
Description
"Your arcane abilities have adapted to The Entity's Realm after centuries of wandering, granting you unprecedented control over its many devices."
Having accumulated at least 1 Token, press the Active Ability button again on the same or a different Generator to Release Potential Energy:
Potential Energy deactivates after use or losing a Health State by any means, and will lose all accumulated Tokens in case of the latter.
While repairing a Generator, press the Active Ability button to Store Potential Energy:
- Repair Charges no longer progress the Generator and are instead converted into Tokens:
- Gain 1 Token for the equivalent of 1 % Progression, up to a maximum of 10/15/20 Tokens.
- Failed Repair Skill Checks incur a penalty depending on how many Tokens have been accumulated:
- Not at Token Limit: Reduces the number of accumulated Tokens by -20 %.
- At Token Limit: Regresses the Generator by -10 %.
Having accumulated at least 1 Token, press the Active Ability button again on the same or a different Generator to Release Potential Energy:
- Consumes all accumulated Tokens.
- Instantly progresses that Generator by +1 % per Token.
Potential Energy deactivates after use or losing a Health State by any means, and will lose all accumulated Tokens in case of the latter.
"When you look a layer deeper, you realise... everything is connected." — Vittorio Toscano
Related perks
Other perks from Vittorio Toscano or survivor pool
Meta & origin
- Tier
- D29 of 182 survivor perks share this tier
- Introduced
- Forged in Fog2022 · $7.99
- Teachable set
- FogwisePotential EnergyQuick Gambit
Patch history
- Patch 10.2.1 (2026-10-14) — Surrender and End Trial; Survivor Condition - When there are no other human survivors, and at least one bot, the remaining player gets the option to Surrender. (was Abandon); Survivor is considered Surrendered; Killer Condition - When all remaining Survivors are bots the Killer gains the option to End Trial. (Removed the "in the Dying State condition")
FAQ
Potential Energy — common questions
How to unlock it and how it ranks this patch.
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Unlock Potential Energy via Vittorio Toscano — it is a survivor perk tied to Vittorio Toscano. Add it to a loadout in the Build Creator with Potential Energy pre-filled or see how it ranks on the survivor perks tier list.