Learn how to unlock new active and passive skills in Saints Row (2022). Discover how XP, leveling up, and Flow work to expand your combat abilities.
In Saints Row (2022), nearly every action you take grants experience points (XP). This includes defeating enemies, completing missions, discoveries, side hustles, and ventures. Engaging in vehicle tricks like near misses and drifting, or even mundane activities such as purchasing new gear, also award XP. Accumulating enough XP leads to leveling up, and each level gained unlocks a new Skill.
Skills are categorized into two types: passive and active. Passive Skills primarily consist of Health Upgrades (at levels 5, 10, and 15) and Flow Upgrades (at levels 8, 14, and 20). Active Skills are unlocked at every other level from 2 to 19. The game features thirteen active Skills, and players have four Skill slots available at any given time. Skills are automatically unlocked upon leveling up. To assign Skills, navigate to the “Skills” menu on your phone, select the desired Skill, press the / button, and choose the slot to equip it to. Once equipped, active Skills can be used on foot by holding down the / button and selecting the button corresponding to the assigned Skill.
Each active Skill consumes Flow to use. Having more Flow allows for the use of more skills. Players begin with two tabs of Flow and can increase this to a maximum of five by leveling up. Flow is regained by defeating enemies.
All Unlockable Skills
| Level | Skill | Effect | Flow Cost |
| 2 | Pineapple Express | Grab an enemy, drop a grenade down their pants, and throw them. | 1 |
| 3 | Smokescreen | Drop a smoke bomb at your feet to confuse your enemies. | 1 |
| 4 | Proximity Mine | Place a sticky mine that explodes when enemies are near. Damage increases shortly after placement. | 1 |
| 5 | Health Upgrade | Maximum Health increased permanently. | n/a |
| 6 | Tough Mother | Gain a temporary health boost to absorb damage from enemies and negate staggers. | 2 |
| 7 | Frag Out | Throw an explosive anti-personnel device. | 1 |
| 8 | Flow Upgrade | Maximum Flow increased permanently. | n/a |
| 9 | Flaming Punch | Ignite your fist for an explosive punch. | 1 |
| 10 | Health Upgrade | Maximum Health increased permanently. | n/a |
| 11 | Transfusion | While active, heal yourself and your friends by hurting your enemies. | 2 |
| 12 | Overscope | Pull out a powerful sniper rifle. Headshots explode and damage nearby enemies. | 2 |
| 13 | Impulse Trap | Throw an anti-gravity device that lifts enemies into the air, making them vulnerable to a quick shot. | 2 |
| 14 | Flow Upgrade | Maximum Flow increased permanently. | n/a |
| 15 | Health Upgrade | Maximum Health increased permanently. | n/a |
| 16 | Berserker | While active, your melee attacks do more damage. | 2 |
| 17 | Intercession | Call in some Saints to help you fight. | 2 |
| 18 | Quick Draw | Pull out a powerful revolver then quickly to gun down up to four enemies. | 2 |
| 19 | D4th Blossom | Spin around and fire bullets in every direction. | 3 |
| 20 | Flow Upgrade | Maximum Flow increased permanently. | n/a |
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