Skill Tree (Assassin's Creed: Origins)

Earning XP increases your Level and awards an Ability Point to Spend on Abilities. New Abilities are progressively unlocked and can eventually be upgraded.

Baseline Abilities

Skill	Explanation
Call Mount	Hold down on the D-Pad to call your mount
Overpower	When your adrenaline bar is full you can unleash the power of your weapon by pressing RB + RT. Every weapon class has its own unique ability.
Eagle Tagging	Use Senu in hover mode to tag enemies and various points of interest in activity location.

Skills

Hunter

Skill	Skill Points required	Requirement	Explanation
Arrow Retriever	1 Skill Point	Eagle Tagging	(Passive) Loot arrows stuck in your shield back into your inventory.
Headshot XP	1 Skill Point	Eagle Tagging	(Passive) Killing an enemy with a headshot grants you bonus XP.
Assassination XP	1 Skill Point	Eagle Tagging or Assassination Loot	(Passive) Assassinating an enemy grants you bonus XP.
Assassination Loot	2 Skill Points	Assassination XP or Tool Kill XP	(Passive) Automatically loot an enemy after assassinating them.
Hunter's Instinct	2 Skill Points	Headshot XP	While in hover mode with Senu, press A to mark a civilian, enemy or animal to see the path they are currently taking.
Bow Bearer	1 Skill Point	Arrow Retriever or Charge Heavy Attack	You can equip a 2nd bow. press left on the D-Pad to switch equipped bows.
Stealth Kill Streak	2 Skill Points	Assassination Loot	(Passive) Successive assassinations grant you XP bonus if you are not detected.
Eagle Harass	2 Skill Points	Bow Bearer or Charge Heavy Attack	While in hover mode, look at an enemy and press Y to have Senu stun them. (Passive) Senu will also help you harass enemies during combat.
Enhanced Light Bow	2 Skill Points	Bow Bearer	Fire more arrows before needing to reload.
Enhanced Hunter Bow	2 Skill Points	Bow Bearer	Holding RT to charge your shot will additionally break shield defense.
Enhanced Predator Bow	2 Skill Points	Bow Bearer	Hold RT to control a predator arrow in the air.
Enhanced Warrior Bow	2 Skill Points	Bow Bearer	Holding RT to charge your shot will reduce its dispersion zone.
Hail of Arrows*	2 Skill Points	Enhanced Light Bow	Consecutive hits while shooting a Light Bow increase its damage.
Piercing Arrows*	2 Skill Points	Enhanced Hunter Bow	Fully charged shots from a Hunter Bow pierce shields.
Toxin Arrows*	2 Skill Points	Enhanced Predator Bow	Targets killed by a shot from a Predator Bow automatically have Flesh Decay applied to their corpse.
Shattering Arrows*	2 Skill Points	Enhanced Warrior Bow	Fully charged shots from a Warrior Bow inflict Bleed on targets.
Elite Ranger	3 Skill Points	Enhanced Predator Bow, Enhanced Hunter Bow or Enhanced Light Bow	Aiming with your bow while in the air will trigger slow-mo.
Bow Fury	3 Skill Points	Chain Assassination, Hunter's Instinct or Elite Ranger	After getting a stealth kill with your bow, you have a 3 second window of slow-mo while aiming with your bow.
Chain Assassination	3 Skill Points	Stealth Kill Streak or Bow Fury	After assassinating an enemy with the hidden blade, press Y to assassinate another enemy in range.
Master Hunter	1 Skill Point	Chain Assassination, Bow Fury or Elite Ranger	(Passive) Increase the damage of all your bows by an additional +1% This ability can be acquired multiple times.

*Only available after downloading The Curse of the Pharaohs.

Warrior

Skill	Skill Points required	Requirement	Explanation
Charge Heavy Attack	1 Skill Point	Regeneration	Hold RT to charge your Heavy Attack. A fully charged Heavy Attack will shield break tower shields and knock enemies to the ground.
Regeneration	1 Skill Point	Overpower	(Passive) Your life can regenerate during combat.
Air Attack	1 Skill Point	Regeneration	You can perform an attack while in the air.
Overpower Ultra	1 Skill Point	Weapon Bearer	(Passive) Double the damage of your Overpower ability.
Parry	1 Skill Point	Regeneration	Deflect an incoming attack by tapping B while in Shield Mode to inflict critical damage and create an opening in the enemy's guard.
Hijack	2 Skill Points	Air Attack	Pull enemy drivers off their mounts and take control of it.
Overpower Chain Throw	3 Skill Points	Overpower Ultra, Overpower Combo or Overpower XP	After killing an enemy with an Overpower attack, press RB to throw that enemy's weapon at another target.
Overpower Combo	2 Skill Points	Weapon Bearer	After an Overpower attack you can chain with a combo of light attacks.
Weapon Bearer	2 Skill Points	Parry	You can equip a 2nd melee weapon. Press right on the D-Pad to switch equipped melee weapons.
Adrenaline 1	1 Skill Point	Weapon Bearer	(Passive) You always start a conflict with half-filled adrenaline gauge.
Shield Charge	2 Skill Points	Adrenaline 1	While in Shield Mode, hold B to run faster and bash enemies in your way. This will consume adrenaline.
Dash Boost*	2 Skill Points	Shield Charge	When you execute a Perfect Dodge, you receive a boost to damage for a short time.
Overpower Fury*	2 Skill Points	Adrenaline 2	When you use the Overpower attack you regain some health and get rid of all negative conditions.
Adrenaline 2	3 Skill Points	Shield Charge	(Passive) You always start a conflict with a full adrenaline gauge.
Kill Loot	3 Skill Points	Extend Combo	(Passive) Automatically loot an enemy after a melee kill.
Extend Combo	2 Skill Points	Adrenaline 1	You can deal 1 more melee attack to an enemy before they can recover.
Attack & Push	1 Skill Point	Weapon Bearer	Hold R1 after a light attack to perform a push attack combo.
Overpower XP	1 Skill Point	Weapon Bearer	(Passive) Killing enemies with your Overpower active gives you XP.
Master Warrior	1 Skill Point	Overpower Chain Throw, Kill Loot or Adrenaline 2	(Passive) Increase the damage of all your melee attacks by an additional +1% This Ability can be acquired multiple times.

*Only available after downloading The Curse of the Pharaohs.

Seer

Skill	Skill Points required	Requirement	Explanation
Fire Bomb	1 Skill Point	Dawn & Dusk	Throw this bomb to set your enemies ablaze. When equipped, switch them by holding left on the D-Pad.
Dawn & Dusk	1 Skill Point	Call Mount	Hold Select to sit, contemplate and make time speed forward.
Salesman	Dawn & Dusk	(Passive) Animal goods and trinkets can be sold at +25% price.
Tool Kill XP	1 Skill Point	Salesman, Assassination Loot or Backstore	(Passive) Killing enemies with a tool grants XP. Tools: Flesh Decay, Poison Darts, Fire Bombs, Fire.
Smoke Screen	1 Skill Point	Fire Bomb or Hijack	Press Y after melee attacking or dodging to drop this powder. It stuns nearby enemies and creates a smoke screen. Smoke screens can break line of sight.
Sleep Darts	1 Skill Point	Dawn & Dusk	Throw this dart to put lower rank enemies or animals to sleep and sneak by without being detected. When equipped, switch to them by holding left on the D-Pad.
Flesh Decay	1 Skill Point	Sleep Darts	Press the Left analog stick to use this substance on a dead body to infect it and allow it to contaminate nearby enemies.
Backstore	2 Skill Point	Tool Kill XP, Buy Materials or Chariot owner.	You can purchase rarer quality gear in shops.
Pyromaniac	1 Skill Point	Smoke Screen	(Passive) Your fire damage is increased by an additional +50%
Smoke Screen Damage	2 Skill Points	Smoke Screen	(Passive) Enemies caught in the smoke screen will take damage and be knocked to the ground.
Berserk	2 Skill Points	Flesh Decay	Press the Left analog stick to use this substance on a lower level unaware enemy and turn him against his allies.
Buy Materials	2 Skill Points	Salesman, Backstore or Breath Holding Champion	You can purchase crafting materials from shops. Blacksmith and Weaver shops sell different types of materials.
Animal Taming	3 Skill Points	Smoke Screen Damage, Pyromaniac or Poison Darts	After putting an animal to sleep with a dart, tame it by pressing Y to have it follow you. You need to acquire the Sleep Darts skill in order to use Animal Taming. Note that Alpha animals cannot be tamed.
Poison Darts	2 Skill Points	Berserk or Animal Taming	Throw this dart to poison and contaminate nearby enemies. When equipped, switch to them by holding left on the D-Pad.
Breath Holding Champion	3 Skill Points	Buy Materials or Master Seer	(Passive) You can stay underwater longer.
Favor of Osiris*	2 Skill Points	Buy Materials	Over time while in the Afterlife, you regain arrows and tools.
Chariot owner	3 Skill Points	Backstore or Master Seer	You can purchase war chariots from stable shops.
Master Seer	1 Skill Point	Animal Taming, Breath Holding Champion or Chariot owner	(Passive) Increase the damage of all your tools by an additional +1% (Flesh Decay, Poison Darts, Fire Bombs, Fire). This Ability can be acquired multiple times.

*Only available after downloading The Curse of the Pharaohs.