# The Portal Skills Guide: Mastering Your Abilities in The Portal MMORPG
In the expansive world of *The Portal*, an MMORPG that challenges players to explore, battle, and enhance their characters, skills play a crucial role in shaping the player’s experience and effectiveness. Depending on your chosen role within the game, the skills you can wield will vary, with some being exclusive to specific roles and others universally accessible. Let’s delve into these skills and how to acquire them.
## Universal Skills
Available to all players regardless of their job role, these skills provide foundational abilities that enhance any character’s gameplay.
### Bash
– **How to obtain:** Purchase the Bash Skill Book from Neria’s Shop.
– **Effect:** A melee attack with varying side-effects based on weapon type.
– **Swords:** Inflicts enemies with Slow.
– **Blunt Weapons:** Inflicts enemies with Stun.
– **Restrictions:** Cannot be used with Staves and Daggers.
### Bless
– **How to obtain:** Purchase the Bless Skill Book from Neria’s Shop.
– **Effect:** Temporarily boosts base stats of nearby allies, increasing Strength, Vitality, Agility, Dexterity, Intelligence, and Wisdom.
### Mana Shield
– **How to obtain:** Purchase the Mana Shield Skill Book from Neria’s Shop.
– **Effect:** Creates a magical barrier around a targeted ally or yourself, blocking incoming attacks. Higher skill levels increase the number of blocked attacks.
### Sacrifice
– **How to obtain:** Purchase the Sacrifice Skill Book from Neria’s Shop.
– **Effect:** Sacrifices a portion of your HP to replenish MP.
### Mastery
Each mastery increases the effectiveness of a specific weapon type and can be purchased from Neria’s Shop.
– **Sword:** Increases Sword DMG.
– **Dagger:** Increases Dagger DMG and Critical Rate.
– **Blunt:** Increases Blunt DMG and Armor Penetration.
– **Staff:** Increases Magic DMG and MP Regen.
– **Critical:** Increases Critical DMG and Critical Hit Rate.
## Cleric Skills
Exclusive abilities for those assuming the role of a Cleric, focusing on healing and support.
### Heal
– **How to obtain:** Purchase the Heal Skill Book [Heal I and II] from Neria’s Shop. Heal II has a chance to drop from Barrel Champions and Scarecrow Goblins.
– **Effect:** Replenishes the HP of a targeted ally or yourself. At Tier III, unlocks an AoE Healing effect.
### Holy Wounds
– **How to obtain:** Purchase the Holy Wounds Skill Book from Neria’s Shop.
– **Effect:** Summons objects to target an enemy and deal DMG. Longer casting summons more objects.
### Aurora Wave
– **How to obtain:** Purchase the Aurora Wave Skill Book from Neria’s Shop.
– **Effect:** Launches continuous projectiles at nearby targets, depleting MP per second. Movement speed decreases while active, with DMG depending on Wisdom.
## Enchanter Skills
Abilities available to Enchanters, focusing on enhancing weaponry and dealing elemental damage.
### Entangle
– **How to obtain:** Purchase the Entangle Skill Book from Neria’s Shop.
– **Effect:** Summons vines beneath a target, causing Earth Magic DMG with a chance to root the enemy. Becomes an AoE attack at Tier III.
### Enchant Weapon
– **How to obtain:** Purchase the Enchant Weapon Skill Book from Neria’s Shop.
– **Effect:** Temporarily increases DMG of a weapon; AoE effect at higher skill levels.
### Meteor Shower
– **Obtainment method:** TBC.
– **Effect:** Calls down meteors in a chosen area, dealing AoE Fire DMG. Higher skill levels summon more meteors.
## Defender Skills
These skills are tailored for players in the Defender role, focusing on defense and crowd control.
### Iron Wall
– **Obtainment method:** TBC.
– **Effect:** Boosts DEF stat of nearby allies. Effectiveness increases with Vitality.
### Whirlwind
– **Obtainment method:** TBC.
– **Effect:** Spin attack dealing Physical Wind DMG and inflicting Taunt. DMG scales with Vitality.
### Timber Charge
– **Obtainment method:** TBC.
## Warrior Skills
Skills for the Warrior role, emphasizing offensive abilities.
### Blade Fury
– **Obtainment method:** TBC.
– **Effect:** Delivers three consecutive hits, dealing Neutral Physical DMG. Usable with Blunt weapons and Swords.
### Battle Cry
– **Obtainment method:** TBC.
– **Effect:** Buffs allies by increasing DMG, depleting MP per second. Bonus scales with Strength.
### Blade Circuit
– **Obtainment method:** TBC.
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