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# Skills

Every Bumpkin level grants **1 skill point** — including levels earned after [Ascension](/player-guides/ascension.md). Spend them wisely across **12 skill trees** to shape how your farm works.

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## 🌳 The Skill Trees

| Tree           | Focus                                     |
| -------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| Crops          | Crop yield & growth speed                 |
| Fruit Patch    | Fruit yield & regrowth                    |
| Trees          | Wood yield & recovery                     |
| Fishing        | Casts, bait & fish yield                  |
| Animals        | Feed, produce & animal happiness          |
| Mining         | Stone, Iron, Gold & Crimstone             |
| Cooking        | Recipe speed, XP & Oil efficiency         |
| Bees & Flowers | Honey production & flower breeding        |
| Greenhouse     | Rice, Olive & Grape production *(Desert)* |
| Machinery      | Crop Machine efficiency *(Desert)*        |
| Compost        | Compost speed, fertiliser & bait          |
| Aging          | Aging Shed mastery                        |

Some trees only unlock once you reach the required island (Petal Paradise or Desert).

Each tree has **3 tiers**. Spending points in a tree unlocks its deeper tiers — so committing to a tree unlocks its most powerful skills.

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## ⚡ Power Skills

Some skills are **active abilities** rather than passive boosts — powerful effects like instant growth on a cooldown. Use them from the Power Skills button on your HUD.

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## 💎 Skill Rank-Ups

Many skills can be **ranked up** beyond their base effect using **Ascension Shards** (earned from Ascension Crystals — see the [Ascension guide](/player-guides/ascension.md)):

* Cost: **Shards equal to the skill's tier** (1–3) plus extra skill points (**1 / 3 / 6** for tier 1 / 2 / 3 skills)
* Each rank also requires deeper progression in that skill's tree
* Higher ranks mean bigger boosts on the skills you already love

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## 🔄 Resetting Your Skills

Made a mistake, or want to re-spec for a new strategy? You have two options:

* 🆓 **Free reset** — once every **180 days**
* 💎 **Gem reset** — starts at **200 Gems** and **doubles** with each paid reset (resets back after your next free reset)