Kingdom Come Deliverance 2’s playstyle can be made easy by choosing the right perks. Perks are divided into two categories, Main Stats Perks and Secondary Perks. Once you level up individual skills, you will unlock the ability to choose between different perks.
Remember that you can reset your perks any time in the game by drinking the Lethean Water potion, but keep your skills on the same level. This guide discusses some of the best perks you need to unlock in Kingdom Come Deliverance 2.
9. Martin’s Heritage
| Perk | Category | Level | Effect |
| Martin’s Heritage | Main | 10 | Improves sword fighting, crafting, and survival skills |
Belonging to the main level perks category, Martin’s Heritage improves sword fighting, crafting, and survival skills. Additionally, your gained experience will be 10% higher. Remember that if you want to get benefit from sword-fighting skills, better to use one of your best swords as your choice of main weapon.
8. Hard-Working Lad
| Perk | Category | Level | Effect |
| Hard-Working Lad | Strength | 6 | Carried weight is halved, and carrying capacity is increased 8 times |
To reduce stamina further, get the Hard-Working Lad perk as it reduces the carried weight, even if it’s a sack or a dead body, the weight is counted as half. This makes it easier to carry out weight without costing extra stamina.
One thing to note about this perk is that you have to boost this perk in the early game so you can pick up more loot and farm money quickly.
7. Driven by Vengeance
| Perk | Category | Level | Effect |
| Driven by Vengeance | Main | 8 | Quick stamina recovery and attack damage gained after killing an enemy |
Driven by vengeance is another fantastic main level perk, which gives you 10% increased attack damage and quicker stamina recovery after killing an opponent in close combat. The effect of this perk lasts 30 seconds.
Most of the time in the game, you will be fighting against more than one enemy, so having this perk trigger after you take one down will get you extra damage and stamina recovery, which is important in combat. One plus point of this perk is that you can get it in the early game.
6. Train Hard, Fight Easy I and II
| Perk | Category | Level | Effect |
| Train Hard, Fight Easy I | Strength | 6 | Reduced strength by 2 for all weapons |
| Train Hard, Fight Easy II | 10 | Reduced strength by 5 for all weapons |
Train hard, fight easy, and overcome the strength issue that comes with wielding some pieces of equipment in the early game. This perk reduces the strength requirement for all weapons for you, but note that the damage would be equivalent to your strength. This means, the more strength you have, the more damage you will be able to inflict on enemies.
This perk is perfect for the early game as it allows you to wield higher strength requirement weapons, and as your strength goes higher, you will be able to do more damage. Therefore, we recommend getting Train Hard, Fight Easy I and II as soon as you can.
5. Deft Hands I and II
| Perk | Category | Level | Effect |
| Deft Hands | Agility | 6 | Reduced agility by 2 for all weapons |
| Deft Hands II | 10 | Reduced agility by 5 for all weapons |
Deft hands is one of the best perks in KCD 2 that reduces the required agility for all weapons, allowing you to do damage without losing stamina even when you’ve maxed out agility. Getting this perk in the early game is helpful even when you have low stats.
4. Next to Godliness
| Perk | Category | Level | Effect |
| Next to Godliness | Vitality | 10 | Washing at a tub or pier will heal your health by 10 points, and if you go to bed clean, it will heal you 25% faster. |
Healing is important in KCD 2, and one way of healing is by staying clean. The Next to Godliness heals your health by 10 points if you clean yourself in the tub or the pier, and if you sleep after that, your health will regenerate 25 times faster.
Tip: If you have multiple dirty outfits, wash yourself in one of them, then put on the second one and wash yourself again to regain 20 points of health.
3. Jack of All Trades
| Perk | Category | Level | Effect |
| Jack of All Trades | Speech | 10 | You get a +2 bonus to skill checks and gain more experience from them. |
Jack of all trades is a great speech perk that gives you a bonus of +2 to skill checks, and you also get twice the amount of experience from the skills during interactions. This means you can level skills faster and be more convincing during dialogues.
2. Hardened Veteran
| Perk | Category | Level | Effect |
| Hardened Veteran | Warfare | 8 | Stamina regenerates 10% faster in combat |
Hardened Veteran I and II help regenerate stamina during combat. This is useful as every move in combat requires stamina, including blocking, attacking, dodging, and even trying combos require stamina; this perk lets you stand in battle without running out of stamina.
1. Locksmith
| Perk | Category | Level | Effect |
| Locksmith | Craftsmanship | 12 | Your thievery skills are 3 times higher when picking locks, and you will be able to make use of scrap iron. |
Locksmithing is one of the best secondary perks in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 that increases your thievery skills by 3 times using experience gained from blacksmithing. You will also be able to craft a bonus lockpicking while forging something.
