Once Human: Best Specialization & Gold Perks Tier List

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.

Once Human: Best Specialization & Gold Perks Tier List

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.

Once Human: Best Specialization & Gold Perks Tier List S Tier 5-15 Levels.

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.

Once Human: Best Specialization & Gold Perks Tier List S Tier 20-30 Levels.

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%.

Once Human: Best Specialization & Gold Perks Tier List S Tier 40-50 Levels.

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.

Once Human: Best Specialization & Gold Perks Tier List A Tier 5-15 Levels.

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.

Once Human: Best Specialization & Gold Perks Tier List A Tier 20-30 Levels.

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.

Once Human: Best Specialization & Gold Perks Tier List A Tier 30-40 Levels.

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.

Once Human: Best Specialization & Gold Perks Tier List B Tier 5-15 Levels.

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.

Once Human: Best Specialization & Gold Perks Tier List B Tier 20-30 Levels.

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%.

Once Human: Best Specialization & Gold Perks Tier List B Tier 40-50 Levels.

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.

Once Human: Best Specialization & Gold Perks Tier List C Tier 5-15 Levels.

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%.

Once Human: Best Specialization & Gold Perks Tier List C Tier 20-30 Levels.

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.

Once Human: Best Specialization & Gold Perks Tier List C Tier 40-50 Levels.

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%.

Once Human: Best Specialization & Gold Perks Tier List D Tier 5-15 Levels.

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.

Once Human: Best Specialization & Gold Perks Tier List D Tier 20-30 Levels.

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.

Once Human: Best Specialization & Gold Perks Tier List D Tier 30-40 Levels.

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.