Circuit

Circuits are the skill system used in CrossWorlds. They can be activated in the Circuit Menu, which is unlocked at the end of the Rhombus Dungeon. The Circuit Menu is split into five Circuit Trees: a neutral tree, and one for each element. The neutral tree is unlocked by default, and others are unlocked on obtaining that element.

There are two types of Circuits: Passive Circuits and Combat Arts. Passive Circuits provide stat boosts or other background benefits. The Passive Circuits in the elemental trees are only active while in that element mode; those in the neutral tree are always active, but are only half as effective in element modes. Combat Arts are active skills for use in battle, and are mostly detailed on their own page. A circuit can only be unlocked if its parent circuit is already unlocked.

Each tree consists of four major paths, with one associated with each basic Combat skill, and containing circuits geared toward that skill. The four neutral paths are balanced, but each elemental tree has two large paths, and a medium and small path joined at the base, with which is which being based on that element's related skills. For Heat, Melee and Guard are large, Dash is medium and Throw is small.

Branches

The Circuit Trees contain special structures called Branches, which consist of two parallel paths of three skills each, including at least one Combat Art. Although it is not possible to have both paths active at once, once one path is unlocked, the active path can be switched at any time at no cost. This allows the player to easily switch their active Combat Arts to match the situation.

Cross Points

Cross Points, or CP, are used to unlock Circuits. Circuits cost between 1 and 4 Cross Points, with Circuits near the top of their tree being more expensive. Each tree has a separate pool of Cross Points in order to allow the trees unlocked later to be as useful as those unlocked immediately. Cross Points are earned, one for each tree, on gaining a Level. The level cap of 99 means a maximum of 98 CP can be earned in this way. The neutral tree requires 104 CP for full unlocking, while the elemental trees each require 108. The developers have said that 100% completion of the trees will be possible, with the additional 10 CP being obtained through sidequests or story rewards.

List of Passive Skills

The following tables list the Passive Skills available in each skill tree.

Neutral Tree

	Skill	Description	Cost	Location
	Appetite	Unlocks one additional buff slot.	4 CP	Dash path, at top
	Assault	Melee attacks fire additional small projectiles for 20% of the base damage.	2 CP	Melee path, on Branch
	Attack +	Increases Attack by 4% Increases Attack by 6% Increases Attack by 10%	1 CP 2 CP 4 CP	Melee path, at base Melee path, on offshoot path Melee path, on offshoot path and at top
	Brawler	Increases the damage of Melee Attacks by 12%. Increases the damage of Melee Attacks by 22%.	2 CP 4 CP	Melee path, on offshoot path Melee path, at top
	Bullseye	Increases the damage of Critical Strikes by 30%.	2 CP	Throw path, on Branch
	X Counter	Increases damage on enemies that are attacking or charging by 40%.	4 CP	Melee path, on offshoot path
	Defense +	Increases Defense by 4% Increases Defense by 6% Increases Defense by 10%	1 CP 2 CP 4 CP	Guard path, at base Guard path, on offshoot path Guard path, on offshoot path and at top
	Elemental Armor	Increases resistance to all Elements by 8%. Increases resistance to all Elements by 16%.	2 CP 4 CP	Guard path, on offshoot path and on Branch Guard path, at top
	Flash Step	Prolongs the invincibility while Dashing by 20%.	2 CP	Throw path, on Branch
	Focus +	Increases Focus by 4% Increases Focus by 6% Increases Focus by 10%	1 CP 2 CP 4 CP	Throw path, at base Throw path, on offshoot path Throw path, on offshoot path and at top
	Heavy Calibre	Increases the knockback distance of charged projectiles by 30%.	2 CP	Dash path, on Branch
	HP Restoration	Regenerates 10% of HP every 10 seconds during combat.	4 CP	Dash path, on offshoot end
	Iron Stance	Increases the immunity to knockback from attacks by 4%, depending on MaxHP.	2 CP	Melee path, on Branch
	Item Booster	Increases the effect of healing and the duration of buffs from items by 25%.	2 CP	Dash path, on offshoot path
	MaxHP +	Increases MaxHP by 4% Increases MaxHP by 6% Increases MaxHP by 10%	1 CP 2 CP 4 CP	Dash path, at base Dash path, on offshoot path Dash path, on offshoot path and at top
	Pin Body	When guarding, reflects 30% of the total absorbed damage back on the attacker.	2 CP	Guard path, on Branch
	Scope	Decreases time needed to aim by 40%.	4 CP	Throw path, on offshoot path
	Shooter	Increases the damage of Ranged attacks by 12%. Increases the damage of Ranged attacks by 22%.	2 CP 4 CP	Throw path, on offshoot path Throw path, at top
	Solid Guard	Decreases damage taken while guarding by 32%.	4 CP	Guard path, on offshoot path
	Status Mend	Increases the recovery speed from all negative status conditions by 30%.	2 CP	Dash path, on Branch

Heat Tree

	Skill	Description	Cost	Location
	Assault	Melee attacks fire additional small projectiles for 20% of the base damage. Melee attacks fire additional small projectiles for 30% of the base damage.	2 CP 3 CP	Melee path, halfway up Dash path, at top
	Attack +	Increases Attack by 4% Increases Attack by 7% Increases Attack by 9%	1 CP 2 CP 4 CP	Guard path, on bottom offshoot path and first Branch; Dash and Throw path shared base; Melee path, on bottom offshoot path and first Branch Guard path, on second Branch; Melee path, on second Branch Dash path, at top
	Berserker	Increases Damage by 20% when at critical HP. (Below 33% of MaxHP)	2 CP	Guard path, on second Branch
	Brawler	Increases the damage of Melee Attacks by 6%. Increases the damage of Melee Attacks by 11%. Increases the damage of Melee Attacks by 15%.	1 CP 2 CP 3 CP	Guard path, on bottom offshoot path; Melee path, on bottom offshoot path Dash path, on second Branch Melee path, at top
	Bullseye	Increases the damage of Critical Strikes by 15%. Increases the damage of Critical Strikes by 30%. Increases the damage of Critical Strikes by 45%.	1 CP 2 CP 3 CP	Melee path, on first Branch Melee path, on second Branch Melee path, on third Branch
	Burn Rush	Increases the speed of inflicting the Burn Condition and its effect by 25%. Increases the speed of inflicting the Burn Condition and its effect by 35%.	2 CP 3 CP	Guard path, on bottom offshoot path Guard path, on third branch
	Burn Protect	Increases the resistance against the Burn Condition and reduces its effect by 35%. Increases the resistance against the Burn Condition and reduces its effect by 50%.	2 CP 3 CP	Melee path, on bottom offshoot path Melee path, on third branch
	Cold Armor	Increases resistance to Cold by 7%. Increases resistance to Cold by 13%. Increases resistance to Cold by 19%.	1 CP 2 CP 3 CP	Guard path halfway up; Dash path on first Branch; Throw path halfway up Dash path on second Branch Guard path on third Branch
	X Counter	Increases damage on enemies that are attacking or charging by 20%.	2 CP	Melee path, on top offshoot path
	Defense +	Increases Defense by 4% Increases Defense by 7%	1 CP 2 CP	Guard path, on bottom offshoot path; Throw path, at base; Melee path, on bottom offshoot path Throw path, at top
	Elemental Balance	Slows down the Elemental Overheat by 10%. Slows down the Elemental Overheat by 20%. Slows down the Elemental Overheat by 30%.	1 CP 2 CP 3 CP	Melee path, halfway up Dash path, on second Branch Dash path, at top
	Flash Step	Prolongs the invincibility while Dashing by 20%.	2 CP	Guard path, on second Branch
	Focus +	Increases Focus by 4% Increases Focus by 7%	1 CP 2 CP	Dash path, on first Branch; Melee path, at base, on bottom offshoot path and first Branch Melee path, on bottom offshoot path and on second Branch
	Heat Armor	Increases resistance to Heat by 5%. Increases resistance to Heat by 9%. Increases resistance to Heat by 13%.	1 CP 2 CP 3 CP	Guard path, on bottom offshoot path and first Branch; Dash path, at base and on first Branch Guard path, halfway up; Dash path, on second Branch Guard path, at top
	Heavy Calibre	Increases the knockback distance of charged projectiles by 30%.	2 CP	Melee path, on second Branch
	HP Restoration	Regenerates 5% of HP every 10 seconds during combat.	1 CP	Guard path, on first Branch
	Iron Stance	Increases the immunity to knockback from attacks by 6%, depending on MaxHP.	3 CP	Guard path, on third Branch
	Legwork	Increases your movement speed while aiming by 24%.	3 CP	Melee path, on third Branch
	MaxHP +	Increases MaxHP by 4% Increases MaxHP by 7%	1 CP 2 CP	Guard path, at base, on bottom offshoot path and first branch; Dash path, on first branch Guard path, on bottom offshoot path and second branch
	Once More	Survive exactly one attack that would normally kill you.	3 CP	Melee path, on third branch
	Scope	Decreases time needed to aim by 10%.	1 CP	Melee path, on bottom offshoot path
	Shooter	Increases the damage of Ranged attacks by 6%. Increases the damage of Ranged attacks by 11%.	1 CP 2 CP	Melee path, on bottom offshoot path and first branch Melee path, on second branch
	Solid Guard	Decreases damage taken while guarding by 24%.	3 CP	Guard path, on third Branch
	Status Mend	Increases the recovery speed from all negative status conditions by 13%.	1 CP	Guard path, on bottom offshoot path
	Steady Shot	Decreases the loss of aim from quick aim movement and dashes by 40%.	2 CP	Guard path, on top offshoot path