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As a gamer, I’m thoroughly immersed in the rich world of Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon. One aspect that truly captivates me is the Skyrim-esque Skill tree, where I can strategically allocate my hard-earned skill points. However, the sheer variety of choices often leaves me torn when deciding on the optimal placement of these points, particularly during the early levels where each decision holds significant weight.

In the game Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon, the various skills are organized into distinct skill trees based on attributes, with some skills being universal and others character-specific. However, it’s not immediately clear which skills belong to which category, so players may need to carefully examine and compare them to avoid feeling overwhelmed. This guide provides a list of the top skills to acquire during the early levels of gameplay in Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon.

9. Frequent Exercise

Gain 7 Max Stamina

Attribute: Endurance
Skill Tree: Stamina

In “Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon,” endurance is crucial for all actions, so enhancing it should be a focus for every player, regardless of their playstyle. Since regular exercise requires just one point and becomes available at level 2, there’s no reason to delay getting it early on.

Unlike certain abilities in this game, Regular Exercise doesn’t lead to improved skills directly. In fact, right after investing one point to maximize your Stamina from the Stamina branch, players are generally advised not to delve deeper into the skill tree until the mid to late stages of the game when they have accumulated an abundance of skill points to spare.

8. Mercantile Skills

Selling Items is 20%/30%/40%/50% More Profitable

Attribute: Practicality
Skill Tree: Crafting & Trading

In the game ‘Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon’, gold isn’t particularly scarce, but spending it isn’t tough either. Buying quality weapons and armor can be quite pricey, and only if the merchant happens to be in a generous mood.

As a gamer, I’ve found that Mastering Mercantile Skills can really maximize the value of the loot I stumble upon during my gaming adventures. Since everything can be sold from my Stash, there’s plenty of selling to do! However, it’s crucial not to focus too heavily on Mercantile Skills at the beginning, as Combat skills are more vital for survival. But as I get comfortable with the game, I make sure to keep an eye on improving those Mercantile abilities.

7. Arcane Teachings

Your Spell Power is Increased by 10%/20%/30%/40%/50%

Attribute: Spirituality
Skill Tree: Combat

The strength of your magical abilities determines how forcefully your spells impact their targets, effectively increasing the degree of damage a fireball inflicts by the stated percentage. If you’re focusing on a character build centered around magic and encounter difficulties with dealing damage, prioritize obtaining Arcane Teachings as soon as possible in your journey.

As a gamer, it’s awesome that Arcane Teaching gives me access to some top-tier mage abilities. For instance, Imbibed by the Elements helps me ramp up my elemental damage, while Elemental Shock makes my spells 15% stronger against enemies with full health. It’s a game-changer!

6. Quickened Strikes

Increased Attack Speed by 2%/4%/6%

Attribute: Dexterity
Skill Tree: Attack Speed

Essential for any close combat character, Quickened Strikes improves the speed of every weapon type, not just daggers. While 2% might seem insignificant on its own, it accumulates with other attack speed boosts and is vital for swift dagger-based strategies.

Increasing attack speed is generally beneficial, particularly for hefty, sluggish weapons such as greatswords. The perk Quickened Strikes converts into Tools of the Trade (shortens weapon switching time by half), which is a real game-altering feature for builds focusing on diverse playstyles.

5. Mana Battery

Gain 10/20/30/40/50 Max Mana

Attribute: Spirituality
Skill Tree: General & Buffs

For mage characters, Mana Battery holds a crucial role that surpasses Arcane Teachings, as the abilities under the General & Buffs branch offer significant power upgrades. In essence, Mana Battery serves as the key access point or gateway to these potent enhancements.

1. Revitalizing Vigor: Boosts your health by 10% of your maximum mana, resolving all health concerns.

2. Agility in Haste: Rapid movement speed increases your spell power proportionally, giving a tangible advantage to wearing light armor.

3. Liberated Casting: The penalty for reduced movement speed while casting is decreased by 50%, but it consumes stamina, ensuring mages are less vulnerable as stationary targets.

4. Respite in Cruelty

Critical Hits Have a 20%/30%/40% Chance to Fully Restore Your Stamina

Attribute: Perception
Skill Tree: Critical Hits

In the context of combat strategies within Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon, the ability known as Respite in Cruelty can be a real game-altering factor. This skill, on average, restores the player’s stamina completely for every five critical hits landed on an enemy. Essentially, it allows players to keep fighting as if those battles never took place.

This ability shines best when paired with daggers because their swift actions and low stamina drain make it easy to score critical hits repeatedly. When Respite in Cruelty activates, instead of pausing to catch a breath, you can keep attacking non-stop. When combined with abilities such as King Arthur’s Slow Time, even tough bosses with high health become like pincushions.

3. Parry King

Your Parry Window is Increased by 0.1/0.2/0.3 Seconds

Attribute: Dexterity
Skill Tree: Parry

In the game Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon, successfully parrying is remarkably challenging due to the minuscule window of opportunity for a successful parry. It’s even tougher than parrying in games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. However, Parry King addresses this issue by easing the limitations and making parrying more lenient.

Following the acquisition of the Parry King skill node, it’s advisable to grab the Vampiric Riposte next, since enhancing Lifesteal by 10% after parrying significantly boosts the Parry playstyle. The remaining skills within this tree might be more beneficial later in the game, as their advantages are primarily useful under specific circumstances.

2. Godly Physique

Increase Melee Damage by 5%/10%/15%

Attribute: Strength
Skill Tree: General

For any character who relies on close combat, Godly Physique is an obvious choice for enhancement at every stage of development, especially when it comes to dealing melee damage. The exceptions are characters dedicated solely to ranged attacks or magic. In fact, this is one of the rare abilities that players can invest all their skill points into from level 1 onward.

After acquiring a Divine Body, it would be beneficial to acquire Last Stand next (When health is less than 30%, increases melee damage by 30%), as this sets the stage for Deadly Fury (Increases physical damage by 1% for every 5% of missing health). When used together, these two abilities significantly boost the aggressive playstyle of a berserker.

1. Agility

Dash Cost 20%/40%/60% Less Stamina

Attribute: Dexterity
Skill Tree: Movement

Mastering the art of dashing in “Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon” plays a crucial role during combat. By skillfully moving around attacks, evading arrows and spellfire while charging towards an opponent, every character, including mages, will need to acquire this ability.

Incorporating agility in your gameplay significantly lowers the expense of evading, addressing a significant issue that many players encounter when they excessively engage with an opponent and lack sufficient stamina for an escape dash. This mechanic inspired by Soulslike games can be decisive between survival and death, and simplifying its execution is a substantial boost to gameplay convenience.

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