Divinity Original Sin 2: Skill Crafting Combinations and Book Vendors

Want to beef up your character with new spells in Divinity: Original Sin 2? You need to know where to find the skill book vendors and how to craft your own books on the fly!
Want to beef up your character with new spells in Divinity: Original Sin 2? You need to know where to find the skill book vendors and how to craft your own books on the fly!

While there are 14 different starting classes in Divinity: Original Sin 2your build is more determined by which skills you learn than by what class or origin you picked during character creation.

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In addition to racial, weapon, and Source skills, the 10 main skill types are broken down into the Aerothurge, Geomancer, Huntsman, Hydrosophist, Necrommancer, Polymorph, Pyrokinetic, Scoundrel, Summoning, and Warfare categories.

The wide range of skill combinations makes for a huge number of build types (which we’ll be covering more in-depth soon in our character creation guide). For now, you need to know how to get new skills, either by buying books or crafting your own.

Divinity: Original Sin 2 Skill Book Vendors

Right now we only know the locations of Act I vendors, but check back soon for updates on the vendors in the other parts of the game.

Note that you can actually kill the skill book vendors (or get them killed in certain quest lines) and leave yourself out of luck on the skill front until you head to a different area with a new vendor. The Red Prince, for instance, has dialog options that lead to a lethal fight with Warfare skill book vendor Kalias.

  • Aerothurge – Gawin (Fort Joy Ghetto)
  • Geomancer – Maol (Fort Joy Ghetto)
  • Huntsman – Bahara (Sanctuary of Amadia) 
  • Hydrosophist – Rezik (Fort Joy Ghetto)
  • Necromancer – Mona (Fort Joy Ghetto)
  • Polymorph – Doctor Leste (Fort Joy Ghetto)
  • Pyrokinetic – Stingtail (Beach outside Fort Joy)
  • Scoundrel – Hilde (Fort Joy Ghetto)
  • Summoning – Nebora (Tent near western gate of Fort Joy Ghetto)
  • Warfare – Kalias (Caverns outside Fort Joy)

Divinity: Original Sin 2 Skill Crafting Combinations

While many skills are gained by buying books at different vendors (or found during the course of the game), you can actually directly craft your own skill books. Crafting these skills can make them available earlier than normal, or in some cases is the only reliable way to get the skill in question.

You just need the appropriate scroll and a book corresponding to the appropriate skill type. Obviously in many cases its better to have a permanent skill (assuming you have the Memory available to learn it) rather than just a single use scroll. 

Don’t have the specific needed scroll for a new skill book? Head over to our complete guide on crafting in Original Sin 2 for each individual scroll recipe.

New Skill Book/Scroll Ingredients
Vacuum Touch Skill Book Aerotheurge Skill Book
Necromancy Skill Book
Mass Vacuum Touch Skill Book Aerotheurge Level 2 Skill Book
Necromancy Level 2 Skill Book
Breathing Bubble Skill Book Aerotheurge Skill Book
Warfare Skill Book
Mass Breathing Bubbles Skill Book Aerotheurge Level 2 Skill Book
Necromancy Level 2 Skill Book
Erattic Wisp Skill Book Aerotheurge Skill Book
Hunter Skill Book
Evasive Aura Skill Book Aerotheurge Level 2 Skill Book
Hunter Level 2 Skill Book
Electric Infusion Skill Book Aerotheurge Skill Book
Summoning Skill Book
Smoke Cover Skill Book Aerotheurge Skill Book
Scoundrel Skill Book
Blessed Smoke Cloud Skill Book Aerotheurge Level 2 Skill Book
Scoundrel Level 2 Skill Book
Blinding Radiance Skill Book Aerotheurge Skill Book
Blinding Radiance Scroll
Chain Lightning Skill Book Aerotheurge Skill Book
Chain Lightning Scroll
Electric Fence Skill Book Aerotheurge Skill Book
Electric Fence Scroll
Favourable Wind Skill Book Aerotheurge Skill Book
Favourable Wind Scroll
Lightning Bolt Skill Book Aerotheurge Skill Book
Lightning Bolt Scroll
Teleportation Skill Book Aerotheurge Skill Book
Teleportation Scroll
Shocking Touch Book Aerotheurge Skill Book
Shocking Touch Scroll
Tornado Skill Book Aerotheurge Skill Book
Tornado Scroll
Corpse Explosion Skill Book Necromancer Skill Book
Fire Skill Book
Mass Corpse Explosion Skill Book Necromancer Level 2 Skill Book
Fire Level 2 Skill Book
Rain Of Blood Skill Book Necromancer Skill Book
Water Skill Book
Blood Storm Skill Book Necromancer Skill Book
Blood Storm Scroll
Blood Sucker Skill Book Necromancer Skill Book
Blood Sucker Scroll
Decaying Touch Skill Book Necromancer Skill Book
Decaying Touch Scroll
Mosquito Swarm Skill Book Necromancer Skill Book
Mosquito Swarm Scroll
Shackles Of Pain Skill Book Necromancer Skill Book
Shackles Of Pain Scroll
Infect Skill Book Necromancer Skill Book
Infect Scroll
Corrosive Spray Skill Book Geomancer Skill Book
Necromancy Skill Book
Turn To Oil Skill Book Geomancer Skill Book
Polymorph Skill Book
Oily Carapace Skill Book Geomancer Skill Book
Polymorph Skill Book
Throw Dust Skill Book Geomancer Skill Book
Hunter Skill Book
Venom Coating Skill Book Geomancer Skill Book
Scoundrel Skill Book
Poison Infusion Skill Book Geomancer Skill Book
Summoning Skill Book
Acid Spores Skill Book Geomancer Skill Book
Acid Spores Scroll
Contamination Skill Book Geomancer Skill Book
Contamination Scroll
Fortify Skill Book Geomancer Skill Book
Fortify Scroll
Poison Dart Skill Book Geomancer Skill Book
Poison Dart Scroll
Fossil Strike Skill Book Geomancer Skill Book
Fossil Strike Scroll
Impalement Skill Book Geomancer Skill Book
Impalement Scroll
Bleed Fire Skill Book Pyrokinetic Skill Book
Polymorph Skill Book
Sparking Swings Skill Book Pyrokinetic Skill Book
Warfare Skill Book
Explosive Trap Skill Book Pyrokinetic Skill Book
Hunter Skill Book
Sabotage Skill Book Pyrokinetic Skill Book
Scoundrel Skill Book
Fire Infusion Skill Book Pyrokinetic Skill Book
Summoning Skill Book
Burn My Eyes Skill Book Pyrokinetic Skill Book
Burn My Eyes Scroll
Fireball Skill Book Pyrokinetic Skill Book
Fireball Scroll
Fireblood Skill Book Pyrokinetic Skill Book
Fireblood Scroll
Searing Daggers Skill Book Pyrokinetic Skill Book
Searing Daggers Scroll
Haste Skill Book Pyrokinetic Skill Book
Haste Scroll
Ignition Skill Book Pyrokinetic Skill Book
Ignition Scroll
Infectious Flame Skill Book Pyrokinetic Skill Book
Infectious Flame Scroll
Spontaneous Combustion Skill Book Pyrokinetic Skill Book
Spontaneous Combustion Scroll
Tentacle Lash Skill Book Polymorph Skill Book
Tentacle Lash Scroll
Chicken Claw Skill Book Polymorph Skill Book
Chicken Claw Scroll
Bull Horns Skill Book Polymorph Skill Book
Bull Horns Scroll
Chameleon Cloak Skill Book Polymorph Skill Book
Chameleon Cloak Scroll
Heart Of Steel Skill Book Polymorph Skill Book
Heart Of Steel Scroll
Spread Your Wings Skill Book Polymorph Skill Book
Spread Your Wings Scroll
Conjure Incarnate Skill Book Summoning Skill Book
Conjure Incarnate Scroll
Dimensional Bolt Skill Book Summoning Skill Book
Dimensional Bolt Scroll
Elemental Totem Skill Book Summoning Skill Book
Elemental Totem Scroll
Farsight Infusion Skill Book Summoning Skill Book
Farsight Infusion Scroll
Power Infusion Skill Book Summoning Skill Book
Power Infusion Scroll
Rallying Cry Skill Book Summoning Skill Book
Rallying Cry Scroll
Supercharger Skill Book Summoning Skill Book
Supercharger Scroll
Blood Rain Skill Book Hydrosophist Skill Book
Necromancy Skill Book
Healing Tears Skill Book Hydrosophist Skill Book
Polymorph Skill Book
Cleanse Wounds Skill Book Hydrosophist Skill Book
Warfare Skill Book
Cryotherapy Skill Book Hydrosophist Skill Book
Hunter Skill Book
Vampiric Hunger Skill Book Hydrosophist Skill Book
Scoundrel Skill Book
Water Infusino Skill Book Hydrosophist Skill Book
Summoning Skill Book
Armour Of Frost Skill Book Hydrosophist Skill Book
Armour Of Frost Scroll
Hail Strike Skill Book Hydrosophist Skill Book
Hail Strike Scroll
Healing Ritual Skill Book Hydrosophist Skill Book
Healing Ritual Scroll
Rain Skill Book Hydrosophist Skill Book
Rain Scroll
Restoration Skill Book Hydrosophist Skill Book
Restoration Scroll
Steam Lance Skill Book Hydrosophist Skill Book
Steam Lance Scroll
Winter Blast Skill Book Hydrosophist Skill Book
Winter Blast Scroll

 

There are absolutely more skill books hiding out there as the game leaves Early Access and finally sees full release — and it’s a good bet there will be different combinations for some of the same books. Stay tuned as we update this list, and if you’ve found any others not included here, please let us know in the comments!

If you need more help with other aspects of this tactical RPG, be sure to check out the rest of our Divinity: Original Sin 2 guides for extra tips and tricks:

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