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Abilities
This is a list of all Abilties in the game Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt. Read on for information on each Ability and its effect at each stage.

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List of All Abilities

Combat Skills

See All Combat Skills and Effects

Ability Name	Core Skill	Req. Points
Resolve	Battle Trance	0
Undying	Battle Trance	8
Razor Focus	Battle Trance	20
Flood of Anger	Battle Trance	30
Arrow Deflection	Defense	0
Fleet Footed	Defense	8
Counterattack	Defense	20
Deadly Precision	Defense	30
Muscle Memory	Fast Attack	0
Precise Blows	Fast Attack	8
Whirl	Fast Attack	20
Crippling Strikes	Fast Attack	30
Lightning Reflexes	Marksmanship	0
Cold Blood	Marksmanship	8
Anatomical Knowledge	Marksmanship	20
Crippling Shot	Marksmanship	30
Strength Training	Strong Attack	0
Crushing Blows	Strong Attack	8
Rend	Strong Attack	20
Sunder Armor	Strong Attack	30

Sign Skills

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Ability Name	Core Skill	Req. Points
Far-Reaching Aard	Aard Sign	0
Aard Sweep	Aard Sign	6
Aard Intensity	Aard Sign	18
Shock Wave	Aard Sign	28
Delusion	Axii Sign	0
Puppet	Axii Sign	6
Axii Intensity	Axii Sign	18
Domination	Axii Sign	28
Melt Armor	Igni Sign	0
Firestream	Igni Sign	6
Igni Intensity	Igni Sign	18
Pyromaniac	Igni Sign	28
Exploding Shield	Quen Sign	0
Active Shield	Quen Sign	6
Quen Intensity	Quen Sign	18
Quen Discharge	Quen Sign	28
Sustained Glyphs	Yrden Sign	0
Magic Trap	Yrden Sign	6
Yrden Intensity	Yrden Sign	18
Supercharged Glyphs	Yrden Sign	28

Alchemy Skills

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Ability Name	Core Skill	Req. Points
Steady Aim	Bomb Creation	0
Pyrotechnics	Bomb Creation	8
Efficiency	Bomb Creation	20
Cluster Bombs	Bomb Creation	28
Heightened Tolerance	Brewing	0
Refreshment	Brewing	8
Delayed Recovery	Brewing	20
Side Effects	Brewing	28
Acquired Tolerance	Mutation	0
Tissue Transmutation	Mutation	8
Synergy	Mutation	20
Adaptation	Mutation	28
Poisoned Blades	Oil Preparation	0
Protective Coating	Oil Preparation	8
Fixative	Oil Preparation	20
Hunter Instinct	Oil Preparation	28
Frenzy	Trial of the Grasses	0
Endure Pain	Trial of the Grasses	8
Fast Metabolism	Trial of the Grasses	20
Killing Spree	Trial of the Grasses	28

General Skills

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Ability Name	Core Skill	Req. Points	Ranking
Attack is the Best Defense	-	0
Strong Back	-	0
Metabolic Control	-	0
Bear School Techniques	-	0
Heavy Artillery	-	0
Battle Frenzy	-	0
Focus	-	0
Griffin School Techniques	-	0
In Combat's Fires	-	0
Advanced Pyrotechnics	-	0
Adrenaline Burst	-	0
Cat School Techniques	-	0
Gourmet	-	0
Trick Shot	-	0
Rage Management	-	0
Survival Instinct	-	0
Gorged on Power	-	0
Metabolism Boosts	-	0
Steady Shot	-	0
Sun and Stars	-	0

Mutation Skills

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Toxic Blood	Deadly Counter	Magic Sensibilities
Euphoria	Bloodbath	Piercing Cold
Cat Eyes	Conductors of Magic	Mutated Skin
Adrenaline Rush	Second Life	Metamorphosis

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1 Anonymousabout 4 years

Almost every crossbow skill is pretty useless. I mean why would they even give it skills if they were this bad? CDPR makes good RPG world but can't do balancing at all.

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