When leveling up in Aliens Dark Descent, Marines can pick up Perks that help them with various buffs or remove negative traits.
However, there are many traits to choose from in the game and players are having a hard time choosing the best ones.
In this guide, I will list the five best Perks and attributes in Aliens Dark Descent to help your Marines reach their maximum potential.
Combine these Perks with our guide on the best team and class comps in Aliens Dark Descent and you’ll be able to clear levels consistently.
Best Perks in Aliens Dark Descent
In a game where offense is the best defense, offensive Perks stand out as they allow you to move faster on each map and help you avoid taking damage since you’ll be killing enemies almost instantly.
Based on that, here are the five best Perks in Aliens Dark Descent:
5. Fast
Fast increases the movement speed of your entire squad. In a game where the best tactic is moving fast, having this attribute on a few of your Marines will help a lot.
Especially since the best way to level up quickly in Aliens Dark Descent is by completing levels fast without killing too many enemies (since killing more enemies doesn’t award extra EXP).
4. Redemption
Redemption is an ideal attribute choice if your Marine has a negative effect with a noticeable debuff.
For a list of all Trauma debuffs, check out our guide on how stress and trauma work in Aliens Dark Descent. Some debuffs are extremely frustrating and need to be removed asap, which is where Redemption comes in clutch.
3. Aiming Sight/Sharpshooter
Aiming Sight/Sharpshooter increases the Marine’s maximum Accuracy by 5 points. This is ideal for all your Marines as it will save ammo and increase their DPS.
Especially when upgraded, Accuracy is considered the most important stat to increase in Aliens Dark Descent so you can never go wrong with Aiming Sight.
2. Looter
The Looter attribute will increase Materials earned whenever you loot a crate by 10%.
If you can manage to get this on all four of your Marines, that’s a 40% increase at Level 1. Upgrading this further can help you get materials quickly, especially when looting large materials deposits that include 100-150 materials.
With these, you’ll unlock a larger variety of weapons and mods to help you tackle any situation. If you’re not sure which gun to get, consider checking out our list of the best weapons in Aliens Dark Descent.
1. Pouches
Pouches is the best Perk in Aliens Dark Descent as it increases your maximum capacity of Medical Supplies and tools by 1.
Having this on all four of your Marines will increase capacity by 4, which is an extremely useful thing to have at any level. Additionally, this makes it easier to use Stress-reducing drugs to prevent your team from getting any Trauma debuffs.
Wrapping up the Best Perks in Aliens Dark Descent
In conclusion, these are the five best Perks and attributes in Aliens Dark Descent.
With multiple of those on your Marines, you’ll be able to take down enemies more easily and consistently, while also gaining extra materials.
What’s your favorite Perk in the game? Do you agree with this tier list? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section below.
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