Mastering the Art of Character Building in Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's vast open world and customizable Henry offer unparalleled freedom, but also present a daunting array of choices. This guide highlights the most impactful perks to prioritize early in your playthrough. Note that while many build styles are viable, these perks provide significant advantages regardless of your chosen path.
Essential Perks: A Balanced Approach
While you can tailor Henry to your preference (brute force warrior, charismatic diplomat, etc.), certain perks offer broad utility.
Main Level Perks:
- Opportunist & Charming Man: Maintaining a solid reputation is crucial. These perks mitigate reputation loss and amplify gains, respectively.
- Martin's/Radzig's Heritage: Choose based on your preferred skill focus. Martin's boosts Sword Fighting, Crafting, and Survival; Radzig's enhances Heavy Weapons, Shooting, and Scholarship.
- Good Natural: Enhances persuasion skills, facilitating smoother interactions.
- Blood of Siegfried & Heroic Vigour: Significant combat enhancements; increased armor rating and stamina per Vitality level.
Strength Perks:
Prioritize increased carrying capacity (Hard-Working Lad, Pack Mule, Strong as a Bull) for easier loot management, regardless of your playstyle. Heracles offers a bonus to Charisma for every 5 Strength levels, beneficial even for stealth builds.
Agility Perks:
These perks significantly impact combat and stealth:
- Creeping Phantom: Increased stealth movement speed.
- Finesse & Viper: Enhanced slashing and piercing damage, respectively, depending on your weapon preference.
Vitality Perks:
These perks improve the overall gameplay experience:
- Ascetic & Well-Dressed: Slows down nourishment depletion and dirt accumulation, reducing tedious chores.
- Marathon Runner & Diehard: Enhanced sprinting stamina and a second chance against fatal blows.
Speech Perks:
The Speech skill tree offers exceptionally powerful perks:
- Hustler: Facilitates selling stolen goods and provides Stealth/Thievery experience.
- Jack of All Trades: Provides a skill check bonus and doubled experience.
- Partner in Crime: Allows selling stolen goods without detection.
These perks synergize well with various playstyles, making thievery and persuasion significantly more effective.
This guide provides a solid foundation for your Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 adventure. Consult other resources, such as The Escapist, for further tips and strategies.
