Once Human – Comprehensive Guide to Deviation Traits!

Everything you need to know about Deviation Traits in Once Human – explained, categorized, and formatted for quick access!

This guide breaks down all the Deviation Traits in Once Human, including positive and negative effects, stat bonuses, and strategic uses for crafting, exploring, and base management. Whether you're a beginner or advanced player, you'll find:

✅ Detailed trait tables with effects and associated Deviations

📊 Categorized traits (Mood, Power, Crafting, Exploration, etc.)

🧬 Tips on trait synergy for maximizing efficiency

⚠️ Debuff management and how to work around negative traits

📌 Formatted for easy reading and quick in-game reference

Perfect for players seeking to optimize Deviation builds, improve base performance, or just learn what each Deviation trait actually does.

Welcome note

Welcome, Stardust Hunters! 🌌
Whether you're just starting your journey or deep into optimizing your base, this guide is your go-to resource for mastering Deviation Traits in Once Human.

Inside, you'll find:

📋 A fully formatted, Steam-friendly trait table for every Deviation

🔍 Clear explanations of what traits do, how they affect gameplay, and which ones to prioritize

🧠 Categorized breakdowns (Mood, Power, Crafting, Exploration, etc.) to help you plan your perfect companion team

What are traits?

In Once Human, Deviations are special companion creatures that assist players in various ways, such as crafting, gathering, combat, and exploration. Each Deviation has a set of Traits—these are passive abilities or modifiers that affect:

• The Deviation's behavior or performance
  
• The player's base stats or activities
  
• The overall effectiveness of your base and resources

Why traits matter?

Traits can provide both positive and negative effects, making it important to choose the right Deviation for your strategy. Traits stack when you have multiple Deviations.
Some Traits synergize well (e.g., extra power but faster recovery).
Negative Traits may be worth it if the positive effect is powerful enough.
Certain base zones (like Oil Fields or Pollution Zones) can activate special Trait effects.

They generally fall into these categories:

Trait Category	Description
Mood Traits	Affect Mood capacity or Mood recovery speed
Power Traits	Modify Deviant Power limits or power usage during tasks
Crafting Traits	Alter crafting speed, crafting cost, or resource production
Exploration Traits	Influence stamina, movement speed, or loot while exploring
Base Building Traits	Affect storage, resource efficiency, and territory resource production
Negative Traits	Debuffs such as slower speed, reduced resource output, or increased consumption

Traits list

Trait Name	Effect	Associated Deviations
Durability	Stamina consumption -5%	Butterfly's Emissary, Mini Feaster
Efficiency Above All	Crafting speed +20%, Max Storage Capacity -30%	Atomic Lighter, Disco Ball
Efficiency First	Resource production interval reduced by 5%	Atomic Snail
Eureka Moment	1% chance to produce 10 extra units; resource production interval +50%	Gingerbread House, Orb Lightning
Feisty Vitality - Deep Purple	Appearance change; Mood Recovery Speed +30%	Nutcracker
Gold Speaker - Pure Gold	Appearance change; chance to bring back additional ores when exploring	The Digby Boy
Gilded Oracle	Territorial Deviations may bring back additional ores	Electric Eel
Growing Pains 1	Max Deviant Power +30%, Mood recovery speed -5%	Artisan's Touch, Electric Eel, Enchanting Void, Extradimensional Cat, Fetch-A-Lot Bunny, Flame Essence, Grumpy Bulb, Lethal Rabbit, Mini Feaster, Paper Doll, Polar Jelly, Voodoo Doll
Growing Pains 2	Max Deviant Power +40%, Mood recovery speed -5%	Butterfly's Emissary, Buzzy Bee, Chefosaurus, Electric Eel, Extradimensional Cat, Feastering Gel, Flame Essence, Gingerbread House, Lonewolf's Whisper, Mini Feaster, Mr. Wish, Polar Jelly, The Digby Boy, Voodoo Doll, Zeno-Purifier
Growing Pains 3	Max Deviant Power +50%, Mood recovery speed -5%	Butterfly's Emissary, Buzzy Bee, Disco Ball, Dr. Teddy, Dreamcatcher, Electric Eel, Enchanting Void, Extradimensional Cat, Gingerbread House, H37, Lonewolf Whisper, Mini Feaster, Rain Man, Strange Door, Upper World Spawn, Zeno-Purifier
Heartthrob	10% chance others lose Deviant Power or gain Mood +5 when dormant	Electric Eel, Extradimensional Cat, Logging Beaver, Nutcracker, Rebecca
Feeling Blue 1	Max Activity Score -5%	H37, Atomic Lighter, The Digby Boy, Extradimensional Cat, Enchanting Void, Zeno-Purifier
Feeling Blue 2	Max Activity Score -10%	Extradimensional Cat, Orb Lightning, Frog the Leaper, Atomic Lighter, Lonewolf Whisper, Gingerbread House, Zeno-Purifier
Cheer Up 1	Max Mood +30%, Deviant Power Recovery Speed -5%	Rain Man, Frog the Leaper, Upper World Spawn, Fetch-A-Lot Bunny, Logging Beaver, Disco Ball, Extradimensional Cat, Enchanting Void, Flame Essence, Electric Eel
Cheer Up 2	Max Mood +40%, Deviant Power Recovery Speed -5%	Voodoo Doll, Mini Feaster, Frog the Leaper, Buzzy Bee, Atomic Lighter, Gingerbread House, Flame Essence, Growshroom
Cheer Up 3	Max Mood +50%, Deviant Power Recovery Speed -5%	Lonewolf's Whisper, Extradimensional Cat, Mini Feaster, Festering Gel, Party Monkey, Snow Globe
Worn-Out	Max Deviant Power -5%	Artisan's Touch, Pup Buddy, Extradimensional Cat
Worn-Out 2	Max Deviant Power -10%	Polar Jelly, Growshroom, By-The-Wind, Buzzy Bee, Extradimensional Cat, Enchanting Void, Paper Doll, Rain Man
Stay Indoors	Stamina Consumption in Settlements -8%	Lonewolf's Whisper, Festering Gel, Zeno-Purifier, Mini Feaster
Lazy Bones	Working Speed for Territorial Deviants -5%	Fetch-A-Lot Bunny, Flame Essence, Paper Doll
Rise and Shine 5	Mood Recovery Speed +25%	Atomic Lighter
Clumsy	Chance of Crafting Output -1	Atomic Lighter, Frog the Leaper
Brute Force	Max Load +15, Movement Speed -5%	Mini Feaster
Holding the Team Back	10% chance other Territorial Deviants lose Mood	Extradimensional Cat
Stable Vitality	Activity Score Max Limit +30	Electric Eel
Sedentary	Max Load When Exploring Settlements -8	Pyro, Zeno-Purifier
Covert Energy 2	Max Deviant Power +20%	Gingerbread House
Covert Energy 3	Max Deviant Power +25%	Pup Buddy
No Such Thing As a Small Cup	Max Storage Capacity -10%	Pup Buddy
An Old Hand Knows the Ropes	Mood & Power use +10%, Working Speed +10%	Chefosaurus, Rain Man, Growshroom
Unplanned Production	10% chance crafting uses 0 Power; -20% Speed	Pup Buddy
The Joy of Slacking Off	10% chance crafting uses 0 Mood; -20% Speed	Gingerbread House
Mineral Talent	20% chance to increase output by 1 in Oil Field Radius	Disco Ball
Stardust Empowerment	20% chance to increase output by 1 in Pollution Zone Radius	Gingerbread House
Stardust Affinity	20% chance to not consume Vitality in Pollution Zone	Electric Eel
Street Rascal	Movement Speed in Settlements +10%	Shattered Maiden
Smooth Sheep Rustler	Steals 5 Power when Activity Score <20%	Pup Buddy
Slacking Off	Mood & Power use +5% while working	Flame Essence
Wellbeing	Max Stamina +10	Mini Feaster

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Stay safe out there, keep your Deviations happy, and see you in the next anomaly!

[Kongguan]

aaa

[Hat_chling]

As well as a column identifying each trait as one of the trait types mentioned in the "Why traits matter?" section. (i.e. Efficiency Above All | Crafting Trait)

[Hat_chling]

A section of TL;DR synergy combos would be welcome on this post.

[Semiazas]

nice, very good