Skill Points & Experience are mechanics of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Unlike souls games, Sekiro's gained Experience is not loss on death, and gold is a separate drop that players can obtain. Further, Sekiro features Skills and Skill Trees that are unlocked with Skill Points obtained from collecting experience.
Players should note that there are no Stats, and if they wish to upgrade their Health or Posture gauges they will instead need to collect Prayer Beads and offer them at a Sculptor's Idol.
Skill Points & Experience
Players gain Skill Points by gaining Experience, which is done via defeating Enemies and Bosses. How much Experience you gain is thought to be based on your current "level", and the difficulty of the enemy defeated.
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Using Skill Points
Players spend their Skill Points while resting at any Sculptor's Idol. Sculptor's Idols are spread across the game world (much like Bonfires in Dark Souls), so this can be done fairly easily.
Skills are separated into three distinct Skill Trees: Shinobi, Samurai and Prosthetic. Within the trees, players will find passive skills and active skills called Combat Arts or Techniques.
Some Skills need more points than others to be unlocked, and have pre-requisites. In some cases, Upgrades may be locked behind skill requirements as well.
Character Re-Spec
Unfortunately that information is not currently known, but this will be updated once it is.
Enemy Experience Details
Enemies give varied amounts of XP, and can be farmed to strengthen your character if struggling with a specific section of the game.
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