Dexterity

“ Dexterity measures character's reflexes, hand-eye coordination and finger nimbleness. It affects many things, such as operating locks, thievery, throwing and initiative. It increases critical strike chance of melee attacks. High dexterity also reduces action point cost of unarmed and light weapons (pistols, SMGs, knives, and fist weapons) ”

— In-game description

Details

Dexterity determines how effectively your character can perform dexterous actions such as throwing items, picking locks, pickpocketing NPCs and setting traps. Dexterity also increases your chance to hit with melee weapons by increasing your melee skill, unless your strength is higher. Each point of dexterity above 5 increases your melee critical chance by 1% and decreases AP cost of light weapons by 4% (both additive). Dexterity, along with agility, also determines your combat initiative. Some other actions (e.g. catching fish) also benefit from dexterity. No items require dexterity to be used or equipped.

High dexterity score is important for thieves and characters who use light weapons.

Directly affected skills	Other effects
Melee Throwing Lockpicking Pickpocketing Traps	Melee critical chance Initiative AP cost of light weapons (unarmed, fist weapons, knives, pistols, SMGs)

Action point cost reduction

Dexterity reduction only

	AP cost
Dexterity	1-5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Jackknife	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3
TiChrome knife	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4
Steel/tungsten knife	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	4
Unarmed	10	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	4
Leather gloves	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	4
Metal gloves	16	15	14	14	13	12	12	11	10	10	9	8	8	7	7	6
5mm pistol	16	15	14	14	13	12	12	11	10	10	9	8	8	7	7	6
7.62mm pistol	20	19	18	17	16	16	15	14	13	12	12	11	10	9	8	8
Laser pistol	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	14	13	12	11	10	9	8
9mm pistol	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10
Acid blob pistol	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10
Electroshock pistol	30	28	27	26	25	24	22	21	20	19	18	16	15	14	13	12
.44 pistol	32	30	29	28	26	25	24	23	21	20	19	17	16	15	14	12
Plasma pistol	40	38	36	35	33	32	30	28	27	25	24	22	20	19	17	16
5mm SMG burst	33	30	30	27	27	24	24	21	21	21	18	18	15	15	12	12
7.62mm SMG burst	39	36	33	33	30	30	27	27	24	24	21	21	18	18	15	15
H&K MP5 burst	42	39	36	36	33	33	30	30	27	24	24	21	21	18	18	15
8.6mm SMG burst	48	45	42	42	39	36	36	33	30	30	27	24	24	21	21	18
5mm SMG	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4
7.62mm SMG	13	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5
H&K MP5	14	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	5
8.6mm SMG	16	15	14	14	13	12	12	11	10	10	9	8	8	7	7	6

with Gunslinger, Lightning Punches, Spec Ops and Tabi Boots

	AP cost
Dexterity	1-5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Jackknife	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2
TiChrome knife	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3
Steel/tungsten knife	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	4
Unarmed	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1
Leather gloves	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	1
Metal gloves	13	12	11	11	10	9	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	3
5mm pistol	13	12	11	11	10	9	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	3
7.62mm pistol	17	16	15	14	13	13	12	11	10	9	9	8	7	6	5	5
Laser pistol	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	11	10	9	8	7	6	5
9mm pistol	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	7	7
Acid blob pistol	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	7	7
Electroshock pistol	27	25	24	23	22	21	19	18	17	16	15	13	12	11	10	9
.44 pistol	29	27	26	25	23	22	21	20	18	17	16	14	13	12	11	9
Plasma pistol	37	35	33	32	30	29	27	25	24	22	21	19	17	16	14	13
5mm SMG burst	22	20	20	18	18	16	16	14	14	14	12	12	10	10	8	8
7.62mm SMG burst	26	24	22	22	20	20	18	18	16	16	14	14	12	12	10	10
H&K MP5 burst	28	26	24	24	22	22	20	20	18	16	16	14	14	12	12	10
8.6mm SMG burst	32	30	28	28	26	24	24	22	20	20	18	16	16	14	14	12

Related feats

See Category:Dexterity feats.

Related items

• Junkyard Surprise (temporary random base ability buff)
• Eel Sandwich (temporary +2 dexterity)
• Fishing Rod (dexterity affects fishing)