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Unarmed Combat Expertise - Version 6 vs Version 7
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11Overview22Unarmed Combat Expertise is an advanced mastery skill for Kliff in the Stamina Skill Tree. Reaching the pinnacle of unarmed combat allows Kliff to utilize a wider variety of unarmed skills and techniques. This is a gateway to Kliff's most powerful bare-handed abilities.44Skill Details66PropertyDetailSkill TreeStamina (Unarmed Combat branch)TypePassiveCostN/ACharactersKliff onlyParent SkillUnarmed Combat88How to Unlock99Upgrade Unarmed Combat to Level 4 by investing Abyss Artifacts into the Unarmed Combat branch.1111Combat Tips1313Expertise opens up new combo routes and attack patterns that are not available at lower levels.Invest in Unarmed Combat Expertise if you favor a brawling playstyle with Kliff.At Level 5, Kliff unlocks Meteor Kick, one of the most devastating unarmed finishers in the game.1515Character1717Unarmed Combat Expertise sits on Kliff's Stamina branch under the Unarmed Combat tree. It is the capstone node that opens additional unarmed techniques from the wider brawler kit. Damiane and Oongka have their own unarmed lines with separate nodes, so this specific Expertise upgrade is unique to Kliff.1919Requirements2121RequirementDetailCharacterKliffSkill TreeStamina (Blue) - Unarmed Combat branchParent SkillUnarmed Combat Level 4Cost to UnlockAbyss Artifacts invested into the Unarmed Combat branchAlternative UnlockObserve the skill in combat for the Watch and Learn option23-How It Works23+How it Works2424Expertise is a passive that becomes active the moment Unarmed Combat reaches Level 4. Instead of adding a new button input, it widens the pool of unarmed techniques Kliff can chain together. With Expertise unlocked, Kliff gains access to finishers and kicks that cannot appear in combos while his Unarmed Combat is still at a lower level, and his existing unarmed strings read more naturally because the transitions between moves become shorter.2626The node does not change the Stamina cost of individual kicks or punches. Instead, it lifts a gating requirement that keeps advanced skills locked until the overall branch is well developed. Think of it as the bridge between the mid-tier unarmed tools you pick up early and the high-tier ones such as Meteor Kick that sit at Level 5 of the Unarmed Combat tree.2828Unarmed Combat Tiers3030TierWhat It UnlocksUnarmed Combat Lv 1Base unarmed string: jab, straight, combo finisherUnarmed Combat Lv 2-3Access to Unarmed Combat Proficiency and additional punch combosUnarmed Combat Lv 4 (Expertise)Wider variety of unarmed skills; unlocks the capstone tierUnarmed Combat Lv 5Meteor Kick and other finishers become part of the unarmed toolkit3232Related Skills3333Unarmed Combat - the parent passive that Expertise upgrades.Meteor Kick - Level 5 capstone that benefits from the wider moveset.Dropkick - popular opener that flows into unarmed combos.Leg Sweep - staple knockdown that sets up ground pressure.Nature's Echo - pair with Echoing Iron Fists for Kliff's nature-themed unarmed burst.3535Related Articles3737SkillsKliff SkillsCombat SystemAbyss ArtifactsWatch and Learn
