There's an entire world to explore in Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora, and to full experience everything, you'll want to learn all the different skills you can. However, each skill branch has a different focus that will enhance your gameplay, depending on what you'd like to focus on. From stealth to crafting, skill branches are the best way to make your character stronger.
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PostsWhile gear and food can prepare you for combat, your skills give you an advantage over your prey and enemies. Not all skills will be useful to you, depending on how you play, but they all balance each other out or give you a well-rounded experience.
Memories Of The Survivor
The survivor memories focus on improving your base health and resistance to the different elements in Pandora. These skills are best to unlock if you plan on doing plenty of exploration and fighting, as you'll need additional space in your healing pouch and added benefits from raw ingredients.
Skill Name
Description
Vitality I
Base health is increased by 30.
Vitality II
Base health is increased by 60.
Vitality III
Base health is increased by 90.
Vitality IV
Base health is increased by 120.
Careful Step
Damage from plants is reduced by 50 percent.
Elemental Resistance
Resistance against fire, poison, and electricty is increased by 30 percent.
Vigor I
You gain an additional 50 percent of your base energy.
Vigor II
You gain an additional 50 percent of your base energy.
Larger Healing Pouch I
Health Pouch capacity increased by one.
Larger Healing Pouch II
Health Pouch capacity increased by one.
Elemental Knowledge
Deal an additional 25 percent damage to enemies with an active status effect.
Raw Food Diet
Eating raw food ingredients replenishes twice as much energy.
read moreApex Memory - Second Wind
Once you unlock all twelve skills under Memories of the Survivor, you can undertake the Apex Challenge: The Perfect Hunt. Completing this will grant you the skill Second Wind, which allows you to get back up after you are defeated so long as you have 50 percent of your maximum energy.
Memories Of The Warrior
The warrior memories focus on becoming a stronger fighter in combat. From carrying more ammunition to dealing more damage, these skills are sure to give you an advantage against your enemies.
Skill Name
Description
Strength I
Base damage increases by five percent.
Strength II
Base damage increases by five percent.
Strength III
Base damage increases by ten percent.
Strength IV
Base damage increases by ten percent.
Well Prepared
Unlocks a fourth slot in your weapons wheel.
Extra Ammo I
You can carry twice as many regular arrows, ammo rounds, and spears.
Extra Ammo II
You can carry twice as many special arrows, ammo rounds, and spears.
Tactical Awareness
Deal 15 percent more damage to tagged enemies.
Grenade Specialist
You can carry two more grenades (a total of five).
Longbow Expert
Each hit from the fully-drawn longbow deals an additional 25 percent damage, which stacks up to three times.
Spear-thrower Expert
Deal 25 percent more damage with the spear-thrower within 15 meters.
Shortbow Expert
Deal 25 percent more damage with the shortbow while moving.
Heavy Bow Expert
Deal 25 percent more damage with the heavy bow to enemies 50 meters away.
read moreApex Memory – Powerful Shots
Once you unlock all 13 skills, you'll earn the ability to briefly disorient the target when hitting them with a bow or spear-thrower. While there's only a small chance that this happens, it's definitely a useful skill to have in combat.
Memories Of The Hunter
Memories of the Hunter focus on stealth and foraging from hunting. You'll be able to deal more damage to your prey (and enemies) while staying in the shadows.
Skill Name
Description
Shadow Hunter
When crouching, you are harder to detect and your speed is increased.
Light-Footed Hunter I
When crouching, you make no noise.
Light-Footed Hunter II
You no longer make any noise from moving, even when running.
Damage Bonus – Wildlife
Deal an additional 25 percent damage when using bows or the spear-thrower.
Damage Bonus – Weak Spots
Deal an additional 25 percent damage to weak spots.
Eyes For Quality
Na'vi senses now show a stronger highlight on veteran and mature animals.
Lethal Stalker
Deal an additional 25 percent damage on your next attack within ten seconds after killing an unaware target.
Silent Destroyer
Allows you to stealth kill enemies with armored weak points.
Bountiful Hunter
Double the amount of cooking ingredients earned from hunting.
Powerful Staffsling I
The effect duration and range of Skunk Palm Pod is increased.
Powerful Staffsling II
The effect duration and range of Skunk Palm Pod is increased.
Expert Hunter
Deal 25 percent more damage to targets that are unaware.
read moreApex Memory - Pandoran Harmony
After unlocking all 12 of the other skills, you undertake the Apex Challenge to become "peaceful" to wildlife. Non-predators will not react around you, making it easier to gather ingredients.
Any threatening movement, such as to draw your weapon, will end the effect.
Memories Of The Maker
If crafting gear and weapons is something you enjoy, then the memories of the maker is where you'll want to focus your skill points. You'll get benefits from your food buffs and better materials.
Skill Name
Description
Connoisseur I
Duration of food buffs increased by 25 percent.
Connoisseur II
The effect of combat buffs from cooked food increases.
Connoisseur III
Duration of food buffs increased by another 25 percent.
Wasteless Cooking
Cooking a dish has a chance to produce a second one for free.
Stable Hands
Gatehring becomes easier to perform, making it more likely to gather in pristine condition.
Renowned Crafter
All Na'vi crafting experts are now willing to entrust you with their best materials.
Expert Forager I
You can carry five more cooking ingredients and crafting materials.
Expert Forager II
You can carry ten more cooking ingredients and crafting materials each.
Sturdy Arrows
Hunting arrows no longer break on impact and may be recovered by picking them up again.
Skillful Gatherer
Double the amount of cooking ingredients earned from gathering.
Scavenging Expert
You can sometimes find spare parts when looting AMPs.
Expert Ammunition Crafter
You can craft double the amount of Base Ammunition at once.
read moreApex Challenge – Master Crafter
After unlocking the rest of the skills in this branch, you can undertake the Apex Challenge to earn the final skill: Master Crafter. This means that newly crafted weapons will deal more damage and crafted gear provides more health and protection.
Memories Of The Rider
When you get your own ikran, there are skills you can unlock to make the experience even more exciting. This includes fishing from the skies and improving aerial combat.
Skill Name
Description
Aerial Fishing I
Your ikran will catch fish when flying low over deep waters, which will replenish energy.
Aerial Fishing II
Increases the energy gained by fishing with your ikran.
Aerial Fishing III
Fishing with your ikran grants the well-fed status.
Barrel Roll
While riding your ikran, you can perform an evasive barrel roll to the corresponding side.
Experienced Flier
The stamina cost for moves like the barrel roll and flight boost is halved.
Favorite Food
Doubles the length of the ikran's favorite food buff.
Harmonious Rider
Non-predator wildlife will not react to you while you're mounted on a direhorse unless you get too close or gallop near them.
Improved Energy
Your ikran's energy increases by 20 percent.
Flying Takedown
On your ikran, you can take down RDA Scorpions or Samsons while they are staggered.
read moreApex Memory – Hunter's Boon
When you unlock each of the skills in this branch, you can unlock the Hunter's Boon. When performing a Flying Takedown, which sees your ikran rip through an RDA Scorpion in midair, you will replenish all of your ikran's stamina and stagger RDA units.
Ancestor Skills
Finding all the Tarsyu flowers will unlock more impressive skills that cannot be unlocked otherwise. These skills are unlocked as you explore more regions of the Western Frontier and they should be sought after as soon as possible for the benefits they bring.
Skill Name
Description
Location
Air Boost
Jumping a second time while in midair will provide an extension, allowing you to get more height.
Kinglor Forest
Deeper Connection
Your ikran's stamina increases by 50 percent.
Kinglor Forest
Soft Landing
Crouching just before hitting the ground reduces fall damage by 50 percent.
Kinglor Forest
Drop Impact
Performing a melee attack while airborne will cause additional damage. Surrounding enemies will be staggered.
Kinglor Forest
Eject
You can perform a melee attack on an AMP when its in a distressed state to rip out the RDA unit inside.
Kinglor Forest
Ghost Strike
Deal 30 percent more stealth damage.
Upper Plains
Wing Gust
When landing, your ikran will damage and disorient enemies in a radius of 30 meters.
Upper Plains
Reconnaissance
Na'vi Senses enable you to see the patrol path of RDA units.
Upper Plains
Screech Ability
While flying, you can ask your ikran to screech by pressing the button for the melee attack.
Upper Plains
Way of the Diplomat
Earn additional favor from completing quests and activities.
Upper Plains
Tarsyu Network
When you interact with a tarsyu sapling, the location of another tarsyu sapling is revealed.
Clouded Forest
Free Fast Travel
Fast Travel no longer consumes an energy.
Clouded Forest
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