Embarking on your *Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2* adventure? The sheer number of ways to build Henry can be daunting. This guide highlights the most impactful perks to prioritize early on, regardless of your chosen playstyle.
Disclaimer: *Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2* offers incredible freedom in character development. Whether you prefer a brute-force knight or a silver-tongued diplomat, most approaches are viable. This guide focuses on generally beneficial perks to boost your overall experience.

Main Level Perks
- Opportunist: Mitigates reputation loss by 10%.
- Undaunted Cavalier: With Charisma above 20, your armor rating effectively increases by 15.
- Burgher: Grants +1 bonus to Strength, Agility, Vitality, and Speech in towns and villages.
- Martin’s Heritage: Boosts Sword Fighting, Crafting, and Survival skill experience gain by 10%.
- Radzig’s Heritage: Boosts Heavy Weapon, Shooting, and Scholarship skill experience gain by 10%.
- Good Natural: Enhances persuasion, impression, and presence (+2 bonus).
- Blood of Siegfried: Provides a permanent +10 armor boost.
- Heroic Vigour: Each Vitality level grants an additional Stamina point (retroactive).
- Charming Man: Amplifies reputation gains by 10%.
Prioritize Opportunist and Charming Man early to manage your reputation effectively. Choose between Martin’s and Radzig’s Heritage based on your preferred skill specializations.
Strength Perks
- Hard-Working Lad: Halves the weight of sacks and carried bodies, increasing carrying capacity by 8 pounds.
- Pack Mule: Increases carrying capacity by 12 pounds.
- Strong as a Bull: Increases carrying capacity by 20 pounds.
- Heracles: Grants +1 Charisma for every 5 Strength levels.
Focus on the carrying capacity perks first, even for stealth builds. Heracles benefits speech-focused builds.
Agility Perks
- Creeping Phantom: Increases sneaking speed by 15%.
- Finesse: Boosts slashing damage by 5%.
- Viper: Boosts piercing damage by 5%.
These are crucial for combat and stealth. Prioritize Creeping Phantom, then Finesse or Viper depending on your weapon choices.
Vitality Perks
- Ascetic: Slows nourishment depletion by 30%.
- Well-Dressed: Slows dirt accumulation by 20%.
- Marathon Runner: Reduces Stamina consumption while sprinting by 20%.
- Diehard: Prevents one fatal blow, restoring 25% health (cooldown applies).
These perks significantly improve comfort and survivability. Prioritize Ascetic and Well-Dressed for a more enjoyable experience.
Speech Perks
- Hustler: Improves stolen goods sales, granting Stealth and Thievery experience.
- Jack of All Trades: Grants +2 to skill checks and doubles experience from them.
- Partner in Crime: Allows selling stolen goods to anyone undetected.
These perks are incredibly powerful. Hustler and Jack of All Trades are highly recommended for their synergy with various gameplay aspects.
These perks provide a strong foundation for your Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 journey. For more in-depth guides and strategies, check out The Escapist.