
- Unlock Magic
- Force Push
- Mute
- Deafening Shriek
- Void Glide
- Void Howl
- Harbinger's Step - Harbinger of Doom teleports to chosen location