The Blood of Dawnwalker Skills & Trees

As of September 5, 2026, this page tracks 88 skills across Coen's three trees — Witchcraft, Swordmastery, and Vampirism — split into Perks (passive), Abilities (active, slotted in combat), and Ultimate Perks (only one learnable per tree at a time, three max across a full build). Sourced from community wiki data, not the in-game tooltips directly, so treat exact numeric values as approximate until independently confirmed.

Witchcraft

Mostly a daytime tree — hexes and blood magic that let Coen fight while keeping his humanity. Unlocks after the "Smoke and Ashes" quest (end of the prologue).

Perks (passive)

Skill	Effect
Aether Flow	Reduces Witchcraft Ability Cooldown.
Amalgam	Multiple Buffs from Consumables with time segments set as duration can be applied simultaneously.
Bewitching Influence	Better Prices and special offers in stores.
Blasphemous Echo	Increases Witchcraft Abilities Damage for each enemy currently affected by Witchcraft Abilities.
Evil Eye	Witchcraft Abilities deal more Damage.
Forager	Double Harvest chance when gathering plants.
Forbidden Sigils	Increases Witchcraft Ability Slots number.
Frugal Witchcraft	Chance for Witchcraft Abilities to not cost Health.
Herbal Remedies I	Consumables with duration measured in time segments last longer.
Herbal Remedies II	Additional instant Heal from all Consumables.
Lasting Malediction	Defeating an enemy with a Witchcraft Ability restores Health based on the amount spent to cast it.
Medicus I	Increases the limit of Consumables in a Quickslot.
Medicus II	Craft more items in a single batch.
Potent Blood	Witchcraft Abilities last longer.
Unholy Fervour	Chance for Critical Witchcraft Ability cast.
Unnatural Resilience	Grants Armour when any Witchcraft Ability is active.
Witchcraft Mastery	Chance for a refund of an Activation Charge after Witchcraft Ability use.

Abilities (active)

Skill	Effect
Astral Communion	Activates dormant magic in places of power scattered throughout the Valley.
Burning Blood	Deal Damage over time to a target.
Compel Soul	Allows you to speak with the restless souls. Use together with objects associated with the dead to obtain additional information.
Cycle of Ruin	Extends Duration of Witchcraft Abilities by 3s. Critical Hits extend Duration by 5s. +10% Witchcraft Ability Damage for each affected enemy.
Life Lock	Blocks Damage and Reflects it back to the enemy.
Mercurial Fervour	Haste doesn't cost Stamina. Haste is 20% faster.
Ravenous Flock	Area Attack and Stun on target. Attacking the target triggers additional Area Attacks.
Soul Reaping	Lifesteals target over time and keep him away.
Soul Stigma	Higher Critical Chance and Critical Damage on target.
Unholy Vitality	Regenerates Health after using Active Abilities.

Ultimate Perks (pick one per tree)

Skill	Effect
Arcane Cascade	+20% Witchcraft Ability Damage for each Witchcraft Ability used, up to 100%. Resets after combat.
Entwined Torment	First Witchcraft Ability used in combat targets 2 enemies.
Runic Bulwark	15% chance to apply a random Hex to the opponent on a Perfect Block.

Swordmastery

The only tree usable both day and night. Unlocks by default at the start of the game.

Perks (passive)

Skill	Effect
Counterattack	Attack after Perfect Block deals more Damage.
Endless Effort	Increases Stamina.
Fate's Favour	Chance for Weapon Critical Hit.
Fleet of Foot	Dodging costs less Stamina.
Growing Momentum	Increases Weapon Damage with each Attack. Buff resets after receiving Damage.
Master Fencer	Increases Swordmastery Ability Slots number.
Omniblock	Omniblock costs less Stamina.
Pack Mule	Increases Carry Weight.
Perfect Block	Perfect Block restores more Stamina and Activation Charge.
Perfect Riposte	Attack in Critical Direction after Perfect Block to deal Critical Damage.
Precision	Deal more Damage with Directional Attacks when directions don't repeat.
Renewed Focus	Increases Activation Charges Restoration.
Restless Blade	Reduces Cooldown on Swordmastery Abilities.
Second Skin I	Decreases Medium Armour penalties.
Second Skin II	Decreases Heavy Armour penalties.
Sharper Eye	Chance to Weaken enemy on Perfect Block. Weak enemy deals less and receives more Damage.
Stinging Blade	Increase Weapon Damage.
Sustained Focus	Increases Activation Charges number.
Vigour	Increases All Health Types.

Abilities (active)

Skill	Effect
Adrenaline Rush	Increases Attack Damage after using Active Abilities. Works passively once equipped in the Active Ability panel.
Artery Strike	Critical Attack with a chance of Decapitating the target.
Broadswing	Weapon Area Attack.
Charge	Charge dealing Damage and Stunning a target and everyone on your way.
Dirty Trick	Stuns and Damages a target and makes them vulnerable to Active Abilities.
Swiftness	Boost Attack Speed after Perfect Block. Works passively once equipped in the Active Ability panel.
Walking Fortress	Perfect Block restores a portion of Activation Charge.

Ultimate Perks (pick one per tree)

Skill	Effect
Last Stand	+100% Weapon Damage when Health is below 30%.
Sword Sage	Reset Active Ability Cooldowns on enemy killing.
Tactical Mastery	-1 Activation Charge cost to all Active Abilities.

Vampirism

Mostly a nighttime tree, and it expands as Coen's Corruption rises (Corruption goes up from drinking blood). Unlocks after "Smoke and Ashes", same as Witchcraft.

Perks (passive)

Skill	Effect
Blood Theft	Attacking restores Recently Lost Vampiric Health.
Clawpierce	Chance for Claw Critical Hit.
Closing Wounds	Slowly Regenerates Vampiric Health within the current Health Segment.
Crimson Feast	Grants Buffs when drinking Animal Blood. Duration: 3 time segments.
Dancing Claws	Increase Claw Critical Chance with each Attack. Buff resets after receiving Damage or after a Critical Hit.
Dimension Reach	Decrease Planeshift Stamina cost.
Endless Ferocity	Reduces Cooldowns of Vampiric Abilities.
Endless Hunger	Increase Health Segments number.
Hastened Corruption	Corruption fills up faster.
Lasting Blood	Vampiric Abilities cost less Health.
Nourishing Blood	Blood Drinking restores more health.
Razor Sharp Claws	Increases Claw Damage.
Restless Claws	Decrease Stamina cost of Claw Attacks.
Shadow Dweller	Increase Shadowstep range.
Vrakhiri Might	Increases Vampiric Ability Slots.
Wild Blood	Grants Buffs when drinking Human Blood. Duration: 3 time segments.

Abilities (active)

Skill	Effect
Blood Surge	Explodes target. Bosses receive Damage instead.
Crimson Rush	Increase Damage of Active Abilities, the higher your Health percentage is.
Death From Above	Instantly Kill a target below you. Bosses receive Damage instead.
Mesmerise	Mind Control a target and force him to Fight on your side.
Piercing Shriek	Stuns all enemies in front of you, Weakens their Defence and Attack Damage. Blocking their attacks reflects Damage back at them.
Scarlet Shield	Health Regeneration chance after Block.
Shadow Storm	Slows down Time around you.
Shapeshift	Shapeshift into a Wolf and gain Haste in exploration.
Shred	Increase Damage of Active Abilities, the higher your Health percentage is.
Voracious Bite	Restores Health by drinking target's blood.

Ultimate Perks (pick one per tree)

Skill	Effect
Lethal Crescendo	+20% Claw Damage after killing an enemy or depleting a Health Segment of a boss. Can stack. Resets at the end of combat.
Renounce Death	Gain Lifesteal on Attacks and Immortality instead of dying once per combat. Duration 10s.
Sanguine Renewal	Voracious Bite resets all Active Abilities Cooldown.

FAQ

How many skill trees are there?

Three: Witchcraft (daytime magic), Swordmastery (usable day or night), and Vampirism (nighttime, tied to Corruption).

How many Ultimate Perks can I have?

One per tree, so a maximum of three across a full build — pick carefully.

How many total skills are documented?

88 as of September 5, 2026, across all three trees combined.