At first glance, it may seem like Enshrouded is your typical survival-crafting game, but that’s not the case. It actually boasts some in-depth progression systems, starting with how you build your character. And while armor and weapons do a lot of the heavy lifting, it is the skill tree system the one that makes each Flameborn shine in their own unique way. If you want to know what options you have before committing some skill points, here are all the Skill Trees in Enshrouded 1.0.
Note: This guide has been updated for the 1.0 update of Enshrouded.
Every Skill Tree in Enshrouded
Before we dive into each one, you should know that the Skill Trees in Enshrouded are divided into three different colors or categories, each one focusing on some specific archetypes. You have red for the more Warrior-oriented, green for those looking to play a stealthy or ranged Flameborn, and blue for Magic users. However, it is the branches that make every tree unique, and we’ll go over each one below.
Skill Trees
Green Skill Tree
The green skill tree focuses on skills that make Flameborn feel more like a ranger or an assassin, which is ideal for those who want to lean into the ranged fantasy or stealthy type.
Survivor
The Survivor skill tree is among the most useful in Enshrouded, and one you should consider looking at during the first hours. For starters, there are several abilities that help you increase your stamina, stamina regeneration, and even HP restoration. This one also unlocks an extra food slot, which is quite handy for the late-game parts.
Beastmaster
Among the many skill trees in the game, this one is quite niche. It focuses on increasing your damage against specific enemies, while also pacifying a few of them to the point that they can fight for you in a way. This isn’t one we’d recommend for solo play, but it may come in handy when playing co-op.
Ranger
If you’re all about leaning into the ranger archetype, well, the name pretty much says it all. This is the skill tree you want to invest in for more ranged damage, as well as critical chance increases, and even the ability to shoot several arrows at once. It is an excellent build, especially for endgame scenarios.
Assassin
Lastly, we have another niche type of skill tree, yet more useful than Beastmaster. The Assassin tree is all about sneaking around enemies and increasing your damage with daggers. You can even poison enemies more often with a specific passive, which is quite useful against some enemies.
Blue Skill Tree
The Blue Skill Tree, which many Enshrouded players know as the mage one, embodies that playstyle: ranged magic attacks with other useful passives.
Trickster
While the Trickster archetype may sound strange in a survival game, Keen Games did an excellent job of making it feel unique. For starters, this tree focuses on applying certain effects to enemies, spawning orbs for you to heal or restore mana, and even reflecting damage back to foes. It is quite useful and a strong option for solo players.
Wizard
If you prefer a good old “glass cannon” build, the Wizard skill tree in Enshrouded is your go-to option. This one isn’t too complicated; you get a lot of buffs to fire, ice, and several other elements, as well as the skill to damage enemies passively. It is a pure DPS skill tree, and one that we also recommend for those who want to try the revamped magic system in the 1.0 update.
Healer
Contrary to the above, Healer is all about keeping you and your allies’ HP full. This is more of a support skill tree, yet not a bad one for co-op play. We wouldn’t recommend it for solo players, as you’ll be losing a lot of damage by going full support on your own.
Battlemage
It may seem like Battlemage is a combination of warrior and mage, but it instead focuses on wands. In the past, we wouldn’t recommend going for wands over staves, but the new combat additions have made these weapons extremely powerful, and investing in this skill tree can actually make a powerful build for magic-oriented players.
Red Skill Tree
And now, we have the Red Skill Tree of Enshrouded, which is tailored toward all Warrior-oriented players. This one is all about melee damage, tanking, and just letting you wallop enemies with ease.
Tank
While we normally don’t recommend this tree for solo players, the Tank tree is fantastic for harder difficulties and co-op. It focuses on increasing the value of some armor, as well as protecting others near you, which is quite useful for dungeons and boss fights.
Warrior
If you prefer a sword-and-board build, this is the skill tree for you. The Warrior abilities focus on increasing your damage with one-handed weapons, their speed, and give you other nifty passives to make you a fantastic DPS with some protection on top of it.
Barbarian
If the above skill tree is all about increasing one-handed weapon damage, this one is the same, but for two-handed weapons. Since there are several armaments in the game, those looking to swing big swords around should invest in the Barbarian skill tree. You can even make your parries more powerful with some skills, making this a high-risk, high-reward option.
Athlete
Lastly, we have another niche skill tree, as Athlete only focuses on restoring stamina with some parries, reducing some debuff timers, and even lets you evade when swimming. While not our first choice, there are some helpful skills here.
Central Skills
Of course, we also have the central skills, which don’t really go toward a build type, but rather help you with exploration. We recommend investing your first points here, especially in skills such as Double Jump, Merciless Attack, and some tool specializations. After that, feel free to move on to your desired build.
In the end, if you make a “mistake” and choose the wrong path, remember that you can respec your skills at your Flame Altar by using your Runes, so feel free to experiment as much as you want, or until you run out of Runes.
