Summary
Depending on the game, the world ofFalloutcan either be a barren wasteland or a dystopian nuclear society recreated by the remnants of the old world. Regardless, it is deadly out there, and if you’ve been living in a vault all your life you won’t last long.
Luckily, you can unlock a wide variety of perks designed to keep you alive and thriving in the wasteland. From perks that let you drink irradiated water to others that let you feast on human flesh, Fallout lets you survive your way. These are the best perks ever introduced to the Fallout series.
10Bloody Mess - Every Game
Bloodier Kills
One of the most consistent perks to show up in every Fallout game is Bloody Mess. Bloody Mess might seem purely cosmetic in earlier games, making almost every enemy explode when killed, but it also offers some stat changes as well.
In New Vegas and onwards, the Bloody Mess perk also gives adamage buff to all weapons. This can let you get even more kills throughout the wasteland. In earlier Fallout games such as Fallout and Fallout 2, Bloody Mess gives enemies a special death animation.
9Wild Wasteland - Fallout New Vegas
Weird Things Are Happening
Fallout New Vegas has plenty of wacky things happening around the wasteland. However, everything pales in comparison if you unlock the Wild Wasteland perk. This perk adds 15 new encounters to the game and changes a few dialogue options.
Some of these encounters includealiens that arrive on a mothership, old lady gangs that try to attack you with rolling pins, and even a few movie references here and there. A man in a fedora trapped in a fridge? The charred skeletons of a couple named Owen and Beru? Sounds familiar, right?
8Ninja - Fallout 4
Silent But Deadly
Do you enjoybeing stealthy in games? Ninja in Fallout 4 is one of the best perks associated with the agility category. Each level of the perk gives you a buff in damage. However, rather than being a solid number added to your damage, it acts as a multiplier.
Maxing out the skill gives you a 3.5x multiplier toward ranged sneak attacks and a whopping 10x multiplier for melee attacks. This can make it easy to get one-hit kills on many of your enemies.
7Bonus Move - Fallout And Fallout 2
More Action More Wins
The early Fallout games play significantly differently than the later ones. Rather than being a first-person RPG, the first two games offered a more tabletop-like experience. When dealing with encounters, it also feels more turn-based.
This can take some getting used to with limited movements that allow you to attack or move your character out of the way. The Bonus Move perk makes life easier as you gain more freedom and control during a fight. It can also help you stay alive when you’re taking a beating.
6Educated - Fallout To Fallout New Vegas
The Power Of Science
From Fallout to Fallout New Vegas, the Educated perk grants you a few extra skill points each time you level up. At first glance, it might not seem like much, but over time, the benefits start to add up.
If you get an early start with this perk, you can make the most of it and gain around 100 more skill points to spend on building your character. This can make it easy to max out skills that are going to turn you into the most powerful wastelander.
5Thems Good Eatin - Fallout New Vegas
Survival Skills
In most of the Fallout games, eating can restore your health in a pinch if you run out of stimpacks. In Fallout New Vegas, the survival line included a perk called Them Good Eatin. This perk gives you a 50 percent chance of obtaining thin red paste or blood sausages from the corpses of your enemies.
You also unlock the recipe for thick red paste and black blood sausage. All the items can be sold for a significant amount of caps and the health benefits leave stimpacks in the dust.
4Critical Bank - Fallout 4
Stay On Target
Critical Bank is a perk found in Fallout 4. It makes getting critical hits easier by allowing you to save the shot for when you need it the most. Combo this with a high-luck stat and you’ll almost always have at least one critical shot saved up for the bigger enemies.
This can help you out in the early game to take down deadlier enemies in a pinch. The more you upgrade the skill, the more shots you can save up, making you the deadliest person in the Commonwealth.
3Sniper - Fallout and Fallout 2
Long Range Victory
Critical hits play an even more crucial role in the original games, with the percentage allowing you to bypass some of the harder enemies. It can also knock down the threat count so you don’t get swarmed.
In later games, the perk can be substituted with raw power. Sniper lets you keep your distance in the first two games, where your moves are limited, and those extra spaces can make the difference between life and death. Sniper also has a melee counterpart called slayer.
2Jury Rigging - Fallout New Vegas
Worlds Greatest Mechanic
One of the most vital parts of survival in the wasteland is keeping your weapons tidy. This means using duplicate weapons as repair material. This can get tricky with rarer weapons that don’t drop as often and are harder to maintain.
The Jury Rigging perk makes fixing your weapon easier. Rather than needing duplicates, it allows you to use any weapon for repairs as long as they’re at least the same type. Suddenly, even the most common weapons dropped by enemies become excellent material for repairs.
1Grim Reaper’s Sprint - Fallout 3
Fallout’s Most Broken Perk
Grim Reapers Sprint is one of the best perks you can get in Fallout 3. So good in fact, it got nerfed in later titles. Every time you get a kill, your VATS will replenish. This leads to one of the best exploits in any Fallout game.
Getting your damage output high enough can start a gameplay loop giving you infinite VATS. Use Vats to land headshots without taking damage. When you get the kill, your VATS replenish, allowing you to demolish whole groups of enemies without breaking a sweat.
