Clinch Master

Henry has a 1/3rd higher chance of overpowering his opponent in a clinch.

Clinch occurs when you walk into an enemy during a fight, where both parties grapple against one another. Winning this interaction gives a free hit, so improving the odds prevents Henry from getting hurt and gives you an advantage.

Against All Odds

Gives you 20% greater Strength, Agility, Warfare, and Defense in fights where you are outnumbered.

Most of the fights in the game have you outnumbered. Therefore, this Perk is great to help you deal with the many enemies you'll come to face.

Tight Grip

Stamina Regeneration does not slow down in combat, even on a weapon's backswing.

All attack costs for Henry go down dramatically, giving you a faster refilling pool of Stamina. This allows you to perform more blocks in Kingdom Come: Deliverance when you are on the defensive.

Revenant

Health regenerates gradually during a fight.

Potions take minutes to work and Henry doesn't heal automatically, so having a way to constantly restore health can be crucial when you don't have much health, can't find a bed, or run out of healing potions.

Stronghold

Requires 2 Perk Points. Reduces Stamina consumption by 30%.

Similar to the Tight Grip Perk, this buff lets you block more and conserve Stamina.

Firm Grip

Requires 4 Perk Points. Causes enemies to lose 15% more Stamina each time they block Henry's attacks with a shield.

Helps to overwhelm nearly every enemy you face during the early parts of the game, where foes don't have much Stamina to begin with.

Stealth Kill

Allows you to kill from stealth when you have a dagger.

Gives Henry a way to kill enemies without starting combat, with a dagger only needed in your inventory instead of it being equipped.

First Aid

Bandages are 25% more effective. Healing skills can also be applied in dialogues.

The early stages of the game are the times when you have the least bandages, so improving them can help stave off Bleeding better at the start. This also gives Henry more dialogue options, unlocking new routes on various quests.

Tanner

Henry can now skin dead animals.

This historical lesson of Kingdome Come: Deliverance unlocks a system that can help complete many quests you couldn't finish before. Keep in mind that skins degrade over time and should be delivered quickly.

Witcher

Requires 3 Perk Points. Reduces the negative effects of alcohol.

Prevents you from becoming too addicted to alcohol and various potions you may have to drink in excessive amounts to heal Henry.

Easy Way Out

Speeds up time when Henry examines an NPC's inventory.

Reduces the chances of you being caught while pickpocketing and increases the number of items you can steal during the altered time.

Highborn/Lowborn

• Highborn - increases your Speech level by +3 when talking to nobles and the wealthy.
• Lowborn - increases your Speech level by +3 when talking to commoners.

Highborn

Although you spend the majority of the game dealing with commoners, the most difficult speech checks will most often occur with nobility. Therefore, although "Lowborn" might be used more often, "Highborn" may help Henry when he needs it the most.

Sprinter/Marathon Man

• Sprinter - Sprinting is 20% faster but costs 20% more Stamina.
• Marathon Man - Sprinting is 20% slower, but demands 20% less Stamina.

Sprinter

Even though "Marathon Man" might seem appealing to cover long distances before Henry gets a horse, "Sprinter" is still better as it can cover the same distance, faster.

Savage/Burgher

• Savage - Gain a +1 bonus to Strength, Agility, Vitality, and Speech when out in the wilds.
• Burgher - Gain the same bonuses when in towns and villages or their immediate vicinity.

Both Options

The bonus to "Speech" is very worthwhile around cities, where most NPCs are located, but it is in the wilds where most of the fighting will take place. Therefore, anyone focusing on speech checks should most likely choose "Burgher" and players aiming to become better in combat benefit the most from "Savage".

Racehorse/Heavy Duty Pony

• Racehorse - Your horse is faster, but it carries less weight.
• Heavy Duty Pony - Your horse can carry more, but it moves much slower.

Heavy Duty Pony

While "Racehorse" might be better on higher difficulties, "Heavy Duty Pony" allows you to carry more loot, giving you a way to make money fast in Kingdom Come: Deliverance​​​​​​.

Boar

Deplete an opponent's Health and Stamina by bumping into them while Sprinting. This effect increases if your armor is heavier than theirs.

This effect is often unreliable and rarely works as it is described.

Sixth Sense

Your sixth sense will warn you if someone is going to catch you in the middle of pickpocketing, giving you more time to escape.

This Perk just alerts Henry that he has been spotted pickpocketing. This does give you more time to escape, but it doesn't prevent you from being caught and rather gives you a couple of seconds to leave a crime scene.

Four-Hit Combos

Weapons now have combos that require four hits to trigger.

Long combos are much easier to break by enemies who can skillfully parry or riposte to instantly break the string of attacks.

Drinking Habit

Under the influence of alcohol, your hand will shake 25% less and your Bow skill is higher by +2.

When sober, your hand shakes 25% more. Maintaining the balance of drunkenness for this bonus can be very difficult, especially if you are trying to do complex tasks while under the influence.

Dreadful

Foes will more likely flee from combat with you. The ones who do fight will be less determined.

Enemies that flee can't be looted and chasing them down can be quite a hustle. Some encounters can also be broken from this Perk, causing enemies to flee before a fight even starts.