Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2: Prioritizing Perks for Optimal Gameplay
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 offers immense character customization, potentially overwhelming new players. This guide highlights the most beneficial perks to acquire early in the game, regardless of your preferred playstyle. While any build can succeed, these perks provide significant advantages.
Disclaimer: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 allows for diverse character builds, from brute-force knights to charismatic negotiators. Most approaches are viable. However, certain perks offer universal benefits.
Essential Early Perks:
Main Level Perks:
- Opportunist: Reduces reputation loss by 10%.
- Charming Man: Increases reputation gains by 10%. Maintaining a strong reputation is crucial, especially for first-time players. Prioritize these two perks early.
- Martin's Heritage: Provides a 10% experience boost for Sword Fighting, Crafting, and Survival skills. (Alternatively, Radzig's Heritage offers the same bonus for Heavy Weapons, Shooting, and Scholarship, depending on your skill focus).
- Good Natural: Boosts Persuasion, Impression, and Presence by +2, facilitating easier dialogue options.
- Blood of Siegfried: Increases armor rating by 10 points, enhancing survivability.
- Heroic Vigour: Each Vitality level grants an additional Stamina point (retroactively applied).
Strength Perks:
- Hard-Working Lad: Halves the weight of sacks and unconscious bodies, increasing carrying capacity by 8 pounds. Essential for carrying loot.
- Pack Mule: Increases carrying capacity by 12 pounds.
- Strong as a Bull: Increases carrying capacity by 20 pounds. Prioritize these for increased load-bearing capacity.
- Heracles: Increases Charisma by 1 for every 5 Strength levels, beneficial even for stealth builds.
Agility Perks:
- Creeping Phantom: Increases sneaking speed by 15%. Crucial for stealth gameplay.
- Finesse: Increases slashing damage by 5%.
- Viper: Increases piercing damage by 5%. Choose these based on your preferred weapon types.
Vitality Perks:
- Ascetic: Slows Nourishment depletion by 30%.
- Well-Dressed: Slows dirt accumulation by 20%, simplifying clothing maintenance.
- Marathon Runner: Reduces Stamina consumption while sprinting by 20%.
- Diehard: Prevents death from fatal wounds, recovering 25% health (with a cooldown). These perks improve overall comfort and survivability.
Speech Perks:
- Hustler: Simplifies selling stolen goods, granting Stealth and Thievery experience.
- Jack of All Trades: Provides +2 to skill checks and doubles experience gained from them.
- Partner in Crime: Allows selling stolen goods undetected. These perks significantly enhance trading and quest completion.
Conclusion:
These perks provide a strong foundation for any Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 playthrough. Remember to tailor your choices to your preferred playstyle while prioritizing the essential perks outlined above. Consult additional resources, such as The Escapist, for further gameplay tips and strategies.
