[Top 10] Fallout 4 Best Perks You Should Use

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04 Oct 2021

Fallout 4 is one of the greatest RPGs in recent years mainly due to the amount of content it has and for the fun gameplay. While the story and quests are engaging and diverse by themselves, The world of Fallout 4 is harsh and unpredictable and hence, makes it a great environment for players to dive into. It is filled with the unknown and to traverse the Wasteland you need a special set of perks to survive. Each perk is unique and will help you in your survival. That is why we’ve nailed down a list of the top 10 best perks in the game! Let’s get started!

10 . Local Leader

First, we have the Local Leader perk. With the help of this perk, you can gather resources easily without putting a lot of effort, and is essential if you’re into settlement building. The first rank allows you to establish supply lines between settlements. The second rank allows you to build stores. The stores will generate income and you will receive a cut from it. It’s a great perk to get free caps in a short while.

Why it is great:

Resources are easily available between settlements
Stores can be built to generate income and buy items
Great for getting caps

Details:

Total ranks: 2
Charisma-6 is mandatory for all ranks
Requirements:
Rank 1: Charisma 6
Rank 2: Level 14

9 . Strong Back

With the help of the Strong Back perk, you can carry additional resources in your inventory in Rank 1 and 2. It is a necessary perk if you like to travel alone or your companion doesn’t have enough space in their inventory. You can also use Action Points to run when over-encumbered and fast travel in Rank 3 and 4 respectively.

Why it is great:

Helps in carrying more weight
Important in higher levels
AP can be used to run with this perk when over-encumbered

Details:

Total ranks:5
Strength-6 is mandatory for all the ranks
Requirements:
Rank 1: Strength-6
Rank 2: Level 10
Rank 3: Level 20
Rank 4: Level 30
Rank 5: Level 40

8 . Scrounger

With the Scrounger perk, you can find ammo in containers located throughout the Wasteland. Ammo is pretty hard to get by in the Commonwealth and with the help of this perk, it’ll make it a little bit easier. By upgrading this perk your chance of getting ammo rises up. And, with the help of this perk, you don’t need to purchase ammo a lot.

Why it is great:

Helps in finding ammo in containers
Helps in saving caps
Ammo of various weapons can be found

Details:

Total Ranks- 4
Luck-2 is mandatory for all the ranks
Requirements:
Rank 1: Luck 2
Rank 2: Level 7
Rank 3: Level 24
Rank 4: Level 37

7 . Fortune Finder

Caps are the currency of the Wasteland and with the help of the Fortune Finder perk, you can get the chance of finding caps in different containers and boxes. It is really useful throughout the whole game because caps run out really quickly. Upgrading this perk can give you a high amount of caps too.

Why it is great:

Helps in finding caps in containers
Upgrading the perk will result in more caps
Useful throughout the whole game

Details:

Total Ranks-4
Luck 1 is mandatory for all ranks
Requirements:
Rank 1: Luck 1
Rank 2: Level 5
Rank3: Level 25
Rank 4: Level 40

6 . Lone Wanderer

The Lone Wanderer perks explain itself by its name. When traveling without any companions, your damage resistance will increase along with extra carry weight and Action Points. These are essential if you find traveling with companions a bit of a hassle.

Why it is great:

Useful when traveling without companions
Increases damage resistance
Increases carry weight and Action Points

Details:

Total Ranks-4, Rank 4 only accessible via Far Harbor DLC
Charisma 3 is mandatory for all ranks
Requirements:
Rank 1: Charisma 3
Rank 2: Level 17
Rank 3: Level 40
Rank 4: Level 50

5 . Hacker

Fallout 4 is filled with pre-war terminals which are gateways to many secrets and treasures. With the Hacker perk, you can acquire skills to unlock different terminals. The higher the perk rank, the more high-level terminals you can unlock.

Why it is great:

Needed for hacking terminals
Essential for some main and side quests
Access to rare resources sometimes

Details:

Total Ranks-4
Intelligence 4 is mandatory for all ranks
Requirements:
Rank 1: Intelligence 4
Rank 2: Level 9
Rank 3: Level 21
Rank 4: Level 33

4 . Blacksmith

With the Blacksmith perk, you can attach mods to your melee weapons to make them very powerful and devastating. Each mod is different for every melee weapon and does various levels of damage so acquiring this perk is definitely useful if you use melee weapons most of the time.

Why it is great:

Used in crafting mods for melee weapons
Helps in upgrading stats for the weapons
Useful in melee only builds

Details:

Total Ranks- 3
Strength 4 is mandatory for all ranks
Requirements:
Rank 1: Strength 4
Rank 2: Level 16
Rank 3: level 29

3 . Armorer

The Armorer is essential if you want to fully protect yourself from all the danger in the Wasteland. The perk helps in creating essential mods for all kinds of armor. Power armor mods can also be acquired with the help of this perk.

Why it is great:

Helps in creating armor mods
Power armor mods are created with this perk
Useful throughout the game

Details:

Total Ranks- 4
Strength 3 is mandatory for all ranks
Requirements:
Level 1: Strength 3
Level 2: Level 13
Level 3: Level 25
Level 4: Strength 39

2 . Rifleman

The Rifleman perk helps in increasing the amount of damage done from various ballistic and energy weapons in the game. This perk should always be upgraded when unlocked because it is really useful against high-level enemies. It helps in increasing damage with every rank and also may result in crippling damage to the enemies.

Why it is great:

Increases damage from non-automatic rifles
Ignores target armor while attacking
Chance of crippling enemies

Details:

Total Ranks- 5
Perception 2 is mandatory for all ranks
Requirements:
Rank 1: Perception 2
Rank 2: Level 9
Rank 3: Level 18
Rank 4: Level 31
Rank 4: Level 46

1 . Gun Nut

Finally, we have the Gun Nut perk which is essential for creating high-level weapon mods and various defense items for settlements. The better the mods, the faster the enemies go down and with the help of this perk you can achieve that. Turrets can also be upgraded in your settlements so that enemies don’t raid them easily.

Why it is great:

Used to make high-level weapon mods
Defense items can be created with this perk
High-level mods are essential throughout the game

Details:

Total Ranks- 4
Intelligence 3 is mandatory for all ranks
Requirements:
Rank 1: Intelligence 3
Rank 2: Level 13
Rank 3: Level 25
Rank 4: Level 39

And that is all fellow Wastelanders! Acquire the perks mentioned above you’ll surely be able to traverse the Wasteland a little bit easier. Have fun and don’t forget War. War never changes.