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Each class has a set of skills a character can train in during character creation. You class will always determine which skills your character can train in and how many. To train in more skills, or in skills not in the Class Skills list for his class, the player will need to use feats such as Skill Training. To make your skills better, you can use the feat Skill Focus.

The class skill list is also important for multiclassing, as a character is often able to choose an additional skill to train in from the new class's class skill list.

Class skills for each class[]

The table below gives the class skill list for each class and how many skills they can choose from it. Additionally, some classes give training in an extra skill that the user does not pick. Each skill listed also lists the associated attribute (Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma).

Class Extra Skill(s) # to choose Class Skill List
Ardent - 4 Arcana (Int), Athletics (Str), Bluff (Cha), Diplomacy (Cha), Endurance (Con), Heal (Wis), Insight (Wis), Intimidate (Cha), Streetwise (Cha)
Artificer Arcana 4 Arcana (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Dungeoneering (Wis), Heal (Wis), History (Int), Perception (Wis), Thievery (Dex)
Assassin Stealth 4 Acrobatics (Dex), Arcana (Int), Athletics (Str), Bluff (Cha), Endurance (Con), Insight (Wis), Perception (Wis), Stealth (Dex), Streetwise (Cha), Thievery (Dex)
Avenger Religion 3 Acrobatics (Dex), Athletics (Str), Endurance (Con), Heal (Wis), Intimidate (Cha), Perception (Wis), Religion (Int), Stealth (Dex), Streetwise (Cha)
Barbarian - 3 Acrobatics (Dex), Athletics (Str), Endurance (Con), Heal (Wis), Intimidate (Cha), Nature (Wis), Perception (Wis)
Bard Arcana 4 Acrobatics (Dex), Arcana (Int), Athletics (Str), Bluff (Cha), Diplomacy (Cha), Dungeoneering (Wis), Heal (Wis), History (Int), Insight (Wis), Intimidate (Cha), Nature (Wis), Perception (Wis), Religion (Int), Streetwise (Cha)
Battlemind - 3 Arcana (Int), Athletics (Str), Bluff (Cha), Diplomacy (Cha), Endurance (Con), Heal (Wis), Insight (Wis), Intimidate (Cha)
Cleric Religion 3 Arcana (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Heal (Wis), History (Int), Insight (Wis), Religion (Int)
Druid Nature 3 Arcana (Int), Athletics (Str), Diplomacy (Cha), Endurance (Con), Heal (Wis), History (Int), Insight (Wis), Nature (Wis), Perception (Wis)
Fighter - 3 Athletics (Str), Endurance (Con), Heal (Wis), Intimidate (Cha), Streetwise (Cha)
Invoker Religion 3 Arcana (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Endurance (Con), History (Int), Insight (Wis), Intimidate (Cha), Religion (Int)
Monk - 4 Acrobatics (Dex), Athletics (Str), Diplomacy (Cha), Endurance (Con), Heal (Wis), Insight (Wis), Perception (Wis), Religion (Int), Stealth (Dex), Thievery (Dex)
Paladin Religion 3 Diplomacy (Cha), Endurance (Con), Heal (Wis), History (Int), Insight (Wis), Intimidate (Cha), Religion (Int)
Psion - 4 Arcana (Int), Bluff (Cha), Diplomacy (Cha), Dungeoneering (Wis), History (Int), Insight (Wis), Intimidate (Cha), Perception (Wis)
Ranger Dungeoneering or Nature (your choice). 4 Acrobatics (Dex), Athletics (Str), Dungeoneering (Wis), Endurance (Con), Heal (Wis), Nature (Wis), Perception (Wis), Stealth (Dex)
Rogue Stealth and Thievery 4 Acrobatics (Dex), Athletics (Str), Bluff (Cha), Dungeoneering (Wis), Insight (Wis), Intimidate (Cha), Perception (Wis), Stealth (Dex), Streetwise (Cha), Thievery (Dex)
Runepriest Religion 3 Arcana (Int), Athletics (Str), Endurance (Con), Heal (Wis), History (Int), Insight (Wis), Religion (Int), Thievery (Dex)
Seeker Nature 3 Acrobatics (Dex), Athletics (Str), Endurance (Con), Heal (Wis), Insight (Wis), Intimidate (Cha), Nature (Wis), Perception (Wis), Stealth (Dex)
Shaman Nature 3 Arcana (Int), Athletics (Str), Endurance (Con), Heal (Wis), History (Int), Insight (Cha), Nature (Wis), Perception (Wis), Religion (Int)
Sorcerer Arcana 3 Arcana (Int), Athletics (Str), Bluff (Cha), Diplomacy (Cha), Dungeoneering (Wis), Endurance (Con), History (Int), Insight (Wis), Intimidate (Cha), Nature (Wis)
Swordmage Arcana 3 Arcana (Int), Athletics (Str), Diplomacy (Cha), Endurance (Con), History (Int), Insight (Wis), Intimidate (Cha)
Warden Nature 3 Athletics (Str), Dungeoneering (Wis), Endurance (Con), Heal (Wis), Intimidate (Cha), Nature (Wis), Perception (Wis)
Warlock - 4 Arcana (Int), Bluff (Cha), History (Int), Insight (Wis), Intimidate (Cha), Religion (Int), Streetwise (Cha), Thievery (Dex)
Warlord - 4 Athletics (Str), Diplomacy (Cha), Endurance (Con), Heal (Wis), History (Int), Intimidate (Cha)
Wizard Arcana 3 Arcana (Int), Diplomacy (Cha), Dungeoneering (Wis), History (Int), Insight (Wis), Nature (Wis),[U :6/2008] Religion (Int)

Classes for each skill[]

Skill Class Skill For:
Acrobatics (Dex) Assassin, Avenger, barbarian, bardmonk, ranger, rogue, seeker
Arcana (Int) Ardent, artificer, assassin, bard, battlemind, cleric, druid, Invoker, psion, runepriest, shaman, sorcerer, swordmage, warlock, wizard
Athletics (Str) Ardent, assassin, avenger, barbarian, bard, battlemind, druid, fighter, monk, ranger, rogue, runepriest, seeker, shaman, sorcerer, swordmage, warden, warlord
Bluff (Cha) Ardent, assassin, bard, battlemind, psion, rogue, sorcerer, warlock
Diplomacy (Cha) Ardent, artificer, bard, battlemind, cleric, druid, invoker, monk, paladin, psion, sorcerer, swordmage, warlord, wizard
Dungeoneering (Wis) Artificer, bard, psion, ranger, rogue, sorcerer, warden, wizard
Endurance (Con) Ardent, assassin, avenger, barbarian, battlemind, druid, Fighter, invoker, monk, paladin, ranger, runepriest, seeker, shaman, sorcerer, swordmage, warden, warlord
Heal (Wis) Ardent, artificer, avenger, barbarian, bard, battlemind, Cleric, druid, fighter, monk, paladin, ranger, runepriest, seeker, shaman, warden, warlord
History (Int) Artificer, bard, Cleric, druid, invoker, paladin, psion, runepriest, shaman, sorcerer, swordmage, warlock, warlord, wizard
Insight (Wis) Ardent, assassin, bard, battlemind, Cleric, druid, invoker, monk, paladin, psion, rogue, runepriest, seeker, shaman, sorcerer, swordmage, warlock, wizard
Intimidate (Cha) Ardent, avenger, barbarian, bard, battlemind, Fighter, invoker, paladin, psion, rogue, seeker, sorcerer, swordmage, warden, warlock, warlord
Nature (Wis) Barbarian, bard, druid, Ranger, seeker, shaman, sorcerer, warden, wizard
Perception (Wis) Artificer, assassin, avenger, barbarian, bard, druid, monk, psion, Ranger, rogue, seeker, shaman, warden
Religion (Int) Avenger, bard, Cleric, invoker, monk, paladin, runepriest, shaman, warlock, wizard
Stealth (Dex) Assassin, Avenger, monk, Ranger, rogue, seeker
Streetwise (Cha) Ardent, assassin, avenger, bard, Fighter, rogue, warlock
Thievery (Dex) Artificer, assassin, monk, Rogue, runepriest, warlock
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