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Perception
Fallout 76 S.P.E.C.I.A.L.
Perception is one of the 7 S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats in Fallout 76, allocated from 1 to 15 points as you level. Perception affects your awareness of nearby enemies, your ability to detect stealthy movement, and your weapon accuracy in V.A.T.S.
It has 37 Perception perks. Every equipped card spends Perception points, so the stat caps how many perks you can run at once. The legendary perk Legendary Perception raises it beyond your allocation, adding up to 5 Perception and 5 Perception perk points at its top rank.
Perception Builds
Level 300+
s8
p15
e4
c1
i7
a15
l6
Turtle's Raider Build
Low Health Energy weapon build
Level 300+
s10
p10
e9
c3
i4
a10
l10
Uniques and other metas
Fallout 76 build
Level 300+
s9
p10
e3
c4
i10
a10
l10
West Tek Grinder
Full Health Guerila/Gunslinger build
Level 300+
s9
p10
e7
c6
i4
a10
l10
Non PA
Commando Sniper build
Level 300+
s10
p10
e9
c4
i6
a10
l7
PA Shotgunner
Fallout 76 build
Level 300+
s12
p15
e5
c2
i5
a9
l8
Cryo-Gauss Shotgun Snapper (PA) by killervi
Shotgunner build
Level 300+
s10
p10
e8
c3
i6
a8
l11
Full HP Human
Fallout 76 build
Level 300+
s10
p10
e14
c3
i4
a9
l6
Human Commando
Fallout 76 build
Level 300+
s5
p15
e6
c6
i5
a8
l8
Commando
TS gauss rifle build
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builds
Perception Perks
Scales with Special (2)
Any weapon (5)
p.
Exterminator
Your attacks ignore 75% armor of any insect.
p.
Awareness
Gain more VATS accuracy based on your PER.
p.
Grenadier
Your explosives detonate with twice the radius.
p.
Glow Sight
Deal +60% damage to Glowing Enemies.
p.
Eye of the Hunter
Your vision grants you +30% accuracy in V.A.T.S. from a very long distance.
Ranged Weapons (10)
p.
Ground Pounder
Your small guns reload 30% faster and have 30% more hip fire accuracy.
p.
Scoped-up
Your scoped weapons have 50% more range when aiming.
p.
Center Masochist
+75% ranged damage when attacking the torso.
p.
Tank Killer
Your ranged weapons ignore 40% armor.
p.
Crack Shot
Small guns have 30% more range and 30% more accuracy when aiming down sights.
p.
Long Shot
Your scoped weapons have 30% more range and accuracy when aiming.
p.
Skeet Shooter
Your small guns have 45% better accuracy and spread.
p.
Hat Trick
Arrows and throwing weapons bounce towards three additional targets dealing 70% damage.
p.
Bow Before Me
Your bows and crossbows ignore 40% armor and have a 10% chance to stagger.
p.
Master Archer
Arrows and thrown melee weapons pierce targets.
Melee Weapons (1)
S.P.E.C.I.A.L. (1)
V.A.T.S. (3)
Resistances (2)
Loot (8)
p.
Picklock
Gain +1 lockpicking skill, and the lockpicking 'sweet spot' is 10% larger.
p.
Butcher's Bounty
80% chance to find extra meat from animal corpses.
p.
Picklock Expert
Gain +1 lockpicking skill, and the lockpicking 'sweet spot' is 10% larger.
p.
Picklock Master
Gain +1 lockpicking skill, and the lockpicking 'sweet spot' is 10% larger.
p.
Green Thumb
Reap twice as much when harvesting flora.
p.
Percepti-Bobble
You hear directional audio when in range of a Bobblehead.
p.
Pannapictagraphist
You hear directional audio when in range of a Magazine.
p.
Fortune Finder
You hear directional audio when in range of a Caps Stash.
Scopes (4)
Misc (7)
p.
Tormentor
You deal 20% more damage per crippled limb your target has.
p.
Down Ranger
You do +20% ranged damage to far enemies.
p.
Number Cruncher
Your weapons have 2% increased damage per AP cost.
p.
Night Eyes
Gain Night Vision while sneaking.
p.
Fast Fighter
Gain 50% of your bonus movement speed as reload speed.
p.
Deal Sealer
Deal +10% damage for each impairment your target has.
p.
Glowing Hunter
Traces of glowing blood now have a 50% chance to appear on animal corpses.