Drinking Leveling & Perks Guide: And

Discover the best ways to level up your Drinking skill in Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. Learn about essential perks like Nightcap, Lucky Day, Indomitable Drunk, and Experienced Reveller to enhance your tavern experience.

The Drinking skill in Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is unique and can be overlooked, often only engaged with for specific quests. Leveling this skill allows you to drink more before becoming drunk, reduces hangover severity and duration, and lessens the chance of addiction. When drunk, there are two phases: a positive phase that enhances Perk bonuses, followed by a negative phase that imposes penalties. Certain Perks can extend the duration of the positive phase.

Potions also contain alcohol and contribute to Drinking XP when consumed.

Leveling Drinking

Gaining XP in the Drinking skill is straightforward: consume any alcoholic beverage to earn XP. This allows for rapid power-leveling if you have the funds or means to acquire alcohol. Many crafted, purchased, or looted potions contain alcohol (spirits or wine) and will also grant Drinking XP upon consumption. This skill typically does not level up through normal gameplay and requires dedicated effort. If not focused on, it may remain your lowest-level skill, though it is easy to gain XP.

Additionally, Skill Trainers and Skill Books can be used to level up your Drinking skill. Skill Trainers require payment per rank learned. The costs are as follows:

Skill Trainers can be found by exploring new areas or may become available after completing quests for them. For example, Huntsman Vostatek, the Gamekeeper east of Vidlak Pond, becomes a Skill Trainer after the 'Lackey' quest. The Scribe in Troskowitz offers Skill Books that can be read to learn specific skills.

Best Drinking Perks

A Perk Point is awarded every time your Drinking skill reaches a new even level (e.g., 6, 8, 10), unlocking new Perks. Prioritizing certain Perks is recommended due to the significant investment required to learn all of them. Here are the most crucial Perks to unlock early:

Nightcap

This early Perk is highly beneficial. It prevents hangovers when you sleep, eliminating associated stat penalties. Additionally, beds become 10% more comfortable.

Lucky Day

For avid Dice players, this Perk significantly improves your odds. When drunk and playing Dice, you have a higher chance of not consuming a badge. The greater your level of intoxication, the higher this chance becomes, making winning Dice games much easier.

Indomitable Drunk

As explained, drunkenness has positive and negative phases. This Perk mitigates the negative phase, making the penalties less severe. It's a must-have if drinking is a favored activity.

Experienced Reveller

Similar to Indomitable Drunk, this Perk enhances the positive phase of being drunk. The positive effects kick in sooner, increasing the uptime of Perks that rely on being drunk. This is highly advantageous for those who enjoy the benefits of intoxication.

List of Drinking Perks

The following table details all available Perks in the Drinking tree, including their requirements: