TalentTree

TalentTree

TalentTree adds a radial talent tree to Valheim — six themed sectors — that brings more variation to the game, expands every playstyle, and lets you build into the corners no vanilla character can reach. It's made to allow and reward creative builds: stay pure in one sector, or combine multiple ones for a more unique playstyle. Full controller support.

> Requires SkillsReworked. TalentTree spends the Level you earn in SkillsReworked — the two are built to work hand in hand. See Built on SkillsReworked.

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Opening the Talent Tree

Open your inventory: TalentTree adds a Talents button (the tree icon) next to Skills — click it to open the talent tree. A small dot on it tells you when you have earned new talent points. With a controller, select the button and press A; the controller buttons for talent keys can be changed in the config.

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Screenshots

The description panel spells out exactly what each talent does and how it scales with rank.

Quickly find any talent by name with the built-in search.

A dedicated stats panel shows your build's cumulative bonuses at a glance.

Active talent debuffs show as an icon next to the enemy's health bar and as an effect on the enemy itself, in-world.

Your own talent buffs also show up right in Valheim's normal status effect bar.

Talents show what they do: buffs, gains and auras play as effects on your character, visible to everyone nearby.

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How it works

• The tree is radial: six sectors arranged around a center, where neighboring sectors meet.
• You spend talent points to unlock and rank up nodes. Points come from your SkillsReworked Level (see below).
• Want a focused identity? Pour everything into one sector. Want something nobody expects? Mix two sectors into a hybrid build. The tree is designed so unusual combinations are viable and rewarding, not punished.

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Built on SkillsReworked

TalentTree is tightly wired to SkillsReworked and lists it as a hard dependency — TalentTree will not run without it.

• Where points come from: your talent-point budget is derived from your SkillsReworked Level (1 point per Level), plus 5 bonus points for every boss you have defeated. The higher your Level, the more points you have to spend.
• If your Level changes: raising your Level grants more points. If something lowers your Level (for example the death XP penalty in SkillsReworked), your already-unlocked talents stay active — you simply can't spend new points again until your Level climbs back above your current build.
• Rebirth: performing a Rebirth in SkillsReworked respecs your talents (all nodes are cleared) so you can rebuild from scratch. Since points are Level-derived, you get your whole budget back.
• Prestige: performing a Prestige in SkillsReworked also respecs your talents (all nodes are cleared), same as Rebirth. Prestige resets your SkillsReworked Level, and since points are Level-derived, your talent-point budget resets right along with it — you re-climb to your old power as you re-level, rather than keeping it instantly.

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Sectors & Talents

Six sectors, each a distinct playstyle. The talent lists are collapsed — expand a sector to see its talents.

Shared — Minor nodes

| Talent | Effect | | ------ | ------ | | Health | Increases your health points. | | Stamina | Increases your maximum stamina. | | Carry Weight | Increases your carry capacity. | | Adrenaline | Reduces your maximum adrenaline. | | Armor | Increases your base armor. | | Physical Damage | Increases your physical damage. |

🛡️ Bulwark — the fortress (defensive, block-focused, easy to play)

| Talent | Effect | | ------ | ------ | | Immovable | Reduces incoming stagger buildup. | | Battle Hardened | Each enemy near you makes you harder to stagger, up to a cap. | | Thorns | Reflects a portion of incoming damage back to the attacker before armor reduction. | | Bulwark's Edge | Your HP investment becomes your weapon. Your current HP grants bonus damage. | | Warden | While blocking with a tower shield or wielding a sledgehammer, taunt all nearby enemies. While active, every hit you block heals you. | | Shield Slam | Block several attacks in a row to automatically unleash a powerful counter-strike. | | Shield Charge | While blocking with a tower shield, press Sprint while moving forward to charge into enemies, dealing blunt damage based on your max HP. | | Iron Skin | Increases your total armor. | | Ironclad | Your equipped armor increases your maximum HP. | | Immolation | While your weapon or shield is drawn, nearby enemies are regularly set ablaze for a portion of your armor as fire damage. Does nothing while sneaking. | | Pavise | Reduces incoming ranged damage. |

⚔️ Warrior — the controlled fighter (parry & control)