Perks are a form of progression in Far Cry 5 and Far Cry New Dawn. Unlocking perks determines the type of playstyles that are available to their character. To unlock a perk, players must earn and spend Perk Points. Perk Points can be earned through completion of missions, special events, and the finding of special items including Perk Magazines. In Far Cry New Dawn one also receives 1 Perk Point for liberating hostages.
Far Cry 5[]
In Far Cry 5, Perks come in five categories. Those categories are:
- Survivalist - Increases player's heath and defense. Also increases rewards from plants and animals.
- Renegade - Increases proficiency in heavy arms, travel, and repair.
- Assassin - Increases the players proficiency in melee combat, stealth, and lockpicking.
- Prepper - Allows the player to carry more ammunition or weapons.
- Leader - Provides perks for Guns/Fangs for Hire.
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Human Fish | Survivalist | 1 | You can swim faster and hold your breath under water longer. Also works in arcade. |
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Fisher King | Survivalist | 4 | Fish will tire more quickly. Also unlockes new types of flies in the Fishing Rod slot of the utility wheel, for catching heavier fish. |
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Repair Torch | Survivalist | 5 | The Repair Torch is added to your utility wheel. Use it to open safes or to repair vehicles. |
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King of the Jungle | Survivalist | 6 | Reduced animal attack damage. Predators (except Judges) prioritize nearby enemies over you. Prey animals flee less from you. Also works in Arcade. |
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Black Market | Survivalist | 6 | Craftable remote explosives. proximity explosives. molotovs. pipe bombs, sticky upgrades and special ammo are now available to buy at all shops. |
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Harvest Master | Survivalist | 8 | Double your loot reward from plants and animals. |
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Health Boost 1 | Survivalist | 6 | Your maximum health is increased to 150%. |
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Health Boost 2 | Survivalist | 7 | Your maximum health is increased to 200%. Health Boost 1 required. |
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Health Boost 3 | Survivalist | 8 | Your maximum health is increased to 250%. Health Boost 1 and 2 required. |
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Health Boost 4 | Survivalist | 9 | Your maximum health is increased to 300%. Previous Health booth ranks required. |
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Parachute | Renegade | 1 | Unlocks the parachute. Deploy by holding down (spacebar PC) while you are falling. |
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Wingsuit | Renegade | 4 | Unlocks the wingsuit. Use it by pressing (Shift PC) and switch between parachute and wingsuit in mid-flight allowing you to cover more distance. |
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Airdrop | Renegade | 10 | Unlocks the option to arrive by air drop when you fast travel to a location. |
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Vehicle Buster | Renegade | 7 | Bullets will do more damage to vehicles. Works best with armor piercing ammo. So let •em have it! Also works in Arcade. |
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Weapons Pro | Renegade | 6 | Reload. aim, and switch SMGs and shotguns faster. Sway and bullet spread are reduced. Also works in Arcade. |
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Heavy Weapons Mastery | Renegade | 6 | Reload. aim and switch LMGs. launchers and the flamethrower faster. Sway and bullet spread are reduced. Also works in Arcade. |
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Auto Repair | Renegade | 6 | All vehicles you drive will automatically repair themselves. Also works in Arcade. |
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Rifle Mastery | Renegade | 7 | Reload. aim, and switch rifles and sniper rifles faster. Sway and bullet spread are reduced. Also works in Arcade. |
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Saboteur | Renegade | 7 | Approach a vehicle's hood and hold ('E' PC) to set it on fire and make it explode 10 seconds later. Also works in Arcade. |
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Booby Trap | Renegade | 7 | Approach a vehicle's hood and hold (CTRL PC) to make it explode on the next collision. Also works in Arcade. |
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Grapple | Assassin | 1 | Unlocks the Grapple Hook. Deploy by holding down ('E' PC?) while you are looking at a grapple point. |
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Nimble Fingers | Assassin | 4 | It is now quicker to craft items. sabotage or booby trap vehicles. disable alarms. and open safes. Also works in Arcade. |
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Sneaky Sprint | Assassin | 4 | Move much faster while still staying crouched. Also works in Arcade. |
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Master Blaster | Assassin | 5 | The amount of components needed to craft remote and proximity explosives is reduced by 50%. |
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Takedown Mastery | Assassin | 6 | Unlocks chain, melee throw and sidearm takedowns. Takedown range increased. |
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Primal Mastery | Assassin | 6 | You can reload, aim, and switch bows and slingshots faster. Also works in Arcade. |
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Close Combat Mastery | Assassin | 6 | Melee weapons are more sturdy. Reload. aim. and switch handguns and melee weapons faster. Sway and bullet spread are reduced. Also works in Arcade. |
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Locksmith | Assassin | 6 | Stealthily lockpick safes and doors that do not requires a key card with ('E' PC). |
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Throwback | Assassin | 7 | Throw back incoming projectiles like grenades or dynamite when you see (MMB PC). Also works in Arcade. |
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Ghost | Assassin | 7 | You make less noise when walking. sprinting. and landing. Falling damage is also reduced. Also works in Arcade. |
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Close Combat Gear Bag | Prepper | 1 | Carry more handgun ammo and melee weapons. Also works in Arcade.
Max Handgun ammo increased to 80. Max Melee Weapons increased to 9 of each. |
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Journey Pack | Prepper | 7 | Carry more items in your inventory, including up to 5 medkits. Also works in Arcade. |
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Tactical Ammo Bag | Prepper | 8 | Carry more SMG and shotgun ammo. Also works in Arcade.
Max SMG ammo increased to 216. Max Shotgun ammo increased to 55. |
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Quiver | Prepper | 8 | Carry more normal, incendiary, and explosive arrows. Also works in arcade.
Max Normal Arrows increased from 13 to 25. Max Special Arrows increased from 5 to 8 of each. |
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Rifle Ammo Bag | Prepper | 9 | Carry more rifle and .50cal ammo. Also works in Arcade.
Max Rifle ammo increased from 150 to 270. Max .50cal ammo increased from 10 to 25. |
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Throwables Bag | Prepper | 9 | Carry more explosives, throwing knives, and bait. Also works in Arcade. |
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Special Ammo Bag | Prepper | 9 | Carry more armor piercing.incendiary ammo and special rocket launcher ammo. Also works in Arcade. |
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Heavy Ammo Bag | Prepper | 9 |
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Additional Holster | Prepper | 8 | Carry a third weapon of any type in your weapon wheel. |
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Weapons Collector | Prepper | 9 | Carry a fourth weapon of any type in your weapon wheel. Requires Additional Holster perk. |
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Boomer | Leader | 4 | Boomer returns faster after being injured. |
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Sharky | Leader | 4 | Sharky returns faster after being injured. |
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Peaches | Leader | 4 | Peaches returns faster after being injured. |
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Jess | Leader | 4 | Jess returns faster after being injured. |
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Grace | Leader | 4 | Grace returns faster after being injured. |
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Hurk | Leader | 4 | Hurk returns faster after being injured. |
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Nick Rye | Leader | 4 | Nick Rye returns faster after being injured. |
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Adelaide | Leader | 4 | Adelaide returns faster after being injured. |
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Cheeseburger | Leader | 4 | Cheeseburger returns faster after being injured. |
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Leadership | Leader | 6 | Unlock an additional slot in your squad to let you play with two Guns for Hire in single player. (Requires 3 unique specialists hired) |
Far Cry New Dawn[]
In Far Cry New Dawn, there is a similar Perk-System as in Far Cry 5. Some Perks are upgradeable an indefinitely number of times, while others require another perk before they are acquirable. After the mission Joseph's Secret you gain 5 additional New Eden Perks.
Basic Perks[]
| Image | Name | Type | Cost | Description | Requires |
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Grapple | Basic Perk | 2 | Hold ("X" PC-Controller) to attach a grapple to a grapple point. Fall damage is reduced. | - |
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Repair Torch | Basic Perk | 3 | Adds the Repair Torch to the Weapon Wheel. Repairs vehicles, cracks open safes, and burns enemies. | - |
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Skydiver | Basic Perk | 3 | Press ("LS" PC-Controller) to use a wingsuit while falling. Fall damage is reduced. | - |
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Fishing Rod | Basic Perk | 2 | Adds a fishing rod to your Weapon Wheel. | - |
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Outdoor Enthusiast | Basic Perk | 7 | Prey won't flee as easily. Fish are easier to reel in once hooked. | Fishing Rod |
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Tactical Binoculars | Basic Perk | 4 | Press ("Cross up" PC-Controller) to equip binoculars to tag enemies more quickly, from greater distances, and in a wider radius. | - |
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Hotwire | Basic Perk | 4 | Automatically disables booby-traps on Highwaymen vehicles. | - |
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Mechanic | Basic Perk | 6 | Reduces weapon overheating on machine guns. When in a vehicle, it will slowly repair itself. | - |
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Lock Picking | Basic Perk | 6 | Hold ("X" PC-Controller) to pick locks on doors and safes. | - |
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Saboteur | Basic Perk | 8 | Hold ("X" PC-Controller) to explode vehicles after 10 seconds. Hold ("Y" PC-Controller) to explode vehicles when they hit an obstacle at high speeds. Hold ("Y" PC-Controller) to explode alarms and mounted weapons when used. | - |
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Covert | Basic Perk | 8 | Decreases noise level when moving. Increases movement speed when crouched. | - |
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Dexterity | Basic Perk | 7 | Accelerates reviving, consumables crafting, sabotage, disabling alarms, and opening safes and supply drops. Press ("RB" PC-Controller) to throw back incoming dynamite. | - |
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Locked and loaded | Basic Perk | 5 | Reload weapons while aiming smie-automatic handguns or sniper rifles. Press ("Y" PC-Controller) to switch to the last equipped weapon more quickly. | - |
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More Lung Capacity | Basic Perk | 2 | Increases hold breath duration while sniping and while under water. Increases sprint duration. | - |
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More Lung Capacity | Basic Perk w/Additional Ranks | 3 | Increases hold breath duration while sniping and while under water. Increases sprint duration. | Rank 1 |
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More Fist Damage | Basic Perk | 3 | Increases fist and kick damage. | - |
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More Fist Damage | Basic Perk w/Additional Ranks | 4 | Increases fist and kick damage. | Rank 1 |
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Advanced Takedowns | Basic Perk | 7 | Press ("RS" PC-Controller) to Takedown Rank II enemies. During a Takedown, press ("RT" PC-Controller) to throw melee weapons at a nearby enemy. | - |
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Expert Takedowns | Basic Perk | 8 | Press ("RS" PC-Controller) to Takedown Rank III enemies. During a Takedown, press ("LT" PC-Controller) and ("RT" PC-Controller) to shoot with your sidearm. | Advanced Takedowns |
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Master Takedowns | Basic Perk | 10 | Press ("RS" PC-Controller) to Takedown Elite enemies. During a Takedown, press ("LS" PC-Controller) to perform another takedown an an adjacent enemy. | - Expert Takedowns
- Prosperity Level 3 |
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Well-Armed | Basic Perk | 2 | Carry a third weapon. | - |
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Heavily Armed | Basic Perk | 4 | Carry a fourth weapon. | Well-Armed |
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More Medkits | Basic Perk | 3 | Increases carry amount for medkits | - |
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More Medkits | Basic Perk w/Additional Ranks | 4 | Increases carry amount for medkits | Rank 1 |
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More Melee Weapons | Basic Perk | 3 | Increases carry amount for Melee Weapons. | - |
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More Melee Weapons | Basic Perk w/Additional Ranks | 4 | Increases carry amount for Melee Weapons. | Rank 1 |
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More Throwables | Basic Perk | 3 | Increases carry amount for Explosives, Throwing Knives and Bait. | - |
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More Throwables | Basic Perk w/Additional Ranks | 4 | Increases carry amount for Explosives, Throwing Knives and Bait | Rank 1 |
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More Light Ammo | Basic Perk | 3 | Increases ammo carry amount for Handgun, Shotgun, SMG, Assault Rifle, Sniper Rifle, and Arrows. | - |
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More Light Ammo | Basic Perk w/Additional Ranks | 4 | Increases ammo carry amount for Handgun, Shotgun, SMG, Assault Rifle, Sniper Rifle, and Arrows. | Rank 1 |
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More Heavy Ammo | Basic Perk | 3 | Increases ammo carry amount for the LMG, RPG, Grenade Launcher, Flamethrower, and Saw Launcher. | - |
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More Heavy Ammo | Basic Perk w/Additional Ranks | 4 | Increases ammo carry amount for the LMG, RPG, Grenade Launcher, Flamethrower, and Saw Launcher. | Rank 1 |
New Eden Perks[]
After the mission Joseph's Secret 5 additional New Eden perks are available. Each of them offers unique and superhuman abilities. 2 require so called "Eden's Gift", a new game-mechanic, which is stylized as a yellow bar under the health bar. Activating them drains this bar and the perk ends once it it fully drained. The bar regenerates automatically, but additional perks can increase this.
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Leap of Faith | New Eden Perk | 7 | Press ("A" PC-Controller) while in mid-air for additional jump height | Joseph's Secret |
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Ghost | New Eden Perk | 7 | Hold ("B" PC-Controller) to temporarily become much harder to detect by humans. Consumes Eden's Gift | Joseph's Secret |
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Wrath | New Eden Perk | 8 | Hold ("RS" PC-Controller) to temporarily increase speed, melee damage, reduce damage taken, and be immune to knock-downs. Consumes Eden's Gift | Joseph's Secret |
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Eden's Touch | New Eden Perk | 8 | Takedowns replenish Eden's Gift and health, and loot victims automatically | Joseph's Secret |
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Eden's Gift | New Eden Perk | 8 | Increases the regeneration rate of Eden's Gift | Joseph's Secret |
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Eden's Gift | New Eden Perk w/Additional Ranks | 8 | Increases the regeneration rate of Eden's Gift | Joseph's Secret, Rank 1 |