STR 2 > Big Leagues : For the discerning stealth melee build. Punching attacks do double damage, V.A.T.S criticals paralyze your opponent, and your opponent has a chance to be crippled or disarmed. STR 1 > Iron Fist : If you’re determined to make your stealth killer unarmed, you need all 5 ranks of this perk. Bank ‘em, shoot or attack from stealth and take down even the biggest game no problem.īest SPECIAL Perks For Stealth Melee Build LCK 9 > Four-Leaf Clover: This perk’s 4 ranks will give you a successively better chance for each hit in V.A.T.S. has a 35% chance to restore all Action Points and refill your critical meter. LCK 8 > Grim Reaper’s Sprint: Unlock its 3 ranks and any kill in V.A.T.S. Banking a critical has the chance to save an additional critical as well. LCK 7 > Critical Banker: Unlock all 3 ranks and you can save up to 3 critical hits for when the time is right. LCK 6 > Better Criticals: Unlock all 3 ranks and your criticals will do 2.5x as much extra damage. Just for fun, it also causes some enemies to explode - a fate which can cause other neighboring enemies to explode as well. LCK 3 > Bloody Mess: This 4-rank perk will give you +15% combat in battle regardless of weapon. When you unlock all 3 ranks, your ranged sneak attacks will do 3.5x normal damage and your melee sneak attacks will do 10x normal damage, making all ranks invaluable for both a sniper and melee stealth build.