The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt · Ability progression
Ability Unlock Rows
Abilities belong to colored branches; after the second row, branch points are required, but a preceding ability in the same column is not.
How it works
The passage identifies Combat, Signs, Alchemy, and General branches with red, blue, green, and brown colors. It says core abilities in the first row of each non-General branch are unlocked at the start. After the second row, a certain number of points in that branch are required. However, once a row is unlocked, the previous ability in the same column is not required to unlock an ability below it.
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