Skills — Project Lazarus Original Wiki

Spending Skill Points

Skill points are earned from Lazarus Pass quest completion. Every quest you knock out rewards XP and skill points — the further into the Pass you climb, the more you accumulate across the wipe.

Open your phone with /phone, then tap the Skills app. Perks inside each tree unlock in cost order — cheaper ones first, deeper upgrades gated behind them. You can spread points across trees or stack hard into one playstyle.

Skill trees

Perks total

5–50

Points per perk

Monthly

Wipe reset

Skills reset each wipe — schematics don'tThe monthly force wipe resets your skill point allocation. Plan your spending around what the current wipe needs. Schematic ownership is tracked separately and carries forward permanently.

Each tree suits a different playstyle. Farmhand is the farmer and drug runner. Smuggler doubles down on dealing, gold, and heist hauls. Ninja speeds up processors, recyclers and defibrillators. Guerrilla is the combat-focused survivor. Several high-value perks like Backpacks and Bank Robber appear in more than one tree, so the path you choose changes which of those you unlock first.

Farmhand

Built around the growing, processing and selling side of survival. Crop bonuses come fast; the deeper upgrades double down on drug dealing, backpack slots and lumber efficiency.

Crop SellerSell crops for more

ImmunityHeal faster when infected

Drug Harvester+10% drug harvest

Swift ProcessFaster drug processor

Drug DealerSell drugs for more

Well RestedRespawn at 100 HP

Backpacks+3 backpack slots

LumberjackAlways hit tree hotspot

Perk	Cost	Effect
Crop Seller I	5	Sell crops for 25% more.
Immunity	10	Heal 50% faster when infected by a zombie.
Drug Harvester	15	Harvest drugs at a 10% higher rate.
Crop Seller II	20	Sell crops for 35% more.
Swift Process	25	Use the drug processor 15% faster.
Drug Dealer I	30	Sell drugs for 15% more.
Well Rested	35	Respawn on a sleeping bag or bed with 100 HP.
Drug Dealer II	40	Sell drugs for 25% more.
Backpacks	45	Gain 3 additional storage slots on any backpack.
Lumberjack	50	Always hit the hotspot on trees with any tool.

Pair with the Drugs pageFarmhand's harvesting and processing perks stack directly with the drug production chain. See Drugs for the full grow, dry and mix workflow.

Smuggler

The black-market specialist. Stronger drug sale bonuses than Farmhand, plus gold bar margins, a passive income paycheck, and extra gold from bank heists.

Drug DealerSell drugs for more

Drug Harvester+10% drug harvest

Scavenger+50% scrap from barrels

Enhanced GripAuto-grab components

Gold DealerSell gold for more

Welfare CheckPassive paycheck

Backpacks+3 backpack slots

Bank RobberMore gold from heists

Perk	Cost	Effect
Drug Dealer I	5	Sell drugs for 15% more.
Drug Harvester	10	Harvest drugs at a 10% higher rate.
Scavenger	15	Receive 50% additional scrap when scavenging barrels.
Enhanced Grip	20	Automatically pick up components from a barrel if you already have that component in your inventory.
Drug Dealer II	25	Sell drugs for 25% more.
Gold Dealer I	30	Sell gold bars for 15% more.
Welfare Check	35	Earn Cash from a tier-0 paycheck every 14 minutes.
Gold Dealer II	40	Sell gold bars for 30% more.
Backpacks	45	Gain 3 additional storage slots on any backpack.
Bank Robber	50	Obtain more gold bars from a heist.

Gold bars & heistsSmuggler's Gold Dealer perks and Bank Robber are built for survivors who run bank heists regularly. More on the heist loop on the Monuments & Puzzles page.

Ninja

Speed everything up. Faster drug processor, faster recycler, faster defibrillator — plus weapon-component sale bonuses and the ability to shave time off the chinook crate hack.

Swift ProcessFaster drug processor

GrinderFaster recycler

MedicFaster defibrillator

WeaponsSell weapon parts for more

HackerEarlier chinook hack

Backpacks+3 backpack slots

Perk	Cost	Effect
Swift Process	5	Use the drug processor 15% faster.
Grinder	10	Use the recycler 15% faster.
Medic	15	Use the defibrillator 15% faster.
Swift Process II	20	Use the drug processor 30% faster.
Weapons I	25	Sell weapon components for 15% more.
Hacker I	30	When starting a chinook crate hack the timer begins 2 minutes earlier.
Weapons II	35	Sell weapon components for 35% more.
Medic II	40	Use the defibrillator 30% faster.
Backpacks	45	Gain 3 additional storage slots on any backpack.
Hacker II	50	When starting a chinook crate hack the timer begins 4 minutes earlier.

Hacker is an events perkThe Hacker I and II perks pay off most during high-tier events. Pairing them with the weapon-component bonuses lets one player fill both the dealer and the event-runner role.

Guerrilla

Survival and combat. Faster zombie recovery, one-hit barrels, a second-wind chance when downed, node hotspots, and drone-dropped grenades at the top of the tree.

ImmunityHeal faster when infected

Heavy HitterOne-hit barrels

Last Stand+15% get-up chance

RuggedAlways hit node hotspot

GrinderFaster recycler

Well RestedRespawn at 100 HP

Combat ExpertFree extended mag

Bank RobberMore gold from heists

Drone OperatorDrone-drop grenades

Perk	Cost	Effect
Immunity	5	Heal 50% faster when infected by a zombie.
Heavy Hitter	15	Barrels are one-hit when struck with a salvaged sword.
Last Stand	20	15% better chance of standing back up while downed.
Rugged	25	Always hit the hotspot on ore nodes with any tool.
Grinder	30	Use the recycler 15% faster.
Well Rested	35	Respawn on a sleeping bag or bed with 100 HP.
Combat Expert	40	Always have the extended magazine perk without needing the attachment.
Bank Robber	45	Obtain more gold bars from a heist.
Drone Operator	50	Drop beancan grenades and flashbangs while piloting a drone.

Guerrilla skips one cost tierThis tree has no 10-point perk — it jumps from Immunity at 5 straight to Heavy Hitter at 15. The total spend to finish the tree is slightly lower than the others.

Redemption Points and geared PvPGuerrilla pairs naturally with an aggressive playstyle. Geared kills award Redemption Points — the currency of the Crates Shop.

Keep Building

Skills are only one piece of the progression ladder. Pick a direction and go deeper:

Lazarus Pass

Quests that earn you XP and skill points every session.

Drugs

Grow, dry, mix and sell — the loop Farmhand and Smuggler are built around.

Redemption Points

Earn RP from geared kills and spend it in the Crates Shop.

Monuments & Puzzles

Bank heists put gold in your hand — Smuggler's Bank Robber makes them pay more.