With a lot of features to offer, Once Human is already one of the best survival games out there. You can find several things in the game to help you out during your journey and make your survival easier. One of these features is memetic specializations including gold perks. There are a lot of specializations and gold perks you can get in the game, and each one of them gives precious benefits that can be very useful in your game. However, some of them are better than others, and it is important to know which ones are better than others so you can choose a good one for yourself. So, in this article, we are going to take a look at each one of them.
Feel free to take a look at the table of contents below to see the sections of this guide easily.
Best Specialization & Gold Perks Tier List
Every 5 levels, a Memetic Specialization node will be unlocked, allowing you to choose from four randomly generated specializations. While some of those specializations are gold perks, some of them are not. However, this does not necessarily specify their benefits. Thus, make sure to give other perks a chance too.
Memetic Specializations are classified into four branches: infrastructure, crafting, logistics, and building. On the Memetic Specialization screen, you can reset your Specializations by selecting Specialization Cleaners. Each season allows for the use of up to five specialized cleaners.
We are going to make a tier list for both PvP and PvE servers, so make sure to take a look at the correct tier list based on your server type.
Do you know what could help you along with having good specializations? Having good gear and weapons. Feel free to check out our best weapon and gear crate farm guide as well to get yourself high-quality equipment.
PvP Tier List
PvP refers to the mode when players compete against one another. Thus, you will need to consider this while choosing your specializations. Yet, one thing to consider is that while you are picking the specializations in this list, you will need to think about the other players you are playing with as well.
If you are in a Warband, or if you are playing the game with a group of friends, you might want to pick your specializations accordingly. In a way, you will be sharing specializations and you will be able to help each other out. Thus, you might need to choose your perks by looking at other players’ perks. This one is very important since it would change everything in your Warband.
S Tier
These are the absolute best memetic specializations you can get in the game. However, since the specializations are generated randomly, you might not get them at first. We are going to group them into levels and show you which levels these specializations are available on.
Levels 5-15
These are the specializations you can get between level 5 and level 15. Thus, these specializations are early-game specializations that are best for you to get. So, make sure to try to reset your perks if you do not see one of them in the list.
| Name | Type | Attributes |
| Furnace: Precision Refining | Gathering | Resource Consumption -30%, Smelting Speed -30% when smelting Copper, Bronze, Steel, Aluminum, and Tungsten Ingots. |
| Super Refinery | Gathering | Transform acid into Portable Mixed Fuel more efficiently. |
| Backpack Expansion | Crafting | When in your backpack, increase the maximum load by 40-80. The effect cannot stack. |
| Harvesting Sickle | Management | When in your backpack, there is a 20%-40% chance to double the yield when gathering in the wilderness. However, the effect cannot stack. |
| Gardening Gloves | Management | When in your backpack, there is a 6%-12% chance to double the seeds when acquiring plant seeds. But, the effect cannot stack. |
| Chef’s Knife | Management | When this item is in your backpack, you gain +1 meat when butchering animals, and you have a 30-60% chance of getting additional by-products. |
Levels 20-30
As you level up in the game, these specializations will be available. Therefore, we can say that these are mid-game specializations. So, you can try to focus on getting these perks if you are in mid-game levels.
| Name | Type | Attributes |
| Oil Processing | Gathering | Turn Stardust Ore and Portable Mixed Fuel into a Stardust Source using the Electric Furnace. |
| Portable MG Turret: Barrage of Bullets | Crafting | Firing the MG Turret can trigger the bounce effect, increasing HP and DMG by 30%. The MG Turret is now a reusable item, with up to 5 uses max. |
| Sulfur Chemist | Management | Can use Sulfur and Energy Link at the Synthesis Bench to slowly produce Acid. |
| Biomass Generator: Sustained Output | Management | Biomass Generator Power Output +5w, and Fuel Burn Duration +150%. |
| Generator: Electrical Expert | Management | Maximum Number of Generators +1, and +2w Power Output. |
Levels 40-50
If you are on late-game levels, these specializations will be the best for you. So, we recommend you to get them. In case you cannot get one of these perks, feel free to pick another one from other tiers.
| Name | Type | Attributes |
| Stardust Mining Platform | Gathering | Increased mining yield by 20%. You can mine Stardust when in a pollution zone. |
| Electric Furnace: Electrolysis | Gathering | Doubles yield when smelting Aluminum and Tungsten Ingots using the Electric Furnace. So, it makes it easier to get more. |
| High Power Rocket Warhead | Crafting | A high-efficiency rocket launcher warhead. It is lighter and deals more damage to buildings and vehicles. |
| Stardust Regulator | Crafting | Recover 70% of health immediately and gain a shield equal to 30% maximum health. This has a 30-second cooldown and can be used up to 15 times. |
| Supplies Workbench: Anti-Armor | Crafting | Yield +30% when crafting AP Ammo, and crafting time -50%. |
| Deviant Power Generator: Stardust Unleashed | Logistics | Increase the Deviant Power Generator‘s power output by 15%. |
| Kitchen Set: Gourmand | Management | Base effects of all dishes +30% when prepared using a Kitchen Set. Effect duration +50% and crafting time -50%. |
A Tier
The A-Tier specializations are almost as good as the ones in the S-Tier. We would recommend you to try get the ones on the S-Tier, however, if you cannot, these are pretty good choices as well.
Levels 5-15
| Name | Type | Attributes |
| Disassembly Bench: Careful Disassembly | Gathering | Yield +30% when disassembling parts, fabrics, and plastic. |
| Disassembly Bench: Electronic Recycling | Crafting | Yield +50% for metal scraps and electronic parts. |
| Electronic Grabber | Crafting | When in your backpack, there is a small to medium chance of receiving additional electronic modules when opening a Storage Crate. The effect cannot stack. |
| Explosive On-the-Go | Crafting | When in your backpack, reduce the weight of Grenades, Molotov Cocktails, High Explosives, Shrapnel Grenades, Thermite Grenades, Rocket Launcher Rockets, and Grenade Launcher Grenades by 30%-60%. After using a throwable, increase Sprint Speed by 20% for 2s. The effect cannot stack. |
| Supplies Workbench: Ammo Factory | Crafting | Crafting Output +50% when crafting regular Ammunition. |
| Gear Workbench: Customization | Crafting | Weapons and Armor crafted using the Gear Workbench enjoy +30% Max Durability. |
Levels 20-30
| Name | Type | Attributes |
| Solar Drill | Gathering | The Solar Drill charges itself on sunny days. Enjoy +15%-40% yields of Copper Ore, Tin Ore, Iron Ore, Aluminum Ore and Tungsten Ore. |
| Electric Drill: Treasure Hunter | Gathering | Enjoy +100% yield when mining for Gold Ore, Silver Ore, and Stardust Ore with an Electric Drill. |
| Electric Furnace: Efficiency Lover | Gathering | Power Consumption -50%, and Crafting Time -60%. |
| Claymore Mine: Warrior’s Resolve | Crafting | Deals an additional 4000+400% Psi Intensity damage and increases Max HP by 400% Psi Intensity |
| Supplies Workbench: Healing Boost | Crafting | HP Recovery +10% when crafting Activators, and Output +1. |
| Stone Structures: Intense Defense | Building | Structures built from stone gain the Intense Defense effect, and durability +100. The maximum number of structural items that can be placed in your territory at one time is +100. |
| Furnace: Sintering | Building | Sintered Brick and Glass Crafting Time -50%, Yield +100% |
| Precious Metal Refining | Gathering | Smelt Gold and Silver Ores into Ingots using the Electric Furnace. The Ingots can be sold for a large number of Energy Links. |
Levels 40-50
| Name | Type | Attributes |
| Spectral Cloak | Crafting | Activate to become cloaked for 120 seconds. Upon leaving combat you will become stealthy. Use up to 10 times. |
| Scout Drone: Invisible Hunter | Crafting | Scout drones enjoy the bull’s eye effect, +30 Scout Drone HP, and damage. Scout Drones can also now be used up to 5 times. |
| Hydraulic Generator: One with the Tides | Management | Maximum Number of Generators +1. Power Output +0-7w, depending on the speed of water flow. |
B Tier
The specializations in this tier are not bad, but also they are not as good as the S-Tier and A-Tier specializations. Therefore, if you cannot get the other ones by resetting your randomly generated specializations, you can get these as well.
Levels 5-15
| Name | Type | Attributes |
| Jump Booster | Crafting | Use to gain double jump agility for 30 seconds. You can use it up to 5 times. |
Levels 20-30
| Name | Type | Attributes |
| Combo Chipset | Crafting | Turn Electronic Parts, Metal Scrağ, and Parts into the Combo Chipset using the Supplies Workbench. The Combo Chipset can be sold for a large number of Energy Links. |
| Adrenaline Shot: Phoenix | Crafting | Take less damage for the first 10s after respawning and slowly recover HP. |
| Solar Generator: Photon Power | Management | Solar Generator Power Output + 10w. |
| Portable Fridge | Management | When in your backpack, reduce the spoilage speed of Food by 70%-90%. The effect cannot stack. |
| Biomass Missile: Ample | Building | Plasma Missiles -80% Weight, and +2 Crafting Yield. |
Levels 40-50
| Name | Type | Attributes |
| Crystal Transformation | Gathering | Turn Stardust Source and alloy ingots into various types of Crystals at the Electric Furnace. |
| Stardust Barrier: Hold the Line | Crafting | Stardust Barriers +50% HP. When the Stardust Barrier is deployed, it replenishes 50% HP for all allies within 3 meters. Stardust Barriers can also now be used 5 times. |
| Stardust Dish: Shell Break | Logistics | The Stardust Dish provides 2 special Whim effects. Within 30 minutes of use, continuously recover HP when Sanity is full. |
| Reinforced Structures: Healing Defense | Building | Reinforced Structures gain the Healing Defense effect. When your territory exits combat, the durability of reinforced structures is automatically restored to 80%. |
C Tier
The C-Tier specializations are mostly not as needed as the other ones. For example, you can easily get mushrooms from the forest. Therefore, you wouldn’t need to get the Compost Bin specialization. Thus, we would not recommend you get them as they are not actually going to help you that much in the game.
| Name | Type | Attributes |
| Compost Bin | Management | When in your backpack, if there is Spoiled Food in your Backpack, 1-3 Spoiled Foods will be consumed every 10-5 minutes, and be turned into Mushrooms or random Fertilizer. The effect cannot stack. |
| Custom Storage Crate | Building | A large Storage Crate with 64 items slots. |
| Bed: A Place to Call Home | Building | Sleep for more than 10 seconds to cure all diseases and reduce Stamina depletion for the next 10 minutes. |
Levels 20-30
| Name | Type | Attributes |
| Explosive Throwables: Echo Blast | Crafting | Increase the DMG of High-Explosive Grenades, Shrapnel Grenades, Molotov Cocktails, and Thermite DMG by 30%. The first target killed will trigger 1 extra explosion, dealing damage equal to 400% Psi Intensity. |
| Improved Compound Fertilizer | Management | Crop fertilizer can significantly enhance crop mutation rate and yield, but also slow down growth. |
| Stardust Water Pump | Management | A special water pump that can extract Stardust Source from polluted soil when supplied with enough power. |
| Iced Treat: Brain Freeze | Management | Iced Treat Effect Duration +200%. |
Levels 40-50
| Name | Type | Attributes |
| Art of Stardust Decay | Gathering | Consument Stardust Source to craft Acid using the Electric Furnace. |
| Rare Crystal Set | Crafting | Turn crystals into the Rare Crystal Set using the Electric Furnace. The Rare Crystal Set can be sold for a large number of Energy Links. |
| Nalcott Easter Egg | Management | Use to randomly receive the contents of a Settlement Loot Crate. |
| Red Plasma Rounds | Build | Special ammunition used by Gatling Cannons. They are extremely expensive but overwhelmingly powerful. There is no bullet drop in its trajectory, it deals tons of damage and has a large explosive radius. You can keep it for 24 hours. |
D Tier
Lastly, the specializations in the D-Tier are also not going to help you that much in the game. We did not add an F tier to this list, because we do not think that any specialization in this game is too bad. Yet, we just do not think that these ones are good.
Levels 5-15
| Name | Type | Attributes |
| Gravel and Log On-the-Go | Gathering | When in your backpack, it reduces the weight of logs, gravel, and ores you carry by 40% – 80%. The effect cannot stack. |
| Pickaxe: Moonlight Mining | Gathering | When using the Pickaxe for Mining, increase the yield of Copper Ore, Tin Ore, Iron Ore, Aluminum Ore, and Tungsten by 25%. Effect doubles at night (21:00-06:00). |
| Pickaxe: Forest Foe | Gathering | Pickaxe Durability is doubled. Enjoy + 30% yield when logging with the Pickaxe, and gain 150% of the resources when you completely destroy a tree. |
| Explosive Sack | Crafting | When in your backpack, there is a 30%-60% chance to salvage Explosive Compound after using High-Explosive Grenades, Shrapnel Grenades, and Simple Explosives. There is a 30%-60% chance to salvage Sulfur after using Molotov Cocktails and Thermite Grenades. The effect cannot stack. |
| Throwing Dagger: Bullseye | Crafting | Throwing Dagger +30% DMG. After killing an enemy with a Throwing Dagger, the next throw +100% DMG. |
| Activated Carbon Filter | Management | When in your backpack, when gathering water by the water with a flask, there is a 30% chance of receiving Boiled Water or Pure Water. The effect cannot stack. |
| Portable Rainwater Collection System | Management | When in your backpack, slowly recover Hydration, and a 30%-60% chance of receiving 1 Dirty Water, Pure Water, or Acid every minute when it rains. The effect cannot stack. |
| Portable Diving Gear | Management | When in your backpack, increase Oxygen by 40%-100% and Swimming Speed by 20%-40% when diving. The effect cannot stack. |
| Stove: Long-Term Storage | Management | Doubles the shelf life of Dishes you cook yourself. |
| Roasted & Dried: Low and Slow | Management | Roasted and Dried Dishes now provide +15 Energy and +10% Sanity. |
| Wood Structures: Tough Plant | Building | Structures built from wood gain the Tough Plant effect, and Durability + 150%. |
| Basic Defense: Battle-Hardened | Building | Sandbags, Shelters, and High Fortifications gain the Battle-Hardened effect and durability +100%. When your Territory exits combat, Durability recovers to 100%. |
| Flamethrower Trap: Scorching Blast | Building | Flamethrower Trap DMG +30%. When the Flamethrower Trap kills an enemy, an explosion is triggered, dealing AoE Blast DMG to all nearby units (1 seconds cooldown). |
| Robotics Facility: Skilled Mechanician | Building | Increase the Durability of Traps and Rifle Turret type facilities by 50%. |
Levels 20-30
| Name | Type | Attributes |
| Chainsaw: Chainsaw Horror Show | Gathering | Chainsaw Durability Cap +50%, Chainsaw Attack Speed +30%, and Chainsaw Melee DMG +100%. |
| Portable Updraft Cannon | Crafting | Use to temporarily summon an updraft at the location for 30 seconds. When inside the updraft, the jump height is increased. You can use it up to 10 times. |
| Synthesis Bench: Recycle & Reuse | Crafting | When crafting Drones, Turrets, Stardust Shields, Spectrum Generators, and Projection Generators, increase their use count by 1. |
| Canned Goods: Mini Canner | Management | +1 Yield when crafting Canned Goods. |
| Updraft Cannon: Gravity Lite | Building | Gravity is reduced around the Updraft Cannon, and Movement Speed is increased for 5 seconds. |
| Gravitational Grip: Bonds of Guidance | Building | When the Gravitational Grip trap is triggered by an enemy, there’s a 20% chance that it will also inflict “The Bull’s Eye”. |
| Shotgun Turret: Volley Fire | Building | Shotgun Turret DMG +30%, Power Consumption -30%, with a 30% chance to trigger the shrapnel effect. |
Levels 40-50
| Name | Type | Attributes |
| Gold Pickaxe and Silver Pickaxe | Gathering | Gold and Silver Pickaxes aren’t very durable. When using the Gold Pickaxe for mining, there is a chance to receive Spice. When using the Silver Pickaxe for logging, there is a chance to receive a random Fruit. |
| Lucky Logging Platform | Gathering | Able to receive random agricultural produce when in a sunny area. |
| Gold Knife | Crafting | A throwing knife with extremely high damage that is made from gold. When it hits an enemy, it will trigger the Unstable Bomber effect. When it hits the weak spot of a deviant, triggers 1 additional Unstable Bomber effect. |
| Ultra Grenade | Crafting | Higher Blast DMG, and additional bonus DMG against buildings and vehicles. |
| Lightning Impulse Regulator | Management | When in your backpack, recover all HP, increase movement by %15 and Psi Intensity by 30% for 60 seconds when struck by lightning. |
| Gatling Cannon: Power Blast | Building | Gatling Cannons deal +30 DMG. When your territory exits combat, durability recovers to 100%. |
| Rifle Turret: Two Birds One Stone | Building | Rifle Turret DMG +30%, Durability + 30%, and attacks on target trigger a Bounce effect. |
PvE Tier List
PvE is an abbreviation for “player versus environment,” as opposed to “player versus player.”. Therefore, you are going to need different kinds of specializations for this type of server. The server type you are playing in is very important in this game, so we advise you to use the ones on this list other than the ones in our PvP list.
Since we already gave information about each of these perks, we are not going to add information to this list. So, do not forget to check out the PvP list to see the attributes of these perks.
S Tier
- Levels 5-15
- Furnace: Precision Refining
- Super Refinery
- Backpack Expansion
- Levels 20-30
- Biomass Missile: Ample Ammunition
- Oil Processing
- Sulfur Chemist
- Biomass Generator: Sustained Output
- Generator: Electrical Expert
- Levels 40-50
- Electric Furnace: Electrolysis
- Deviant Power Generator: Stardust Unleashed
- Kitchen Set: Gourmand
- Stardust Mining Platform
A Tier
- Levels 5-15
- Disassembly Bench: Careful Disassembly
- Disassembly Bench: Electronic Recycling
- Supplies Workbench: Ammo Factory
- Gear Workbench: Customization
- Chef’s Knife
- Harvesting Sickle
- Gardening Gloves
- Levels 20-30
- Precious Metal Refining
- Combo Chipset
- Solar Drill
- Electric Dril: Treasure Hunter
- Supplies Workbench: Healing Boost
- Portable MG Turret: Barrage of Bullets
- Portable Fridge
- Levels 40-50
- Scout Drone: Invisible Hunter
- Hydraulic Generator: One with the Tides
- Gold Pickaxe and Silver Pickaxe
- Stardust Barrier: Hold the Line
- Stardust Dish: Shell Break
- Stardust Regulator
B Tier
- Levels 5-15
- Gravel and Log On-the-Go
- Electronics Grabber
- Levels 20-30
- Solar Generator: Photon Power
- Stardust Water Pump
- Adrenaline Shot: Phoenix
- Canned Goods: Mini Canner
- Levels 40-50
- Crystal Transformation
- Art of Stardust Decay
- Red Plasma Rounds
- Lucky Logging Platform
- Rare Crystal Set
C Tier
- Levels 5-15
- Custom Storage Crate
- Levels 20-30
- Stardust Structures: Intense Defense
- Improved Compound Fertilizer
- Iced Treat: Brain Freeze
- Furnace: Sintering
- Electric Furnace: Efficiency Lover
- Levels 40-50
- Reinforced Structures: Healing Defense
- Nalcott Easter Egg
- Gold Knife
- Gatling Cannon: Power Blast
D Tier
- Levels 5-15
- Pickaxe: Moonlight Mining
- Pickaxe: Forest Foe
- Explosive Sack
- Throwing Dagger: Bullseye
- Activated Carbon Filter
- Portable Rainwater Collection System
- Portable Diving Gear
- Stove: Long-Term Storage
- Roasted & Dried: Low and Slow
- Wood Structures: Tough Plant
- Basic Defense: Battle-Hardened
- Flamethrower Trap: Scorching Blast
- Robotics Facility: Skilled Mechanician
- Explosive On-the-Go
- Jump Booster
- Bed: A Place to Call Home
- Compost Bin
- Levels 20-30
- Chainsaw: Chainsaw Horror Show
- Portable Updraft Cannon
- Synthesis Bench: Recycle & Reuse
- Updraft Cannon: Gravity Lite
- Gravitational Grip: Bonds of Guidance
- Shotgun Turret: Volley of Fire
- Explosive Throwables: Echo Blast
- Claymore Mine: Warrior’s Resolve
- Levels 40-50
- High Power Rocket Warhead
- Ultra Grenade
- Lighting Impulse Regulator
- Rifle Turret: Two Birds One Stone
This concludes our Once Human best specializations gold perks tier list. Remember to choose your perks according to the server you are playing in. So that you will not have any problems during your journey. However, feel free to pick out any perk that you think would be useful for you, after all, this is just an objective list.
Before you leave, we advise you to take a look at our article on how to get all deviant locations to learn how to get each deviant in the game!
