Perk Information · PvME Field Guide

Introduction

This guide explains in detail perk choices and placements.

For a full list of perk combos and their positions on gear, check out Perks.

Entry Level Weapon Perks

Precise 6 + Eruptive 4

⬥ ~7.1% damage increase over no weapon perks at all. • Refer to this calculator to see effects of individual ranks. ⬥ Very cheap to obtain once Ancient Gizmos

are unlocked. ⬥ Don't have to worry about Aftershock

stacks when using switches. ⬥ Precise 6

on main hand to maximise damage while using • Flanking

/ Defender

/ Shield

switch.

Flanking 4

⬥ When a target is not facing you, this perk multiplies the damage of: • Impact

, Backhand

, Soul Strike

, and Binding Shot

by 2.6x. • Deep Impact

, Forceful Backhand

, and Tight Bindings

by 1.6x. ⬥ Removes the stun effect from the above mentioned abilities. ⬥ Relatively inexpensive perk with strong benefits, but requires a switch. ⬥ For more information on the angles from which Flanking

works, see Mechanics.

Planted Feet

⬥ Increases the duration of Sunshine

and Death's Swiftness

• From 30s (50 ticks) to 37.8s (63 ticks). ⬥ Usually used as one of the following: •

on a main hand weapon to preserve Aftershock stacks. • On a defender, optionally as a combo with a perk like Caroming 4

. • See !pf and !defender ⬥ Becomes obsolete once you unlock Greater Sunshine / Death's Swiftness

Advanced Weapon Perks

Precise 6 Aftershock 1

⬥ Precise 6

on main hand to maximise damage while using • Flanking

/ Defender

/ Shield

switch. ⬥ Aftershock 1

on main hand to prevent losing stacks when using a switch. ⬥ On 2H Weapons, different combos can be used instead such as: •

, or

if using another Aftershock combo (expensive).

Aftershock 4 Eruptive 2

⬥ Along with Precise 6 Aftershock 1

, is a: • ~9.6% DPM boost over no weapon perks. ⬥ This is effectively the same as having: • Precise 6

, Eruptive 2

, and Aftershock 4

simultaneously. ⬥ Cheaper to get than Precise 6 + Eruptive 2

in one gizmo.

Caroming 4 Eruptive 2

⬥ Hits 1 additional monster per rank of Caroming

• Synergistic with Greater Ricochet

and Greater Chain

. ⬥ For Ranged

setups with

• Can be camped alongside Precise 6 Aftershock 1

. ⬥ For Magic

setups with

• Can be combo-ed as a Planted Feet + Caroming 4

switch. • Or just used on its own as a switch.

Eruptive 4 Ruthless 3

⬥ Along with Precise 6 Aftershock 1

, is a: • ~8.3% DPM boost over no wep perks before accounting for Ruthless

. ⬥ Can be good at places where Ruthless

is effective, such as slayer. ⬥ Relatively cheap to obtain.

Lunging 4 X

⬥ Increases max hit of the following abilities by +80% on stationary targets: • Dismember

, Fragmentation Shot

, and Combust

⬥ Reduces the damage multiplier of walking these abilities from 2x to 1.5x. ⬥ Generally only used with melee as you cannot walk Dismember

. •

and

are better if walked without lunging.

Entry Level Armour Perks

Biting 3 + Impatient 4 (body armour)

⬥ Biting 3

gives a 6% chance of forcing a crit each hit. • ~3.8% damage increase on average (varies with other boosts). • Refer to this calculator to see effects of individual ranks. ⬥ Impatient 4

has a 36% chance to grant 3% more adren per basic ability. • On average this results in an increase of ~1% adrenaline per basic ability. • Stacks with Fury of the Small

relic. ⬥ Very cheap to obtain once Ancient Gizmos

are unlocked.

Crackling 4 (leg armour)

⬥ Crackling 4

deals 200% ability damage every 60 seconds. ⬥ Can easily be combo-ed with an auxiliary perk • Cheaper than some other combos involving perks like

. ⬥ Pairing with Enhanced Devoted

on legs can make armour switches cheaper, as legs tend to cost less than bodies.

Enhanced Devoted 4 (leg armour)

⬥ Enhanced Devoted 4

has a 18% chance per hit on you of activating a 3 second version of the Devotion

ability. ⬥ The effectiveness of this depends on the attack speed of a boss. ⬥ Assuming the correct overhead prayers, this works out to approximately: • 18% damage reduction against targets that attack less than once every 2.4s (4t). • 30.5% against targets that attack once every 2.4s (4t). ⬥ Takes priority over the normal Devoted

perk. • However the normal

perk can activate during the time

is active. • This calculator can be used to see exact differences in perk ranks.

Turtling 4

⬥ Turtling 4

increases the duration and cooldown of Barricade

by 40%. ⬥ This allows for Barricade

to last for 13.8s (23 ticks) • 17.4s (29 ticks) with the T2 Malletops perk

Advanced Armour Perks

Biting 4 X

⬥ Biting 4

gives a 8% chance of forcing a crit each hit. • ~5% damage increase on average (varies with other boosts). • Refer to this calculator to see effects of individual ranks. ⬥ Can be combo-ed with an auxiliary perk but is generally expensive: •

, etc

Relentless 5 Crackling 4

⬥ Relentless 5

gives a 5% chance to not consume adrenaline when using an ability that requires adrenaline. ⬥ Crackling 4

deals 200% ability damage every 60 seconds. ⬥ As

is expensive, and

is a perk useful in all situations putting both on your body armour allows you to use different augmented legs with different perk setups.

Impatient 4 Devoted 4

⬥ When not using Enhanced Devoted

, it is preferred to combo Impatient with Devoted. • However it can be comboed with many auxiliary perks situationally. ⬥

has a 12% chance per hit on you of activating a 3 second version of the Devotion

ability. ⬥ Damage reduction if praying correctly: • 12% against targets that attack less than once every 2.4s (4t). • 21.4% against targets that attack once every 2.4s (4t).

Invigorating 4 X

⬥ Invigorating 4

gives 20% increased adrenaline from auto attacks. ⬥ Can easily be combo-ed with an auxiliary perk. ⬥ Most impactful for Magic

and Necromancy

setups.

Lucky 6 X

⬥ Lucky 6

gives a 3% chance of reducing a hit to 1 damage. • Works on all damage except hard typeless, such as Araxxor's cleave. ⬥ This can be good for some end-game ranged setups utilising the ECB

since Lucky

will work even when Soulsplit

is active, unlike Devoted

/ Enhanced Devoted

. ⬥ Can be paired with an auxiliary perk like Absorbative

or Hoarding, etc.

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