# Skills Skills mainly save you **waiting time** and strengthen your **empire**. They are leveled with **Gems ** and are kept across prestige ascensions. There are **9 skills**, split into **3 modules**. Each module first has to be unlocked via a node in the [prestige tree](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/prestige/), after that you can upgrade the skills it contains with Gems as usual. ::: info Skills live in the prestige tree The old Silver skills are gone, **Silver has been removed from the game entirely**. Skills are upgraded exclusively with **Gems**, and the modules hang off the last synergy nodes of the tree (Eternal Empire and Crown of the World). ::: ::: info No more combat module The former combat module (Battle Claws, Guard Plating, Vitality, Weak-Spot Sense, Reflexes) has been removed. Its place has been taken by the **Time & Comfort** module. The prestige tree and gem skills no longer raise your Mebulis' combat power. That comes from levels, equipment, ultimates and [transcendence](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/transcendence/). If you had bought the old combat skills, you got gems back for them. ::: ## Unlocking modules Each module is opened by its own **unlock node** in the prestige tree (pure unlock, no effect of its own). These nodes sit on the **final tier** of the tree and cost **10 million PP + 3 prism seals** each: | Module | Cost | Hangs off | Opens | |--------|------|-----------|-------| | **Time & Comfort** (in the tree: Time Module) | 10 M PP · 3 seals | Crown of the World | 4 time & comfort skills | | **Empire** | 10 M PP · 3 seals | Eternal Empire | 2 empire skills | | **Comfort** | 10 M PP · 3 seals | Eternal Empire or Crown of the World | 3 comfort skills | ::: warning The modules are true endgame Together they cost **30 million prestige points**, roughly two thirds of the entire tree. ::: If you tap a still-locked module in the game, it tells you which prestige node you need for it. ## Time & Comfort Less waiting, more room: a faster idle chest, more room in Storage and a stronger [Resonance Chamber](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/resonance-chamber/). | Skill | Icon | Max Level | Base Cost | Effect | |-------|------|-----------|-----------|--------| | Chest Tempo | | 4 | 30 | −0.5 hrs idle chest interval per level | | Inventory Expansion | | 5 | 18 | +5 gear slots per level | | Resonance Buffer | | 5 | 24 | +2 hrs resonance storage per level | | Resonance Yield | | 5 | 36 | +8% chamber XP per level | - **Chest Tempo** stacks with the prestige node **Treasure Hunter**. Together they bring the idle chest from every 6 hours down to every 2 hours. - **Inventory Expansion** counts everywhere: chests, dungeons and quests use your real limit, and [Storage](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/storage/) shows it. - **Resonance Yield** applies to every chamber slot, even while Mebula Plus is running. ## Empire Module Optimizes your gold production and automates expansion. | Skill | Icon | Max Level | Base Cost | Effect | |-------|------|-----------|-----------|--------| | Construction Mastery | | 10 | 15 | +8% gold for all buildings per level | | Auto-Builder | | 5 | 60 | Extends the build session by 50 min per level | Everyone has the **Auto-Builder** in the empire from the start. It runs as a **build session** and expands automatically, even offline. Without the skill a session lasts 10 minutes, each level adds 50 minutes: | Level | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Duration | 10 min | 1 hr | 1 hr 50 min | 2 hrs 40 min | 3 hrs 30 min | 4 hrs 20 min | You get **1 start per day** (2 with Mebula Plus, VIP level 4 adds one more). With the prestige node **Comfort Omega** it builds along the Build Advisor's recommendation instead of blindly picking the highest building. ## Comfort Module Faster quests, more loot and longer offline time. | Skill | Icon | Max Level | Base Cost | Effect | |-------|------|-----------|-----------|--------| | Quest Speed | | 5 | 24 | −8% quest duration per level (max −40%) | | Treasure Sense | | 5 | 24 | +20% Mebuli dust from [quests](https://mebulalegends.bitmeup.com/wiki/en/guide/quests/) per level | | Diligent Sleepers | | 5 | 18 | +1 hr offline time per level (base: 8 hrs → max 13 hrs, VIP levels add more hours) | ## Costs rise per level The values above are the **base cost** for the first level. Each further level costs **×1.45** more. ``` Cost of next level = base cost × 1.45 ^ (current level) ``` **Example:** Resonance Yield (base 36 ) costs 36 Gems at level 0 → 1, but about `36 × 1.45⁴ ≈ 159` Gems at level 4 → 5. ## Recommended order Since all three module nodes cost the same, you simply decide what comes first: 1. **Empire module**, Construction Mastery and especially **Auto-Builder** keep your GPS maxed out and so bring you your next prestige points faster. 2. **Time & Comfort**, if your Storage often runs full or lots of Mebulis are working in the Resonance Chamber. 3. **Comfort module**, **Diligent Sleepers** and **Quest Speed** if you often leave the game offline or run lots of quests.