Welcome to this detailed guide for earning the three unique skill trees in A Plague Tale: Requiem: Prudence, Aggressive, and Opportunism. These skills define your approach to the game and impact your gameplay style. Let’s break down each skill, how to level them, and the best order to do so across your playthroughs.

Important Note

You cannot max out all three skills in a single playthrough. You’ll need to split the skill focus across your first run and a New Game Plus (NG+).

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Prudence Skill – Playthrough 1

How to earn: Avoid killing enemies. Focus on stealth and evasion.

• Use distraction tools like rocks or pots.
• Hide, sneak, and bypass enemies without engaging.
• Try to keep your total kills under 20% per encounter.
• It’s okay to kill one or two enemies if absolutely necessary.
• Prudence is ideal for collectible runs due to stealth requirements.

Best early location to level: Chapter 2, first encounter. Try to bypass all enemies using stealth alone.

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Opportunism Skill – Playthrough 1 or 2

How to earn: Use alchemy tools and indirect kills (ignifers, extinguish, tar, etc.) to distract or kill enemies.

• Kill 20% to 50% of enemies in an area.
• Use alchemy creatively: light tar, burn grass, extinguish torches to call rats.
• Prioritize stealth-enhanced kills using environmental tools.

Pro tip: Use this skill path after you’ve made progress with Prudence, but before focusing on Aggressive. You can start on this during Playthrough 1 and finish it in NG+.

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Aggressive Skill – Playthrough 2 (New Game Plus)

How to earn: Kill more than 50% of the enemies in an area.

• Use the crossbow, sling, knives, and even stealth kills.
• Maximize your weapon upgrades for quicker combat.
• Aim to eliminate every enemy in the area when possible.

Why NG+ is better:

• All your upgrades carry over, making combat much easier.
• No HUD detection markers mean stealth is tougher, so combat becomes more viable.
• You’ll have more tools and alchemy recipes unlocked to dispatch foes efficiently.

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Recommended Order

1. Prudence – Focus on this during Playthrough 1. Easier when stealth markers are visible.
2. Opportunism – Can be mixed into Playthrough 1 or focused on in early NG+.
3. Aggressive – Best reserved for NG+, when your full arsenal is unlocked.

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Skill Progression Summary

• Prudence: 0–20% kills (ideally none).
• Opportunism: 20–50% kills using tools or alchemy.
• Aggressive: Over 50% kills. Total wipeouts preferred.

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Stay safe out there, survivors. Plan your approach, play smart, and master each style across multiple runs.

If you enjoyed this guide, be sure to check out more helpful Plague Tale: Requiem content. Good luck and happy hunting!