Mastering the Art of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 Character Building: Essential Perks for Early Game Domination
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's expansive open world and customizable Henry offer unparalleled freedom, but the sheer number of options can be daunting. This guide highlights the most impactful perks to prioritize early on, regardless of your chosen playstyle. While any build is viable, these perks provide significant advantages.
Table of Contents
- Best Perks in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
- Main Level Perks
- Strength Perks
- Agility Perks
- Vitality Perks
- Speech Perks
A Note on Build Variety: Remember, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 allows for diverse character builds. Whether you prefer a brute-force knight or a silver-tongued diplomat, the game caters to various approaches. However, the perks below offer broad benefits across many playstyles.
Main Level Perks
- Opportunist: Mitigates reputation loss (10% reduction).
- Undaunted Cavalier: Boosts armor rating by 15 points with Charisma above 20.
- Burgher: Provides +1 bonus to Strength, Agility, Vitality, and Speech in towns and villages.
- Martin’s Heritage: Increases experience gain by 10% in Sword Fighting, Crafting, and Survival.
- Radzig’s Heritage: Increases experience gain by 10% in Heavy Weapon, Shooting, and Scholarship.
- Good Natural: Enhances persuasion and social interactions (+2 to Persuasion, Impression, and Presence).
- Blood of Siegfried: Provides a consistent 10-point armor boost.
- Heroic Vigour: Grants additional Stamina per Vitality level (retroactive).
- Charming Man: Amplifies reputation gains (10% increase).
Prioritize Opportunist and Charming Man early to stabilize your reputation. Choose between Martin's and Radzig's Heritage based on your preferred skill specialization.
Strength Perks
- Hard-Working Lad: Halves the weight of sacks and unconscious bodies, increasing carrying capacity by 8 pounds.
- Pack Mule: Increases carrying capacity by 12 pounds.
- Strong as a Bull: Increases carrying capacity by 20 pounds.
- Heracles: Grants +1 Charisma for every 5 Strength levels.
Focus on the carrying capacity perks (Hard-Working Lad, Pack Mule, Strong as a Bull) for efficient looting and resource management. Heracles benefits even stealth builds by boosting Charisma.
Agility Perks
- Creeping Phantom: Increases sneaking speed by 15%.
- Finesse: Increases slashing damage by 5%.
- Viper: Increases piercing damage by 5%.
Agility perks are crucial. Creeping Phantom significantly improves stealth, while Finesse and Viper enhance combat effectiveness based on your weapon choices.
Vitality Perks
- Ascetic: Slows nourishment depletion by 30%.
- Well-Dressed: Slows dirt accumulation by 20%, simplifying hygiene management.
- Marathon Runner: Reduces Stamina consumption during sprinting by 20%.
- Diehard: Prevents death from fatal wounds, restoring 25% health (with cooldown).
Vitality perks enhance survivability and convenience. Ascetic and Well-Dressed significantly reduce the need for constant eating and cleaning.
Speech Perks
- Hustler: Simplifies selling stolen goods, rewarding Stealth and Thievery experience.
- Jack of All Trades: Provides +2 to skill checks and doubles experience from them.
- Partner in Crime: Allows selling stolen goods undetected.
Speech perks are exceptionally powerful. Hustler facilitates illegal activities, while Jack of All Trades makes skill checks easier. Partner in Crime removes the risk of selling stolen goods.
These perks represent the most impactful choices for a successful early game in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2. Remember to consult additional resources like The Escapist for further game tips and strategies.
