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Shadowlands General Perks Guide

This guide only deals with Shadowlands expansion General Perks in Anarchy Online. This does not cover Profession Perks, Group Perks or Alien Invasion Perks.

The default key binding for opening your Perks window is by holding the shift key and pressing the 'p' key [shift+p]

Your first perk become available once your character achieves level 10, and you are granted an additional perk every 10 levels thereafter (20, 30, etc), for a maximum total of 20 perk points available at level 200, and then at each shadow level beyond 200 (with a maximum of 20 shadow levels), you will also be entitled to an additional perk. 

The maximum total of perk points possible at level 220 (200 regular levels, 20 shadow levels) is therefore 40.

The information on this guide was obtained through various means including in-game, forums, experienced players and other reference sites. As new information becomes available to us regarding this subject matter, it will also be added here.

Table of Contents

 Name  Description Perks
Ambidextrous Provides bonus to multi-ranged and multi-melee skills.
Provides bonus to all damage types.
Provides bonus to AAD rating.

Good for multi-wielding professions, and achieving required MM/MR for equipping twinking items without permanently expending IP.

Maximum benefits at level 150
  • Mult. Melee +120
  • Multi Ranged +120
  • Add Damage (ALL) +20
  • Add All Def. +8
Specials

None.
Tier  Bonus   Lvl
 1
Mult. Melee +10
Multi Ranged +10
 10 
 2
Mult. Melee +15
Multi Ranged +15 
 30 
3 Mult. Melee +20
Multi Ranged +20		 80
4 Mult. Melee +30
Multi Ranged +30
Add Melee Dam. +5
Add Proj. Dam. +5
Add Energy Dam. +5
Add Fire Dam. +5
Add Cold Dam. +5
Add Chem. Dam. +5
Add Poison Dam. +5
Add Rad. Dam. +5		 110
5  Mult. Melee +45
Multi Ranged +45
Add Melee Dam. +15
Add Proj. Dam. +15
Add Energy Dam. +15
Add Fire Dam. +15
Add Cold Dam. +15
Add Chem. Dam. +15
Add Poison Dam. +15
Add Rad. Dam. +15
Add All Def. +8		 150

Cartographer Provides bonus to map navigation skills.
Provides bonus to adventuring skill.
Provides warp specials.

Good for twinking map upgrades and poor man's beacon.

Maximum benefits at level 100

Map Navigation +200
Adventuring +60

Specials

Elementary Teleportation 1 (Tier 1)
Enables instant warp to various places around Rubi-Ka depending on your faction (Omni, Neutral or Clan), with a 4-hour cooldown:
  • Omni-Entertainment
  • Newland City
  • Tir
Elementary Teleportation 2 (Tier 2)
Enables instant warp to various places around Rubi-Ka depending on your faction (Omni, Neutral or Clan), with a 4-hour cooldown:
  • Rome
  • Borealis
  • Old Athen
Advanced Teleportation 1 (Tier 3)
Enables instant warp to various places around Rubi-Ka depending on your faction (Omni, Neutral or Clan), with a 3-hour cooldown:
  • Omni-Entertainment
  • Newland City
  • Tir
Advanced Teleportation 2 (Tier 4)
Enables instant warp to various places around Rubi-Ka depending on your faction (Omni, Neutral or Clan), with a 3-hour cooldown:
  • Rome
  • Borealis
  • Old Athen
ICC Node Teleportation (Tier 5)
Enables instant warp to Andromeda with a 3-hour cooldown.

Notes

Using the perk action will only lock the associated tier, so in effect you get the use of 2 warps per 4-hour period, with the exception of ICC warp in tier 5, which is only once every 3 hours.
Tier  Bonus   Lvl
 1
Map Navig. +20
Adventuring +5
Elementary Teleportation 1
 20 
 2
Map Navig. +25
Adventuring +6
Elementary Teleportation 2
 30 
3
Map Navig. +30
Adventuring +8
Advanced Teleportation 1
 50
4
Map Navig. +40
Adventuring +15
Advanced Teleportation 2
 80
5 
Map Navig. +85
Adventuring +26
ICC Node Teleportation
 100

Enhance DNA Provides bonus to all basic abilities.
Provides bonus to body dev.
Provides heal (HoT) special.
Provides anti-DoT special.

Good for twinking. Also affects health and heal delta marginally due to the body dev. modifiers (Atrox, Opifex and Solitus will gain +120 health, Nanomage will gain +80 health).

Maximum benefits at level 190
  • Strength +45
  • Stamina +45
  • Sense +45
  • Agility +45
  • Intelligence +45
  • Psychic +45
  • Body Dev. +40
Specials

Reconstruct DNA (Tier 5)
Enables a 1 minute HoT nano-program that heals yourself. It's effects increase with every additional tiers of Enhance DNA you have trained and has a 6 minute cooldown.

Enhanced DNA (Tier 5)
10 cycles, 25 health per cycle, 6s cycle
250 health over 1 minute

Enhanced DNA (Tier 10)
10 cycles, 190 health per cycle, 6s cycle
1900 health over 1 minute

Viral Wipe (Tier 10)
Instantly removes any hostile DoT nano-programs you have running, including those by executed by Nano-technician, Doctor and Agent professions. Reportedly, it can currently be used to remove DoTs from other players as-well, even though the description says it can't. This has a 2 minute cooldown.

Notes

Given this is a crucial perkline for twinking, here are some additional shortcuts and info.

Title Level Maximums

Title Level 1 = Max +4 to all abilities from Enhanced DNA.
Title Level 2 = Max +8 to all abilities from Enhanced DNA.
Title Level 3 = Max +20 to all abilities from Enhanced DNA.
Title Level 4 = Max +29 to all abilities from Enhanced DNA.
Title Level 5 = Max +39 to all abilities from Enhanced DNA.
Title Level 6 = Max +45 to all abilities from Enhanced DNA.
Title Level 7 = Max +45 to all abilities from Enhanced DNA.

Breed Ability Caps adjusted with Enhanced DNA (Title Level 7)

 Breed Strength  Stamina  Sense Agility Intelligence Psychic 
 Atrox 957 957 645 825 645 645
 Nanomage 709 793 825 709 957 957
 Opifex 809 725 957 989 804 793
 Solitus  817 825 825 825 825 825

Atrox Highest Ability with Enh. DNA is Str/Sta: 957
Atrox Lowest Ability with Enh. DNA is Sen/Int/Psy: 645

Nanomage Highest Ability with Enh. DNA is Int/Psy: 957
Nanomage Lowest Ability with Enh. DNA is Str/Agi: 709

Opifex Highest Ability with Enh. DNA is Agi: 989
Opifex Lowest Ability with Enh. DNA is Sta: 725

Solitus Highest Ability with Enh. DNA is Sta/Sen/Agi/Int/Psy: 825
Solitus Lowest Ability with Enh. DNA is Str: 817
Tier Bonus   Lvl
 1
Strength +4
Stamina +4
Sense +4
Agility +4
Intelligence +4
Psychic +4
Body Dev. +3
 10 
 2
Strength +4
Stamina +4
Sense +4
Agility +4
Intelligence +4
Psychic +4
Body Dev. +3
 30 
3
Strength +4
Stamina +4
Sense +4
Agility +4
Intelligence +4
Psychic +4
Body Dev. +3
 50
4
Strength +4
Stamina +4
Sense +4
Agility +4
Intelligence +4
Psychic +4
Body Dev. +3
 70
5 
Strength +4
Stamina +4
Sense +4
Agility +4
Intelligence +4
Psychic +4
Body Dev. +3
Reconstruct DNA
 90
 6
Strength +4
Stamina +4
Sense +4
Agility +4
Intelligence +4
Psychic +4
Body Dev. +4
 110 
 7
Strength +5
Stamina +5
Sense +5
Agility +5
Intelligence +5
Psychic +5
Body Dev. +4
 130
 8
Strength +5
Stamina +5
Sense +5
Agility +5
Intelligence +5
Psychic +5
Body Dev. +5
 150
 9
Strength +5
Stamina +5
Sense +5
Agility +5
Intelligence +5
Psychic +5
Body Dev. +5
 170
 10
Strength +6
Stamina +6
Sense +6
Agility +6
Intelligence +6
Psychic +6
Body Dev. +7
Viral Wipe
 190
 Enhance Health Provides bonus to health.

Maximum benefits at level 201
  • Health +1500
Specials

None.
Tier  Bonus   Lvl
 1
Max health +40
 30 
 2
Max health +80
 60 
3 Max health +100 80
4 Max health +150 100
5  Max health +230 140
 6 Max health +320 180 
 7 Max health +580   201
Enhance Nano Provides bonus to nano.

Maximum benefits at level 201
  • Nano +2500
Specials

None.
Tier Bonus   Lvl
 1
Max Nano +80
 30 
 2
Max Nano +130
 60 
3 Max Nano +210 80
4 Max Nano +290 100
5  Max Nano +370 140
 6 Max Nano +530 180 
 7 Max Nano +890   201
Explorer Provides bonus to %XP gains.
Provides bonus to run speed.
Provides warp specials.

Often overlooked perk due to the fact there is an additional perk line called 'Training Seminar' which provides greater %XP bonuses. With access to the full four tiers by level 140, and when considering the warp specials, this is definitely something to consider for those spare perk points.

Maximum benefits at level 140
  • Add. Xp +5%
  • Run Speed +100
Specials

Exploration Teleportation 1 (Tier 2)
Enables instant warp to various places around Rubi-Ka depending on your faction (Omni, Neutral or Clan), with a 4-hour cooldown:
  • Omni Forest
  • Newland Desert
  • Tir County
Exploration Teleportation 2 (Tier 4)
Enables instant warp to various places around Rubi-Ka depending on your faction (Omni, Neutral or Clan), with a 3-hour cooldown:
  • Lush Fields
  • Varmint Woods
  • Avalon
Notes

Using the perk action will only lock the associated tier, so in effect you get the use of 2 warps per 4-hour period
Tier Bonus   Lvl
 1
% Add. Xp +1
Run Speed +14
 30 
 2
% Add. Xp +1
Run Speed +18
Exploration Teleportation 1
 60 
3 % Add. Xp +1
Run Speed +23		 90
4 % Add. Xp +2
Run Speed +45
Exploration Teleportation 2		 140
First Aid Provides bonus to treatment.
Provides bonus to first aid.
Provides heal special.

The main use of this perk line is for twinking, as it is an immediate source of much needed treatment, but also provides a handy heal special for soloing on non-heal professions.

Maximum benefits at level 180
  • Treatment +100
  • First Aid +100
Specials

Heal (Tier 2)
This is a handy heal that does not lock your regular treatment/first aid skill like the health stims and rechargers do, nor pharmaceutical skill like the veteran heal items do, nor perception like the sanguisugent armor does. The amount it heals appears to be dependent on your first-aid skill at a rate of approximately 80% (ie- 1000 first aid will allow this perk special to heal 800 health).

If micro-managed accordingly, it provides a nice additional source of health to add to your regular healing cycles. It has a 4 minute cooldown.
Tier Bonus   Lvl
 1
Treatment +10
First Aid +10
 30 
 2
Treatment +20
First Aid +20
Heal
 70 
3
Treatment +30
First Aid +30
 130
4
Treatment +40
First Aid +40
 180
Freak Strength Provides bonus to strength and stamina abilities.
Provides bonus to body dev. skill.
Provides perk specials that stun and do direct damage.

The main use of this perk line is for twinking, particularly effective on low strength/stamina breeds. It also provides additional perk attacks useful in PvP such as stuns and extra perk damage.

Maximum benefits at level 208 
  • Strength +20
  • Stamina +20
  • Body Dev. +49
Specials

Grasp (Tier 1)
This perk special requires one to be standing behind the target to execute.

If it succeeds, it will stun both yourself and the target for 5 seconds, allowing anyone else attacking said target to continue attacking without fear of retaliation, effectively "holding" the target in place. The cooldown is 90 seconds if it succeeded, or 45 seconds if it missed. 

Bearhug (Tier2)
This perk special requires the Grasp perk special to be already running and holding the target (and yourself) in place with the stun. It will perform a direct damage DoT on the target, whilst also stunning for 6 seconds. The cooldown is 90 seconds if it succeeded, or 45 seconds if it missed. 
 
6 cycles, 90 damage per cycle, 1s cycle
540 health over 6 seconds

Grip of Colossus (Tier3)
This perk special requires the Bearhug perk special to be already running and holding the target (and yourself) in place with the stun. It will perform a direct damage DoT on the target, whilst also stunning for 8 seconds. The cooldown is 90 seconds if it succeeded, or 45 seconds if it missed. 

8 cycles, 215 damage per cycle, 1s cycle
1720 health over 8 seconds

Notes

If all 3 attack specials are chained in the correct order and succeed at the last possible moment, the cumulative effect would be:

  • Stun yourself and target for close to 19 seconds.
  • Total of 2260 damage to target.
Tier Bonus   Lvl
 1
Strength +5
Stamina +5
Body Dev. +10
Grasp
 120
 2
Strength +5
Stamina +5
Body Dev. +14
Bearhug
 200 
3
Strength +10
Stamina +10
Body Dev. +25
Grip of Colossus
 208
Genius Provides bonus to intelligence and psychic abilities.
Provides bonus to nano pool skill.
Provides special that restores your nano pool.

This is one of the most versatile and useful perks available. Not only is it used for twinking (particularly effective on low intelligence and psychic breeds), but also provides a nano pool heal perk special which is very effective in restoring nano pool in a hurry, useful in many situations including, PvM, soloing and PvP.

Maximum benefits at level xxx 
  • Intelligence +40
  • Psychic +40
  • Nano pool +120
Specials

Regain Nano (Tier2)
This perk special will immediately restore your nano pool by 200 points, then execute a 10 second HoT nano-program that continues to restore your nano pool at a rate of 200 nano pool every 2 seconds. It has a 90 second cooldown.

Regain Nano
+200 nano pool
5 cycles, 200 nano pool per cycle, 2s cycle
Total 1,200 nano pool over 10 seconds.
Tier Bonus   Lvl
 1
Intelligence +8
Psychic +8
Nano pool +25
 60 
 2
Intelligence +12
Psychic +12
Nano pool +35
Regain Nano
 110 
3
Intelligence +20
Psychic +20
Nano pool +60
 190
Kung-Fu Master Provides a bonus to the martial arts skill.
Provides perk specials that heal and do direct damage.

Maximum benefits at level xxx 
  • Martial arts +50
Specials

Tremor Hand (Tier3)

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Harmonize Body and Mind (Tier5)

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Notes

none.
Tier Bonus   Lvl
 1
Martial Arts +5
 50
 2
Martial Arts +6
 100
3
Martial Arts +8
Tremor Hand
 150
4
Martial Arts +11
 200
5 Martial Arts +20
Harmonize Body and Mind		203
Motorist Provides

Maximum benefits at level xxx 
  • Vehicle air +200
  • Vehicle ground +200
  • Vehicle water +200
Specials

none.
Tier Bonus   Lvl
 1
Vehicle Ground +22
Vehicle Air +22
Vehicle Water +22
 30 
 2
Vehicle Ground +38
Vehicle Air +38
Vehicle Water +38
 70 
3
Vehicle Ground +50
Vehicle Air +50
Vehicle Water +50
 100
4
Vehicle Ground +90
Vehicle Air +90
Vehicle Water +90
 140
NCU Extensions Provides

Maximum benefits at level xxx 
  • Computer literacy +100
  • NCU Memory +130
Specials

none.

Notes

none.
Tier Bonus   Lvl
 1
Computer Literacy +10
NCU Memory +10
 40 
 2
Computer Literacy +10
NCU Memory +11
 70 
3
Computer Literacy +10
NCU Memory +12
 110
4
Computer Literacy +10
NCU Memory +12
 150
5
Computer Literacy +10
NCU Memory +15
190 
6
Computer Literacy +14
NCU Memory +17
 201
7
Computer Literacy +16
NCU Memory +18
 204
8
Computer Literacy +20
NCU Memory +35
210 
Notum Repulsor Provides

Maximum benefits at level xxx 
  • Nano resist +20000
  • Sensory improvement -8000
  • Matter metamorphosis -8000
  • Biological metamorphosis -8000
  • Psychological modifications -8000
  • Matter creation -8000
  • Time and space -8000
  • Resistance Doctor DOT line A +100%
  • Resistance Doctor DOT line B +100%
  • Resistance Nano-technician DOT line A +100%
  • Resistance Agent DOT line +100%
  • Resistance Nano-technician DOT line B +100%
  • Resistance Blind +100%
  • Resistance Snare +100%
  • Resistance Root +100%
  • Resistance Calm +100%
  • Resistance Init debuffs +100%
  • Resistance MP damage debuff +100%
Specials

Zap Nano (Tier1)

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Nano Shakes (Tier3)

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Strip Nano (Tier6)

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Annihilate Notum Molecules (Tier8)

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Notes

none.
Tier Bonus   Lvl
 1
Sensory improvement -200  
Matter metamorphosis -200  
Biological metamorphosis -200  
Psychological modifications -200  
Matter creation -200  
Time and space -200  
Nano resist +300  
Resistance Doctor DOT line A 0%  
Resistance Doctor DOT line B 0%  
Resistance Nano-technician DOT line A 0%
Resistance Agent DOT line 0%  
Resistance Nano-technician DOT line B 0%
Resistance Blind 0%  
Resistance Snare 0%  
Resistance Root 0%  
Resistance Calm 0%  
Resistance Init debuffs 0%  
Resistance MP damage debuff 0%  
Zap Nano
 30 
 2
Sensory improvement -200  
Matter metamorphosis -200  
Biological metamorphosis -200  
Psychological modifications -200  
Matter creation -200  
Time and space -200  
Nano resist +300  
Resistance Doctor DOT line A 0%  
Resistance Doctor DOT line B 0%  
Resistance Nano-technician DOT line A 0%
Resistance Agent DOT line 0%  
Resistance Nano-technician DOT line B 0%
Resistance Blind 0%  
Resistance Snare 0%  
Resistance Root 0%  
Resistance Calm 0%  
Resistance Init debuffs 0%  
Resistance MP damage debuff 0%
 60 
3
Sensory improvement -200  
Matter metamorphosis -200  
Biological metamorphosis -200  
Psychological modifications -200  
Matter creation -200  
Time and space -200  
Nano resist +300  
Resistance Doctor DOT line A 0%  
Resistance Doctor DOT line B 0%  
Resistance Nano-technician DOT line A 0%
Resistance Agent DOT line 0%  
Resistance Nano-technician DOT line B 0%
Resistance Blind 0%  
Resistance Snare 0%  
Resistance Root 0%  
Resistance Calm 0%  
Resistance Init debuffs 0%  
Resistance MP damage debuff 0%  
Nano Shakes
 90
4
Sensory improvement -200  
Matter metamorphosis -200  
Biological metamorphosis -200  
Psychological modifications -200  
Matter creation -200  
Time and space -200  
Nano resist +300  
Resistance Doctor DOT line A 0%  
Resistance Doctor DOT line B 0%  
Resistance Nano-technician DOT line A 0%
Resistance Agent DOT line 0%  
Resistance Nano-technician DOT line B 0%
Resistance Blind 0%  
Resistance Snare 0%  
Resistance Root 0%  
Resistance Calm 0%  
Resistance Init debuffs 0%  
Resistance MP damage debuff 0%
110
5
Sensory improvement -200  
Matter metamorphosis -200  
Biological metamorphosis -200  
Psychological modifications -200  
Matter creation -200  
Time and space -200  
Nano resist +300  
Resistance Doctor DOT line A 0%  
Resistance Doctor DOT line B 0%  
Resistance Nano-technician DOT line A 0%
Resistance Agent DOT line 0%  
Resistance Nano-technician DOT line B 0%
Resistance Blind 0%  
Resistance Snare 0%  
Resistance Root 0%  
Resistance Calm 0%  
Resistance Init debuffs 0%  
Resistance MP damage debuff 0%
130
6
Sensory improvement -200  
Matter metamorphosis -200  
Biological metamorphosis -200  
Psychological modifications -200  
Matter creation -200  
Time and space -200  
Nano resist +300  
Resistance Doctor DOT line A 0%  
Resistance Doctor DOT line B 0%  
Resistance Nano-technician DOT line A 0%
Resistance Agent DOT line 0%  
Resistance Nano-technician DOT line B 0%
Resistance Blind 0%  
Resistance Snare 0%  
Resistance Root 0%  
Resistance Calm 0%  
Resistance Init debuffs 0%  
Resistance MP damage debuff 0%  
Strip Nano		200
7Sensory improvement -200  
Matter metamorphosis -200  
Biological metamorphosis -200  
Psychological modifications -200  
Matter creation -200  
Time and space -200  
Nano resist +300  
Resistance Doctor DOT line A 0%  
Resistance Doctor DOT line B 0%  
Resistance Nano-technician DOT line A 0%
Resistance Agent DOT line 0%  
Resistance Nano-technician DOT line B 0%
Resistance Blind 0%  
Resistance Snare 0%  
Resistance Root 0%  
Resistance Calm 0%  
Resistance Init debuffs 0%  
Resistance MP damage debuff 0%
203
8
Sensory improvement -2000
Matter metamorphosis -2000
Biological metamorphosis -2000 
Psychological modifications -2000
Matter creation -2000
Time and space -2000
Nano resist +8000
Resistance Doctor DOT line A 20%
Resistance Doctor DOT line B 20%
Resistance Nano-technician DOT line A 20%
Resistance Agent DOT line 20%
Resistance Nano-technician DOT line B 20%
Resistance Blind 20%
Resistance Snare 20%
Resistance Root 20%
Resistance Calm 20%
Resistance Init debuffs 20%
Resistance MP damage debuff 20%
Annihilate Notum Molecules
207
Training Seminar Provides

Maximum benefits at level xxx 
  • Add. Xp +5%
Specials

none.

Notes

none.
Tier Bonus   Lvl
 1
Add. Xp +1%
 20 
 2
Add. Xp +1%
 60 
3
Add. Xp +2%
 100
4
Add. Xp +3%
 150


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