Skill rank

Skill Rank was introduced in Advance Wars: Dual Strike. Each CO earns skill points during battles in the Campaign and the War Room. Upon earning 1000 points, a CO is elevated to the next skill level. Each new level unlocks new abilities, such as Luck or Snipe Guard. Up to four abilities can be in effect at a time. The Star Rank skills cannot be used until after Campaign mode has been completed.

Skills Rank
Rank	Skill name	Effect	Rank	Skill name	Effect
1	Bruiser	Direct attack +5%	6	Bodyguard	Tag CO's defence +10%
	Sharpshooter	Indirect attack +5%		Prairie Dog	Plain movement =1
	Slam Guard	Direct-fire defence +8%		Pathfinder	Woods movement =1
	Snipe Guard	Indirect-fire defence +8%		Stealthy	Dive/Hide fuel cost -2
	Combat Pay	Damage foes to earn cash		Gold Rush	Funds from bases +100
	Luck	Random higher damage	7	High and Dry	Attack in rain +20%
2	APC Guard	APC Defense +10%		Icebreaker	Attack in snow +20%
	Tower Power	Com Tower effect +5%		Sand Scorpion	Attack in sandstorm +20%
	Sneaky	Dive/Hide fuel cost -1	8	Brawler	Direct attack +8%
3	Teamwork	Tag CO's attack +5%		Sniper	Indirect attack +8%
	Scout	Vision +1		Slam Shield	Direct-fire defence +12%
	Mechanic	Base repair +1		Snipe Shield	Indirect-fire def. +12%
	Invader	Capture +1	9	Synergy	Tag CO's attack +8%
	Sale Price	Production cost -5%		Fire Sale	Production cost -8%
4	Road Rage	Road attack +10%	☆	Eagle Eye	Vision +2
	Ranger	Woods attack +10%		Gear Head	Base repair +2
	Urban Fighter	City attack +10%		Conquerer	Capture +2
	Mountaineer	Mountain attack +10%		Mistwalker	Hide units during Super CO
	Seamanship	Sea attack +10%		Soul of Hachi	Deploy in cities in Super CO
	Backstab	Dive/Hide attack +15%
5	APC Boost	APC Movement +1
	Missile Guard	Damage from silos -1
	Cannon Guard	Damage from cannons -1
	Star Power	Power meter fills quickly