Far Cry 5 Perks List: All Survivalist, Renegade, Assassin, Prepper, and Leader Perks

Complete the various challenges in Far Cry 5, and you'll earn perk points. As the name suggests, these allow you to unlock a variety of perks. These make your life a heck of a lot easier in a number of different areas.

Perks are well worth pursuing. A few of them are actually essential to complete a number of different missions, while others will make shooting, blowing stuff up, and crafting easier and faster.

Here's a list of all of the perks in Far Cry 5 for your perusal. We recommend bookmarking this so you can refer back to it as you play.

Survivalist Perks

Perk Description Cost
Human Fish You can swim faster and hold your breath under water longer. Also works in Arcade. 1
Fisher King Fish will tire more quickly. Also unlocks new types of flies in the Fishing Rod slot of the utility wheel, for catching heavier fish. 4
Repair Torch The Repair Torch is added to your utility wheel. Use it to open safes or to repair vehicles. 5
King of the Jungle Reduced animal attack damage. Predators (except Judges) prioritize nearby enemies over you. Prey animals flee less from you. Also works in Arcade. 6
Black Market Craftable remote explosives, proximity explosives, molotovs, pipe bombs, sticky upgrades, and special ammo are now available to buy at all shops. 6
Harvest Master Double your loot reward from plants and animals. 8
Health Boost 1 Your maximum health is increased to 150%. 6
Health Boost 2 Your maximum health is increased to 200%. 7
Health Boost 3 Your maximum health is increased to 250%. 8
Health Boost 4 Your maximum health is increased to 300%. 9
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Renegade Perks

Perk Description Cost
Parachute Unlocks the parachute. Deploy it by holding X while you are falling. 1
Wingsuit Unlocks the wingsuit. Use it by pressing L3 and switch between parachute and wingsuit in mid-flight allowing you to cover more distance. 4
Airdrop Unlocks the option to arrive by air drop when you fast travel to a location. 10
Vehicle Buster Bullets will do more damage to vehicles. Works best with armor piercing ammo. So let 'em have it! Also works in Arcade. 7
Weapons Pro Reload, aim and switch SMGs and Shotguns faster. Sway and bullet spread are reduced. Also works in Arcade. 6
Heavy Weapons Mastery Reload, aim and switch LMGs, launchers and the flamethrower faster. Sway and bullet spread are reduced. Also works in Arcade. 6
Auto Repair All vehicles you drive will automatically repair themselves. Also works in Arcade. 6
Rifle Mastery Reload, aim, and switch rifles and sniper rifles faster. Sway and bullet spread are reduced. Also works in Arcade. 7
Saboteur Approach a vehicle's hood and hold square to set it on fire and make it explode 10 seconds later. Also works in Arcade. 7
Booby Trap Approach a vehicle's hood and hold triangle to make it explode on the next collision. Also works in Arcade. 9
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Assassin Perks

Perk Description Cost
Grapple Unlocks the grapple tool. Find grapple spots in the world and use R2 and L2 to climb up and down quickly. 1
Nimble Fingers It is now quicker to craft items, sabotage or booby trap vehicles, disable alrms, and open safes. Also works in Arcade. 4
Sneaky Sprint Move much faster while still staying crouched. Also works in Arcade. 4
Master Blaster The amount of components needed to craft remote and proximity explosives is reduced by 50%. 5
Takedown Mastery Unlocks chain, melee throw & sidearm takedowns. Takedown range increased. 6
Primal Mastery You can reload, aim, and switch bows and slingshots faster. Also works in Arcade. 6
Close Combat Mastery Melee weapons are more sturdy. Reload, aim, and switch handguns and melee weapons faster. Sway and bullet spread are reduced. Also works in Arcade. 6
Locksmith Stealthily lockpick safes and doors that do not require a key card with square. 6
Throwback Throw back incoming projectiles like grenades or dynamite when you see R1. Also works in Arcade. 7
Ghost You make less noise when walking, sprinting, and landing. Fall damage is also reduced. Also works in Arcade. 7
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Prepper Perks

Perk Description Cost
Close Combat Gear Bag Carry more handgun ammo and melee weapons. Also works in Arcade. 1
Journey Pack Carry more items in your inventory, including up to 5 medkits. Also works in Arcade. 7
Tactical Ammo Bag Carry more SMG and shotgun ammo. Also works in Arcade. 8
Quiver Carry more normal, incendiary, and explosive arrows. Also works in Arcade. 8
Rifle Ammo Bag Carry more rifle and .50cal ammo. Also works in Arcade. 9
Throwables Bag Carry more explosives, throwing knives, and bait. Also works in Arcade. 9
Special Ammo Bag Carry more ammo piercing, incendiary ammo and special rocket launcher ammo. Also works in Arcade. 9
Heavy Ammo Bag Carry more LMG, flamethrower, rocket launcher and grenade launcher ammo. Also works in Arcade. 9
Additional Holster Carry a 3rd weapon of any type in your weapon wheel. 8
Weapons Collector Carry a 4th weapon of any type in your weapon wheel. 9
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Leader Perks

Perk Description Cost
Boomer Boomer returns faster after being injured. 4
Sharky Sharky returns faster after being injured. 4
Peaches Peaches returns faster after being injured. 4
Jess Jess returns faster after being injured. 4
Grace Grace returns faster after being injured. 4
Hurk Hurk returns faster after being injured. 4
Nick Rye Nick Rye returns faster after being injured. 4
Adelaide Adelaide returns faster after being injured. 4
Cheeseburger Cheeseburger returns faster after being injured. 4
Leadership Unlock an additional slot in your squad to let you play with two Guns For Hire in single player. 6