When starting out in Beast of Reincarnation on PC, picking the right upgrades for your characters makes a significant difference during early combat and boss encounters. While the best skills ultimately depend on your preferred playstyle, prioritizing specific options on the skill trees for both Emma and Koo gives you a strong foundation to build on as you progress.

Emma's Best Early Skills

Emma relies heavily on dodging and parrying, but upgrading her offensive tools early keeps encounters manageable. If you have spare skill points, focus on these abilities:

  • Blade Art: Shakuyaku: Because you will use this basic attack constantly, upgrading it early and often provides a reliable baseline damage increase.
  • Sprout Shakuyaku (Hair): This combination attack functions as a binding effect and grapple point in combat. It offers high versatility, though its impact is limited against certain bosses.
  • Tracking Shot: This grants a massive damage and accuracy boost to ranged attacks, featuring tracking and piercing properties that make your ranged options genuinely viable in fights.

Koo's Best Early Skills

Because Koo operates as a controlled NPC, investing in Koo's skill set early is often more important than Emma's. As long as Emma can handle parries and dodges, prioritizing Koo gives you better control over the battlefield:

  • Higanbana: Seeds: A straightforward basic attack worth upgrading because the ability to inflict burning on enemies performs well against tougher targets in most situations.
  • Mod: Swamp Summoner (Incantation): Throws out slowing swamps that impede enemy movement, buying you valuable time and crowd control.
  • Taunt (Pounce): Koo draws in attacks from nearby enemies, serving as an essential tool during challenging boss fights.

Unlocking Advanced Powers

As you defeat Nushi bosses and reach specific story milestones, you will unlock additional powers to add to your skill trees. For example, clearing the Beast of Reincarnation Rangifer boss fight unlocks the Sakura Storm and Javelin powers—with the Javelin standing out as a particularly strong option for combat. Keep these unlocks in mind as you plan your skill point distribution through the early phases of the game.