While it’s critical to pick the best class for your individual playstyle in Solo Leveling: Arise Overdrive and use the skill trees therein to level up Sung Jinwoo for the fights ahead, you’ll also have skill trees for your four weapon types to fill out, as well as Sung Jinwoo’s overall physique and stats!
It’s a lot to pay attention to off the bat, but smart upgrades in your weapon skill trees in Solo Leveling: Arise Overdrive can make all the different to your combat success! Invest in the weapons you use most often and double down on your power!
Weapon Skill Trees Overview
Each Weapon Type Has Its Own Skill Tree
You get acquainted with your class skill tree fairly early in the game, but once you begin choosing the weapons in which you’ll specialize, you’ll want to invest in the corresponding skill tree for the weapon type, since you’ll unlock plenty of additional abilities or stat boosts this way.
Each skill tree for weapon types in Solo Leveling: Arise Overdrive has either 12 or 13 unlockable skills that offer assorted boosts to your fighting power. The same general variety of perks are available for each weapon type, but you’ll need to unlock skills in the trees for weapons you’re using most often to get the most bang for your buck with the Weapon Skill Scrolls you’ll be spending to unlock them. No use upgrading a Firearm if you’re a Sword main, after all.
The effects you unlock are applied to your weapons of that type right away, but the effects are only active when you’re using that weapon type in combat, so be sure to keep yourself equipped with the best gear at all times.
Additional Skill Trees
It’s not just the four weapon types you’ll be able to upgrade to enhance your combat capabilities in Solo Leveling: Arise Overdrive, though, since you’ve got two additional skill trees past those, too.
The first is the Physique Skill Tree, and the upgrades within increase various aspects of your combat (stats, bonuses, etc.). Meanwhile, the Monarch’s Awakening Skill Tree only unlocks once you’ve reached chapter five of the game and chosen to go down a certain path for the story.
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All Weapon And Physique Skill Trees
In the sections below, you’ll find information on the four weapon skill trees in Solo Leveling: Arise Overdrive, offering a look ahead at your upgrades and how best to use them for your own fighting style. Like the class trees, you’ll have two branches for each tree here, too. We’ve also got info on the 19 upgrades for the Physique tree to help you plan for any buffs.
Abilities that can be repurchased are marked with asterisks (*) by their name.
Sword Skill Tree
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Heartsteel Branch |
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Skill Name |
Effect |
Skill Scrolls to Unlock |
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Sword Skill Damage Increase * |
Increases the damage of skills that use a sword. |
3 |
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Frontal Charge |
Decreases the damage of back attacks, but significantly increases the damage of frontal attacks. |
6 |
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Sword Protection |
When the user’s current HP is 30% or below, you gain a shield for a certain amount of time. 30 second cooldown per shield. |
9 |
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Attack Increase * |
Increases Attack. |
11 |
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Defense Increase * |
Increases Defense. |
11 |
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Heartsteel |
When the user uses a weapon skill that requires a sword, it increases their Attack and Defense for a certain amount of time. |
16 |
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Resistance Branch |
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Skill Name |
Effect |
Skill Scrolls to Unlock |
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Sword Skill Damage Increase * |
Increases the damage of skills that use a sword. |
3 |
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Guardian Sword |
When the user gains a shield, it increases their Attack and Defense for a time. |
6 |
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Attack & Guard |
Activates Block on the sword’s Basic Attacks for a very short period of time. |
6 |
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Precision Increase * |
Increases Precision. |
11 |
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Defense Penetration Increase * |
Increases Defense Penetration. |
13 |
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Counterattack Launch |
When Deflect is activated from the Attack & Guard effect, significantly increase the damage of the next Basic Skill for a short period of time. |
16 |
Dagger Skill Tree
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Lethal Wound Branch |
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Skill Name |
Effect |
Skill Scrolls to Unlock |
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Critical Hit Rate Increase * |
Increases Critical Hit Rate. |
2 |
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Critical Hit Damage Increase. |
Increases Critical Hit Damage. |
2 |
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Lethal Wound |
When the user’s attack hits a Critical Hit, there’s a chance to inflict Bleed to the target, dealing damage over time over a longer duration. |
7 |
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Critical Hit Rate Increase * |
Increases Critical Hit Rate. |
9 |
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Pain Amplification |
Increases damage dealt to targets with the Bleed effect. |
12 |
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Critical Hit Damage Increase. |
Increases Critical Hit Damage. |
9 |
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Violent Approach |
Increases the damage of Frontal Dash Attack. |
12 |
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Overshadow Branch |
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Skill Name |
Effect |
Skill Scrolls to Unlock |
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Dagger Skill Damage Increase * |
Increases the damage of skills that require a Dagger. |
3 |
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Back Attack Damage Increase * |
Increases the damage done when attacking an enemy from behind. |
3 |
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Ambush Attack |
Decreases the damage of frontal attacks, but significantly increases the damage of back attacks. |
9 |
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Shadow Step Damage Increase |
Increases the damage done by Shadow Step. |
12 |
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Shadow Strike |
When Shadow Step hits, increase damage dealt for an amount of time. |
15 |
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Shadow Rift |
When Shadow Step hits, decrease the target’s Defense for an amount of time. |
15 |
Bow Skill Tree
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Focused Aim Branch |
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Skill Name |
Effect |
Skill Scrolls to Unlock |
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Bow Skill Damage Increase * |
Increases the damage of skills that require a Bow. |
3 |
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Critical Hit Rate Increase * |
Increases Critical Hit Rate. |
5 |
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Calculated Strike |
If the user’s attack doesn’t land as a Critical Hit, the chance of the next attack being a Critical Hit increases. |
8 |
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Critical Hit Damage Increase * |
Increases Critical Hit Damage. |
10 |
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Retreating Shot |
Increases the damage of Backward Dash Attack. |
6 |
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Swift Strike |
Increases Attack proportional to Sung Jinwoo’s Agility stat. |
16 |
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Secure Aim Branch |
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Skill Name |
Effect |
Skill Scrolls to Unlock |
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Bow Skill Damage Increase * |
Increases the damage of skills that require a Bow. |
3 |
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Precision Increase * |
Increases Precision. |
5 |
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Headshot |
When the user’s attack hits an enemy more than 5m away, it deals additional damage to the target. Damage scales in proportion to Sung Jinwoo’s current level. |
8 |
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Defense Penetration Increase * |
Increases Defense Penetration. |
10 |
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Evasive Shot |
After using Backward Dash Attack, increases the damage of skills that use a bow for a short period of time. |
6 |
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Secure Aim |
Damage dealt to targets within5m is reduced, but significantly increases the damage dealt to targets more than 5m away. |
16 |
Firerarm Skill Tree
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Firearm – Kata Branch |
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Skill Name |
Effect |
Skill Scrolls to Unlock |
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Swift Attack |
When the user uses Extreme Evasion, slightly decrease the cooldown of all skills. |
3 |
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Firearm Skill Damage Increase * |
Increases the damage of skills that require a firearm. |
3 |
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Massacre |
Increases damage proportionally to the number of targets hit by a skill that requires a firearm. |
6 |
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Close-Range Shot |
Immediately after the user uses Frontal Dash Attack, significantly increase the damage of skills that require a firearm. |
9 |
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Massacre 2 |
Increases damage proportionally to the number of targets hit by a skill that requires a firearm. |
12 |
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Evasive Smash |
Each time the user successfully uses Extreme Evasion, it increases their stats, stacking up to 20 times. |
15 |
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Aim of Patience Branch |
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Skill Name |
Effect |
Skill Scrolls to Unlock |
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Reload |
Immediately after the user uses Switch Weapon, it significantly increases the damage dealt by skills that require a firearm. |
3 |
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Firearm Skill Damage Increase * |
Increases the damage of skills that require a firearm. |
3 |
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Defense Penetration Increase * |
Increase Defense Penetration. |
5 |
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Concentrated Ammo |
Each time the user uses Switch Weapon, it increases the damage of skills requiring a firearm. |
8 |
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Defense Penetration Increase * |
Increase Defense Penetration. |
10 |
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Ballistic Flow |
Each time the user uses their Basic Attack, it increases the damage of skills that use a firearm for a short time, stacking up to 10 times. |
13 |
Physique Skill Tree
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Body Enhancement 1 Branch |
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Skill Name |
Effect |
Skill Scrolls to Unlock |
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Attack Increase * |
Increases Attack. |
1 |
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Defense Increase |
Increases Defense. |
2 |
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HP Increase * |
Increases HP. |
2 |
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Attack Increase * |
Increases Attack. |
4 |
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Defense Increase |
Increases Defense. |
5 |
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HP Increase * |
Increases HP. |
5 |
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Attack Increase * |
Increases Attack. |
7 |
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Defense Increase |
Increases Defense. |
8 |
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HP Increase * |
Increases HP. |
8 |
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Body Enhancement 2 Branch |
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Skill Name |
Effect |
Skill Scrolls to Unlock |
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Critical Hit Rate Increase * |
Increases Critical Hit Rate. |
1 |
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Defense Penetration Increase * |
Increase Defense Penetration. |
2 |
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Defense Penetration Increase * |
Increase Defense Penetration. |
2 |
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Critical Hit Rate Increase * |
Increases Critical Hit Rate. |
4 |
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Defense Penetration Increase * |
Increase Defense Penetration. |
5 |
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Damage Taken Decrease |
Decreases Damage Taken. |
6 |
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Critical Hit Rate Increase * |
Increases Critical Hit Rate. |
7 |
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Defense Penetration Increase * |
Increase Defense Penetration. |
2 |
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Damage Taken Decrease |
Decreases Damage Taken. |
6 |
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Critical Hit Rate Increase * |
Increases Critical Hit Rate. |
7 |
Every single unlockable perk in the Physique skill tree can be obtained three times, providing a staggering number of potential physical stat bonuses.
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