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All skills in RuneScape Dragonwilds

Which ones are your favorite?

RuneScape Dragonwilds‘ early-access build has shadow-dropped worldwide, and players can test out a variety of skills.

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Skills are almost everything in the game, and they have a familiar approach if you’ve played other RuneScape titles. Utilizing and developing them will allow you to complete your tasks faster, gather more resources, and help ease your survival chances.

What are skills in RuneScape Dragonwilds?

You can partake in different types of activities that are associated closely with your survival. The activities you perform are determined by the skills you develop gradually. There are various categories of skills, and all of them are different from one another.

The level on each main skill goes up to 99, but rewards can be found up to the first 49 levels. While normal level-ups provide minor buffs, it’s the milestone rewards that matter the most. Let’s get started with what each category of skill has to offer.

Attack skills in RuneScape Dragonwilds

Goblin attacking players in Runescape Dragonwilds
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The attack skills are centered towards combat with enemies. Every level up with reduce the Stamina Cost by one percent, and here are the major skills.

SkillUnlock LevelEffect
Parry5Parry attacks when you perform a block at the last moment
Melee Weapon Special Actions8Get access to special actions for melee weapons
Tempest Shield11Make a magical shield with air; prevents and blocks all damage for limited time
Weapon Expertise16More attacks for all melee weapons
Enchant Weapon Fire20Enchants your current weapon with fire.
Adaptability23Combos with melee weapons remain unaffected from Dodges and Evades
Weapon Rack27Construct a weapon rack to display weapons
Enchant Weapon Air30Enchant with air, and raise attack speed
Lesser Potion of Attack34Get the recipe for Lesser Potion of Attack
Training Dummy37Unlock a training dummy for testing weapons
Whetstone40Get the chance to create whetstones at crafting table

Artisan skills in RuneScape Dragonwilds

Every level up reduces the durability loss of your equipment by one percent.

SkillUnlock LevelEffect
Bark to Bones11Transmute a tree using alchemy and change it to a stack of bones
Superheat20Empower fire-based stations and increase their operational speed
Magical Mending27Put your items down to repair them instantly
Decorated Adventurer40Get access to a mannequin and put an armor on it

Construction skills in RuneScape Dragonwilds

There are no other benefits apart from the milestone rewards.

SkillUnlock LevelEffect
Middle Ground3Unlocks medium-sized building pieces
Fine Details5Unlocks small-sized building pieces
Sacred Geometry8Unlocks triangle-shaped building pieces
Eye of Oculus11Build structures quicker with the help of Eye of Oculus
Creature Comforts16Get access to a collection of decorations and furnitures
Oak18Get access to an additional tier of building pieces
Summon Shelter20Make a temporary shelter
Personal Chest40Allows you access your personal storage chest from wherever you want

Cooking Skills in RuneScape Dragonwilds

Allows you one percent of bonus chance to make delicious food.

SkillUnlock LevelEffect
Fancy Cookware11Unlocks Pan Rack
Internal Alchemy20Resets an active food and drink buffs
Bones to Preaches27Transmutes bones to fresh peaches that are edible
Yes, Chef! 40Allows you to craft Chef’s Hat

Mining Skills in RuneScape Dragonwilds

Allows you one percent bonus chance for landing a critical hit during mining with every level up.

SkillUnlock LevelEffect
Lift with your Hips525% reduction in weight for stone, clay, and sand materials
Rocksplosion11Break apart ores and stones with a blast
Gem Prospector16Has the bonus chance to create gemstones while mining ores
Mine Crumbled Walls20Use the pickaxe to knock down broken walls and discover new paths
Detect Ore and Clay24Get a guidance towards the nearest ores and stones
Not-so-Heavy-Metal3625% reduction in weight of metal ores

Runecrafting skills in RuneScape Dragonwilds

You can only unlock milestone rewards.

SkillUnlock LevelEffect
Windstep8Jump higher and descend down slower
Earth Runes11Gain the ability to craft Earth Runes at Rune Altar
Fire Runes13Gain the ability to craft Fire Runes at Rune Altar
Law Runes16Gain the ability to craft Law Runes at Rune Altar
Nature Runes18Gain the ability to craft Nature Runes at Rune Altar
Fire Spirit20Use the fire spirit to light up your path
Essential Strength2750% reduction in run essence

Woodcutting skills in RuneScape Dragonwilds

Runescape Dragonwilds woodcutting
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Leads to one-percent reduction in woodcutting stamina consumption with every level up.

SkillUnlock LevelEffect
Overhead Chop4Deals more damage against uprooted logs with an overhead chop
Axial Projection11Launches an astral axe projection and chop down trees instantly
Bird Nests16Some fallent trees will have Bird Nests with useful items
Chop Thorny Vines20Use a hatchet to chop down vines and create new paths
Splinter27Automatically chops fallen trees into wooden logs
Lumber Storage40Gain access to the limber storage, which allows you to store planks and logs

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