Paths (Skill Trees)

You earn 1 Path Point per level (and +2 per Ascension). There are four Paths. You can invest in any of them, but capstones need 30 points in that Path.

Path	Focus	Key nodes	Capstone (30 pts)
Vanguard	Melee, Break, armor	Heavy Hands (+Break), Unyielding (super-armor on charged heavies), Second Wind	Titanfall: Finishers create a shockwave that Breaks nearby enemies by 50%
Shadow	Crits, speed, Perfect Step	Ghost Step (+1 dodge), Killing Intent (crit after Perfect Step), Backstab	Moonless Night: Moonlit Time lasts 3 s and you deal +40% damage during it
Sage	Aspects, Echo Skills	Attunement (+Aspect Mastery), Twin Marks (hold 2 Marks), Quickened Echo	Grand Resonance: Echo Burst can be used twice before the meter resets
Warden	Defense, healing, parry	Steadfast (bigger parry window), Lifebloom, Guardian's Oath	Last Lantern: once every 5 min, lethal damage puts you at 1 HP and gives 3 s of invulnerability

Each Path has about 25 nodes: small stat nodes (+2% values), notable nodes (mechanic changes) and the capstone. Respec costs 1,000 Lumen × level and is free before Rank Flicker.