EVERY Skill Book Location in KCD2

Want to maximize your skills, or max out scholarship in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2? This guide provides a complete list of every skill book in the game, where to find them, their effects, and locations—so you can level up your skills as fast as possible.

Skill Book Basics

Skill books are books that Henry can read to improve his various skills and stats.

Every skill book series has 4 volumes - from 1 to 4 - which require an increasingly high skill level to read, and give an increasingly high amount of experience. Reading a skill book grants the same amount of experience as a same-level trainer's training.

All Scribe Locations

Troskowitz

- Scribe Gaibl

Trosky

- Scribe Erazim

Kuttenberg

- Tietz Vetter - Going first through the Rathouse and then up the stairs on the left you will find him in a small room

Kuttenberg

- Janek the Scribbler

The Strength of the Knight (Strength)

The Strength of the Knight I

- Every scribe in game

The Strength of the Knight II

- Found in Troskowitz in the Rathouse first cellar room on the right when going down the stairs, found in a pile of hay.

The Strength of the Knight III

- Can be obtained by speaking with Knight Herrmann Littlehead and fulfilling his request to play a trick on Florian during the For Victory! quest during Von Bergow's vassal diner.

The Strength of the Knight IV

- A key for this chest is in a nest nearby. Map item can be obtained during a quest for the Kuttenberg Brotherhood.

Towards Flexibility of the Body (Agility)

Towards Flexibility of the Body I

- Troskowitz Scribe
Kuttenberg Scribe
A lot of random encounter NPCs

Towards Flexibility of the Body II

- The easiest way to get Towards Flexibility of the Body II is to buy it from traders like Kuttenberg Scribe Tietz Vetter.

Towards Flexibility of the Body III

- Currently unobtainable as far as i know - if you do find it comment below the guide, i would be very grateful.

Towards Flexibility of the Body IV

- In a sack on top of a scaffolding in the courtyard in middle Kuttenberg area.

Marathon (Vitality)

Marathon I

- Troskowitz scribe Gaibl
Trosky Castle scribe Erazim
Kuttenberg scribe Tiez Vetter
Johannes von Gelnhausen
Lumir
Master Schindel

Marathon II

- Janek the Scribler in Kuttenberg

Marathon III

- By jumping fences behind the Kuttenberg Rathaus you will find a cave entrance leading to a smugglers hideout which will contain this book locked in a chest as well as other useful gear.

Marathon IV

- This one is a bit tricky, as it must be obtained before a certain point in the main story relating to the jewish quarter. Approaching the king Solomon tavern you will enter a door on the far right and climb up ladders onto the city walls. Continuing by going to the left you will jump down onto the hay roof and to the left where you will find the book lying on the bench.

The Art of Demosthenes (Speech)

The Art of Demosthenes I

- Troskowitz scribe Gaibl

The Art of Demosthenes II

- Kuttenberg Janek the Scribbler
Kuttenberg Scribe Tietz Vetter
random encounter

The Art of Demosthenes III

- Love nest chair between Sedletz Monastery and Kuttenberg

The Art of Demosthenes IV

- In a commode on the left in Peter of Pisek's Suchdol castle room

Alchemy

On Composition of Explosives

- You can pickpocket/loot this book off of miller Kreyzl after successfully completing Opus Magnum and not betraying the miller.

On the Composition of Alchemy I

- Troskowitz scribe Gaibl
Troskowitz apothecary

On the Composition of Alchemy II

- Kuttenberg Apothecary
Pschitoky Apothecary
Devil's den maid
Scribe Tietz Vetter
Master prokop Eldris

On the Composition of Alchemy III

- Mesoles house chest

On the Composition of Alchemy IV

- Kuttenberg markets gate ("window" hole)

Rabstein Mill Ruin chest

Wysoka priest's alchemy book

- Wysoka Priest's Alchemy Book can be found on Father Anthony's desk in his house in Wysoka as part of the quest All's Fair.
Can be purchased from the scribe in Kuttenberg, Scribe Tietz Vetter.

Craftsmanship

Products of Skilled Hands I

- Troskowitz Scribe Gaibl
Kuttenberg scribe Tietz Vetter
Trosky castle scribe Erazim
Kuttenberg Janek the Scribbler
Master Schindel

Products of Skilled Hands II

- Janek the scribbler
random encounter

Products of Skilled Hands III

- Ruin in the rocks Appolonia Trosky region

Products of Skilled Hands IV

- Locked dugout near Old Kutna

Drinking

Life in the Tavern I

- Scribe Gaibl
Chest in Slatego

Life in the Tavern II

- Kuttenberg innkeeper Weighman
staff in the Emperor Charles tavern

Life in the Tavern III

- Commander Katz's tent in Sigismund's camp (main story limited)

Life in the Tavern IV

- Kuttenberg bathowner Betty (after completing her questline)

Heavy Weapons

Skull Crushers I

- Troskowitz scribe Gaibl
Janek the Scribbler
Trosky scribe Erazim
Kuttenberg scribe Tietz Vetter

Skull Crushers II

- Pschitoky Trader

Skull Crushers III

- Chest near Maleshov

Skull Crushers IV

- Guard Tower chest on the south-east side of Kuttenberg fortification, you must walk to the back of the palace gardens and go up the tower.

Horsemanship

Life in the Saddle I

- Groom Ballatay in Semine stables
Troskowitz scribe Gaibl
Kuttenberg scribe Tietz Vetter
Trosky scribe Erazim

Life in the Saddle II

- Kuttenberg horse handler Stoia
Trosky Nomad camp horse handler
Maleshov stables groom
Grund stables Hanna
Kuttenberg horse dealer
random encounters

Life in the Saddle III

- In a hut near the transport to Trosky region

Life in the Saddle IV

- Located in a very large bandit camp in a very hard chest along with 1k+ groschen and more goodies.

Houndmaster

Most Faithful Friend I

- every scribe in game
Johannes von Gelnhausen
Lumir
Master Schindel
Thief's camp southwest of Zhelejov - next to a decorated pillow

Most Faithful Friend II

- Thief's camp southwest of Zhelejov - in the chest
Scribe Tietz Vetter

Most Faithful Friend III

- Up on a rock near a poacher camp in trosky region

Most Faithful Friend IV

- in the middle of the Horschan forest in a wolf den

Marksmanship

A treatise on the beauty of the crossbow

- There are two Marksmanship books in a quarry south of the Kuttenberg western gate, where an archer and a crossbowman shot each other to death.

Each of them holds a book praising their weapon of choice (one being "A treatise on the beauty of the crossbow"). //thanks to breversa for noting

Aim and Fire! I

- To the right of the road from Troskowitz to Tachov there is a target on a tree, there it lay.
Janek the Scribbler
Troskowitz Scribe Gaibl
Kuttenberg Scribe Tietz Vetter
Trosky Scribe Erazim

Aim and Fire! II

- In the poacher's camp chest southwest of the unfinished gamekeeper's cottage west of Troskowitz and the graveyard
For sale at the archery range south of the tavern "the hole"

Aim and Fire! III

- In the devil's den basement chest
On a roof support in a barn at the archery range south of the tavern "the hole"

Aim and Fire! IV

- Can be looted from a Hard Locked Chest on the 2nd Floor at the archery range south of the tavern "the hole" in Kuttenberg

Book on the nobility of the bow

- There are two Marksmanship books in a quarry south of the Kuttenberg western gate, where an archer and a crossbowman shot each other to death.

Each of them holds a book praising their weapon of choice (one being "Book on the nobility of the bow"). //thanks to breversa for noting

Polearms

Spearman Training I

- All scribes

Spearman Training II

- Janek the Scribbler

Spearman Training III

- On an unmarked corpse near Suchdol

Spearman Training IV

- In the desolate building in andrew's camp north of Raborsch - climb in by jumping on a broken down wall and onto the roof.

Scholarship

Basics of Philosophy

- In a backet next to the Tachov waterfall

Fragments from the Bible

- (Brunswick DLC needed) In the chapel in the rocks where the first part of the treasure is

Master's Studies I

- All scribes

Master's Studies II

- Kuttenberg Janek the Scribbler
Kuttenberg Scribe Tietz Vetter
In the Troskowitz Rathaus
In the Kuttenberg Jewish quarter tavern Samuel's room (1st floor)

Master's Studies III

- Inside Maleshov fortress
On Wysoka priest's table

Master's Studies IV

- In a chest in the ruins in the Appolonia Trosky region rocks

Rare book from Sedletz

- Matthew the collect, a rogue ex-member of the devil's pack, will have it on him and can be obtained by looting it from him one way or another

Teachings of Peter Waldo

- On a table in a secret prayer room in north Kuttenberg

Stealth

As Quiet as a Cat I

- Nebakov Mill chest
random encounters
Johannes von Gelnhausen

As Quiet as a Cat II

- "The Hole" tavern staff Rat

As Quiet as a Cat III

- Going beyond the Trosky scribe's room and into an "attic" room you will find a chest at the end containing this book.

As Quiet as a Cat IV

- This book, along with many other pieces of literature, can be only found during the main quest "The Italian Job", in the king's quarters/library

Survival

Basics of Gardening

- Found on a bench in the Kuttenberg garden of Eden

Woodsman's Journal I

- Troskowitz butcher (you need a horse), you position yourself against the wall of the barn in the picture on a horse, so that you can you jump from standing still and get on top where a chest with the book is waiting

Woodsman's Journal II

- Gamekeeper Bohunyek near Opatowitz
Kuttenberg Scribe Tietz Vetter
Maleshov gamekeeper

Woodsman's Journal III

- In the attic of a desolate Mesoles house

Woodsman's Journal IV

- Outside of the Kuttenberg southwest gate there is a building in desrepair which is you jump into you will find this journal

Swords

The Art of the Sword I

- All scribe vendors

The Art of the Sword II

- Janek the Scribbler
Thieves' camp east of Zhelejov

The Art of the Sword III

- First chest when coming up the stairs in the Kuttenberg swordfighting brotherhood building

The Art of the Sword IV[/b[/h1]] - Bylany huntsman's/tailor's lodge
Mesoles forest camp bag

Thievery

The Rule of St. Dismas I

- Miller Kreyzl
on the back of a wagon in the nomad camp

The Rule of St. Dismas II

- Devil's den staff trader

The Rule of St. Dismas III

- Chest next to the tax collector on Kuttenberg west entrance

The Rule of St. Dismas IV

- Main mission Oratores - Samuel will mention a little chest while walking by the coffins, the book is inside

Unarmed

Punches, Kicks and a Few Slaps I

- All scribes

Punches, Kicks and a Few Slaps II

- Tavern staff of the All Saints Tavern in Kuttenberg

Punches, Kicks and a Few Slaps III

- Through the first room on top floor in the Kuttenberg bathouse (Adam's) you need to go and it will be lying there

Punches, Kicks and a Few Slaps IV

- May only be pickpocketed from the Kuttenberg gravedigger Frantishek - he is usually present around this area and has the teacher icon on him

Closing notes

This guide is unfortunately not perfect (yet), if you find any faults or missing book locations write their exact location in the comments and i will add them and credit you :).

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[breversa]

"The Rule of Saint Dismas I" can be found in the outhouse of Ignatius the gravedigger of Troskowitz.

[Tarenor]

Hi, and thanks for the great summary. I have to correct a few inaccuracies though: The Scribe in Troskovitz only sells level 1 books, the Scribes in Kutná Hora only sell level 2 books.
They also do not sell The Strength of the Knight I (it is in Blacksmith's Radovan's chest in an attic), The Art of the Sword I (it is in Nomad's Camp on the rock behind Fence Whitebeard),
Punches, Kicks, and a Few Slaps I (it is in Zhelejov Wagoner's Inn in a barn where fistfights are taken). Also, Woodsman's Journal I can be simply bought from Huntsman Vostatek's son Vitek.

[breversa]

... the other book being "Book on the nobility of the bow" 😉

[[CSC]KindlyToxic]

Added, thanks!

[breversa]

There are two Marksmanship books in a quarry south of the Kuttenberg western gate, where an archer and a crossbowman shot each other to death.

Each of them holds a book praising their weapon of choice (one being "A treatise on the beauty of the crossbow").