Metin2 Enchanted Armour & Skill Guide

In Metin2, skills are your character's special abilities – they define your playstyle, your damage output, and your survivability. From Level 5 onwards, you choose your specialisation and receive your first four skill points. From that point on, you gain one additional point per level-up. How to distribute these points, which skills are worth investing in, and how to avoid critical mistakes like misskilling – this guide explains it all step by step.

Core System: How Skills Work in Metin2

Skills consume mana points when used. After activation, each skill enters cooldown – the duration varies depending on the skill and skill level. The higher your skill level, the more powerful the effect. Certain items can further enhance this effect.

To use a skill, you must have distributed at least one skill point to it. After that, you can:

• Drag & drop it onto the quick access bar at the bottom of your screen
• Call it up with keys 1–4 or F1–F4
• Right-click directly from the skill window to activate it
• Some skills can also be bound to your left or right mouse button

The skill window shows you all relevant information at a glance: your class-specific skills, mount skills, counter and boost skills, and your current skill points.

Skill Points: Where They Come From and How to Use Them

The foundation is laid by the quest "Training Begins" at Level 5 – it delivers your first four skill points all at once. Every subsequent level-up gives you one additional point. These points are exclusively for the class-specific skills of your chosen specialisation.

Important mechanic: You can read skill books in parallel on a 24-hour cooldown to upgrade skills. If you want to skip the wait time, you'll need an Exorcism Scroll.

In the skill window, you distinguish between:

• Specialisation-specific skills: Six skills per specialisation, two specialisations per class
• Counter and boost skills: Unlock once you've mastered a counter skill
• Combo: Extends your attack chain by up to two additional strikes
• Mount skills: Separate from the normal skill system

Classes and Their Skills at a Glance

Metin2 has five classes, each with two specialisations and six skills each. Here's the complete skill set for the Warrior, which serves as a well-documented example:

The other four classes follow the same principle: two specialisations, six specialised skills each. With the quest "Training Begins" at Level 5, you permanently commit to one specialisation – until you reset your skills.

Misskilling: What It Means and How to Avoid It

Being "misskilled" means you've distributed more than 17 skill points to a single skill. This is the most common mistake beginners make.

The critical moment: At 17 points, a skill should advance to the next level (e.g., Master or Grandmaster level). If this doesn't happen, you've misskilled. The game doesn't guarantee that the advancement happens at exactly 17 points – it can vary.

What to do if misskilled?

• Reset your skills with the Old Woman
• Use a Skill Reset Document
• If the skill still doesn't advance at 17 points after resetting, you can try again at the Old Woman immediately – without losing a skill point

Resetting Skills: Costs and Procedure

Until and including Level 30, you can reset all skill points with the Old Woman for a Yang fee. You'll get all points back but lose the points gained from books at Master level M2 to M10 and any achieved Grandmaster levels.

Note: The exact price is calculated as 20,000 Yang at Level 5, plus 2,000 Yang for each additional level.

Reasons to reset:

• You want to try a new specialisation
• You're misskilled and want to redistribute points
• You've decided on a different playstyle

From Level 31 onwards, a simple reset with the Old Woman is no longer available. You'll then need a Skill Reset Document, which you can obtain in-game or via the shop.

Skill Books and Exorcism Scrolls

Skill books are items you use to improve your skills beyond the normal point system – advancing them to Master and Grandmaster levels. The key point: you can read multiple books in parallel, but each has a 24-hour cooldown. If you have multiple books active, the timers run simultaneously.

If you don't want to wait, use an Exorcism Scroll, which bridges the wait time and allows you to continue reading immediately.

Important note: Points gained from skill books at M2–M10 will be lost if you reset via the Old Woman. Plan when you use books – ideally after your final reset.

Tips for Optimal Skill Distribution

• Choose your specialisation carefully: At Level 5 with the quest "Training Begins", you commit to a direction. Inform yourself about both specialisations of your class beforehand.
• Watch the 17-point threshold: Never distribute more than 17 points to a single skill before it advances to the next level.
• Prioritise main skills: Bring your most important attack or defence skills to Master level first, before spreading points to minor skills.
• Master counter skills: Only after mastering a counter skill do boost skills unlock – plan this into your point distribution.
• Read books after final reset: Wait with expensive skill books until you're certain you won't need to reset again.
• Don't forget Combo: The Combo skill extends your attack chain by up to two strikes – an underestimated multiplier for total damage output.

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