In The Division 2, we present all skills in the list and give tips on which are the best skills for your builds.
Here’s how you get skills in The Division 2: After just a few minutes of gameplay, you can unlock your first skill (in German: Fertigkeit) in The Division 2. You will receive this and all further skills from the Quartermaster in the White House for Skill Points (skill unlocks).
In total, you can equip two skills at the same time, with the freedom to choose which skills you want from the start. You earn skill points by completing certain story missions, allowing you to try out different skills throughout the game.
But which skills are worth it, especially at the beginning? And which ones suit my playstyle – my build?
The best skills – sorted by playstyle
Do you play in a team or prefer solo? Do you like to engage in close combat or attack from a safe distance? The skills help you optimize your playstyle.
Best skills for close range
Choose these skills: If you like to be at the front lines, getting close to the enemy or shielding your teammates, you should take these skills.
- Bastion Shield: With this shield, you can aggressively charge at your enemies. You are nearly completely protected. However, you can only use a sidearm. You lack firepower, but you draw the enemies’ attention to yourself, allowing your teammates to clean up from a safe distance.
- Scanner Pulse: This allows you to keep an eye on your surroundings at all times. The pulse enables an aggressive approach without the risk of being quietly flanked by the enemy. You’ll see them coming first.
Best skills for medium range
Choose these skills: If you want to be a flexible agent who does not rely entirely on close or long-range combat, these skills are recommended.
- Cluster Mine: This mine splits into three seeker mines, making it a deadly surprise for your enemies.
- Drone: The drone is versatile for saving your life. You can deploy it to attack enemies while you retreat or use it for bullet defense or as a repair drone.
Best skills for long range
Choose these skills: For long-range combat, you can select the following skills that support your playstyle.
- Drone Stock: This skill cannot be thrown far as a piercing variant, but it has other exciting variants for you. For example, try the Reviver Drone Stock, which revives your allies while you stay safe. As a sniper, you are usually specialized in high damage, but you cannot take much damage yourself. This way, you can always remain in safe cover.
- Assault Turret: If enemies (especially close-combat enemies) manage to get to you, you can set up a turret that automatically fires at them, distracts them, and protects you.
Best skills for solo agents and team agents
Recommended skills for solo agents:
- Assault Turret: In The Division 2, you will often be flanked by enemies. If they overwhelm you, it is advantageous to have additional firepower. The Assault Turret automatically targets hostile targets and distracts them from you.
- Crusader Shield: This skill protects most of your body and thus absorbs a lot of incoming damage, yet you can use all primary weapons. It can be activated quickly, helping you survive in many situations.
Recommended skills for team agents:
- Revival Drone Stock: If teammates are down and you cannot reach them without having to leave protective cover? Then your whole team will be pleased if you have the drone stock that can revive allies.
- Repair Drone: Your team will also appreciate this skill. This drone repairs the armor of nearby allies, allowing them to rejoin the fight immediately.
Keep in mind that these recommendations may not be the best choice for all agents. Each skill benefits specific playstyles. Especially in the endgame, it will still be shown which skills will dominate. We recommend that you try out all skills yourself – which is why we list all skills in The Division 2 below.
Overview of all skills of your agent
There are this many skills: In total, there are 8 different skills, known in German as “Fertigkeiten-Plattform”.
Each skills platform has several variations that change how the skill functions. For the variations, you no longer need skill points but SHD tech, which you obtain by completing missions or looting SHD tech crates.
Below we provide the functions of all skills – sorted by “Fertigkeiten-Plattform”.
Pulse
These are the variants:
- Scanner: Emits pulses to the environment and highlights enemies visually in the agent’s HUD
- Long Range Scanner: Placed at a fixed location. It continuously emits pulses to the environment and highlights enemies visually in the agent’s HUD.
- Jammer: Emits pulses to the environment and causes overloads and shutdowns of enemy electronics
Turret
These are the variants:
- Assault: Automatically tracks and attacks hostile targets. However, it can be manually changed to target a specific enemy
- Incinerator: Manually controlled to emit a forward-facing cone of fire
- Sniper: Fires large caliber rounds at manually designated targets
Drone Stock
These are the variants:
- Restorer: Sends out tiny repair drones that repair the armor of allies and consume themselves
- Stinger: Sends out micro-drones that attack and distract enemy targets in the vicinity
- Reviver: Sends out small drones that revive incapacitated allies nearby
- Buffer: Administers a stimulant to nearby allies, increasing their combat effectiveness
Chem Launcher
These are the variants:
- Amplifier: Releases a gas cloud that repairs and enhances the armor of allies
- Firestarter: Creates an explosive gas cloud that can be ignited by explosives or firearms (etc.)
- Combat Foam: Shoots a load of sticky foam that immobilizes the target
- Oxidizer: Releases a cloud of corrosive gas that attacks enemy armor, skills, and health over time
Firefly
These are the variants:
- Blinder: Blinds enemies that it flies over, rendering them temporarily incapacitated
- Projector: Attaches explosives to targets that detonate when two come close
- Destroyer: Damages or destroys enemy weak points, skills, and environmental explosives
Seeker Mine
These are the variants:
- Explosive Charge: Detects enemies, rolls to them, and explodes on approach
- Air Detonation: Rolls towards its target and triggers an explosive charge in midair
- Cluster: Splits into smaller seeker mines that track and explode when approaching enemies
Drone
These are the variants:
- Attacker: Follows targets and tries to maintain visual contact while continuously shooting
- Defender: Attempts to deflect incoming bullets with a sound emitter
- Bomber: Requires two points set by an agent and then drops a load of micro-bombs between these points
- Repair: Repairs the armor of nearby allies or can focus on manually assigned allies
Shield
These are the variants:
- Bastion: Nearly protects the entire body, but since it is very bulky, only sidearms can be used
- Crusader: Light shield that allows all primary weapons to be used while in use. The agent’s legs, however, remain unprotected
- Deflector: Deflects incoming bullets toward highlighted targets in the agent’s line of sight. Only a sidearm can be carried. The entire body is not covered.
Which skills do you play with?
