Cyberpunk 2077: How to beat Oda? Cyberpunk 2077 guide, walkthrough

Last update: 21 July 2023

On this page of the Cyberpunk 2077 guide, you will find the walkthrough for a boss fight with Oda. You will learn: what attacks Oda uses and how to avoid them, what his strengths and weaknesses are, and how to defeat him effectively and quickly.

You fight Oda during the story mission Play It Safe. V tries to keep Takemura safe and deals with Arasaki's snipers to help his friend get to Hanako's platform. The moment he disconnects from the Arasaki netrunner's network, Oda appears, and the next boss fight in Cyberpunk 2077 starts.

• Oda - Strengths and Weaknesses
• Combat using weapons
• Combat without weapons

Oda - Strengths and Weaknesses

Sandayu Oda is an extremely agile opponent who uses deadly mantis blades in combat to deliver fast and deadly cuts. He can also make excellent use of the SMG, which fires self-guided missiles. Oda can be defeated with weapons and gadgets or by relying solely on stealth. A detailed instructions on how to do this can be found below.

Oda's strengths

Oda's weaknesses

Speed and agility; Huge damage in a close combat fight; The mask interfering with Smart weapons; Resistance to thermal injuries; SMG with homing missiles; Optical camouflage, thanks to which the opponent becomes almost completely invisible and can heal himself.

Low health; Susceptibility to electricity; Frag grenades can stun this opponent; EMP grenades turn off Oda's mask for a moment and deprive the opponent of the possibility of using missiles. Weapon Glitch quickhack turns off the homing feature of SMG; Cyberware Malfunction quickhack immediately destroy the Oni mask and additionally slows down Oda's movements; Sneaking up on Oda and a surprise attack instantly destroys the Oni mask.

Combat using weapons

Oda uses mantis blades with high precision, so try to keep the right distance to stay out of reach of his weapon. Stepping back, shot as much as you can to lower the boss' health.

If you haven't damaged Oda's SMG before, hide behind a solid shield when the opponent switches to the long-range weapon. The homing missiles leave a purple trail, so you can see them, but when they hit the target, they can injure you pretty badly.

When an opponent receives damage from an EMP grenade, Oni Mask will turn off for a while (and he will not be able to use homing missiles using SMG). A special blue icon visible above his head informs about his temporary indisposition.

The opponent may also use special camouflage, which makes him almost invisible. Oda uses this trick when he loses sight of you or to regenerate lost health. Turn on the scanner to find his tracks, and reach your opponent to interrupt the regeneration. If you don't react quickly enough, your opponent will heal to full health.

It is worth to aim at the head to destroy Oda's mask. Then you can start using Smart weapons again, which are undoubtedly the best way to hit a moving target. If you are good at using weapons and have no problem aiming at an opponent in constant movement, you can, of course, still use a Power weapon to do more damage. Tech weapons will also be useful as you can shoot your opponent through various objects staying behind a cover

Combat without weapons

You can fight Oda without using any weapon, and it's also a faster way to deal with him, but you will need patience.

As soon as the fight starts, start running to lose Oda. When your opponent is in the other end of the room (watch him on the mini-map), wait in hiding until you exit combat mode.

Your opponent will surely approach you and continue patrolling the area but won't be in combat mode. After a short while, Oda will use camouflage and start moving in some direction. Use the scanner to check which way he goes. This is when you have to sneak up on him and grab him from behind.

After the surprise attack, the opponent will immediately be deprived of the Oni mask. As soon as Oda gets back on his feet, run away from the enemy again.

Oda will use the camouflage again and start looking for V. If you can't locate him, turn on the scanner to track him. Get him from behind and make a second, final attack.