Best Cyberpunk 2077 Builds For The 2.0 Update & Phantom Liberty

In the neon-lit world of Cyberpunk 2077 you can become anything you like. No matter how futuristic it seems, there will always be a way for you to achieve it and become a cybernetic legend in Night City .

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Always dreamed of becoming a real Samurai , a David Sandevistan, Cyberpsycho, Cyber-Cowboy, Plague Doctor or even a raging Gorilla? It seems the potentials in Cyberpunk 2077 are endless.

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With this guide, we offer you some potential ways you can build V, but also offer you a helping hand, so you can create a build you truly enjoy.

Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 & Phantom Liberty: Best Builds

We collected some of the best builds you'll find in Cyberpunk 2077. But keep in mind that those builds won't let you be overpowered in the whole game. Challenges will still come your way, even with a great setup. Mix and match the best aspects of each build to craft your own unique V for your personal story !

With Phantom Liberty, CD Projekt Red also included a new skilltree called "Relics". Relics are new and unique skills and only available with the expansion. All new skills can be utilized differently and bring the most out of each build.

Below you'll find our Perk/ Attribute, Quickhack, Equipiment, Cyberware and Relic recommendation!

Body Character Builds

Perk & Attribute Points Recommendation

This David Sandevistan build is focused on Katana and Knives, as you're able to whip out an entire team without them noticing anything. With update 2.0 the Sandevistan builds have been nerfed quite a bit, but it's still one of the stronger builds in the entire game.

• We need to maximize the Reflex and Technical Ability Skilltree to it's fullest, and unlock a lot of different skills to make Sandevistan playable and reliable (just like in the picture above).
• Coolness offers you a lot of different Stealth stats, making it even easier to utilize Sandevistan to it's fullest. Throwing Knifes is completely optional, but it's still reliable as an entry.
• The only important Skill in the Body segment is the health regeneration.

Equipment Recommendation

It all depends on your own playstyle, but these are the weapons we recommend:

• Headhunter (Knife) – Marks enemy on hit, and attacking the enemy's head deals 250% damage
• Satori (Katana) – Reduces base damage, but increases Crit Damage 5 times
• Scalpel (Katana) – While Sandevistan is active, it increases Crit Chance by 50% and apply Bleeding
• Byakko (Katana) – Increases Crit Damage by 34 %, Bleeding Chance by 30% and lowers Stamina Cost by 25%

Cyberware Recommendation

• Operating System – QianT Sandevistan MK. 4, but Militech "Falcon" or "Apogee" are also possible
• Anything goes as long as you focus on cooldown reduction, invisibility, and increasing the Sandevistan duration
• Mantis Blades or Monowires are the best Arm cyberwares you can use

Relic Recommendation

• Jailbreak – Unlock new abilities for Arm cyberwares
• Spatial Mapping if you use Mantis Blades – All Leap Attacks with mantis Blades now cripple enemies and increase dismemberment chance
• Data Tunneling for Monowires – Enemy affected by Monowire-uploaded quickhack will spread the quickhack if normal Monowires hit them

Perk & Attribute Points Recommendation

This Gorilla build is mainly focused on overwhleming your enemies with your fists, blunt weapons, knockdowns and stuns. If you face some tougher enemies, you'll also have the "Berserk" mode at your disposal, maximizing the damage output and improving the defense tremendously.

• We need to maximize the Body and Coolness Skilltree to it's fullest, and unlock a lot of different skills (just like in the picture above). But's its overall simple building a reliable Solo Gorilla build with a blunt weapon.
• If you prefer to play with a shootgun instead, switch the Attribute points in the Body Skilltree
• Reflexes and Technical Ability offers you a lot of survivability and manoeuvrability options.

Equipment Recommendation

This obviously depends on your own playstyle, but these are the weapons we recommend:

• Cottonmouth (One-Handed Club) – It deals Electrical and Chemical damage. Small chance to apply Poison and/or Shock.
• Gold-Plated Baseball Bat (Baseball Bat) – High chance to apply Bleeding. Low chance to apply Stun.
• Tinker Bell (Electric Baton) – Deals less damage, but with a chance to knock out a target using a Strong Attack.

Cyberware Recommendation

• Operating System – QianT Sandevistan MK. 4 or Militech "Falcon" are reliable options
• Arms Cyberware – Gorilla Arms with either Thermal, Chemical, Electrical damage and damage increasement
• Anything goes as long as you focus on cooldown reduction, invisibility, and increasing the Sandevistan duration

Relic Recommendation

• Jailbreak – Unlock new abilities for Arm cyberwares.
• Limiter Removal – The shockwaves from a charged Gorilla Arms attack now knocks down all enemies within range.

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Reflex Character Builds

Perk & Attribute Points Recommendation

With the iconic Rebecca Berserk build, we crush the enemies down while using shotguns, especially the included GUTS Shotgun is our main point of interest.

• We need to maximize the Body and Reflex Skilltree to it fullest, and unlock mostly brute force, shotgun and movement abilities (just like in the picture above).
• Technical Abilities offers you a lot of survivability options

Equipment Recommendation

It all depends on your own playstyle, but these are the weapons we recommend:

• GUTS (Shotgun) – With modifier the damage type changes to Chemical and adds a chance to Poison on hit. The projectiles ricochet up to three times.

Cyberware Recommendation

• Operating System – Miltech Berserk MK.5 – Increases Berserk duration and crit damage, while decreasing weapon recoil
• The only things you need to focus on is to increase your health regeneration, reducing cooldown and better maneuvering as you're always on the run in this build

Relic Recommendation

• Vulnerability Analytics – You can now detect Vulnerabilities, hitting them grants 100% Crit Chance and 25% Armor penetration and a EMP blast damaging enemies within 3m
• Machine Learning – Destroying Vulnerability grants 10% frequency for Vulnerabilities to appear and 5% Crit Damage against them, can be stacked up to 5 times

Perk & Attribute Points Recommendation

This Samurai build is mainly focused on Katanas, but you can also include Knives with it, similar to the Sandevistan build in the Body section.

• We need to maximize the Body, Reflex and Coolness Skilltree to it fullest, and unlock a lot of different fast and stealthy skills (just like in the picture above).

Equipment Recommendation

It all depends on your own playstyle, but these are the weapons we recommend:

• Satori (Katana) – Reduces base damage, but increases Crit Damage 5 times
• Scalpel (Katana) – While Sandevistan is active, it increases Crit Chance by 50% and apply Bleeding
• Byakko (Katana) – Increases Crit Damage by 34 %, Bleeding Chance by 30% and lowers Stamina Cost by 25%
• Headhunter (Knife) – Marks enemy on hit, and attacking the enemy's head deals 250% damage
• Stinger (Knife) – Inflict Poison damage by 30%

Cyberware Recommendation

• Operating System – Any Sandevistan is fine but Dynalar Sandevistan or Zetatech Sandevistan are the most useful
• Biomonotir heals your wounds automatically and the Dense Marrow Skeletal System increases your survivability
• The Oracle (Kiroshi Optics) also a great cyberware to have, as you'll be able to identifiy all enemies, even behind cover.

Relic Recommendation

• Emergency Cloaking – Improves Optical Camo cyberware
• Sensory Protocol – When crouched, being detected by an enemy time will temprarily slow down.
• Vulnerability Analytics – You can now detect Vulnerabilities, hitting them grants 100% Crit Chance and 25% Armor penetration and a EMP blast damaging enemies within 3m
• Machine Learning – Destroying Vulnerability grants 10% frequency for Vulnerabilities to appear and 5% Crit Damage against them, can be stacked up to 5 times

Technical Ability Builds

Perk & Attribute Points Recommendation

This Cyberpsycho build is focused on devastating damage, high defense and great mobility.

• We need to maximize the Body and Technical Ability Skilltree to it fullest (just like in the picture above).
• But also the middle Reflex Skilltree, to be quick on our feet.

Equipment Recommendation

It all depends on your own playstyle, but these are the weapons we recommend:

• Sasquatch's Hammer (Hammer) – 75% Armore Penetration and 20% Stun Chance.
• Or any kind of Tech Weapons

Cyberware Recommendation

• There is no set cyberware connected to this build, but using Militech Berserk, Gorilla Arms and everything that boosts your health reg and defense is best suited.

Relic Recommendation

• Jailbreak – Unlock new abilities for Arm cyberwares.
• Limiter Removal – The shockwaves from a charged Gorilla Arms attack now knocks down all enemies within range.
• Vulnerability Analytics – You can now detect Vulnerabilities, hitting them grants 100% Crit Chance and 25% Armor penetration and a EMP blast damaging enemies within 3m
• Machine Learning – Destroying Vulnerability grants 10% frequency Vulnerabilities appear in and 5% Crit Damage against them, can be stacked up to 5 times

Perk & Attribute Points Recommendation

This Tech Engineer build focuses around Reflexes and most importantly Assault Rifles or Handguns.

• We need to maximize the Reflex and Technical Ability Skilltree to it fullest (just like in the picture above).
• Investing Attribute points in Body, Intel and Coolness are also necessary, as we need the recovery/survivability of the Body skilltree, but also the stealth and quickhacks options of the other two trees.

Equipment Recommendation

It all depends on your own playstyle, but these are the weapons we recommend:

• Widow Maker (Assault Rifle) – Fires two projectiles per shot and deals chemical damage with an increased chance to apply Poison. Charged shots deal more damage.
• Breakthrough (Assault Rifle) – Can penetrate through walls and ricochet multiple times.

Cyberware Recommendation

• Operating System – Arasaka MK.3 or MK.4 increasing the overall Quickhack duration and decrease the RAM cost
• Heal-on-Kill, Kiroshi Optics MK.3 and Subdermal Armor are suitable options.

Relic Recommendation

• Emergency Cloaking – Improves Optical Camo cyberware
• Sensory Protocol – When crouched, being detected by an enemy time will temprarily slow down.
• Vulnerability Analytics – You can now detect Vulnerabilities, hitting them grants 100% Crit Chance and 25% Armor penetration and a EMP blast damaging enemies within 3m
• Machine Learning – Destroying Vulnerability grants 10% frequency Vulnerabilities appear inand 5% Crit Damage against them, can be stacked up to 5 times

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Intelligence Builds

Perk & Attribute Points Recommendation

This Ultimate Quickhacker build is focused on Intelligence and Technical Ability to maximize the RAM capacity and modify your cyberware.

• We need to maximize the Intelligence Skilltree to it fullest (just like in the picture above).
• With Coolness, Reflexes and Technical Ability you're increasing you stealth, crit damage, mobility, crit chances.
• Adding points in a specific perk tree like Blades or Sniper Rifles makes your Quickhacker even more deadly.

Quickhack Recommendation

It all depends on your own playstyle, but these are the quickhacks we recommend:

• Cyberware Malfunction – After the activate Perk "Embedded Exploit" you deal by default 60% more damage with quickhacks
• Overall with Initiate Overload and the activate Perk "Warning: Explosion Hazard" you're able to increase the Environmental damage by 80%
• If there aren't any exploding containers nearby, the Contagion, Overheat or Suicide quickhacks will be your best options.

Cyberware Recommendation

• Operating System – Tetratronic Rippler MK. 5, Raven Microcyber MK. 3 or Biotech Σ MK4.
• Anything goes as long as you focus on restoring RAM, increasing Crit of quickhacks and use the The Oracle (Kiroshi Optics).

Relic Recommendation

• Emergency Cloaking – Improves Optical Camo cyberware
• Sensory Protocol – When crouched, being detected by an enemy will temprarily slow down time
• Vulnerability Analytics – You can now detect Vulnerabilities, hitting them grants 100% Crit Chance and 25% Armor penetration and a EMP blast damaging enemies within 3m
• Machine Learning – Destroying Vulnerability grants 10% frequency Vulnerabilities appear in and 5% Crit Damage against them, can be stacked up to 5 times

Perk & Attribute Points Recommendation

This Edgerunner Lucy build is identical to the Quickhacks, but uses the Monowires as melee weapon. You're also able to take a Smart Weapon with you to make the most out of the Intelligence skilltree.

• We need to maximize the Intelligence to it fullest (just like in the picture above).
• With Coolness, Reflexes and Technical Ability you're increasing you stealth, crit damage, mobility, crit chances

Quickhack Recommendation

It all depends on your own playstyle, but these are the weapons we recommend:

• Cyberware Malfunction – After the activate Perk "Embedded Exploit" you deal by default 60% more4 damage with quickhacks
• Overall with Initiate Overload and the activate Perk "Warning: Explosion Hazard" you're able to increase the Environmental damage by 80%
• If there aren't any exploding containers nearby, the Contagion, Overheat or Suicide quickhacks will be your best options.
  

If you want to feel more safe and still have a weapon on you, we recommend additionally leveling up the Smart Weapon perks in the Intelligence skilltree

Cyberware Recommendation

• Frontal Cortex – Bioconductor is mandatory for this build, as this will let your quickhacks start to deal critical hits
• Thermal Monowires is the signature weapon and it's purchasable at most Ripperdocs

Relic Recommendation

• Jailbreak – Unlock new abilities for Arm cyberwares
• Data Tunneling for Monowires – Enemy affected by Monowire-uploaded quickhack will spread the quickhack if normal Monowires hit them
• Vulnerability Analytics – You can now detect Vulnerabilities, hitting them grants 100% Crit Chance and 25% Armor penetration and a EMP blast damaging enemies within 3m
• Machine Learning – Destroying Vulnerability grants 10% frequency Vulnerabilities appear in and 5% Crit Damage against them, can be stacked up to 5 times

Cool Builds

Perk & Attribute Points Recommendation

This Plague Doctor build is focused on quickhacks that spread around groups of enemies before they even notice you.

• We need to maximize the Intelligence, Coolness and Technical Ability Skilltree to it fullest (just like in the picture above).
• Smart or Tech weapons can also be included in this build.
• Otherwise it's similar to the Ultimate Quickhacker build

Equipment & Quickhack Recommendation

It all depends on your own playstyle, but these are the weapons we recommend:

• Contagion – Spreads around a group of enemies dealing chemical damage
• Short Circuit – Very effective against drones and other non-human enemies
• Ping – Reveals all enemies connected to a network
• Overheat – Effective against human enemies
• Widow Maker (Assault Rifle) – Fires two projectiles per shot and deals chemical damage with an increased chance to apply Poison. Charged shots deal more damage.
  
• Nekomata (Sniper Rifle) – Can be charged to release a powerful shot.
• Lizzie (Pistol) – Fires an extra round per shot.Increases the number of rounds fired per shot when fully charged.

Cyberware Recommendation

• You need cyberwares that slow time, invisibility and quickhack cooldown reduction, but also increasing crit damage/chances of quickhacks

Relic Recommendation

• Emergency Cloaking – Improves Optical Camo cyberware
• Sensory Protocol – When crouched, being detected by an enemy will temprarily slow down timr
• Vulnerability Analytics – You can now detect Vulnerabilities, hitting them grants 100% Crit Chance and 25% Armor penetration and a EMP blast damaging enemies within 3m
• Machine Learning – Destroying Vulnerability grants 10% frequency Vulnerabilities appear in and 5% Crit Damage against them, can be stacked up to 5 times

Perk & Attribute Points Recommendation

This Gunslinger or Cyber-Cowboy build is focused on wiping out every enemy with one clean headshot from safe distance.

• We need to maximize the Intelligence and Coolness skilltree to it fullest (just like in the picture above).
• Reflexes and Body offers you a lot mobility and health regen perks.

Equipment Recommendation

It all depends on your own playstyle, but these are the weapons we recommend:

• Archangel (Revolver) – Deals Electrical damage with a chance to apply Stun and has significantly reduced recoil.
  
• Overture (Revolver) – Bullets can ricochet off surfaces.

Cyberware Recommendation

• Operating System – Militech "Apogee" Sandevistan is necessary whiping out groups of enemies in no time.
• Other Sandevistan are also suitable.
• Get yourself cyberwares which reduce Stamina cost while shooting, but also Kerenzikov Boost System to slow time, making it easier to aim for the heads.

Relic Recommendation

• Emergency Cloaking – Improves Optical Camo cyberware
• Sensory Protocol – When crouched, being detected by an enemy will temprarily slow down time
• Vulnerability Analytics – You can now detect Vulnerabilities, hitting them grants 100% Crit Chance and 25% Armor penetration and a EMP blast damaging enemies within 3m
• Machine Learning – Destroying Vulnerability grants 10% frequency Vulnerabilities appear in and 5% Crit Damage against them, can be stacked up to 5 times

Interested in creating your own build? We suggest reading our article where we explain Attributes, Perks, Skills, and Relics, and then heading over to CD Projekt Red's Build Planner page, so you won't have any problems in creating something on your own!