In this guide, we shall dissect the entire skill tree of Dying Light The Beast, helping you understand each category within.

Dying Light The Beast’s skill tree may not be as extensive as Dying Light 2’s, but it delves much deeper into the element of a power fantasy. Each skill in the skill tree serves to make you a superhuman zombie killing machine, and its four trees allow you to focus on a build across each playthrough. There are four types of skills to pick from:
- Agility Skills
- Power Skills
- Survival Skills
- Beast Skills
If you’re wondering what these skills are or how they work, this guide is for you.
All Agility Skills in Dying Light The Beast

The Agility Skills allow you to improve your overall movement in Dying Light The Beast. These skills grant you tools to navigate the parkour sandbox efficiently, making you a master of parkour as you get them all.
Agiliy Skill | What It Does |
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Active Landing | Allows you to drop to the ground from greater heights, letting you roll at the last second to reduce fall damage. |
Dash | Allows you to dash for as long as your stamina lasts. |
Vault Kick | Allows you to vault over enemies or obstacles and kick the next enemy. |
Enemy Jump | Allows you to jump over enemies while dashing. |
Afterboost | Momentarily boosts your speed after certain parkour moves. |
Bash | Cross your arms and charge through enemies, clearing your path. |
Parkour Shot | Allows you to use ranged weapons during parkour. |
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All Power Skills in Dying Light The Beast
The Power Skills are combat-focused skills that improve your efficiency at killing zombies. The more of these you unlock, the more tools you’ll have to deal with the combat challenges in your way.
Power Skill | What It Does |
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Dropkick | Jump into the air and attack your enemies with a vicious dropkick. |
Charged Kick | Allows you to perform a stronger variant of the kick. |
Power Shot | Allows you to time your shots for increased damage. |
Advanced Reload | Grants a brief damage boost after reloading. |
Head Stomp | Stomp the enemy’s head while they’re on the ground. This is an insta kill. |
Efficient Fighting | Your attacks eat less of the weapon durability. |
Windmill | Swing your weapon around like a tornado to hit everyone with a 360-degree sweep. |
All Survival Skills in Dying Light The Beast

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The Survival Skills are general skills that help you survive in Castor Woods. These skills are tied to the basics of stealth, crafting, and driving.
Survival Skill | What It Does |
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Stealth Expert | Makes you harder to detect. |
Flamethrower | Allows you to craft a Flamethrower. |
Efficient Driving | Reduces fuel consumption when driving. |
Advanced Grenades | Allows you to craft the Flash Grenade, Pipe Bomb, and Gas Grenade. |
Grenade Launcher | Allows you to craft a Grenade Launcher. |
Collision Expert | Vehicles take less damage. |
Camouflage | Allows you to smear yourself with the blood of the undead to stay briefly undetected. |
All Beast Skills in Dying Light The Beast
The Beast Skills help you add more moves to your Beast Mode arsenal. You can only unlock these by hunting down the Chimera bosses.
Beast Skill | What It Does |
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Beast | Enter Beast Mode when the meter is full. |
Charged Smash | Smash the ground and knock enemies away. |
Heavy Lift | Lift heavy objects and toss them at enemies. |
Furious Charge | Run at extremely fast speeds. |
Beast Controlled | Grants manual control over Beast Mode. |
Battering Ram | Ram into enemies during Furious Charge. |
Launch | Jump greater distances. |
Beast Conquered | Stun all enemies around you when entering Beast Mode. This skill also makes the Beast Mode meter fill up faster while also extending the overall duration. |
Aerial Smash | Jump into the air and smash into the ground. |
Ferocious Swipe | Swing your arm around in a 360-degree sweep to hit enemies. |
Beast Unleashed | Regain health when attacking in Beast Mode. |
Hook Thrust | Use the Grappling Hook to thrust yourself forward. This skill modifies the tool to work more like its Dying Light 1 variant. |
Agonizing Roar | Let out a roar to stun all enemies. |
Apex Predator | Enter Beast Mode even if the meter is not full. You also enjoy a greater duration of the mode. |

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