Zane/Skill tree

Under Cover

Focuses: Barrier, shield improvements, survivability.

Starting Skill

Skill	Type	Effect
Barrier	Action Skill	Deploys a stationary Barrier that blocks enemy projectiles. Zane and allies deal increased damage when shooting through the Barrier. Activating the skill again lets Zane pick up and hold the Barrier, but its size and bonuses are decreased. Duration: 14 seconds Cooldown: 24 seconds Damage Bonus: +25%

Tier 1

Skill	Type	Ranks	Effect
Adrenaline	Passive	5	Increases cooldown rate of Action Skills based on remaining shields. The lower the shields, the greater the bonus. Cooldown Rate: up to +7% / +14% / +21% / +28% / +35%
Hearty Stock	Passive	3	Increases maximum shield capacity. Max Shields: +10% / +20% / +30%
Ready for Action	Passive	5	Improves shield recharge rate and shield recharge delay. Shield Recharge Rate: +6% / +12% / +18% / +24% / +30% Shield Recharge Delay: -7% / -14% / -21% / -28% / -35%

Tier 2

Skill	Type	Ranks	Effect
Charged Relay	Augment	-	Zane and allies gain increased movement speed and reload speed after touching the Barrier. Requires Barrier. Reload Speed: +20% Movement Speed: +11% Duration: 8 seconds
Brain Freeze	Passive	5	Zane's critical hits have a chance to slow the target. This effect stacks until target is frozen. Slow Chance: +4% / +8% / +12% / +16% / +20%
Stiff Upper Lip	Passive	3	Whenever Zane takes damage, he gains resistance to further damage of the same type. Damage Resistance: +6% / +12% / +16%
Rise to the Occasion	Passive	5	Grants health regeneration. Increases as shields diminish. Health Regeneration: up to +1% / +2% / +3% / +4% / +5% of Max Health per second

Tier 3

Skill	Type	Ranks	Effect
Nanites or Some Shite	Augment	-	Grants Zane and allies health regeneration, increased reload speed, and decreased shield recharge delay when they are near the Barrier. The lower their health, the stronger the regeneration. Requires Barrier. Health Regeneration: up to +4% of Max Health per second Shield Recharge Delay: -33% Reload Speed: +11%
Confident Competence	Passive	1	Increases gun damage and accuracy when shields are active. The lower the shields, the greater the bonuses. Gun Damage: up to +35% Accuracy: up to +33%
All-Rounder	Augment	-	Upgrades the Barrier into a dome. Increases Barrier's cooldown. Requires Barrier.

Tier 4

Skill	Type	Ranks	Effect
Retaliation	Augment	-	Zane and allies near the Barrier gain increased gun damage whenever the Barrier takes damage. Requires Barrier. Gun Damage: +10% Duration: 3 seconds
Really Expensive Jacket	Passive	1	Reduces duration of elemental status effects applied to Zane. Status Effect Duration: -50%
Best Served Cold	Passive	5	Kill Skill. Killing an enemy triggers a cryo nova at its location. Damage: 2 Cooldown: 3 seconds
Futility Belt	Passive	1	Increases resistance to non-elemental damage. Kill Skill. After killing an enemy, all incoming elemental damage is converted to non-elemental. Damage Reduction: +15% Duration: 8 seconds
Deterrence Field	Augment	-	Allows the Barrier to shock and stagger enemies who touch it. Requires Barrier. Shock Damage: 27

Tier 5

Skill	Type	Ranks	Effect
Refreshment	Passive	3	Grants life steal when damaging frozen enemies. Life Steal: 8% / 16% / 24% of damage dealt
Calm, Cool, Collected	Passive	1	Whenever Zane freezes an enemy, his shield instantly begins recharging. Grants health regeneration if shield is already full. Resets cooldown and duration of Action Skills if health is already full. Health Regeneration: up to +3% of Max Health per second Regeneration Duration: 3 seconds
Nerves of Steel	Passive	3	Increases accuracy and handling every second when shield is full. Accuracy (per stack): +2% / +4% / +6% Handling (per stack): +2.4% / +4.8% / +7% Max Stacks: 15

Tier 6

Skill	Type	Ranks	Effect
Distributed Denial	Passive	1	Allows the Barrier to gain all effects of equipped shield mod. Also applies these effects to allies near the Barrier.

Doubled Agent

Focuses: evading and taking down enemies using Digi-Clone.

Starting Skill

Skill	Type	Effect
Digi-Clone	Action Skill	Deploys a Digi-Clone that can fire at enemies. Zane can swap places with the Digi-Clone by activating the skill again.

Tier 1

Skill	Type	Ranks	Effect
Synchronicity	Passive	5	Increases gun damage for each active Action Skill. Gun Damage: +4% / +8% / +12% / +16% / ​+20%​ per active Action Skill
Praemunitus	Passive	3	Increases magazine size for Zane and the Digi-Clone. Magazine Size: +8.3% / +16.7% / +25%
Borrowed Time	Passive	5	Increases duration of Action Skills for each active Action Skill. Action Skill Duration: +6% / +12% / +18% / +24% / +30% per active Action Skill

Tier 2

Skill	Type	Ranks	Effect
Binary System	Augment	-	Whenever Zane and the Digi-Clone swap places, cryo novas are triggered at their locations. Requires Digi-Clone. Nova Damage: 46
Donnybrook	Passive	5	Kill Skill. Killing an enemy grants health regeneration and increased gun damage to both Zane and the Digi-Clone. This effect stacks twice. Gun Damage: +3% / +6% / +9% / +12% / +15% Health Regeneration: +0.5% / +1% / +1.5% / +2% / +2.5% of Missing Health per second
Fractal Frags	Passive	1	Allows the Digi-Clone to throw a grenade based on Zane's equipped grenade mod. When the clone dies, it drops a free grenade. Kill Skill. Killing an enemy gives the clone a chance to throw a grenade. Grenade Chance: 30%
Duct Tape Mod	Passive	5	Grants Zane a chance to also fire a grenade with the first shot fired from his gun. Grenade Chance: 4% / 8% / 12% / 16% / 20% Cooldown: 8 seconds

Tier 3

Skill	Type	Ranks	Effect
Schadenfreude	Augment	-	All damage dealt to the Digi-Clone is converted to shields for Zane. Requires Digi-Clone.
Quick Breather	Passive	1	Zane's shield begins recharging immediately after he swaps places with the Digi-Clone.
Which One's Real?	Augment	-	Enemies are more likely to target the Digi-Clone for a few seconds after it is deployed and after Zane and the Digi-Clone swap places. Requires Digi-Clone. Duration: 4 seconds

Tier 4

Skill	Type	Ranks	Effect
Doppelbanger	Augment	-	Allows Zane to end Action Skills early. Ending an Action Skill causes the Digi-Clone to explode, dealing damage to nearby enemies. The earlier the skill is ended, the greater the damage. Requires Digi-Clone. Damage: up to 280
Pocket Full of Grenades	Passive	3	Kill Skill. Killing an enemy grants grenade regeneration. This Effect stacks twice. Grenade Regeneration: 5% / 10% / 15% Duration: 8 seconds
Old-U	Passive	1	Activating Digi-Clone during Fight for Your Life grants Second Wind and full health, but destroys the clone.
Supersonic Man	Passive	3	Increases movement speed for each active Action Skill. Movement Speed: +4% / +8% / +12% per active Action Skill
Digital Distribution	Augment	-	75% of health damage Zane takes is inflicted on the Digi-Clone instead. Requires Digi-Clone.

Tier 5

Skill	Type	Ranks	Effect
Like a Ghost	Passive	3	Grants Zane and the Digi-Clone a chance to ignore bullets. Activating an Action Skill increases this chance for a few seconds. Ignore Bullet Chance: 2% / 4% / 6% Additional Chance: +3% / +6% / +9% Duration: 8 seconds
Boom. Enhance.	Passive	1	Allows the Digi-Clone to gain bonuses by consuming Zane's grenades (up to 3). Gun Damage: +20% per grenade Max Health: +81% per grenade Fire Rate: +5% per grenade Reload Speed: +31% per grenade Digi-Clone Duration: +25% per grenade
Trick of the Light	Passive	3	Adds Cryo damage to attacks against enemies who are not targeting Zane. Bonus Shock Damage: 12% / 24% / 36% of damage dealt (per Hotfix notes, but in game still reports 6/12/18 as of 11/22/2019)

Tier 6

Skill	Type	Ranks	Effect
Double Barrel	Passive	1	Allows the Digi-Clone to be armed with a copy of Zane's currently equipped gun. Both of them gain gun damage whenever they swap places. Gun Damage: +25%

Hitman

Focuses: weakening and taking down enemies with SNTNL drone, kill skills.

Starting Skill

Skill	Type	Effect
SNTNL	Action Skill	Deploys an SNTNL drone that automatically flies and attacks enemies with machine guns. Duration: 24 seconds Cooldown: 60 seconds

Tier 1

Skill	Type	Ranks	Effect
Violent Speed	Passive	5	Kill Skill. Killing an enemy increases movement speed. This effect stacks twice. Movement Speed: +4% / +8% / +12% / +16% / +20% Duration: 8 seconds
Cold Bore	Passive	5	Increases weapon swap speed. First shot fired after swapping weapon deals bonus cryo damage. Weapon Swap Speed: +13% / +23% / +31% / +38% / +43% Bonus Cryo Damage: +6% / +12% / +18% / +24% / +30%
Violent Momentum	Passive	5	Gun damage increases with movement speed. Gun Damage: +4% / +8% / +12% / +16% / +20% at default walk speed

Tier 2

Skill	Type	Ranks	Effect
Winter's Drone	Augment	-	Converts SNTNL's damage to cryo but reduces its damage. Requires SNTNL. Drone Damage: -20%
Cool Hand	Passive	5	Increases reload speed. Kill Skill. Killing an enemy increases reload speed further. This effect stacks twice. Reload Speed: +2.9% / +5.7% / +8.3% / +10.7% / +13% Reload Speed after Kill: +4% / +7% / +11% / +14% / +17% Duration: 8 seconds
Drone Delivery	Passive	1	Allows SNTNL to drop grenades based on Zane's grenade mod. Cooldown: 15 seconds
Salvation	Passive	5	Kill Skill. Killing an enemy grants life steal. Life Steal: +2% / +4% / +6% / +8% / +10% of damage dealt Duration: 8 seconds

Tier 3

Skill	Type	Ranks	Effect
Bad Dose	Augment	-	Allows SNTNL to shoot radiation beam that reduces enemies' movement speed and attack speed. Zane gains increased movement speed and fire rate for each weakened enemy. Requires SNTNL. Fire Rate: +2% per enemy Movement Speed: +6% per enemy Damage: 4 per second Duration: 12 seconds Cooldown: 8 seconds
Seein' Red	Passive	1	Activates an Action Skill automatically activates all of Zane's Kill Skills. Additionally, all of Zane's Kill Skills gain increased effect. Kill Skill Bonus +15%
Static Field	Augment	-	Allows SNTNL to shoot shock beams at enemies, depleting their shield while recharging Zane's. Requires SNTNL. Shield Damage: 2 per second Cooldown: 2 seconds

Tier 4

Skill	Type	Ranks	Effect
Boomsday	Augment	-	Allows SNTNL to shoot rockets. Requires SNTNL. Rocket Damage: 21
Violent Violence	Passive	5	Kill Skill. Killing an enemy increases fire rate. This effect stacks twice. Fire Rate: +3% / +6% / +9% / +12% / +15% Duration: 8 seconds
Playing Dirty	Passive	5	Kill Skill. Killing an enemy gives next five shots a chance to fire one additional projectile. Extra Shot Chance: +10% / +20% / +30% / +40% / +50%
Almighty Dronance	Augment	-	Allows SNTNL to fire a missile barrage at an area. SNTNL's duration is reset if an enemy is killed. Usable once per Action Skill use. Requires SNTNL. Missile Damage: 32 Missiles per Barrage: 4

Tier 5

Skill	Type	Ranks	Effect
Good Misfortune	Passive	3	Kill Skill. Killing an enemy increases Zane's Action Skill Duration. This skill has diminishing returns. Duration Bonus: 6% / 12% / 18%

Tier 6

Skill	Type	Ranks	Effect
Death Follows Close	Passive	1	Increases duration and effectiveness of all kill skills. Kill Skill Duration: +7 seconds Kill Skill Bonus: +25%

The Professional

Focuses: Increased weapon handling, scoring critical hits with his weapons and with the MNTIS Shoulder Cannon, as well as his other action skills.

Starting Skill

Skill	Type	Effect
MNTIS Shoulder Cannon	Action Skill	Zane equips a Shoulder Mounted Cannon. Activating this skill allows Zane to fire his cannon at his crosshairs and consume one charge. Max Charges: 3 Cooldown: 12 seconds Damage: 14219

Tier 1

Skill	Type	Ranks	Effect
Man of Focus	Passive	5	Activating an Action Skill grants Zane increased Accuracy and Handling for a short time. This effect stacks. Accuracy: +7% Handling: +7.4% Duration: 12 seconds Max Stacks: 12
Renegade (skill)	Passive	3	After scoring a Critical Hit, Zane Regenrates Health for a short time. Health Regeneration: up to 0.5% Max Health / sec Duration: 12 seconds
Déjà Vu	Passive	5	Whenever Zane kills an enemy with a Critical Hit, there is a chance for 1 ammo to be added to his magazine. Chance to add ammo: 10%

Tier 2

Skill	Type	Ranks	Effect
Colder Shoulder	Augment	-	Converts Zane's MNTIS Shoulder Cannon damage to Cryo damage but deals reduced damage. Additionally, Zane gains increased cryo freeze rate. Cannon Damage: -10% Freeze Rate: +20%
Headsman's Hand	Passive	5	Kill Skill. Zane gains increased critical hit damage. This effect stacks twice. Slow Chance: +4% per rank
Tunnel Vision	Passive	3	While moving, Zane gains increased Accuracy and Handling. The quicker Zane moves, the greater the bonus. Accuracy: up to +10% at default walk speed Handling: up to +11% at default walk speed
Commitment (Zane skill)	Passive	5	Kill Skill. Zane gains increased Gun Damage and Action Skill Cooldown Rate. Gun Damage: +4% Cooldown Rate: +4%

Tier 3

Skill	Type	Ranks	Effect
Wetwork	Augment	-	Whenever Zane kills an enemy with his Shoulder Cannon, that enemy explodes into an Elemental Puddle. Explosion Damage: 8532 Puddle Damage: 4740 per second
Fugitive	Passive	1	Zane can sprint and shoot at the same time.
Brain Drain	Augment	-	Whenever Zane kills an enemy with a Critical Hit from his Shoulder Cannon, two charges are instantly returned.

Tier 4

Skill	Type	Ranks	Effect
No Way Out	Augment	-	Whenever Zane damages an enemy with his Shoulder Cannon, that enemy is pulled to him and takes Increased Damage for a short time. Additionally, Zane's MNTIS Shoulder Cannon cooldown time is increased. Cooldown: +20% Damage Increase: +25% Duration: 6 seconds
Domino Effect	Passive	5	Whenever Zane scores a Critical Hit, he gains increased Fire Rate and Reload Speed for a short time. If he scores a Critical Hit with his Action Skill, he doubles this effect. Reload Speed: +4% Fire Rate: +3% Duration: 8 seconds
The Art of War	Passive	5	After activating an Action Skill or Action Skill Ability, Zane's next shot fired from his weapon deals Increased Damage. This effect stacks. Gun Damage: +3% Max Stacks: 10

Tier 5

Skill	Type	Ranks	Effect
Sheer Will	Passive	3	Zane gains increased Action Skill Cooldown Rate. Scoring a Critical Hit increases this effect. This effect stacks. Cooldown Rate: +5% Cooldown Rate: +2.5% after critical hit Duration: 8 seconds Max Stacks: 15
Eraser	Passive	3	Zane's Critical Hits pierce through enemies for all weapons, dealing Increased Damage for every enemy pierced. Pierced Shot Damage: +40% per enemy pierced
Proliferation	Augment	-	Zane's MNTIS Shoulder Cannon gains Additional Charges and deals Increased Damage based on the number of charges remaining. Additional Charges: +2 Cannon Damage: +20% per charge

Tier 6

Skill	Type	Ranks	Effect
Our Man Flynt	Passive	1	While aiming down sights, Zane's weapons deal Bonus Damage and automatically apply their Status Effect when he scores a Critical Hit. Bonus Damage: 25% of damage dealt