Dead Island 2: How to Unlock More Numen Skill Cards

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As a seasoned survivor of the zombie apocalypse, I must say that my journey through this madness has been nothing short of exhilarating. From the moment I picked up that first makeshift weapon and faced off against the undead horde, I knew I was in for an adventure unlike any other.

In the game Dead Island 2, the Numen Skills represent the highest level of Slayer Skills you can achieve. Many players who are engaged with Dead Island 2 might be curious when they’ll eventually acquire these Skills, as they seem to collect an abundance of every other type of Card except for Numen Cards.

To obtain these Cards, you should complete the 21st Story Quest titled “The Search for Truth: The Zompocalypse Unveiled.” At the end of this quest, your character discovers the truth about the Zompocalypse and experiences a transformation. However, after unlocking the first Card, where do you find the remaining ones?

What Are Numen Skills?

The Fourth & Final Tier of Collectible Cards

As a devoted enthusiast, let me pause for a moment to clarify the essence of Numen Skills before diving into strategies for unearthing more of these intriguing gameplay modifiers in Dead Island 2. Unlike other elements, Numen Skills don’t adhere to a specific ‘theme’ in terms of their functions, but they all significantly impact various mechanics within the game.

For instance, the Corpse Blossom significantly enhances the enjoyment of dealing with Elemental Damage, Glass Cannon suits characters such as Bruno exceptionally well, and the Born Survivor nearly ensures survival under optimal gameplay conditions.

As a gamer, once I completed The Search for Truth and had my first encounter with Lola Konradt, I discovered that the Numen Skills I earned would be found as rewards for various quests. Interestingly, only one of these skills is hidden in a specific location within the world. Moreover, the initial Numen Skill you get after our chat with Lola will depend on the Slayer you’re currently using, which sets them apart from other Slayers due to their unique mechanical characteristics.

Survivor Name Starting Numen Skill
Jacob Anger Mismanagement
Danny Anger Mismanagement
Carla Born Survivor
Ryan Born Survivor
Amy Glass Cannon
Bruno Glass Cannon

In the game, the standard abilities for each Numen Slayer (excluding Corpse Blossom and Seismic Stomp) are distributed equally among the six characters. This means that each pair of characters starts with a unique set of skills. For instance, if you choose to play Amy, the reward at the end of the quest that typically grants Glass Cannon might differ from what she would receive.

Dani initially has the issue of Anger Management, which isn’t the case for Amy. Consequently, while Dani would acquire the Glass Cannon Card as a reward from The Art of War Side Quest due to her starting anger management problem, Amy would receive Anger Management instead of her usual starting skill. In essence, consider that regardless of your character’s initial Numen, they’ll receive Anger Management where their default Numen Skill would typically be.

Where To Unlock The Rest

Usually Rewarded as Rewards For Main Story Quests

The remaining Numen Skills are primarily obtained either near the conclusion of the Main Plot or within additional quests that can only be accessed post-story completion. Here’s a breakdown of how and where you can get each skill:

Numen Card Location Effect
Anger Mismanagement After defeating Noah and getting healed by Konradt in The Search for Truth. You can stay in Fury Mode even after your Fury runs out, but you’ll start constantly draining Health instead of Fury until you reach a certain point.
Born Survivor Rewarded for completing the Side Quest Beacon of Hope. When you’re about to die, you’ll instead trigger a powerful explosion around you that drains 25 percent of your Fury and pushes nearby enemies back. Then, for the next 5 seconds, you can’t drop below 1 HP and any attacks you land on enemies will have lifesteal.
Corpse Blossom Rewarded for finishing the final Story Quest, The End of the Line. Any zombies that are killed by elemental damage (AKA Fire, Shock, or Caustic) will explode on death with an explosion of the same element type.
Glass Cannon Rewarded for completing the Side Quest The Art of War. You get an innate 25 percent boost to Critical Damage. And, whenever you’re under 50 percent HP, you’ll get an even bigger boost to Critical Damage. However, your overall Toughness is reduced by 50 percent overall with this Numen Card in effect.
Seismic Stomp Found in the Metro, in this small alcove through an individual subway car in the corner of a tunnel about 2/3rds of the way towards the Metro Courtyard area leading to Hollywood Boulevard. With this active, Skull Stomp now triggers a forceful explosion on contract that drains the stability of any nearby zombies and also inflicts them with Bleed.

In Dead Rising 2, even though multiple expansion packs (SoLA and Haus) introduce over ten new cards, there are no fresh Numen Cards included in either of these expansions. Instead, a variety of Ability Cards, Slayer Cards, and Survivor Cards are added, offering you new ways to explore the DLC content. So, if you’re curious about whether you might be missing any Numen Cards that require the DLC campaigns to acquire, rest assured, you can obtain all of them in the original game itself.

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2024-12-02 03:25