There will be a number of times you will encounter a pack of enemies, that ambush you or run into something you can’t handle in a straight up fight.

This perk is a must have life saver, when leveling up in the literal sense.

The Born Survivor perk uses a stimpack automatically when your health falls below 20%.

Hacker is another card to consider, when trying to get into certain rooms or access terminals. This is one of those situational perk cards that is important to have, but you might want to have a combat card equipped until you find one of these locks you will need it for.

Throughout the world you will find a number of locks that you will need level 1 to 3 lock picking to gain access to, either a sweet stash of supplies or gain access to certain rooms or safes for objectives.

The Picklock perk gives you +1 lockpicking skill and makes the lockpicking spot to unlock the lock 10% larger.

This perk allows your food meter to fill up more from the food you eat so you don’t have to worry about it as often.

Fallout 76 has a survival aspect to it, where you have to eat and drink, so you aren’t suffering from starvation and dehydration, which will have negative side effects once your food and water meters run out.

Slow metabolizer perk makes it so all food satisfies hunger by an additional 25% and can be equipped at level 5.

Once you start finding more weapons and start collecting junk for crafting materials this card is a must.

One of the major obstacles you will run into while adventuring around the wasteland is the lack of inventory space.

The Pack Rat perk card reduces the weight of all junk items by 25% and can be equipped at level 7.

These are my top choices for must have perks you will need when leveling up.

Thankfully you can swap out perk cards at any time, since Fallout 76 is very situational, and you don’t want to have perks suited for building and crafting, when you are adventuring in new areas full of vicious enemies. This can lead many to wonder what the best choices would be when leveling or what build would work best for their playstyle. There is a variety of perk cards you can acquire while leveling up in Appalachia. The Best Fallout 76 Perks To Start Out With

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