Payday 3 is the next addition to the first-person shooter series by Starbreeze Studios, carrying forward the heist-centric narrative of its predecessor Payday 2. The game involves a team of players embarking on various missions with the aim of amassing as much wealth as possible. There are many missions and in each of them, players will be using many skills which they can unlock. Skills provide many benefits to the players like hacking, lockpicking, etc. This guide will show you what are the best Skills to get first in Payday 3.

Best Skills in Payday 3

Here are the top skills which players should get as soon as it is available to them in the game:

Secure Loop (Hacker Skill tree)

This skill is a which helps players by hacking the camera and looping its footage so it won’t spot the players.

Quick Fingers (Infiltrator)

This skill allows players to instantly finish the lockpicking minigame with a single successful jiggle if they have the Rush buff activated. This only requires base Infiltrator skill to use.

Battering Ram (Escapist)

This skill allows players to run through any locked door by running at it but they need to make sure that they have any of the three buffs active in the Escapist skill tree. This is the final Skill in the Escapist tree as well.

Open Mic (Grifter)

This skill allows players to answer radios 50% faster which makes the stealth run successful in most cases. This allows players to answer multiple radios in a short time which won’t alert the other guards.

Stockholm Syndrome (Manipulator)

This skill is the best skill to get in solo runs as this allows players to shout at hostages or cowering civilians and they will revive the players for them. This is the last skill in the Manipulator tree skill but players will be using this tree anyway for the hostage situation.

Glitch Protocol (Hacker)

This skill allows players to hack a guard’s radio and distract them for five seconds which can be very useful in stealth runs. This is also useful in stealing a key item or slipping into a secure area undetected.

Bagger (Infiltrator)

This skill is very clutch as it makes players pick up cargo 50% faster. This skill also requires players to have a Rush buff as well.

That’s all you need to know about what are the best Skills to get first in Payday 3. If you find this article helpful, you can check our website for more such guides on Starfield and various other games.