Perks

In addition to skills, players can obtain different Perks which alter basic abilities or give new ones. This page contains a list of all perks in West of Loathing and how to acquire them.

Image	Name	Effect	Source	Class
	Anatomical Learnin'	+3 Melee Attack Damage	Obtained by examining Janet, the mechanical woman, in the Circus freakshow exhibit	All
	Appalachian Skull Whisperin'	You can speak to one specific skull	Listening to the creepy whispering stone found in the Old Mission Catacombs	All
	Better Living through News	+1 Muscle +1 Mysticality +1 Moxie	The Gun Manor Hedge Maze, by following N, E, W, S,	All
	Big Spleen	+3 Spleen Capacity	Option when reading Modern Snake Oiler magazine	Snake Oiler
	Boon of Duke Bovicus	+6 Muscle +6 Mysticality +6 Moxie -20 Maximum HP	Accepting the pact with Duke Bovicus	All
	Brawny	+20 Maximum HP	Reading Advanced Cow Punchin'	Cowpuncher
	Clouded Eyes	-25 Pistol Attack Damage	Reading 6 Nex-Mex Books	All
	Corrupt Obsession	-50% to Meat Gains -50% Item-finding Bonus	Reading 7 Nex-Mex Books	All
	Cowrruption	+6 Melee Attack Damage +6 Pistol Attack Damage +6 Spell Damage	Eating at least 5 of the following foods, dropped by cow enemies. tainted beefsteak roasted cow tongue menudo geode	All
	Emaciated	-3 Muscle	Reading 3 Nex-Mex Books	All
	Ever Vigilant	+2 Maximum AP	Option when reading a volumne of Advanced Cow Punchin'	Cowpuncher
	Expert Poisoner	When you apply poison, you apply 3 times as much	Reading an issue of Modern Snake Oiler magazine	Snake Oiler
	Expert Silversmithin'	You make extra silver bullets when crafting them	Reading Gold Medal Silversmithing	All
	Friend of Horses	+1 Speed	Being sufficiently kind to your horse.	All
	Glutton for Punishment	You gain experience from fights even when you lose	Losing 11 fights in a row.	All
	Goblintongue	You can communicate with Goblins	One of the books in Doc Alice's bookcase	All
	Green Thumb	Gain XP from Foragin'	Foragin' 5 times	All
	Heart of Stone	+10 Maximum HP	Building an impregnable tower at The West Pole (requires 20 Muscle).	All
	Heavy Trigger Finger	+3 Pistol Damage	Building a cheeky gesture at The West Pole (requires 20 Moxie and provides 100 XP the first time).	All
	Honorable	Honorable options will be available in some situations	Choosing not to shoot Thud Fricker during the Boring Springs prologue Opting to tie up Soapy Fricker Arresting the Fricker Gang (requires Intimidatin' 2, or Outfoxin' 2, or Hornswogglin' 2)	All
	Kellogg-Brand Purity	+30 Maximum HP Removes Cowrruption But you can still consume cow eatables after getting this perk (Must regain cowrruption).	Acquiring Purity of Glands, Purity of Guts, and completing the Purity of Muscles regimen.	All
	Kurtzian Charm	+10 Moxie	Fort of Darkness, getting the Lactarius Dirtihippica mushroom for free by using dickerin' instead of paying 1000 meat.	All
	Kurtzian Philosopher	+10 Mysticality	Talking to Talkin' Dude in the Fort of Darkness until you receive this perk	All
	Kurtzian Physique	+10 Muscle	Asking to join in on the exercising whilst wearing the Kurtzfit pants and headband in one of the tents at the Fort of Darkness	All
	Master of Flushing	+3 Muscle	Flushing 5 toilets	All
	Minesplainer	You're a real expert! You'll gain XP when you interact with mining stuff	While at the Snakepit Mine, choosing to "explain" the mining equipment fully	All
	Mostly Scabs	+5 Maximum HP	Bumping into a lot of cactuses (20)	All
	Out of Gum	+10 Muscle	Reading Kickin' Ass and Chewin' Gum	All
	Passin' Fair Mycologist	You can identify useful or dangerous mushrooms	Gained from reading Mycology, Yourcology	All
	Percussive Maintenance	You can fix things the easy way,	Reading the book Percussive Maintenance	All
	Quick / Drunk	+15 Pistol Attack Damage +1 Liver Capacity	Reading The Quick and the Drunk	All
	Raise Skeletal Buddy	Summon a skeletal buddy to get between you and the forces of evil.	Reading Fundamentals of Nex-Mex	All
	Raise Skeletal Gunslinger	Examine loose teeth in your inventory to enchant them	Reading Dark Forbidden Secrets of Nex-Mex	All
	Raise Skeletal Thrall	Examine skull chips in your inventory to enchant them	Reading Frightening Topics in Nex-Mex	All
	Remembered Lore	+15 Spell Damage	Reading Forgotten Lore	All
	Ruthless	Ruthless options will be available in some situations	Opting to kill one of the sleeping Fricker Gang members, either Thud Fricker or Soapy Fricker. Killing Mrs. Gun in the DLC.	All
	Silver Tongue	+3 Moxie	Having the Silver Plater silver plate your tongue.	All
	Song of the Spheres	+5 Spell Damage	Building an elaborate orrery at The West Pole (requires 20 Mysticality).	All
	Spit-Free	+5 Muscle +5 Mysticality +5 Moxie	Examine the spittoon in Frisco without having looked at any others.	All
	Spittoon Hand	20% Hot Resistance 20% Cold Resistance 20% Sleaze Resistance	Putting your hand in the spittoon at Roy Bean's House	All
	Stupid Walking	You walk in silly ways	Reading the book Walking Stupid.	All
	Thin Blood	-10 Max HP	Reading 4 Nex-Mex Books	All
	To Serve Mankind	+10 Mysticality	Reading To Serve Food to Mankind	All
	Uncanny Presence	20% Hot Resistance 20% Cold Resistance 20% Stench Resistance 20% Spooky Resistance 20% Sleaze Resistance	Option when reading a volume of Advanced Beancraft	Beanslinger
	Unlimited Bones	The bones of the Buffalo Pile are at your disposal	Killing the cultists in Buffalo Pile by going left from the first room or by building Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Bill	All
	Unlimited Grain	The grain at Kellogg Ranch is at your disposal	Unlocking the barn at the Kellogg Ranch	All
	Vein Glorious	Increased Meat gains from mining	Obtained from Alexandria's Bookstore	All
	White Hair	-3 Moxie	Reading 2 Nex-Mex Books	All
	Withered Muscles	-25 Melee Attack Damage	Reading 5 Nex-Mex Books	All
	Year-Round Tan	+10 Moxie	Reading Tanning and Tanning	All