Perk Name

Level

Requires

Ranks

Affect

Black Widow

Lady Killer

2

1

+10% damage to the opposite sex and unique dialogue

options with certain characters.

Cherchez La Femme

Confirmed Bachelor

2

1

+10% damage to the same sex and unique dialogue options

with certain characters.

Friend of the Night

2

PE 6, Sneak 30

1

Your eyes adapt quickly to low-light conditions

Heave, Ho!

2

ST 5, Explosives 30

1

All thrown weapons fly farther and faster for you.

Hunter

2

Survival 30

1

In combat, you do 75% more critical damage against animals

and mutated animals.

Intense Training

2

10

You can put a single point into any of your SPECIAL

attributes.

Rapid Reload

2

AG 5, Guns 30

1

All of your weapon reloads are 25% faster than normal.

Retention

2

IN 5

1

Skill Magazines have a longer duration

Swift Learner

2

IN 4

3

You gain an additional 10% whenever experience points are

earned.

Cannibal

4

1

When you’re in Sneak mode, you gain the option to eat a

human corpse to regain hit points, but lose Karma.

Comprehension

4

IN 4

1

You gain one additional skill point for reading books and

double the skill points for reading magazines.

Educated

4

IN 4

1

You gain two more skill points every time you advance in

level.

Entomologist

4

IN 4, Survival 45

1

You do an additional 50% damage every time you attack a

mutated insect.

Rad Child

4

Survival 70

1

The more irradiated you are, the bigger the bonus to your

healing.

Run ‘n Gun

4

Guns 45 or Energy Weapons 45

1

Reduces accuracy penalties with one-handed ranged weapons

while walking or running.

Travel Light

4

Survival 45

1

While wearing light armor or no armor, you run 10% faster.

Bloody Mess

6

1

+5% overall damage, more violent death animations.

Demolition Expert

6

Explosives 50

3

+20% damage with explosives

Ferocious Loyalty

6

CH 6

1

When you drop below 50% HP, companions gain DT.

Fortune Finder

6

LK 5

1

Considerably more bottle caps will be found in stockpiles.

Gunslinger

6

1

More accuracy in V.A.T.S. with one-handed weapons.

Hand Loader

6

Repair 70

1

When using Guns, you are more likely to recover cases and

hulls. You also have all hand load recipes unlocked at any reloading benches.

Lead Belly

6

EN 5

1

-50% radiation taken from food and water sources.

Shotgun Surgeon

6

Guns 45

1

When using shotguns, regardless of ammunition used, you

ignore an additional 10 points of a target’s damage threshold.

The Professional

6

Sneak 70

1

Your sneak attack criticals with revolvers, pistols, and

submachine guns (guns and energy weapons) all inflict an additional 20%

damage.

Toughness

6

EN 5

2

+3 DT permanently

Vigilant Recycler

6

Science 70

1

When using Energy Weapons, you are more likely to recover

drained ammunition. You also have more efficient recycling recipes available

at workbenches.

Commando

8

1

More accuracy in V.A.T.S. with two-handed weapons.

Cowboy

8

Guns 45, Melee 45

1

Increases damage done by dynamite, hatchets, knives,

revolvers, and lever-action guns.

Living Anatomy

8

Medicine 70

1

Shows health and Damage Threshold of any target. +5% bonus

to damage against humans and non-feral ghouls.

Pack Rat

8

IN 5, Barter 70

1

Items with a weight of two pounds or less now weigh half

as much

Quick Draw

8

AG 5

1

Makes weapon equipping and holstering 50% faster.

Rad Resistance

8

EN 5, Survival 40

1

+25% Radiation Resistance permanently.

Scrounger

8

LK 5

Considerably more ammo in stockpiles.

Stonewall

8

ST 6, EN 6

1

+5 DT against melee and unarmed attacks and cannot be

knocked down during combat.

Strong Back

8

ST 5, EN 5

1

+50 Carry Weight.

Super Slam

8

ST 6, Melee Weapons 45

1

All melee (except thrown) and unarmed attacks have a

chance of knocking your target down.

Terrifying Presence

8

Speech 70

1

Can intimidate foes through dialogue; closing dialogue

results in the foe fleeing for 5 seconds.

Here and Now

10

1

You instantly level up again.

Animal Friend

10

CH 6, Survival 45

2

On 1st rank, hostile animals become friendly. On 2nd rank

they come to your aid against enemies except against other animals.

Finesse

10

1

+5% Critical Chance

Math Wrath

10

Science 70

1

Reduces all AP costs by 10%

Miss Fortune

10

LK 6

1

Chance that Miss Fortune will incapacitate a target in

VATS.

Mister Sandman

10

Sneak 60

1

Can instantly kill a sleeping NPC, and earns bonus XP

Mysterious Stranger

10

LK 6

1

Chance that the Stranger will finish off a target in VATS.

Nerd Rage!

10

IN 5, Science 50

1

+15% DT and Strength increased to 10 whenever health is

20% or lower

Night Person

10

1

+2 Intelligence and +2 Perception between 6:00 P.M. and

6:00 A.M.

Plasma Spaz

10

Energy Weapons 70

1

AP costs for all plasma weapons are reduced by 10%.

Fast Metabolism

12

1

+20% Hit Points restored with stimpaks.

Ghastly Scavenger

12

Cannibal perk

1

When you’re in Sneak mode, you gain the option to eat a

super mutant or feral ghoul corpse to regain hit points, but lose Karma.

Hit the Deck

12

Explosives 70

1

+ 50% DT against explosives.

Life Giver

12

EN 6

1

+30 hit points.

Long Haul

12

EN 6, Barter 70

1

Being over-encumbered no longer prevents you from using

fast travel.

Piercing Strike

12

Unarmed 70

1

All your unarmed and melee attacks negate 15 points of DT.

Pyromaniac

12

Explosives 60

1

+50% damage with fire-based weapons.

Robotics Expert

12

Science 50

1

+25% damage to robots, can shut down robots by sneaking up

on them

Silent Running

12

AG 6, Sneak 50

1

Running no longer factors into a successful sneak attempt.

Sniper

12

PE 6, AG 6

1

More likely to hit the target’s head in V.A.T.S.

Splash Damage

12

Explosives 70

1

Explosives have a 25% larger area of effect.

Unstoppable Force

12

ST 7, Melee Weapons 90

1

You do additional damage through enemy blocks with melee

and unarmed attacks,

Adamantium Skeleton

14

1

Damage taken by limbs reduced by 50%.

Center of Mass

14

Guns 70

1

In VATS., you do an additional 15% damage when targeting

the torso.

Chemist

14

Medicine 60

1

Chems last twice as long,

Jury Rigging

14

Repair 90

1

Repair any item using a roughly similar item.

Light Step

14

PE 6, AG 6

1

Floor traps or mines will not be set off.

Purifier

14

1

You do 50% extra damage with melee and unarmed weapons

against centaurs, nightstalkers, spore plants, spore carriers, deathclaws, super

mutants, and feral ghouls.

Action Boy

Action Girl

16

AG 6

2

+15 Action Points

Better Criticals

16

PE 6, LK 6

1

+50% damage with critical hits

Chem Resistant

16

Medicine 60

1

Half as likely to get addicted.

Meltdown

16

Energy Weapons 90

1

Foes killed by your Energy Weapons emit a corona of

harmful energy.

Tag!

16

1

Fourth "tag" skill: +15 points to that skill.

Weapon Handling

16

ST < 10

1

Weapon ST requirements are now 2 points lower than normal

for you.

Computer Whiz

18

IN 7, Science 70

1

Can hack a locked down terminal with four more chances.

Concentrated Fire

18

Energy Weapons 60, Guns 60

1

More accuracy in V.A.T.S. with every attack on a given

body part queued.

Infiltrator

18

PE 7, Lockpick 70

1

Can pick a broken lock with one more bobby pin.

Paralyzing Palm

18

Unarmed 70

1

Can paralyze an enemy for 30 seconds with a V.A.T.S.

unarmed attack.

Explorer

20

1

All locations are marked on your map.

Grim Reaper’s Sprint

20

1

A kill in V.A.T.S. restores 20 AP immediately.

Ninja

20

Melee Weapons 80, Sneak 80

1

+15%( 15 luck skill) critical chance with melee and

unarmed weapons, +25% damage with melee/unarmed sneak attack criticals

Solar Powered

20

EN 7

1

+2 Strength and +1 HP every 10 seconds while outside, from

6:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.

Laser Commander

22

Energy Weapons 90

1

You do an extra 15% damage and have a 10% extra chance to

critically hit with any laser weapon.

Nuka Chemist

22

Science 90

1

Unlocks special Nuka-Cola recipes at the Workbench.

Spray ‘n Pray

22

1

Your attacks do much less damage to companions.

Slayer

24

AG 7, Unarmed 90

1

The speed of all your melee and unarmed attacks is

increased by 30%.

Nerves of Steel

26

AG 7

1

20% Faster AP regeneration.

Rad Absorption

28

EN 7

1

-1 Rad every 20 seconds.

Perk Name

Follower

Affect

Better Healing

Arcade Gannon

Regain +20% more health from all consumable sources.

Enhanced Sensors

ED-E

Detect enemies at a very far range, and enemies that are

cloaked can also be targeted in V.A.T.S.

Regular Maintenance, Full Maintenance

Raul

The condition of weapons and armor decays 50% slower.

Scribe Assistant

Veronica

The player can craft workbench items through Veronica’s

dialogue.

Search and Mark

Rex

Chems, Firearms & Ammunition within a short distance

are highlighted when you zoom in.

Spotter

Craig Boone

Hostile targets are highlighted whenever the player is

actively aiming.

Stealth Girl

Lily

Increases Stealth-Boy duration by 200% while also granting

sneak attack criticals an extra 10% damage.

Whiskey Rose

Cass

Consume Whiskey and not have any adverse side effects or

addictions, while raising your damage threshold.

Perk Name

How to unlock

Ranks

Affect

Abominable

Kill 50/100/150 Abominations

3

Deal +3%/+6%/+10% damage to Abominations.

Animal Control

Kill 50/100/150 mutated animals

3

Deal +3%/+6%/+10% damage to mutated animals.

Beautiful Beatdown

Inflict 10,000 damage with unarmed weapons

1

AP costs for unarmed attacks are reduced by 10%.

Bug Stomper

Kill 50/100/150 mutated insects

3

Deal +3%/+6%/+10% damage to mutated insects.

Camel of the Mojave

Drink 100 water items

1

Water items hydrate 15% better.

Day Tripper

Use 25 addictive Chems

1

The effects of addictive Chems last longer.

Dine and Dash

Eat 25 corpses with Cannibal perk

1

Get option to take Human remains when using Cannibal.

Fast Times

Use Turbo 20 times

1

Turbo’s effects last +25% longer.

Free Radical

Use 20 RadAway

1

RadAway’s effect is improved +20%.

Friendly Help

Receive 15 Mysterious Stranger visits

1

Mysterious Stranger and Miss Fortune are more likely to

appear in VATS.

Lord Death

Kill 200/750/1000 enemies

3

Deal an extra +1%/+2%/+3% damage to all enemies.

Machine Head

Kill 50/100/150 robots

3

Deal +3%/+6%/+10% damage to robots.

Meat of Champions

Cannibalize Mr. House, Caesar, the King and Aaron Kimball

1

+1 Luck, Strength, Charisma and Intelligence for 60

seconds each time a corpse is consumed.

Melee Hacker

Do 10,000 melee damage

2

Level 1: +5% attack speed Level 2: +10% attack speed

Mutant Massacrer

Kill 50/100/150 Super Mutants

3

Deal +3%/+6%/+10% damage to Super Mutants.

Set Lasers for Fun

64 Critical Hits with Lasers

2

All laser weapons gain an extra +2%/+4% chance to get a

critical hit.

Tough Guy

Become crippled 50 times

1

Take less limb damage.

Perk Name

How to unlock

Ranks

Affect

Agility Implant

Buy it from Doctor Usanagi ( 4,000 caps )

1

+1 Agility

Charisma Implant

Buy it from Doctor Usanagi ( 4,000 caps )

1

+1 Charisma

Endurance Implant

Buy it from Doctor Usanagi ( 4,000 caps )

1

+1 Endurance

Intelligence Implant

Buy it from Doctor Usanagi ( 4,000 caps )

1

+1 Intelligence

Luck Implant

Buy it from Doctor Usanagi ( 4,000 caps )

1

+1 Luck

Monocyte Breeder

Buy it from Doctor Usanagi ( 12,000 caps)

1

Regenerate 1 health per 5 seconds

Perception Implant

Buy it from Doctor Usanagi ( 4,000 caps)

1

+1 Perception

Strength Implant

Buy it from Doctor Usanagi ( 4,000 caps)

1

+1 Strength

Sub-Dermal Armor

Buy it from Doctor Usanagi ( 8,000 caps )

1

+4 Damage Threshold

Perk Name

How to unlock

Ranks

Affect

Khan Trick

Perform all the Great Khan drug runs

1

Unique unarmed attack

Legion Assault

Talk to Lucius with 50 unarmed

1

Unique unarmed attack

Ranger Takedown

Talk to Ranger Andy

1

Unique unarmed attack

Scribe Counter

Put Formal Wear into Veronica Santangelo’s inventory

1

Unique unarmed attack