Skills (Far Cry Primal)

Takkar — Survival skills

Name	Description	Normal Cost	Survival Cost
Primitive Takedowns	Approach an enemy from behind or by cover. Press (ʀ₃)/(ʀꜱ)(PS4), (F)(PC) for a quick and silent kill. Move Ⓛ (PS4), (W/A/S/D)(PC) to drag the body out of sight.	0	0
Primitive Heal I	Hold (△)/Ⓨ (PS4 and Xbox), (Q)(PC) to manually heal 1 health bar. More healing options are in the food menu (←)(PS4), (TAP)(PC).	1	2
Extra Health II	Gain +1 health bars. You can have up to 6 in total*.	2	N/A
Primitive Heal II	Heals +1 health bars when manually healing, up to 3 total. More healing options are in the Food menu (←)(PS4), (TAP)(PC).	3	N/A
Extra Health IV	Gain +1 health bars. You can have up to 6 in total.	6	N/A
Hunter Vision	Hold (ʀ₃)/(ʀꜱ)(PS4 and Xbox), (V)(PC) for enhanced vision. View enemies, animals, resources, and blood trails. Extends to your owl companion.	0	0
Primitive Agility	Press (ʟ₃)/(ʟꜱ)(PS4 and Xbox) (W) to sprint, then (○)(PS4 and Xbox), (C)(PC) to slide. Hold (ʀ₁)/(ʀʙ)(PS4 and Xbox), (MMB)(PC) to keep any throw able weapon in your hand, and release to throw it.	0	0
Sprint Heal	Hold (Triangle)(PS4) to heal yourself while sprinting with (L3)(PS4), (W and Q)(PC). Uses the default recipe from the Food menu (Left D-Pad)(PS4), (TAP)(PC).	1	1
Crouch Sprint	Move faster when crouched with (Circle)(PS4), (C)(PC).	2	2
Sprint Forever	Sprint forever without slowing down after running with (L3)(PS4), (L Shift)(PC). Sprint speed is permanently increased.	3	3
Primitive Stealth	Press (Down D-Pad)(PS4), (T)(PC) to throw a rock (on land) and distract enemies. Hold (R3)(PS4), (F)(PC) to move a dead body out of sight.	0	0
Primitive Fire	Use hardwood to light campfires. Set your weapons on fire from the Weapon Wheel by highlighting them and pressing (Square)(PS4), (RMB)(PC).	0	0
Extra Health I	Gain +1 health bars. You can have up to 4 in total.	1	3
Health Regeneration	Partially drained health bars will automatically regenerate much faster.	3	3
Quiet Sprint	Greatly reduce the noise you make when walking and sprinting.	4	4

Sayla — Gathering skills

Name	Description	Normal Cost	Survival Cost
Reveal Terrain I	Reveal +100 feet of terrain around you in the Map menu. Uncovers more activities and missions.	1	1
Show Resources	Wood, stone, and other village resources are displayed on your minimap.	1	N/A
Find Rare Resources	Improved chance of finding more rare wood, stone, and reeds when gathering.	2	3
Reveal Terrain II	Reveal +200 feet of terrain around you in the Map menu. Uncovers more activities and missions.	3	3
Show Plants	Plants are displayed on your minimap.	1	N/A
Find Resources I	Find more wood, stone, reeds, clay, and rock dust when gathering.	1	3
Search Takedown	Automatically search an enemy while performing a takedown.	2	2
Find Rare Plants	Improved chance of finding more rare plant parts when gathering.	2	3
Skinning I	Find +1 meat when skinning most animals.	2	3
Skinning II	Find +1 animal fat and +1 animal hide when skinning most animals.	2	3
Beast Reviving	Reviving your tamed beasts requires fewer red leaves.	2	N/A
Find Resources II	Find even more wood, stone, reeds, clay, and rock dust when gathering.	2	4

Tensay — Beast Master skills

Name	Description	Normal Cost	Survival Cost
Tame Canines	Now tamable: dholes, rare dholes, wolves, white wolves, and rare stripe wolves. Use bait to tame them.	0	0
Tame Wildcats	Now tamable: leopards, jaguars, rare black jaguars, cave lions, and rare black lions. Use bait to tame them.	1	2
Tame Apex Predators	Now tamable: sabretooth tigers, and brown bears. Use bait to tame them.	2	3
Tame Cunning Beasts	Bring them below half their health, then use Bait to tame them.	3	4
Owl Companion	Press (Up D-Pad)(PS4), (Z)(PC) to summon your owl. Scout ahead to tag enemies.	0	0
Owl: Hunter Vision	Hold (R3)(PS4), (V)(PC) to use hunter vision with your owl. Other hunter vision skills extend to your owl.	0	0
Owl: Weapon Drop	The owl can drop your sting bombs, berserk bombs, and fire bombs.	3	N/A
Owl: Tagging Range	The owl's tagging range for enemies is greatly increased. If the Tag Animals skill is learned, the tagging range for animals is also increased.	3	3
Owl: Attack I	Your owl can perform a dive attack with (R2)(PS4), (LMB)(PC). Kills most regular enemies. Can free caged animals. 160s cooldown time.	1	N/A
Owl: Cooldown I	The owl attack cooldown is reduced from 80s to 65s.	2	N/A
Owl: Attack II	The dive attack can now kill powerful elite enemies.	3	N/A
Owl: Cooldown II	The owl attack cooldown is reduced from 65s to 40s.	3	N/A

Jayma — Hunting skills

Name	Description	Normal Cost	Survival Cost
Hunter Vision: Sacks	Resource sacks can now be seen with hunter vision. This skill extends to your owl companion.	1	1
Craft Arrows I	Craft 2 arrows instead of 1 from the Weapon Wheel. Resource cost does not change.	1	3
Craft Arrows II	Craft 3 arrows instead of 2 from the Weapon Wheel. Resource cost does not change.	2	5
Craft Arrows III	Craft 8 arrows instead of 4 from the Weapon Wheel. Resource cost does not change.	4	N/A
Tag Enemies	Hold (L2)(PS4), (RMB)(PC) while aiming to tag enemies. Works with clubs, bows, and the spear. Tags are permanent. Your owl companion can also tag enemies.	1	2
Reduced Fall Damage	Receive less damage when falling from a great height.	1	1
Tag Animals	Hold (L2)(PS4), (RMB)(PC) while aiming to tag animals. Works with clubs, bows, and the spear. Tags are permanent. Your owl companion can also tag animals.	4	4
Animal Wounds	Increase the amount of damage your weapons inflict on animals.	6	6
Hunter Vision: Plants	Plants can now be seen with hunter vision. This skill extends to your owl companion.	1	1
Bow Sprint Reload	Reload any bow with a fresh arrow while sprinting. Press (L3)(PS4), (L Shift)(PC) to sprint.	2	2
Bow Handling	When aiming a bow with (L2)(PS4), (RMB)(PC), the sway is greatly reduced. Accuracy for both hip-fire and aiming is greatly improved.	3	3

Karoosh — Fighting skills

Name	Description	Normal Cost	Survival Cost
Shard Takedown	Press (R3)(PS4), (F)(PC) to begin a takedown on an enemy. Then press (R2)(PS4), (RMB)(PC) to throw a shard at a second enemy. You must have shards to use this skill.	2	2
Heavy Takedown	*Press (R3)(PS4), (F)(PC) to takedown the heavier and more powerful chieftain enemies.	3	4
Chain Takedown	Kill multiple enemies in a sequence. Start with a standard takedown (R3)(PS4), (F)(PC). Use (L)(PS4), (W/A/D)(PC) as prompted to chain it between nearby enemies.	4	4
Death From Above	Jump or fall onto an enemy below you for a quick and brutal kill.	1	1
Mammoth Rider	Approach a young mammoth and hold (Square) to ride it. Sprint with (L3)(PS4), (L Shift)(PC). Attack enemies with (R3)(PS4), (F)(PC). Use your weapons as normal.	2	2
Beast Rider	Ride more beasts (after taming them): Sabertooth Tiger, and Bloodfang Sabertooth. Brown Bear. Mammoth Rider controls apply here.	2	2
Club & Spear Handling	Aiming sway is greatly reduced for clubs and spears.	1	1
Weapon Agility	Switching between weapons with (Triangle)(PS4), (Ctrl)(PC) is much faster, even when sprinting. Aiming your weapon with (L2)(PS4), (RMB)(PC) is also much faster.	1	1
Use Weapons While Moving Bodies	While moving a dead body, you can aim and throw any club or spear.	1	1
Extra Health III	Gain +1 health bars. You can have up to 4 in total.	4	6

Wogah — Crafting skills

Name	Description	Normal Cost	Survival Cost
Double Clubs	Craft 2 clubs instead of 1 from the Weapon Wheel. Applies to all club types. Resource cost does not change.	2	3
Vicious Traps	Traps deal more damage when triggered by enemies or animals.	1	1
Precision Sling	Sling head shots will pierce through enemy headgear.	2	2
Double Spears	Craft 2 spears instead of 1 from the Weapon Wheel. Resource cost does not change.	3	4
Food Boosts I	Effects of Food recipes are increased from 60s to 90s.	1	1
Double Sting Bombs	Craft 2 sting[sic] instead of 1 from the Weapon Wheel. Resource cost does not change.	2	4
Double Traps	Craft 2 traps instead of 1 from the Weapon Wheel. Resource cost does not change.	2	3
Double Shards	Craft 2 shards instead of 1 from the Weapon Wheel. Applies to all shard types. Resource cost does not change.	3	3
Double Bait	Craft 2 bait instead of 1 from the Weapon Wheel. Resource cost does not change.	1	2
Food Boosts II	Effects of Food recipes are increased from 90s to 120s.	1	1
Food Boosts III	Effects of Food recipes are increased from 120s to 150s.	2	2

Dah — Udam skills

Name	Description	Cost	Survival
Melee Resistance I	Receive less damage from animal attacks and enemy melee hits. Also reduces the chance of being knocked down by enemies.	2	3
Double Berserk Bomb	Craft 2 berserk bombs instead of 1 from the Weapon Wheel. Resource cost does not change.	2	3
Melee Resistance II	Receive even less damage from animal attacks and enemy melee hits.	4	4
Primitive Heal III	Heals +1 health bars when manually healing, up to 2 total. More healing options are in the Food menu (Left D-Pad)(PS4), (TAP)(PC).	4	4

Roshani — Izila skills

Name	Description	Cost	Survival
Fire Resistance	Reduce the amount of damage you take from fire.	2	2
Double Fire Bombs	Craft 2 fire bombs instead of 1 from the Weapon Wheel. Resource cost does not change.	3	3
Fire Takedown	Press (R3)(PS4), (F)(PC) to begin a takedown on an enemy. Then press (R1)(PS4), (MMB)(PC) to smash a fire bomb onto the enemy. You must have fire bombs to use this skill.	3	3
Fire Master I	You no longer need animal fat to set your weapons on fire.	6	6
Fire Master II	If you set a weapon on fire, all subsequent weapons you equip will be automatically set on fire. Press (Square)(PS4), (RMB)(PC) in the Weapon Wheel to extinguish the fire at any time.	4	4

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