Over the course of The Last of Us Part 2’s story you’ll have the chance to upgrade Ellie using supplements scavenged from the ruined world you pass through. You’ll begin with a couple of upgrade trees to work down, but to unlock any more you’ll need to collect training manuals from each area. To give you an idea of the skills available during the game, and the supplement cost they’ll set you back, we’ve put together a list of all upgrade skill trees in The Last of Us Part 2.
All upgrade skill trees in The Last of Us Part 2

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There are ten different upgrade trees in The Last of Us Part 2. You’ll begin with the first two, and need to hunt down training manuals to secure any of the others (find the locations of each of them by clicking here). We’ve listed the upgrade branches below, with the costs of each upgrade and any other requirements.
Survival skill tree
Upgrade |
Effect |
Cost |
Listen Mode Movement Speed 1 |
+50% Movement speed in listen mode |
30 |
Faster Health |
Halves the time it takes to use Health Kits |
30 |
Increased Health |
+25% maximum health |
60 |
Listen Mode Movement Speed 2 |
+100% movements speed in listen mode |
40 |
Endure |
Lethal damage will instead leave you at low health, giving a chance to escape. |
60 |
Crafting skill tree
Upgrade |
Effect |
Cost |
Craft Melee Upgrades |
Enable melee upgrades which restore durability and increase damage |
20 |
Faster Crafting |
+100% crafting speed |
40 |
Craft Smoke Bombs |
Crafted Stun Bombs become Smoke Bombs, leaving a cloud that blocks line of sight |
30 |
Improved Health Kits |
+50% health restored per health kit |
40 |
Craft More Smoke Bombs |
Craft 2 Smoke Bombs at once and increase total to 4 |
40 |
Stealth skill tree
Upgrade |
Effect |
Cost |
Craft Silencers |
Allows crafting of pistol silencers that break after three shots |
20 |
Listen Mode Clarity |
Enemies shown in listen mode appear more distinctly |
40 |
Faster Prone Movement |
+50% Movement Speed while prone |
50 |
Improved Silencers |
Increases silencer durability to 5 |
40 |
Faster Stealth Kills |
Halves the time it takes to perform a stealth kill |
60 |
Precision skill tree
Upgrade |
Effect |
Cost |
Aim Stability Increase |
Increases stability and accuracy |
30 |
Faster Aim Movement |
+50% movement speed while aiming |
30 |
Listen Mode Range |
+50% to listen mode range |
40 |
Hold Breath |
Clicking in L3 will steady your aim for a time |
40 |
Craft More Arrows |
Craft three arrows at once |
40 |
Explosives skill tree
Upgrade |
Effect |
Cost |
Craft Explosive Arrows |
Unlocks crafting of explosive-tipped arrows |
20 |
Improved Trap Mines |
+50% blast radius for Trap Mines |
20 |
Improved Molotovs |
+50% fire radius for molotovs |
40 |
Craft More Trap Mines |
Craft 2 Trap mines at once and increase total to 4 |
50 |
Craft More Explosive Arrows |
Craft 2 Explosive Arrows at once and increase total to 4 |
40 |
Beyond this point, the crafting trees are in a section of the game which covers significant spoilers. To that end, we’ve simply listed the upgrade trees and the total supplements you’re able to spend in them to avoid spoiling anything.
Field Tactics skill tree
Total points: 190
Covert Ops skill tree
Total Supplements: 200
Firearms skill tree
Total Supplements: 180
Close Quarters skill tree
Total Supplements: 210
Those are all the skill trees available in The Last of Us Part 2. Remember, you’ll need to fetch the training manuals for each if you want a chance of upgrading them. While you’re out and about, you might also want to check out our list of trading card locations.