The skill tree opens at any bell and has four rows: blackstone, Sha-Chi Amber and Memory Flowers (each node requires you to have completed a certain number of those pieces) and the Banyan row, where each node spends 1 Banyan’s Heart. Everything is also paid for with Remnant Dust, from 0 to 85,000. You can reset it for free whenever you want and you get the dust and the hearts back. Start with Fluid Form, Healing Art and Boundless Capacity.
Boundless Capacity: what each accessory slot costs
Remnant Dust per level; each level is in a different row
With all four levels you go from 2 to 6 accessory slots.
How does the skill tree work?
Each row is a chain: to buy a node you need the previous one. The nodes in the first three rows unlock when you complete 1, 2, 4, 6 and 8 pieces of their collectible, and they all cost Remnant Dust.
- Pieces are formed by putting collectibles together: 4 fragments make one blackstone or one Sha-Chi Amber, and petals form the Memory Flowers.
- The Banyan row appears after your first Banyan tree challenge.
- There are no character levels: the tree, the pieces and your gear are your progression.
Which skills are in the blackstone row?
| Blackstone | Skill | Effect | Dust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fluid Form | After a perfect dodge, deflect, guard break or kill, you dash quickly towards a distant enemy | Free |
| 0 | Boundless Capacity Lv. 1 | +1 accessory slot | 10,000 |
| 1 | Endless Renewal Lv. 1 | Assassinations and executions restore health and Sha-Chi | 20,000 |
| 1 | Masterful Flow Lv. 1 | −2 s cooldown when switching weapons | 30,000 |
| 2 | Redirect Force | Dodging or deflecting restores Sha-Chi | 40,000 |
| 4 | Masterful Flow Lv. 2 | Another −2 s when switching weapons | 60,000 |
| 6 | All or Nothing | Without enough Sha-Chi, the heavy attack spends what’s left and hits harder | 80,000 |
| 8 | Keen Edge | +2% attack and guard break per level (30 levels) | +1 heart |
Which skills are in the Sha-Chi Amber row?
| Ambers | Skill | Effect | Dust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Steady Composure | After dodging or deflecting, your next light attack interrupts more | 5,000 |
| 0 | Flowing Chi | Some Phantom Edges counterattack without spending a spark | 10,000 |
| 1 | Endless Renewal Lv. 2 | Executions can restore Remnant Spark | 20,000 |
| 1 | Still Depths Lv. 1 | +1 max Remnant Spark | 30,000 |
| 2 | Boundless Capacity Lv. 2 | +1 accessory slot | 40,000 |
| 4 | Still Depths Lv. 2 | Another max spark | 60,000 |
| 6 | Shadowless Form | 15% chance that a Phantom Edge doesn’t spend a spark | 80,000 |
| 8 | Focused Mind | +3% max Sha-Chi per level (30 levels) | +1 heart |
Which skills are in the flower row?
| Flowers | Skill | Effect | Dust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Healing Art | +1 medicine use | 5,000 |
| 0 | Thousand-Mile Stride | After running for 2 s, you sprint | 10,000 |
| 1 | Blood Remedy | Defeating enemies can restore medicine uses | 20,000 |
| 1 | Ascendance Lv. 1 | +1 max Sha-Chi Essence | 30,000 |
| 2 | Unyielding Will | You keep your Sha-Chi Essence when you die | 40,000 |
| 4 | Ascendance Lv. 2 | Another max Essence | 60,000 |
| 6 | Boundless Capacity Lv. 4 | +1 accessory slot | 80,000 |
| 8 | Fortified Body | +3% max health per level (30 levels) | +1 heart |
Which skills need a Banyan’s Heart?
Eight nodes in the Banyan row and the three final nodes of the other rows: 11 in total, each one with 1 heart plus its dust.
| Skill | Effect | Dust + heart |
|---|---|---|
| Flow Like Water | Blocking and dodging don’t break your combo | 12,500 + 1 |
| Still Mind | Brief invulnerability during Power Surge | 25,000 + 1 |
| Opening Strike | Switching weapons launches a special attack | 35,000 + 1 |
| Flash Step | Instant special dodge in exchange for a little Sha-Chi | 45,000 + 1 |
| Quick Remedy | Using a medicine while you’re being hit cancels the stagger | 45,000 + 1 |
| Boundless Capacity Lv. 3 | +1 accessory slot | 65,000 + 1 |
| Cicada’s Escape | When your guard is broken you back off automatically and avoid the hit for a moment | 65,000 + 1 |
| Against All Odds | Once per fight you survive a hit that would leave you below 10% health | 85,000 + 1 |
| Keen Edge / Focused Mind / Fortified Body | Bonuses that go up to 30 levels | See below |
Each playthrough gives you 8 hearts (5 from the Banyan trees and 3 sold by Zhang), so you can’t reach all 11 nodes on your first run. Choose carefully or use the reset.
Keen Edge, Focused Mind and Fortified Body need 8 pieces of their row and 1 heart. According to Maxroll, in each New Game Plus cycle you can raise them 5 more levels, up to cycle 6. The dust cost doesn’t match between guides: 45,000 according to AllThings.how and 535,550 according to Maxroll.
How do I reset the skill tree?
On the skill training screen at a bell (P key on PC). The whole tree is reset and you get back the Remnant Dust and the Banyan’s Hearts you spent.
It’s free and you can do it whenever you want, so experiment freely before a tough boss.
What’s the deal with Flash Step?
Flash Step is triggered by holding block and pressing dodge. That’s the same input as the guard-up dodge, so once you learn it, it replaces that dodge and spends Sha-Chi even when you don’t want it to.
- What players report (Steam): it fires by accident when they block and dodge at the same time, drains their Sha-Chi and leaves them open to a guard break. The input can’t be changed; patch 1.0302256 only lets you remap “Interact / Talk” on PC.
- On PS5, according to a Reddit thread, several players find the button combination awkward.
- Mandatory tree: on Reddit there are complaints that some nodes are mandatory to reach others and that you can’t turn off a skill you’ve learned. One Steam player says that skipping Flash Step cost them an accessory slot.
- What to do: if you’re not convinced, don’t buy it, or remove it with the reset. On PC there are community mods that disable it or change the input; they are not official.
S-GAME hasn’t responded on this issue.
Which skills should I buy first?
Fluid Form (free), Healing Art, Boundless Capacity Lv. 1, Thousand-Mile Stride and Steady Composure. If you use Phantom Edges a lot, add Flowing Chi.
That’s the order SoloJugadores (Spanish site) suggests. Vandal (Spanish guide) puts Boundless Capacity as priority number one (more accessory slots) and Endless Renewal second. With your first heart, Flow Like Water is the cheapest node in the Banyan row.
To combine them with gear, check the best builds and combat and Sha-Chi.
Related guides: where to get the Banyan’s Hearts · common combat questions.
Frequently asked questions
Can you reset the skill tree?
Yes, for free and whenever you want, from a bell. You get back the Remnant Dust and the Banyan’s Hearts.
How many Banyan’s Hearts are there?
8 per playthrough: 5 from the Banyan trees and 3 in Zhang’s shops, at 100,000 dust each.
How do you trigger Flash Step?
By holding block and pressing dodge. It costs 45,000 dust and 1 Banyan’s Heart.
Can you turn off Flash Step?
There’s no in-game option. You can skip buying it or remove it by resetting the tree.
Is blackstone spent when you buy skills?
Guides treat it as a requirement: you need to have completed that number. Its attack and guard break bonus stays.
What is the best skill?
Boundless Capacity, according to Vandal: its four levels take you from 2 to 6 accessory slots.
