Passive perks permanently improve you for the rest of the run. Your work bag starts with room for 3 weapons and 3 perks and grows with your home, up to 5 weapons and 6 perks from the Mansion on, and most perks can be levelled up to five times. Many of them are also the key to a weapon evolution.
| Perk | Effect per level | Max | Evolves |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥤 Energy Drink Sugar-free, regret-full. Every can shaves time off all weapon cooldowns. | Weapons fire 8% faster per level. | 5 | Stapler |
| 👟 Running Shoes Commuter sneakers you keep under the desk. Outrun the Monday crowd. | +10% move speed per level. | 5 | Laser Pointer |
| 🏋️ Gym Membership You finally used the corporate gym discount. Tougher, healthier, more likely to clock out. | +20 max HP per level. | 5 | — |
| 🟠 Stress Ball Squeeze it instead of panicking. Every hit hurts a little less. | Reduces damage taken by 1 per level. | 5 | Rubber Band Ball |
| 🖼️ Motivational Poster "HANG IN THERE." A cat on a branch inspires you to learn faster from every Gold Star. | +10% experience per level. | 5 | Sticky Notes |
| 🐱 Lucky Cat The waving cat from reception. Better level-up offers, more drops, more critical hits. | +10% luck and +2% crit chance per level. | 5 | — |
| 🧉 Thermos Keeps things hot for hours. Projectiles, orbits and sprays all last longer. | Weapon effects last 10% longer per level. | 5 | Hot Coffee |
| 🖥️ Big Monitor A 49-inch ultrawide. Everything you do covers more of the office. | +10% weapon area per level. | 5 | Reply All |
| 📶 Wi-Fi Extender Full bars everywhere. Gold Stars and goodies fly to you from further away. | +30% pickup range per level. | 5 | Paper Planes |
| 🎧 Noise-Cancelling Headphones Block out the meetings. Pure focus means every hit lands harder. | +10% damage per level. | 5 | Keyboard Smash |
| 🛋️ Ergonomic Cushion Lumbar support for your weapons. Everything you throw moves faster. | +10% projectile and orbit speed per level. | 5 | Swivel Chairs |
| 🌬️ Air Conditioning You control the thermostat now. A cool breeze slowly patches you up. | Recover 0.3 HP per second per level. | 5 | Fire Extinguisher |
| 📝 Overtime Contract Sign here, here and here. You hit much harder, but the hours are taking it out of you. | +15% damage per level. Downside: -20 max HP per level | 3 | — |
| 🧍 Standing Desk Healthier posture, faster legs, bigger presence. Also a bigger target. | +10% move speed and +8% area per level. Downside: Take 8% more damage per level | 3 | — |
| 💎 Glass Desk Sleek, modern, terrifyingly fragile. Glass cannon builds only. | +8% crit chance and +5% damage per level. Downside: Take 12% more damage per level | 3 | — |
| 🎓 Unpaid Internship Valuable experience, they said. Level up much faster, take home less. | +20% experience per level. Downside: -15% pay per level | 3 | — |
| 🙌 Intern Assistant An eager intern helps with everything. Every weapon fires one more shot. | +1 projectile for every weapon per level. | 2 | — |
Which perks are best?
There is no single best perk, but a few rules of thumb hold. Energy Drink and Noise-Cancelling Headphones improve every weapon you own, so they are never a bad pick. Wi-Fi Extender makes leveling smoother because Gold Stars fly to you from further away. Gym Membership and Stress Ball keep new players alive through the 2 PM rush, and the Intern Assistant is rare but adds a projectile to every weapon you own.
Trade-off perks
Four perks come with a real downside: Overtime Contract, Standing Desk, Glass Desk and Unpaid Internship. They are some of the strongest picks in the game for the right build, and some of the worst for the wrong one. A Glass Desk crit build hits incredibly hard, but every Workaholic that reaches you hurts a lot more.