Kingdom Come: Deliverance Tips & Tricks
An efficiency-focused guide for new players and returning veterans covering the optimal tutorial route through Skalitz, lockpicking techniques, faction-locked storage, treasure chest locations, and how to power-level sword, strength, and agility in the post-tutorial training arena without grinding.
25 Tips · 5 categories
11 tipsProgression
Pick Speech as One of Your First Two Stats
Speech is the hardest skill to reach level 20 through normal play and quests alone. Taking the early boost at character creation gives you a meaningful head start that would otherwise require hours of deliberate grinding later.
Select "My Friends Aren't Drunks" for Hidden Dialogues
Choosing this option when prompted at the start unlocks two hidden dialogue opportunities that would otherwise be unavailable, one with Henry's mother and one with his father later in the tutorial. Both provide additional speech XP and story context.
Pick Nettles First to Unlock the Resistance Perk
Collecting 100 poisonous herbs unlocks the Resistance perk, which grants a permanent plus two to Vitality. Nettles count toward this total and grow in large clusters around the starting area in Skalitz, making them the fastest way to hit 100 poisonous herbs before leaving the tutorial zone.
Level Herbalism to 5 for the Flower Power Perk
Reaching herbalism level 5 unlocks the Flower Power perk, which adds a permanent plus two to Charisma whenever you are carrying 30 or more herbs. Since you will already be collecting Nettles for the Resistance perk, herbalism level 5 is achievable before leaving Skalitz.
Pass the Speed Check With Kunesh Rather Than Fight Him
Fighting Kunesh at this stage locks you out of the lockpick reward from Fritz later in the quest chain. Passing the speech speed check instead keeps all options open and lets you access his chest for additional XP when you return with the key.
Hold Off on Asking Bianca for Ale Too Early
Requesting the ale from Bianca before you have everything your father asked for causes him to send you back for more, wasting a trip. Complete the other errands first and only ask for the ale once you have the charcoal and nails ready to deliver.
Enable Simplified Lockpicking Controls on a Controller
Controller players can switch to simplified lockpicking in the game settings menu, which significantly reduces the precision required to set each tumbler. It is worth enabling before attempting the chests in the tavern for the first time.
Reset the Lock Screen to Find a Centered Sweet Spot
The closer the sweet spot starts to the center of the lock, the less movement is needed to hold it in place and the easier the pick becomes. If the starting position is far from center, back out and reopen the lock screen to randomize it again. Repeat until you get a favorable starting position.
Take the Lasting Lockpicks Perk After Your First Hard Chest
On normal mode, successfully picking the easy chest in the trader's storeroom grants a lockpicking perk point. Select Lasting Lockpicks immediately, as it doubles how long picks survive on high-level locks and gives significantly more room for error during difficult attempts.
Farm XP Safely During the Nightmare Sequence
The nightmare sequence after the fight with Runt lets you kill Cumans and civilians without any real-world consequences. All XP earned carries over into the actual game, making it a risk-free opportunity to build combat and weapon skills before the story continues.
Unlock Zorn Ort Immediately After Basic Sword Training
As soon as you reach sword skill level 3 during basic training with Bernard, open the perk menu and select Zorn Ort, also called the Wrath Strike. This combo is required to make the XP farming method in the subsequent combo training session work, and it cannot be substituted with maces or axes.
2 tipsStealth
Choke Out the Skalitz Farmer for Free Stealth XP
The farmer at the cart near the starting house can be knocked out from behind without resistance. Doing so grants free stealth XP and everything in his inventory. Wait until the area is clear of guards and Henry's mother before approaching.
Rob Deutsch's House Before Joining Your Friends
Once you join your friends for the dung-throwing quest, Deutsch and his son begin patrolling the area and getting into his house undetected becomes nearly impossible. Loot the two chests inside before starting the quest to secure the high-value clothing inside without the patrol risk.
4 tipsEconomy
Sell Perishables to Bianca Rather Than Storing Them
Food and other perishable goods will spoil before you return to retrieve them from a chest. Selling them to Bianca immediately converts them into Groschen and frees up carry weight before moving on to the next stage of the tutorial.
Leave the Heavy Plain Saddle on the Horse
The 35-pound plain saddle found on the horse at Talmberg is only worth 125 Groschen and costs more in carry weight than it returns in value. Take the noble saddle and saddlebags instead and leave the plain saddle behind.
Never Store Valuables in Common Chests
Common chests are accessible to NPCs, who use them to store and retrieve their own clothing and gear during sleep cycles. Anything placed in a common chest can disappear. Use safe chests at fixed map locations or the share chest available in rented tavern rooms instead.
Rent Tavern Rooms to Access the Universal Share Chest
Paying for a room at any tavern gives you access to a share chest that is linked across every location where Henry owns a room, including Peshek's Mill. Gear stored in Talmberg's tavern chest will be waiting in the share chest at any other rented room, removing the need to physically return for your loot.
6 tipsCombat
Slow Down Strikes During Hardcore Combat Training
In hardcore mode, the combat training timer runs for three full minutes. Rather than chaining attacks as prompted, perform one strike at a time with a pause between each. This maximizes the number of hits you land during the session, which pays off significantly when power-leveling sword skill later.
Unequip All Armor Before the Unwinnable Fight
The fight against Runt cannot be won. Wearing your best armor into it risks having it damaged or destroyed for no benefit. Strip everything valuable before triggering the cutscene and reclaim it afterward.
Use Wait-Cancel to Spawn Captain Bernard Instantly
At the training arena, Captain Bernard may not be present immediately. Opening the wait menu and canceling it very quickly forces him to spawn at the arena without needing to actually wait any in-game time.
Aim With Henry's Knuckle to Win the Archery Contest
The starting bow has aggressive drop. Hold a full draw and align the top of Henry's visible knuckle with the bottom-right corner of the target to compensate. You do not need a bullseye on every shot to win, as Hans Capon is a weak archer and the margin for error is generous.
Spam Zorn Ort Combos During Bernard's Combo Training
When Bernard instructs you to learn a specific combo, ignore the prompt and repeatedly perform the Zorn Ort instead. Each successful combo awards a bonus XP spike to sword, strength, and agility on top of the passive gains from landing strikes. Bernard does not retaliate during this session, so every combo attempt connects.
Complete Combo Training Correctly on Your Final Session
If you end the combo training session without performing the required combo correctly at least three times, the game considers it a failure and removes the combo from your skill tree. On your last session of the day, complete the assigned combo correctly before walking away to keep what you learned.
2 tipsExploration
Loot Treasure Map 18 Early Before the Poacher Arrives
The poacher's camp northeast of the fisherman's house near Talmberg contains treasure map 18. A poacher guards it later in the game, but passing through at this point in the story leaves it unguarded. The easy chest there is yours to take without a fight.
Open Treasure Map 9 at the Skalitz Silver Yard
Walk into the river beneath the bridge at the Skalitz silver yard and look left to find a large open chest. This is treasure map location 9 and contains over 5,000 Groschen worth of high-level weapons and armor. Pick up the necklace and silver ring from inside as well.
Verified: 2026-05-25 · All content is original with full credit to original creators.