Perks

Overview

Perks are special attributes that are gained or lost through your Job, your background, or through assorted circumstances. Most of these are permanent, so it may be worth your while to decide what type of overall character you'd like before going after some of these.

Perk Listing

Perk	Description	Source
	Racial Perks
Last Stand	On-demand pain relief. 15m cooldown.	Sablekyne Racial
Sudden Brilliance	MEC/COG/BIO boost, 25m cooldown.	Mar'qua Racial
Tenacity	On-demand mild heal, 15m cooldown.	Human Racial
Guts and Glory	On-demand organ heal, 30m cooldown.	Human Racial
Enhance Senses	TGH/VIG boost, 15m cooldown.	Kriosan Racial
Reckless Frenzy	TGH boost, COG/VIG/MCH/BIO decrease, 15m cooldown.	Akula Racial
Adrenaline Burst	Movement speed boost, 15m cooldown.	Naramad Racial
Purge Toxins	On-demand toxins and addictions cleanse, 15m cooldown.	Cindarite Racial
Back Up	On-demand filled Tool Belt spawn. 8h(!) cooldown.	Opifex Racial
	Background Perks
Kin to the Spiders	Lose Roach faction, gain Spider faction.	Cht’mant Upbringing
Spin Webs	Spawn a web tile centered on yourself. 5s cooldown.	Kin to the Spiders
Sol Born	Higher addiction chance, lower tolerance for chemicals.	Homeworld
Klutz	Clumsy trait. Guns/melee backfire on you.	Upbringing
Chem Addict	Higher addiction chance, higher tolerance for chemicals.	Upbringing
Sure Step	Lower chance to set off traps/mines, no tripping while walking on underplating.	Career
Raider's Leap	Faster climbing over rails/tables.	Career
Unclean Living	Mild heal when smoking.	Homeworld
Lead Blood	Lower damage from toxins.	Homeworld
Rough Life	Defense against explosions and tripping.	Upbringing
Nightcrawler	Normal walkspeed when in darkness.	Upbringing
Quiet as a Mouse	Lower footstep noise.	Homeworld
Lungs of Iron	Lower oxygen requirement.	Career
Fast Fingers	Silent pickpocketing from certain body slots.	Career
Lazarus Protocol	Chance of revival to unconsciousness on death with mild heal.	Augmentation
	Job Perks
True Faith	Defense against all damage when near an Obelisk.	Prime, Vector
Exotic Inspiration	MEC/COG boost when drunk.	Guild Master
Hyperzine Implant	Hyperzine injection, 15m cooldown.	Chief Executive Officer
Medical Expertise	Lower addiction chance, higher threshold for chemicals.	Medical Jobs, Science Jobs
Ear of Quicksilver	Larger hearing radius, higher damage from noise.	Ranger
Expert Scavenger	Chance of rare items from trash piles.	Prospector, Salvager, Expedition Foreman
Expert Defensive Training	Knockdown immunity when walking.	Militia Commander, Warrant Officer
Sommelier	Immunity to drunkenness from the Premier's super special secret stash of booze.	Premier
	Random Perks
Revival Sickness	Decrease to mental/all stats, reduction in defense against all damage, increasing with times died. 30m cooldown. Rest while in a chair or bed to decrease cooldown.	Death
Fungal Host	Take toxin damage and inflict toxin damage to those around you at a recurring interval.	Oddities
Gunslinger	Faster firing speed for one handed weapons.	Oddities
True Grit	Higher pain tolerance.	Oddities
Springheel	Faster movement speed.	Oddities
Natural Armor	Higher physical damage resistance.	Oddities
Thin Skin	Lower physical damage resistance.	Oddities
Toxic Reistance	Higher toxic damage resistance from weapons, not chems.	Oddities
Shell Shock	Lowered ROB/TGH/VIG stats.	Oddities
Fading Mind	Lowered COG/MCH/BIO stats.	Oddities
Sharpened Mind	Boosted COG/MCH/BIO stats.	Oddities
Inner Strength	Boosted ROB/TGH/VIG stats.	Oddities

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