Agility skill

Agility Skills is a skill tree in Dying Light.

The agility level gives you access to new abilities, both usable in combat as well as when avoiding combat. The higher your level, the easier it is to move around and also for longer periods of time before getting tired.

How to increase level

• Most freerunning and parkour moves give agility experience
• Do Parkour Fever challenges
• Ride on ziplines
• After getting the skills Freerunning Adept and Freerunning Expert moves that give experience now give more experience

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Agility skills

Skill	Icon	Type	Requires	Description
Backlash		Active	Level 7 Freerunning Adept	"Use Throwing Weapons or a UV flashlight while looking behind in sprint. This helps you stop the Infected chasing you. Press [LOOK BACK] while running to look behind, then press [USE EQUIPMENT] to use your equipment."
Brutal Grapple		Passive	Level 9 Grapple	"Enemies thrown with Grapple are knocked down, making them vulnerable to finishing moves."
Dodge		Active	Level 2	"Dodge incoming attacks by jumping sideways or backwards. Move in the desired direction and press [JUMP] to execute."
Dropkick		Active	Level 4 Dodge	"Knock down enemies with a running Dropkick. Press [JUMP] while running to jump, Press [KICK] in mid-air to execute."
Dropkick Bomb		Passive	Level 7 Dropkick	"Dropkick does more damage."
Escape		Active	Level 9 Freerunning Adept	"When grabbed, you can shake of Biters more quickly."
Forward Roll		Active	Level 9 Light Drop	"Increases the height from which you can fall and survive. Press [CROUCH] just before hitting the ground to reduce fall damage."
Freerunning Adept		Passive	Level 5	"Get better at freerunning. Run longer, climb more quickly, gain Agility faster and get access to a new set of running abilities."
Freerunning Expert		Passive	Level 12	"Become an expert freerunner. Run longer, climb more quickly, gain Agility faster and get access to a set of ultimate running abilities."
Grapple		Active	Level 3 Dodge	"Use the movement of attacking enemies to throw them around. When an enemy charges, press [GRAPPLE] and point in a direction to execute."
Health Regen		Passive	Level 5 Dodge	"As your body gets more athletic, you are able to regenerate health to a higher level."
Health Regen II		Passive	Level 13 Freerunning Expert	"As your body gets more athletic, you are able to regenerate health to a higher level."
Instant Escape		Active	Level 9 Escape	"Allows you to instantly break free from a Biter's grab."
Leg Breaker		Active	Level 6 Slide	"Kicking during a Slide breaks enemies' legs. Press [KICK] while sliding to execute."
Light Drop		Passive	Level 6 Freerunning Adept	"Reduces fall damage by half. Falling from great heights is still fatal."
Ram		Active	Level 11 Tackle	"Timing the tackle just right will deal damage on the first strike. Additionally the length of Tackle is increased."
Reversal		Passive	Level 14 Instant Escape	"Using Reversal stuns the Biter for 3 seconds."
Slide		Active	Level 3 Dodge	"Slide while running. This allows you to maneuver through holes in walls and other low passages. Press [CROUCH] while running to execute."
Tackle		Passive	Level 10 Freerunning Adept	"Elbow-strike enemies while freerunning. Hold [KICK] in sprint to do it."
Tic Tac		Active	Level 13 Freerunning Expert	"Allows you to run up a wall or other flat surfaces, even after a jump. Press [JUMP] and [FORWARD] when close to a wall to execute."
Ultimate Runner		Passive	Level 24 Freerunning Expert	"You become the best freerunner in the Quarantine. You can run, jump and climb without getting tired."
Vault		Active	Level 4 Dodge	"Jump over enemies. Press [JUMP] while running at an enemy to execute."
Vault Stun		Passive	Level 8 Vault	"Stuns enemies you've vaulted over. Stun lasts 5 seconds."

Skilltree

Novice

Adept

Expert