Skills & Traits

Skills and Traits are one of the most kept secret in MafiaMatrix after stats. A character needs to gain any Skills or trait to get all its benefits. However most of the players who experimented how to obtain a skill or trait. Upon asking in Help Forums, you will not get any secret on how to gain a skill or trait. The better way is to experiment with your character and learn with time or ask a senior player on IRC.

Skills
Skills are the ability which needs to be activated through 'Character Skills' page in the Income menu. It uses the skill timer and works for a limited period of time. The Skill timer has a cool down period of 3 hours, only after that you can use your skill again. The skills in the game are as following:

Private Investigator
No. of Ranks 1

Rank 1: Investigate an incident report for more information. Cooldown 4 hours

Combat Medic
No. of Ranks 3

Rank 1: You can heal someone else for 15 health. There is a 5 hour cooldown on this skill.

Rank 2: You can heal someone else for 30 health. There is a 5 hour cooldown on this skill.

Rank 3: You can heal someone else for 45 health. There is a 5 hour cooldown on this skill.

Diligent Worker
No. of Ranks 1

Rank 1: Motivate anyone to work harder, cutting their earn timer by 50% for 15 minutes!

Throw Snowball
No. of Ranks 1

Rank 1: Knock someone out with a well-aimed snowball in the face!

Mafia Hit Squad: Planner
No. of Ranks 1

Rank 1: Organize a group of fellow mafiosi to hunt down a target.

Mafia Hit Squad: Gunsman
No. of Ranks 1

Rank 1: Join a Mafia Hit Squad as a gunsman to improve a teams chances of success.

Mafia Hit Squad: Lookout
No. of Ranks 1

Rank 1: Join a Mafia Hit Squad as a lookout to improve a teams chances of success.

Mafia Hit Squad: Getaway Driver
No. of Ranks 1

Rank 1: Join a Mafia Hit Squad as a driver to improve a teams chances of success.

Mafia Hit Squad: Retrain
No. of Ranks 1

Rank 1: Change your Mafia Hit Squad specializations at but a flick of the finger!

On top of the news!
No. of Ranks 1

Rank 1: You make the news - allowing you to send custom events to another player!

Devil's Advocate
No. of Ranks 5

Rank 1: Appeal to a court's sentence. Has a good chance of knocking off jailtime.

Quick as a flash!
No. of Ranks 3

Rank 1: Whacking timer is decreased by 5 minutes.

Rank 2: Whacking timer is decreased by 10 minutes.

Rank 3: Whacking timer is decreased by 15 minutes.

It's gettin' too hot!
No. of Ranks 3

Rank 1: Torch another player's apartment with the intent to kill. Takes 15% off target health.

Rank 2: Torch another player's apartment with the intent to kill. Takes 30% off target health.

Rank 3: Torch another player's apartment with the intent to kill. Takes 45% off target health.

Bloodlust
No. of Ranks 3

Rank 1: Infuse yourself with rage and bloodlust, increasing your damage against a target by 5 for the next 10 minutes!

Rank 2: Infuse yourself with rage and bloodlust, increasing your damage against a target by 10 for the next 10 minutes!

Rank 3: Infuse yourself with rage and bloodlust, increasing your damage against a target by 15 for the next 10 minutes!

Biometric Virus
No. of Ranks 3

Rank 1: Infuse a biometric virus into your unsuspecting victim's body, and destroy all of their bionics.

Traits
Traits are the passive ability of a character which remains active and need not to be activated by any means. Thus they do not use Skill timer to be used. The traits found in the game are as following:

My mind's on money!
No. of Ranks 2

Rank 1: Laundering limit increased by 100% for legit laundering deals

Rank 2: Laundering limit increased by 200% for legit laundering deals

I can heal anyone!
No. of Ranks 3

Rank 1: The timer on gaining health from the drugstore is decreased by 3 minutes.

Rank 2: The timer on gaining health from the drugstore is decreased by 7 minutes.

Rank 3: The timer on gaining health from the drugstore is decreased by 10 minutes.

Job hopping is what I do!
No. of Ranks 1

Rank 1: The experience requirement for all ranks is decreased by 5% for you.

I've got the whole wide world in my hand!
No. of Ranks 3

Rank 1: Your travel timer is decreased by 3 minutes on all of your journeys.

Rank 2: Your travel timer is decreased by 6 minutes on all of your journeys.

Rank 3: Your travel timer is decreased by 10 minutes on all of your journeys.

Death made me hard as nails!
No. of Ranks 3

Rank 1: When you whack someone, your whack pro is set to 20 minutes instead of 15.

Rank 2: When you whack someone, your whack pro is set to 25 minutes instead of 15.

Rank 3: When you whack someone, your whack pro is set to 30 minutes instead of 15.

Handyman
No. of Ranks 1

Rank 1: Your vehicle won't break down anymore.

Tough as old boots!
No. of Ranks 3

Rank 1: When you get whacked damage inflicted is decreased by 3%.

Rank 2: When you get whacked damage inflicted is decreased by 7%.

Rank 3: When you get whacked damage inflicted is decreased by 10%.

DNA Tampering
No. of Ranks 1

Rank 1: You are able to tamper with your DNA before handing it over to the police