GRIME II Guide | How to Unlock Best Talents

In GRIME 2, Talents are upgrades you unlock through the Growth menu that improve how you fight and how well you survive. To start unlocking them, you need two things. First, you need to assimilate enough Molds by killing enemies and absorbing their abilities. You do this by dashing into an enemy after their Mold Ward breaks, or by using the Grasp action to absorb it directly. Once you've assimilated eight Molds, your first Talent Tier opens up.

The second thing you need is Hunt Pigment, which is the currency used to actually unlock talents. You get Hunt Pigment by finding and defeating hidden sub-bosses scattered across each area. There's at least one per zone, so you'll need to search every corner of the map to track them all down. Tier 1 and Tier 2 talents cost one Hunt Pigment each. From Tier 3 onward, each talent costs two, so the resource becomes harder to stretch the further you progress.

Which Talents to Go After First

Most of the early talents in GRIME 2 are built around parrying and dodging, and that's where your focus should be from the start. Skipping past them to unlock other things first is possible, but it will leave gaps in your ability to survive and move through the environment effectively.

Force Dash

The first talent you should unlock is Force Dash. When you time a dash correctly — right before an enemy or boss strikes — you recover Force. At level 3, that recovery goes up to 32 Force per dash. Later in the game, you'll also unlock the ability to see the perfect dash window as a green paint pattern, which makes landing it much easier. Get this to level 3 as soon as you can.

Cast Evasion and Dash Recovery

In Tier 2, put one point into Cast Evasion. You don't need to go further than that right away — the main reason to take it is that it opens the path to Dash Recovery, which is the talent you actually want. Dash Recovery cuts down the time between dashes, and it's one of the most important things you can max out early. Get it to its highest level as fast as possible.

Force Mold

Force Mold restores 20 Force each time you use a Mold that costs Paint. Note that Item Molds don't count toward this. It creates a steady loop of resource recovery during boss fights and larger encounters. One level is enough here — you don't need to invest further.

Force Parry

Take one point in Force Parry from Tier 1. Similar to Cast Evasion, the main reason to grab it is that it unlocks access to Tier 2 talents you'll want later, rather than being a priority on its own merits.

First Strike

First Strike becomes available once you've assimilated 12 Molds, putting it in Tier 2. It increases the damage dealt by the first parry an enemy receives — including Grasp Parries — by 70% at level 1, scaling up to 90% at level 3. Push this to level 3 to get the full damage boost out of it.

Also, check our Grime II Review and other guides below:

• GRIME II Beginner’s Guide | Gameplay Tips & Tricks
• GRIME II Guide | How to Farm Best Early Molds
• GRIME II Guide | How to Enhance Weapons
• GRIME II Guide | Where To Get More Item Molds
• GRIME II Guide | How to Unlock The Map