In our The Ascent Skills Guide, we will show you what all the Skills do, how to get them using Skill points, and what are the best skills for your builds.
As you play the game and level up, you will be getting skill points. These points are then used to unlock skills that you need for you’re your own character build. Since there is no class system in the game, the game gives you freedom in unlocking and experimenting with skills.
Skills in the game fall in different attributes that are:
- Cybernetics
- Motorics
- Frame
- Biometrics
The Ascent Skills Guide
Below we have detailed all the Skills with their effects, and listed the best Skills you should unlock and upgrade the most.
Skills
| Skill | Attribute | Effect |
| Tactical Sense | Cybernetics | This skill recharges your energy every time you deal damage to opponents. |
| Critical Hit Rate | Cybernetics | This skill determines how many times you can get a critical hit with your attacks |
| Weapon Handling | Motorics | Decreases weapon reload time and switching between weapons |
| Aiming | Motorics | Decreases the spread of bullets, making your shots more concentrated |
| Balance | Frame | Increases speed when holding heavy weapons, and determines stun resistance |
| Evasion | Frame | Allows you to dodge away but has a cooldown timer that can be reduced with upgrades |
| Vital Signs | Biometrics | Increased health |
| Body Battery | Biometrics | Increased Energy |
Best Skills to Unlock
While you can go choose the skills that best suit your playstyle, some skills are just too good or vital to combat to just be ignored. These include Evasion, which is one of the best skill to have in the game. Evasion allows you to evade enemy attacks by dodging away. Occasionally, you will find yourself on the back foot, especially when there is a large horde of enemies coming your way, or when larger enemies become overhwhelming. Upgrading the Evasion skill decreases the cooldown timer of this skill, allowing you to evade dangerous attacks from relentless enemies.
The other best skills to unlock and upgrade are Critical Hit Rate, which increases the chances of landing critical hits on the enemy, and the Weapon Handling which significantly reduces the time it takes to reload and to switch weapons.
Other worthy mentions are Vital Signs and Body Battery. Having increased health is always a welcome, especially if you find yourself having trouble with tougher enemies. On the other hand, Energy used on abilities takes time to regenerate back. the Body Battery Skill along with Tactical Sense give you more energy and energy regeneration when you deal damage to enemies.
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