More than 100 different skills are available to your Divinity: Original Sin 2 character, creating an absurd range of character builds focused on anything from teleportation to summoning to constantly knocking down and stunning enemies.
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Below we list out absolutely every single base skill in the game across all 10 schools, including those created by combining books from different schools. Wondering how to craft some of those higher level skills instead of finding or buying the skill books? Check out our full skill crafting combination guide for all the information you’ll need.
Each entry includes the required level and whether Source points are necessary to utilize the skill. Note that the level column refers to your level in the corresponding skill (Aerothurge, Necromancer, etc.) and not to your overall character level.
Some skills require levels in more than one category and are marked as such (such as required Aerothurge level 1, Hunstman level 1). Keep in mind that some of these skills can be bestowed by items, such as the Teleportation Gloves, and in those cases no skill levels are required. Any skills gained by the Corpse Eater talent, however, do require levels in the relevant skill category.
Don’t forget that the negative status effects for a skill are only set on the opponent if their physical or magical armour (depending on the particular status effect) has been lowered to 0. Battle Stomp for instance doesn’t actually knock down enemies until their physical armour has been depleted first.
Divinity Original Sin 2 Aerothurge Skills
| Skill | Level | Source | Skill Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blinding Radiance | Aerothurge1 | No | Air damage, Blinding Aura 1 turn |
| Electric Discharge | Aerothurge1 | No | Ranged Air damage, Shocked 2 turns |
| Favourable Wind | Aerothurge1 | No | Increased move speed aura 3 turns |
| Shocking Touch | Aerothurge1 | No | Melee Air damage, Shocked 2 turns |
| Erratic Wisp | Aerothurge1 Huntsman1 | No | Teleport when attacked, air resistance +40% |
| Breathing Bubble | Aerothurge1 Warfare1 | No | Ignore clouds and suffocation |
| Vacuum Touch | Aerothurge1 Necro1 | No | Air damage, Suffocation/Silence 1 turn |
| Vaporize | Aerothurge1 Polymorph1 | No | Remove Petrified/Frozen, turn ground surface into clouds |
| Smoke Cover | Aerothurge1 Scoundrel1 | No | Creating obscuring cloud |
| Teleportation | Aerothurge2 | No | Teleport target character or item |
| Dazing Bolt | Aerothurge2 | No | Area effect air damage, Shocked 1 turn |
| Nether Swap | Aerothurge2 | No | Two characters swap places |
| Pressure Spike | Aerothurge2 | No | Condense clouds, douse fires, deal air damage |
| Uncanny Evasion | Aerothurge2 | No | Increase dodge and movement speed |
| Apportation | Aerothurge2 | No | Transport pickable items to inventory |
| Vacuum Aura | Aerothurge2 Necro2 | 1 | Air damage, Silence/Suffocation aura |
| Mass Breathing Bubbles | Aerothurge2 Warfare2 | 1 | Allies ignore clouds/Suffocation |
| Evasive Aura | Aerothurge2 Huntsman2 | 1 | Dodging/move speed increased in aura |
| Blessed Cloud Smoke | Aerothurge2 Scoundrel2 | 2 | Invisibility cloud |
| Chain Lightning | Aerothurge3 | 1 | Air damage forks up to 8 times |
| Tornado | Aerothurge3 | No | Moves randomly across battlefield, clearing status effects and revealing invisibility |
| Superconductor | Aerothurge3 | No | Area air damage, Shocked 1 turn |
| Closed Circuit | Aerothurge3 | 2 | Close range area air damage, Shocked 2 turns |
| Thunderstorm | Aerothurge5 | 3 | Air damage to targets in range 3 turns |
Divinity Original Sin 2 Geomancer Skills
| Skill | Level | Source | Skill Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poison Dart | Geomancer1 | No | Poison damage, create Poison puddle |
| Contamination | Geomancer1 | No | Close range area effect Poison damage, turns liquid into Poison cloud |
| Corrosive Touch | Geomancer1 Necro1 | No | Destroy physical armour, set Acid 2 turns |
| Fortify | Geomancer1 | No | Add physical armour, remove status effects, can’t be teleported |
| Fossil Strike | Geomancer1 | No | Ranged Earth damage, creates oil slick |
| Oily Carapace | Geomancer1 Warfare1 | No | Consume oil surface to restore physical armour |
| Turn To Oil | Geomancer1 Polymorph1 | No | Convert liquid surface to oil, remove status effects |
| Venom Coating | Geomancer1 Scoundrel1 | No | Add Poison damage to weapon attacks |
| Throw Dust | Geomancer1 Huntsman1 | No | Ranged Earth damage, Blinded 1 round, clear clouds |
| Mind Metal | Geomancer2 | No | Restore physical armour in aura |
| Reactive Armour | Geomancer2 | No | Deal damage based on physical armour in wave |
| Impalement | Geomancer2 | No | Ranged Earth damage, Crippled 1 turn, creates oil slick |
| Poison Wave | Geomancer2 | No | Close range area Poison damage, Earth immunity 1 round, creates Poison cloud |
| Earthquake | Geomancer2 | No | Area Earth damage, Knockdown 1 turn, creates random oil slicks |
| Worm Tremor | Geomancer2 | No | Area Earth damage, increased damage and status effects to enemies without magic armour |
| Corrosive Spray | Geomancer2 Necro2 | 1 | Destroy physical armour, set Acid / Atrophy 2 turns |
| Mass Oily Carapace | Geomancer2 Warfare2 | 1 | Aura version of Oily Carapace |
| Venomous Aura | Geomancer2 Scoundrel2 | 1 | Aura version of Venom Coating |
| Dust Blast | Geomancer2 Huntsman2 | 1 | Ranged Earth damage, blind 2 rounds |
| Summon Artillery Plant | Geomancer3 | 1 | Plant throws Acid damage and Poison clouds |
| Siphon Poison | Geomancer3 | No | Remove Poison clouds, increases weapon damage based on size |
| Living Wall | Geomancer3 | No | Vines block path, create Poison clouds |
| Acid Spores | Geomancer3 | 2 | Ranged Poison damage |
| Pyroclastic Eruption | Geomancer5 | 3 | Ranged Earth damage, create oil slicks |
Divinity Original Sin 2 Huntsman Skills
| Skill | Level | Source | Skill Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Aid | Huntsman1 | No | Restore Vitality, removes status effects |
| Elemental Arrowheads | Huntsman1 | No | Range weapon deals elemental damage (requires close range elemental source) |
| Richochet | Huntsman1 | No | Ranged attack forks to extra target |
| Pin Down | Huntsman1 | No | Ranged attack, Crippled 1 turn |
| Reactive Shot | Huntsman2 | No | Automatically attack next 3 targets entering area |
| Barrage | Huntsman2 | No | Ranged attack vs. 3 targets |
| Tactical Retreat | Huntsman2 | No | Haste and then teleport |
| Ballistic Shot | Huntsman2 | No | Ranged attack, increased damage for further range |
| Marksman’s Fang | Huntsman2 | No | Hit all enemies in line, ignores armour |
| Sky Shot | Huntsman2 | No | Range attack with high ground bonus regardless of position |
| Glitter Dust | Huntsman3 | No | Target is Marked, can’t turn invisible |
| Assassinate | Huntsman3 | No | Ranged attack, major damage bonus if in stealth |
| Arrow Spray | Huntsman3 | 1 | 16 ranged attacks in arc |
| Farsight | Huntsman3 | 1 | Increase range of attacks |
| Arrow Storm | Huntsman5 | 3 | Area effect ranged attack |
Divinity Original Sin 2 Hydrosophist Skills
| Skill | Level | Source | Skill Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armour Of Frost | Hydrosophist1 | No | Increase magic armour, remove status effects |
| Rain | Hydrosophist1 | No | Douse fire, create Wet surface |
| Restoration | Hydrosophist1 | No | Heal Vitality, remove status effects |
| Hail Strike | Hydrosophist1 | No | Range Ice damage, creates Frozen surface |
| Cryotherapy | Hydrosophist1 Huntsman1 | No | Convert Frozen surfaces to magical armour |
| Healing Tears | Hydrosophist1 Polymorph1 | No | Heal 3 allies in aura |
| Vampiric Hunger | Hydrosophist1 Scoundrel1 | No | 50% Vitality life steal / 2 turns |
| Cleanse Wounds | Hydrosophist1 Warfare1 | No | Heal Vitality, remove status effects |
| Soothing Cold | Hydrosophist2 | No | Restore magical armour / 3 turns |
| Winter Blast | Hydrosophist2 | No | Water damage, set Chilled, create Frozen surface |
| Ice Fan | Hydrosophist2 | No | Water damage 3 targets, set Chilled |
| Global Cooling | Hydrosophist2 | No | Close range area damage, set Chilled, create Frozen surface |
| Cryogenic Stasis | Hydrosophist2 | No | Target immune to damage, regenerates health |
| Healing Ritual | Hydrosophist2 | No | Restore Vitality, jumps to multiple allies |
| Mass Cleanse Wounds | Hydrosophist2 Warfare2 | 1 | Aura version of Cleanse Wounds |
| Vampiric Hunger Aura | Hydrosophist2 Scoundrel2 | 1 | Aura version of Vampiric Hunter |
| Mass Cryotherapy | Hydrosophist2 Huntsman2 | 1 | Aura version of Cryotherapy |
| Deep Freeze | Hydrosophist3 | No | Targets with low Vitality die, otherwise Water damage and sets Frozen |
| Arcane Stitch | Hydrosophist3 | 1 | Fully restore magical armour |
| Steam Lance | Hydrosophist3 | 2 | Restore Vitality / 3 turns |
| Hail Storm | Hydrosophist5 | 3 | Area Water damage, sets Chilled |
Divinity Original Sin 2 Necromancer Skills
| Skill | Level | Source | Skill Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Sucker | Necro1 | No | Consume blood to heal Vitality |
| Decaying Touch | Necro1 | No | Melee damage, target takes damage from healing / 2 turns |
| Mosquito Swarm | Necro1 | No | Ranged damage, restores Vitality |
| Raise Bloated Corpse | Necro1 | No | Summon cadaver that can explode |
| Raining Blood | Necro1 Hydrosophist1 | No | Douse fire, create blood surface, set Bleeding on targets |
| Bone Cage | Necro2 | No | Increase physical armour for each corpse in area |
| Infect | Necro2 | No | Melee damage, set Infected on target |
| Living On The Edge | Necro2 | No | Target can’t drop below 1 Vitality / 2 turns, even if summoned |
| Death Wish | Necro2 | No | Bonus damage for lower Vitality, but take damage each turn |
| Raise Bone Widow | Necro2 | No | Summon bone creature that heals by consuming corpses |
| Shackles Of Pain | Necro2 | No | Target takes your damage in your place |
| Last Rites | Necro3 | No | Take piercing damage, then resurrect ally |
| Silencing Stare | Necro3 | No | Silence targets in area effect |
| Black Shroud | Necro3 | 1 | Set Blind and Suffocation in area effect |
| Grasp Of The Starved | Necro3 | 2 | Ranged damage, sets Crippled on all targets |
| Blood Storm | Necro3 Hydrosophist3 | 3 | Set Disease and Decay on targets, transforms water to blood |
| Totems Of The Necromancer | Necro5 | 3 | Corpses turn to Bone Totems that deal ranged damage |
Divinity Original Sin 2 Polymorph Skills
| Skill | Level | Source | Skill Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Horns | Polymorph1 | No | Grant new attack, increase Retribution |
| Chicken Claw | Polymorph1 | No | Transform target into chicken / 2 rounds |
| Tentacle Lash | Polymorph1 | No | Ranged damage, set Atrophy |
| Chameleon Cloak | Polymorph1 | No | Set Invisible / 2 turns |
| Heart Of Steel | Polymorph2 | No | Regenerate Physical Armour |
| Spread Your Wings | Polymorph2 | No | Fly and ignore ground surfaces |
| Spider Legs | Polymorph2 | No | Create Web surfaces |
| Terrain Transmutation | Polymorph2 | No | Swap surfaces and clouds of two areas |
| Medusa Head | Polymorph2 | No | Gain petrification attack |
| Summon Oily Blob | Polymorph2 | No | Earth damage in area, create oil slick |
| Flaming Skin | Polymorph2 Pyrokinetic2 | 1 | Immune Fire, lower Water resistance |
| Icy Skin | Polymorph2 Hydrosophist2 | 1 | Immune Water, lower Fire resistance |
| Poisonous Skin | Polymorph2 Geomancer2 | 1 | Immune Poison and Earth, lower Air resistance |
| Jellyfish Skin | Polymorph2 Aerothurge2 | 1 | Immune Electricity, lower Poison and Earth resistance |
| Skin Graft | Polymorph3 | 1 | Remove status effects and reset all cooldowns |
| Forced Exchange | Polymorph3 | 2 | Exchange Vitality total with target |
| Equalize | Polymorph3 | No | Vitality and armour of targets in area are combined and then redistributed equally |
| Flayed Skin | Polymorph3 | No | Destroy magical armour and reduce resistances |
| Apotheosis | Polymorph5 | 3 | Reduce cost of all Source abilities |
Divinity Original Sin 2 Pyrokinetic Skills
| Skill | Level | Source | Skill Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haste | Pyrokinetic1 | No | Increase move speed and AP, remove status effects |
| Ignition | Pyrokinetic1 | No | Fire damage in close range area |
| Peace Of Mind | Pyrokinetic1 | No | Increase stats, remove status effects |
| Searing Daggers | Pyrokinetic1 | No | Ranged fire damage to 3 targets, create Fire surface |
| Bleed Fire | Pyrokinetic1 Polymorph1 | No | Set Fire surface and ignite surfaces |
| Corpse Explosion | Pyrokinetic1 Necro1 | No | Deal area damage around corpse |
| Sabotage | Pyrokinetic1 Scoundrel1 | No | Explode random grenade or arrow in target’s inventory |
| Sparking Swings | Pyrokinetic1 Warfare1 | No | Melee attacks create bouncing fire projectiles |
| Throw Explosive Trap | Pyrokinetic1 Huntsman1 | No | Trap explodes in area affect when enemy approaches |
| Fireball | Pyrokinetic2 | No | Area Fire damage |
| Spontaneous Combustion | Pyrokinetic2 | No | Ranged Fire damage on target, deal bonus damage for Fire status effects |
| Fire Whip | Pyrokinetic2 | No | Ranged Fire damage, sets Blind and Burning |
| Laser Ray | Pyrokinetic2 | No | Line of Fire damage, creates Fire cloud |
| Supernova | Pyrokinetic2 | No | Area Fire damage, creates Fire surfaces |
| Flaming Tongues | Pyrokinetic2 | No | Fire damage to approaching enemies |
| Mass Corpse Explosion | Pyrokinetic2 Necro2 | 1 | Area version of Corpse Explosion |
| Master Of Sparks | Pyrokinetic2 Warfare2 | 1 | Aura version of Sparking Swings |
| Mass Sabotage | Pyrokinetic2 Scoundrel2 | 1 | Explode 2 grenades or arrows on target |
| Deploy Mass Traps | Pyrokinetic2 Huntsman2 | 1 | Create 4 traps |
| Summon Fire Slug | Pyrokinetic3 | 1 | Summons ally to launch ranged attacks and create Fire surfaces |
| Flaming Crescendo | Pyrokinetic3 | No | Target explodes in 3 rounds (or on death) |
| Epidemic Of Fire | Pyrokinetic3 | 2 | Ranged Fire damage, forks up to 5 times |
| Meteor Shower | Pyrokinetic5 | 3 | Area Fire damage |
Divinity Original Sin 2 Scoundrel Skills
| Skill | Level | Source | Skill Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrenaline | Scoundrel1 | No | Gain AP, but lose AP next turn |
| Backlash | Scoundrel1 | No | Land behind enemy and Backstab |
| Chloroform | Scoundrel1 | No | Destroys magical armour and sets Sleeping |
| Throwing Knife | Scoundrel1 | No | Ranged damage, can Backstab |
| Cloak And Dagger | Scoundrel2 | No | Teleport without breaking Sneak |
| Corrupted Blade | Scoundrel2 | No | Melee damage, set Decay and Disease |
| Gag Order | Scoundrel2 | No | Destroy magical armour and set Silenced |
| Rupture Tendons | Scoundrel2 | No | Melee damage, deal damage whenever target moves |
| Sawtooth Knife | Scoundrel2 | No | Deal damage direct to Vitality, set Bleeding if no physical armour |
| Sleeping Arms | Scoundrel2 | No | Melee damage and set Atrophy |
| Terrifying Cruelty | Scoundrel3 | No | Melee damage and set Bleeding, Terrified |
| Wind Up Toy | Scoundrel3 | No | Summon exploding ally, doesn’t break Sneak |
| Daggers Drawn | Scoundrel3 | 2 | Melee damage multiple times |
| Fan Of Knives | Scoundrel3 | 1 | Melee damage to all nearby enemies, can Backstab |
| Mortal Blow | Scoundrel5 | 3 | Melee damage, doubled if Sneaking, instant kill to enemy at 20% Vitality or lower |
Divinity Original Sin 2 Summoning Skills
| Skill | Level | Source | Skill Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conjure Incarnate | Summoning1 | No | Summon ally matching element of surface conjured from |
| Dimensional Bolt | Summoning1 | No | Ranged damage of random type, creates corresponding surface |
| Elemental Totem | Summoning1 | No | Summon totem that deals ranged damage of corresponding surface type |
| Farsight Infusion | Summoning1 | No | Grants Incarnate ranged attack |
| Electric Infusion | Summoning1 Aerothurge1 | No | Give Incarnate Electricity attack |
| Fire Infusion | Summoning1 Pyrokinetic1 | No | Give Incarnate Fire attack |
| Poison Infusion | Summoning1 Geomancer1 | No | Give Incarnate Poison attack |
| Water Infusion | Summoning1 Hydrosophist1 | No | Give Incarnate Restoration skill |
| Acid Infusion | Summoning2 Geomancer2 | No | Give Incarnate Acid attacks |
| Cursed Electric Infusion | Summoning2 Aerothurge2 | No | Give Incarnate multiple Electricity attacks |
| Ice Infusion | Summoning2 Hydrosophist2 | No | Give Incarnate multiple healing abilities |
| Necrofire Infusion | Summoning2 Pyrokinetic2 | No | Give Incarnate multiple Fire abilities |
| Power Infusion | Summoning2 | No | Give Incarnate new melee attacks |
| Shadow Infusion | Summoning2 | No | Give Incarnate invisibility and stealth attacks |
| Rallying Cry | Summoning2 | No | Restore Vitality and magic armour based on allies and totems in area |
| Dominate Mind | Summoning2 | No | Charm target / 2 turns |
| Soulmate | Summoning2 | No | Remove status effects, target gains half the healing you receive |
| Supercharger | Summoning2 | No | Summoned creature deals bonus damage but dies in next turn |
| Warp Infusion | Summoning3 | No | Give Incarnate teleportation abilities |
| Door To Eternity | Summoning3 | 2 | Summons become immortal / 2 turns |
| Planar Gateway | Summoning3 | 1 | Travel between linked points |
| Ethereal Storm | Summoning5 | 3 | Random elemental damage or ally healing in area |
Divinity Original Sin 2 Warfare Skills
| Skill | Level | Source | Skill Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battering Ram | Warfare1 | No | Move forward in line, set Knockdown |
| Battle Stomp | Warfare1 | No | Damage in line, set Knockdown |
| Bouncing Shield | Warfare1 | No | Ranged damage based on shield armour, bounces to other enemies |
| Crippling Blow | Warfare1 | No | Melee damage, set Crippled / 1 turn |
| Blitz Attack | Warfare2 | No | Melee damage to multiple targets within area |
| Deflective Barrier | Warfare2 | No | Increase physical armour, reflect ranged attacks |
| Enrage | Warfare2 | No | Target is muted but deals all critical hits |
| Phoenix Dive | Warfare2 | No | Create Fire surface on target area |
| Provoke | Warfare2 | No | Force enemy to attack you |
| Whirlwind | Warfare2 | No | Melee damage against nearby enemies |
| Challenge | Warfare3 | No | Heal Vitality and receive combat bonuses if target dies within 3 turns, otherwise take damage |
| Guardian Angel | Warfare3 | No | Redirect damage from allies to you |
| Onslaught | Warfare3 | 2 | Melee attack five times in a row |
| Thick Of The Fight | Warfare3 | 1 | Increased damage for each ally in radius |
| Overpower | Warfare5 | 1 | Melee damage, destroy physical armour if your armour is higher than target |
Have you found any other skills for any of the 10 main schools while trekking through the Original Sin 2 world? Let us know in the comments below and we’ll get them added!
If you’re looking for more Divinity: Original Sin 2 guides, be sure to check out our other tips and tricks for every aspect of this turn-based fantasy experience:
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- Divinity Original Sin 2: Black Cat Secrets Revealed
- Divinity Original Sin 2: Character Creation Guide
- Divinity Original Sin 2: Skill Crafting Combinations and Book Vendors
- Divinity Original Sin 2: Complete Crafting Recipes Guide
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Published: Sep 21, 2017 06:43 pm