Tactics
Combat · Skill guide
Supports damage during weapon combat. Maximum skill: 120 with Power Scrolls; useful alongside your weapon skill and Anatomy.
Summary
- Use: Fight normally with your chosen weapon; Tactics checks happen when eligible hits land.
- Tactics is passive: there is no button to press for each attack.
- Codex rank, other skills and the enemy’s defences still affect final damage.
Training
Set Tactics to Up ↑ and leave room under your 720 total skill cap.
| Skill Range | Recommended Activity |
|---|---|
| 0–50 | Buy an optional lesson from a Blacksmith for 300 gold; it raises this skill directly to 50.0. |
| 50–80 | Land weapon hits on Academy practice targets. |
| 80–120 | Keep landing qualifying hits in ordinary combat or sparring. |
Above 100, use matching Power Scrolls in order: 105, 110, 115, then 120. They unlock caps without granting skill points.
Right-click the teacher NPC, select the skill’s training entry, then give 300 gold. You need a skill cap of at least 50 and room for the entire lesson under your total cap.
Mechanics & Scaling
Weapon-damage component is 0.625% per skill point plus 6.25% at 100 or higher.
| Threshold / Stat | Effect / Scaling |
|---|---|
| 50.0 | 31.25% |
| 80.0 | 50% |
| 100.0 | 68.75% |
Location & Instructors
- Trainer NPC: Blacksmith, Weaponsmith or Warrior to 50.0.
- Academy: Train beside a weapon skill to 80.0.