All Strength Perk Cards Effects & Priority
Strength applies to your character’s physical power in melee and how much your character can carry. Below are all the known cards in the Strength section.

Gladiator
|
Level Requirement |
2 |
Rank 1 |
Your one-handed melee weapons now do +10% damage. |
Rank 2 |
Your one-handed melee weapons now do +15% damage. |
Rank 3 |
Your one-handed melee weapons now do +20% damage. |
Traveling Pharmacy
|
Level Requirement |
3 |
Rank 1 |
Weights of all Chems (including Stimpaks) are reduced by 30%. |
Rank 2 |
Weights of all Chems (including Stimpaks) are reduced by 60%. |
Rank 3 |
Weights of all Chems (including Stimpaks) are reduced by 90%. |
Pack Rat
|
Level Requirement |
4 |
Rank 1 |
The weight of all junk items is reduced by 25%. |
Rank 2 |
The weight of all junk items is reduced by 50%. |
Rank 3 |
The weight of all junk items is reduced by 75%. |
Iron Fist
|
Level Requirement |
5 |
Rank 1 |
Your punching attacks now do +10% damage. |
Rank 2 |
Your punching attacks now do +15% damage. |
Rank 3 |
Your punching attacks now do +20% damage. |
Slugger
|
Level Requirement |
6 |
Rank 1 |
Your two-handed melee weapons deal 10% more damage. |
Rank 2 |
Your two-handed melee weapons deal 15% more damage. |
Rank 3 |
Your two-handed melee weapons deal 20% more damage. |
Shotgunner
|
Level Requirement |
10 |
Rank 1 |
Your shotguns now deal +10% damage. |
Rank 2 |
Your shotguns now deal +15% damage. |
Rank 3 |
Your shotguns now deal +20% damage. |
Basher
|
Level Requirement |
11 |
Rank 1 |
Gun bashing does +25% damage with a 5% chance to cripple your opponent. |
Rank 2 |
Gun bashing does +50% damage with a 10% chance to cripple your opponent. |
Sturdy Frame
|
Level Requirement |
13 |
Rank 1 |
Armor weighs 25% less than normal. |
Rank 2 |
Armor weighs 50% less than normal. |
Barbarian
|
Level Requirement |
14 |
Rank 1 |
Every point of Strength adds +2 Damage Resist (max 40 – no Power Armor). |
Rank 2 |
Every point of Strength adds +3 Damage Resist (max 60 – no Power Armor). |
Rank 3 |
Every point of Strength adds +4 Damage Resist (max 80 – no Power Armor). |
Martial Artist
|
Level Requirement |
16 |
Rank 1 |
Your melee weapons weigh 20% less, and you can swing them 10% faster. |
Rank 2 |
Your melee weapons weigh 40% less, and you can swing them 20% faster. |
Rank 3 |
Your melee weapons weigh 60% less, and you can swing them 30% faster. |
Scattershot
|
Level Requirement |
18 |
Rank 1 |
Shotguns now weigh 30% less and you reload them 10% faster. |
Rank 2 |
Shotguns now weigh 60% less and you reload them 20% faster. |
Rank 3 |
Shotguns now weigh 90% less and you reload them 30% faster. |
Expert Gladiator
|
Level Requirement |
20 |
Rank 1 |
Your one-handed melee weapons now do +10% damage. |
Rank 2 |
Your one-handed melee weapons now do +15% damage. |
Rank 3 |
Your one-handed melee weapons now do +20% damage. |
Blocker
|
Level Requirement |
21 |
Rank 1 |
Take 15% less damage from your opponents’ melee attacks. |
Rank 2 |
Take 30% less damage from your opponents’ melee attacks. |
Rank 3 |
Take 45% less damage from your opponents’ melee attacks. |
Bandolier
|
Level Requirement |
22 |
Rank 1 |
Ballistic weapon ammo weighs 45% less. |
Rank 2 |
Ballistic weapon ammo weighs 90% less. |
Expert Shotgunner
|
Level Requirement |
23 |
Rank 1 |
Your shotguns now deal +10% damage. |
Rank 2 |
Your shotguns now deal +15% damage. |
Rank 3 |
Your shotguns now deal +20% damage. |
Expert Slugger
|
Level Requirement |
24 |
Rank 1 |
Your two-handed melee weapons deal 10% more damage. |
Rank 2 |
Your two-handed melee weapons deal 15% more damage. |
Rank 3 |
Your two-handed melee weapons deal 20% more damage. |
Strong Back
|
Level Requirement |
26 |
Rank 1 |
Gain +10 carry weight. |
Rank 2 |
Gain +20 carry weight. |
Rank 3 |
Gain +30 carry weight. |
Rank 4 |
Gain +40 carry weight. |
Heavy Gunner
|
Level Requirement |
30 |
Rank 1 |
Your non-explosive heavy guns now do +10% damage. |
Rank 2 |
Your non-explosive heavy guns now do +15% damage. |
Rank 3 |
Your non-explosive heavy guns now do +20% damage. |
Bear Arms
|
Level Requirement |
N/A |
Rank 1 |
Heavy Guns weigh 20% less. |
Rank 2 |
Heavy Guns weigh 40% less. |
Rank 3 |
Heavy Guns weigh 60% less. |
Rank 4 |
Heavy Guns weigh 80% less |
Bullet Shield
|
Level Requirement |
N/A |
Rank 1 |
Gain 10 Damage Resistance while firing a heavy gun. |
Rank 2 |
N/A |
Rank 3 |
N/A |
Rank 4 |
N/A |