Payday 2 was a smash-hit cooperative game by Overkill Studios that was released in 2013. The game lets the player take the role of a master criminal who works with their team to perform the perfect heist. The locales include banks, clubs, armored cars, and many more. The game has had consistent support since 2013, and there is a sequel in the works slated for release in 2023.

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With a thriving multiplayer scene, there's never a bad time to get into Payday 2, and a new player may be wondering what are the best skills to unlock to pull the perfect heist? That's the question that will be answered today with the 10 best skills to unlock in Payday 2.

10 Bullseye

Firstly, we have the Bullseye skill, which can be found under the Enforcer deck and Tank branch. It is ideal for any player who can score headshots on the cops and SWAT with ease. Keeping a cool head in tough situations is practically a necessity.

The Bullseye skill makes it so that the player regains armor on every headshot. It starts at 5 armor for the Basic version of this skill, but it increases to a whopping 20 armor for each headshot on the Ace version of Bullseye.

9 Resilience

This is another skill that falls under the Tank branch of the Enforcer deck. It helps players rebuild armor over the course of the Heist--provided they don't get show so repeatedly by the SWAT response that they fall over dead within a few seconds.

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To get more specific, the Resilience perk increases armor recovery by 15% at the Basic level and an impressive 75% at the Ace version.

8 Parkour

The Parkour skill is where we veer into the Ghost deck of skills and the Artful Dodger branch. This skill tree favors players who keep on the move and try not to get in the position where they are getting heavily fired upon in the first place.

The Parkour skill makes it so players gain 10% movement speed and climb ladders 20% faster in its Basic version. The Ace version is especially powerful, as it allows players to sprint in any direction and reload while sprinting.

7 Inner Pockets

This is another skill that is granted to players who go down the Ghost deck and Artful Dodger branch. This is another skill that is ideal for players who can survive independently for a long period of time, even after the police have unleashed their full response for the heist-makers.

The Basic version of Inner Pockets skill increases the concealment of melee weapon by two stealth units, and the Ace version increases the c0ncealment of ballistic vests by two stealth units by four. This helps players stay hidden for longer and with more gear, which can ensure that a heist can be enacted for longer without the heist victim and police response being aware of them.

6 Scavenger

This skill can be found under the Ammo Specialist branch of the Enforcer deck. This skill tree is made for players who can maintain an offensive strategy against the responding police for a long time and provide support for their comrades

The Scavenger skill, in particular, makes it so the player's ammo box pickup range is increased by one half at Basic, and that every sixth enemy they kill is guaranteed to drop an ammunition box at Ace

5 Fully Loaded

This skill is also under the Ammo Specialist branch of the Enforcer deck.

The Fully Loaded skill increases the ammo capacity of the player by 25% in the Basic version. The Ace version provides a far more potent advantage, as it increases the amount of ammunition that can be gained from ammo boxes by 75%, a 5% higher chance to gain a throwable item from the ammo box, and an additional 1% to the advantage of the base version of this skill.

4 Bulletstorm

We once again return to the Ammo Specialist branch of the Enforcer deck.

This skill is different than other skills of this branch, as it allows players to fire infinitely for a certain amount of time after placing an ammunition bag. The Basic iteration of this skill grants indispensable ammo for five seconds after placing the ammunition bag. The Ace version of this skill grants a 15-second duration of the effect.

3 More Firepower

This skill is found under the Breacher branch of the Technician deck. This specialization is made for players who want to be in charge of breaking deeper into the heist target regardless of whatever opposition they may face at the moment.

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The More Firepower skill makes it so that the player gains one more shaped charge and four more trip mines in the Basic form and two more shaped charges and seven more trip mines in the Ace form.

2 Body Expertise

This skill is also under the Technician deck but moves us over to the Oppressor branch. This takes the player into a more aggressive direction than the Breacher branch, as it's meant to keep the police response off whoever is trying to get to the loot.

The Body Expertise Basic version makes it so that the automatic fire mode of SMGs, LMGs, Assault Rifles, and Special Weapons deal 30% additional damage when scoring a headshot. This increases to 90% damage in the Ace version.

1 Steady Grip

Another skill that can be found under the Oppressor branch of the Technician deck, this skill focuses more on accuracy itself instead of ensuring that you do additional damage when the player is accurate.

The Steady Grip skill grants an additional eight weapon accuracy in its Base mode, and the Ace mode gives the player an additional 16 weapon stability.

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