Rune Factory 5 features a wide array of skills for players to learn across all of the farming, fighting, mining, and furniture building you’ll be doing as you grow your farm and improve the lives of your fellow villagers. Much like previous games in the Rune Factory series, you’ll need to repeat activities a lot to increase your skill in them, which in turn can unlock additional abilities.
As you play Rune Factory 5, you’ll notice a ‘Skill Up!’ notification accompanied by a cheerful sound to denote your level in a skill is increasing. When you’re just starting out, you may be unsure of what exactly is raising each skill, how to increase them further, or how many skills there are to unlock in total. To give a clear understanding of all Rune Factory 5’s skills and how to increase them, we’ve created a table showcasing everything you need to know about all the game’s skills below.
All The Skills In Rune Factory 5
There are a number of skills that branch off of each major activity that can be undertaken in Rune Factory 5. Broadly speaking, these could be organized into different categories such as skills learned from farming, skills learned from combat, and crafting skills. Rune Factory 5, however, makes no such distinction. Instead, assigning skills to specific actions in one long list.
As you’ll soon notice after increasing your skill level in one of these areas, you can sometimes gain additional abilities, such as Dash Attack, Charge Attack, and Ultimate Attack gained by increasing weapon-based skills. The primary benefit of increasing skill levels, however, is to incrementally raise key attributes.
Most skills are improved simply by repeating the activities they’re connected to. Some specific skills, however, can be increased via multiple methods, which we've noted below.
Skill Name |
What It Improves |
How To Increase |
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Farming |
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Farm: grow crops effectively by tilling soil, watering plants, and harvesting crops. |
Mining |
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Mine: mine materials such as ores and gemstones from rocks. |
Logging |
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Chop wood: obtain lumber from tree stumps using an axe. |
Fishing |
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Fish: catch fish using a fishing rod. |
Taming |
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Interact with monsters: Taming, brushing, and giving gifts. |
Cooking |
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Create food with the Cooking system. |
Forging |
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Create weapons and tools using the Forging system. |
Crafting |
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Create furniture using Crafting. |
Chemistry |
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Create potions using Chemistry. |
Searching |
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Find items and chests when exploring. |
Sleeping |
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Get enough sleep by resting in your bed every night. |
Walking |
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Walk. (Every step you take counts towards increasing this skill). |
Bathing |
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Bathe in the local bathhouse, The Blue Moon. |
Eating |
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Eat food items (this includes meals prepared using cooking, food given to you, and food items that are found). |
Throwing |
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Throw things at enemies, or throw the enemies themselves. |
Defense |
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Increases when hits are taken from enemies. |
Resist Poison |
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Increases when poison is applied to enemies or when you are poisoned. |
Resist Seals |
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Increases when you seal enemies or are sealed by enemies. |
Resist Paralysis |
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Increases when you apply paralysis or are paralyzed by an enemy. |
Resist Fatigue |
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Increase when you apply fatigue or are fatigued by an enemy. |
Resist Sleep |
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Increases when you apply sleep or are put to sleep by an enemy. |
Bartering |
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Increases by shipping items. |
Catching |
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Use the 'catch' function. |
Leadership |
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Lead a party of adventurers. |
Short Sword |
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Use Short Sword in combat against enemies. |
Long Sword |
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Use Long Sword in combat against enemies. |
Spear |
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Use Spear in combat against enemies. |
Axe & Hammer |
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Use Axe or Hammer in combat against enemies. |
Dual Blades |
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Use Dual Blades in combat against enemies. |
Fist |
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Use Fist weapons in combat against enemies. |
Fire (magic) |
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Use Fire magic. |
Water (magic) |
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Use Water magic. |
Earth (magic) |
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Use Earth magic. |
Wind (magic) |
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Use Wind magic. |
Light (magic) |
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Use Light magic. |
Dark (magic) |
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Use Dark magic. |
Love (magic) |
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Use Love magic. |