Metin2 ward and boost skills: the 7th and 8th skill slots, the resistance and attack values, and the removal rules
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2026 5:05 am
Quick summary
Ward skills are a passive 7th skill. Unlike other skills except the 8th, this skill cannot be activated but is present all the time. Each player can learn one of the nine ward skills, and you may choose which. Ward skills reduce the skill damage of that particular skill:
Boost skills
Boost skills are a passive 8th skill. Like the 7th, this skill cannot be activated but is present all the time. Each player can learn one of the nine boost skills, and you cannot choose which. You must have the ward skill at P before you can get a boost skill. Boost skills increase the skill damage of that particular skill:
Raising a boost skill
If you want to remove your ward skill and take another, you must use a Scroll of Fluid Training. The wiki notes that this also removes the 8th boost skill if you have one. Removing the boost skill the same way also removes the 7th ward skill.
The wiki also advises calculating the skill points you need for your regular skills before investing them in the 7th or 8th skill, because skill points spent on these skills cannot be claimed back from M1 unless you remove the skill.
Sources
Metin2 Wiki: Ward Skill
Metin2 Wiki: Boost Skill
Metin2 Wiki: Scroll of Fluid Training
- Ward skills are the passive 7th skill. They reduce the damage of a specific enemy skill and are active all the time.
- Boost skills are the passive 8th skill. They increase the attack power of a specific skill.
- You pick the ward skill with a Ward Manual. You cannot pick the boost skill; it comes with the ward.
- You need the ward skill at P before a boost skill becomes available.
- Removing either one uses the Scroll of Fluid Training, and removing the boost also removes the ward.
Ward skills are a passive 7th skill. Unlike other skills except the 8th, this skill cannot be activated but is present all the time. Each player can learn one of the nine ward skills, and you may choose which. Ward skills reduce the skill damage of that particular skill:
- Level 1: 1.2 percent resistance
- M1: 12 percent
- G1: 19.7 percent
- P: 30 percent
- Level 1 to M1: skill points or a Ward Skill Book.
- M1 to G1: 55 Ward Skill Books in total.
- G1 to P: Soul Stone+, which costs Rank points.
Boost skills
Boost skills are a passive 8th skill. Like the 7th, this skill cannot be activated but is present all the time. Each player can learn one of the nine boost skills, and you cannot choose which. You must have the ward skill at P before you can get a boost skill. Boost skills increase the skill damage of that particular skill:
- Level 1: 0.8 percent attack value
- M1: 8 percent
- G1: 13.1 percent
- P: 20 percent
Raising a boost skill
- Level 1 to M1: skill points or a Boost Skill Book.
- M1 to G1: 55 Boost Skill Books in total.
- G1 to P: Soul Stone+, which costs Rank points.
If you want to remove your ward skill and take another, you must use a Scroll of Fluid Training. The wiki notes that this also removes the 8th boost skill if you have one. Removing the boost skill the same way also removes the 7th ward skill.
The wiki also advises calculating the skill points you need for your regular skills before investing them in the 7th or 8th skill, because skill points spent on these skills cannot be claimed back from M1 unless you remove the skill.
Sources
Metin2 Wiki: Ward Skill
Metin2 Wiki: Boost Skill
Metin2 Wiki: Scroll of Fluid Training