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Fallout 4 (FO4)
Best Perks Tier List
This is a list of the best perks in Fallout 4. Read on for a perks tier list and for the top 10 best perks in Fallout 4!
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| Perk Chart | Best Perks Tier List | Perk IDs |
List of Contents
Fallout 4 Best Perks Tier List
Overall Perks Tier List
| Tier | Perks |
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 S Tier |
・Strong Back (Strength 6) ・Rifleman (Agility 2) ・Concentrated Fire (Agility 10) ・Toughness (Endurance 1) ・Life Giver (Endurance 3) ・Inspirational (Charisma 8) ・Medic (Intelligence 2) ・Gunslinger (Agility 1) ・Action Boy / Action Girl (Agility 5) ・Grim Reaper's Sprint (Luck 8) |
 A Tier |
・Scrounger (Luck 2) ・Big Leagues (Strength 2) ・Cap Collector (Charisma 1) ・Intimidation (Intelligence 10) ・Wasteland Whisperer (Charisma 9) ・Armorer (Strength 3) ・Steady Aim (Strength 7) ・Locksmith (Perception 4) ・Pickpocket (Perception 1) ・Demolition Expert (Perception 5) ・Night Person (Perception 6) ・Penetrator (Perception 9) ・Adamantium Skeleton (Endurance 7) ・Solar Powered (Endurance 10) ・Lone Wanderer (Charisma 3) ・Local Leader (Charisma 6) ・Robotics Expert (Intelligence 8) ・Gun Nut (Intelligence 3) ・Nerd Rage (Intelligence 10) ・Science! (Intelligence 6) ・Chemist (Intelligence 7) ・Sneak (Agility 3) ・Ninja (Agility 7) ・Commando (Agility 2) ・Moving Target (Agility 6) ・Quick Hands (Agility 8) ・Gun-Fu (Agility 10) ・Blitz (Agility 9) ・Better Criticals (Luck 6) ・Critical Banker (Luck 7) ・Mysterious Stranger (Luck 4) ・Bloody Mess (Luck 3) |
 B Tier |
・Four Leaf Clover (Luck 9)
・Blacksmith (Strength 4) ・Chem Resistant (Endurance 4) ・Basher (Strength 8) ・Iron Fist (Strength 1) ・Heavy Gunner (Strength 5) ・Rooted (Strength 9) ・Black Widow (Charisma 2) ・Sniper (Perception 8) ・Party Boy / Party Girl (Charisma 7) ・Aqua Boy / Aqua Girl (Endurance 5) ・Nuclear Physicist (Intelligence 9) ・Hacker (Intelligence 4) ・Scrapper (Intelligence 5) ・Fortune Finder (Luck 1) ・Ricochet (Luck 10) |
 C Tier |
・Pain Train (Strength 10) ・Refractor (Perception 7) ・Awareness (Perception 3) ・Rad Resistant (Endurance 6) ・Lead Belly (Endurance 2) ・Cannibal (Endurance 8) ・Ghoulish (Endurance 9) ・Attack Dog (Charisma 4) ・Lady Killer (Charisma 2) ・Animal Friend (Charisma 5) ・V.A.N.S. (Intelligence 1) ・Mister Sandman (Agility 4) ・Idiot Savant (Luck 5) |
Best Perks Tier List Criteria
| ① Usefulness of Perks
The perks in the list are rated mostly on how useful and how often you can benefit from them. Perks with powerful effects and is commonly active will have a better ranking on the list. |
| ② Effect Conditions or Requirements Needed The conditions or requirements can also affect how the perk works in the game, which affects how they are listed in the ranking. Perks with fewer requirements will have more value and better ranking on the list. |
Fallout 4 Perks Ranked
1. Life Giver
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| Unlock Req. | Base Perk unlocks at Endurance 3. |
| Simplified Effect | Increases maximum health and gives regenerative ability at max rank. |
Life Giver increases your maximum health and gains the ability to regenerate health at max rank. It's great for both veteran and beginner players as you can't go wrong with having extra health, especially when playing on higher difficulties.
Life Giver Perk - Is It Worth It?
2. Strong Back
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| Unlock Req. | Base Perk unlocks at Strength 6. |
| Simplified Effect | Increase carry weight and allows fast-traveling and running while overburdened or encumbered. |
You can easily get encumbered as there are a lot of items you can loot in Fallout 4. Strong Back will increase your carry weight limit, increasing the items you can carry in one go!
Strong Back Perk - Is It Worth It?
3. Rifleman
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| Unlock Req. | Base Perk unlocks at Perception 2. |
| Simplified Effect | Increases damage of nonautomatic rifles and ignore a certain percentage of armor |
Rifleman gives bonus damage and some penetration power to nonautomatic rifles. Rifles are one of the best and most used weapon in the game due to their range and damage.
Rifleman Perk - Is It Worth It?
4. Toughness
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| Unlock Req. | Base Perk unlocks at Endurance 1. |
| Simplified Effect | Instantly gain damage resistance. |
Toughness will increase your defense as it can provide damage resistance. It will make you take more hits and resist deadly attacks from stronger enemies.
Toughness Perk - Is It Worth It?
5. Action Boy / Action Girl
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| Unlock Req. | Base Perk unlocks at Agility 5. |
| Simplified Effect | Regenerate Action Points (AP) faster. |
Action Boy or Action Girl will allow you to recover Action Points (AP) faster than usual. It is specifically good for players who always use V.A.T.S. in combat, as they can constantly use it without waiting for their Action Points to replenish.
Action Boy / Action Girl Perk - Is It Worth It?
6. Medic
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| Unlock Req. | Base Perk unlocks at Intelligence 2. |
| Simplified Effect | Increases the effects of Stimpaks and RadAway. |
Medic increases the effectiveness of Stimpaks and RadAway. Stimpaks can heal you more, while RadAway can remove a larger amount of radiation damage on you.
7. Concentrated Fire
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| Unlock Req. | Base Perk unlocks at Perception 10. |
| Simplified Effect | Increases the accuracy and damage dealt using V.A.T.S.. |
Concentrated Fire will provide bonus accuracy and damage when hitting the same body part in V.A.T.S. mode. You will benefit from this perk greatly as there will be a lot of times where you will use V.A.T.S.
Concentrated Fire Perk - Is It Worth It?
8. Inspirational
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| Unlock Req. | Base Perk unlocks at Charisma 8. |
| Simplified Effect | Boosts the damage of your companion, increase their damage resistance, and adds more to their carry weight. |
Inspirational will boost the damage, damage resistance, and carry weight limit of your Companions. Unlock and upgrade this perk if you always go out with a companion.
Inspirational Perk - Is It Worth It?
9. Gunslinger
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| Unlock Req. | Base Perk unlocks at Agility 1. |
| Simplified Effect | Increases the damage and range of nonautomatic pistols. |
Gunslinger increases the overall damage and range of nonautomatic pistols. Pistols can deal decent damage, and they can be your first option when battling enemies. You can benefit from this perk even after progressing far in the game.
Gunslinger Perk - Is It Worth It?
10. Grim Reaper's Sprint
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| Unlock Req. | Base Perk unlocks at Luck 8. |
| Simplified Effect | Gives the ability recover all Action Points (AP) for each kill in V.A.T.S. |
Grim Reaper's Sprint gives a small chance to replenish all Action Points for each kill in V.A.T.S. mode. This perk will allow you to use V.A.T.S. continuously, assuming you always get the kill!
Grim Reaper's Sprint Perk - Is It Worth It?
Fallout 4 Related Guides
All Perks Guide
| Best Perks Tier List | Strength |
| Perception | Endurance |
| Charisma | Intelligence |
| Agility | Luck |
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