Abilities

The HP of a Pet before and after Points being added to Pet Master. ( alpha )

To assist players in Cube World, all characters share adventuring abilities.

These are different from the class-specific skills, which are listed in the Class page.

The Alpha Version and Steam Version acquire abilities differently.

In both versions, you can Dodge with middle click.

• In the Steam Version, special is cast with [R] automatically with a cooldown of 40 seconds.

• In the Alpha Version, a special must be unlocked with Skill Points.

The Alpha Version abilities are as follows:

Ability		Next Ability
Pet Master	Increases the max HP of all pets.	Riding	Unlocked at level 5 Pet Master.
Climbing	Increases climbing speed.	Hang Gliding	First skill point: Enables usage of Hang Gliders. Further skill points: Increases hang gliding speed.
Swimming	Increases swim speed.	Sailing	First skill point: Enables usage of Boats. Further skill points: Increases Boat speed.

• Alpha Version requires Special items like the Hang Glider and Boat to be equipped in the special slot and the player can activate what item is in the special slot with [G].

• In the Alpha Version, when pets are thirsty they will dismount the player.

The Steam Version abilities are as follows:

Ability		Condition
Riding	find the Reins in the current map. increase mount speed with artifacts.	Reins
Sailing	find the Boat in the current map. increase boat speed with artifacts.	Boat
Divine Harp	find the Divine Harp in the current map. ability to open Divine Harp doors.	find the Divine Harp.
Sky Whistle File:Whistle.png	find the Sky Whistle in the current map. ability to be carried to floating islands.	find the Sky Whistle.
Spirit Bell File:Bell.png	find the Spirit Bell in the current map. ability to access the spirit world.	find the Spirit Bell.
Swimming	increase swimming speed with artifacts.	n/a.
Diving	increase diving stamina with artifacts.	n/a.
Hang Gliding	find the Hang Glider in the current map. increase hang gliding speed with artifacts.	find the Hang Glider.
Climbing	find the Climbing Spikes in the current map. increase climbing speed with artifacts.	find the Climbing Spikes.

• In the Steam Version, abilities are paired with Key Items.

• In the Steam Version, pet strengths are based upon the players gear rating.

Climbing Differences

The climbing ability works differently between versions and uses different keys.

• Climbing in Alpha is done with Left CTRL and the player will fall off when the key isn't held.
• Climbing on Steam is done with [E] and the player will stay attached to the wall even if the key isn't held.
• Players on steam can climb forever without the cost of stamina once they obtain Climbing Spikes.

Pet Hydration

The pet's water meter is displayed under it's HP and XP bar.

To give water to a pet, stand in water with it and it will regain hydration.

• Pet Hydration and Pet XP was removed in the Steam Version.

Trivia

• In 2019 when the Steam Version was released, abilities were converted to require Artifacts.

• In the Steam Version, players can /pet, /wave, /sit and /dance.