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[[Perception]] represents a character's ability to perceive the world in minute detail and is one of the most broadly useful skills in Elanthia.

Perception factors into a myriad of diverse skill checks:
*It is an important factor in [[Creature maneuver]] defense.
*It is the only component for many [[SEARCH (verb)|searching]] activities required for travelling and hunting, which can be considered as fundamental as basic requirements like [[climbing]] and [[swimming]].
*Searching skill is also required for some bounties assigned by the [[Adventurer's Guild]] for heirlooms.
*It's the only way to improve one's chances to counteract [[Stalking and Hiding]] skills, including noticing [[rangers]] [[617|sneaking]].
*Every 15 skill gives +1 bonus to [[foraging]] herbs.
*It factors into [[Ranged Weapons]] [[attack strength]] and the chance to hit an aimed target with a ranged weapon.
*It helps find traps laid by [[Bandit|bandits]].
*Anyone [[popping boxes]] or [[trap|disarming traps]] will have plenty of use for the skill.
*Even [[illusions]] of the [[Sorcerer Guild]] are much simpler to create with better skill in perception.
*A factor in searching [[magru]], [[minor glacei]], and [[major glacei]], and also accessing the [[Red Forest]].
*Perception is an important component to observe or protect against the rare [[pickpocketing]].
*The crit weighting from a hidden and [[ambush|ambushing]] enemy can be reduced by training in perception (and ambush).

All told, any character can gain a very reasonable benefit by training this skill, and many recommend at least 1x training through cap.

== Ranks and Training Costs ==
{{skill|
| Bardranks = 2 || Bardcost = 0/3
| Clericranks = 2 || Clericcost = 0/3
| Empathranks = 2 || Empathcost = 0/3
| Monkranks = 2 || Monkcost = 0/2
| Paladinranks = 2 || Paladincost = 0/3
| Rangerranks = 2 || Rangercost = 0/2
| Rogueranks = 3 || Roguecost = 0/1
| Sorcererranks = 2 || Sorcerercost = 0/3
| Warriorranks = 2 || Warriorcost = 0/3
| Wizardranks = 2 || Wizardcost = 0/3
|}}

== Resources ==
http://www.play.net/gs4/info/skills.asp

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