“Welcome to Perk Selection. On this screen you can choose which Perks to buy with your Perk Points.
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“You get a new Perk Point to spend every 2 levels. You can also acquire Perk Points through gameplay, such as by accepting a Flaw. Acquiring 5 new perks makes the next tier of perks available to you!
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Perks and Companion Perks are permanent buffs that are applied to the Stranger or Companion. They allow the player to customize the Stranger and the companions to fit the players playstyle.
A perk point is earned every even level for the Stranger (total of 18) and every five levels for companions (7). The stranger can also earn a perk point by accepting Flaws, which are permanent debuffs that affects the Stranger (max 3 for Normal, 4 for Hard, and 5 for SuperNova).
The Stranger has three tiers of perks with 14 perks per tier. The companions have five tiers with the first three tiers having 4 perks, one being companion exclusive and the remaining tiers have 3 perks each.
Stranger Perks[]
Tier 1[]
Tier 1 perks require 0 previous perks to be unlocked and cost 1 perk point.
| Icon | Name | Description | Effect | Game |
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Toughness | You've grown healthier in your time outside of stasis. | Base Health +50% | The Outer Worlds |
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Slow the World | Tactical Time Dilation lasts longer. Surely this is normal. | Tactical Time Dilation Meter Max +25% | The Outer Worlds |
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Lone Wolf | Sometimes you are the only person you can trust, and that's okay. You deal increased damage when adventuring alone. | Damage when alone in party +25% | The Outer Worlds |
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Strider | Years of Adrena-Time use have left a permanent pep in your step. | Walk Speed +25% | The Outer Worlds |
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Cheetah | They're not slow, you're just fast. | Sprint Speed +20% | The Outer Worlds |
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High Maintenance | You take better care of your weapons and armor than most people. | Weapon / Armor Durability Loss -25% | The Outer Worlds |
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Precision | After some unsanctioned adjustments, the Workbench's sight alignment tool is much more accurate. | Companion Crit Chance +15% | The Outer Worlds |
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The Negotiator | Being a shrewd negotiator may cost you some friends, but you make up for it in Bits. | Vendor Prices +20% | The Outer Worlds |
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Deadly Demonstrations | Your companions have a lot to teach you about killing. | XP from Companion kills +50% | The Outer Worlds |
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Traveler | You've become very efficient at transporting goods. Maybe you should have been born as a cargo hauler. | Fast Travel when Encumbered | The Outer Worlds |
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Quick and the Dead | Your Tactical Time Dilation meter recharges much faster. | Tactical Time Dilation Recharge Rate +50% | The Outer Worlds |
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Pack Mule | Increase your maximum Carrying Capacity. | Carrying Capacity +50kg | The Outer Worlds |
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A Few Bits More | Vendors and Vending Machines have additional Ammo, Consumables, and General items available. This effect will happen the next time a Vendor or Vending Machine restocks. | Additional Ammo stock on Vendors +100% Additional Consumable and General stock on Vendors +100% |
The Outer Worlds |
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Resilient | You have a base Armor Rating which adds to any armor you wear. | Base Armor Rating +5 | The Outer Worlds |
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Applied Science | Increase the magazine size of Science Weapons. | Science Weapon Magazine Size +25% | Peril on Gorgon |
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Nietzsche's Reward | You deal increased damage based on the number of Flaws you have. | Damage per Flaw +5% | Peril on Gorgon |
Tier 2[]
Tier 2 perks require 5 previous perks to be unlocked and cost 1 perk point.
| Icon | Name | Description | Effect | Game |
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Run and Gun | Reduce the penalties to Accuracy when moving. | Movement Penalty to Accuracy -65% | The Outer Worlds |
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The Reaper | Gain some Tactical Time Dilation meter when you kill an enemy. | TTD Restored per Kill +25% | The Outer Worlds |
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Weird Science | Increases damage dealt by Science Weapons. | Science Weapon Damage +50% | The Outer Worlds |
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Speed Demon | Increase your movement and action speed when Tactical Time Dilation is active. | Movement Speed during TTD +25% | The Outer Worlds |
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Scanner | While using Tactical Time Dilation, you deal increased Weak Spot damage. | Bonus to Extra Headshot/Weakspot Damage +20% | The Outer Worlds |
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The Collector | Increase the range at which all interactable objects around you highlight without requiring you to look directly at them. | Interactable Highlight Range +5m | The Outer Worlds |
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Snake Oil Salesman | You have a way of convincing Vendors to pay you more Bits than they should. | Vendor Buying Price +20%" | The Outer Worlds |
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We Band of Brothers | When you critically hit a target, you have a chance of immediately resetting the cooldown of a Companion Ability. | Chance to reset a Companion Ability cooldown on each Critical Hit + 25% | The Outer Worlds |
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Tag Team | Using a Companion Ability has a chance to reset the other Companion's Ability cooldown. | Chance to reset a Companion Ability cooldown when using the other Companion's Ability +25% | The Outer Worlds |
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Rolling Thunder | Killing an enemy reduces the remaining cooldown time of Companion Abilities. | Companion Ability Cooldowns for each of your kills - 20% | The Outer Worlds |
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Harvester | Restore some Health whenever you kill an enemy. | Health Restored per Kill +15% | The Outer Worlds |
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Hoarder | Significantly reduces the Weight of Consumables. | Consumable Weight -50% | The Outer Worlds |
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Pack of Pack Mules | Increase the Carrying Capacity bonus from your Companions. | Carrying Capacity Bonus from Companions +40kg | The Outer Worlds |
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Soliloquy | Bonus to Dialog Skills when you have no Companions in your party. | Dialog Skills +10 | The Outer Worlds |
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Assassin | Quiet weapons deal more damage. A weapon is considered Quiet if its Noise Range is 2.5m or less. | Quiet Weapon Damage +25% | Peril on Gorgon |
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Lone Master | While having no companions in the party, but still having some back on the ship, gain a bonus to all skills. Double the bonus if no companions have been recruited. | All skills +5, if no Companions in party All skills +10, if no Companions recruited |
Peril on Gorgon |
Tier 3[]
Tier 3 perks require 10 previous perks to be unlocked and cost 1 perk point.
| Icon | Name | Description | Effect | Game |
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Wild Science | Further increase the damage dealt by Science weapons (stacks with Weird Science). | Science Weapon Damage +50% | The Outer Worlds |
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Steady Hand | After killing an enemy, your Weapon Sway and Accuracy penalties while moving are reduced to zero for a short time. | Ranged Weapon Sway -100% Movement Penalty to Accuracy -100% |
The Outer Worlds |
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Confidence | There's something about blood and violence that helps you focus. That's not disturbing at all. | Your next attack after killing an enemy is a guaranteed Critical Hit. | The Outer Worlds |
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Armor Master | Increase the Armor Rating and Skill bonuses from any armor you wear. | Armor Rating Bonus +10% Skill Bonus +100% |
The Outer Worlds |
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Super Pack Mule | Further increase your maximum Carrying Capacity. | Carrying Capacity +100kg | The Outer Worlds |
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Tactical Master | When you activate Tactical Time Dilation, you continue to move at normal speed for a short time. This effect only occurs when your TTD meter is full at time of activation. | Movement Speed during TTD for 5s +70% | The Outer Worlds |
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Revenge | Whenever you are affected by a harmful Combat Effect, you deal increased Damage. | Damage +20% | The Outer Worlds |
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Last Stand | When you are at low Health, you deal increased damage. | Damage while under 25% Health +30% | The Outer Worlds |
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Boom, Headshot! | Headshot kills explode, damaging nearby enemies. | Headshot kills deal 25% of their damage to enemies within 2.5m | The Outer Worlds |
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Don't Go Dyin' On Me! | When you use the Inhaler, any downed Companions are revived with a small amount of Health. | Revive Companions to 25% Health Cooldown: 15m |
The Outer Worlds |
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Penetrating Shots | Your Ranged attacks reduce the target's Armor Rating by 1 point per hit. This effect lasts a short time, and can stack multiple times. | Ranged Attacks inflict -1 for 10s, and can stack up to -10 | The Outer Worlds |
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Thick Skin | All Area of Effect and Plasma damage dealt to you is reduced. | Area of Effect Damage Received -15% Plasma Damage Received -15% |
The Outer Worlds |
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Tit For Tat | A small amount of Melee damage you deal is returned as healing. | Melee Damage returned as Health +15% | The Outer Worlds |
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Solo Sneaker | Reduce the detection radius of enemies when you have no Companions in your party. | Detection Radius of Enemies -33% | The Outer Worlds |
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Improvisation Warrior | Improvised Weapons deal vastly more damage and degrade slower than usual. Tossball equipment is not considered improvised. | Improvised Weapon Damage +300% Improvised Weapon Degradation -75% |
Peril on Gorgon |
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Concentrated Fire | Any subsequent attack made on the same target while in TTD deals increased damage. This effect is cumulative. Leaving TTD resets the damage increase. | Damage per subsequent hit +10% | Peril on Gorgon |
Companion Perks[]
Tier 1[]
Tier 1 perks require 0 previous perks to be unlocked and cost 1 perk point.
| Icon | Name | Description | Effect | Companion | Game |
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Healthy | Increase this companion's maximum Health. | Base Health +30% | All | The Outer Worlds |
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Boisterous | Increase the amount of threat this companion generates when attacking enemies, making them more likely to attack this companion. | Threat Generated +30% | All | The Outer Worlds |
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Sneaky | Decrease the amount of threat this companion generates when attacking enemies, making them less likely to attack this companion. | Threat Generated -30% | All | The Outer Worlds |
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Bonus Support Medical | Increase your Medical skill when Ellie is in the party. | Medical +10 | Ellie | The Outer Worlds |
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Bonus Support Persuade | Increase your Persuade skill when Felix is in the party. | Persuade +10 | Felix | The Outer Worlds |
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Bonus Support Lie | Increase your Lie skill when Nyoka is in the party. | Lie +10 | Nyoka | The Outer Worlds |
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Bonus Support Engineering | Increase your Engineering skill when Parvati is in the party. | Engineering +10 | Parvati | The Outer Worlds |
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Bonus Support Hack | Increase your Hack skill when Max is in the party. | Hack +10 | Max | The Outer Worlds |
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Bonus Support Intimidate | Increase your Intimidate skill when SAM is in the party. | Intimidate +10 | SAM | The Outer Worlds |
Tier 2[]
Tier 2 perks require 1 previous perks to be unlocked and cost 1 perk point.
| Icon | Name | Description | Effect | Companion | Game |
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Fine Aim | Increase the damage dealt by this companion when using Ranged weapons. | Ranged Damage +10% | All | The Outer Worlds |
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Battle Hardened | Increase this companion's base Armor Rating. This effect stacks with any armor they wear. | Armor Rating +5 | All | The Outer Worlds |
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Heavy Handed | Increase the damage dealt by this companion when using Melee weapons. | Melee Damage +10% | All, except for SAM | The Outer Worlds |
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First Responder | Increase the amount of Health received from your Inhaler when Ellie is in the party. | Heal Amount granted by the Medical Inhaler +20% | Ellie | The Outer Worlds |
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Bootlickers! | Felix deals bonus damage to targets suffering from Cower. | Damage to Cowering Enemies +20% | Felix | The Outer Worlds |
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Hunter | Reduce how far the sound of your footsteps travel while Nyoka is in your party. | Radious of Footstep Sounds -20% | Nyoka | The Outer Worlds |
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Mod Finder | Increase your chance of looting Mods when Parvati is in the party. | Chance to extract Mods in the field +10% | Parvati | The Outer Worlds |
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Sermon | Increase the duration of your Dialog Combat Effects while Max is in the party. | Dialog Combat Effect Duration +20% | Max | The Outer Worlds |
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Cleaner | Reduce negative reputation for kills when SAM is in the party. | Negative Reputation per Kill -20% | SAM | The Outer Worlds |
Tier 3[]
Tier 3 perks require 2 previous perks to be unlocked and cost 1 perk point.
| Icon | Name | Description | Effect | Companion | Game |
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Spec Ops | Chance of immediately resetting this companion's Ability cooldown when they perform their Companion Ability. | Chance to Reset Ability Cooldown on Ability Use +20% | All | The Outer Worlds |
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Stonebreaker | Increase the damage dealt by this companion's Ability. | Companion Ability Damage +30% | All | The Outer Worlds |
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Jazz Hands | This companion swaps weapons and reloads much faster. | Equip Time - 30% Ranged Weapon Reload Speed + 30% |
All | The Outer Worlds |
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CPR | When Ellie is in the party, any damage that would kill you instead heals a small amount of health. This effect has a long cooldown. | Recover Health when fatallw wounded 25% Cooldown: 5m |
Ellie | The Outer Worlds |
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Rebellion | While Felix is in the party, you and your companions deal bonus damage to Corporate enemies. | Damage to Corporate Military + 20% | Felix | The Outer Worlds |
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Exterminator | Nyoka deals bonus damage to Creatures. | Damage to Creatures +20% | Nyoka | The Outer Worlds |
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Synchronicity | When Parvati performs her Ability, recharge some of your Tactical Time Dilation meter. | Tactical Time Dilation Meter + 25% | Parvati | The Outer Worlds |
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Mad Max | While Max is in your party, you and your companions deal bonus damage with Science weapons. | Science Weapon Damage + 20% | Max | The Outer Worlds |
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Bad Samaritan | SAM deals bonus damage to Automechanicals. | Damage to Automechanicals + 20% | SAM | The Outer Worlds |
Tier 4[]
Tier 4 perks require 3 previous perks to be unlocked and cost 1 perk point.
| Icon | Name | Description | Effect | Companion | Game |
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Echoing Thunder | Chance of immediately resetting this companion's Ability cooldown when they get a killing blow. | Chance to Reset Ability Cooldown on Kill +20% | All | The Outer Worlds |
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Shake it Off | Reduce the duration of harmful Status Effects on this companion. | Harmful Stats Effect Duration -30% | All | The Outer Worlds |
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Showtime | Increase the damage dealt by this companion for a short time after performing their Companion Ability. | Damage +25% for 5s | All | The Outer Worlds |
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Emergency Med Tech | Your Emergency Medical Inhaler heals you more when you are at low health | Healing from Inhaler when under 20% Health +50% | Ellie | Peril on Gorgon |
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This. Is. Tossball! | Felix deals increased damaged when using Tossball Weapons. | Tossball Weapon Damage +50% | Felix | Peril on Gorgon |
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Grand Exploration | While Nyoka is in the party, you gain increased experience from discovering new locations. | Location Discovery Experience +100% | Nyoka | Peril on Gorgon |
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Rust Bucket Resistance | While Parvati is in the Party, you and your companions take reduced damage from Automechanicals. | Automechanical Damage Received -20% | Parvati | Peril on Gorgon |
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Grand Justice | Max's Ability bypasses some of the target's Armor Rating | Trickshot ignores 50% Armor Rating | Max | Peril on Gorgon |
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Radiation Proofing | While SAM is in the party, you and your companions take reduced damage from N-Ray sources | N-ray Damage Received -20% | SAM | Peril on Gorgon |
Tier 5[]
Tier 5 perks require 4 previous perks to be unlocked and cost 1 perk point.
| Icon | Name | Description | Effect | Companion | Game |
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Long Winter | Combat Effects inflicted by this companion's Ability last longer. | Duration of Status Effects incflicted by Companion Abilities +20% | All | The Outer Worlds |
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Stand Your Ground | When this companion takes damage, they gain some Armor for a short time. This effect stacks up to 3 times. | Armor Rating +3 for 10s | All | The Outer Worlds |
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Second Wind | When this companion is downed during combat, they heal back some Health and continue fighting. This effect has a long cooldown. | Healed to 25% Health when downed Cooldown: 15m |
All | The Outer Worlds |
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Magic Bullets | Shots from Ellie's Ability ricochet to a second, nearby enemy | None | Ellie | Peril on Gorgon |
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Antagonistic Fury | Felix deals increased damage to anyone who has a Negative Reputation which you which is higher than their Positive Reputation. | Negative Faction Damage +20% | Felix | Peril on Gorgon |
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Cunning Strikes | When Nyoka is in the party, you deal increased Sneak Attack damage. | Sneak Attack Damage +20% | Nyoka | Peril on Gorgon |
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Chrono-Harmony | When Parvati kills and enemy, you regain some of your Tactical Time Dilation meter | Tactical Time Dilation Meter +25% | Parvati | Peril on Gorgon |
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Planned Intervention | If an enemy hits you, dropping you to low health, Max will taunt nerby enemies to focus their attacks on him instead. This only works if Max is already fighting, still conscious and able to be attacked by the enemy. | Max will taunt enemies within +20m when you drop below 25% Health | Max | Peril on Gorgon |
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Bedazzle Automechanicals | SAM's Ability always stuns Automechanicals. | Stun: Stuns the target, leaving them unable to act for a short time. | SAM | Peril on Gorgon |
Quest Perks[]
Quest perks are unlocked by completing the corresponding companion quest.
| Name | Description | Effect | Quest | Companion |
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| Beyond the Grave | Reduce the cost of bribing people. | Cost of Bribes -50% | The Low Crusade | Ellie |
| Self-Governed | Increase the damage you deal when fighting corporate enemies. | Post Armor Damage Dealt +50% | Friendship's Due | Felix |
| The Crew | Increase your critical hit chance when fighting creatures. | Critical Chance +10% | Star-crossed Troopers | Nyoka |
| Enchanted Evening | Food and drink effects last longer. | Food Effect Duration +25% Drink Effect Duration +25% |
Don't Bite The Sun | Parvati |
| Tuned In | Increase the duration of effects when taking drugs. | Drug Effect Duration +50% | The Empty Man | Max |
| Clean Sweep | Harmful Combat Effects on you have much shorter durations. | Harmful Status Effect Duration -25% | The Cleaning Machine | SAM |