While there are 14 different starting classes in Divinity: Original Sin 2, your build is more determined by which skills you learn than by what class or origin you picked during character creation.
In addition to racial, weapon, and Source skills, the 10 main skill types are broken down into the Aerothurge, Geomancer, Huntsman, Hydrosophist, Necrommancer, Polymorph, Pyrokinetic, Scoundrel, Summoning, and Warfare categories.
The wide range of skill combinations makes for a huge number of build types (which we’ll be covering more in-depth soon in our character creation guide). For now, you need to know how to get new skills, either by buying books or crafting your own.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 Skill Book Vendors
Right now we only know the locations of Act I vendors, but check back soon for updates on the vendors in the other parts of the game.
Note that you can actually kill the skill book vendors (or get them killed in certain quest lines) and leave yourself out of luck on the skill front until you head to a different area with a new vendor. The Red Prince, for instance, has dialog options that lead to a lethal fight with Warfare skill book vendor Kalias.
- Aerothurge – Gawin (Fort Joy Ghetto)
- Geomancer – Maol (Fort Joy Ghetto)
- Huntsman – Bahara (Sanctuary of Amadia)
- Hydrosophist – Rezik (Fort Joy Ghetto)
- Necromancer – Mona (Fort Joy Ghetto)
- Polymorph – Doctor Leste (Fort Joy Ghetto)
- Pyrokinetic – Stingtail (Beach outside Fort Joy)
- Scoundrel – Hilde (Fort Joy Ghetto)
- Summoning – Nebora (Tent near western gate of Fort Joy Ghetto)
- Warfare – Kalias (Caverns outside Fort Joy)
Divinity: Original Sin 2 Skill Crafting Combinations
While many skills are gained by buying books at different vendors (or found during the course of the game), you can actually directly craft your own skill books. Crafting these skills can make them available earlier than normal, or in some cases is the only reliable way to get the skill in question.
You just need the appropriate scroll and a book corresponding to the appropriate skill type. Obviously in many cases its better to have a permanent skill (assuming you have the Memory available to learn it) rather than just a single use scroll.
Don’t have the specific needed scroll for a new skill book? Head over to our complete guide on crafting in Original Sin 2 for each individual scroll recipe.
New Skill | Book/Scroll Ingredients |
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Vacuum Touch Skill Book | Aerotheurge Skill Book Necromancy Skill Book |
Mass Vacuum Touch Skill Book | Aerotheurge Level 2 Skill Book Necromancy Level 2 Skill Book |
Breathing Bubble Skill Book | Aerotheurge Skill Book Warfare Skill Book |
Mass Breathing Bubbles Skill Book | Aerotheurge Level 2 Skill Book Necromancy Level 2 Skill Book |
Erattic Wisp Skill Book | Aerotheurge Skill Book Hunter Skill Book |
Evasive Aura Skill Book | Aerotheurge Level 2 Skill Book Hunter Level 2 Skill Book |
Electric Infusion Skill Book | Aerotheurge Skill Book Summoning Skill Book |
Smoke Cover Skill Book | Aerotheurge Skill Book Scoundrel Skill Book |
Blessed Smoke Cloud Skill Book | Aerotheurge Level 2 Skill Book Scoundrel Level 2 Skill Book |
Blinding Radiance Skill Book | Aerotheurge Skill Book Blinding Radiance Scroll |
Chain Lightning Skill Book | Aerotheurge Skill Book Chain Lightning Scroll |
Electric Fence Skill Book | Aerotheurge Skill Book Electric Fence Scroll |
Favourable Wind Skill Book | Aerotheurge Skill Book Favourable Wind Scroll |
Lightning Bolt Skill Book | Aerotheurge Skill Book Lightning Bolt Scroll |
Teleportation Skill Book | Aerotheurge Skill Book Teleportation Scroll |
Shocking Touch Book | Aerotheurge Skill Book Shocking Touch Scroll |
Tornado Skill Book | Aerotheurge Skill Book Tornado Scroll |
Corpse Explosion Skill Book | Necromancer Skill Book Fire Skill Book |
Mass Corpse Explosion Skill Book | Necromancer Level 2 Skill Book Fire Level 2 Skill Book |
Rain Of Blood Skill Book | Necromancer Skill Book Water Skill Book |
Blood Storm Skill Book | Necromancer Skill Book Blood Storm Scroll |
Blood Sucker Skill Book | Necromancer Skill Book Blood Sucker Scroll |
Decaying Touch Skill Book | Necromancer Skill Book Decaying Touch Scroll |
Mosquito Swarm Skill Book | Necromancer Skill Book Mosquito Swarm Scroll |
Shackles Of Pain Skill Book | Necromancer Skill Book Shackles Of Pain Scroll |
Infect Skill Book | Necromancer Skill Book Infect Scroll |
Corrosive Spray Skill Book | Geomancer Skill Book Necromancy Skill Book |
Turn To Oil Skill Book | Geomancer Skill Book Polymorph Skill Book |
Oily Carapace Skill Book | Geomancer Skill Book Polymorph Skill Book |
Throw Dust Skill Book | Geomancer Skill Book Hunter Skill Book |
Venom Coating Skill Book | Geomancer Skill Book Scoundrel Skill Book |
Poison Infusion Skill Book | Geomancer Skill Book Summoning Skill Book |
Acid Spores Skill Book | Geomancer Skill Book Acid Spores Scroll |
Contamination Skill Book | Geomancer Skill Book Contamination Scroll |
Fortify Skill Book | Geomancer Skill Book Fortify Scroll |
Poison Dart Skill Book | Geomancer Skill Book Poison Dart Scroll |
Fossil Strike Skill Book | Geomancer Skill Book Fossil Strike Scroll |
Impalement Skill Book | Geomancer Skill Book Impalement Scroll |
Bleed Fire Skill Book | Pyrokinetic Skill Book Polymorph Skill Book |
Sparking Swings Skill Book | Pyrokinetic Skill Book Warfare Skill Book |
Explosive Trap Skill Book | Pyrokinetic Skill Book Hunter Skill Book |
Sabotage Skill Book | Pyrokinetic Skill Book Scoundrel Skill Book |
Fire Infusion Skill Book | Pyrokinetic Skill Book Summoning Skill Book |
Burn My Eyes Skill Book | Pyrokinetic Skill Book Burn My Eyes Scroll |
Fireball Skill Book | Pyrokinetic Skill Book Fireball Scroll |
Fireblood Skill Book | Pyrokinetic Skill Book Fireblood Scroll |
Searing Daggers Skill Book | Pyrokinetic Skill Book Searing Daggers Scroll |
Haste Skill Book | Pyrokinetic Skill Book Haste Scroll |
Ignition Skill Book | Pyrokinetic Skill Book Ignition Scroll |
Infectious Flame Skill Book | Pyrokinetic Skill Book Infectious Flame Scroll |
Spontaneous Combustion Skill Book | Pyrokinetic Skill Book Spontaneous Combustion Scroll |
Tentacle Lash Skill Book | Polymorph Skill Book Tentacle Lash Scroll |
Chicken Claw Skill Book | Polymorph Skill Book Chicken Claw Scroll |
Bull Horns Skill Book | Polymorph Skill Book Bull Horns Scroll |
Chameleon Cloak Skill Book | Polymorph Skill Book Chameleon Cloak Scroll |
Heart Of Steel Skill Book | Polymorph Skill Book Heart Of Steel Scroll |
Spread Your Wings Skill Book | Polymorph Skill Book Spread Your Wings Scroll |
Conjure Incarnate Skill Book | Summoning Skill Book Conjure Incarnate Scroll |
Dimensional Bolt Skill Book | Summoning Skill Book Dimensional Bolt Scroll |
Elemental Totem Skill Book | Summoning Skill Book Elemental Totem Scroll |
Farsight Infusion Skill Book | Summoning Skill Book Farsight Infusion Scroll |
Power Infusion Skill Book | Summoning Skill Book Power Infusion Scroll |
Rallying Cry Skill Book | Summoning Skill Book Rallying Cry Scroll |
Supercharger Skill Book | Summoning Skill Book Supercharger Scroll |
Blood Rain Skill Book | Hydrosophist Skill Book Necromancy Skill Book |
Healing Tears Skill Book | Hydrosophist Skill Book Polymorph Skill Book |
Cleanse Wounds Skill Book | Hydrosophist Skill Book Warfare Skill Book |
Cryotherapy Skill Book | Hydrosophist Skill Book Hunter Skill Book |
Vampiric Hunger Skill Book | Hydrosophist Skill Book Scoundrel Skill Book |
Water Infusino Skill Book | Hydrosophist Skill Book Summoning Skill Book |
Armour Of Frost Skill Book | Hydrosophist Skill Book Armour Of Frost Scroll |
Hail Strike Skill Book | Hydrosophist Skill Book Hail Strike Scroll |
Healing Ritual Skill Book | Hydrosophist Skill Book Healing Ritual Scroll |
Rain Skill Book | Hydrosophist Skill Book Rain Scroll |
Restoration Skill Book | Hydrosophist Skill Book Restoration Scroll |
Steam Lance Skill Book | Hydrosophist Skill Book Steam Lance Scroll |
Winter Blast Skill Book | Hydrosophist Skill Book Winter Blast Scroll |
There are absolutely more skill books hiding out there as the game leaves Early Access and finally sees full release — and it’s a good bet there will be different combinations for some of the same books. Stay tuned as we update this list, and if you’ve found any others not included here, please let us know in the comments!
If you need more help with other aspects of this tactical RPG, be sure to check out the rest of our Divinity: Original Sin 2 guides for extra tips and tricks:
- Divinity Original Sin 2: Escaping Fort Joy
- Divinity Original Sin 2: Arena Of The One Combat Guide
- Divinity Original Sin 2: Artefacts of the Tyrant Guide
- Divinity Original Sin 2: Black Cat Secrets Revealed
- Divinity Original Sin 2 Character Creation Guide
- Divinity Original Sin 2: Ultimate Build Guide
- Divinity Original Sin 2: Skill Crafting Combinations and Book Vendors
- Divinity Original Sin 2: Complete Crafting Recipes Guide
Published: Sep 13, 2017 07:11 pm