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There aren’t as many traits in Battle Brothers as there are backgrounds or perks, but it is still one of the main factors that will allow you to decide if someone is recruitable or not. After paying a little fee, you can see all the traits of a potential brother. These can make or break your recruitment efforts, as some traits are incredible, while others are horrible. So, we have compiled a tier list with all the best traits in Battle Brothers, giving them a ranking from S to F.
Related: Battle Brothers: Best Backgrounds Tier List
Best Traits in Battle Brothers (Tier List)
When deciding what the best traits are in Battle Brothers, you have to think if that trait can increase a brother’s chance of survival or lower it.
S ranks are the traits for your brothers that you will want to get into your party instantly, A ranks are very good traits that you should try to get, and B are the ones that you can take with more upside than downside.
If a trait is in C then it is bad but bearable. Never get a brother that has a trait in the F category, unless you want to spend time trying to remove these traits. These will constantly provide you with problems.
Related: Battle Brothers: Best Seeds (Seed Generator)
Either way, you can still get a bad brother if their background or growth rate is bad. So, here is a tier list that shows what the best traits are in Battle Brothers:
| Trait | Rank | Trait Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Lungs | S | Extra 3 fatigue per turn |
| Determined | S | Starts combat at confident morale |
| Strong | S | +10 Fatigue +10 Initiative if wearing equipment that lowers it |
| Impatient | S | Always acts first in the first round of combat |
| Survivor | S | 90% chance to survive if Health is reduced to 0 Gains permanent injury if he survives |
| Deathwish | S | No morale check when losing health |
| Iron Jaw | S | +25% threshold of gaining injuries on hits |
| Bloodthirsty | A | All kills are fatalities Decapitations will stop Wiedergangers from reviving |
| Paranoid | A | +5 Melee Defense+5 Ranged Defense-30 Initiative |
| Dexterous | A | +5 Melee Skill |
| Sure Footing | A | +5 Melee Defense |
| Tough | A | +10 Health |
| Fearless | A | +10 Resolve |
| Brave | A | +5 Resolve |
| Quick | A | +10 Initiative |
| Tiny | A | +5 Melee Defense +5 Ranged Defense -15 Melee Damage Dealt |
| Athletic | A | Build up -2 less fatigue for each traveled tile |
| Bright | A | +10% XP gain |
| Eagle Eyes | A | +1 Vision |
| Hate of: Beasts, Greenskins, and Undead | A | +10 Resolve when fighting the hated type |
| Loyal | A | 50% less likely to desert if unhappy |
| Lucky | A | 10% chance to require the attacker to make 2 successful attack rolls to hit |
| Swift | A | +5 Ranged Defense |
| Team Player | A | -50% chance to inflict friendly fire |
| Brute | B | +15% damage to head -5 Melee Skill |
| Drunkard | B | +10% damage +5 Resolve -5 Melee Skill -10 Ranged Skill |
| Fat | B | +10 Health -10 Fatigue |
| Huge | B | +10% damage -5 Melee Skill -5 Ranged Skill |
| Night Owl | B | +1 Vision during the night |
| Optimist | B | +5 Resolve on positive morale checks |
| Spartan | B | Eats 1 food per day, instead of 2 |
| Weasel | B | +25 Melee Defense when retreating |
| Ailing | C | Poison lasts 1 extra turn |
| Cocky | C | +5 Resolve -5 Melee Defense -5 Ranged Defense |
| Craven | C | -10 Resolve |
| Dumb | C | -15% XP gain |
| Fainthearted | C | -5 Resolve |
| Fragile | C | -10 Health |
| Gluttonous | C | Eats 3 food per day, instead of 2 |
| Greedy | C | +15% wage |
| Hesitant | C | -10 Initiative |
| Insecure | C | Never confident in battle |
| Irrational | C | + or -10 Resolve at every morale check |
| Mad | C | + or -15 Resolve at every morale check |
| Night Blind | C | -1 Vision during the night |
| Short Sighted | C | -1 Vision |
| Asthmatic | F | -3 fatigue recovery per turn |
| Bleeder | F | Bleed lasts 1 extra turn |
| Clubfooted | F | Build up +2 fatigue for each traveled tile |
| Clumsy | F | -5 Melee Skill |
| Dastard | F | Starts combat with wavering morale |
| Disloyal | F | 100% more likely to desert if unhappy |
| Fear of: Beasts, Greenskins, and Undead | F | -10 Resolve when fighting the feared type |
| Pessimist | F | -5 Resolve on positive morale checks |
| Superstitious | F | -10 Resolve for morale checks against fear, panic or mind-control |
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