USkills

⭐ — (29 endorsements) 📥 850 downloads 📌 v0.7 📅 8/11/2025
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By crthdr · Skills and Leveling

⬇ Download Mod Source: Nexus Mods ↗ 📅 Updated: 10/31/2025 📅 Created: 8/11/2025
⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
1🧩 Script Merger — Witcher Script Merger Download ↗
2🔧 Community Patch — Community Patch - Base Download ↗

Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.

🔍 Analysis

  • 👍 3.4% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
  • 🏆 #24 of 29 Skills and Leveling mods in this game by downloads

📋 About This Mod

Replaces some skills

Old: Extends effective duration of all mutagen decoctions

New: Increases effectiveness of decoctions by (up to 100%)

Only for vanilla decoctions

Compatible with XML mods that modify decoctions

Decoction tooltip and Decoction HUD show modded values

No effect for Noonwraith and Chort

Safe to install/uninstall even with active decoction effects

Note: mod + DLC

Lightning Reflexes (renamed to Power Shot)

Old: Time slowed by an additional 50% while aiming the crossbow

New: Crossbow bolts have (up to 100%) chance to knock down or stun opponents

Anatomical Knowledge

Old: Increases crossbow critical hit chance

New: Headshot causes (up to 100%) damage to enemy health

Most enemies are headshottable

Sometimes hard to do headshot, depends on an enemy

When skill equipped, headshottable enemies are marked with a skull (from Deadly Counter mutation)

"Immune to instant kill" enemies excluded

Additionally excluded for technical reasons: boars, endregas, cyclops, kikimores and spiders

Crippling Shot (renamed to Charged Shot)

Old: Critical hits dealt with the crossbow disable monster special abilities

New: Increases crossbow DoT damage by (up to 300%)

Broadhead bolt, Exploding bolt, Effect Transfer skill...

Steady Aim (renamed to Devana Bomb)

Old: Time is slowed a further 45% while aiming bombs

New: Bombs receive (up to 100%) chance to make target bleed

Cold Blood (renamed to Effect Transfer)

Old: Each bolt that hits its target adds Adrenaline Points

New: Active sword effects apply to crossbow, chances increased by (up to 100%)

3 Greater Morana runestones on sword in hand, 15% chance to poison = 30% chance to poison for crossbow bolt

Advanced Pyrotechnics (renamed to Fast Hand)

Old: Damage dealt by a bomb's explosion generates 0. 1 Adrenaline Points

New: Bombs are thrown without any delay

Same as in Next-Gen Manticore armor or Old-Gen Wolf armor

Enchantment: Depletion (renamed to Harmony)

Old: Hitting enemies with Aard reduces their Stamina

New: Increases weaker physical resistances to match strongest

Before enchantment: +12% piercing, +18% slashing, +25% monsters

After enchantment: +25% piercing, +25% bludgeoning, +25% slashing, +25% monsters

Enemy health bar

Disables enemy stamina bar

Disables red glow when it is time to dodge

Steady Shot (renamed to Double Shot)

Old: Crossbow bolts deal 25% more damage

New: Shoot two bolts at once

See also: Path Of The Tough

📊 Mod Details

Game
Witcher 3 Mods
Author
crthdr
Version
0.7
Downloads
850
Endorsements
29
Category
Skills and Leveling
Created
8/11/2025
Updated
10/31/2025

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