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Ultimate Guide to Perks! (No longer accurate)
By Halfswift
A huge and complete guide to all the perks in The Culling!
This guide contains a description, uses, combos, strategies, counters and ratings to all the perks in the game. This guide is for both new and old players, hopefully you can learn something new here!
   
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Guide Index
Overview
Introduction 
Introduction: Perks 
Chopper 
Mangler 
Bloodbath 
Run with Knives 
Submission 
Basher 
Knuckle Dragger 
Sneaky Poker 
Speedy Spear 
Brutus 
Blowhard 
Longshot 
Bow Flexer 
Stunner 
Disability Insurance 
Moneybags 
Inhuman 
Load Dropper 
Dig Deep 
Angry Octopus 
Stealthy 
Red Gunner 
Backpacker 
Armorer 
Man Tracker 
Chemist 
Leg Day 
Cannibal 
Regenerator 
Recovery 
Big Boned 
Big Lungs 
Tough Mother 
Thick Skin 
Immunity 
Bomb Suit 
Wound Less 
Golden Arm 
Ol' Painless 
Master Crafter 
Trapper 
End: Thanks 
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Introduction
This is a guide which can be useful to veteran players and especially newer participants to this great game! My goal is for this to be a go-to guide for anyone who needs to learn about perks.
I will go through each perk containing:
  • Detailed Explaination
  • Uses, Strategies, NotDoDos and Combos
  • How to Counter
  • Usefulness Rating

Here we go:
Introduction: Perks
Perks are abilities you choose before a match to aid you in battle. A perk could raise a stat, like health, defense, damage etc., or could give you a headstart in the beginning, like allowing you to spawn with an item.
You should use perks to mold your perfect playstyle, allowing you to win with YOUR STYLE.
Every perk has a counter and it is important that you know how to react and counter someone who has chosen their style.
Chopper
Chopper:

Detailed Explaination:
  • -30% Melee charge time with all Axes
    • The charge time for Axes are lowered. Allowing you to get a full-charged hit ** speed Axes.
    • Effectively giving you +30% dmg on all * and ** speed Axes.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Use this perk together with ** Axes (there are non * speed axes yet).
  • The first thing you do as you spawn should be to make a Hatchet, allowing you to take advantage of your perk and to give you an early advantage.
  • This perk is powerful combined with the Fire Axe, letting you get fully charged hits on enemies.
  • Do not pair this perk with a *** speed Axe, as it would have very little effect, as *** speed weapons already allows you to get a fully charged hit upon your enemies.
How to Counter:

  • It is hard to identify if someone has this perk.
  • Your foe will charge his attacks faster, so for you to come out on top you need to be sure to use your block in time.
  • Expect a higher damage output from your enemy, having defensive items and perks will help you here.
Usefullness Rating
  • 7/10: The perk is only useable paired with an axe, but it highers the damage output quite a lot.
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Mangler
Mangler:

Detailed Explaination:
  • 80% of melee damage dealt with Axes is also applied to opponent's stamina.
    • Attacking an enemy with an Axe also damages his/her stamina. If you deal 20 damage, you remove 16 stamina from your enemy.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Be sure to craft a Hatchet as soon as you spawn, so you can utilize the perks ability.
  • You use this perk to force your enemies stamina to be lowered, this traps your opponent in a state where they cannot run nor jump.
  • Lowering your opponents stamina gives you space to run and heal, or to shoot then from afar.
  • Pair this perk with any axe, and it will give you a great advantage if you are in a fight.
  • Don't pick this perk, and then don't use an axe, simply a waste of perkslot.
How to Counter:

  • If you were to meet someone with this perk, avoid melee combat, as it will put you in a terrible situation.
  • Having a Stamina Shot at hand will give you unlimited stamina for 30 seconds, and can save your life vs this perk.
  • Use bows, guns, explosives and traps to get the upper hand without melee combat.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 8/10: The perk requires an Axe for it to be taken advantage of, but if you get an axe, and you excel at melee combat, you'll be sure to trap your opponent in the form of stamina.
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Bloodbath
Bloodbath:

Detailed Explaination:
  • +100% duration for bleed wounds applied by Blades.
    • Bleed will last twice as long with all blades.
    • * Bleed = 6 damage over 10 seconds (with Bloodbath 12 damage over 20 seconds)
    • ** Bleed = 10 damage over 10 seconds (with Bloodbath 20 damage over 20 seconds)
    • *** Bleed = 14 damage over 10 seconds (with Bloodbath 28 damage over 20 seconds)
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • This perk needs to be paired with a blade for it to be useful, so be sure to craft a knife as soon as you start.
  • Bloodbath works well when paired with other movement speed perks, as it allows you to hit an opponent, run away, and then let him/her bleed out from the longer bleed duration. This lets you stay out of combat, and recieve less damage.
  • You can also hit your opponent with a blade, then switch to a higher damage weapon, and deal increased damage that way.
  • Pairing this perk with a *** bleed Blade is extremely good.
  • Since this perk only works with blades, be sure to have a blade with you at all times.
How to Counter:

  • If you think an opponent has hit you with Bloodbath, be sure to force melee combat upon them, as the bleed will quickly and effectively drain your HP.
  • The perk "Wound Less" halves the bleed duration, and can help you if you were to meet someone with Bloodbath.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 8/10: The perk requires a blade for it to be useful, but it doubles the wound's damage output over time, and can help immensively in a fight.
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Run with Knives
Run with Knives:

Detailed Explaination:
  • +13% movement speed and sprint stamina cost increased while holding any Blade.
    • Holding a Blade weapon increases your sprint speed by 13%, but also increases the amount of stamina used while sprinting by 13%.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Run with Knives only works with Blades, so be sure to craft a knife as soon as you spawn!
  • This is a perk you want to use if you either want to avoid people or to find people.
  • The extra movement speed allows you to outrun you opponent, so if you get tangled in a bad situation, you can run away and heal.
  • The extra movement speed also allows you to easily catch up with opponents, so if someone attempts escaping a fight, you can catch up to them, and get a cheeky backstab in.
  • Run with Knives pairs well with Brutus, as chasing someone usually leads to you getting a backstab in. This perk also pairs well with Bloodbath, as you can run in, get a hit, run away, repeat.
How to Counter:

  • The best counter to someone with movement speed is to have it yourself, either choosing the perk yourself, or carrying around an Xplosive Runs is handy.
  • Slowing your opponent is also a good idea. Bludgeons disable the extra speed while the opponent is crippled, and could allow you to get up to them.
  • The perk "Stunner" for bows is also handy, as it disables your opponents extra speed with a * cripple.
  • Same goes for Caltrops, a throwable trap which applies cripple to your opponent, this is especially useful if you're chasing someone.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 8/10: Movement speed is very powerful in this game, but this perk limits you to use Blades.
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Submission
Submission:

Detailed Explaination:
  • 80% of melee damage dealt by Bludgeons is also applied to opponent's stamina.
    • Attacking an enemy with a Bludgeon also damages his/her stamina. If you deal 20 damage, you remove 16 stamina from your enemy.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Be sure to craft a Cudgel as soon as you spawn, so you can utilize the perks ability.
  • You use this perk to force your enemies stamina to be lowered, this traps your opponent in a state where they cannot run nor jump.
  • Lowering your opponents stamina gives you space to run and heal, or to shoot then from afar.
  • Pair this perk with high-damage bludgeons like Steel Pipe and Pipe Wrench, and it will give you a great advantage if you are in a fight.
  • Don't pick this perk, and then don't use a Bludgeon, simply a waste of perkslot.
How to Counter:

  • If you were to meet someone with this perk, avoid melee combat, as it will put you in a terrible situation.
  • Having a Stamina Shot at hand will give you unlimited stamina for 30 seconds, and can save your life vs this perk.
  • Use bows, guns, explosives and traps to get the upper hand without melee combat.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 8/10: The perk requires a Bludgeon for it to be taken advantage of, but if you get an axe, and you excel at melee combat, you'll be sure to trap your opponent in the form of stamina.
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Basher
Basher:

Detailed Explaination:
  • -30% Melee charge time with all Bludgeons.
    • The charge time for Bludgeons are lowered. Allowing you to get a full-charged hit ** speed Bludgeons, and ~60% charge hit with * speed Bludgeons.
    • Effectively giving you +30% dmg on all * and ** speed Bludgeons.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Use this perk together with * and ** speed Bludgeons.
  • The first thing you do as you spawn should be to make a Cudgel, allowing you to take advantage of your perk and to give you an early advantage.
  • This perk is powerful combined with the Sledgehammer/Pipe Wrench/Steel Pipe, letting you get charged hits on enemies.
  • Do not pair this perk with a *** speed Bludgeon, as it would have very little effect, as *** speed weapons already allows you to get a fully charged hit upon your enemies.
How to Counter:

  • It is hard to identify if someone has this perk.
  • Your foe will charge his attacks faster, so for you to come out on top you need to be sure to use your block in time.
  • Expect a higher damage output from your enemy, having defensive items and perks will help you here.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 8/10: The Bludgeon weapon group contains many high-damage, *speed weapons, having this perk makes those weapons very deadly.
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Knuckle Dragger
Knuckle Dragger:

Detailed Explaination:
  • +50% melee damage with Brass Knuckles.
    • Brass Knuckles normally do 6-18 damage, but with this perk you increase that to 9-27 damage, upgrading them to T3 level damage.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • This perk is very useful early-game, as you do intense damage, making you outdamage your opponents.
  • Your first priority should be to find Brass Knuckles ASAP, without them, your perk is useless.
  • Knuckle Dragger pairs well with other bludgeon perks such as Basher and Submission.
How to Counter:

  • The best way to counter this is to go for more defense.
  • Avoiding combat is also nice, using bows, explosives and traps should give you the upper hand.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 6/10: Very useful early-game, and still useful mid/late-game, but it is not garantueed that you find Brass Knuckles.
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Sneaky Poker
Sneaky Poker:

Detailed Explaination:
  • +50% backstab damage with all Spears
    • Essentially making backstabs do +100% damage. Lets say you do 20 damage to someone's back, without this perk it would then do 30 damage, but with this perk it will do 40 damage.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • This perk on works with Spears, so be sure to make one as soon as you spawn to utilize this perk.
  • This perk works well with movement speed perks, as it allows you to run up someone easily. Stealthy is also a viable pick as it makes it easier to sneak up on someone to deal the damage.
  • Using snares allows you to easily deal the extra backstab damage, as it forces your opponent into a position. Having a Stun Gun is also very good as it also ensures a free backstab.
How to Counter:

  • If you meet someone with this perk avoid showing your back to them.
  • Keep you eyes peeled for traps and stun guns, as it would cost you alot to recieve a backstab.
  • Immunity perk makes this perk useless.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 6.5/10: Its a very powerful perk once used, but it requires a Spear, and it is not easy to get a backstab on opponents.
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Speedy Spear
Speedy Spear:

Detailed Explaination:
  • +13% movement speed and sprint stamina cost increased while holding any Spear.
    • Holding a spear weapon increases your sprint speed by 13%, but also increases the amount of stamina used while sprinting by 13%.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Speedy Spear only works with Spears, so be sure to craft a spear as soon as you spawn!
  • This is a perk you want to use if you either want to avoid people or to find people.
  • The extra movement speed allows you to outrun you opponent, so if you get tangled in a bad situation, you can run away and heal.
  • The extra movement speed also allows you to easily catch up with opponents, so if someone attempts escaping a fight, you can catch up to them, and get a cheeky backstab in.
  • Speedy Spear pairs well with Sneaky Poker, as chasing someone usually leads to you getting a backstab in.
How to Counter:

  • The best counter to someone with movement speed is to have it yourself, either choosing the perk yourself, or carrying around an Xplosive Runs is handy.
  • Slowing your opponent is also a good idea. Bludgeons disable the extra speed while the opponent is crippled, and could allow you to get up to them.
  • The perk "Stunner" for bows is also handy, as it disables your opponents extra speed with a * cripple.
  • Same goes for Caltrops, a throwable trap which applies cripple to your opponent, this is especially useful if you're chasing someone.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 8/10: Movement speed is very powerful in this game, but this perk limits you to use Spears.
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Brutus
Brutus:

Detailed Explaination:
  • +50% backstab damage with all Blades
    • Essentially making backstabs do +100% damage. Lets say you do 20 damage to someone's back, without this perk it would then do 30 damage, but with this perk it will do 40 damage.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • This perk on works with Blades, so be sure to make one as soon as you spawn to utilize this perk.
  • This perk works well with movement speed perks, as it allows you to run up someone easily. Stealthy is also a viable pick as it makes it easier to sneak up on someone to deal the damage.
  • Using snares allows you to easily deal the extra backstab damage, as it forces your opponent into a position. Having a Stun Gun is also very good as it also ensures a free backstab.
How to Counter:

  • If you meet someone with this perk avoid showing your back to them.
  • Keep you eyes peeled for traps and stun guns, as it would cost you alot to recieve a backstab.
  • Immunity perk makes this perk useless.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 6.5/10: Its a very powerful perk once used, but it requires a Blade, and it is not easy to get a backstab on opponents.
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Blowhard
Blowhard:

Detailed Explaination:
  • Increased effectiveness of Sickness allowing two vomits and +100% damage.
    • When shooting an enemy with a blowgun, they will vomit 2 times instead of 1, resulting in more of a disruptance for them, and allows for easier hits on them.
    • The extra damage applied makes each blowgun shot deal 12 damage, instead of 6.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • This perk doubles the Blowgun's efficiency, letting you get 2 free hits onto you opponent.
  • Because your opponent now vomits 2 times, you can chain the sickness by shooting him/her again at their second puke.
  • This perk can benefit you a lot during the last phases and give you an upper hand in combat.
  • The extra damage allows you to use the blowgun as a bow.
How to Counter:

  • If someone has this perk and shoots you with a blowgun, be sure to run away and wear the sickness off.
  • Having an area with traps is nice to have. This lets you have a safezone to wear the sickness off at, and if the opponents attempts running up to you, he would be caught by snares or other traps.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 6/10: It is a useful perk, but the blowgun only has 6 shots available, something which forces you to conserve ammo.
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Longshot
Longshot:

Detailed Explaination:
  • +60% damage with bows when the target is beyond 60m.
    • An arrow shot which would do 20 damage normally, would now do 32 damage if the opponent is 35 or more meters away.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • This is a perk you'd use if you choose to main Bows.
  • The extra damage can be helpful if you see someone come towards you, simply shoot them down a bit, then go for melee combat.
  • Pairing this perk with other bow perks like Stunner and Bow Flexer works very well.
How to Counter:

  • The best counter to this is simply dodging. You cannot aimbot with bow thankfully. Move unpredictably and approuch you enemy, to then hit the bow out of their hands.
  • Thick Skin lowers damage from bows by 30%, and will help you incase you meet someone with a bow.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 7/10: It is hard to snipe people from afar, but if you hit someone it is very rewarding.
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Bow Flexer
Bow Flexer:

Detailed Explaination:
  • +25% arrow velocity and 25% charge time reduction with all bows.
    • Makes arrows fly faster in the air, making it easier to aim and predict, and makes charging a shot faster, allowing for more rapid shooting.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Use this perk together with Longshot for the extra damage, more velocity makes it easier to hit and predict targets.
  • This perk alone isn't much, but if you enjoy shooting arrows rapidly its pretty alright.
How to Counter:

  • The best counter to this is simply dodging. You cannot aimbot with bow thankfully. Move unpredictably and approuch you enemy, to then hit the bow out of their hands.
  • Thick Skin lowers damage from bows by 30%, and will help you incase you meet someone with a bow.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 4.5/10:
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Stunner
Stunner:

Detailed Explaination:
  • 100% chance to * cripple opponents with arrow strikes.
    • If an opponent has a movement speed perk, or Xplosive Runs, their extra speed is disabled and they are slowed by 5% untill the cripple effect wears off.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Useful when combined with Longshot, the cripple effect helps a lot against speedy opponents.
How to Counter:

  • The best counter to this is simply dodging. You cannot aimbot with bow thankfully. Move unpredictably and approuch you enemy, to then hit the bow out of their hands.
  • Thick Skin lowers damage from bows by 30%, and will help you incase you meet someone with a bow.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 5/10:
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Disability Insurance
Disability Insurance:

Detailed Explaination:
  • Pepper Spray, Stun Gun, Blow Gun, and Smoke Grenade also apply Cripple wound to opponents.
    • Applies * (maybe **?) cripple wound to your opponent when you hit them with Pepper Spray, Stun Gun, Blow Gun or Smoke Grenade.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • This perk pairs well with Blowhard as it makes the blowgun even more powerful.
  • Use this perk if you have trouble with speedy opponents.
  • Smoking your opponent also becomes extra effective, allowing for easier hits on them.
How to Counter:

  • Stay calm if you are affected by this, and stay away from your opponent.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 3.5/10:
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Moneybags
Moneybags:

Detailed Explaination:
  • Gain +2 bonus FUNC each time FUNC is gathered.
    • Every time you do an action which increases your FUNC (Recycling items, harvesting corpses, exploring buildings, being near a player, attacking a player, killing a player, surviving past xx minutes) you get 2 extra FUNC.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • This is a perk you want to go for if you plan on getting several small airdrops or larger ones.
  • Combining this with Trapper works decently, as you get more FUNC to make snares from.
How to Counter:

  • No need to counter.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 4/10: It really helps when you need a lot of FUNC, but leaves you at a disadvantage in fights.
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Inhuman
Inhuman:

Detailed Explaination:
  • You can not be tracked with Man Tracker and are immune to Alarm Gun
    • You will not show up on Man Trackers, and you are immune to the Alarm Gun wound.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Use this if you want to avoid fights.
  • Combines well with Stealthy if you really want to avoid fights.
How to Counter:

  • Use your ears and listen for footsteps and always keep an eye out, look around and always be aware of your surroundings.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 2.5/10: This is not a perk which helps you a lot in fights. It draws less attention to you, but you'd be better off with something else.
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Load Dropper
Load Dropper:

Detailed Explaination:
  • Airdrops arrive instantly.
    • When calling an airdrop, it instantly arrives at the pad, but it still makes some sound.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • If you feel time is of the matter, and don't want to wait for airdrops, this will be a nice perk.
  • Can work well if you want to call many smaller airdrops.
How to Counter:

  • No need to counter.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 3/10: Waiting for airdrops isn't too much of a deal, and if you want an instant airdrop, use the airpads on the bridges.
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Dig Deep
Dig Deep:

Detailed Explaination:
  • Gain 15 Health when damage would kill you. (Once per match)
    • When someone lands a finishing blow on you, you get instantly revived to 15hp.
    • Bleed can trigger this.
    • Only revives you once per match.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • This perk works somewhat as a shield. Imagine you are at 1hp, and someone blows a C4 under you, dealing 95hp. You will be instantly revived, and sent to 15hp.
  • Used for increased survivability.
  • Can be paired with defense and health perk to make a somewhat tank-class.
How to Counter:

  • You can see if someone has this perk, they will have a cyan icon of a man with a cross, looks like a stim.
  • When you see someone with this at low hp, don't bother with charged hits, rather use quick swipes, then proceed to charge after the perk has been activated.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 5/10: Its a great shield, and if you can save it for the last fight its very powerful. However, it can only be used once per match, and only revives you to 15hp.
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Angry Octopus
Angry Octopus:

Detailed Explaination:
  • When reduced below 30 Health automatically drop a Smoke Bomb (60 Sec Cooldown)
    • When someone hits you below 30hp, you drop a smoke bomb under you, blinding everyone near you, even teammates.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Its good for quick getaway in case you are losing a fight.
  • If it pops, you will disorient you enemies, allowing for some easy hits, or a quick heal with a bandage.
How to Counter:

  • If someone uses smoke on you, simply listen to where they are, and try to pinpoint their position.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 5/10: This can be classified as a "♥♥♥♥♥ perk", but it can help you in a bad situation.
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Stealthy
Stealthy:

Detailed Explaination:
  • Your crafting and footstaps are completely silent to others until within close range or in water.
    • You can walk, run and craft completely silently. But you make sound in water.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Use this if you want to avoid people.
  • Allows you to easily sneak up on people.
  • Pairs well with "Brutus" and "Sneaky Poker"
  • Avoid water.
How to Counter:

  • Always look around and be aware of your surroundings.
  • If you are looting an area, or crafting a lot on an area, set up traps like Caltrops, Snares and Punji Sticks to have a somewhat of defense and alert system.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 5/10: Its useful if you don't want to fight, but if you are spotted, Stealthy becomes useless.
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Red Gunner
Red Gunner:

Detailed Explaination:
  • Start the match with an Alarm Gun in your inventory and it applies bleed, expose and cripple wounds.
    • All wounds are *
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Used mostly to annoy people.
  • Shoot an opponent before entering a battle to apply all the wounds and to give you an advantage.
  • Attract other people.
How to Counter:

  • Run unpredictably to avoid being shot.
  • If hit, start preparing for a fight, set up traps, craft armor, etc.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 3/10: Mostly a trolling perk, but can be useful.
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Backpacker
Backpacker:

Detailed Explaination:
  • Start the match with a Backpack in your inventory.
    • It is already applied to you.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Useful if you want a garantueed backpack.
  • If you find a backpack, you basically got free 20 FUNC.
  • Draws attention, as people who does not have a backpack, obviously want yours.
How to Counter:

  • No counter needed.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 3.5/10: Useful if you want a backpack, but you're better off with a perk which can help you in fights.
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Armorer
Armorer:

Detailed Explaination:
  • Start the match with Crafted Armor in your inventory.
    • Already applied to you as you spawn.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Useful for new players who are learning combat, gives more room for mistakes early on.
  • Once broken it is gone, and you need to craft/find new armor.
How to Counter:

  • Use Spears to shred the armor in 4 hits.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 2.5/10: Its good for new players and in the early-game, but its not permanent, and only saves you 22 FUNC.
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Man Tracker
Man Tracker:

Detailed Explaination:
  • Start the match with a Man Tracker in your inventory which can be used while moving.
    • ^
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Useful if you want to play extremely aggressive.
  • Lets you move while using it, so you can run in the direction of your victim while looking at the Man Tracker.
How to Counter:

  • No counter needed.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 2/10: Finding a Man Tracker is easy enough, and running while tracking isn't useful late-game.
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Chemist
Chemist:

Detailed Explaination:
  • Stim effects last 2x as long.
    • All stims work for 4 minutes (Stamina Shot lasts 1 minute).
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Useful when in prolonged fights.
  • Combined with an airdrop that contains Orange Juice you get a long powerful boost.
How to Counter:

  • Not counterable.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 6/10: The longer stims are generally useful, and is not something you regret.
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Leg Day
Leg Day:

Detailed Explaination:
  • +7% movement speed and spring stamina cost increased.
    • Sprinting is 7% faster and costs 7% more stamina.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • This is a perk you want to use if you either want to avoid people or to find people.
  • The extra movement speed allows you to outrun you opponent, so if you get tangled in a bad situation, you can run away and heal.
  • The extra movement speed also allows you to easily catch up with opponents, so if someone attempts escaping a fight, you can catch up to them, and get a cheeky backstab in.
  • Leg Day pairs well with backstab perks, as chasing someone usually leads to you getting a backstab in.
  • Pairs well with any perk combination.
How to Counter:

  • The best counter to someone with movement speed is to have it yourself, either choosing the perk yourself, or carrying around an Xplosive Runs is handy.
  • Slowing your opponent is also a good idea. Bludgeons disable the extra speed while the opponent is crippled, and could allow you to get up to them.
  • The perk "Stunner" for bows is also handy, as it disables your opponents extra speed with a * cripple.
  • Same goes for Caltrops, a throwable trap which applies cripple to your opponent, this is especially useful if you're chasing someone.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 7.5/10: Movement speed in powerful in this game, and this perk is not weapon-specific.
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Cannibal
Cannibal:

Detailed Explaination:
  • Killing an opponent restores 15 health and 50 stamina.
    • Killing an enemy heals you with 15hp and resets your stamina to max. It doesn't matter how much damage you deal, as long as you are the one to finish the opponent off.
    • Paired with the passive kill bonus, you will recieve a total of 30hp and 100 stamina from a kill.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Great perk if you choose to play aggressively, the health and stamina bonus lets you deal with several enemies at a time.
  • The full stamina bonus can let you run away and heal, or to get a better hold of the situation.
How to Counter:

  • Avoid letting your enemy get kills, and attempt killstealing.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 7/10: Very useful for aggressive play.
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Regenerator
Regenerator:

Detailed Explaination:
  • Recover 1 health every 4 seconds.
    • ^
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Useful if you do not want to spend FUNC on bandages.
  • Works somewhat well with Big Boned, as it allows you to get hit and regen.
  • Use movement speed perks or stims to get away and regen health.
How to Counter:

  • Chase the person with this perk and don't give them time to regen health.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 5/10: The regen is very slow, and generally not useful in The Culling's fastpaced combat.
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Recovery
Recovery:

Detailed Explaination:
  • +25% faster stamina regeneration.
    • Your stamina regens faster.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Useful if you enjoy not caring as much about stamina as normal.
  • You can hit/push/run/jump more as it lets you regen stamina quicker.
How to Counter:

  • Submission/Mangler lets you deplete their stamina quicker, but be aware that they regen it quickly too.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 5/10: It definitely helps you out, but other perks may help more.
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Big Boned
Big Boned:

Detailed Explaination:
  • Health pool increased by 10 points.
    • Makes your HP 110 instead of 100.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Useful when making a tanky build.
  • Be aware that the extra HP also has to be replenished, meaning, you need to use more bandages or FUNC on health machines to fill your HP.
How to Counter:

  • Bleed wound works well, as defense items/perks like Iron4Skin doesn't defend against that, and lets you bleed the HP away.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 5/10: Helpful for survivability and fights, but the 10 extra HP doesn't make much of a difference.
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Big Lungs
Big Lungs:

Detailed Explaination:
  • Stamina pool increased by 30 points.
    • You have a total of 130 stamina instead of 100.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Used for fighting prolonged battles and running more.
  • Be sure to have your stamina fully regenerated before entering a battle.
  • Allows you to run for longer distances.
  • Pairs very well with movement speed perks.
How to Counter:

  • Submission/Mangler can eat away at the extra stamina.
  • Use Cripple wound to force your enemy to run slowly while wasting stamina.
  • If your opponent runs away, use ranged weapons.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 7/10: The extra 30 stamina help a great deal in battle, but only lets you push/run/hit/jump more, rather than a defense, damage or other perk.
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Tough Mother
Tough Mother:

Detailed Explaination:
  • Reduce all incoming damage by 10%
    • ^
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Useful when making a tank-build.
  • Pairs well with any combination of perks.
How to Counter:

  • Bleed wound is not affected by the extra defense, and simply ignores it.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 6/10: It can be very helpful when you want more survivability, but 10% won't make too much of a difference.
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Thick Skin
Thick Skin:

Detailed Explaination:
  • Reduce all damage from bows, blowguns and thrown weapons by 30%.
    • ^
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Allows you to tank damage from bow-users, letting you run up to them while taking less damage.
  • A good counter to Golden Arm.
  • Really helps when you have no ranged weapon to fight back with.
How to Counter:

  • Go in for melee damage instead of ranged damage.
  • Bows will still do a fair amount of damage, but they won't be as effective.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 6.5/10: There are a large number of bow-users in this game, therefore this perk can increase survivability from them a lot.
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Immunity
Immunity:

Detailed Explaination:
  • Immune to bonus damage from backstabs and headshots.
    • Backstabs and headshots to you do the same amount of damage as a frontstab and bodyshot would.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Really good perk for the Teams mode, as backstabs occur often there.
  • Good counter to snares and backstab perks.
How to Counter:

  • Once you realize someone has this perk, go for normal bodyshots and don't bother with backstabs.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 6/10: Really helps in Teams mode, but generally not that useful.
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Bomb Suit
Bomb Suit:

Detailed Explaination:
  • Reduce all damage from firearms and explosives by 30%.
    • Lowers the damage taken from guns and explosives by 30%.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Makes guns weak against you, same goes for explosives.
  • Using this perk + Sapper airdrop lets you go full kamikaze on your opponents, as you take way less damage from the explosives.
How to Counter:

  • Once you suspect someone of using this perk, switch away from guns and explosives, and rather use bows and melee.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 4.5/10: This perk can really save your life, but guns and explosives are somewhat rare.
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Wound Less
Wound Less:

Detailed Explaination:
  • Reduce duration of all wounds by 25%.
    • All wounds (Bleed, Cripple, Expose, Alarm Gun, Taser, Sickness) last 75% as long as normal.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Makes many items and strategies less useful against you, this includes:
    • Tasers
    • Blowguns without Blow Hard
    • Less bleed damage
How to Counter:

  • Go in for normal melee combat and do not rely on your wounds.
  • Using explosives, bows, guns or high-damage weapons helps here.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 5/10: Makes wounds weaker against you, but the little 25% doesn't help too much in fighting.
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Golden Arm
Golden Arm:

Detailed Explaination:
  • +100% damage (+50% if crafted) and 25% velocity for all thrown weapons.
    • Doubles the throw damage for normal weapons, and increased throw damage by 50% for crafted weapons. For full 100%/50% bonus you need to have the throw fully charged.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Go for weapons with high throw damage.
  • Be sure to fully charge your throws for maximum damage.
  • Always have more than 1 weapon to throw.
  • After throwing a weapon, be sure to pick it up before your opponent does.
  • Using Golden Arm sets you into a specific fighting-style, so adjust to it.
  • If people block, the damage is reduced by 50%.
How to Counter:

  • If you meet a Golden Arm user move unpredictably.
  • After the opponent threw their weapon, be sure to pick it up so they can't throw it again.
  • Use block to lower damage taken by 50%.
  • Use perk Thick Skin to lower damage taken by 30%.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 7/10: A very powerful perk, but it needs mastery, and runs many risks, like not finding weapons.
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Ol' Painless
Ol' Painless:

Detailed Explaination:
  • +10% damage with all weapons, traps and explosives.
    • ^
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • All your weapons and items deal 10% more damage, this does not increase damage of Bleed wound.
  • Combine this perk with Trapper and Carjacker airdrop, the C4 in the airdrop will deal a total of 104.5 damage.
How to Counter:

  • You never know when someone uses this perk.
  • Defensive items like armor, stims and perks helps if you fight someone with this perk.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 6.5/10: Very useful perk which can create some powerful combinations, but the 10% extra damage don't make too much of a difference in melee combat.
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Master Crafter
Master Crafter:

Detailed Explaination:
  • +10% damage from all crafted weapons, traps and explosives and craft-time reduced by 50%.
    • Crafted Knife and Spear deal now 5.5-16.5 damage.
    • Crafted Hatchet and Cudgel deal now 6.6-19.8 damage
    • Crafted Bow deal now 4.4-13.2 damage.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • Gives you an amazing advantage early game.
  • Crafting speed is a lot faster, and lets you make ammo, armor and bandages incredibly quickly.
  • Not as useful late-game, but still has it's uses.
How to Counter:

  • Its hard to know if someone has this perk.
  • Use defensive perks to lower damage taken.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 6.5/10: The damage bonus is powerful, and so is the faster crafting, but this perk becomes not as useful late-game.
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Trapper
Trapper:

Detailed Explaination:
  • Snares now apply a 30% Expose Wound and reduce all trap deployment and disarm times by 75%.
    • Setting down and picking up traps becomes 75% faster. If you snare someone, they will recieve 30% more damage next time you hit them.
Uses, Strategies, NotToDos and Combos:

  • This perk makes traps very useful, especially snares, as they don't take as long to deploy.
  • Pairing the 30% expose from snares with high-damage weapons will cause extreme suffering for your opponent.
  • Backstab perks like Brutus and Sneaky Poker becomes extremely powerful paired with the 30% expose.
  • Explosives such as Claymores and C4 becomes extra useful with this perk, as they are very quick to deploy.
  • If you are in teams, and a teammate is stuck in snares, hit him/her with a weak punch. Getting hit with anything (even alarm gun) releases you from the snare instantly.
How to Counter:

  • Keeping an eye out for traps is smart, if you see traps, crouch to avoid being affected by them.
  • Pick up traps and replace them, this goes for snares and explosives. If you see Punji Sticks, destroy them by hitting them.
  • Immunity perk negates backstab damage, and might save your life.
Usefullness Rating:
  • 7/10: Your damage potential with traps skyrockets, and using traps feels very smooth and easy.
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End: Thanks
Thanks for reading!
I wrote this guide because I expect a new stream of players to arrive thanks to the Steam Summer Sale. This guide took me 3 days and 6000 words to write, I hope it is to your help.
If you find any mistakes, be sure to tell me. Also, don't be afraid to give suggestions and opinions on my ratings and strategies. (Send me angry messeges if you see spelling mistakes ;)

Thanks for now
~Halfswift
31 Comments
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♥ Remi Kat ♥ 11 Oct, 2016 @ 3:10pm 
Feels bad man...keep em here as a souvenir or something. Do you still play this game? ;P
Halfswift  [author] 11 Oct, 2016 @ 12:21pm 
Yep, rip me, lol
Doktor_Void 7 Oct, 2016 @ 2:05pm 
Feel bad for the author tbh
♥ Remi Kat ♥ 6 Oct, 2016 @ 9:13pm 
Oh god the new update...welp it's gonna ruin this whole guide huh..
♥ Remi Kat ♥ 23 Sep, 2016 @ 5:27am 
Red gunner is quite good for sniping down airdrops which its hitscan though, although good guide! Faved and liked.
Doktor_Void 22 Aug, 2016 @ 9:16pm 
Awesome, thanks for taking the time and detailing all the stuff about the perks, now I won't be COMPLETELY lost after coming back to the game after 5-ish months :P
Halfswift  [author] 8 Aug, 2016 @ 5:16am 
I prefer going LegDay+Submission+Basher with Tough airdrop mostly.
Santtuxh 8 Aug, 2016 @ 5:06am 
And what perks u use the most :)
Halfswift  [author] 8 Aug, 2016 @ 4:16am 
I think the damage upon direct hit is increased, but not the explosion-damage itself.
Santtuxh 8 Aug, 2016 @ 3:12am 
if u throw Dynamite/Impact Grenade with golden arm does it do more damage than normally?