Fallout 4 – All Perks Detail and How to Unlock

Luck Perks:

Level 01: Fortune Finder

Rank 1 – Requirements: LCK 1

• You find more Bottlecaps in containers.

Rank 2 – Requirements: Level 5, LCK 1

• You find even more Bottlecaps in containers.

Rank 3 – Requirements: Level 25, LCK 1

• You find even more Bottlecaps in containers.

Rank 4 – Requirements: Level 40, LCK 1

• You find even more Bottlecaps in containers, and there is a chance of enemies exploding in a shower of Caps when you kill them.

Level 02: Scrounger

Rank 1 – Requirements: LCK 2

• You find more ammunition in containers.

Rank 2 – Requirements: Level 7, LCK 2

• You find even more ammunition in containers.

Rank 3 – Requirements: Level 24, LCK 2

• You find even more ammunition in containers.

Rank 4 – Requirements: Level 37, LCK 2

• You find even more ammunition in containers.

Level 03: Bloody Mess

Rank 1 – Requirements: LCK 3

• The +5 percent bonus damage means enemies will sometimes explode into a gory red paste.

Rank 2 – Requirements: Level 9, LCK 3

• You now inflict +10 percent damage in combat

Rank 3 – Requirements: Level 31, LCK 3

• You now inflict +15 percent damage in combat

Rank 4 – Requirements: Level 47, LCK 3

• When an enemy explodes, nearby enemies may suffer the same fate.

Level 04: Mysterious Stranger

Rank 1 – Requirements: LCK 4

• The Mysterious Stranger will appear occasionally in V.A.T.S. to lend a hand, with deadly efficiency…

Rank 2 – Requirements: Level 22, LCK 4

• The Mysterious Stranger appears more often in V.A.T.S.

Rank 3 – Requirements: Level 41, LCK 4

• The Mysterious Stranger appears more often in V.A.T.S. When he kills an opponent, there is a chance your Critical meter gets filled.

Level 05: Idiot Savant

Rank 1 – Requirements: LCK 5

• Randomly receive 3x XP from any action, and the lower your Intelligence, the greater the chance.

Rank 2 – Requirements: Level 11, LCK 5

• You now randomly receive 5x XP from any action.

Rank 3 – Requirements: Level 34, LCK 5

• Randomly receiving bonus XP from any action may trigger 3x XP for all kills for a short period of time.

Level 06: Better Criticals

Rank 1 – Requirements: LCK 6

• Criticals do 50 percent more extra damage

Rank 2 – Requirements: Level 15, LCK 6

• Your criticals now do twice as much extra damage

Rank 3 – Requirements: Level 40, LCK 6

• Your criticals now do 2.5x as much extra damage.

Level 07: Critical Banker

Rank 1 – Requirements: LCK 7

• You can save a critical hit, to be used in V.A.T.S. when you need it the most.

Rank 2 – Requirements: Level 17, LCK 7

• You can now save 2 critical hits, to be used in V.A.T.S. when you need them the most.

Rank 3 – Requirements: Level 43, LCK 7

• You can now save 3 critical hits, to be used in V.A.T.S. when you need them the most. Banking a critical has a chance to save an additional critical.

Level 08: Grim Reaper’s Sprint

Rank 1 – Requirements: LCK 8

• Any kill in V.A.T.S. has a 15 percent chance to restore all Action Points.

Rank 2 – Requirements: Level 19, LCK 8

• Any kill in V.A.T.S. now has a 25 percent chance to restore all Action Points.

Rank 3 – Requirements: Level 46, LCK 8

• Any kill in V.A.T.S. now has a 35 percent chance to restore all Action Points and refill your Critical meter.

Level 09: Four Leaf Clover

Rank 1 – Requirements: LCK 9

• Each hit in V.A.T.S. has a chance of filling your Critical meter.

Rank 2 – Requirements: Level 13, LCK 9

• Each hit in V.A.T.S. now has an even better chance of filling your Critical meter.

Rank 3 – Requirements: Level 32, LCK 9

• Each hit in V.A.T.S. now has a very good chance of filling your Critical meter.

Rank 4 – Requirements: Level 48, LCK 9

• Each hit in V.A.T.S. now has an excellent chance of filling your Critical meter.

Level 10: Ricochet

Rank 1 – Requirements: LCK 10

• An enemy’s ranged attack will sometimes ricochet back and instantly kill them. The closer you are to death, the higher the chance.

Rank 2 – Requirements: Level 29, LCK 10

• There’s an increased chance that an enemy’s shot will ricochet back and kill them.

Rank 3 – Requirements: Level 50, LCK 10

• When an enemy’s shot ricochets back and kills them, there is a chance your Critical meter gets filled.

Other Perks

Lover’s Embrace

Requirements: Romancing one of your companions

• Earn +15 percent XP for a limited time. Romance is possible with Cait, Curie, Danse, Hancock, MacCready, Piper, and Preston.

Quiet Reflection

Requirements: Sitting on a pew inside the All Faiths Chapel in Diamond City and waiting for a moment.

• Spend some time reflecting on life’s experiences. Earn +5 percent XP for a limited time.

Well Rested

Requirements: Sleeping in a bed, usually after purchasing a bed for the night at a hotel such as the Dugout Inn (Diamond City) or Hotel Rexford (Goodneighbor)

• You had a great sleep and feel alert and invigorated! Earn +10 percent XP for a limited time.

Companion Perks

Berserk

• Requirements: Gain maximum affinity with Strong
• When below 25 {ad0b53be2d5c5d18a99e20ff09d5b2ab365deb4c843e9bf9a16eb8b27c6b832d} Health, you deal +20 percent more melee weapon damage

Cloak & Dagger

• Requirements: Gain maximum affinity with Deacon
• +40 {ad0b53be2d5c5d18a99e20ff09d5b2ab365deb4c843e9bf9a16eb8b27c6b832d} Stealth Boy duration and deal +20 percent more sneak attack damage

Close To Metal

• Requirements: Gain maximum affinity with Nick Valentine and complete Side Quest: “Long Time Coming”
• Oone extra guess and 50 {ad0b53be2d5c5d18a99e20ff09d5b2ab365deb4c843e9bf9a16eb8b27c6b832d} faster terminal cooldown when hacking

Combat Medic

• Requirements: Gain maximum affinity with Curie and complete Side Quest: “Emergent Behavior”
• You will heal 100 Hit Points if your Health falls below 10 percent, 1 time/day.

Gift Of Gab

• Requirements: Gain maximum affinity with Piper
• Receive 2x XP for speech challenges and discovering new locations

Isodoped

• Requirements: Gain maximum affinity with Hancock
• At 250 rads or higher you get criticals 20 {ad0b53be2d5c5d18a99e20ff09d5b2ab365deb4c843e9bf9a16eb8b27c6b832d} faster

Killshot

• Requirements: Gain maximum affinity with MacCready, and complete Side Quest: “Long Road Ahead”
• Headshot accuracy in V.A.T.S. is increased by 20{ad0b53be2d5c5d18a99e20ff09d5b2ab365deb4c843e9bf9a16eb8b27c6b832d}

Know Your Enemy

• Requirements: Gain maximum affinity with Paladin Danse
• Deal 20{ad0b53be2d5c5d18a99e20ff09d5b2ab365deb4c843e9bf9a16eb8b27c6b832d} more damage against Feral Ghouls, Super Mutants, and synths

Robot Sympathy

• Requirements: Gain maximum affinity with Codsworth
• Receive +10 Damage Resistances against robot energy weapons

Shield Harmonics

• Requirements: Gain maximum affinity with X6-88
• You will receive +20 Energy Resistance

Trigger Rush

• Requirements: Gain maximum affinity with Cait, and complete Side Quest: “Benign Intervention”
• Action Points regenerate faster if Health is below 25{ad0b53be2d5c5d18a99e20ff09d5b2ab365deb4c843e9bf9a16eb8b27c6b832d}

United We Stand

• Requirements: Gain maximum affinity with Preston Garvey
• Deal 20{ad0b53be2d5c5d18a99e20ff09d5b2ab365deb4c843e9bf9a16eb8b27c6b832d} more damage and gain +20 Damage Resistance when facing 3 or more enemies