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'''Perk builds''' combine equipped perks for a combat style or activity. Start with a small core, then add damage, healing or utility as you earn points. You have '''six active slots'''; a set bonus does not use another slot.

== Set up a build ==
# Return to [[Sarim Home|home]] and open '''Sarim Perks'''.
# Unlock the perks you want, then press '''Equip''' on each one. Owned perks do nothing until equipped.
# Check the set panel to see which bonuses your equipped perks activate.
# Choose '''+ Save loadout''' and give the build a short name. Click that saved name to use it later at home.

You can save five loadouts. They use each perk's current level, so upgrading a perk also improves saved builds that include it.

== First perk and early points ==
Outside Gridmaster, your free first unlock gives one perk at '''level 5'''. Choose it for the style or skill you plan to use most:
{| class="wikitable"
! Goal !! Free choice !! Get next
|-
| Melee against monsters || Speedy Strikes || Weaponmaster for Warpath; 7 points to unlock.
|-
| Ranged against monsters || Deadeye || Overdrive for Killshot if you use a damaging ranged special; 8 points to unlock.
|-
| Magic against monsters || Arcane Dominion || Spellweaver for Arcane Resonance; 9 points to unlock.
|-
| Gathering || Lumberjack, Master Angler or Prospector for the skill you use || The other two to activate Polymath; 6 points each to unlock.
|}

Later purchases start at level 1. A set only needs its required perks equipped, so you can use the core before upgrading everything to level 5. Earn more points from [[Sarim Achievements]], [[Combat Achievements]] and new [[Collection log|collection-log uniques]]. All six slots are available from the start.

== Combat cores ==
These combinations work against monsters. Choose the style that fits your weapon and the fight.
{| class="wikitable"
! Style !! Equip first !! How to use it
|-
| Melee || Weaponmaster + Speedy Strikes || Activates Warpath. Keep attacking the same target with the same melee style to build damage stacks. Switching target or style clears them.
|-
| Ranged || Deadeye + Overdrive || Activates Killshot. Land a damaging ranged special, then use a normal ranged attack on the same target within 10 seconds. The normal attack consumes the mark even if it misses.
|-
| Magic || Arcane Dominion + Spellweaver || Activates Arcane Resonance. Spellweaver echoes build Magic damage stacks on the same target. Keep attacking to benefit before they expire.
|}

For the ranged core, bring a weapon with a ranged special attack. If you do not use one, Deadeye still helps ranged attacks, but Killshot will not activate during the fight.

== Fill the remaining slots ==
A combat core uses two slots. The following four perks make a useful general monster-fighting setup:
* '''Bloodbound''' can heal you from damaging attacks.
* '''Aftershock''' can add extra hits. Together with Bloodbound it activates '''Crimson Pact''' for bleed damage.
* '''Juggernaut''' reduces and reflects damage from monster attacks.
* '''Devotion''' reduces Prayer drain. Together with Bloodbound it activates '''Sanguine Devotion''' for chances to restore Prayer.

For example, a melee loadout is '''Weaponmaster, Speedy Strikes, Bloodbound, Aftershock, Juggernaut and Devotion'''. For ranged or Magic, replace the first two with that style's core. These are starting examples; swap a perk when the activity needs something else.

Keep food, Prayer supplies and the correct protection prayers. Perk healing and Prayer restoration depend on triggers and do not replace supplies.

== Activity swaps ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Activity !! Consider equipping !! Why
|-
| [[Slayer]] || Executioner || More accuracy, damage and Slayer XP on task, plus healing from eligible kills.
|-
| Raids || Raider || More damage and damage reduction in raids, with improved unique reward chances.
|-
| [[Wilderness]] monsters || Wildstalker || More accuracy, damage and damage reduction against Wilderness NPCs. It does not help against other players.
|}

Replace one of the four supporting perks to keep your two-perk combat core. If you remove Aftershock or Devotion, you also lose the set bonus that needs it.

== Gathering build ==
Equip '''Lumberjack, Master Angler and Prospector''' to activate '''Polymath'''. Each perk applies to its own skill; Polymath strengthens eligible skilling bonuses.
* '''Lumberjack''' can bank logs and keep trees from depleting. Use <code>::lumberjack fletch</code>, <code>::lumberjack burn</code> or <code>::lumberjack off</code> to choose processing. You still need the relevant Fletching or Firemaking level.
* '''Master Angler''' can cook and bank catches. Normal Cooking levels and burn chances apply. This automatic cooking and banking does not work for Ultimate Ironmen.
* '''Prospector''' can bank ordinary ore and keep rocks from depleting. Gem rocks and rocky outcrops are excluded from auto-banking.

Three different eligible Profession perks activate Polymath, so you can replace gathering perks for another training session. '''Taking It On The Chin''' does not count towards that set.

== Upgrading and changing builds ==
Upgrade the perk that helps the activity you are doing. Use '''How it works''' in the menu, or the [[Perks Menu|full perk tables]], to compare levels and point costs.

Heavy Hitter increases damage but adds two ticks to attacks. Check [[Perks Menu#attack-speed|attack speed]] before combining it with a speed perk.

Save separate combat and skilling loadouts so you can change quickly at home. [[Item Workbench|Item perks]] on equipment use a separate system and do not take player-perk slots.

== See also ==
* [[Perks Menu]]
* [[First day]]
* [[Collection log]]
* [[Item Workbench]]

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