Shroud of the Avatar skills
Every adventuring skill in the game, sorted into its 21 schools. Pick a skill for what it does at your level, what it needs first, and how it performs in real combat logs.
No classes: any character can learn any skill. 21 schools · ledger #31
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Combat schools 7
Blade Specialization · mastery skill
- Blade SpeedBladed Combat 10innate
- Bladed Combatinnate
- Coup de GraceWhirling Blades 4014 focus
- Double SlashThrust 4010 focus
- RendRiposte 405 focus
- RiposteBladed Combat 109 focus
Polearm Specialization · mastery skill
- Bec de FauconReach 40innate
- Defensive PositionsReach 40innate
- Leg SweepPull 406 focus
- Polearm Combatinnate
- PullPush 408 focus
- PuncturePolearm Combat 108 focus
Bludgeon Specialization · mastery skill
- BerserkBreak Armor 408 focus
- Bludgeon Combatinnate
- Break ArmorBreak Weapon 408 focus
- Break WeaponBludgeon Combat 108 focus
- BreakerStunner 40innate
- CrusherStunner 40innate
Ranged Specialization · mastery skill
- Aimed ShotRanged Combat 1013 focus
- Ammo ScavengerRanged Combat 10innate
- Blinding ShotDisabling Shot 408 focus
- Disabling ShotRanged Combat 108 focus
- Draw StrengthRange 40innate
- Eagle EyeAmmo Scavenger 40innate
Light Armor Specialization · mastery skill
Heavy Armor Specialization · mastery skill
- Absorb ImpactsBody Slam 405 focus
- Body SlamGlancing Blow 108 focus
- DeflectionGlancing Blow 10innate
- EnduranceDeflection 40innate
- Glancing Blow6 focus
- Hard HeadedDeflection 40innate
Shield Specialization · mastery skill
- AnglesDeflect 10innate
- Bolster BalanceDeflect 104 focus
- ChargeShield Bash 408 focus
- Deflect5 focus
- Dig InBolster Balance 406 focus
- Ranged DefenseStand Your Ground 80innate
Magic schools 9
Sun Magic Specialization · mastery skill
- BlindLight 104 focus
- Dazzling RaysBlind 4010 focus
- Elysian IlluminationReveal Hidden 4019 focus
- EnlightenmentLight 1010 focus
- Light10 focus
- Moon WardingSun Eater 0innate
Earth Magic Specialization · mastery skill
- Air WardingBulwark of Earth 0innate
- Bulwark of EarthSympathy of Stone 40innate
- Earth Attunementinnate
- Earth's EmbraceStrength of Earth 4014 focus
- EarthquakeStone Arrow 4019 focus
- RootStone Fist 1010 focus
Life Magic Specialization · mastery skill
- Banish UndeadPurify 4015 focus
- Beneficent BlessingHealing Touch 10innate
- Death WardingLife Power 0innate
- Healing BlastHealing Grace 4028 focus
- Healing BurstHealing Ray 4017 focus
- Healing GraceHealing Burst 4023 focus
Water Magic Specialization · mastery skill
- Blue BloodedIcy Breath 40innate
- Cone of ColdIce Field 4055 focus
- DouseIce Fist 103 focus
- Fire WardingBlue Blooded 0innate
- Ice ArrowIce Fist 1010 focus
- Ice FieldIce Arrow 4028 focus
Lunar Magic Specialization · mastery skill
- Animal CharmNight Vision 104 focus
- Celestial BlessingNight Vision 108 focus
- Cocoon of NightVanish 4019 focus
- FirefliesNight Vision 1010 focus
- Meteor ShowerFireflies 4037 focus
- Moon Attunementinnate
Air Magic Specialization · mastery skill
- Air Attunementinnate
- Air's EmbraceGust 205 focus
- BlinkDash 4023 focus
- Chain LightningLightning 4015 focus
- DashGust 205 focus
- DischargeGust 1013 focus
Death Magic Specialization · mastery skill
- Corpse ExplosionTap Soul 1010 focus
- Death Attunementinnate
- Death FieldDeath Ray 4022 focus
- Death MasteryTap Soul 10innate
- Death RayDeath Touch 4010 focus
- Death ShieldDeath Ray 403 focus
Fire Magic Specialization · mastery skill
- Fire ArrowFlame Fist 208 focus
- Fire Attunementinnate
- Fire ProofHighly Flammable 40innate
- Fire SpeedHighly Flammable 40innate
- FireballFire Arrow 4028 focus
- Flame Fist8 focus
Chaos Magic Specialization · mastery skill
- Chaos Attunementinnate
- Chaos BoltConfusion 207 focus
- Chaotic CloneConfusion 2015 focus
- Chaotic FeedbackTorpid Torment 4010 focus
- Chaotic ShieldChaotic Clone 4014 focus
- Chaotic StepChaos Bolt 4010 focus
Strategy schools 5
Tactics Specialization · mastery skill
- Armor PreservationHealthy 10innate
- Berserker's StanceReckless Stance 40
- Defensive StanceHealthy 10
- Elixir ExtensionWeapon Preservation 10innate
- Fortify DefensesBerserker's Stance 40
- Healthyinnate
Focus Specialization · mastery skill
- Aetheric FeedbackSpellbinder Stance 4010 focus
- Elixir ReceptiveHeightened Awareness 10innate
- Follow ThroughInner Calm 40innate
- Heightened Awarenessinnate
- Inner CalmQuick Swapping 40innate
- Mind LockMind Wipe 4014 focus
Bard Specialization · mastery skill
- Anthem of AlacrityMelody of Mending 20
- Atonal AriaMelody of Mending 20
- Bard Innate
- Chorus of Conservation
- Concussive CanticleAtonal Aria 20
- Ditty of Detection
Subterfuge Specialization · mastery skill
- Armor Weak PointsTrain Dexterity 40innate
- BackstabArmor Weak Points 40innate
- CamouflageDistract 105 focus
- Distract11 focus
- Engage Opponent8 focus
- Opportunity StrikeSap 408 focus
Taming Specialization · mastery skill
- Collar RecoveryTame Creature 20innate
- Combat TrainingObedience 40innate
- ConcentrationCollar Recovery 40innate
- FrenzySummoning 2022 focus
- Heal CreatureTame Creature 2011 focus
- ObedienceTame Creature 20innate
Combos 1
- Chaos BombConfusion 132 focus
- Chaotic BackdraftJuxtapose 18 focus
- Cleansing RainBanish Undead 119 focus
- ClumsyJuxtapose 110 focus
- Disorderly DisplacementChaotic Step 130 focus
- EnfeeblementJuxtapose 110 focus
Questions about skills
Does Shroud of the Avatar have classes?
No. Any character can learn any skill. You build a role by choosing which of the 21 schools to train and which two to specialize in.
How many skill schools are there?
21: seven Combat schools, nine Magic schools and five Strategy schools. Each school has its own Specialization skill.
How many schools can I specialize in?
Two at a time. You can change them at any skill trainer or Oracle at no experience cost, and only the two slotted schools pay out specialization bonuses.
Are the numbers on these pages exact?
Not yet. The formulas come from the community wiki and predate the game's overhaul. Each school is marked Estimate until we check it against the live game, and a balance pass is still changing numbers.
Skill data: our own reference, built from the sotawiki snapshot of 2026-10-26 and checked against Catnip's patch notes. Ledger #1, #3, #31.