Wasteland 3 skills
This page lists all skills in Wasteland 3. |
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Combat skills[edit | edit source]
Automatic Weapons[edit | edit source]
Makes you more effective with submachine guns and assault rifles. Recommended Attributes: Coordination, Awareness, Speed
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Challenge | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Assault Rifle hit chance | +3% | +6% | +9% | +12% | +15% | +18% | +21% | +24% | +27% | +30% |
SMG hit chance | +3% | +6% | +9% | +12% | +15% | +18% | +21% | +24% | +27% | +30% |
Perks | Puncturing Shot | Gopher Hunter | Spray N Pray | Reckless | Double Tap | Stormer | Trigger Happy |
Big Guns[edit | edit source]
Makes you more effective with heavy machine guns, flamethrowers, and other oversized weapons. Recommended Attributes: Awareness, Coordination, Strength
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Challenge | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
HMG hit chance | +3% | +6% | +9% | +12% | +15% | +18% | +21% | +24% | +27% | +30% |
Flamer hit chance | +3% | +6% | +9% | +12% | +15% | +18% | +21% | +24% | +27% | +30% |
Perks | Move Up! | Suppressing Fire | Terrorizer | Pressure Cooker | Steady Shot | Wide Spread |
Brawling[edit | edit source]
Makes you more effective with fist-based weapons. Brawlers start out weak but have great potential at high levels. Recommended Attributes: Coordination, Intelligence, Charisma
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Challenge | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Combat speed | +0.05 | +0.1 | +0.15 | +0.2 | +0.25 | +0.3 | +0.35 | +0.4 | +0.45 | +0.5 |
Brawling hit chance | +3% | +6% | +9% | +12% | +15% | +18% | +21% | +24% | +27% | +30% |
Perks | Shaolin Surprise | Extreme Combo | Deadly Combo | Flurry of Blows |
Melee Combat[edit | edit source]
Makes you more effective with bladed and blunt weapons. Recommended Attributes: Strength, Coordination, Speed
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Challenge | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Bladed weapon hit chance | +3% | +6% | +9% | +12% | +15% | +18% | +21% | +24% | +27% | +30% |
Blunt weapon hit chance | +3% | +6% | +9% | +12% | +15% | +18% | +21% | +24% | +27% | +30% |
Perks | Bleeding Strike | Stunning Blow | Striking Distance | Bloodsport | Hack 'N' Slash | Pursuit | Shrug It Off |
Small Arms[edit | edit source]
Makes you more effective with handguns and shotguns. Recommended Attributes: Coordination, Luck, Awareness
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Challenge | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Semi-auto pistol hit chance | +3% | +6% | +9% | +12% | +15% | +18% | +21% | +24% | +27% | +30% |
Revolver hit chance | +3% | +6% | +9% | +12% | +15% | +18% | +21% | +24% | +27% | +30% |
Pump shotgun hit chance | +3% | +6% | +9% | +12% | +15% | +18% | +21% | +24% | +27% | +30% |
Auto shotgun hit chance | +3% | +6% | +9% | +12% | +15% | +18% | +21% | +24% | +27% | +30% |
Perks | Shredder Shot | Opportunist | Trick Shot | Clear Cover | Draw! | Devastation | Counter-Offensive |
Sniper Rifles[edit | edit source]
Makes you more effective with sniper rifles. Recommended Attributes: Intelligence, Awareness, Luck
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Challenge | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Sniper rifle hit chance | +3% | +6% | +9% | +12% | +15% | +18% | +21% | +24% | +27% | +30% |
Perks | Mark Target | Masterful Precision | Concentration | Chain Ambush |
General skills[edit | edit source]
Animal Whisperer[edit | edit source]
Allows you to tame friendly animals to follow you, and temporarily tame hostile animals in combat (level 3 and above).
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Challenge | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Animal level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Animal companion damage | +5% | +10% | +15% | +20% | +25% | +30% | +35% | +40% | +45% | +50% |
Perks | Animal Training | Spirit Animal | Vengeful Bond |
Spirit Animal is a party perk (picked once, affects all animals from all companions).
Difficulty | Bonus | Location | Notes | |
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Major Tomcat | 1/cigarettes | +6% Critical Chance | Ambush Site (Prologue) | Has a unique appearance and much higher CON than other cats. |
Billy and Jean | 1 | +10% Critical Damage | Hoon Homestead | Unique 2-headed goat with large CON; can stun enemies. Cannot be acquired if the player does not choose to confront Erastus Dorsey during Heads or Tails mission. |
Chicken | 1 | +3% XP | Garden of the Gods, Snowed Inn Resort etc. | |
Rabbit | 1 | +10% Initiative | Aspen, Garden of the Gods etc. | |
Fox | 1 | +3m Leadership | Aspen, Garden of the Gods etc. | |
Cat | 2 | +6% Critical Chance | Colorado Springs etc. | |
Dog | 3 | +0.1 Combat Speed | Colorado Springs, Peterson Air Force Base etc. | |
Goat | 4 | +10% Critical Damage | Denver, Gett Family Homestead etc. | Can stun enemies. |
Pig | 4 | +15 CON | Clown Museum, Warrens etc. | |
Doe | 4 | +0.5s Sneak Time | Machine Commune, Santa's Workshop | |
Waste Wolf | 5 | +5% Sneak Attack Damage | Hoon Homestead (after choosing to save the Arapaho Caravan), The Bizarre | Terrifies enemies (AOE), decreasing enemies' AP by 2. |
Razorback | 5 | +2 Penetration | Denver, Department Of Energy | Very loud animal; constantly making noises. |
Stag | 6 | +10% Melee Damage | Aspen, Machine Commune etc. | |
Polly (parrot) | 7/money | +5% Evasion | The Bizarre | When bought/convinced, Polly starts following the current 'leader' of the party. |
Growler Cub | 7 | +2 Armor | Aspen (holding cells with 'bears'), Snowed Inn Resort | Large CON, can also terrify enemies but does it less often than waste wolf. |
Bison | 9 | +5% Crit Resistance | Knox Bison Ranch | Is recruited by a 'leader' character as long as there is any AW 9 character in the party.
If the 'leader' already has an animal follower, the bison becomes the second one. |
Badger | 10 | Downed Time: +1 | Massacre Site | Enormous CON |
Explosives[edit | edit source]
Allows you to deal more damage with explosives, defuse bombs, and avoid losing your digits when they go off.
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Challenge | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Disarm difficulty | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Explosive resistance | +3% | +6% | +9% | +12% | +15% | +18% | +21% | +24% | +27% | +30% |
Explosive damage bonus | +5% | +10% | +15% | +20% | +25% | +30% | +35% | +40% | +45% | +50% |
Perks | Duck and Cover | Bomb Recovery | Minesweeper | Mortar Blast | High Impact | Blast Radius |
First Aid[edit | edit source]
Makes you more effective when using healing items and reviving squad members.
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Challenge | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Healing item level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Healing effectiveness | +3% | +6% | +9% | +12% | +15% | +18% | +21% | +24% | +27% | +30% |
Healing when reviving | +10% | +20% | +30% | +40% | +50% | +60% | +70% | +80% | +90% | +100% |
Perks | Emergency Response | Overhealing | Physical Therapy | Hypocritic Oath |
Sneaky Shit[edit | edit source]
Makes it easier to disarm alarms, evade detection, spot hidden objects, and damage unaware enemies.
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Challenge | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Alarm difficulty | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Perception | +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +8 | +9 | +10 |
Initiative | +4% | +8% | +12% | +16% | +20% | +24% | +28% | +32% | +36% | +40$ |
Detection time | +0.3 s | +0.6 s | +0.9 s | +1.2 s | +1.5 s | +1.8 s | +2.1 s | +2.4 s | +2.7 s | + 3 s |
Sneak attack damage | +10% | +20% | +30% | +40% | +50% | +60% | +70% | +80% | +90% | +100% |
Perks | Second Chance | Close Call | Lights Out |
Weird Science[edit | edit source]
Increases the damage you deal with unconventional types of weapons, and serves as a requirement for exotic, high-tech equipment.
Skill Level | ||||||||||
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Challenge | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Weird science | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Energy damage | +3% | +6% | +9% | +12% | +15% | +18% | +21% | +24% | +27% | +30% |
Fire damage | +3% | +6% | +9% | +12% | +15% | +18% | +21% | +24% | +27% | +30% |
Cold damage | +3% | +6% | +9% | +12% | +15% | +18% | +21% | +24% | +27% | +30% |
Perks | Overcharge | Microwave Research | Conductive Beams |
Exploration skills[edit | edit source]
Armor Modding[edit | edit source]
Allows you to modify armor, granting it increased protection and additional benefits.
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Challenge | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Armor mod level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Perks | Tender Loving Care |
Lockpicking[edit | edit source]
Allows you to open containers, doors, and other locked objects.
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Challenge | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Lock difficulty | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Safe difficulty | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Nerd Stuff[edit | edit source]
Allows you to use and hack computers, and turn hostile robots to your side.
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Challenge level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Robot hack | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Computer hack | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Perks | Targeting Override | Electric Leakage | Overclock |
Mechanics[edit | edit source]
You can repair vehicles, generators and other machines more effectively. You also do more damage to mechanical foes.
Skill Level | ||||||||||
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Challenge | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Mechanics req. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Fix machines | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Repair kit eff. | +3% | +6% | +9% | +12% | +15% | +18% | +21% | +24% | +27% | +30% |
Damage vs. robots | +3% | +6% | +9% | +12% | +15% | +18% | +21% | +24% | +27% | +30% |
Damage vs. vehicles | +3% | +6% | +9% | +12% | +15% | +18% | +21% | +24% | +27% | +30% |
Damage vs. synths | +3% | +6% | +9% | +12% | +15% | +18% | +21% | +24% | +27% | +30% |
Perks | Structural Weakness | Handy | Reinforced Plating | Fortify |
Survival[edit | edit source]
Improves your ability to avoid dangers on the World Map, and contend with hostile wildlife.
Skill Level | ||||||||||
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Challenge | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Avoid world map enc. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Damage vs. animals | +3% | +6% | +9% | +12% | +15% | +18% | +21% | +24% | +27% | +30% |
Damage vs. mutants | +3% | +6% | +9% | +12% | +15% | +18% | +21% | +24% | +27% | +30% |
Perks | Big Game Hunter | Explorer's Instinct |
Toaster Repair[edit | edit source]
Allows you to repair broken toasters.
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Challenge | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Toaster repair lvl. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Perks | Toaster Expert | Breakfast Bandit | Heating Element | Toasty |
Weapon Modding[edit | edit source]
Allows you to modify your weapons, and strip them down for parts.
Skill Level | ||||||||||
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Challenge | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Weapon mod lvl. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Field stripping scrap | +10% | +20% | +30% | +40% | +50% | +60% | +70% | +80% | +90% | +100% |
Perks | Scrounger's Touch | Powder Packer | Expert Disassembler |
Social skills[edit | edit source]
Barter[edit | edit source]
Allows you to buy items for less, and sell them for more.
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Challenge | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Sell value | +50% | +100% | +150% | +200% | +250% | +300% | +350% | +400% | +450% | +500% |
Buy cost | -1% | -2% | -3% | -4% | -5% | -6% | -7% | -8% | -9% | -10% |
Perks | Penny Pincher | Antiques Appraiser |
Hard Ass[edit | edit source]
Allows you to intimidate others to do what you want and throw them off guard.
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Challenge | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Hard Ass lvl | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Kiss Ass[edit | edit source]
Allows you to sweet-talk information out of others and bring them to your way of thinking.
Leadership[edit | edit source]
Inspires your nearby allies, and grants you abilities to command the battlefield.
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Challenge | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Ally hit chance | +1% | +2% | +3% | +4% | +5% | +6% | +7% | +8% | +9% | +10% |
Ally damage bonus
on boss kill |
+2.5% | +5% | +7.5% | +10% | +12.5% | +15% | +17.5% | +20% | +22.5% | +25% |
Ally bonus crit chance
on multi-kill |
+2% | +4% | +6% | +8% | +10% | 12% | +14% | +16% | 18% | 20% |
Ally bonus CON healed
on revive |
+2% | +4% | +6% | +8% | +10% | 12% | +14% | +16% | 18% | 20% |
Perks | Rally | Demoralize |