Skill Types

In Soulstone Survivors, every active skill is categorized into one or more Skill Types, which determine how it interacts with various powers, synergies, and modifiers. Skill types affect how skills scale, what buffs or effects apply to them, and which bonuses or runes enhance their behavior. Understanding these classifications is essential for optimizing a character's build and taking full advantage of available synergies. There are currently 27 unique Skill types.

Skill Types

Each skill may belong to several types at once. These types are grouped into three major subcategories:

Primary Types

Primary types represent the thematic or elemental nature of the skill. These types are used to define affinities, influence rune availability, and enable specialized damage bonuses.

Primary Type	Description
Arcane	Magical skills often associated with projectiles, beams, or buffs like Radiance.
Blast	Associated with gunshot and detonation, often grants the Ammunition effect.
Bomb	Deployable or delayed explosion skills, frequently inflicting status effects like Bleed.
Chaos	Unpredictable skills that combine random effects or spread debuffs in unusual ways. Often apply Disarray and possess Chaotic trait.
Earth	Heavy, impactful skills tied to terrain and debuffs like Brittle. Often gain Colossal.
Electric	Fast, high-frequency attacks that often apply Dazed to enemies.
Fire	Damage-over-time focused skills that frequently apply Burn.
Holy	Divine and healing-aligned abilities, applying Purity or supporting allies.
Ice	Slowing or freezing skills that control enemy movement and apply Slow.
Nature	Poison-themed or creature-based attacks often linked to Poison and status spread.
Projectile	Skills that launch fast-moving objects toward targets, often gain Aptitude
Shadow	Dark magic abilities that apply Doom or other lethal delayed effects.
Slam	Ground-based or high-impact melee strikes with wide reach, often offer buffs like Resilience and Prowess.
Swing	Broad arc or sweeping melee attacks used in close combat. Often gain Bulwark.
Thrust	Narrow, directional melee attacks that stab or pierce enemies directly in front with short cooldown attack. Often gain Haste.

Extra Types

Extra types define the behavior or delivery method of the skill, such as its range, duration, or direction. These are critical for powers and runes that affect skill mechanics rather than damage element.

Extra Type	Description
Area	Skills that affect a large region.
Aura	Skills that effect a region outward from you.
Burst	High-damage output skills delivered in a short time window.
Empowering	Skills that provide buffs to yourself or allies when cast.
Frontal	Skills that activate in a cone or line directly in front of the player.
Lasting	Skills that remain on the battlefield for a duration, such as totems or zones.
Missile	Guided or arcing projectiles that often track enemies.
Static	Stationary effects or skills that do not move once cast.
Summon	Skills that summon temporary entities like minions, totems to fight for the player.
Secret	Rare skill types that unlocked via hidden achievements.

Damage Types

These define the calculation method for how a skill deals damage. Some powers only enhance one type, and enemies may resist or take extra damage from one or the other.

Damage Type	Description
Physical	Deals bodily or weapon-based damage affected by Physical modifiers.
Magical	Deals elemental or spell-based damage affected by Magical modifiers.

See also

• Skills
• Powers
• Runes
• Status Effects