Highborn or Lowborn Perk in Kingdom Come: Deliverance: Which Should You Pick?

Highborn or Lowborn? In Kingdom Come: Deliverance, both are Speech perks you can unlock at Speech level 4, and both give +3 Speech. The difference is who it works on: Highborn boosts you with nobles and wealthy people, while Lowborn boosts you with commoners. You can only have one. For most players, Highborn is the better pick. Here's why, and how to change your mind later.

Highborn vs Lowborn at a glance

What does the Highborn perk do?

Highborn raises your Speech by +3 when talking to nobles and wealthy people. That covers noblemen, priests, townsmen, merchants, bailiffs, innkeepers, bartenders, officers and mercenaries, which includes many of the people you'll trade with and many of the toughest persuasion checks.

What does the Lowborn perk do?

Lowborn raises your Speech by +3 when talking to commoners. Craftsmen such as blacksmiths, armorsmiths, tailors and cobblers count as lowborn, so it helps you haggle better prices with them.

Which is better, Highborn or Lowborn?

Highborn, for most players. Most commoners don't have high enough Charisma to beat even a lightly levelled Henry, so the Lowborn bonus rarely changes the outcome of a speech check. The hardest people to persuade are nobles, knights and wealthy burghers, which is exactly where Highborn helps. Pick Lowborn if you mainly want better deals from craftsmen.

What other Speech perks are there?

• Final Offer (level 4): one more offer when a trader runs out of patience.
• Empathetic (level 8): see the other person's stats in skill checks.
• Silver Tongue (level 8): better Speech when haggling.
• Troubadour (level 8): 50% higher reputation with women and +1 Speech with them.
• Trustworthy Middleman (level 12): merchants are more willing to buy stolen goods.

You get a Speech perk point every fourth level, so Highborn or Lowborn is often one of your first choices. Level Speech by talking to people, winning persuasion checks and reading the Silence is Golden and Other Myths books.

Can you switch from Lowborn to Highborn?

Yes. Drink Lethean Water: it refunds all your perk points without touching your levels or experience, so you can pick again. In Hardcore Mode, it won't remove the negative perks you chose at the start.

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Highborn or Lowborn FAQ