In addition to racial, weapon, and Source skills, the 10 main skill types are broken down into the Aerothurge, Geomancer, Huntsman, Hydrosophist, Necrommancer, Polymorph, Pyrokinetic, Scoundrel, Summoning, and Warfare categories.
The wide range of skill combinations makes for a huge number of build types (which we’ll be covering more in-depth soon in our character creation guide). For now, you need to know how to get new skills, either by buying books or crafting your own.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 Skill Book Vendors
Right now we only know the locations of Act I vendors, but check back soon for updates on the vendors in the other parts of the game.
Note that you can actually kill the skill book vendors (or get them killed in certain quest lines) and leave yourself out of luck on the skill front until you head to a different area with a new vendor. The Red Prince, for instance, has dialog options that lead to a lethal fight with Warfare skill book vendor Kalias.
Aerothurge - Gawin (Fort Joy Ghetto) Geomancer - Maol (Fort Joy Ghetto) Huntsman - Bahara (Sanctuary of Amadia) Hydrosophist - Rezik (Fort Joy Ghetto) Necromancer - Mona (Fort Joy Ghetto) Polymorph - Doctor Leste (Fort Joy Ghetto) Pyrokinetic - Stingtail (Beach outside Fort Joy) Scoundrel - Hilde (Fort Joy Ghetto) Summoning - Nebora (Tent near western gate of Fort Joy Ghetto) Warfare - Kalias (Caverns outside Fort Joy)
Divinity: Original Sin 2 Skill Crafting Combinations
While many skills are gained by buying books at different vendors (or found during the course of the game), you can actually directly craft your own skill books. Crafting these skills can make them available earlier than normal, or in some cases is the only reliable way to get the skill in question.
You just need the appropriate scroll and a book corresponding to the appropriate skill type. Obviously in many cases its better to have a permanent skill (assuming you have the Memory available to learn it) rather than just a single use scroll.
Don’t have the specific needed scroll for a new skill book? Head over to our complete guide on crafting in Original Sin 2 for each individual scroll recipe.
There are absolutely more skill books hiding out there as the game leaves Early Access and finally sees full release – and it’s a good bet there will be different combinations for some of the same books. Stay tuned as we update this list, and if you’ve found any others not included here, please let us know in the comments!
If you need more help with other aspects of this tactical RPG, be sure to check out the rest of our Divinity: Original Sin 2 guides for extra tips and tricks:
Divinity Original Sin 2: Escaping Fort Joy Divinity Original Sin 2: Arena Of The One Combat Guide Divinity Original Sin 2: Artefacts of the Tyrant Guide Divinity Original Sin 2: Black Cat Secrets Revealed Divinity Original Sin 2 Character Creation Guide Divinity Original Sin 2: Ultimate Build Guide Divinity Original Sin 2: Skill Crafting Combinations and Book Vendors Divinity Original Sin 2: Complete Crafting Recipes Guide
