Skills

A Skill Tablet.

Skills are a variety of unique abilities the Ember Knights can utilize on their journey. Each player can have up to 2 skills equipped at once. Skills can be obtained during a run by obtaining Skill Selectors and visiting Arlan's Shop. After beating the game once, Arlan will also set up shop in the Nexus allowing players to purchase skills before a run.

After each use, skills are recharged by hitting enemies. The number of hits needed is represented by the skill's Refresh value. Some skills can also start with multiple charges. Skill refresh values and number of charges can be modified by taking certain weapon mods and relics. With the Wrath of the Architect DLC, there is a total of 31 skills in the game.

Skill Selector

The Skill Selector

The Skill Selector can be encountered as a reward at the end of a room. When opened, the Skill Selector will let players select a skill from 3 randomly rolled choices. Players using Super Reroll allows a choice of 4 skills. The Skill Selector can be rerolled if the players have Skill Dice selected in Slot 7 of the Ember Tree.

Unlocking Skills

On a new save file, the player starts with only 6 skills. These skills are: Ember Fire, Blast Bomb, Arcane Bolts, Chakram, Knight's Charge, and Frost Wall.
Players can unlock new skills by finding Skill Tablets and bringing them to Evee in the Nexus. The following skills can be unlocked through Skill Tablets obtained from the listed bosses and minibosses:

Cyclone: Scoggfirth Miniboss
Rupture: Scoggfirth Boss
Ballista: Steadfast Citadel Miniboss
Hailstone Armor: Steadfast Citadel Boss
Warrior Wisps: Wightsbury Miniboss
Phantom Spear: Wightsbury Boss
Seek and Destroy: Anville Miniboss
Judgment: Anville Boss
Gravity Well: Netherra Boss
Soul Siphon: Architect's Realm Boss

List of Skills

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General Skill Upgrades A Handful of General Upgrades that can be Applied to any Skill.
Upgrade 1	Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3	Upgrade 4	Upgrade 5
Increased Crit Chance	Increased Damage	Adds 1 Additional Charge	Defeating an Enemy with a Skill Heals	Reduces the Number of Hits to Refresh

Ember Fire Damage and Burn nearby enemies with a cone of mystical flame						Blast Bomb Blast away your enemies with a devastating Explosion
Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected		Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected
8	2	Normal=20 Charged=25 Perfected=35	Burn	Bonus Damage		12	1	}Normal=50 Charged=60 Perfected=70	-	Bonus Damage
Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3			Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3
Increases the Range by 50%		Burst an additional cone of mystical flame behind the Knight	Shoots 3 fireballs in a spread shot			Enemies hit by your Blast Bomb are Rooted for 2s		Your bombs Pull enemies towards them before exploding	Throws 3 bombs in a row
Ultimate Upgrade	Whenever you Burn an enemy with Ember Fire, your Burn effects deal 10 increased damage					Ultimate Upgrade	Bombs explode into 3 smaller cluster bombs

Arcane Bolts Conjure Magical Bolts that Seek and Damage enemies near and far						Rupture Heave the ground surrounding you to Stun and Damage enemies
Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected		Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected
10	3	Normal=8x3 Charged=8x4 Perfected=8x5	Uncharged shoots 3 bolts, fully charged shoots 4 bolts, and perfected shoots 5 bolts	Bonus Bolts		15	1	Normal=20 Charged=25 Perfected=30	Stun	Bonus Damage and AoE
Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3			Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3
Your bolts become Ghosts. Whenever you defeat an enemy with a ghost bolt, another is summoned to Seek and Damage additional enemies		Your bolts are imbued with a random element of Burn, Freeze, Poison, or Lightning	Your bolts release in an expanding circle			The ground is ruptured dealing Damage over Time		Whenever you cast a perfect Rupture, the outer ring is cast an additional time	You gain 1 Max HP for each enemy defeated by Rupture. Enemies have a chance to turn into a Potato
Ultimate Upgrade	Arcane Bolts refreshes quicker by 1 hit every 1s					Ultimate Upgrade	Enemies below 25% HP are instantly defeated by Rupture

Chakram Shoots a spinning Bladed Disc that Ricochets off enemies						Knight's Charge Charge forward with incredible force, Stunning enemies in your path
Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected		Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected
12	1	Normal=15x3 Charged=15x4 Perfected=15x5	Can Crit	Bonus Bounces		12	1	Normal=10 Charged=12 Perfected=15	Stun	Bonus Damage and Refreshes 5
Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3			Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3
Increases Crit Chance of Chakram by 10%. Whenever Chakram Crits, it Freezes		Whenever Chakram bounces off the Knight, their Next Weapon Attack is a guaranteed Crit	Whenever you cast a Perfect Chakram, your first hit is a Crit			Whenever you cast a perfect Knight's Charge, a meteor is summoned at the target location that deals damage and burn		Leaves a trail of Fire that Burns enemies	Your Knight's Charge is a decoy projectile that Stuns enemies
Ultimate Upgrade	Chakram hits count towards Refreshing skills					Ultimate Upgrade	Whenever 3 or more unique enemies are hit by a Perfect Knight's Charge, it Refreshes

Warrior Wisps Summon a Wisp from the void to aid you in battle						Frost Wall Conjure an Ice barrier to Freeze enemies where they stand
Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected		Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected
20	2	Normal=6 Charged=7 Perfected=8	Burn, Freeze, Poison, Lightning.	Bonus Health		15	1	Normal=25 Charged=30 Perfected=35	Freeze	Bonus Damage and Duration
Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3			Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3
Increases max Wisps by 1. Wisps no longer have a lifetime		You gain 2 Weapon Damage for each Wisp you have	Whenever a Wisp is defeated, each Knight is healed for 10 HP			Whenever an enemy is defeated by Frost Wall, they explode dealing Damage and Freeze enemies behind them		Increases Frost Wall damage by 50% and Freezes enemies that contact the Frost Wall	Your Frost Wall is an expanding ice ring dealing Damage and Freeze
Ultimate Upgrade	Increases Damage, Speed, and HP for all Wisps					Ultimate Upgrade	Your Frost Wall permanently freezes Elite and Champion enemies

Cyclone Conjure a Cyclone to Pull your enemies a safe distance away						Hailstone Armor Surround yourself with an aura of Snowballs that Damage and Freeze enemies upon touch
Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected		Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected
12	1	Normal=4 Charged=5 Perfected=6	Stun	Bonus Damage and Duration		15	1	Normal=5 Charged=5 Perfected=5	Freeze	Bonus Snowballs
Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3			Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3
You gain 25% Move Speed for each active Cyclone		Whenever a Cyclone dies, Lightning is summoned	Your Cyclone stays with the Knight and no longer Pulls enemies			Thrown snowballs create an Ice Spike dealing AoE Damage around the target		Gain a passive aura that Slows enemies around you	Whenever you cast a perfect Hailstone Armor, you become Invulnerable for 4s or until you attack. Cooldown 5s
Ultimate Upgrade	Chunks of earth are thrown dealing Damage					Ultimate Upgrade	Whenever you cast a Perfect Hailstone Armor, you gain Armor. Also releases a Frost Nova that Freezes

Ballista Summon an ethereal Ballista to decimate approaching enemies						Phantom Spear Hurl a ghostly spear to Damage and Poison enemies
Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected		Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected
20	2	Normal=8 Charged=10 Perfected=12	-	Bonus Damage and Attack Rate		10	2	Normal=20 Charged=25 Perfected=30	Poison	Bonus Damage and Poison Stacks
Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3			Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3
Your Ballista is imbued with a random element of Burn, Freeze, Poison, or Lightning		Your Ballista shoots a spread of 3 arrows	Whenever an enemy is damaged by Ballista, you Heal for 2 HP			Deals Bonus Damage for each Poisoned enemy		Your Phantom Spear explodes dealing AoE Damage	Enemies hit by Phantom Spear are dealt Max Poison Stacks
Ultimate Upgrade	Ballista can be picked up. Whenever it's picked up, it Refreshes					Ultimate Upgrade	Enemies hit by Phantom Spear are Haunted and spawn a ghost when defeated by Phantom Spear

Arcane Orb Shoots an Arcane Orb that explodes dealing Damage around it						Judgment Mark the ground to call a storm of Lightning Bolts to Damage enemies
Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected		Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected
10	2	Normal=12 Charged=15 Perfected=18	-	Bonus Damage		12	1	Normal=50 Charged=35x2 Perfected=30x3	Lightning	More Bolts, Reduced Cast Delay
Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3			Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3
Arcane Orb Refreshes Quicker by 1 hit every 1s		Arcane Orb is a Cone of Damage	Whenever Arcane Orb Refreshes, 3 Seeking Orbs are summoned			Summons an additional set of Lightning Bolts		Enemies in the cast radius are Rooted	Whenever you cast a perfect Judgment, your next 6 weapon attacks have Lightning
Ultimate Upgrade	Whenever charging, multiple Seeking Orbs are released					Ultimate Upgrade	Gain a Static Aura that deals AoE Damage

Seek and Destroy Conjure the Welder's Drill, Knocking Up enemies in its path, to burst through the ground Damaging and Burning its target. Whenever an enemy is Defeated, it Seeks another target						Cloak and Dagger Become Invisible. Use again while Invisible to Damage enemies and Weaken Bosses and Minibosses
Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected		Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected
15	1	Normal=25 Charged=30 Perfected=35	Burn and Stun	Bonus Damage and Range		15	1	Normal=25 Charged=30 Perfected=35	Invisible and Weaken	Bonus Lifetime and Movespeed, Bonus Damage
Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3			Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3
Your Drill stays in place and deals AoE damage		Whenever an enemy is defeated with your Drill, each Knight is Healed for 10 HP	Enemies hit by your Drill are Rooted			Your Dagger is replaced with 3 Daggers that attack in a cone		Whenever entering or exiting Invisibility, conjure up to 3 Lightning Bolts	While Invisible, unleash Ghosts to Seek and Damage enemies. Enemies hit by your Dagger attack are Haunted
Ultimate Upgrade	Your drill will Seek Indefinitely until it fails to defeat a target					Ultimate Upgrade	Whenever entering or exiting Invisibility, your Next Weapon Attack is a guaranteed Crit and deals Increased Damage

Arlan's Lucky Dice Roll the dice, dealing Damage to enemies and generating a Bonus Effect based on the dice roll						Gravity Well Fire an Energy Wave that Slows enemies and creates a Black Hole that Pulls nearby enemies closer dealing AoE Damage
Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected		Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected
12	1	Normal=20 Charged=25 Perfected=30	Warcry Gravity Well Skill Refresh (1 charge on each skill) Heals all Knights for 10% Max HP Lightning Meteor	Bonus Damage		15	1	Normal=10 Charged=15 Perfected=20	The initial hit applies Slow and the subsequent black hole effect pulls enemies and damages them for a variable amount (24/31/36). Enemies that cannot be pulled will not receive the secondary damage.	Bonus Damage
Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3			Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3
Rolling a 1 also conjures a Food and rolling a 2 also conjures a Gem		Rolling a 3 also summons a Wisp and rolling a 4 also summons a Ballista	The chance of rolling a 5 or 6 are doubled			Conjure a Beam to Pierce and Pull enemies towards a Black Hole		Enemies hit by Gravity Well are Frozen and no longer Stunned	Gravity Well ends with an explosion of Chain Lightning that Seeks other enemies
Ultimate Upgrade	Whenever you cast a 'Perfect' Arlan's Lucky Dice, roll a Second Dice					Ultimate Upgrade	Gravity Well destroys enemy projectiles

Soul Siphon Conjure a Beam to blast enemies. Gain bonus Skill Damage for each enemy defeated on your next Skill use						Quasar Orbs Shoots a burst of Arcane Orbs that explode dealing Damage around them
Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected		Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected
12	1	Normal=20 Charged=30 Perfected=40	Each enemy slain by Soul Siphon grants 25% bonus Skill Damage, which is consumed upon using another skill (not necessarily Soul Siphon)	Bonus Damage		10	2	Normal=6 Charged=8 Perfected=10	-	Bonus Damage
Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3			Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3
Whenever an enemy is defeated by Soul Siphon, it Refreshes Quicker by 1 hit		Conjures 3 Beams	Enemies defeated by Soul Siphon leave a Damage AoE where they were defeated			Quasar Orbs Refreshes Quicker by 1 hit every 1s		Your Quasar Orbs deals 3 Cones of Damage	Whenever Quasar Orbs Refreshes, 3 Seeking Orbs are summoned
Ultimate Upgrade	Whenever Soul Siphon refreshes, permanently increase Skill Damage by 1%					Ultimate Upgrade	Whenever charging, multiple Seeking Orbs are released

Yalee Barrage Summon a Yalee that shoots Elemental orbs that Seek and Damage enemies
Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected
15	2	Normal=10 Charged=12 Perfected=15	-	Bonus Damage
Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3
Select an Element type. Your Yalees always deal Damage of the selected type		Summons an Additional Yalee	Your Yalees stay with the Knight
Ultimate Upgrade	Summons multiple Yalees to perform an Ultimate Barrage

Buster Ammo Load the Ember Buster with Special Ammo that increases Damage and Knockback of your Chain Attacks
Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected
1	15	Normal=25% Charged=25% Perfected=50%	Burn*	-
Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3
Increase your Max Ammo by 4		Whenever you cast Buster Ammo, your Buster Ammo does not deplete for 4s	Whenever you 'Perfect' cast Buster Ammo, throw a Bomb towards the nearest enemy
Ultimate Upgrade	Your Charge Attack receives the benefit of, and consumes Buster Ammo

Summon Geo Summon a Geo to aid you in battle						Squidling Drop a Squidling that Roots and Poisons enemies when they get close
Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected		Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected
20	2	Normal=10 Charged=15 Perfected=20	-	-		12	1	Normal=10 Charged=20 Perfected=30	Poison	-
Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3			Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3
Two Geos can be summoned at the same time		Geo gains a falling crystal attack	Geo pierces through enemies, Damaging and Slowing any enemy it hits			Root Damage from the Squidling applies additional Poison Stacks		Whenever a Poisoned enemy dies, you Heal for the number of stacks of Poison on that enemy	When Root's status effect ends, deal Bonus Damage to that enemy
Ultimate Upgrade	Geo instantly Executes the first non-Boss enemy it attacks in a room					Ultimate Upgrade	Whenever you Root a Poisoned enemy, deal Bonus Damage to that enemy

Hydra Summon a Hydra to Burn enemies						Molten Boulder Hurl a giant Molten Boulder that leaves a Burning trail behind it. Use again within 4s to detonate Molten Boulder early
Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected		Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected
20	1	Normal=8 Charged=10 Perfected=12	Burn	-		12	2	Normal=15 Charged=25 Perfected=30	Burn	-
Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3			Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3
Increases the range of all Hydra attacks		Hydra has a chance to shoot 2 Fireballs	Increases the max Hydra limit by 1			Molten Boulder's Burning trail lasts longer		Molten Boulder leaves a Fiery AoE when it breaks	Small Boulders created when a 'Perfect' Molten Boulder breaks Seek enemies
Ultimate Upgrade	Transform your Hydra into a 3-headed Hydra					Ultimate Upgrade	Small Boulders created when a 'Perfect' Molten Boulder breaks become Meteor Rain

Ronin Reflex Parry enemy attacks to perform a Counter Attack and Destroy nearby Projectiles						Daimyo Dash Dash through and Damage enemies. Whenever an enemy is defeated by Daimyo Dash, it Refreshes
Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected		Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected
10	1	Normal=25 Charged=45 Perfected=60	-	-		12	2	Normal=15 Charged=20 Perfected=25	-	-
Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3			Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3
Whenever you 'Perfect' Ronin Reflex, you become Invisible and leave behind a Decoy		Whenever you 'Perfect' Ronin Reflex, you deal Bonus Damage for each nearby enemy	Ronin Reflex is Easier to 'Perfect' cast			Increases the Distance of your Dash		Your next Weapon Attack gains Bonus Damage for each enemy hit by Daimyo Dash	After casting Daimyo Dash, you may cast it again within 3s. Casting without charging Dashes back towards the Original cast position
Ultimate Upgrade	Whenever you cast a 'Perfect' Ronin Reflex, you execute the non-Boss enemy that attacked					Ultimate Upgrade	The first time you hit a Boss or Miniboss with Daimyo Dash, the Cooldown is removed for 4s

Stormpike Throw a spike that Pierces enemies and sticks in the ground dealing AoE Lightning Damage. Whenever Stormpike is picked up, it Refreshes						Guided Assault Target enemies and release Homing Missiles that Seek enemies
Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected		Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected
15	1	Normal=15 Charged=25 Perfected=30	Lightning	-		12	1	Normal=15 Charged=20 Perfected=25	-	-
Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3			Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3
Whenever you cast a 'Perfect' Stormpike, it Pulls enemies		Whenever you Pick Up Stormpike, your next Skill deals 50% Bonus Damage	Whenever you Pick Up Stormpike, your other Skill is Refreshed by 5 hits			Guided Assault gains 2 additional Missiles		Guided Assault targets 2 additional enemies and has an increased targetting Range	Whenever you charge Guided Assault, you release Bonus Missiles
Ultimate Upgrade	Increases the size of the AoE Lightning Damage					Ultimate Upgrade	Missiles have a 20% chance to Explode Twice

Will of the Architect Channel the power of the Architect to punch through enemies
Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected
12	2	Normal=20 Charged=30 Perfected=40	-	-
Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3
Choose an Elemental Type to be added to Will of the Architect		Charging Will of the Architect performs a Ground Slam that Stuns enemies	Whenever you Refresh Will of the Architect, you also cast an additional Random Skill
Ultimate Upgrade	Whenever you Defeat an enemy with Will of the Architect, gain 10% Weap0n Damage. Resets when you take damage. Max 5 stacks

Astral Beam Call down a Beam that deals Damage to nearby enemies. Use again to send the Beam forward
Refresh	Charges	Damage	Status	Perfected
15	1	Normal=15 Charged=20 Perfected=25	-	Bonus Damage Larger AoE
Upgrade 1		Upgrade 2	Upgrade 3
Knights standing in the Beam are Healed Over Time for 1 HP. Knights hit by the traveling Beam are Healed for 5% of their Max HP		Astral Beam deals 50% Bonus Damage, which decreases the longer the Beam remains stationary	Use again to stop the Beam from traveling. The duration of Astral Beam is increased by 3s
Ultimate Upgrade	Enemies in the cast radius are Polymorphed