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This is a list of all General Skills and their effects in the game Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt. Read on for information on each General Skill's effects and required points, or click on an ability's name to see more information.
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Note: All General Skills have no point requirement in order to unlock them, meaning they can be unlocked with 0 points in the branch.
| Ability Name | Effect |
|---|---|
 Adrenaline Burst |
Increases Adrenaline generation by 5%. Using Signs now generates Adrenaline Points. |
 Advanced Pyrotechnics |
Damage dealt by a bomb's explosion generates 0.1 Adrenaline Points. |
 Attack is the Best Defense |
Each defensive action generates Adrenaline Points: Parries 0.1 points, Counterattacks 0.4 points, Dodges 0.3 points, Rolls 0.2 points. Cannot be activated more than once every 5 seconds. |
 Battle Frenzy |
Instead of its previous effect, Battle Trance now increases critical hit chance by 8% per Adrenaline Point. |
 Bear School Techniques |
Each piece of heavy armor increases maximum Vitality by 5% and strong attack damage by 5%. |
 Cat School Techniques |
Each piece of light armor increases critical hit damage by 25% and fast attack by 5%. |
 Focus |
Adrenaline Points increase both weapon damage and Sign intensity. |
 Gorged on Power |
The bonus from a Place of Power lasts indefinitely - but only one such bonus can be active at a given time. |
 Gourmet |
Eating food regenerates Vitality for 20 minutes. |
 Griffin School Techniques |
Each piece of medium armor increases Sign intensity by 5% and Stamina regeneration by 5%. |
 Heavy Artillery |
Bomb damage is increased by 200% -- but the number of bombs in slots is decreased by 50%. This does not apply to bombs which deal no damage. |
 In Combat's Fires |
You ignore bomb and special bolt effects. |
 Metabolic Control |
Increases maximum Toxicity by 30 points. |
 Metabolism Boosts |
If available, Adrenaline Points will be consumed to reduce the Toxicity cost of drinking potions by 33% per point. Does not affect mutagen decoctions. |
 Rage Management |
If your current Stamina levels are too low, Signs can be cast using Adrenaline Points. |
 Steady Shot |
Crossbow bolts deal 25% more damage. |
 Strong Back |
Maximum inventory weight is increased by 60. |
 Sun and Stars |
During the day, Vitality regenerates by an additional 10 points per second when not in combat. At night, Stamina regenerates by an additional 1 points per second during combat. |
 Survival Instinct |
Increases maximum Vitality by 500. |
 Trick Shot |
You can shoot one additional bolt before you must reload. |
| Witcher 3 Abilities by Branch | |
|---|---|
| Combat Skills | Sign Skills |
| Alchemy Skills | General Skills |
| Witcher 3 Mutations | |
|---|---|
| Mutation Skills |
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