Perk

Perks are additional attributes that are added to Legends and Level 4 Gear and Attachments.

Passive Perks like Fortified are used to compensate for different hitbox sizes in Legends.

Class Perks are perks that applies to all Legends of a class.

Perks added to Legends

Executioner

Finishers fully regenerate shield. Applies to all Legends.

Fortified

Incoming damage reduced by 15%. Not slowed by bullets. Applies to Fortified Legends: Caustic, Gibraltar.

Recon

Scanning Survey Beacons reveals the next circle's location. Applies to Recon Legends: Bloodhound, Crypto, Pathfinder, Seer, Valkyrie.

Perks added to gear

Fast Charge

Reduces Tactical & Ultimate recharge time. Applies to the Helmet.

Guardian Angel

You revive squadmates with bonus shields and health. Applies to the Backpack.

Improved Minor Heal

Syringes and Shield Cells have improved effects. Applies to the Body Shield.

Resurrection

Can self-resurrect once. Ability consumed upon use. Applies to the Knockdown Shield.

Perks added to attachments

Autoloader

Automatically reloads stowed weapons after a short delay. Applies to the Extended Light Mag, the Extended Heavy Mag, the Extended Energy Mag, and the Extended Sniper Mag.

Removed perks

Fast Use

Healing items take half as long to use. Applied to the Body Shield. Previously applied to the Backpack.

Flash Hider

Minimizes muzzle flash. Applied to the Barrel Stabilizer.

Low Profile

More difficult to hit, incoming damage increased by 5%. [Additionally, incoming leg shots do the same damage as body shots.] Applied to Low Profile Legends: Lifeline, Wattson, Wraith. Previously applied to Pathfinder and Revenant.

History

Patch notes

May 04, 2021 Patch

• Low Profile: Removed completely.
• Valkyrie introduced with the Recon perk.

March 09, 2021 Patch

• Low Profile perk removed from Pathfinder.

February 02, 2021 Patch

• Extended Light Mag, Extended Heavy Mag, Extended Energy Mag, and Extended Sniper Mag introduced.
• Barrel Stabilizer removed from the normal loot pool. (It still exists on fully kitted weapons.)

August 18, 2020 Patch

• Recon class perk introduced.

May 12, 2020 Patch

• Improved Minor Heal perk added to the Body Shield, replacing the Fast Use perk.

April 07, 2020 Patch

• Low Profile:
  • Limb shots on Low Profile Legends now do as much damage as body shots.
  • Removed from Revenant.

February 04, 2020 Patch

• Revenant introduced with the Low Profile perk.
• Backpack: UI update to better convey when you are using or being revived with the Guardian Angel perk.

October 01, 2019 Patch

• Executioner perk moved from the Body Shield to all Legends.
• Fast Use perk moved perk from the Backpack to the Body Shield.
• Guardian Angel perk added to the Backpack, restoring extra health and shields to revived squadmates.

September 03, 2019 Patch

• Low Profile perk added to Wattson.

July 02, 2019 Patch

• Fortified:
  • Damage reduction increased from 10% to 15%.
  • Fortified Legends are now immune to slow effects from weapon fire.
• Low Profile perk introduced and added to Wraith, Lifeline, and Pathfinder, increasing incoming damage by 5%.

April 16, 2019 Patch

• Fortified perk introduced and added to Gibraltar and Caustic, reducing damage taken by 10%.

Trivia

• In general, Legends come in one of three sizes (small, medium, large). Fortified compensates for having a large hitbox. Low Profile countered the advantages of a small hitbox. Daniel Z Klein described them as "chewing gum and duct tape holding the game together." In Season 9, Low Profile was removed as the team felt confident they could balance small Legends without it.
  • Pathfinder had Low Profile despite not having a small hitbox because he was very thin (at the time) and had a lot of mobility. Revenant accidentally shipped with Low Profile despite not having a small hitbox because he had Pathfinder's skinny (at the time) hitbox earlier in development.
• The Recon class perk is Pathfinder's original passive.
• Class perks for the other three Legend classes— Offensive, Defensive, and Support—have been datamined, but only the Recon perk was added. On Reddit, game designer Daniel Zenon Klein offered some insight on to why.
  • The leaked Offense perk allowed Offensive Legends to have two extra slots for grenades. Klein revealed that the devs had also considered allowing Offensive Legends to stack grenades to 2 again. Klein does not think they will move forward with this perk because he believes the game is healthier with less grenade spam.
    • This perk was eventually added in the form of Fuse's Passive ability, Grenadier.
  • The leaked Defense perk allowed Defensive Legends to give shields to revived squadmates. Klein said that he does not want to take the Guardian Angel perk away from the gold backpack. The devs also considered having Defensive Legends being able to fortify doors, making it so that only they can break them and it takes extra kicks for them to break; this perk was found to be too situational.
  • The leaked Support perk allowed Support Legends to find extra supplies in blue supply bins. This perk actually already exists and is on Lifeline. Klein says they originally intended for it to be on all Support Legends but they ultimately decided to put it on Lifeline only. However, Klein stated they might revisit this perk.