Customizing Playstyle

Experimenting with card combinations allows you to create devilishly effective synergies but the fun is in trying them out for yourself, so we’ll leave you to work out your own ways to slay.

There are five different types of skill cards in Dead Island 2.

Firstly, Innate Skill Cards are specific to each individual slayer. For example, Ryan regains health each time he knocks a zombie off its feet, whereas Amy gets a damage bonus upon hitting a zombie with a thrown weapon.

Next up, Ability Cards grant you – you guessed it—useful abilities such as dodge, block, flying kick, dash strike, or a powerful ground pound. Mixing these up can significantly change your playstyle.

HELL-A can be a dangerous place; Survivor Skill Cards are here to keep you alive and in the fight. Take the card Safe Space: each time you use a Med Kit, you’ll trigger a forceful explosion to knock zombies back.

Slayer Cards are all about maximizing your zombie-slaying ability. Aptly named, The Limb Reaper card will restore some of your health every time you maim a zombie. Just remember to finish them off!

Finally, Numen Cards are all about embracing your inner zombie. 

If all goes south, why not spice things up with zombie powers in Fury Mode?

All together now

In Dead Island 2, you really can slay the way you want, and Skill Cards are here to compliment your playstyle. Cards can be combined to create a myriad of different new ways to slay. We don't want to ruin the fun too early, but check out what happens when you combine Dash Strike with Hammerfist.