Fallout 4: Luck Perk Fallout 4 Guide
Last update: 16 April 2024
Luck is a measure of your general good fortune, and affects the recharge rate of Critical Hits.
Fortune Finder
Fortune Finder - You find even more bottle caps in containers (3 Ranks)
Rank | Requirements | Description |
1 | LCK 1 | You find more bottle caps in containers. |
2 | LCK 1 / LVL 5 | You find even more bottle caps in containers. |
3 | LCK 1 | You find even more bottle caps in containers. |
4 | LCK 1 / LVL 41 | You find even more bottle caps in containers, and there is a chance of enemies exploding into a shower of caps when you kill them. |
Scrounger
Scrounger - You find even more ammunition in containers. (4 Ranks)
Rank | Requirements | Description |
1 | LCK 2 | You find more ammunition in containers. |
2 | LCK 2 / LVL 7 | You find even more ammunition in containers. |
3 | LCK 2 | You find even more ammunition in containers. |
4 | LCK 2 | You find even more ammunition in containers. |
Bloody Mess
Bloody Mess - You now inflict +10% damage in combat. (4 Ranks)
Rank | Requirements | Description |
1 | LCK 3 | +5% bonus damage means enemies will sometimes explode into a gory red paste. Watch out for flying eyeballs! |
2 | LCK 3 / LVL 9 | You now inflict +10% damage in combat. |
3 | LCK 3 | You now inflict +15% damage in combat. |
4 | LCK 3 | When an enemy explodes, nearby enemies may suffer the same fate. |
Mysterious Stranger
Mysterious Stranger - Who is he? Why does he help? Who cares! The Mysterious Stranger will appear occasionally in V.A.T.S. to lend a hand, with deadly efficiency. (3 Ranks)
Rank | Requirements | Description |
1 | LCK 4 | Who is he? Why does he help? Who cares! The Mysterious Stranger will appear occasionally in V.A.T.S. to lend a hand, with deadly efficiency... |
2 | LCK 4 | The Mysterious Stranger appears more often in V.A.T.S. |
3 | LCK 4 | The Mysterious Stranger appears more often in V.A.T.S. When he kills an opponent, there is a chance your Critical meter gets filled. |
Idiot Savant
Idiot Savant - You're not stupid! Just... different. Randomly receive 3x XP from any action, and the lower your intelligence, the greater the chance. (3 Ranks)
Rank | Requirements | Description |
1 | LCK 5 | You're not stupid! Just... different. Randomly receive 3x XP from any action, and the lower your Intelligence, the greater the chance. |
2 | LCK 5 | You now randomly receive 5x XP from any action. The lower your Intelligence, the greater the chance. |
3 | LCK 5 | Randomly receiving bonus XP from any action may trigger 3x XP for all kills for a short period of time. The lower your Intelligence, the greater the chance. |
Better Criticals
Better Criticals - Advanced training for enhanced combat effectiveness! Criticals do 50% more damage. (3 Ranks)
Rank | Requirements | Description |
1 | LCK 6 | Advanced training for enhanced combat effectiveness! Criticals do 50% more extra damage. |
2 | LCK 6 / LVL 15 | Your criticals now do twice as much extra damage. |
3 | LCK 6 / LVL 40 | Your criticals now do 2.5x as much extra damage. |
Critical Banker
Critical Banker - You're a patient battlefield tactician, and can save a Critical Hit, to be used in V.A.T.S. when you need it most. (3 Ranks)
Rank | Requirements | Description |
1 | LCK 7 | You're a patient battlefield tactician, and can save a Critical Hit, to be used in V.A.T.S. when you need it most. |
2 | LCK 7 / LVL 17 | You can now save 2 Critical Hits, to be used in V.A.T.S. when you need them the most. |
3 | LCK 7 / LVL 40 | You can now save 3 Critical Hits, to be used in V.A.T.S. when you need them the most. Banking a Critical has a chance to save an additional Critical. |
Grim Reaper's Sprint
Grim Reaper's Sprint - Death becomes you! Any kill in V.A.T.S. has a 15% chance to restore all Action Points. (2 Ranks)
Rank | Requirements | Description |
1 | LCK 8 | Death becomes you! Any kill in V.A.T.S. has a 15% chance to restore all Action Points. |
2 | LCK 8 / LVL 19 | Any kill in V.A.T.S. now has a 25% chance to restore all Action Points. |
3 | LCK 8 / LVL 45 | Any kill in V.A.T.S. has a 35% chance to restore all Action Points and refill your Critical meter. |
Four Leaf Clover
Four Leaf Clover - Feeling lucky? You should! Each hit in V.A.T.S. has a chance of filling your Critical meter. (5 Ranks)
Rank | Requirements | Description |
1 | LCK 9 | Feeling Lucky? You should! Each hit in V.A.T.S. has a chance of filling your Critical meter. |
2 | LCK 9 / LVL 13 | Each hit in V.A.T.S. now has an even better chance of filling your Critical meter. |
3 | LCK 9 / LVL 32 | Each hit in V.A.T.S. now has a very good chance of filling your Critical meter. |
4 | LCK 9 / LVL 48 | Each hit in V.A.T.S. now has an excellent chance of filling your Critical meter. |
Ricochet
Ricochet - What goes around comes around! An enemy's ranged attack will sometimes ricochet back and instantly kill them. The closer you are to death, the higher the chance. (3 Ranks)
Rank | Requirements | Description |
1 | LCK 10 | What goes around comes around! Any enemy's ranged attacks will sometimes ricochet back and instantly kill them. The closer you are to death, the higher the chance. |
2 | LCK 10 / LVL 29 | There's an increased chance that an enemy's shot will ricochet back and kill them. |
3 | LCK 10 / LVL 50 | When an enemy's shot ricochets back and kills them, there is a chance your Critical meter gets filled. |