Deadzone: Rogue/Perks

Starting from Security Level 2, perk rooms will reward the player with a choice between three perks. The first three choices allow the player to choose their primary perks. All subsequent choices are secondary perks. Each primary perk adds a selection of four possible secondary perks that may be chosen. Up to three secondary perks per primary perk may be chosen in a single run.

Perks are one of the most impactful forms of progression in Deadzone: Rogue. Due to their limited selection, they should be considered carefully. There are three categories of perks: Combat Perks, Protective Perks, and Elemental Perks.

Combat Perks

Only one combat primary perk can be chosen per run, and then secondary perks can be chosen.

Chromatic Cells

Icon	Name	Benefit	Notes
	Chromatic Cells	+30% Elemental Damage Applying an Elemental Debuff has a 30% chance to apply an additional Elemental Debuff	Primary Chroma perk Unlocked after completing Zone 3: Uniform Chaos III
	Opalescent Diffraction	+30% Elemental Damage Damaging enemies with 2+ Elemental Damage applies Chroma Diffraction, increasing Proc Chance against the target by +20%	Secondary perk, requires Chromatic Cells
	Prismatic Rebirth	+10% Elemental Damage Killing an enemy with 5 Elemental Debuffs (including Chromatic) triggers Prismatic Rebirth, dealing 500 Elemental Damage over 15 meters	Secondary perk, requires Chromatic Cells
	Empowered Refraction	+15% Elemental Damage Elemental Procs on enemies with 3+ Elemental Debuffs (including Chromatic) applies Chroma Refraction, increasing Proc Damage to the target by 20%	Secondary perk, requires Chromatic Cells
	Iridescent Channeling	+20% Elemental Damage Applying an Elemental Debuff deals 30 damage of that element	Secondary perk, requires Chromatic Cells

Grenade Cascade

Icon	Name	Benefit	Notes
	Grenade Cascade	+30% Grenade Damage Grenade kills have a 35% chance to spawn another Grenade under the nearest enemy	Primary Grenade perk
	Double Detonation	+1 Grenade Charge Your Grenade Damage is increased by 20% and its Explosion Radius is increased by 25%	Secondary perk, requires Grenade Cascade
	Blast Amp	+1 Grenade Charge +20% Grenade Damage +20% Grenade Damage +15% bonus damage for each target in its explosion	Secondary perk, requires Grenade Cascade
	Overcharge	+10% Grenade Damage Hold to charge your Grenade over 2.5 seconds for +50% damage. Each kill reduces Cooldown by 1 second	Secondary perk, requires Grenade Cascade
	Exposing Explosion	+10% Grenade Damage Grenades deal 30% more damage to enemies above 80% Health. Targets take +15% Weapon Damage for 3 seconds	Secondary perk, requires Grenade Cascade

Ghost Blade

Icon	Name	Benefit	Notes
	Ghost Blade	+45% Melee Damage Killing a target with your Melee Weapon grants Stealth for 5 seconds	Primary Melee perk
	Backstab	+45% Melee Damage Deal 50% more Melee Damage when Backstabbing	Secondary perk, requires Ghost Blade
	Honed Edge	+45% Melee Damage +40% Proc Chance with Melee Weapons	Secondary perk, requires Ghost Blade
	Warstride	+45% Melee Damage +20% Melee Lunge Distance, and +15% Melee Attack Radius	Secondary perk, requires Ghost Blade
	Hammer the Gap	+45% Melee Damage Consecutive Melee hits increase Melee Damage by 20% (max 100%) for 5 seconds	Secondary perk, requires Ghost Blade

Bot Companion

Icon	Name	Benefit	Notes
	Bot Companion	+1 Companion Bot Companion Bots assist you in combat, and respawn after being destroyed	Primary Bot perk
	Powerful Bot	+1 Companion Bot Companion Bots: +15% Health and Damage +35% Damage	Secondary perk, requires Bot Companion
	Rapid Fire Bot	+1 Companion Bot Companion Bots: +15% Health and Damage +20% Fire Rate	Secondary perk, requires Bot Companion
	Prepared Bot	+1 Companion Bot Companion Bots: +15% Health and Damage Gain an Elemental Enhancement Respawn 50% faster	Secondary perk, requires Bot Companion
	Elemental Bot	+1 Companion Bot Companion Bots: +15% Health and Damage Gain an Elemental Enhancement Receive all of your Elemental Damage bonuses	Secondary perk, requires Bot Companion

Locked & Loaded

Icon	Name	Benefit	Notes
	Locked & Loaded	+15% Weapon Damage Killing an enemy Refills your unequipped weapon's magazine	Primary Weapon Master perk
	Mag Link	+15% Weapon Damage Killing an enemy Refills your unequipped weapon's eapons don't consume ammo for 3 seconds after swapping	Secondary perk, requires Locked & Loaded
	Empowered Synergy	+15% Weapon Damage +25% Weapon Damage for 5 seconds after killing an enemy	Secondary perk, requires Locked & Loaded
	Harmonic Striker	+15% Weapon Damage Melee kills reduce Grenade Cooldown by 0.5 seconds. Grenade kills boost Melee Damage by 10% per kill for 3 seconds	Secondary perk, requires Locked & Loaded
	Ascending Swap	+15% Weapon Damage Swapping weapons grants +15% Fire Rate and 20% damage for 5 seconds	Secondary perk, requires Locked & Loaded

Combat Instincts

Icon	Name	Benefit	Notes
	Combat Instincts	+25% Weapon Damage +15% Movement Speed and Sprint Speed. +35% Dodge chance for 1 second after Dashing	Primary Combat Style perk Unlocked after completing Zone 3: Legion
	Adrenal Reflex	+20% damage within 10 meters Hipfiring kills within 10 meters: Refund 15% Magazine +5% Fire Rate for 10 seconds (max 25%)	Secondary perk, requires Combat Instincts
	Cutting Edge	+20% damage within 10 meters While Aiming: +25% Movement Speed +20% Stagger chance to Weakpoint hits within 10 meters	Secondary perk, requires Combat Instincts
	Reactive Marksman	+20% damage beyond 10 meters While Hipfiring: -20% Weapon Spread Every Third Hit: +5% Crit Chance for 5 seconds (max 30%)	Secondary perk, requires Combat Instincts
	Precision Protocol	+20% damage beyond 10 meters While Aiming: -20% Recoil Consecutive Hits: +5% Weakpoint Damage	Secondary perk, requires Combat Instincts

Lead Head

Icon	Name	Benefit	Notes
	Lead Head	+30% Gun Damage Weapon Handling: +10% Reload Speed and Spread -20% Recoil and Damage Falloff Consecutive Hits: +2% Damage (max 20%)	Primary Gunner perk Unlocked after completing Zone 2: Uniform Chaos II
	Sidearm Savant	+20% Gun Damage Secondary Weapon: +15% Damage Falloff +15% Crit Chance Attacks Pierce for 70% damage	Secondary perk, requires Lead Head
	Armor Breaker	+20% Gun Damage Secondary Weapon: -20% Bullet Spread +20% Reload Speed Consecutive Hits: +2% Damage (max 20%)	Secondary perk, requires Lead Head
	Heavy Handed	+20% Gun Damage Primary Weapon: +20% Magazine Size -20% Recoil Every second firing: +10% Damage Resistance (max 30%)	Secondary perk, requires Lead Head
	Kinetic Lance	+20% Gun Damage Primary Weapon: +15% ADS Move Speed +15% Weakpoint Damage Weakpoint Shots Ricochet for 30% damage	Secondary perk, requires Lead Head

Protective Perks

Only one protective primary perk can be chosen per run, and then secondary perks can be chosen. Protective perks are unlocked after completing Zone 2: Headhunter.

Icon	Name	Benefit	Family
	Shield Optimizer	+30% Shields Deal 25% more damage while above 50% Shield, and reduce Recharge Delay by 5 seconds	Primary Shield perk
	Emergency Overclock	+15% Shields When your Shields break, they recharge 100% faster and Recharge Delay is reduced by 4 seconds	Secondary perk, requires Shield Optimizer
	Reactive Reflection	+15% Shields Shields reflect 200% of incoming damage back to the attacker	Secondary perk, requires Shield Optimizer
	Power Routing	+15% Shields While your Shields are intact, Cooldowns are reduced by 15% and kills restore 2 Shields	Secondary perk, requires Shield Optimizer
	Overcharge Driver	+15% Shields When your Shields fully recharge, for 5 seconds gain: +20% Movement Speed +20% Fire Rate	Secondary perk, requires Shield Optimizer
	Vitalizer	+25% Max Health Health Orbs heal for +100% more. Killing enemeis restores 5% of missing Health	Primary Health perk
	Orbital Infusion	+15% Max Health Health Orbs are auto-collected on drop, and collecting one increases weapon damage by 35% for 8 seconds	Secondary perk, requires Vitalizer
	Empowered Overload	+15% Max Health When when at full Health, overhealing grants a damage bonus for the next 8 seconds	Secondary perk, requires Vitalizer
	Critical Bastion	+20% Max Health When falling below 35% Health, gain a shield equal to 25% of your Max Health	Secondary perk, requires Vitalizer
	Blood Chemist	+15% Max Health +0.5% damage for every 1% of missing Health	Secondary perk, requires Vitalizer
	Ironblood Engine	+1,250 Armor +1% damage for every 300 Armor you have	Primary Armor perk
	Momentum Plating	+750 Armor +150 Armor per kill for 5 seconds (max 1,500). Each kill refreshes all stacks	Secondary perk, requires Ironblood Engine
	Reinforced Footing	+750 Armor +500 Armor Rating per second while Stationary (max 2,500). Moving reduces damage by 125 per second	Secondary perk, requires Ironblood Engine
	Armor Spikes	+1,250 Armor Enemies that hit you take 50 damage plus 5% of your Armor as bonus damage	Secondary perk, requires Ironblood Engine
	Composite Armor	+1,000 Armor While above 3,000 Armor, the first hit taken is Negated. Refreshes after 25 seconds of no damage	Secondary perk, requires Ironblood Engine

Elemental Perks

Only one elemental primary perk can be chosen per run, and then secondary perks can be chosen.

Icon	Name	Benefit	Family
	Cryo	+30% Cryo Damage Cryo Damage applies Chill, reducing the target's Movement Speed by 30% for 6 seconds	Primary Cryo perk
	Snow Drift	+20% Cryo Damage Chilled targets within 10 meters take +25% damage	Secondary perk, requires Cryo
	Frostbite	+25% Cryo Damage Chill now reduces Attack Speed and Movement Speed by an additional 10%	Secondary perk, requires Cryo
	Coldsnap	+15% Cryo Damage +25 % Proc Chance to Shatter and Freeze	Secondary perk, requires Cryo
	Blizzard	+25% Cryo Damage Killing a Chilled target surrounds you with a Blizzard, damaging nearby targets for 5 seconds	Secondary perk, requires Cryo
	Lightning	+30% Lightning Damage Lightning Damage applies Shock, increasing Crit Chance against the target by 15% for 6 seconds	Primary Lightning perk
	High Voltage	+15% Lightning Damage +20% Crit Damage to Shocked targets	Secondary perk, requires Lightning
	Sparkbane	+20% Lightning Damage Shock now increases Crit Chance by an additional 10% and adds a 15% chance to Stagger	Secondary perk, requires Lightning
	Static Pulse	+10% Lightning Damage Critical Hits on Shocked targets emit a Static Pulse, dealing 20% damage over 6 meters	Secondary perk, requires Lightning
	Conductive	+15% Lightning Damage +25% Proc Chance to Chain Lightning and Lightning Bolt	Secondary perk, requires Lightning
	Plasma	+30% Plasma Damage Plasma Damage applies Flux, reducing the target's Attack Rate by 30% for 6 seconds	Primary Plasma perk Unlocked by completing Zone 1 on any difficulty
	Core Vent	+15% Plasma Damage Killing a Fluxed target releases two energy orbs, dealing 50 Plasma Damage. Hit targets release a second burst	Secondary perk, requires Plasma
	Ionized Flow	+15% Plasma Damage +25% Proc Chance to Plasma Ball and Plasma Seeker	Secondary perk, requires Plasma
	Power Spill	+20% Plasma Damage Flux lasts an additional 2 seconds. When damaging a Fluxed target, it has a 25% chance to spread within 10 meters	Secondary perk, requires Plasma
	Plasma Bloom	+15% Plasma Damage +5% Fire Rate and Reload Speed for each enemy affected by Flux (max 30%)	Secondary perk, requires Plasma
	Fire	+30% Fire Damage Fire Damage applies Burn, increasing damage dealt to the target by 10% for 5 seconds	Primary Fire perk
	Overheat	+20% Fire Damage Burn now lasts an additional 2 seconds and spreads to other targets within 5 meters	Secondary perk, requires Fire
	Searing Exposure	+15% Fire Damage +25% Weakpoint Damage to Burning targets	Secondary perk, requires Fire
	Kindling	+15% Fire Damage +25% Proc Chance to Ignite and Combustion	Secondary perk, requires Fire
	Inferno	+15% Fire Damage Killing a Burning target overchages your weapon with Inferno, increasing damage by 20% for 5 seconds	Secondary perk, requires Fire
	Void	+30% Void Damage Void Damage applies Corruption, reducing the target's damage by 20% for 8 seconds	Primary Void perk
	Umbral Sight	+20% Void Damage Corruption targets at least 10 meters away take +30%	Secondary perk, requires Void
	Dark Strike	+15% Void Damage Killing a Corrupted target activates Dark Strike, dealing 150 Void Damage to the nearest enemy	Secondary perk, requires Void
	Inner Abyss	+15% Void Damage +25% Proc Chance to Void Tendrils and Singularity	Secondary perk, requires Void
	Doombinder	+25% Void Damage Corruption lasts for an additional 2 seconds, and each affected enemy increases your Grenade Damage by 10%	Secondary perk, requires Void
	Psionic	+30% Psionic Damage Psionic Damage applies Fracture, adding a 15% Stagger chance for 5 seconds	Primary Psionic perk Unlocked by completing Zone 1 on any difficulty
	Neuroshock	+20% Psionic Damage Fracture increases Stagger chance by an additional 10% and reduces its Cooldown by 3 seconds	Secondary perk, requires Psionic
	Cognitive Quake	+15% Psionic Damage Killing a Fractured target releases a Psychic Shockwave and Pushing Back targets over 8 meters	Secondary perk, requires Psionic
	Thoughtstream	+15% Psionic Damage +20% damage while Hipfiring against Fractured targets	Secondary perk, requires Psionic
	Cerebral Flow	+15% Psionic Damage +25% Proc Chance to Psychic Punch and Telekinetic Slam	Secondary perk, requires Psionic