Building Skill – Levels & Bonuses (Permafrost)

Per level: −1%Building time
At cap: −50%level 50, calculated
Level cap: 50
XP per action: 5one qualifying action
Trained by: 12Tools

Building per level

Building time: −1% per level, reaching −50% at level 50.

Building per level
Level	Building time:
1	-1%
5	-5%
10	-10%
20	-20%
25	-25%
30	-30%
40	-40%
50	-50%

Building gear by the numbers

Game data

12 items level Building when used; Refined Moonrock Sledgehammer hits hardest at 40 damage.

Building gear by the numbers
Item	Tier / type	Damage	Durability	Trade value
Refined Moonrock Sledgehammer	Moon rock ★	40	450	80 Bucks
Moonrock Sledgehammer	Moon rock	35	420	70 Bucks
Quality Hammer	Quality metal	30	370	120 Bucks
Refined Iron Sledgehammer	Iron ★	29	340	40 Bucks
Iron Sledgehammer	Iron	27	280	30 Bucks
Scrap Sledgehammer	Scrap	22	350	75 Bucks
Refined Copper Sledgehammer	Copper ★	21	275	35 Bucks
Copper Sledgehammer	Copper	18	230	25 Bucks
Refined Flint Sledgehammer	Flint ★	17	210	30 Bucks
Flint Sledgehammer	Flint	14	175	20 Bucks
Refined Stone Sledgehammer	Stone ★	13	170	—
Stone Sledgehammer	Stone	10	150	36 Bucks

Compared with the other skills

Game data

Building next to the other 15 skills: what each level is worth, how high it goes and how much XP one action earns.

Compared with the other skills
Skill	Benefit	per level	Level cap	XP per action
Axes	Additional damage (trees)	+2%	50	5
Pickaxes	Additional damage (ores)	+2%	50	5
Building	Building time	-1%	50	5
Bows	Durability usage	-1%	50	5
Cooking	Cooking time	-1%	50	12
Crafting	Decreased crafting time	-1%	50	—
Firearms	Durability usage	-1%	50	1
Jumping	Stamina Usage	-1%	50	3
Lockpicking	Lockpicking time	-1%	50	—
Renovating	Renovating time	-1%	50	8
Running	Stamina Usage	-1%	50	1
Skinning	Skinning time	-1%	50	—
Sneaking	Noise When Sneaking	-1%	50	0
Knives	Durability usage	-0.5%	50	5
Accuracy	Accuracy	—	50	5
Toughness	Damage Reduction	—	25	5

Classes and specializations

Picks that start with a bonus to Building: —. The starting classes are listed too, with the kit each hands you.

Classes and specializations
Pick	Skill bonuses	Starting kit
Hunter	—	Casual Backpack, Casual Gloves, Wolf Head Hat, Casual Jacket, Casual Pants, Casual Boots, 1× Makeshift Bandage, 1× Improvised Coffee, 1× Instant Oatmeal, Building Tool
Smuggler	—	Casual Backpack, Casual Gloves, Casual Hat, Casual Jacket, Casual Pants, Casual Boots, 1× Makeshift Bandage, 1× Energy Drink, 1× Chocolate Bar, Building Tool
Survivor	—	Casual Backpack, Survivor's Gloves, Survivor's Hood, Survivor's Uniform, Survivor's Trousers, Survivor's Boots, 1× Makeshift Bandage, 1× Improvised Tea, 1× Granola Bar, Building Tool

Achievements

Steam

2 Steam achievements involve Building or skill levels in general.

Jack of All Trades — Achieve level 10 (or higher) in 5 Different Skills · 0% of players
Master of One — Reach level 20 in any skill. · 0% of players

How to level Building

What the game counts as a Building action.

A skill that decreases crafting time when constructing buildings. It can be leveled up by building structures. It is useful for setting up shelter and fortifications in less time.

Each qualifying action grants 5 XP. The XP curve per level is not in the preview data, so we do not estimate how many actions a level takes.

Data: Permafrost Early Access preview build 0.44.2.4552-playtest — refreshed at the Oct 9 launch. How we source this

Building is one of Permafrost's skills; it improves Building time by −1% per level and reaches −50% at level 50. At level 10 that is -10%, at level 25 -25%. It is trained by 12 Tools. Numbers are read from the skill's data asset in the preview build.

Building FAQ

What does the Building skill do in Permafrost?

Building changes Building time by −1% per level. The game describes it as: Building — see the description above.

What is Building at max level?

At the level 50 cap Building gives −50% (−1% per level).

How do you level Building?

Use the 12 items it governs (Tools); every qualifying action grants 5 XP.

Building Building time