7 Days to Die

Strength Perks in 7 Days to Die

ByYurii LuzhkoSource: 7 Days to Die V3.3 game files
AttributeCombat Perks 5General Strength Perks 2Construction Perks 3

Strength is the measure of your muscular might. Increasing Strength raises the headshot bonus and dismemberment chance with shotguns, clubs, sledgehammers and tools.

Skill points per Strength rank

17 skill points from rank 1 to 10.

Combat Perks

Boomstick

Specialize with shotguns to increase damage, increase fire rate, and faster reload times.Boost loot odds of Shotgun Weekly magazines.

Weapons it boosts

  1. Rank 1 · Shotgun Hobo — needs Strength 1Maybe your aim isn't so good or you just like doing a lot of damage up close and personal. Either way a hobo with a shotgun is not to be messed with. Shotguns deal 10% more damage, 10% faster fire rate, and 10% faster reload. Stun enemies for 6 seconds. Find more shotguns, parts, and shotgun ammo in loot.
  2. Rank 2 · Shotgun Nomad — needs Strength 3Roaming the wastelands as a nomad have improved your abilities with shotguns. Shotguns deal 20% more damage, 20% faster fire rate, and 15% faster reload. Find more shotguns, parts, and shotgun ammo in loot.
  3. Rank 3 · Shotgun Pro — needs Strength 5If shotgun meets were still a thing, you'd be hitting those clay ducks and be considered a shotgun pro. Shotguns deal 30% more damage, 30% faster fire rate, and 20% faster reload. Stun enemies for 8 seconds. Find more shotguns, parts, and shotgun ammo in loot.
  4. Rank 4 · Shotgun Master — needs Strength 7You are now very deadly with a shotgun and considered a shotgun master and master of the shotgun. Shotguns deal 40% more damage, 40% faster fire rate, and 25% faster reload. Find more shotguns, parts, and shotgun ammo in loot.
  5. Rank 5 · Boomstick — needs Strength 10You've ascended to the legendary status of Shotgun Messiah, as you are the last thing they see before meeting their maker. Shotguns deal 50% more damage, 50% faster fire rate, and a 30% faster reload. Find more shotguns, parts, and shotgun ammo in loot.Leg shots cripple opponents.

Pummel Pete

Specialize in knocking your foes senseless with clubs and bats.Boost loot odds of Big Hitters magazines.

Weapons it boosts

  1. Rank 1 · Roughneck — needs Strength 1You might not pack a punch, but as a roughneck you can swing a club! Clubs deal 10% more damage, attacks do 40% more damage to stunned enemies, and power attacks have a 60% chance to knock foes down. Stamina reduced by 8% and power attacks by 15%. Find more clubs and parts in loot.
  2. Rank 2 · Thug — needs Strength 3You're making a name for yourself as a dangerous thug. Clubs deal 20% more damage, attacks do 80% more damage to stunned enemies, and power attacks have a 70% chance to knock foes down. Stamina reduced by 15% and power attacks by 30%. Find more clubs and parts in loot.
  3. Rank 3 · Big Leagues — needs Strength 5You hit hard enough to be in the big leagues now. Clubs deal 30% more damage, attacks do 120% more damage to stunned enemies, and power attacks have a 80% chance to knock foes down. Stamina reduced by 20% and power attacks by 40%. Killing blows grant 10 stamina. Landing 5 successive hits in a short time causes the last blow to do 100% extra damage. Find more clubs and parts in loot.
  4. Rank 4 · Stay Down — needs Strength 7When you said stay down, you meant it. Clubs deal 40% more damage, attacks do 160% more damage to stunned enemies, and power attacks have a 90% chance to knock foes down. Stamina reduced by 25% and power attacks by 50%. Killing blows grant 20 stamina. 4 successive hits in a short time causes the last blow to do 100% extra damage. Find more clubs and parts in loot.
  5. Rank 5 · Pummel Pete — needs Strength 10Pummel Pete once took on 50 zombies with just a club and he would be proud of you. Clubs deal 50% more damage, attacks do 200% more damage to stunned enemies, and power attacks have a 100% chance to knock foes back down. Killing blows grant 30 stamina. 3 successive hits in a short time causes the last blow to do 100% extra damage. Find more clubs and parts in loot.

Skull Crusher

Specialize in destroying enemies and structures with sledgehammers.Boost loot odds of Get Hammered magazines.

Weapons it boosts

  1. Rank 1 · Bruiser — needs Strength 1You're a bruiser! With a little luck, you can sometimes knock down geriatric zombies. Sledgehammers deal 10% more damage. 15% chance to knock down enemies with power attacks. Stamina costs are reduced by 8% and 15% for power attacks. Find more sledges and parts in loot.
  2. Rank 2 · Mauler — needs Strength 3You're now a mauler, but don't get too cocky yet. Sledgehammers deal 20% more damage. 30% chance to knock down enemies with power attacks. Stamina costs are reduced by 15% and 30% for power attacks. Find more sledges and parts in loot.
  3. Rank 3 · Smasher — needs Strength 5You're a certified smasher of things that get in your way. Sledgehammers deal 30% more damage. Power attacks have a 45% chance to knock down enemies and a 20% chance to knock down nearby foes. Stamina costs are reduced by 20% and 40% for power attacks. Killing blows grant 10 stamina. Find more sledges and parts in loot.
  4. Rank 4 · Bone Breaker — needs Strength 7You're a bone breaker! Sledgehammers deal 40% more damage. Power attacks have a 60% chance to knock down enemies and a 35% chance to knock down nearby foes. Stamina costs are reduced by 25% and 50% for power attacks. Killing blows grant 20 stamina. Find more sledges and parts in loot.
  5. Rank 5 · Skull Crusher — needs Strength 10Skull Crusher. If anyone pisses you off, you have the means to crush their skull. Sledgehammers deal 50% more damage. Power attacks have a 75% chance to knock down enemies and a 50% chance to knock down nearby foes. Killing blows grant 30 stamina. Find more sledges and parts in loot.

Grand Slam

Specialize in the ability to ragdoll enemies with clubs, bats, and sledgehammers.

  1. Rank 1 · Single — needs Strength 1Sprinting Power attacks with clubs, bats, or sledgehammers have a 10% chance to ragdoll enemies.
  2. Rank 2 · Double — needs Strength 3Sprinting Power attacks with clubs, bats, or sledgehammers have a 20% chance to ragdoll enemies.
  3. Rank 3 · Triple — needs Strength 5Sprinting Power attacks with clubs, bats, or sledgehammers have a 30% chance to ragdoll enemies.
  4. Rank 4 · Home Run — needs Strength 7Sprinting Power attacks with clubs, bats, or sledgehammers have a 40% chance to ragdoll enemies.
  5. Rank 5 · Grand Slam King — needs Strength 10Sprinting Power attacks with clubs, bats, or sledgehammers have a 50% chance to ragdoll enemies.

Big and Fast

You are not just strong, but you are fast as well. Increase club and sledgehammer speeds.

Weapons it boosts

  1. Rank 1 · Strong Start — needs Strength 2You're big, you're strong, now get moving.Clubs and sledgehammers are 5% faster.
  2. Rank 2 · Big Guns — needs Strength 4Swing those big guns faster!Clubs and sledgehammers are 10% faster.
  3. Rank 3 · Hard Hitter — needs Strength 6The faster you swing, the harder you hit!Clubs and sledgehammers are 15% faster.
  4. Rank 4 · Bone Crusher — needs Strength 8More muscle, more speed, more broken bones.Clubs and sledgehammers are 20% faster.
  5. Rank 5 · Heavy Metal — needs Strength 10Let your enemies take a ride on heavy metal.Clubs and sledgehammers are 25% faster.

General Strength Perks

Pack Mule

You're a pack mule and can carry more items in your inventory without suffering movement penalties.

  1. Rank 1 · Disorganized — needs Strength 1Who has time to organize their stuff perfectly?Carry 4 more items without being encumbered.Increases the crafting speed of items from your inventory by 10%.Your pack has a 5% chance to ignore physical damage when hit.
  2. Rank 2 · Bag Lady — needs Strength 2You know it's in there somewhere.Carry 8 more items without being encumbered.Increases the crafting speed of items from your inventory by 20%.Your pack has a 10% chance to ignore physical damage when hit.
  3. Rank 3 · Neat and Tidy — needs Strength 3You know exactly where everything is.Carry 12 more items without being encumbered.Increases the crafting speed of items from your inventory by 30%.Your pack has a 15% chance to ignore physical damage when hit.
  4. Rank 4 · Shipshape — needs Strength 4You just passed inspection, private.Carry 16 more items without being encumbered.Increases the crafting speed of items from your inventory by 40%.Your pack has a 20% chance to ignore physical damage when hit.
  5. Rank 5 · Pack Mule — needs Strength 5Now you're showing off! You're either part mule or strongman.Carry 16 more items without being encumbered.Increases the crafting speed of items from your inventory by 50%.Your pack has a 25% chance to ignore physical damage when hit.

Strength Mastery

Master Strength Skills

  1. Rank 1 · Miner's Mending — needs Strength 6All critical injuries heal 100% faster when holding a mining tool.
  2. Rank 2 · Brass Miner — needs Strength 7Adds a 5% chance to gain scrap brass when harvesting ore blocks.
  3. Rank 3 · Battle Miner — needs Strength 8Mining tools like pickaxes and shovels deal more damage to zombies when used in combat.
  4. Rank 4 · Headhunter — needs Strength 9Headshots with clubs or sledgehammers have an additional 50% chance to dismember enemies.
  5. Rank 5 · Adrenaline Berserker — needs Strength 10Kills with strength-based weapons grant 25% damage resistance for 5 seconds.

Construction Perks

Miner 69'er

Maximize your mining efforts by increasing tool damage to bring down rocks and trees faster.Boost loot odds of Tool Digest magazines.

  1. Rank 1 · Tool Nipper — needs Strength 1Everyone has to start somewhere. Increase tool damage by 10% and block damage by 30% with any axe, pick, shovel, chainsaw or auger. Stamina costs are reduced by 8% and 15% for power attacks. Find more tools and parts in loot.
  2. Rank 2 · Johnny Newcome — needs Strength 2You're still a little green, but you aren't fetching the Muckmen blackstrap anymore. Increase tool damage by 20% and block damage by 60% with any axe, pick, shovel, chainsaw or auger. Stamina costs are reduced by 15% and 30% for power attacks. Find more tools and parts in loot.
  3. Rank 3 · Muckman — needs Strength 3You're now a professional miner, or what they called “Muckmen”, back in the day. Increase tool damage by 30% and block damage by 90% with any axe, pick, shovel, chainsaw or auger. Stamina costs are reduced by 20% and 40% for power attacks. Find more tools and parts in loot.
  4. Rank 4 · Boulder Buster — needs Strength 5You can crack rock with the best of them now. Increase tool damage by 40% and block damage by 120% with any axe, pick, shovel, chainsaw or auger. Stamina costs are reduced by 25% and 50% for power attacks. Find more tools and parts in loot.
  5. Rank 5 · Miner 69'er — needs Strength 7You're the legendary Miner 69'er and can find the juicy center of any rock faster than a horny bullfrog. Increase damage by 50% and block damage by 150% with any axe, pick, shovel, chainsaw or auger. Find more tools and parts in loot.

Mother Lode

Harvest more resources and bring home the mother lode.

  1. Rank 1 · Paydirt — needs Strength 1You've found your first small vein and are envy of all the Johnny Newcomes.Harvest 20% more from ore, stone, terrain blocks and trees with any axe, pick, shovel, chainsaw or auger.
  2. Rank 2 · Main Vein — needs Strength 2Finding more ore is starting to become second nature to you. Harvest 40% more from ore, stone, terrain blocks and trees with any axe, pick, shovel, chainsaw or auger.
  3. Rank 3 · Struck Gold — needs Strength 3You've hit your stride and can probably make a decent living at this. Harvest 60% more from ore, stone, terrain blocks and trees with any axe, pick, shovel, chainsaw or auger.
  4. Rank 4 · Gold Mine — needs Strength 5You are going to need an Irish baby buggy to carry all this ore. Harvest 80% more from ore, stone, terrain blocks and trees with any axe, pick, shovel, chainsaw or auger.
  5. Rank 5 · Mother Lode — needs Strength 7Mining is second nature to you and you find the mother lode everywhere you go. Harvest 100% more from ore, stone, terrain blocks and trees with any axe, pick, shovel, chainsaw or auger.

Junk Miner

Not exactly the right tool for the job, but you'll learn to gather more junk resources with mining tools.

  1. Rank 1 · Trash Digger — needs Strength 1Gain 20% more resources from mining junk such as cloth, plastic etc.
  2. Rank 2 · Scrap Shoveler — needs Strength 3Gain 40% more resources from mining junk such as cloth, plastic etc.
  3. Rank 3 · Debris Harvester — needs Strength 5Gain 60% more resources from mining junk such as cloth, plastic etc.
  4. Rank 4 · Industrial Pulverizer — needs Strength 7Gain 80% more resources from mining junk such as cloth, plastic etc.
  5. Rank 5 · Junkpocalypse — needs Strength 10Gain 100% more resources from mining junk such as cloth, plastic etc.

Strength ranks

RankCostEffect
1 · Weakling1Everyone wants to be a bodybuilder but nobody wants to lift those heavy ass weights. Deal 200% head shot damage and have a 5% greater chance to dismember with shotguns, clubs, sledgehammers and tools governed by Miner 69'er.
2 · Scrawny1You might be scrawny but you have a fire inside to get big and strong. Deal 210% head shot damage and have a 10% chance to dismember with shotguns, clubs, sledgehammers and tools governed by Miner 69'er.
3 · Milk Drinker1What is a milk drinker like you doing in the zombie apocalypse? Deal 220% head shot damage and have a 15% greater chance to dismember with shotguns, clubs, sledgehammers and tools governed by Miner 69'er.
4 · Softie1Your spare tire might keep you from starving but isn't helping you swing a sledgehammer. Deal 230% head shot damage and have a 20% greater chance to dismember with shotguns, clubs, sledgehammers and tools governed by Miner 69'er.
5 · Fit1You are fit and able to deal 240% head shot damage and have a 25% greater chance to dismember with shotguns, clubs, sledgehammers and tools governed by Miner 69'er.
6 · Strong2You are very strong and all the normies at the gym are envious. Deal 250% head shot damage and have a 30% greater chance to dismember with shotguns, clubs, sledgehammers and tools governed by Miner 69'er.
7 · Body Builder2Pumping clubs and sledgehammers has given you some gains bro. Deal 260% head shot damage and have a 35% greater chance to dismember with shotguns, clubs, sledgehammers and tools governed by Miner 69'er.
8 · Power Lifter2Your massive strength is legendary. Deal 270% head shot damage and have a 40% greater chance to dismember with shotguns, clubs, sledgehammers and tools governed by Miner 69'er.
9 · Beast Mode3Size, strength and power are all champion level now. Deal 285% head shot damage and have a 45% greater chance to dismember with shotguns, clubs, sledgehammers and tools governed by Miner 69'er.
10 · Olympic Champion3You could be an Olympic champion if the apocalypse hadn't crushed that dream. Now you can just crush zombies. Deal 300% head shot damage and have a 50% greater chance to dismember with shotguns, clubs, sledgehammers and tools governed by Miner 69'er.

Strength — FAQ

What does Strength do in 7 Days to Die?
Strength is the measure of your muscular might. Increasing Strength raises the headshot bonus and dismemberment chance with shotguns, clubs, sledgehammers and tools.
What are the Strength perks?
10: combat perks — Boomstick, Pummel Pete, Skull Crusher, Grand Slam, Big and Fast; general strength perks — Pack Mule, Strength Mastery; construction perks — Miner 69'er, Mother Lode, Junk Miner.
How many points does it take to max Strength?
Attribute ranks cost 1 point for ranks 1–5, 2 points for ranks 6–8, 3 points for ranks 9–10. Each perk rank costs 1.

Other attributes

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