Races and Skills

Combat Skills and the Second Skill Slot

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Learn how to read a skill roll, unlock the E skill slot, use Q and E in combat, and choose attacks by their known effects.

Read the card that stops between the center pointers, then check the equipped icon on Q or E. Cast with that key and wait for its cooldown countdown before using it again.

Combat Skills and the Second Skill Slot — illustrated cover

The main combat skill uses Q. The Extra Skill die beside it opens the Second Skill purchase while E is locked; buying the slot starts a random skill roll.

Unlock the E Skill Slot

Buy Second Skill if you want a second attack alongside Q. The purchase unlocks E and starts a random skill roll.

  1. Select the colorful Extra Skill die beside the Q skill.
  2. Check the total in the Second Skill Buy Item window, then select Buy.
  3. Close the purchase confirmation and let the roll finish.
  4. Check the new skill icon on E. The Q skill remains available.
Second Skill price shown Condition
149 Robux List price in the purchase window
135 Robux Checkout with a 14 Robux Plus discount
120 Robux Checkout with a 29 Robux Plus discount

Use the total shown at your own checkout. After the slot is unlocked, later rolls can replace its E skill without buying Second Skill again.

Combat bar showing separate Q and E skill icons after the second slot is unlocked.
Buy Second Skill and receive an E skill▶ Watch demonstration

Read the Final Skill Roll

The scrolling cards show grades from D through SS. Wait until the column stops: the card between the two center pointers is the result. Cards that pass the pointers are candidates, not additional skills received. Stock ×1 on a card describes stock; it is not the roll price.

After the roll closes, match the result's icon to the combat bar. This confirms which skill is on Q or E.

Scrolling skill cards with an A grade icon between the center pointers.
Identify the skill stopped between the pointers▶ Watch demonstration

Use Q and E in Combat

Press Q for the main skill. Once Second Skill is unlocked, press E for the extra skill. Each used icon displays its own cooldown countdown; cast that skill again when its icon becomes ready.

Aim a forward attack at enemies ahead of the character. When enemies gather around you, an equipped cyclone gives you an attack centered on your position. For stage progression and enemy encounters, see the Dungeon guide; Frostbound Tower covers successive Tower rounds.

Blue crossed slashes striking ahead of a character while the Q skill counts down.

Choose an Attack for the Fight

Check the Skill Index by the large statue for skill details under categories such as Katana and Greatsword. Light Slash, a Katana skill, slashes forward for 200% damage with a six-second cooldown. It suits repeated attacks on a target in front of you. When Golden Aegis carries its A-grade purple crossed-weapons variant, the skill summons spectral hands forward for 350% skill damage with a five-second cooldown.

For nearby groups or successive Tower rounds, the yellow-green SS cyclone attacks around the character. If the E slot shows a golden-yellow diagonal icon, that skill can also hit multiple nearby enemies when they cluster together. For enemies ahead during Dungeon progression, the SS orange arc makes a long forward slash. The S blue crossed slash also strikes ahead; aim it at the intended target rather than assuming it covers every nearby enemy. Match icon-only skills by their displayed grade and icon, then choose by attack shape and cooldown behavior instead of grade alone. To compare the weapon carrying a skill with your other equipment, see Weapons, Power, and Skills.

Combat Skills
NameGradeSkill Index categoryDamageCooldown
Light Slash
D
Katana
200 %
6 seconds
Unnamed SS Cyclone Skill
SS (Yellow-green cyclone icon)
— — —
Unnamed SS Orange Arc Slash
SS (Orange-yellow arc slash icon)
— — —
Unnamed S Blue Cross Slash
S (Blue crossed-slash icon)
— — —
Unnamed S Blue Swirl Skill
S (Blue-white circular swirl icon)
— — —
Unnamed A Radial Burst Skill
A (Pale-blue radial-burst icon)
— — —
Unnamed B Orange Arc Slash
B (Orange-white arc slash icon)
— — —
Unnamed A Purple Cross Skill
A (Purple crossed-weapons icon)
— — —

Light Slash

Effect
Slashes forward

Unnamed SS Cyclone Skill

Effect
Cyclone attack around the character
Combat use
Attacking groups and clearing successive Frostbound Tower rounds
Combat shortcut
Q (When equipped in the main skill slot)
E (When obtained in the second skill slot)

Unnamed SS Orange Arc Slash

Effect
Long forward slash
Combat shortcut
E (When obtained in the second skill slot)

Unnamed S Blue Cross Slash

Effect
Crossed blue slashes strike ahead of the character
Combat shortcut
Q (When equipped in the main skill slot)

Unnamed S Blue Swirl Skill

Combat shortcut
E (When obtained in the second skill slot)

Unnamed A Radial Burst Skill

Combat shortcut
E (When obtained in the second skill slot)

Unnamed B Orange Arc Slash

Combat shortcut
E (When obtained on unlocking Second Skill)

Unnamed A Purple Cross Skill

Combat shortcut
Q (When equipped in the main skill slot)
Skill effect
Summons spectral hands to tear forward. (When carried by Golden Aegis as its A purple-cross skill variant)
Skill damage
350 % (When carried by Golden Aegis as its A purple-cross skill variant)
Skill cooldown
5 seconds (When carried by Golden Aegis as its A purple-cross skill variant)

Unnamed Golden Diagonal Skill

Icon
Golden-yellow diagonal pattern
Combat shortcut
E (When obtained in the second skill slot)
Effect
Yellow glow and an extended slash, followed by green swirling trails
Group attack
Can hit multiple nearby enemies (Can hit three clustered Captain Goblins in Stage 2; hits on more distant enemies are not guaranteed)
Skill Index showing Light Slash and its damage and cooldown.
Purple crossed-weapons Q icon and golden-yellow diagonal E icon visible below clustered Captain Goblins.