Active Ability · Active Ability
Dirty Trick
Stuns and Damages a target and makes them vulnerable to Active Abilities. See each level’s cost and requirements, then plan it in your build.
- Ability type
- Active Ability
- Category
- Combat
- Working phase
- Day & Night
- Max level
- Lv.4

What Does Dirty Trick Do?
Stuns and Damages a target and makes them vulnerable to Active Abilities.
Dirty Trick Levels
| Level | Skill Points |
|---|---|
| Lv.1Stun ends after 3 hits. +10% Damage from Active Abilities. Duration 15s.Some dynamic values in this level are not public yet. | 1 |
| Lv.2Stun ends after 4 hits. +20% Damage from Active Abilities. Duration 20s.Some dynamic values in this level are not public yet. | 1 |
| Lv.3Stuns in Area. Ends after 5 hits. +30% Damage from Active Abilities. Duration 25s.Some dynamic values in this level are not public yet. | 2 |
| Lv.4Stuns in Area. Ends after 6 hits. +50% Damage from Active Abilities. Duration 30s. -1 Activation Charge cost for Active Abilities used on Stunned enemies (minimum 1).Some dynamic values in this level are not public yet. | 3 |
Costs are the per-level learning costs. Active Abilities are a separate system from the three main perk trees, so they are not part of the Skill Tree Planner.
How to Unlock Dirty Trick
SKILL MANUAL
Dirty Trick Manual covers Lv.1–Lv.3. A manual only unlocks those levels: you still pay the Skill Points for each one.
Dirty Trick Manual

Dirty Trick Manual
Covers Dirty Trick Lv.1–Lv.3. A manual only unlocks those levels: you still need the Skill Points, Player Level and tree investment listed above.
7 known sources: 6 merchants and 1 other acquisition source.
Where to get it →Is Dirty Trick Worth Taking?
- Manual-gated
- Skill Points alone are not enough: levels above the free ones also need Dirty Trick Manual.
These are the gates and follow-ups the game data confirms, not a ranking. Which skill is worth it depends on the build you are already running.
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