List of Abilities and Effects | The Mercenaries | Resident Evil Village (Resident Evil 8)

This is a list of all abilities and their effects for The Mercenaries mode in Resident Evil Village. Read on to find out which abilities you can pick up on your way to getting the highest score in each level!

What Are Abilities?

Abilities are pick-ups that you can get in the different Levels in the Mercenaries game mode available to players who have completed Resident Evil Village.

These abilities provide you with boosts and bonuses that give you more power, health, and speed among other benefits.

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How to Get Abilities

Abilities can be easily seen around the different levels you play in. These can be identified as the blue-colored orbs that float in different sections of the play area. Interacting with them allows you to select between three skills to use. These skills, and any other you may pick up, carry on with you until the end of the level.

Can Abilities Be Stacked?

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Stacking abilities is possible in The Mercenaries mode. When the opportunity to select an ability that has already been selected before arises, players can choose to choose it again to stack the same ability. Offensive abilities can become especially deadly when stacked together!

All Mercenaries Abilities and Effects

Offensive Abilities

Abilities	Effects
Out of Reach	Long-distance attacks do more damage.
Break Shot	Initial attack does more damage when enemy's HP is full.
All Brawn	Attack increases but speed decreases.
Fickle Shooter	Attack increases when switching between enemies.
No Brainer	Headshots do more damage.
Infighter	Close-combat attacks do more damage.
Execution	Attack greatly increases when the enemies' HP is below 30%.

Support Abilities

Abilities	Effects
Thick Skinned	Damage taken decreases.
Adrenaline	HP recovers slightly when attacking with a gun.
Healthy	Max HP increases.
Super Guard	Damage no longer taken when guarding.
Gruesome Gourmet	Recover a little HP when an enemy is defeated.

Agility Abilities

Abilities	Effects
Lightning Speed	Movement speed greatly increases but damage taken increases too.
Agile	Speed increases.
Assasination Dash	Movement speed is increased.

Weapon Abilities

Abilities	Effects
Blade Master	Knives do five times more damage.
Shotgun Master	Shotguns do more damage.
Pistol Master	Handguns do more damage.
Magic Magazine	Ammo capacity doubles.
Masamune	Knife attacks are 10 times stronger, but damage from other weapons greatly decreases.

Enemy Debuff Abilities

Abilities	Effects
Corpse Combustor	Enemies will likely explode when they are defeated by a gun.
Slow Motion	Enemy movement decreases.

Resident Evil Village Related Guides

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The Village	The Castle
The Factory	The Mad Village
The Village II	The Castle II
The Factory II	The Mad Village II