Stealth is a non-combat skill in聽Kingdom Come: Deliverance that allows players to avoid detection by lowering the visibility of the player.

Stealth skill shortens the distance at which you will be seen by the enemy and increased the time it will take for them to spot you. It is improved by moving stealthily in the vicinity of the enemy.

New perk points unlock at levels: 3, 5, 8, 10, 13, 15, 18, 20.

Stealth Codex Type Tutorials codex Note:This information is from the in-game tutorial.

In these harsh times, people are wary of anything out of the ordinary. If you step inside someone's house uninvited, for example, they will first warn you that you've no business there, but if you do anything untoward there, they will immediately call for a guard.

You'd better not get caught at all in sensitive places like the armoury or some noble's chambers. If that happens, there'll be no warning at all and the catchpoles will immediately try to place you under arrest. Only, sometimes you will need to sneak into such places unobserved, or while avoiding conflict. For that, you will need the skill of Stealth.

Skill alone won't make you invisible, though. If you stand out like a sore thumb, or rattle like a tinker's wagon, you're bound to get caught. You have to take care that no one sees or hears you. To stay out of sight, it helps to crouch But that in itself is not enough. Crouching in the middle of the town square in broad daylight is more likely to attract attention than to avoid it!

To make yourself less noticeable, you should choose appropriate clothing for the situation. Black clothing at night will make you less visible, but in broad daylight will more likely attract suspicion. And of course you don't want to be heard either. The right footwear will dampen the sound of your footsteps even on a noisy surface, and the less metal elements you have in your attire, the less you will jingle. It's also important to avoid noisy actions, such as breaking a lockpick or setting a dog barking.

Your chances of successful stealth can be assessed from the stats Visibility, Conspicuousness and Noise, which depend on the properties of the individual items of your attire - the lower the value, the better. You'll find these in the table beneath the figure of Henry. There's more than one way to skin a cat, of course. If you can get hold of the outfit of a particular faction, you can skip the stealth altogether and walk boldly into places where you would otherwise be very unwelcome.

The more items of the other faction's attire you have on you, the more inconspicuous you'Il be. The most convincing garments are ones that stand out, such as a tabard or waffenrock, and helmets that cover your face.

This method however does only work for quests that recognise disguises, like Nest of Vipers. In most other situations this approach is ineffective. A full cuman outfit will not save you from being attacked by Cuman in ambushes or bandit camps during Raiders. Also, friendly units and NPCs will not be bothered if Henry walks through Rattay in a Cuman captain's outfit.

Stealth is a combination of multiple factors.

A major downside of heavy armour, especially plate armour is the noise and conspicuousness that comes with it, making it unsuitable for stealth attacks. However, in connection with the two perks Stuffing and Forester, it is possible to assemble armour configurations that allow the holy trifecta of 0 noise, 0 visibility and 0 conspicuousness in woodlands, while still providing decent protection. This makes such a configuration especially useful during missions like Ruin and Raiders.

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For maximum effect of the Stuffing perk the items need to be repaired using a repair kit at least once. All items except the dark padded coif, padded chausses and black hood can be bought in Rattay. The three mentioned items need to be looted off enemies, but are available early into the playthrough.

For better protection some items may be exchanged for ones with better protection at the expense of noise and visibility, but with the Forester and Slim Fit perks they still provide excellent stealth value:

Such upgraded armor provides substantially more protection and still retains noise levels below 16. However, if fighting high-level bandits, for instance during Interlopers it may prove too weak if your cover is broken and you up facing three or more opponents.

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This set of gear requires nothing else to be added, and it is advised one removes Spurs and Jewellery. It is advised to use a Padfoot potion and the perks Stuffing and Forester. It is advised to infiltrate at night, and use a Nighthawk potion. This set will offer the lowest possible balance of Visibility, Conspicuousness and Noise, within what is obtainable in the vanilla game. This set is useful for Absolute Stealth, where getting caught is failure, extreme consequences, death or a reloaded save. It is extremely useful for theft, eliminating villagers and guards, and even quietly infiltrating Camps and exterminating Enemies. It provides almost no physical protection, but makes the player much harder to detect. And if you're using this set, getting detected is generally going to be a reloaded save, so protection is unnecessary.