Hey, fellow wanderers! Today, we're plunging headfirst into the wild world of Season 4 perks. But buckle up, because we're tossing in a twist – a tier list! Whether you're strutting in some kickass boots, blinging out with a sparkly ring, or wielding your trusty weapon, we're spilling the beans on the three absolute best perks to slap on your gear. 

 

• Best Armor Perks
• Best Amulet Perks
• Best Ring Perks
• Best Earring Perks
• Best Ability Perks
• Best Jewelry Perks
• Best Weapon Perks

 

 

Now, we get it, best is a bit like choosing your favorite snack – totally subjective, especially in the crazy realms of PvE and PvP.

 

↖ Best Armor Perks

 

S Tier:

• Health: Controversial but now more accessible with Season 4 crafting. A bigger health pool suits all playstyles.
• Enchanted Ward & Elemental Aversion: Reduces damage from light and heavy attacks. Watch categorization, as they play in the same sandbox.
• Refreshing: Game-changing cooldown reduction. Keep an eye on the cap – four is the magic number.

 

A Tier:

• Sturdy Energy: A must for tanks – stamina regen on heavy chests.
• Conditioning (Thrust & Slash): Mitigates slash and thrust damage, invaluable in burst situations.

 

B Tier:

• Elemental Harnessing: Adds flavor to attacks but beware of the Empower cap.
• Freedom & Physical Aversion: PvP gems but less impactful in PvE.
• Shing Fortification: Situational – appreciated by tanks but not universally powerful.

 

C Tier:

• Vigor & Invigorated: Useful against burns, bleeds, and poisons, but healing usually suffices.
• Elemental Conditioning: Limited space, a headache to get, and situational.

 

D Tier:

• Empowering Breaker: Highly situational due to rare blocks.
• Luck: Great for chest runs, not expeditions. Adds no team value.

 

↖ Best Amulet Perks

 

S Tier:

• Health: Your safety net – 7% extra health turns the tide.
• Protection (Flame, Frost, Nature, Void): Elemental hugs, reducing damage by 15%. Perfect for mutations.
• Empowered: Longer-lasting empowered for DPS players.

 

A Tier:

• Stamina Recovery: Tanks and Healers, keep that stamina pool full.
• Fortified: Tanks rejoice – make your fortifies last longer.

 

B Tier:

• Divine: Extra incoming healing – a healer's ace.
• Fortified Recovery: More fortify below 50%. Quick fortify boost when things get dicey.
• Refreshing: Good on armor but crowded on the amulet.

 

C Tier:

• Shocking & Debilitate Cleanse: Medium equip load players, this one's for you.
• Purify: Cleanses debuffs when at half health. Situational but handy.

 

D Tier:

• Alacrity: Making haste last longer. Fun for tree-chopping adventures, not for combat.
• Look: Great for chest runs, but for serious expeditions, it's just taking up precious space.

 

↖ Best Ring Perks

 

S Tier:

• Hearty: A stamina boost! Dodge like a pro with 10 extra stamina.
• Damage (Flame, Frost, Nature, Void): Extra damage for your main weapon type.
• Leeching: Life steal for everyone! Damage players, stay alive in the chaos.

 

A Tier:

• Keen Awareness: Great swords, crits galore for that sweet Serenity damage boost.
• Hasty (Flame, Frost, Nature, Void): Add spice to attacks with burns, frostbite, or other ailments.
• Infected: A little disease for strategic plays or boss messing.

 

B Tier:

• Feeling: Extending debuffs is handy but reapplying them is a breeze.
• Purifying: Situational, perhaps in PvP, not useful in PvE.
• Refreshing: Good on other gear, but the ring is VIP territory.

 

C Tier:

• Crippling: Great in PvP, meh for PvE.
• Luck: Better left on the amulet and armor.
• Poisoning: Limited weapons, limited love.

 

D Tier:

• DTI (Do This Instead) Perks: Crippling, Luck, Poisoning – real head-scratchers. PvP use but not in PvE.

 

↖ Best Earring Perks

S Tier

• Refreshing: A breath of fresh air. Ideal for freeing up space on armor.
• Purifying Toast: Cleanse debuffs with a sip. PvP champs, take note!
• Empowering Toast: Sip a potion, get an Empower. A cooldown dance, but it's a toast party!

 

A Tier:

• Healthy Toast: For potion-chugging healers. Mana potions giving you health? Sign us up!
• Regenerating: Solo players, steady health every second.

 

B Tier:

• Nimble: Almost fashionably slow stamina regeneration.
• Duplicating Toast: The cheapskate's choice.

 

C Tier:

• Healing H: Burst healing with your H Rune. Situational.
• Fortifying Toast: Empower and fortify for a hot minute. Cool but questionable.

 

D Tier:

• Duplicating Toast: Potions not consumed – does it matter? Save earring slots for the real stars.

 

↖ Best Ability Perks

• Fortifying Sacred Ground: Create your sanctuary – a healing haven.
• Crippling Reap: Make mobs regret life choices.
• Fortifying Puff: Blow away troubles with a fortifying puff.

 

↖ Best Jewelry Perks

• Refreshing Earring: A healer's dream, and a DPS's oasis.
• Purifying Toast Ring: PvP secret sauce.
• Empowering Toast Amulet: Caffeine boost for combat skills.

 

↖ Best Weapon Perks

• Purifying Scream: Scream so pure it cleanses.
• Mending Protection: Personal healer in your weapon.
• Feeling Skewer: Extra crit damage, feels galore.

 

Whew, that was a rollercoaster, huh? Now, fearless explorers, armed with this perk know-how, go forth, pimp out your gear, and own Aeternum like the legends you are. If you're itching for the nitty-gritty or itching to share your beef about a particular perk, drop us a line in the comments.