Open the console and write player.addperk <perkID> .
SPECIAL perks
Name | Rank | Attribute Name | Attribute Level | Character Level | Description | Base ID |
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Iron Fist | 1 | STR | 1 | Channel your chi to unleash devastating fury! Punching attacks do 20% more damage to your opponent. | 0001dafe | |
2 | STR | 1 | 9 | Punching attacks now do 40% more damage and can disarm your opponent. | 0001daff | |
3 | STR | 1 | 18 | Punching attacks now do 60% more damage. Unarmed Power Attacks have a chance to cripple one of your opponent’s limbs. | 0001db00 | |
4 | STR | 1 | 31 | Punching attacks now do 80% more damage. Unarmed Power Attacks have an increased chance to cripple one of your opponent’s limbs. | 00065e42 | |
5 | STR | 1 | 46 | Punching attacks now do double damage. Criticals in V.A.T.S. will paralyze your opponent. | 00065e43 | |
Big Leagues | 1 | STR | 2 | Swing for the fences! Do 20% more melee weapon damage. | 0004a0b5 | |
2 | STR | 2 | 7 | You now do 40% more melee weapon damage and gain a chance to disarm your opponent. | 000e36fc | |
3 | STR | 2 | 15 | You now do 60% more melee weapon damage and gain an increased chance to disarm your opponent. | 000e36fd | |
4 | STR | 2 | 27 | You now do 80% more melee weapon damage and hit all targets in front of you. | 000e36fe | |
5 | STR | 2 | 42 | You now do double damage with a melee weapon, and gain a chance to cripple your opponent, or grand slam their head clean off! | 00065e05 | |
Armorer | 1 | STR | 3 | Protect yourself from the dangers of the Wasteland with access to base level and Rank 1 armor mods. | 0004b254 | |
2 | STR | 3 | 13 | You gain access to Rank 2 armor mods | 0004b255 | |
3 | STR | 3 | 25 | You gain access to Rank 3 armor mods | 0004b256 | |
4 | STR | 3 | 39 | You gain access to Rank 4 armor mods | 001797ea | |
Blacksmith | 1 | STR | 4 | Fire up the forge and gain access to base level and Rank 1 melee weapon mods. | 0004b253 | |
2 | STR | 4 | 16 | You gain access to Rank 2 melee weapon mods | 0004b26a | |
3 | STR | 4 | 29 | You gain access to Rank 3 melee weapon mods | 000264d8 | |
Heavy Gunner | 1 | STR | 5 | Thanks to practice and conditioning, heavy guns do 20% more damage. | 0004a0d6 | |
2 | STR | 5 | 11 | Heavy guns now do 40% more damage, and have improved hip fire accuracy. | 0004a0d7 | |
3 | STR | 5 | 21 | Heavy guns now do 60% more damage. Hip fire accuracy is increased even more. | 0004a0d8 | |
4 | STR | 5 | 35 | Heavy guns now do 80% more damage and have a chance to stagger your opponent. | 00065e2a | |
5 | STR | 5 | 47 | Heavy guns now do double damage. | 00065e2b | |
Strong Back | 1 | STR | 6 | What are you, part pack mule? Gain +25 to carry weight | 0004b24e | |
2 | STR | 6 | 10 | You now have +50 to carry weight. | 00065e5b | |
3 | STR | 6 | 20 | When overencumbered, you can use Action Points to run. | 00065e5c | |
4 | STR | 6 | 30 | When overencumbered, you can fast travel. | 001d2489 | |
Steady Aim | 1 | STR | 7 | Stay on target! Hip-fire accuracy is improved when firing any gun. | 001d2487 | |
2 | STR | 7 | 28 | Hip-fire accuracy is improved even more when firing any gun. | 001d2488 | |
Basher | 1 | STR | 8 | Get up close and personal! Gun bashing does 25% more damage. | 00065df9 | |
2 | STR | 8 | 5 | Gun bashing now does 50% more damage and possibly cripples your opponent. | 00065dfa | |
3 | STR | 8 | 14 | Gun bashing now does 75% more damage and has an increased chance to cripple your opponent. | 00065dfb | |
4 | STR | 8 | 26 | Gun bashing does double damage and has an increased chance to cripple your opponent. It may also inflict a Critical Hit. | 00065dfc | |
Rooted | 1 | STR | 9 | You’re part tree! While standing still, you gain +25 Damage Resistance and your melee and unarmed attacks deal 25% more damage. | 001d247f | |
2 | STR | 9 | 22 | While standing still, you now gain +50 Damage Resistance and your melee and unarmed attacks deal 50% more damage. | 001d2480 | |
3 | STR | 9 | 43 | While standing still, you may automatically disarm enemies that use melee weapons against you. | 001d2482 | |
Pain Train | 1 | STR | 10 | Choo Choo! All aboard! While wearing Power Armor,sprinting into enemies hurts and staggers them. (Robots and oversized enemies are immune to the stagger.) | 0004d89b | |
2 | STR | 10 | 24 | Sprinting into enemies while wearing Power Armor now causes severe damage and a more powerful stagger. (Robots and oversized enemies are immune to the stagger.) | 00065e3c | |
3 | STR | 10 | 50 | Sprinting into enemies while wearing Power Armor now causes massive damage and knocks them down. Impact landing near enemies inflicts even more damage. | 00065e3d | |
Pickpocket | 1 | PER | 1 | Your quick hands and sticky fingers make picking pockets 25% easier. | 0004d88a | |
2 | PER | 1 | 6 | Picking pockets is now 50% easier. You can place a live grenade in a person’s inventory. | 000e3702 | |
3 | PER | 1 | 17 | Picking pockets is now 75% easier, and you can steal equipped weapons. | 000e3703 | |
4 | PER | 1 | 30 | Picking pockets is now twice as easy, and you can steal equipped items. | 001d248f | |
Rifleman | 1 | PER | 2 | Keep your distance long and your kill-count high. Attacks with non-automatic rifles do 20% more damage | 0004a0b6 | |
2 | PER | 2 | 9 | Attacks with non-automatic rifles do 40% more damage and ignore 15% of a target’s armor. | 0004a0b7 | |
3 | PER | 2 | 18 | Attacks with non-automatic rifles do 60% more damage and ignore 20% of a target’s armor. | 0004a0b8 | |
4 | PER | 2 | 31 | Attacks with non-automatic rifles do 80% more damage and ignore 25% of a target’s armor. They also have a slight chance of crippling a limb. | 0006fa20 | |
5 | PER | 2 | 46 | Attacks with non-automatic rifles do double damage and ignore 30% of a target’s armor. They also have a slightly higher chance of crippling a limb. | 00065e52 | |
Awareness | 1 | PER | 3 | To defeat your enemies, know their weaknesses! You can view a target’s specific damage resistances in V.A.T.S. | 000d2287 | |
Locksmith | 1 | PER | 4 | Your nimble fingers allow you to pick advanced locks. | 000523ff | |
2 | PER | 4 | 7 | You can pick Expert locks. | 00052400 | |
3 | PER | 4 | 18 | You can pick Master locks. | 00052401 | |
4 | PER | 4 | 41 | Your bobby pins never break during lockpicking. | 001d246a | |
Demolition Expert | 1 | PER | 5 | The bigger the boom, the better! Your explosives do 25% more damage, and you can craft explosives at any Chemistry Station. | 0004c923 | |
2 | PER | 5 | 10 | Your explosives do 50% more damage, and grenades gain a throwing arc. | 0004c924 | |
3 | PER | 5 | 22 | Your explosives do 75% more damage and affect a larger area. | 0004c925 | |
4 | PER | 5 | 34 | Your explosives now do double damage. Mines and grenades shot in V.A.T.S explode for double damage, too. | 00065e13 | |
Night Person | 1 | PER | 6 | You are a creature of the night! Gain +2 to Intelligence and Perception between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. | 0004c93b | |
2 | PER | 6 | 25 | You now have +3 to Intelligence and Perception between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., and night vision when sneaking. | 001d2495 | |
Refractor | 1 | PER | 7 | You must be part mirror! Instantly gain +10 Energy Resistance. | 000ca99d | |
2 | PER | 7 | 11 | You now have +20 Energy Resistance. | 000ca99e | |
3 | PER | 7 | 21 | You now have +30 Energy Resistance. | 000ca99f | |
4 | PER | 7 | 35 | You now have +40 Energy Resistance. | 00065e4b | |
5 | PER | 7 | 42 | You now have +50 Energy Resistance. | 00065e4c | |
Sniper | 1 | PER | 8 | It’s all about focus. You have improved control and can hold your breath longer when aiming with scopes. | 0004c92a | |
2 | PER | 8 | 13 | Non-automatic, scoped rifles have a chance of knocking down your target. | 0004c92b | |
3 | PER | 8 | 26 | Non-automatic, scoped rifles gain +25% accuracy to head shot in V.A.T.S. | 0004c92c | |
Penetrator | 1 | PER | 9 | There’s no place to hide! In V.A.T.S you can target an enemy’s body parts that are blocked by cover, with a decrease in accuracy. | 00024aff | |
2 | PER | 9 | 28 | In V.A.T.S when you target an enemy’s body parts that are blocked by cover, there is no decrease in accuracy. | 001d2477 | |
Concentrated Fire | 1 | PER | 10 | Stay Focused! In V.A.T.S every attack on the same body part gains +10% accuracy. | 0004d890 | |
2 | PER | 10 | 26 | In V.A.T.S every attack on the same body part gains +15% accuracy. | 001d2459 | |
3 | PER | 10 | 50 | In V.A.T.S every attack on the same body part gains +20% accuracy and does 20% more damage. | 001d245a | |
Toughness | 1 | END | 1 | If nothing else, you can take a beating! Instantly gain +10 Damage Resistance | 0004a0ab | |
2 | END | 1 | 9 | You now have +20 damage resistance. | 0004a0ae | |
3 | END | 1 | 18 | You now have +30 damage resistance. | 0004a0af | |
4 | END | 1 | 31 | You now have +40 damage resistance. | 00065e5d | |
5 | END | 1 | 46 | You now have +50 damage resistance. | 00065e5e | |
Lead Belly | 1 | END | 2 | Your digestive tract has adjusted to the weirdness of the Wasteland! Take less radiation from eating or drinking. | 0004a0b9 | |
2 | END | 2 | 6 | You take even less radiation from eating or drinking. | 00024b00 | |
3 | END | 2 | 17 | You take no radiation from eating or drinking. | 00024b01 | |
Lifegiver | 1 | END | 3 | You embody wellness! Instantly gain +20 maximum Health. | 0004a0cf | |
2 | END | 3 | 8 | You instantly gain another +20 maximum Health. | 001d2465 | |
3 | END | 3 | 20 | You instantly gain another +20 maximum Health, and slowly regenerate lost Health. | 001d2467 | |
Chem Resistant | 1 | END | 4 | All the rush without the hassle! You’re 50% less likely to get addicted when consuming Chems | 0004a0d5 | |
2 | END | 4 | 22 | You gain complete immunity to chem addiction. | 00065e0c | |
Aquaboy / Aquagirl | 1 | END | 5 | Water is your ally. You no longer take radiation damage from swimming, and can breathe underwater | 000e36f9 000e9453 |
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2 | END | 5 | 21 | You become totally undetectable while submerged. | 001d248d 001d248e |
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Rad Resistant | 1 | END | 6 | Exposure to the Wasteland has made you more resilient, instantly granting +10 Radiation Resistance. | 001d2479 | |
2 | END | 6 | 13 | You now have +20 Radiation Resistance. | 001d247a | |
3 | END | 6 | 26 | You now have +30 Radiation Resistance. | 001d247b | |
Adamantium Skeleton | 1 | END | 7 | Your skeleton has been infused with indestructible metal, reducing limb damage by 30%. | 0004c92d | |
2 | END | 7 | 13 | Your limb damage is now reduced by 60%. | 00024afd | |
3 | END | 7 | 26 | Your limb damage is completely eliminated. | 00024afe | |
Cannibal | 1 | END | 8 | Feast on mortal flesh to heal your wounds! Eating human corpses restores Health. | 0004b259 | |
2 | END | 8 | 19 | Eating Ghoul or Super Mutant corpses restores Health. | 001d1a62 | |
3 | END | 8 | 38 | Eating human, Ghoul or Super Mutant corpses now restores a significant amount of Health. | 001d1a63 | |
Ghoulish | 1 | END | 9 | Sure, you’re still human – on the outside! Radiation now regenerates your lost Health. | 0004d89e | |
2 | END | 9 | 24 | Radiation now regenerates even more of your lost Health. | 00065e22 | |
3 | END | 9 | 48 | Radiation now regenerates even more of your lost Health, and some Feral Ghouls will randomly become friendly. | 00065e23 | |
Solar Powered | 1 | END | 10 | Catch some rays! Gain +2 to Strength and Endurance between the hours of 6:00a.m. and 6:00p.m. | 0004d8a7 | |
2 | END | 10 | 27 | Sunlight slowly heals your radiation damage. | 001d2484 | |
3 | END | 10 | 50 | Sunlight slowly regenerates your lost Health. | 001d2485 | |
Cap Collector | 1 | CHA | 1 | You’ve mastered the art of the deal! Buying and selling prices at vendors are better. | 001d2456 | |
2 | CHA | 1 | 20 | Buying and selling prices of vendors are now much better. | 000d75e2 | |
3 | CHA | 1 | 41 | You can now invest a total of 500 caps to raise a store’s buying capacity. | 001d2457 | |
Lady Killer / Black Widow | 1 | CHA | 2 | You’re charming… and dangerous. Men/Women suffer +5% damage in combat, and are easier to persuade in dialogue. | 0004a0d4 00019aa3 |
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2 | CHA | 2 | 7 | Men/Women now suffer +10% damage in combat, and are even easier to persuade in dialogue. They are also easier to pacify with the Intimidation perk. | 00065e33 00065e31 |
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3 | CHA | 2 | 16 | Men/Women now suffer +15% damage in combat, and are much easier to persuade in dialogue. They are now even easier to pacify with the Intimidation perk. | 00065e34 00065e32 |
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Lone Wanderer | 1 | CHA | 3 | Who needs friends, anyway? When adventuring without a companion, you take 15% less damage and carry weight increases by 50. | 001d246b | |
2 | CHA | 3 | 17 | When adventuring without a companion, you take 30% less damage and carry weight increases by 100 | 001d246d | |
3 | CHA | 3 | 40 | When adventuring without a companion, you do 25% more damage. | 001d246e | |
Attack Dog | 1 | CHA | 4 | Your faithful canine companion can hold an enemy, giving you a greater chance to hit them in V.A.T.S. | 0004b26d | |
2 | CHA | 4 | 9 | When your dog holds an enemy, there’s a chance he’ll cripple the limb he’s biting. | 001d244d | |
3 | CHA | 4 | 25 | When your dog holds an enemy, there’s a chance he’ll cause them to bleed. | 001d244e | |
Animal Friend | 1 | CHA | 5 | Commune with beasts! With your gun, aim at any animal below your level and gain a chance to pacify it. | 0001e67f | |
2 | CHA | 5 | 12 | When you successfully pacify an animal, you can incite it to attack | 0004a0d9 | |
3 | CHA | 5 | 28 | When you successfully pacify an animal, you can give it specific commands | 001d2450 | |
Local Leader | 1 | CHA | 6 | As the ruler everyone turns to, you are able to establish supply lines between your workshop settlements. | 0004d88d | |
2 | CHA | 6 | 14 | You can build stores and workstations at workshop settlements. | 001d2468 | |
Party Boy / Party Girl | 1 | CHA | 7 | Nobody has a good time like you! There’s no chance you’ll get addicted to alcohol. | 0004d887 0004d888 |
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2 | CHA | 7 | 15 | The effects of alcohol are doubled. | 001d2473 001d2475 |
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3 | CHA | 7 | 37 | Your Luck is increased by 3 while you’re under the influence of alcohol. | 001d2474 001d2476 |
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Inspirational | 1 | CHA | 8 | Because you lead by example, your companion does more damage in combat, and cannot hurt you. | 001d2461 | |
2 | CHA | 8 | 19 | Your companion resists more damage in combat, and can’t be harmed by your attacks. | 001d2462 | |
3 | CHA | 8 | 43 | Your companion can carry more items. | 001d2463 | |
Wasteland Whisperer | 1 | CHA | 9 | Master the post-apocalypse! With your gun, aim at any Wasteland creature below your level and gain a chance to pacify it. | 001d248a | |
2 | CHA | 9 | 21 | When you successfully pacify a creature, you can incite it to attack. | 001d248b | |
3 | CHA | 9 | 49 | When you successfully pacify a creature, you can give it specific commands. | 001d248c | |
Intimidation | 1 | CHA | 10 | Time to show everyone who’s boss! With your gun, aim at any human opponent below your level and gain a chance to pacify them. | 001d02b5 | |
2 | CHA | 10 | 23 | When you successfully pacify someone, you can incite them to attack. | 001d02b6 | |
3 | CHA | 10 | 50 | When you successfully pacify someone, you can give them specific commands. | 001d02b7 | |
V.A.N.S. | 1 | INT | 1 | Let Vault-Tec guide you! The path to your closest quest target is displayed in V.A.T.S. | 000207d1 | |
Medic | 1 | INT | 2 | Is there a doctor in the house? Stimpaks restore 40% of lost Health, and RadAway removes 40% of radiation. | 0004c926 | |
2 | INT | 2 | 18 | Stimpaks restore 60% of lost Health, and RadAway removes 60% of radiation | 0006fa1c | |
3 | INT | 2 | 30 | Stimpaks restore 80% of lost Health, and RadAway removes 80% of radiation | 0006fa1d | |
4 | INT | 2 | 49 | Stimpaks and RadAway restore all lost health and radiation, and work much more quickly. | 00065e35 | |
Gun Nut | 1 | INT | 3 | You gain access to base level and Rank 1 gun mods | 0004a0da | |
2 | INT | 3 | 13 | You gain access to Rank 2 gun mods | 0004a0db | |
3 | INT | 3 | 25 | You gain access to Rank 3 gun mods | 0004a0dc | |
4 | INT | 3 | 39 | You gain access to Rank 4 gun mods | 0016578e | |
Hacker | 1 | INT | 4 | Knowledge of cutting-edge computer encryption allows you to hack Advanced terminals | 00052403 | |
2 | INT | 4 | 9 | You can hack Expert terminals. | 00052404 | |
3 | INT | 4 | 21 | You can hack Master terminals. | 00052405 | |
4 | INT | 4 | 33 | When hacking, you never get locked out of a terminal when things go wrong. | 001d245d | |
Scrapper | 1 | INT | 5 | Waste not, want not! You can salvage uncommon components like screws, aluminum, and copper when scrapping weapons and armor. | 00065e65 | |
2 | INT | 5 | 23 | You can salvage rare components like circuitry, nuclear material, and fiber optics when scrapping weapons and armor. Items with favorited components are highlighted. | 001d2483 | |
Science! | 1 | INT | 6 | Take full advantage of advanced technology with access to base level and Rank 1 high-tech mods. | 000264d9 | |
2 | INT | 6 | 17 | You gain access to Rank 2 high-tech mods. | 000264da | |
3 | INT | 6 | 28 | You gain access to Rank 3 high-tech mods. | 000264db | |
4 | INT | 6 | 41 | You gain access to Rank 4 high-tech mods. | 0016578f | |
Chemist | 1 | INT | 7 | Any chems you take last 50% longer. Far out. | 000e36ff | |
2 | INT | 7 | 16 | Any chems you take now last twice as long. | 000e3700 | |
3 | INT | 7 | 32 | Any chems you take now last an additional 150% longer. | 000e3701 | |
4 | INT | 7 | 45 | Any chems you take now last an additional 200% longer. | 001d2458 | |
Robotics Expert | 1 | INT | 8 | Machines will always serve humans, if you have anything to say about it. Hack a robot, and gain a chance to power it on or off, or initiate a self-destruct. | 0004d889 | |
2 | INT | 8 | 19 | When you successfully hack a robot, you can incite it to attack. | 00065e64 | |
3 | INT | 8 | 44 | When you successfully hack a robot, you can give it specific commands. | 001acf96 | |
Nuclear Physicist | 1 | INT | 9 | You’ve learned to split the atom… and command it. Radiation weapons do 50% more damage and Fusion Cores last an extra 25% longer. | 001d246f | |
2 | INT | 9 | 14 | Radiation weapons now do double damage and Fusion Cores last an extra 50% longer. | 001d2470 | |
3 | INT | 9 | 26 | Fusion Cores can be ejected from Power Armor like devastating grenades and Fusion Cores last twice as long. | 001d2471 | |
Nerd Rage! | 1 | INT | 10 | Genius. Is. ANGRY! When your Health drops below 20%, time slows and you gain +20 Damage resistance and do 20% more damage while the effect lasts. | 0004d886 | |
2 | INT | 10 | 31 | You now gain 30 more Damage Resistance and do 30% more damage while Nerd Rage is in effect. | 00065e37 | |
3 | INT | 10 | 50 | You now gain 40 more Damage Resistance and do 40% more damage while Nerd Rage is in effect. Kills you make while enraged restore some lost Health. | 00065e38 | |
Gunslinger | 1 | AGI | 1 | Channel the spirit of the old west! Non-automatic pistols do 20% more damage. | 0004a09f | |
2 | AGI | 1 | 7 | Non-automatic pistols now do 40% more damage and have increased range. | 0004a0a9 | |
3 | AGI | 1 | 15 | Non-automatic pistols now do 60% more damage and range is increased even further. | 0004a0aa | |
4 | AGI | 1 | 27 | Non-automatic pistols now do 80% more damage and their attacks can disarm opponents. | 0006fa1e | |
5 | AGI | 1 | 42 | Non-automatic pistols now do double damage. Their attacks have a much better chance to disarm opponents, and may even cripple a limb. | 00065e24 | |
Commando | 1 | AGI | 2 | Rigorous combat training means automatic weapons do 20% more damage | 0004a0c5 | |
2 | AGI | 2 | 11 | Attacks with automatic weapons do 40% more damage, with improved hip fire accuracy. | 0004a0c6 | |
3 | AGI | 2 | 21 | Attacks with automatic weapons do 60% more damage. Hip fire accuracy is improved even more. | 0004a0c7 | |
4 | AGI | 2 | 35 | Attacks with automatic weapons do 80% more damage and gain a chance to stagger opponents. | 0006fa24 | |
5 | AGI | 2 | 49 | Your automatic weapons now do double damage and have a greater chance to stagger opponents. | 00065e0d | |
Sneak | 1 | AGI | 3 | Become whisper, become shadow. You are 20% harder to detect while sneaking. | 0004c935 | |
2 | AGI | 3 | 5 | You are now 30% harder to detect while sneaking, and no longer trigger floor-based traps. | 000b9882 | |
3 | AGI | 3 | 12 | You are now 40% harder to detect while sneaking, and no longer trigger enemy mines. | 000b9883 | |
4 | AGI | 3 | 23 | You are now 50% harder to detect while sneaking, and running no longer adversely affects stealth. | 000b9884 | |
5 | AGI | 3 | 38 | Engaging stealth causes distant enemies to lose you. | 000b9881 | |
Mister Sandman | 1 | AGI | 4 | As an agent of death, you can instantly kill a sleeping person. Your silenced weapons do an additional 15% sneak attack damage. | 0004b258 | |
2 | AGI | 4 | 17 | Your silenced weapons do an additional 30% sneak attack damage. | 001d2490 | |
3 | AGI | 4 | 30 | Your silenced weapons now do 50% more sneak attack damage. | 001d2491 | |
Action Boy/Action Girl | 1 | AGI | 5 | There’s no time to waste! Action Points regenerate 25% faster. | 0004d869 0004d872 |
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2 | AGI | 5 | 18 | Your Action Points now regenerate 50% faster. | 00065df5 00065df6 |
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Moving Target | 1 | AGI | 6 | They can’t hurt what they can’t hit! Get 25+ Damage Resistance and 25+ Energy Resistance when you’re sprinting. | 0004ddee | |
2 | AGI | 6 | 24 | You now get +50 Damage Resistance and +50 Energy Resistance when you’re sprinting. | 001d2492 | |
3 | AGI | 6 | 44 | Sprinting costs 50% fewer Action Points. | 001e0791 | |
Ninja | 1 | AGI | 7 | Trained as a shadow warrior, your ranged sneak attack do 2.5x normal damage and your melee attacks do 4x normal damage. | 0004d8a6 | |
2 | AGI | 7 | 16 | Your ranged sneak attacks do 3x normal damage and your melee sneak attacks do 5x normal damage. | 000e3704 | |
3 | AGI | 7 | 33 | Your ranged sneak attacks do 3.5x normal damage and your melee sneak attacks do 10x normal damage. | 000e3705 | |
Quick Hands | 1 | AGI | 8 | In combat, there’s no time to hesitate. You can reload all guns faster. | 000221fc | |
2 | AGI | 8 | 28 | Reloading guns costs no Action Points in V.A.T.S. | 001d2478 | |
Blitz | 1 | AGI | 9 | Find the gap and make the tackle! V.A.T.S. melee distance is increased significantly. | 001d2451 | |
2 | AGI | 9 | 29 | V.A.T.S. melee distance is increased even more, and the farther the Blitz distance, the greater the damage. | 001d2452 | |
Gun Fu | 1 | AGI | 10 | You’ve learned to apply ancient martial arts to gunplay! Do 25% more damage to your second V.A.T.S. target and beyond. | 0004d881 | |
2 | AGI | 10 | 26 | In V.A.T.S. you do 50% more damage to your third target and beyond. | 001d244f | |
3 | AGI | 10 | 50 | In V.A.T.S. you instantly do a Critical Hit against your fourth target and beyond. | 001d245c | |
Fortune Finder | 1 | LCK | 1 | You find more bottle caps in containers. | 0004c942 | |
2 | LCK | 1 | 5 | You find even more bottle caps in containers. | 001acf98 | |
3 | LCK | 1 | 25 | You find even more bottle caps in containers. | 001acf99 | |
4 | LCK | 1 | 40 | You find even more bottle caps in containers, and there is a chance of enemies exploding into a shower of caps when you kill them. | 00215cd4 | |
Scrounger | 1 | LCK | 2 | You find more ammunition in containers. | 0004a0b0 | |
2 | LCK | 2 | 7 | You find even more ammunition in containers. | 001acf9a | |
3 | LCK | 2 | 24 | You find even more ammunition in containers. | 001acf9b | |
4 | LCK | 2 | 37 | You find even more ammunition in containers. | 001eb99c | |
Bloody Mess | 1 | LCK | 3 | +5% bonus damage means enemies will sometimes explode into a gory red paste. Watch out for flying eyeballs! | 0004a0bb | |
2 | LCK | 3 | 9 | You now inflict +10% damage in combat. | 001d2453 | |
3 | LCK | 3 | 31 | You now inflict +15% damage in combat. | 001d2454 | |
4 | LCK | 3 | 47 | When an enemy explodes, nearby enemies may suffer the same fate. | 001f418e | |
Mysterious Stranger | 1 | LCK | 4 | Who is he? Why does he help? Who cares! The Mysterious Stranger will appear occasionally in V.A.T.S. to lend a hand, with deadly efficiency… | 0004c929 | |
2 | LCK | 4 | 22 | The Mysterious Stranger appears more often in V.A.T.S. | 001d2493 | |
3 | LCK | 4 | 41 | The Mysterious Stranger appears more often in V.A.T.S. When he kills an opponent, there is a chance your Critical meter gets filled. | 001d2494 | |
Idiot Savant | 1 | LCK | 5 | You’re not stupid! Just… different. Randomly receive 3x XP from any action, and the lower your Intelligence, the greater the chance. | 001d245e | |
2 | LCK | 5 | 11 | You now randomly receive 5x XP from any action. The lower your Intelligence, the greater the chance. | 001d245f | |
3 | LCK | 5 | 34 | Randomly receiving bonus XP from any action may trigger 3x XP for all kills for a short period of time. The lower your Intelligence, the greater the chance. | 001d2460 | |
Better Criticals | 1 | LCK | 6 | Advanced training for enhanced combat effectiveness! Criticals do 50% more extra damage. | 0004d87a | |
2 | LCK | 6 | 15 | Your criticals now do twice as much extra damage. | 00065e03 | |
3 | LCK | 6 | 40 | Your criticals now do 2.5x as much extra damage. | 00065e04 | |
Critical Banker | 1 | LCK | 7 | You’re a patient battlefield tactician, and can save a Critical Hit, to be used in V.A.T.S. when you need it most. | 0004c91f | |
2 | LCK | 7 | 17 | You can now save 2 Critical Hits, to be used in V.A.T.S. when you need them the most. | 0004c920 | |
3 | LCK | 7 | 43 | You can now save 3 Critical Hits, to be used in V.A.T.S. when you need them the most. Banking a Critical has a chance to save an additional Critical. | 0004c921 | |
Grim Reaper’s Sprint | 1 | LCK | 8 | Death becomes you! Any kill in V.A.T.S. has a 15% chance to restore all Action Points. | 0004d8a2 | |
2 | LCK | 8 | 19 | Any kill in V.A.T.S. now has a 25% chance to restore all Action Points. | 00065e3e | |
3 | LCK | 8 | 46 | Any kill in V.A.T.S. has a 35% chance to restore all Action Points and refill your Critical meter. | 00065e3f | |
Four Leaf Clover | 1 | LCK | 9 | Feeling Lucky? You should! Each hit in V.A.T.S. has a chance of filling your Critical meter. | 0004d895 | |
2 | LCK | 9 | 13 | Each hit in V.A.T.S. now has an even better chance of filling your Critical meter. | 00065e20 | |
3 | LCK | 9 | 32 | Each hit in V.A.T.S. now has a very good chance of filling your Critical meter. | 00065e21 | |
4 | LCK | 9 | 48 | Each hit in V.A.T.S. now has an excellent chance of filling your Critical meter. | 001d245b | |
Ricochet | 1 | LCK | 10 | What goes around comes around! Any enemy’s ranged attacks will sometimes ricochet back and instantly kill them. The closer you are to death, the higher the chance. | 001d247c | |
2 | LCK | 10 | 29 | There’s an increased chance that an enemy’s shot will ricochet back and kill them. | 001d247d | |
3 | LCK | 10 | 50 | When an enemy’s shot ricochets back and kills them, there is a chance your Critical meter gets filled. | 001d247e |
Perks that can be acquired by reading magazines.
Name | SPECIAL req | Associated magazine | Ranks | Benefit | Base ID |
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Astoundingly Awesome | Astoundingly Awesome Tales | 14 | Varies by issue – this is actually 14 distinct perks. | 00169688 | |
You’re SPECIAL! | You’re SPECIAL! | 1 | Gain a point in the attribute of your choice. | 001a62d4 | |
Barbarian | None | Grognak the Barbarian | 10 | +5% melee and unarmed critical damage per issue (max 50%). | 0008e3a6 |
Covert Operations | Covert Operations Manual | 10 | Make you more difficult to detect while sneaking. | 0008e3a4 | |
Guns and Bullets | Guns and Bullets | 10 | +5% ballistic critical damage per issue (max 50%). | 00092a82 | |
La Coiffe | La Coiffe | 2 | Unlocks a new hairstyle. | 000b6f63 | |
Hot Rodder | Hot Rodder | 3 | Unlocks a custom paint job for your power armor. | ||
Total Hack | Total Hack | 3 | Varies by issue: hack Protectrons, spotlights, and turrets. | ||
Robco FUN! | Robco FUN! | 4 | Unlocks a new holotape game for your pip-boy. | ||
Taboo Tattoos | Taboo Tattoos | 5 | Unlocks a new tattoo. | 00185ce2 | |
Live & Love | Live & Love | 9 | Varies by issue – this is actually 9 distinct perks, most of which are companion related. | 001696a8 | |
Picket Fences | Picket Fences | 5 | Unlocks new items to construct at settlement workshops | 001e3d1a | |
Surgical Journal | Massachusetts Surgical Journal | 9 | +2% limb damage (max 18%). | 0008e3a5 | |
Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor | Tales of a Junktown Jerky Vendor | 8 | Get better prices when buying from vendors. | 000913c1 | |
Tesla and You | Tesla and You | 9 | +5% energy critical damage (max 45%). | 00092a6e | |
Tumblers Today | Tumblers Today | 5 | Gain “a bonus” to lockpicking. | 000913c2 | |
Unstoppables | Unstoppables | 5 | +1% chance of taking no damage from an attack (max 5%). | 00135f02 | |
Wasteland Survival Guide | Wasteland Survival Guide | 9 | Varies by issue – this is actually 9 distinct perks. | 001c63e6 |
Companion perks
Perk | Associated character | Benefit | Base ID |
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Trigger Rush | Cait | The player character’s Action Points regenerate +25% faster, if the Hit Points value is below 25% of its maximum. | 001f4187 |
Robot Sympathy | Codsworth | The player character gains +10 Damage Resistance against robots’ energy attacks. | 001eb99b |
Combat Medic | Curie | The player character can heal 100 Hit Points if their current number of Hit Points is below 10%. | 001e67bc |
Know Your Enemy | Paladin Danse | The player character deals 20% more damage against irradiated ghouls, mutated humanoids and androids. | 0008428d |
Cloak & Dagger | Deacon | The player character gains +20% sneak attack damage and the duration of effects of Stealth Boys are increased by +20%. | 0008530e |
Isodoped | John Hancock | The player character’s Critical Hit value increases +20% faster, if the player character has 250 Radiation value. | 00178d57 |
Killshot | Robert MacCready | The player character has 20% greater chance to hit an enemy’s head in V.A.T.S. | 00178d50 |
Close to Metal | Nick Valentine | 1 additional guess at choosing passwords in terminals, 50% faster terminal cooldown at hacking | 001e67bd |
Gift of Gab | Piper | The player character gains double the XP value when persuading other people or when discovering new places. | 00178d54 |
United We Stand | Preston Garvey | The player character’s Damage Resistance is increased by +20% and the player character deals +20% damage when outnumbered. | 00084298 |
Berserk | Strong | The player character deals +20% Melee Damage, if the number of Hit Points is 25% of original value. | 00084290 |
Shield Harmonics | X6-88 | The player character’s Energy Resistance is increased by +20% if hit by an energy weapon. | 000842a0 |