This guide will provide you with the most powerful builds in Cyberpunk 2077 after the 2.0 update and Phantom Liberty expansion. It will tell you the exact attributes to invest in perks. Offering a roadmap to maximize your character’s potential, it meticulously details the specific attributes to prioritize and the perks to invest in.
Whether you aspire to dominate in combat, hacking, or stealth, this guide serves as a strategic blueprint, equipping players with the necessary knowledge to optimize their character’s abilities
Attributes and Perks
Phantom Liberty raised the level cap to 60. Then intelligence stat primarily impacts quick hacks and smart weapons. You have to focus on one or two attribute categories to get the most out of a build. The Reinforced Tendon Cyberware upgrade is a must-have for every build.
1. Fire Samurai Build
The Fire Samurai Build mainly emphasizes reflexes and body skills. The fire Samurai is used to hit enemies with fire strikes. The Reflexes Skill Tree perk, Bullet Deflect will knock the incoming projectiles back at the enemies. Lead and Steel helps you to block incoming projectiles with your sword.
The Finisher Blade Runner allows you to stylistically eliminate your enemies. You can also use Air Dash and Dash to increase the mobility. It is recommended to boost your body attribute for more HP and put some points in the technical ability. Adrenaline Rush boosts regeneration and HP and also provides a temporary HP boost at the third level.
If you want to have a full melee build, then you must go for the Quake and Wrecking Ball abilities. It is recommended to max out the Licensed to Chrome perk which will expand the amount of cyberwar. The cyberware options depend on you. You can pick up Parabellum or Subdermal armor to power up your armor.
You must pick up a Berserk, as it will boost your melee damage, and attack speed and make you invulnerable to damage whenever needed. You can choose the Thermo Katana a a weapon that can be found in a furnace in the basement of the facility.
2. God-Tier Netrunner Build
The God-Tier Netrunner build allows you to maximize your Rak Mayhem and hacking prowess. The intelligence perks, Feedback Loop, Proximate Propagation, and Queue Route increase the ram regeneration rate and reduce the quick hack costs.
The Hack Queue perk boosts your RAM and allows you to upload multiple quick hacks against a single enemy. The Overclock ability temporarily slows down the time and allows you to do additional quick hacks. It also buffs your recovery rate and damage.
You must pick up the Power Surge, Encryption, and System Overwhelm perks. Now when it comes to technical abilities, Ticking Time Bomb is an add-on to your overclock ability as it creates an EMP blast when you use overclock. You must max out your License to Chrome to get more cyberwar.
For cyberwar abilities, pick up EX-Disk and Memory Boost to boost your RAM. The Ram Reallocator will help to instantly regenerate your RAM. You must pick the Subdermal Armor, Parabellum, and Bionic Joints for your armor. You have to pick up Cyber Deck for your operating system, Tetratronic Rippler Mark 5 is the best option. It provides a 40% damage bonus to combat quick hacks and a base RAM of 16.
The Militech Kanto Mark 6 cyberdeck allows you to use the Black Wall Gateway ability. You can choose Adam Smasher, smart shotgun, or Widowmaker tech rifle as a weapon. You need to choose the following quick hacks for your Netrunner build, you can use Weapon Glitch and Cyberpsychosis for control.
You can use Detonate Grenade and Synapse Burnout for straight damage. If you want to choose a Lucy from Edge Runner 2.0 build, then you must pick her signature Mono Wire.
3. Ninja Assassin Build
Ninja Assassin Build focuses primarily on sneakily eliminating the enemies from the shadows. The cool perks, Focus, and Dead Eye will help to use the handguns. The Ninjutsu perk will increase your movement speed while crouching and allow you to sprint silently at level three. Juggler will help you to utilize throwing knives as part of the Ninja Assassin kit. You can jump on unaware enemies from above to kill them silently.
The best cyberware installations are Mantis Blades and Optical Camo. For the weapons, you have to pick up a silenced pistol as it has a 100% crit chance when Optical camo is activated. You can also pick up Air Dash and Dash perks to increase your mobility.
4. Techno-Necromancer Build
The Techno Necromancer build mostly focuses on tech weapons. You have to max out the technical abilities, Bolt, and License to Chrome. The Chain Lightning provides an arcing electrical attack to counter up to three enemies. It is also necessary to pick Ticking the Bomb.
The Intelligence attributes will allow you to get the best out of smart weapons. While the Cool attributes will boost your damage with precision. Pick up the Dead Eye and Focus perks from the Cool Tree, while from intelligence, you need to choose Target Lock Transfer and Acquisition Specialist.
You can use the Yinglong SMG, widowmaker rifle, and custom shotgun for this build. You can use any cyberware option you want.
5. David Martinez 2.0 Build
In the David Martinez 2.0 build, you have to focus on technical abilities and body attributes. Pick up all the perks on the left and Center sides of the body skill tree. The best in slot Sandevistan is the Militech Apogee. You can use the thermal gorilla arms to set your enemies on fire.
You can pick up the Adrenaline Converter to increase your movement speed and the Blood Pump to regenerate HP. Pick up the DB-2 Satara shotgun as your primary weapon and also pick up a custom Satara shotgun.