Combat skills

As any skill in LiF combat skills come in tiers. Each skill can be leveled up to 60. If a skill has reached a certain level then next higher tiers become available. As one has only a limited skill pool you should decide carefully what skills you want to level and to which level and what skills you want unlocked.

To unlock higher tier Combat skills, remember the following rules:

* the previous tier of the skill must be at least level 30 to unlock next tier skill with level 0
* Previous tier skill must be at least 60 for next tier skill to be > 29.99

Learn more about how skill trees work in this article related to the Skill system.

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## Combat tree description

### ***MMO***:

To open the Combat skill tree tab **press L** on your keyboard. Then, select the **2nd tab** at the top. (Right side of the Crafting skill tree tab)

##### A - Skill Tree

Here you can find your character's skills and current amount of points in each skill.

You can also learn about each skill by clicking on any icon in the skill tree, unlocked or not.

Attached to each skill icon is a instant action button.(bottom right of icon)

Left or right clicking this will allow you to set 1 of the 3 following options for that skill.

* Up arrow
	+ Increases skill points over time until the next milestone is reached, consumes experience
	+ *Note: You can level up 1 skill at a time without an active premium subscription and 2 skills with an active premium subscription.*
* Grey square
	+ Skill wont raise or lower; default setting
* Down arrow
	+ Unlearn skill if skill cap is reached

##### B - Experience bar, Skill cap and Power hour

Here you can see your character's current and maximum experience, the skill cap (white bar) and the power hour button.

*Note: The size of the experience pool is 500,000 without an active premium subscription and 1,000,000 with an active premium subscription.*

You gain combat experience by doing almost any combat action.

On the right side of your experience bar the Power Hour button is found.

*Note: Power Hour boosters are only available from the Premium Shop or with a Subscription*

You can see the current and maximum skill points if you hover over the white bar. Your character's Intellect may also affect your maximum skill cap.

##### C - Skill Name and Points

Here you can see the name of the chosen skill, its primary and secondary attributes, your normal and effective skill level and the time that is needed to reach the next milestone (30/60/90/100).

Attributes raise while you are performing most abilities from that skill and also raise your effective skill level which determines the quality of armors and weapons which can be effectively used.

*Example: A q80 weapon will cause the same damage as a q60 weapon if the effective skill is only 60.*

The shown time to reach the next milestone is always real time. Your skill will stop to raise once the next milestone is reached.

##### D - Skill General information

This tab contains general information about chosen skills and their milestones (0-30-60-90-100). The abilities that are unlocked by this skill are below.

* Learn more about *different skill levels* by clicking on them (0-30-60-90-100)
* Each skill level tab contain information with it's *description and abilities*
	+ Grey squares are entries in the different context menus, icons are abilities or emotes that can get drawn to your hotbar.
* The **Usable Items** tab shows which equipment gets unlocked at that skill level
* The **Recipes tab** shows you all recipes that get unlocked at that skill level, hover over a recipe to see the needed materials and their influence on the outcoming quality.

### ***YO:***

To open the Combat skill tree tab **press L** on your keyboard. Then, select the **2nd tab** at the top. (Right side of the Crafting skill tree tab)

### Skill Tree

Here you can find your character's skills and current amount of points in each skill.

You can also learn about each skill by clicking on any icon in the skill tree, activated or not.

Attached to each skill icon is a instant action button.
(bottom right of icon)

Pressing this will allow you to set 1 of the 3 following options for that skill.

* Up arrow
	+ Increases skill points
* Down arrow
	+ Decreases skill points
* Lock
	+ Hold current skill points

### Skill cap and Power hour

Here you can see your character's current number of **collective** skill points and **maximum** amount of skill points, available for your character.

Your character's Intellect stats may also affect your maximum skill cap.

Your can learn more about the Skill cap system in the following article.

* On the right side of your skill cap bar. A **Power Hour** Button is found. You can learn more about Power hour here. **(ONLY AVAILABLE FROM** Premium Shop **OR WITH** Subscription )

### Skill Name and Points

* *Skill name*
* *Primary and secondary points, earned* by performing a skill. These points are also modificators determining the quality of skill result. These modificators used in Real skill points ratio.
	+ *Nominal / Real skill points ratio*. Nominal skill points - the current amount of skill point you have for this skill. Real skill points - the amount of skill points for this skill with modificators of primary and secondary stats. Real skill points determines the quality of skill result.

### Skill General information

This tab contains general information about chosen skills and there levels (0-30-60-90-100) The abilities that are unlocked by this skill are below.

* Learn more about *different skill levels* by clinking on them (0-30-60-90-100)
* Each skill level tab contain information with it's *description and abilities*
* Under *Recipes* you can find a list of recipes unlocked by this skill level
* In *Usable items* you can find a list of wearable items (that can be put in your inventory) that requires this skill level