Skill

Each dwarf starts with one random **skill** at level 10, which can be improved with skill books and with skill items.

**Skill books** drop randomly from dug blocks.
They can either add new skills to dwarfs that have less than three skills, or permanently increase current skill levels.
These books can also be bought at the goblin shop for two coins each.

**Skill items**, whenever equiped, will add a temporary boost of 30% to their respective skill.
Hunter is the only skill that has no related boost item.

## Summary

The summary below lists all the skills, along with their respective books and items.
It briefly indicates what each skill does.
For further details click on the name of each skill on the first column (which replaces the regular table of contents of this article).

## Mobility

### Climber

The **climber** skill increases the vertical movement speed without ladders by 0.5x% and reduces the falling probability by x%, being 'x' the skill level. This skill can be increased by using **climber's books**, by climbing and by equipping climbing shoes.

### Swimmer

The **swimmer** skill increases the time a dwarf can hold their breath. The drowning speed underwater slows down by 3x%, being 'x' the skill level. This skill can be increased by using **swimmer's books**, by swimming in the water and by equipping a float.

## Profession

### Carpenter

The **carpenter** skill increases the dwarf's speed of production by 2x% while using a workbench, being 'x' the skill level. This skill can be increased by using **carpenter's books**, by crafting items on the workbench and by equipping a handsaw.

### Cook

The **cook** skill increases a dwarf's cooking. This skill can be increased by using **cook books**, by cooking food and by equipping a serving spoon.

### Fisher

An experienced **fisher** catches more fish and can increase their population in a pond.
This skill can be increased by using **fisher's books**, by fishing and by equipping a bucket of worms.

### Hunter

The **hunter** skill increases a dwarf's hunting. This skill can be increased by using **hunter's books** and by hunting animals (bugged). There is no specific equipable item to boost the hunting ability.

### Logger

The **logger** skill increases a dwarf's ability to cut down trees by x%, being 'x' the skill level. This skill can be increased by using **logger's books**, by cutting trees and by equipping a handsaw.

### Miller

The **miller** skill increases a dwarf's ability to prepare flour on a mill. This skill can be increased by using **miller's books** or by preparing flour. Equipping a sieve while working on it will make skill increase faster.

### Miner

The **miner** skill increases a dwarf's mining. This skill can be increased by using **miner's books**, by mining blocks, by placing a Statue of Rorry Stoneskin, and by equipping a portable lamp.

### Smith

The **smith** skill increases a dwarf's crafting when using a forge. This skill can be increased by using **smithing books**, by crafting using a forge and by equipping a smithing apron.

### Stonemason

The **stonemason** skill increases a dwarf's crafting when using a workshop. This skill can be increased by using **stonemason books**, by crafting using a workshop, and by equipping stonemason's tools.

## Combat

In addition to what is detailed in the subsections below, combat skills can be improved at their respective training stations.

### Archer

**Archers** are skill based dwarfs, but to use a bow a dwarf does not need this skill. The best bow for an archer is the heavy bow. Archers can improve their skill by fighting monsters/animals (with their bow), using archer skill books and wearing archer's glove.

### Mage

**Mages** are one of the skill based dwarfs you can create. The best weapons and addition to this dwarf are a mithril wizard's staff, a bag of elixirs, and a beautiful witch hat, if playing during the Halloween event days.

Mages will also spontaneously use some elixirs, and it is not possible for the player to control this. They can:

* **heal another dwarf** with the health elixir;
* **transform an enemy into slug** with the elixir of transfiguration; and
* **use magic attacks** with the elixir of fire and the elixir of ice arrow.

### Warrior

**Warrior** or **swordsman** dwarfs are dwarfs with the warrior **skill**. Dwarfs can improve this skill by reading **warrior books**, by placing a Gunnar Ironfist Statue, and using good melee weapons.

## References

1. ↑ To be more specifc, this skill reduces the health losing rate while underwater without a diving helmet.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Commentary found in game files, written in Russian. Version 1.4.009.
3. ↑ According to update 1.4.014 notes.
4. ↑ Unlike arrows for archers, it is also not possible to disable a kind of potion in the "Equip" interface.