Buildcraft systems

Origin Traits

Origin perk evaluations and their meaningful use cases.

INFO							ANALYSIS
🖼️	Name	Season	Tags	Trigger	Effect	Notable Weaponsexemplary weapons that showcase origin trait effects	Description	Rank	Tier
	Accelerated Assault	28	damagerefill	3 hits with 1.2s between (checks every 0.8s)	5% damage for 4s, 10% mag refill (reload and 8s timer for 1 mag weapons)6% damage	Refurbished A499, Uncivil Discourse, A Good Shout, Riptide, Psi Aeterna IV	basically free 6% damage and pseudo Rewind Rounds	1	S
	Timelost Magazine	26	refillability	weapon killsuper end	1% extra super energymag refill, 2x mag for 20s15% damage during 20s effect	Hezen Vengeance, Praedyth's Revenge, Corrective Measure, Fatebringer	actually doubling mag size is game-warping for many DPS weapons, super energy is just a plus	2	S
	Winterized Gear	29
	Veteran's Wisdom	29
	Unburied Treasure	29
	Loss	29
	Ignoble Deeds	29
	Heretical Behavior	29
	Forge's Kin	29
	Featherweight	29
	Fail-deadly	29
	Eyes Up	29
	Elliptical Orbit	29
	Subjugation	26	damagesurvivability	shooting minors/elitesshooting miniboss+	Explosive Payload-like effectexhaust on-hit? stability, ? reload for ?s on damage	Unsworn, Unloved, Unworthy, Unvoiced	excellent jack-of-all-trades on any roam wepaon	3	S
	Souldrinker	16	survivability	reload after weapon hits	HP based on mag% hit (50 HP for full mag, GL hits count as 50%)doubled	Forbearance	very noticeable when enhanced, still solid source of sustain otherwise	4	S
	Land Tank	16	survivability	weapon kill (3 stacks)	10 health, 5% DR per stack for 5sduration doubled	Explosive Personality, Recurrent Impact	better, more universal version of Vanguard Determination	5	S
	Cursed Thrall	22	splash	melee kill	enemies explode on weapon kill for 7.5s15s	Song of Ir Yût, Swordbreaker, Word of Crota, Abyss Defiant, Oversoul Edict	besides being situational, single kill splash perk is very solid	6	S
	Nanotech Tracer Missiles	20	damage	scoring hits with a portion of the mag (primaries: 45%, fusions: ?, snipers: 50, GLs: 30%, LMGs: 25%)	tracking missile fired with 1s ICD on hit count+20% rocket damage	Dimensional Hypotrochoid, Circular Logic	best zero requirement on-hit damage trait	7	S
	Imperial Allegiance	28	damagerefill	ally within 15m (3 stacks)above 50% heat	up to 1.105x cooling multiplier, ? charge rateup to 10.5% damage	Conspiracy Honed	effectively free ~5% damage and potentially bigger mag in fireteams	8	A
	Nano-Munitions	23	refill	15m of ally	gives stack (up to 7) every 3s, granting 25% mag refill per stacktime per stack halved	Subjunctive, Adhortative	allows essentially infinite firing on the right DPS weapons	9	A
	Tenacity	27	damagestats	weapon kill within 15m of enemy (20 stacks)	0.5% damage, 2.5? handling, 2.5? reload per stack?handling, ? reload	Ribbontail, Phoneutria Fera, Synanceia, Returned Memory, Mercury-A	like Field-Tested but boosts damage too, more straightforward requirements	10	A
	Advanced Reflexes	23	stats	ADS or guard 1s after taking damage	30 mobility, 40 handling, 35 charge rate, 5% damage for 7.5s, not refreshable	Twilight Oath, Vouchsafe	free 5% damage increase during most phases, only issue is refresh	11	A
	Bray Legacy	25	ability	enemy hit	shortest remaining cooldown ability (multiple charges are summed): ?%	VS Pyroelectric Propellant, VS Velocity Baton, VS Chill Inhibitor, Ahab Char, Eighty-Six	awkward with ability selection for DPS regen, decent otherwise for roam	12	A
	Frame of Reference	27	damagestats	weapon kill (5 stacks)	1.4% damage, ? range, ? reload per stack, timer paused on stow	The When and Where, Antedate, Finite Maybe, Lance Ephemeral	relatively small damage boost, solid for roam due to stat bumps	13	A
	Dark Ether Reaper	25	refillsplash	4 minors or 1 major kill	spawns explosive charge which detonates on shot/collision and overflows mag by 40%spawns 2 charges and overflows by 80%	Bitter/Sweet, Heretic's Fervor, Vantage Point, Insurmountable	would be really good on a machine gun, otherwise still solid for roam weapons	14	A
	Cast No Shadows	24	refill	melee damage	? handling, 20% mag refillup to 100% mag overflow	Perfect Paradox, Martyr's Retribution, Breachlight	pairs very well with certain weapon types, not amazing otherwise	15	A
	Extrovert	17	survivability	kill within 15m of 3 enemies or Nightmare	60 HP, 3s ICDdoubled	Nezarec's Whisper, Hollow Denial	high ICD only thing stopping this from being insane, works with glaive melees	16	A
	Dealer's Choice	24	ability	weapon kill (increases with more trait weapons or Ace of Spades, Khvostov 7G-0X, and Still Hunt)	0.3-3% super energy	The Call, Pro Memoria	insane super generation potential on a pretty decent weapon subset	17	A
	Problem Solver	27	survivabilitystats	filling hit counter against miniboss+	exhaust for 5s, 50? reload and 50? handling for 10s2.5s duration	Mint Retrograde, Lionfish-4fr, Outrageous Fortune	directly powercrept Psychohack, usable for roam and great for exhaust during DPS	18	A
	Radiolaria Transposer	24	splash	kill counter (3 minors or 1 elite)	explosion and DoT pool for ?s under enemy?s duration	Aberrant Action, Speleologist, Chronophage, Lost Signal, Corrasion	kill requirement doesn't scale amazingly into low power content, still nice splash	19	A
	Ambush	19	damage	no incoming/outgoing damage for 5s	20 range, 20 handling, 0.85x draw time, ~9-11% damage for 2s40 range, 40 handling, 0.7x draw time	Fire and Forget, Retrofit Escapade	free ~10% damage boost for upfront burst	20	B
	Bray Inheritance	19	ability	enemy hit	all abilities: 0.35% (Trustee), 0.42% (Commemoration), 0.46% (Posterity), 0.86% (Heritage), 1.5% (Succession), 2% (Bequest)doubled	Commemoration, Bequest, Trustee, Posterity	quite noticeable with splash effects, seems to have similar tick values to Legacy, but to all abilities	21	B
	Indomitability	23	ability	weapon kill	light super: 5% grenade energydark super: 5% melee energy	Forbearance, Succession, The Mountaintop, The Recluse, Luna's Howl, Midnight Coup, Blast Furnace	straightforward extra ability energy	22	B
	Runneth Over	18	refill	reloading within 15m of ally	10% mag overflow per allydoubled	Psychopomp, Watchful Eye, Qullim's Terminus, Defiance of Yasmin, Afterlight	free overflow effect especially for low mag DPS options	23	B
	Nail, Meet Hammer	28	damagestats	passiveammo type	?% damage to shields+?% special progress (primary/heavy), +?% heavy progress (special)	The Heron, Action Item	first ammo generating origin trait	24	B
	Skulking Wolf	16	PvP	weapon kill while below 70? HP	enhanced radar, less accurate enemies, no passive pings on enemy radar for 10s?s duration	Tinasha's Mastery, Multimach CCX, Tusk of the Boar, Archon's Thunder	Amplified deaggro effect, very noticeable but HP threshold is quite low	25	B
	Contending Cascade	27	splashstats	rapid final blows, any source12 killstreak, then kill	? handling and ? reload per stack for ?selemental damage explosion on kills2 less kills	Submersion	very unrealistic killstreak requirement, stats are nice though, blast is quite underwhelming	26	B
	Restoration Ritual	21	refill	ally revive or finisher	refills mag when it hits 0	Cold Comfort, Greasy Luck	outclassed completely by other origin traits, but still better than most roam and DPS origin traits	27	B
	Veist Stinger	16	refill	hits (autos/SMGs: 2%, sidearms: 4%, bows/LFRs: 10%, swords: ?%)	25% mag refill, -10% ADS movement penalty, 0.85x draw time, ? charge rate for 7s, 4s ICDdoubled?	Scintillation, Irukandji, Fortunate Star	underrated post-nerf, allows for full reserve dumps in some cases	28	B
	Field-Tested	20	stats	hits or kills	scaling infinite duration buff to range, stability, handling, reload, charge rate, and guard resistance until death	Anonymous Autumn, Tusk of the Boar, Multimach CCX, Harsh Language, Jurassic Green, Theodolite	surprisingly easy to stack on certain weapon types, solid and reliable reload boost if no deaths	29	B
	Gun and Run	16	stats	3 minors or 1 major kill within 10s? (? stacks for ?s), then sprinting for ?s	?% mag refill, 0.?x draw time for ?s	Eclipstic Distaff, Backfang	decent QoL on small mag or high lethality weapon types	30	B
	Tex Balanced Stock	19	stats	4 hipfire hits with <4s between each	20 handling, 20 reload, 20 range, 0.9x reload duration, 1.5deg cone, -10% ADS movement penalty for 4s40 handling, 40 reload	Wilderflight, Yeartide Apex	free reload scalar, especially on weapons where hip-firing is natural	31	B
	Willing Vessel	26	stats	weapon damage or kill (5 stacks)	? stability, ? handling, ? reload, ? charge rate per stackstacks decay every ?s	Adamantite, Psychopomp	like Field-Tested but with decay	32	B
	Photoinhibition	25	damage	damage to enemy shieldbreaking enemy shield	~34% damage to shields (includes Barriers), ~22% to overshieldsdisorients enemy (and surroundings if matching)	Reckless Oracle, Ancient Gospel	second half of effect only useful on shield-break add clear weapons, and niche	33	B
	Air-Cooled Core	28	stats	full mag or low heat (<10%)0.5s sprint	? handling, ?% ADS penalty? reload/vent for 6s	Uncivil Discourse, Refurbished A499, M-17 "Fast Talker"	basically just free reload boost that is often active	34	B
	Bitterspite	17	stats	20 damage received (5 stacks), consumed on reload	10 reload, ~-2% reload duration per stack, up to 5x	Stormchaser, Unforgiven	decent neutral reload option, not necessarily consistent	35	B
	Vanguard Determination	27	survivability	weapon kill within 20s of class ability (3 stacks)	2% DR per stack for 10s2.5s duration	Mint Retrograde, Mercury-A, Pre Astyanax IV, Aurora Dawn, Theodolite	very minor DR but pretty easy to get without playing differently	36	B
	Harmonic Resonance	20	statsdamage	another weapon equipped with this trait (Conditional Finality included)	10 handling per weapon, 20 reload for 2 weapons, 0.95x reload duration, 3.33%/10% damage to Dread/Lucent Hive for 1/2 weaponsdamage bonus doubled	Koraxis's Distress, Briar's Contempt	decent damage boost on specific enemies	37	C
	Häkke Breach Armaments	16	damage	damage against vehicles, turrets, and constructs	15% (vehicles), 30% (turrets, constructs), 45% (crystals)20% vehicles, 60% turrets/constructs	Synanceia, Outrageous Fortune, Phoneutria Fera, Aureus Neutralizer, Rake Angle, Veleda-F, Ragnhild-D, Crowning Duologue	solid damage boost on niche enemy types and crystals	38	C
	Gravity Well	26	refill	reloading within 15m of certain pickups	picks up ammo bricks, motes, and crests	New Pacific Epitaph, Wilderflight, A Sudden Death, Greasy Luck	nice neutral option, useful for speedrunning, not very helpful in most gameplay	39	C
	To Excess	17	stats	weapon kill with full super	20 grenade, 20 melee for 12sstats doubled	Fixed Odds, CALUS Mini-Tool, Drang (Baroque), Goldtusk	nice stat bump with potentially annoying requirement, definitely for neutral and not for DPS	40	C
	Wild Card	22	splash	kills	bolts spawned on enemy corpse (minors: 1, elites: 3, minibosses: ?, bosses/champs: 7), 6s ICD	Stars in Shadow, The Summoner, Pre Astyanax IV, Returned Memory	really noticeable ICD, bolts are one of the worst splash effects from origin traits	41	C
	Stunning Recovery	16	refillsurvivability	champ stun	mag refill, 60 HP, health regen, 40 class for 3s	Lotus-Eater, The Slammer, Rake Angle	helpful in champ content for QoL, useless otherwise	42	C
	Collective Purpose	24	stats	ally within 15m (5 stacks)	? range, 5 handling, 5 charge rate, -2.5% draw time per stack	Non-Denouement, Summum Bonum	stat boosts largely unhelpful outside of bow/sword, and even then there are better origins for draw/charge	43	C
	Noble Deeds	20	stats	healing, reviving, empowering, or 3.0 provision to allies (provides 10 stacks)	30 handling, 30 reload, 20 charge rate until no stacks (kills remove 1 each)doubled	Regnant, Royal Executioner, Caretaker	build-specific stat booster, but very easy upkeep if conditions met	44	C
	Alacrity	16	stats	last alive or solo	20 range, 20 stability, 50 reload, 10 aim assist	The Summoner, Incisor, Unexpected Resurgence, Exalted Truth	free 50 reload if solo, otherwise useless	45	C
	Dream Work	17	refill	weapon assist or kill on ally-damaged enemy, once per reload	66% mag refill (can overflow), ? reload, ? draw time for ?s	Festival Flight, Yeartide Apex, Crowning Duologue	awkward and unreliable trigger condition, decent for guaranteed assist gameplay	46	C
	Psychohack	16	survivability	multiple weapon hits (bow/glaive/GL/rocket/sniper: 3, scout: 7, fusion: 14 other primaries: 12-16)	exhausts target for 5s, not refreshableduration doubled	The Enigma, Father's Sins	complete downgrade from Subjugation and Problem Solver, also has lower QoL	47	C
	Exhaustive Research	27	damage	ADS for 1s within 60m of enemy	replaces next bullet with identical damage seeking missilerocket damage increased by ?%	Precipial	very niche ranged 12P use case, otherwise pretty bad on other weapons	48	D
	Omolon Fluid Dynamics	16	stats	100-50% of mag	20-0 stability, 30-0 reload	Path of Least Resistance, Ribbontail	basically worse Compulsive Reloader	49	D
	Explosive Pact	21	stats	grenade use or kill or heal	? stability, ~9 reload, ~-1% reload duration per stack, up to 5x, for 7.5s	Apex Predator, Chattering Bone, Age-Old Bond	duration definitely given grenade uptime requirements, low stat boost for ability usage cost	50	D
	Paracausal Fluid	26	stats	damage dealt	? handling, 50 mobility, ? charge rate for 3s? mobility while stowed	Temptation's Hook	free charge rate and handling	51	D
	Sundering	23	stats	shield break or vehicle/construct destroyed	40 reload, 0.95x reload duration, and 0.9x draw time for 7sstats doubled	Indebted Kindness	Photoinhibition has better effect for similar trigger	52	D
	Rasputin's Arsenal	19	refill	shield break	50% mag refill	IKELOS_SG_v1.0.3, IKELOS_SMG_v1.0.3	decent QoL effect, trigger too niche	53	D
	Dawning Surprise	19	abilitysurvivability	filling kill counter (6 minors / 2 majors)	spawns Dawning gift for 10s (10% to abilities, ~20 HP, HP regen)-1 minor requirement	Avalanche, Zephyr, Albedo Wing	kill counter too steep, effect is mathematically inefficient and requires pickup	54	D
	Classy Contender	16	ability	weapon kill	5% class	The Title, Hullabaloo	worst ability to regen, very minuscule amounts	55	D
	Splicer Surge	25	stats	reload after damage dealt (3 stacks), removed on stow	10-45 handling, 10-45 reload, 0.967x-0.9x reload duration	Chroma Rush, Gridskipper	requires a manual reload before even getting to 1st stage	56	D
	Vanguard's Vindication	16	survivability	weapon kill	10 HP	Lotus-Eater, Rake Angle, Undercurrent	very low HP gains unless multikill	57	D
	One Quiet Moment	16	stats	no incoming/outgoing damage for 5skills reduce timer to 1.5s	20 handling, 40 reload, 0.95x reload duration, 25% movement speed on swords	The Summoner, Unwavering Duty, Incisor, Unexpected Resurgence, Exalted Truth	awkward reload timing since waiting after kill to reload is counterintuitive	58	D
	Dragon's Vengeance	23	refill	critical health or ally death	mag refill, 5 range, 10 handling, 0.975x charge/draw time for 11sdoubled bonuses	Scatter Signal, Doomed Petitioner	bad activation requirement, decent effect	59	D
	Hot Swap	18	stats	swapping to weapon after taking damage	30 handling, 100 guard resist, 100 guard endurance, 100 charge rate for 4shandling doubled	Half-Truths, The Other Half, Pardon Our Dust, Retraced Path, Wastelander M5	free handling and charge rate boost for roam-style usage	60	E
	SUROS Synergy	16	stats	reload	40 handling, 20% flinch resist for 6sstats doubled	Exalted Truth, Fugue-55, Retrofit Escapade	handling only kicks in halfway through you benefiting from it	61	E
	Search Party	18	stats	no allies within 15m	-10% ADS movement penalty, 0.85x ADS duration?% ADS movement penalty, ?x ADS duration	Mechabre	basically Snapshot on specials, QoL only	62	E
	Unsated Hunger	21	stats	no abilities charged	20 stability, 60 handling, 60 reload, 50 charge rate, 40 guard endurancestats doubled	Until Its Return	awful activation requirement, great stat bumps though	63	E
	Fleet Footed	27	stats	dealing damageweapon kill	15 AE, ?% movement speed for ?s30 AE, ?% movement speed for ?s1s duration	Forgiveness, Aisha's Embrace, Unwavering Duty, Aureus Neutralizer, Auric Disabler	free movement speed but not very useful	64	E
	Roar of Battle	27	stats	dealing or receiving damage every 0.5?s for 2s	10? stability, 10? handling for 6s?s duration	Unwavering Duty, Forgiveness, Pure Recollection, Aisha's Embrace	unnoticeable stat bumps	65	F
	Crossing Over	23	statsdamage	100-50% mag50-0% mag	10-5 range, 10-5 handling0-3% increased damage	A Sudden Death, Darkest Before	unnoticeable stat bumps and damage	66	F
	Nadir Focus	22	stats	firing or swinging	2 range, -1.5% cone, ?% lunge, ?% velocity per stack (up to 5) for 2s	Geodetic HSm	quirky sword lunge increase, otherwise useless	67	F
	Right Hook	18	stats	melee damage (+10s per proc)	10 range, 10 aim assist for 10s, up to 20sstats doubled	Tarnished Mettle, Brigand's Law, Planck's Stride	useless stats in PvE	68	F
	Disaster Plan	21	stats	firing/swinging after ammo pickup	15 range, 15% flinch resist, 100 charge rate for 1.5s	Just in Case	awful requirement for insanely short effect window	69	F
	Head Rush	22	stats	standing up after crouching for 2 seconds	? handling, 10 reload for 5sdoubled	None	very unnatural activation requirement for extremely mediocre effect	70	F