Like many other games with RPG elements, Core Keeper will give you the chance to advance your character’s abilities through the use of skills. There are many areas of the game where you can improve your skills just by doing the related actions. Here is a full list of every skill in Core Keeper and what it does.

Cooking

Cooking gives you a chance to get more food items from cooking. The following skills are available from leveling up your culinary abilities:

  • Fast Food – Increased melee attack speed after eating cooked foodLong Lasting Food – Longer durations for cooked food buffsHealthy Diet – Well-fed buffs are strongerMaster Chef – Chance for additional food gained from cooking to be rareNot So Picky – Well-fed buffs gained from having less foodSharing is Caring – Increased health regeneration to nearby alliesThe Smell of Food – Better nearby ally damageUtilizing Every Nutrient – More food gained from eating cooked food

Crafting

Crafting is increased by making items at workstations or by hand. It gives more armor and the following skills:

  • Alchemist – Chance to get an extra item when crafting at alchemy tables or distilleriesBase Builder – Chance to get an item when crafting walls, floors, bridges, or fences.Blacksmith – Items crafter at an anvil cost fewer materialsHigh Quality Equipment – Chance for equipment to not lose durability when taking damageIndustry Specialist – Extra items gained when crafting rails, wires, and conveyor beltsJewelry Crafter – Better chance to earn a polished version of any item crafted at the jewelry workbenchThe Right Tools in the Right Hands – Chance to not lose durability on tools and weapons when using themUnbreakable – Better armor when at low health

Fishing

Fishing is increased by fishing up treasures or fish and provides these skills:

  • Anglers Advantage – Fish begin the encounter closer to being caughtFishermans Luck – Better chance to hook a fishImproved bait – Fish bite fasterPower of Omega-3 – Increased damage against bosses after eating fishStudied Patterns – Increased dodge chanceSteady Feet – Reduced slippery movementThrowing Expert – Increased fishing line cast rangeWell-Trained Aim – Percentage of Fishing added as range damage

Gardening

Gardening is increased by harvesting crops and offers the following skills:

  • Bottomless Water Can – Chance to not lose water when using the watering canEat Your Vegetables – Get more food when eating plantsExpert Gardener – Chance that your plants become goldenGrateful Gardener – Chance to gain a seed when harvestingPoison Coated Weapons – Chance to apply poison on hitsPotent Poison – Increased damage against poisoned enemiesThorny Skin – Increased thorn damageThorny Weapons – Better critical hit damage

Melee Combat

Melee Combat focuses on your melee damage. The following skills are what you earn by damaging enemies.

  • Building Anger – Gain stacking damage buffs from hitting enemiesFast and Furious – Chance to double your melee attack speed momentarilyHeavy Swings – Better chance to knockbackQuick Strikes – Increased melee attack speedSeething Blade – Chance for melee hits to restore healthStrength of the Ancients – Increased damage against bossesStubborn Fighter – Increased damage to the same targetTaking a Step Back – Increased ranged damage after dealing melee damage

Mining

In the Mining skill tree, you generally get better at mining over time. You earn points here by mining blocks, and one of the most important items players will use in Core Keeper is the Drill. The skills you can earn are:

  • Archaeologist – Small chance to drop valuable items from mined wallsEfficient Excavation – Better mining damageExplosives Engineer – More explosive damageMeticulous Miner – Better chance to gain extra ore from wallsMine, Mine, Mine! – Faster mining speedMiner’s Strength – Better mining melee damageNight Vision – See ores further away betterPick and Run! – Speed boost after mining a wall

Ranged Combat

Ranged Combat is increased by damaging enemies with projectile weapons from a distance. These are the skills you get in this tree:

  • Amplified Precision – Increased critical hit damageCharging In – Chance to increase melee damage after shooting an enemyFocused Accuracy – Increased ranged damage when standing stillKeeping Momentum – Increased range damage from shooting an enemy, stacks up to two timesRapid Shots – Increased range attack speedSlimy Bullets – Chance to slow enemies with your shotsStun Shot – Chance to stun targets momentarilyWeakness Detection – Chance for increased critical hit chance when shooting an enemy

Running

Running focuses on your movement abilities in general. This skill tree contains:

  • Balanced Stance – Increased dodge chance after standing stillBreaking Barriers – Armor movement speed is increasedEncumbering Presence – Nearby enemies are slowedEndurance Runner – Lose less food when runningEscape Artist – Reduction to snare and stun durationGotta Go Fast! – Speed increases after continuously running for a short bitKeeping Tempo – Damage buff after running for a short bitOn Your Toes – Speed boost after dodging an attack

Vitality

Vitality focuses on increasing your health by killing enemies. These are the skills that will give you more life bonuses.

  • Cheat Death – Chance to restore health instead of dying from lethal hitsDesperate Fighter – Better damage while at low healthHealing Potency – Better health over time regenerationLingering Potions – Get a bonus percentage of health from healing potions over timeMaxed Out – Percentage of all skill points added to max healthProtection of the Ancients – Reduced damage from bossesStayin’ Alive – Regain health every second when below max healthStrong and Healthy – Better damage while at max health