The character screen.
| This page lists all skills in Wasteland 3. |
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Overview[]
The skills system has been overhauled for Wasteland 3 to make it tighter and more focused. As your Rangers gain skill levels, they'll be able to craft more items, in addition to being more powerful.
Combat skills[]
Automatic Weapons[]
Makes you more effective with submachine guns and assault rifles. Recommended Attributes: Coordination, Awareness, Speed
| Lvl | SP | SP Σ | Perks | AR HC | SMG HC | Recipe Unlock | AR Requirements | SMG Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | +3% | +3% | Rust Bucket  Winter Warrior 
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Nailer  Hailstorm 
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| 2 | 1 | 2 | +6% | +6% | Army Rifle  Hoons' Prized Rifle  Gutter Snake  The Convincer 
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Greaser 
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| 3 | 1 | 3 | +9% | +9% |  5.56mm ammo 7.62mm ammo
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Battle Rifle  Pulse Gun 
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Skorpion 
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| 4 | 2 | 5 | +12% | +12% | Waste Rifle  Disruption pulser  Elite disruption pulser 
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Tommy Gun  Uzi  Black  Jack 
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| 5 | 2 | 7 | +15% | +15% |  .45 ammo
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SWAT Rifle  M1989A1  Crossboom  Plasma Bolter 
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Lead Sprayer  Photon Churner  MAC 17 
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| 6 | 3 | 10 | +18% | +18% | Pulse Rifle  Kalash 97  Meat Maker 
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Enforcer  Satyr Compact  Ion Beamer  Atomizer 
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| 7 | 3 | 13 | +21% | +21% | SOCOM Assault Rifle  Polar Vortex  Auto 'Fireball' rifle 
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Laser Sprayer  Ripper 
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| 8 | 4 | 17 | +24% | +24% | Atom Smasher 
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PDW-01 
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| 9 | 5 | 22 | +27% | +27% | Daisy's Rifle  Elite auto 'Fireball' rifle  Uranium Crossbow  Infused Uranium Crossbow 
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Uranium Sprayer  Infused Uranium Sprayer 
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| 10 | 6 | 28 | +30% | +30% | Lancer  Blaster Master 
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Crossfire 
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Big Guns[]
Makes you more effective with heavy machine guns, flamethrowers, and other oversized weapons. Recommended Attributes: Awareness, Coordination, Strength
| Skill Level | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[]
Makes you more effective with fist-based weapons. Brawlers start out weak but have great potential at high levels. Recommended Attributes: Coordination, Intelligence, Charisma
| Skill Level | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[]
Makes you more effective with bladed and blunt weapons. Recommended Attributes: Strength, Coordination, Speed
| Skill Level | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[]
Makes you more effective with handguns and shotguns. Recommended Attributes: Coordination, Luck, Awareness
| Skill Level | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[]
Makes you more effective with sniper rifles. Recommended Attributes: Intelligence, Awareness, Luck
| Skill Level | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[]
Animal Whisperer[]
Allows you to tame friendly animals to follow you as pets, and temporarily tame hostile animals in combat (level 3 and above).
| Skill Level | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||
Spirit Animal is a party perk (picked once, affects all animals from all companions).
Explosives[]
Allows you to deal more damage with explosives, defuse bombs, and avoid losing your digits when they go off.
| Skill Level | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[]
Makes you more effective when using healing items and reviving squad members.
| Skill Level | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[]
Makes it easier to disarm alarms, evade detection, spot hidden objects, and damage unaware enemies.
| Skill Level | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[]
Increases the damage you deal with unconventional types of weapons, and serves as a requirement for exotic, high-tech equipment.
| Skill Level | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[]
Armor Modding[]
Allows you to modify armor, granting it increased protection and additional benefits.
| Skill Level | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||
Lockpicking[]
Allows you to open containers, doors, and other locked objects.
| Skill Level | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[]
Allows you to use and hack computers, and turn hostile robots to your side.
| Skill Level | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[]
You can repair vehicles, generators and other machines more effectively. You also do more damage to mechanical foes.
| Skill Level | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[]
Improves your ability to avoid dangers on the World Map, and contend with hostile wildlife.
| Skill Level | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[]
Allows you to repair broken toasters.
| Skill Level | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[]
Allows you to modify your weapons, and strip them down for parts.
| Skill Level | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[]
Barter[]
Allows you to buy items for less, and sell them for more.
| Skill Level | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[]
Allows you to intimidate others to do what you want and throw them off guard.
| Skill Level | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[]
Allows you to sweet-talk information out of others and bring them to your way of thinking.
| Skill Level | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenge | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Kiss Ass lvl | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Leadership[]
Inspires your nearby allies, and grants you abilities to command the battlefield.
| Skill Level | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||
Behind the scenes[]
- For reference, the internal codes for skills are as follows. Crafting and Scavenging were intended to be a skill, but was never implemented.
| Combat | General | Exploration | Social | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic Weapons | 10 | Animal Whisperer | 210 | Armor Modding | 560 | Barter | 220 |
| Big Guns | 30 | Explosives | 240 | Lockpicking | 270 | Hard Ass | 400 |
| Brawling | 40 | First Aid | 250 | Nerd Stuff | 230 | Kiss Ass | 410 |
| Melee Combat | 20 | Sneaky Shit | 550 | Mechanics | 280 | Leadership | 260 |
| Small Arms | 60 | Weird Science | 330 | Survival | 290 | ||
| Sniper Rifles | 80 | Toaster Repair | 310 | ||||
| Combat Shooting | 570 | Weapon Modding | 320 | ||||