Combat Beginner

Combat

Learn about combat levels, weapon skill points, Cast Mode, consumables, and upgrading your weapon skills.

By Rhythmia Team · Updated 13 July 2026

Build your own playstyle

Every weapon type is available to you

Rhythmia does not lock your character to a class or a single weapon. You can use every weapon type as long as you meet that item's combat-level requirement.

AllWeapon types available

1Skill point per combat level

FDefault Cast Mode key

Equipment requirements

Weapons, armour, and combat level

Every weapon and piece of armour requires a certain combat level before it can be used. Check the item's tooltip for a line showing its required level.

Your current combat level is displayed using Minecraft's enchanting level indicator.

Meet the requirement first

If your combat level is below the requirement shown on an item, keep fighting and gaining combat experience before trying to equip it.

Armour tooltip showing Requires Combat Level 20 — Look for the “Requires Combat Lvl” line on weapon and armour tooltips.

Unlock more abilities

Earn weapon skill points

You can earn the points used in weapon skill trees in two ways:

Increase your combat level

You receive 1 weapon skill point each time your combat level increases.

Craft and use Combat Scrolls

Each scroll grants an additional skill point when used.

Basic Skill Scroll that unlocks one skill point — Use a crafted Combat Scroll to unlock an additional skill point.

Find Scroll Fragments by completing quests or defeating bosses.

Take the fragments to an Arcane Forge.

Craft a Combat Scroll and use it to gain a skill point.

Skills and consumables

Enter Cast Mode

Press F, or whichever key you have assigned to Swap Item With Offhand, to enter Cast Mode and access your weapon skills.

Rhythmia combat HUD showing weapon skills and Cast Mode consumable slots

During Cast Mode Keep consumables ready

Place combat consumables in hotbar slots 6, 7, and 8 so they are available while you are in Cast Mode.

6Consumable 7Consumable 8Consumable

Optional controls Recommended combat keybinds

These match the recommendations in the Getting Started guide.

Mouse 5

Swap Item With Offhand (Cast Mode)Default key: F

Q

Hotbar Slot 7Combat consumable

E

Hotbar Slot 8Combat consumable

Spend your points

Upgrade and unlock weapon skills

Open the Inventory Menu.

Select Weapon Skill Tree.

Choose the weapon whose skills you want to improve.

Select the green + beside the skill you want to unlock or upgrade.

Weapon Skill Tree with green plus buttons used to upgrade skills — The skill tooltip shows what the next level adds and how many points it costs.

Selecting a green plus spends the displayed number of skill points. Check the skill tooltip before confirming an upgrade.