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Xian Mei Skill Tree

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Xian Mei – The Assassin - Skill Tree

Stats: Health - 90, Speed - 100, Stamina - 100
Specialty: Bladed weapons

Xian Mei is the game’s assassin class and a skillful wielder of knives and other bladed weapons. She’s quick and nimble, making her the best choice for players who prefer tactical melee combat.

Fury Tree

Blood Rage
Use your most lethal skills to quickly deal with nearby enemies.

Grim Inspiration
Gain more rage by killing zombies with sharp weapons
Rank 1: 6% rage
Rank 2: 12% rage
Rank 3: 18% rage

Lightning Moves
Enables you to move faster while Fury is active
Rank 1: 33% speed
Rank 2: 66% speed
Rank 3: 99% speed

Assassin’s Guile
Increases HP while on Fury
Rank 1: 30% health
Rank 2: 60% health
Rank 3: 90% health

Boiling Bloodrage
Fury lasts longer and makes you even more effective in combat

Flowing Strikes
Gain more rage for critical kills
Rank 1: 27% rage
Rank 2: 54% rage
Rank 3: 81% rage

Rerage
Increases chances to recover 20% rage after activating Fury
Rank 1 = 10% chance
Rank 2 = 20% chance
Rank 3 = 30% chance

Volatile
Decreases the amount of rage required to trigger Fury
Rank 1 = 5% rage
Rank 2 = 10% rage
Rank 3 = 15% rage

Boiling Bloodrage
Fury lasts longer and is more devastating


Combat Tree

Blade Fighter
You’ll be more effective when wielding sharp weapons. You’ll get 5% sharp damage, -10% sharp stamina cost, 1% sharp critical hit chance and 5% damage for precise head shots

Maintenance
Increases the durability of sharp weapons
Rank 1 = 10% durability
Rank 2 = 20% durability
Rank 3 = 30% durability

Flawless Blade
Enhances the damage of sharp weapons
Rank 1 = 5% damage
Rank 2 = 10% damage
Rank 3 = 15% damage

Flying Strike
Deal extra damage when attacking while jumping using sharp weapons
Rank 1: 33% damage
Rank 2: 66% damage
Rank 3: 99% damage

Backstab
Deal extra damage when attacking enemies from behind using melee weapons
Rank 1 = 20% damage
Rank 2 = 40% damage
Rank 3 = 60% damage

Deep Wounds
Increases chance of causing bleeding when landing critical hits using sharp weapons
Rank 1 = 10% chance
Rank 2 = 20% chance
Rank 3 = 30% chance

Effortless
Decreases stamina cost of sharp weapons
Rank 1 = -10% stamina
Rank 2 = -20% stamina
Rank 3 = -30% stamina

Sharp Expert
5% sharp damage, -10% stamina cost, 2% critical hit chance, 10% damage on fallen enemies. Enables you to stomp the head of fallen enemies (and instantly kill them)

Poisonous
Prolongs poison duration.
Rank 1: 15% duration
Rank 2: 30% duration
Rank 3: 45% duration

Telling Blows
Increases critical hit chance when using sharp weapons.
Rank 1: 4% chance
Rank 2: 8% chance
Rank 3: 12% chance

Serrated Blade
Increases bleeding duration on enemies.
Rank 1: 30% duration
Rank 2: 60% duration
Rank 3: 90% duration

Stroke of Luck
Increases chances getting an instant kill when using sharp weapons.
Rank 1: 1.5% chance
Rank 2: 4% chance
Rank 3: 4.5% chance

Master Assassin
Increases bleeding and poison damage
Rank 1: 20% increase
Rank 2: 40% increase
Rank 3: 60% increase

Pressure
Increases critical hit chance when health is below 50%.
Rank 1: 3% chance
Rank 2: 6% chance
Rank 3: 9% chance

Blade Master
5% sharp damage, -5% sharp stamina cost, 5% sharp critical hit chance, 15% damage on fallen enemies. You can stomp fallen enemies without stopping


Survival Tree

First Aid
Increases effectiveness of Medkits by 25%

Vampire
Gain stamina boost after every kill
Rank 1: 10% stamina
Rank 2: 20% stamina
Rank 3: 30% stamina

Life Insurance
Decreases cash penalty upon death.
Rank 1: -15% cash penalty
Rank 2: -30% cash penalty
Rank 3: -45% cash penalty

Spectre
Decreases chances of attracting enemy attention
Rank 1: -5% threat
Rank 2: -10% threat
Rank 3: -15% threat

Endurance
Increases stamina regeneration
Rank 1: 15% faster
Rank 2: 30% faster
Rank 3: 45% faster

Picklock
Enables you to open locked containers
Rank 1 = Open LV1 locks
Rank 2 = Open LV2 locks
Rank 3 = Open LV3 locks

Deeper Pockets
Increases the maximum backpack slots
Rank 1 = 2 Slots
Rank 2 = 4 Slots
Rank 3 = 6 Slots

Field Medicine
Increases effectiveness of Medkits by 50%

Merchant
Decreases the prices of items you buy
Rank 1 = -10% discount
Rank 2 = -20% discount
Rank 3 = -30% discount

Choice Cuts
Earn bonus exp for severing limbs
Rank 1 = x2 EXP
Rank 2 = x3 EXP
Rank 3 = x4 EXP

Combo
Earn bonus exp when killing enemies within 5 seconds of each other
Rank 1 = 10% EXP
Rank 2 = 20% EXP
Rank 3 = 30% EXP

Equal Chances
Decreases penalties when fighting higher level enemies.
Rank 1 = No penalty on enemies one level higher
Rank 2 = No penalty on enemies two levels higher
Rank 3 = No penalty on enemies three levels higher

Custom Maintenance
Increases the durability of modified weapons
Rank 1 = 10% durability
Rank 2 = 20% durability
Rank 3 = 30% durability

Rally
Increases stamina regeneration when HP drops below 50%
Rank 1 = 15% regeneration
Rank 2 = 30% regeneration
Rank 3 = 45% regeneration

Surgeon General
Increases effectiveness of Medkits by 75%



 
 
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Comments for Xian Mei Skill Tree

 
 
1 comments, latest first.
 
Nov 2nd 2012 Guest
Well, that's a nice report on what the various skills do for your character, but it's useless unless you have some suggestions for which skills to choose. which skills are the most useful, and so on.
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