The Division 2 stands to be one of the year’s biggest games, offering open-world multiplayer action on a scale not yet seen in gaming. Set amongst the backdrop of a Washington D.C. ravaged by conflict, you’ll work your way up 30 levels before eventually reaching the game’s endgame, and unlocking the three Specializations and their skill trees, which we’ll break down in this guide.
With each of the three Specializations you’ll have access to a unique “signature” primary weapon, grenade and skill mods, a primary weapon attachment, a tactical link for group buffs, armor kits, weapon bonuses, and 2 Signature Weapon ammo talents for your party.
Each skill tree can have up to 160 points allocated for unlocking specific traits, and you’ll need to battle it out against the Black Tusk faction — the faction that takes over the map in the endgame — to earn these points.
Let’s take a look at each Specialization, the skills available, and requirements need for ammo drops.
Survivalist | Demolitionist | Sharpshooter
Survivalist
Survivalists take control of surroundings, and can use traps to keep an area under control. A crossbow acts as their primary weapon.
Primary Signature Weapon: Explosive Tipped Crossbow
Weapon Modifiers
- Incendiary Grenade
- Any enemies within the radius will receive burn
- Survivalist D50
- This offers a .44 Magnum Revolver with an additional optical attachment slot
- Gunslinger
- Adds +10% increased Sidearm damage
- Signature Weapon Damage
- Once reaching Tier 4, you’ll receive +145% increased damage for your signature weapon
- Running The Gun
- Once reaching Tier 3, you’ll receive +15% increased Shotgun damage
- E.M.I.
- Once reaching Tier 3, you’ll receive +15% increased Assault Rifle damage
- Infantry 5.56 Mag
- Unlock a custom magazine for any 5.56 Assault Rifle
General Modifiers
- Elite Defense
- A 20% protection increase from Elites
- Triage Specialist
- A 15% ongoing healing increase
- Crunch Time
- A 10% Skill cooldown reduction whenever you’re in cover
- Vital Protection
- A reduction of 20% the change you’ll be critically hit.
- Survivalist Tactical Link
- 10% bonus damage to targets by group members
Skill Modifiers
- Mender
- Will release a seeker mine that will repair armor and follow allies
- Magnetic Disc
- Reduces seeker mine cooldown
- Larrea Tridentata Infusion
- Increases seeker mine healing
Misc
- Distributed Repair
- This will increase armor kit repair to 5 seconds, however it will also repair group members within a 10 metre radius
- Explosive Bolt Acquisition
- Crossbow bolts dropped by any enemy killed while under status effects
- Group Signature Ammo Supply
- Increase chance of Signature Weapon ammo being dropped when a status effect target is killed
- Scraping By
- When in a cover-to-cover action, grants 5 ammo for current active weapon
Demolitionist
The grenade launcher — of course — acts as the Demolitionist’s primary weapon.
Primary Signature Weapon: M32A1 Multi-shot Grenade Launcher
General Modifiers
- Incombustible
- Increase of +20% to burn resistance
- Explosive Ordnance
- +25% explosive damage
- Vital Protection
- Reduces by 20% chance of being critically hit
- Demolitionist Tactical Link
- All group members gain +5% damage to any targets out of cover
Weapon Modifiers
- Fragmentation Grenade
- Causes enemies to bleed out
- Diceros Special
- Grants a .357 Magnum Revolver
- Gunslinger
- +10% Sidearm damage
- Signature Weapon Damage
- Signature Weapon damage increase
- Spray and Pray
- +15% SMG damage.
- Onslaught (Level 2)
- +15% LMG damage
- Small Laser Pointer
- Attachment for long rails
Skill Modifiers
- Artillery
- Nearby targeted locations hit by artillery turret
- Cyclone Magazine
- Increases ammunition count for turret
- SHD CPU V.2
- Increase turret damage output
Misc
- X-Stat Armor Kit-Supplementary
- +70% armor kit repair
- +100% weapon handling
- 40 mm Grenade Acquisition
- Any explosive kills will drop signature weapon ammo
- Group Signature Ammo Supply
- All group/raid members receive signature weapon ammo with explosive multi-kills
- Crisis Response
- All main weapon ammo refilled when armor hits 0
- Braced for Impact
- No damage caused for explosions, occurs every 60 seconds
Sharpshooter
Last but not least is the Sharpshooter, who wields a powerful sniper rifle for long-range combat.
Primary Signature Weapon: TAC-50 C Rifle
General Modifiers
- One In The Head
- +25% Headshot damage
- Deft Hands
- +30% reload speed
- Breath Control
- +30% weapon stability and
- reduced recoil
- faster reacquisition of targets
- My Home Is My Castle
- While in cover, increased armor protection
- Vital Protection
- -20% chance of being critically hit while in cover
- Sharpshooter Tactical Link
- +10% Headshot damage for all group member closer to enemies
Weapon Modifiers
- Flashbang Grenade
- Blind applied to targets within radius of flashbang
- Sharpshooter 93R
- 93R granted
- Gunslinger
- +10% Sidearm damage.
- Signature Weapon Damage
- +145% Signature Weapon damage
- This is My Rifle
- +15% Rifle damage.
- Digital Scope
- Grants Digital scope
Skill Modifiers
- Tactician
- Adds marked targets to allies’ HUD
Misc
- X-Stat Armor Kit-Supplementary
- Armor kit repair is reduced to 50% but increase resistance +20% to Bleed, Burn and Poison
- .50 Caliber Ammo Acquisition
- Signature Weapon ammo dropped for all headshot skills from all weapons except signature weapon
- Group Signature Ammo Supply
- Any kills with Signature weapon increase chance of signature weapon ammo drop for all group members
- Round After Round
- For every 10 seconds and 20 seconds in cover, received 5 Marksman ammo and 5 Rifle ammo, respectively
