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Cyberpunk 2077: Best perks Cyberpunk 2077 guide, walkthrough

Last update: 21 July 2023

On this page of the Cyberpunk 2077 game guide you will find out which perks associated with specific attributes are the best.

The perks in Cyberpunk 2077 allow you to adjust your character to your play style even more accurately. The perk points you gain are not assigned to a specific category so you can use them as you wish. There are a lot of perks in Cyberpunk 2077 and that's why we have compiled a list of the best perks. The list is divided according to the Attributes categories.

If you want to find out how to reset perks in Cyberpunk 2077, you will find a detailed instruction on a separate page of this guide.

Reflexes

In Cyberpunk 2077 the perks linked with the Reflexes attribute are divided into three categories: Handguns, Assault and Blades. We have presented the best of them in the following tables.

Handguns

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Wild West

It negates reduced damage received by distant targets when using pistols and revolvers.

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Westworld

It increases crit chance for a pistol or a revolver by 10% if the weapon is fully modified.

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A Fistfull of Eurodollars

It increases crit damage from pistols and revolvers by 10%/20%.

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Steady Hand

It reduces recoil from pistols and revolvers by 30%.

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High Noon

It increases crit chances from pistols and revolvers by 4%/8%/12%.

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Brainpower

After a successful headshot with a pistol or a revolver, crit chances increases by 25%.

Duration: 5 seconds.

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Vanishing Point

Evasion increases by 25% if using a pistol or a revolver after a successful dodge.

Duration: 6 seconds.

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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

After a successful crit hit with a pistol or a revolver, damage and armor increase by 30%.

Duration: 5 seconds (+1 second for each additional perk point).

Assault

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Long Shot

The further you are from your enemies, the greater rifle damage you will deal to them.

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Savage Stoic

If you shoot from a rifle while standing still, you will deal 35% more damage.

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Named Bullets

It increases crit damage from rifles and submachine guns by 35%.

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Executioner

You will deal 25% more damage to enemies with health above 50% while using a rifle.

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Nerves of Steel

Sniper rifles and precision rifles will deal an additional 20%/30% of damage in the case of a headshot.

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Punisher

After defeating an enemy with a rifle, the rifle stops swaying and weapon spread does not increase while shooting.

Duration: 10 seconds (+0.2 seconds for each additional perk point).

Blades

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Sting Like a Bee

The speed of blade attacks is increased by 10%/20%/30%.

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Crimson Dance

Combo attacks with blades have a 15%/30% chance to apply bleeding.

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Flight of the Sparrow

The stamina cost of all blade attacks is reduced by 30%/50%.

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Blessed Blade

The chance to inflict critical damage with blades is increased by 20%.

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Fiery Blast

The damage dealt to the target with a blade increases by 1%/2%/3% for every 1% of health they are missing.

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Death Bolt

Defeating the enemy with a blade restores 20% Health and increases your movement speed by 30%.

Duration: 5 seconds.

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Crimson Tide

Bleeding effect caused by blades can be applied three times.

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Dragon Strike

Increases crit damage by 25% (1% for each subsequent perk point) when using blades.

Technical Ability

In Cyberpunk 2077 the perks linked with the Technical Ability attribute are divided into two categories: Crafting and Engineering. We have presented the best of them in the following tables.

Crafting

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Mechanic

You will gain more components when disassembling items.

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True Craftsmen

It enables crafting rare items.

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Field Technician

Crafted weapons deal 2.5%/5% more damage.

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Grease Monkey

It enables crafting epic items.

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Cost Optimization

Crafting items uses 15%/30% less components.

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Waste Not Want Not

When disassembling an item, you get back the modifications installed in it.

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Edgerunner Artisan

It enables crafting legendary items.

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Cutting Edge

The damage stats of crafted legendary items are increased by 5%.

Engineering

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Can't Touch This

You are resistant to the effects of grenades thrown by you.

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Up to 11

It allows you to charge Tech weapons up to 75%/100% of their capacity.

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Tesla

It increases the charge multiplier for Tech weapons by 15%/35%/55%.

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Ubercharge

A fully charged Tech weapon deals 50% more damage.

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Fuck All Walls

Reduces the charge level of Tech weapons necessary to break through walls by 30%.

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Superconductor

Tech weapons ignore armor.

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Revamp

Tech weapons deal 25% more damage. Damage dealt with a charged weapon is increased by 10% (+1% for each additional perk point).

Cool

In Cyberpunk 2077 the perks linked with the Cool attribute are divided into two categories: Stealth and Cold Blood. We have presented the best of them in the following tables.

Stealth

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Crouching Tiger

The movement speed while sneaking is increased by 20%.

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Strike from the Shadows

It increases crit chance while sneaking by 15%.

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Leg Up

Your speed increases by 30% after eliminating your enemy.

Duration: 10 seconds.

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Sniper

Headshots outside combat deal 30%/50% more damage.

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Ghost

The time needed to detect you is extended by 20%/40%.

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Cheat Death

When your health drops below 50% of the maximum level, all incoming damage will be reduced by 50%.

Duration: 10 seconds.

Limitations: it cannot occur more than once per minute.

Cold Blood

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Cold Blood

Defeating your enemy activates the Cold Blood effect and increases your movement speed by 2% for each active stack. The effect stacks up to 1/2/3 times.

Duration: 10 seconds.

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Critical Condition

Extends the duration of Cold Blood by 5/10 seconds.

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Coldest Blood

The number of possible cold blood stacks is increased by 1.

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Frozen Precision

Headshot damage is increased by 50%. It does not require an active Cold Blood effect.

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Cold and Calculating

A crit hit provides a 25% chance of applying a Cold Blood stack.

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Unbreakable

The maximum stack amount for Cold Blood is increased by 1.

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Immunity

You are immune to bleeding, poison, burn and shock when the Cold Blood effect is active.

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Merciless

When Cold Blood is active, crit chance is increased by 10% (+1% for each subsequent perk point) and crit damage is increased by 25% (+3% for each subsequent perk point).

Intelligence

In Cyberpunk 2077 the perks linked with the Intelligence attribute are divided into two categories: Breach Protocol and Quickhacking. We have presented the best of them in the following tables.

Breach Protocol

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Mass Vulnerability

Unlocks the Mass Vulnerability daemon. Reduces the physical resistance to damage for all enemies by 30%.

Duration: 3/6 minutes.

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Mass Vulnerability: Quickhacks

Improves the Mass Vulnerability daemon. Enemies also receive 30% more damage from quickhacks.

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Efficiency

Uploading three or more daemons in a single Protocol Breach increases cyberdeck RAM recovery rate by 3/6 for 60 seconds.

Duration: 50 minutes.

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Compression

The length of daemon sequences is reduced by 1, minimum to 2.

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Buffer Optimization

The duration of each daemon's effects is increased by 100%.

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Head Start

Activating Breach Protocol will automatically upload the first daemon from the list.

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Transmigration

During quickhacking the mini-game time counter is increased by 50% (+5% for each additional perk point).

Quickhacking

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Biosynergy

The cyberdeck RAM is recovered during combat. 4/8/12 RAM units are recovered every 60 seconds.

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Signal Support

The quickhack duration is increased by 25%/50%.

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Diffusion

Quickhack spread distance is doubled.

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Critical Error

Quickhacks can deal crit hits depending on your crit hit level and crit damage.

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Optimization

Reduces the cost of quickhacks by 1 RAM unit.

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Bartmoss' Legacy

Unlocks diagrams for crafting legendary quickhacks.

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Master RAM Liberator

RAM recovery rate is increased by 50% (+1% for each additional perk point).

Body

In Cyberpunk 2077 the perks linked with the Body attribute are divided into three categories: Athletics, Annihilation and Street Brawler. We have presented the best of them in the following tables.

Athletics

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Invincible

Increases health by 10%/20%/30%.

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Multitasker

Shooting is also possible during sliding, sprinting and vaulting.

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Divided Attention

Reloading is also possible during sliding, sprinting and vaulting.

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Marathoner

Sprinting does not drain stamina.

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The Rock

Enemies can't knock you down.

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Indestructible

Reduces ALL incoming damage by 10%.

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Hard Motherfucker

When you enter combat, you get a 10% bonus for Resistances and Armor (+1% for each subsequent perk point).

Duration: 10 seconds.

Annihilation

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Manic

When you enter combat, your movement speed will increase by 20%.

Duration: 10 seconds.

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Unstoppable

Dismembering an enemy increases fire rate by 10%. Stacks up to 3 times.

Duration: 8 seconds.

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Poppin' Off

The chance to dismember an enemy while using a shotgun increases by 25%/50%.

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Biathlete

Weapon spread does not increase as you move.

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Bloodbath

Dismembering an enemy reduces weapon recoil by 50%.

Duration: 6 seconds (+1 second for each additional perk point).

Street Brawler

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Crushing Blows

The damage from strong attacks with blunt weapons is increased by 30%/40%/50%.

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Flurry

Damage from combo attacks with blunt weapons is increased by 30%/40%/50%.

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Dazed

If you perform an attack using a blunt weapon, you have a 15%/30% chance to stun the enemy.

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Opportune Strike

Damage dealt to stunned targets with blunt weapons are increased by 50%.

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Thrash

Strong attacks with blunt weapons reduce the target's armor by 30%.

Duration: 10 seconds.

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Frenzy

Defeating an enemy increases the damage dealt with blunt weapons by 100%.

Duration: 10 seconds.

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Guerilla

When you enter combat, your crit damage increases by 60%.

Duration: 10 seconds (+2 seconds for each subsequent perk point).

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