Granblue Fantasy: Relink has a feature-packed Mastery system tree that unlocks unique skills for all the characters in the game. Upgrading the Mastery tree boosts a character's strengths and abilities while making them work better as part of a team for the more challenging boss fights in the story and the optional side quest missions available at the Quest Counter in Granblue Fantasy: Relink. More importantly, the further down the tree, the more skills the party can unlock to equip in battle.

Some players have no interest in the endgame content, and just want to indulge themselves in the story while participating in the side missions. Still, even these fans should know the best skills to unlock as soon as possible in the early game. Whether going for defense, support, or attacking skills, this list advises on the best unlock in Granblue Fantasy: Relink's Mastery Tree.

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9 Perfect Dodge & Perfect Guard

Defensive Skills For All Characters

Granblue Fantasy Relink Perfect Guard

While they are not character-specific, the Perfect Dodge and the Perfect Guard actions should activated on the Mastery Board as soon as possible. Perfect Dodge gives the character temporary invincibility if it's timed correctly. Perfect Guard must be timed perfectly to deflect an opponent's attack and inflict Stun.

Melee-based characters like The Captain and Katalina can activate these traits early in their Defensive Mastery Tree. Still, magic-using characters like Rosetta and Io take more time to unlock as they are further down the tree.

8 Light Wall

Defensive Skill For Katalina

Granblue Fantasy Relink Katalina Light Wall

Katalina is an excellent melee fighter in Granblue Fantasy: Relink. She also has excellent support skills that should be used early, and one of those is the Light Wall. The Light Wall skill can be unlocked in the second slot under Katalina's defensive Mastery Tree.

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Using it activates temporary invincibility for Katalina so that she can avoid all the devastating attacks from a boss fight and more. If Katalina has her Ares ability activated, the party will gain temporary invincibility.

7 Panacea

Defensive Skill For The Captain

Granblue Fantasy Relink The Captain Panacea

The Captain is the main character in Granblue Fantasy: Relink. He's fast with good attacks and combos, but his healing ability, the Panacea, is one of his most vital skills.

Panacea creates a large green circle on the ground that heals The Captain and other party members within the circle. Players can increase the main character's healing ability by activating the Healing Up Arts in the Mastery Skill tree.

6 Armor Break

Attacking Skill For The Captain

Granblue Fantasy Relink The Captain Armor Break

The Armor Break is the first Offensive Mastery Skill that The Captain can unlock. It is similar to Katalina's Enchanted Lands attack. With it, The Captain can close the distance and hit the enemy. The lunging Armor Break attack also lowers the enemy's defense.

The Armor Break attack's effectiveness can be increased by activating the Attack Power Up and the Skill Damage Up on the Mastery Tree. Moreover, the Armor Break is an excellent way to trigger a combo as it weakens the enemy's defenses from the first hit.

5 Rage

Support Skill For The Captain

Granblue Fantasy Relink The Captain Rage

The Captain has other excellent support skills for his team in battle, and one of those is the Rage Skill on the Mastery Tree. It will take more time to unlock than some of his other skills, but thanks to the speed at which Granblue Fantasy: Relink dishes EXP and Mastery Points, it won't take long.

The Rage Skill grants The Captain and the party an attack buff for extra damage. Its effectiveness and duration of the Rage effect can be increased by activating the Skill Damage Up slot on the Mastery Skill Tree.

4 Spitfire

Attacking Skill For Rackam

Granblue Fantasy Relink Rackam Spitfire

Rackam is a ranged fighter in Granblue Fantasy: Relink. His first offensive skill is vital for taking down foes like The Griffin, a creature that uses flight to avoid and attack the party. The attack also lowers the enemy's defense.

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Combine this attack with Rackam's Weak Point Damage Up Art, and he can cause significant damage to the enemy from the outside. It's also an excellent way to start or finish a combo with Rackam.

3 Armor Piercing Round

Attacking Skill For Eugen

Granblue Fantasy Relink Eugen Armor Piercing Round

Like Rackam, Eugen is a long-range fighter that uses a gun in battle. He's a sniper, and many attacks take longer to activate, but they are powerful and cause significant damage. His first offensive skill is the Armor Piercing Round.

It's an earth-based attack that hits opponents from long range, utilizing a shower of explosive shells. It causes multiple hits. Its damage increases when activating Mastery power-ups based on attacking.

2 Enchanted Lands

Attacking Skill For Katalina

Granblue Fantasy Relink Katalina Enchanted Lands

The Enchanted Lands is a lunging attack for Katalina, and it's the first skill she can unlock on the offensive Mastery board. The attack is excellent for closing the distance and can be worked in before and after her combos. Most of Katalina's combinations charge her Ares gauge, so it's a solid skill to use before the combination.

When Katalina activates Ares with Enchanted Lands also active, the attack does more damage and lands more hits. Furthermore, Enchanted Lands can be powered up along with the rest of Katalina's attacks by activating more Attack-Up slots on the Mastery board.

1 Ares Pactstrike

Summon Attack For Katalina

Granblue Fantasy Relink Katalina Ares Pactstrike

The Ares Pactstrike is made available early for Katalina, and is one of the overpowered skills in Granblue Fantasy: Relink. Ares functions like a Persona from the Persona series. It attacks her opponents and boosts her attack and support power, making her one of the best characters in the game.

To charge it, Katalina must land combinations that usually end with the triangle button. When Ares is active, her skills are boosted, and pressing the triangle button multiple times launches a devastating combination of attacks against her enemies.

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