ELEX II is an expansive RPG, one that will take many hours to see through to the end, especially if you want to see it all. Embedded among the lengthy list of systems and mechanics are abilities that protagonist Jax can learn to enhance his viability against the encroaching alien threat. As with many RPGs, attributes can be increased point by point, but there are far more interesting abilities hidden behind Learning Points that can drastically change the flow of the game.
All abilities require seeking out a specific trainer, with the exception of the jetpack which only needs the appropriate workbench. The faction-specific abilities will become available if Jax joins their ranks. So choose carefully.
Here is every ability Jax can learn throughout the ELEX II adventure.
All Abilities Available for Jax
Combat
- Melee Weapons: Increases melee damage with each level
- Damage +10 points per level
- 5 available levels
- Melee Weapons Specialists: Reduces the requirements for the use of melee weapons
- Backstab: Attacks unsuspecting opponents from behind, increasing your damage
- Grenades: Increases the damage your grenades do with each level
- Heavy Weapons: Increases heavy weapons damage with each level
- Damage +10 points per level
- 2 available levels
- Heavy Weapons Specialist: Reduces the weapon requirements for the use of heavy weapons
- Ranged Weapons: Increases ranged weapon damage with each level
- Damage +10 points per level
- 5 availabel levels
- Ranged Weapons Specialist: Reduces the requirements for the use of ranged weapons
- Powder Master: Increases your damage with shotguns
- Energy Master: Increases your damage with energy weapons
- Projectile Master: Increases your damage with bows, crossbows, and harpoons
Survival
- Armor: Grants you natural protection, making you tough as nails
- Protection +5 points per level
- 3 available levels
- Extra Hitpoints: Gives additional hitpoints with each level
- Hitpoints +10 per level
- 3 available levels
- Resist All: Increases your protection against harmful status effects
- Resistance +10 per level
- 3 available levels
- Health Regeneration: Regenerates your HP
- 3 available levels – slight, moderate, and strong regeneration
- Sixth Sense: You can sense nearby danger and are harder to be caught by surprise
- Lone Wolf: Your combat stats improve when you are traveling without companions
- 3 available levels – slightly, moderately, and greatly enhanced stats
- Stronger Potions: Potions are more effective
- Stamina: Permanently increases stamina
- Stamina +20 points per level
- 3 available levels
- Good Eater: Increases the health gain you get from eating food
Crafting
- Lock Picking: Unlocks the ability to pick locks (increases with every level)
- 3 available levels – easy, medium, and difficult locks
- Locksmith: You only need one single trusty lock pick
- Pickpocket: Unlcoks the ability to pickpocket and improves the probability of remaining undetected
- 3 available levels – ability unlocked, detection -25%, and detection -50%
- Chemistry: Gives the ability to create chems and potions
- 3 available levels – simple, better, most complex potions
- Hack: Allows you to crack electronic locks of the respective level
- 3 available levels – simple, good, and safety locks
- Mining: Improves the yield when extracting minerals (increases with each level)
- Animal Trophies: Unlocks the ability to acquire special trophies from animals
- 3 available levels: teeth and claws, special trophies, rare and valuable trophies
- Build Weapons: Unlocks the ability to make weapons yourself
- 3 available levels – simple, better, and most complex weapons
- Create Ammunition: Unlocks the ability to make ammunition for Outlaw weapons
- 2 available levels – simple and heavy ammunition
- Gemstone Sockets: Equip socketed weapons with magical gemstones to enhance them
- Build Grenades: A well-aimed hand grenade can solve a few hundred of your problems
Personality
- Attribute Points: Immediately grants additional Attribute Points
- +10 points per level
- 5 available levels
- Attribute: Make the most of your experience by gaining additional Attribute Points with each level attained
- +1 additional Attribute Point per level
- Haggler: Trades will give a discount
- Prices -5% per level
- 2 available levels
- Cheaplearning: Trainers are cheaper
- Cost -10% per level
- 2 available levels
- Experienced Hunter: Receive more experience for enemies killed
- Bookworm: Reading gives additional experience
- Trusted: You’re a smooth talker
- Dialogue attribute requirements -10% per level
- 2 available levels
- Practitioner: Receive more experience for completing missions
- Advocate: Pay less for your crimes
Berserker
- Mana lets you use Berserker spells
- Mana +20 per level
- 5 available levels
- Flame Transducer: Your fireballs now fly farther
- Pyro Overcharge: Unleash a stronger fireball by charging it with more Mana
- Flaming Bow: Equip this weapon to flood your body with Mana (execute powerful ranged attacks)
- Damage +10 per level
- 5 available levels
- Rain of Fire: Makes fire rain down from the sky
- Firewave: Creates a wave of fire that burns all enemies around you
- Mana Shield: You can generate a Mana shield that protects you against attacks
- Fire Fist: Equip this weapon to flood your body with Mana (execute powerful melee attacks)
- Mana Unleashed: By overcharging, you can draw enemies toward you or overcharge your Mana shield and knock your enemies back
- Mana Aura: The Mana envelops you and deals damage to your assailants
Alb
- Elex: You need Elex energy to cast Alb magic
- Elex +20 per level
- 5 available levels
- Harvest Elex: Extract Elex to replenish your own
- Boost: You can charge your spell and make it stronger
- Ice Fist: Equip this weapon to flood your body with powerful Elex magic
- Chain Lightning: A powerful bolt that leaps at your enemies
- Blizzard: Envelops you in a blizzard that causes damage to others around you
- Heal: Heals you
Morkon
- Call for Blood: You deal damage to yourself
- Rage: You descend into a violent frenzy and deal considerably more melee damage
- Purify Blood: Removes all status effects
- Ignore Pain: You only receive half damage for the duration of the ritual
- Rite of Stamina: Increases your stamina for as long as the Rite is active
- Rite of Speed: You can run faster
- Rite of Pain: Allows you to learn and use the Rite of Pain
- +1 Rite per level
- 3 available levels
- Rite of Life: Regenerates your HP as long as the Rite is active
- Rite of Battle: Your melee combat attacks cause more damage
- Rite of Protection: You take less damage from enemy attacks
- Rite of Combat: You strike faster
Outlaw
- Steel Skin Chem Recipe: A recipe for a Steel Skin Chem that protects against poisons and the like
- Pick-Me-Up Chem Recipe: A recipe for a Pick-me-up Chem that makes you stronger for a while
- Lifeblood Chem Recipe: A recipe for a Lifeblood Chem that regenerates your HP for a while
- Iron Lung Chem Recipe: A recipe for an Iron Lunch Chem that regenerates your Stamina faster for a while
- Runner Chem Recipe: A recipe for a Runner Chem that allows you to run faster for a while
Cleric
- Last Chance: Instead of dying, the last damage is ignored and you become invincible for a short time
- Unwavering: Each level increases your resistance to reality damage
- Resistance +20% per level
- 3 available levels
Jetpack
- Sprint Boosters: You can fly faster thanks to sprint boosters
- Floating: Lets you float on the spot and use your weapons at the same time
- Maneuvering Boosters: Maneuvering boosters allow you to move sideways in mid-air with your jetpack
- Retrorockets: Retrorockets save you from crashing to the ground when you’re out of fuel
- Emergency brake rocket +1 per level
- 4 available levels
- Additional Tank: An additional fuel tank increases your jetpack’s fuel capacity
- Fuel Capacity: Each level increases available fuel
ELEX II is now available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.