The Best Skill Cards for Jacob in Dead Island 2

You can create a winning Jacob build in Dead Island 2 with the right Skill Cards. Jacob can stay in the battle long thanks to his high health pool. So, you need the best Skill Cards that complement his best stats and make up for the weaker ones. There is plenty to choose from, but we’ve discovered the best Cards to improve Jacob.

The Best Skill Cards for Jacob in Dead Island 2

Jacob is the Slayer equipped with the highest Peak Health stat. Funnily enough, he’s also the character that seems to lack any self-preservation trait. It’s possibly why the man so freely throws himself into danger since he can withstand a tough fight to the end or at least long enough to make an escape. But he lacks Resilience. So it’s vital you take care in how you approach fights with Jacob.

You can considerably help Jacob and his build by choosing the best Skill Cards in Dead Island 2. It all begins with his Innate Skills that focus on making him a strong hitter:

• Feral: Attack in quick succession to receive a stackable minor damage boost
• Critical Gains: If low in stamina, receive a moderate Critical Damage boost and gain your stamina with critical hits

Jacob’s stats are well-balanced despite the Resilience. Some of his best Skill Cards mirror the likes of Dani, but we want to do more damage to multiple zombies via status effects. This way, we can take more down quicker and better protect ourselves from getting overwhelmed by heavy hits. Check out our favorite Dead Island 2 Skill Cards for Jacob listed below:

• Abilities: Dodge, Drop Kick, Dash Strike, Surgical Focus, Scream
• Survivor Skills: Corpse Bomb, Hot-Footed, Lightning Strike, Serial Killer
• Slayer Skills: Group Therapy, Hack and Dash, No Mercy, Voltaic Scream
• Numen Skills: Anger Mismanagement and Corpse Blossom

Best Skill Cards for Jacob – Explained

Abilities

Jacob’s Ability Skill Cards are versatile, offering ways to launch, damage, and weaken zombies:

• Dodge: Stun zombies and regain stamina with well-timed dodges
• Drop Kick: A forceful Jump Kick that can launch regular zombies
• Dash Strike: Weaken zombies by dashing forward and striking them
• Surgical Focus: Build Fury when you maim zombies, but lose Fury if you take damage
• Scream: Select the Curveball button while in Fury mode to scream and weaken nearby zombies

Survivor Skills

The best Survivor Skill Cards for Jacob in Dead Island 2 take advantage of his high health pool. Some offer great status effect damage at the cost of health, but with his pool where it is, you can afford to lose some of it:

• Corpse Bomb: Zombies you kill in Fury mode explode
• Hot-Footed: Drop Kick will ignite zombies at the cost of your health
• Lightning Strike: Dash Strike will Electrify zombies but drains health
• Serial Killer: Receive a temporary damage boost when you kill a zombie

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Slayer Skills

In Dead Island 2, these Skill Cards work well with Jacob’s Innate Skills. They also pair with his status effect abilities to cause more damage:

• Group Therapy: Killing zombies in rapid succession restores stamina
• Hack and Dash: Temporarily boost attack speed when you kill zombies
• No Mercy: Receive a moderate damage bonus if you attack zombies who have negative status effects
• Voltaic Scream: Scream Electrifies any nearby zombies

Numen Skills

With Anger Mismanagement, Jacob can stay in Fury far longer thanks to his higher health pool. As for Coprse Blossom, it works hand-in-hand with the rest of his status effect skills:

• Anger Mismanagement: Maintain Fury mode with your health bar until you reach critical health
• Corpse Blossom: Zombies who die from status effects explode and transfer effects to nearby zombies

Dead Island 2 is available on PC, PS5/PS4, and Xbox One/Series.