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Cyberpunk 2077 Skills Guide: All Attributes & Perks

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Cyberpunk 2077 Skill-Guide by SPACE4GAMES.
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Status: Gold
Release: 10.12.2020
Update: 2020-12-28
Game version: 1.23

You improve your character in Cyberpunk 2077 by the enhancement of Attribute Points, and by unlocking unique Skills, also known as Perks. Our guide will show you which options you have, how Skills and Attributes relate to each other, and which Perks might be particularly useful.

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You’ll learn the following things in this Cyberpunk 2077 Attributes & Perks Guide:

  • which attributes are available for your character, as well as the effects of upgrades
  • which Perk categories are linked to the corresponding Attributes
  • which Skills you can unlock in the Perk Categories, and which effects are linked to them

Update Log

28.12.2020

20.12.2020

  • Added warnings about effects of the perks “Scrapper” (Crafting) and “Dagger Dealer” (Stealth)
  • Added a hint about intelligence effects on the difficulty level of the Breach Protocol mini-game

12.12.2020

  • Added required skill value in Technical Ability, with which you can unlock all doors in the main story
  • Tips placed at the beginning of the Perk Trees.
  • Added more info about redistribution of Perk Points

Cyberpunk 2077: Upgrading Attributes and Skills

Attributes play an important role in the character creation process: V has three points in each of the five Attributes (Body, Intelligence, Reflexes, Technical Ability, Cool) at the beginning of the game, and you can distribute another 7 points anywhere you wish. This is your first adjustment towards your desired playing style. Each point you distribute increases the values associated with the Attribute. You can reset Perk Points that have already been distributed by paying a hefty fee – but you can’t reset Attribute Points. You can distribute a total of 49 points up to the maximum character level of 50, of which you can spend a maximum of 20 on a single Attribute.

  • Further Attribute and Perk Points are gained by leveling up, unlocking the resulting Perk Rewards, or by collecting Street Cred.

You’ ll encounter situations throughout the game where certain Attribute requirements are necessary. For example, if you want to intimidate a guard or steal a car with people inside, you need a certain Body value first. If you don’t want to use force to break down doors later on (Body!), you need a suitably high value in Technical Ability. Intelligence makes hacking mini-games easier and so forth.

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Of course, the points you invest into an Attribute also determine which Perks or Skills you can unlock. You’ ll find an overview of all the Perks and the Attribute Requirements further into this guide.

Consider what playing style you want to follow, when creating your character, and spend your Attribute Points accordingly. Further below, we summarize the bonuses for you, and provide some hints on which Attributes are better suited for which playstyles.

Perk Points

You can use Perk Points to unlock the skills called “Perks” in the corresponding Skill Trees of the Attributes. You receive Perk Points when you level up, or when the related Skill Tree – for example “Blades” or “Stealth” – levels up. While some Perks are already available at the start of the game, others can only be unlocked after you have invested enough points in the associated Attribute value. Some Perks have only one level, while others can be upgraded to higher levels with stronger effects.

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You can invest an unlimited amount of advantage points into advantages marked “0+”, up to the general maximum. You must have reached level 20 in the Skill Progression before they can be unlocked.

The listing below shows you the color markings used for Perks in the Perk Trees:

  • Grey: You still lack the required Attribute Points for these Perks, meaning they are not usable.
  • Red: You can use these Perks by adding a Perk Point for V.
  • Light Blue: You have already invested one or more Perk Points in this Perk, but you have not reached the maximum level yet.
  • Yellow: You have invested Perk Points into this Perk, and have reached the highest possible level.

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Cyberpunk 2077 Skill Tree Athletics with all Perks
Red marked Perks can be unlocked via a Perk point – as pictured here in the Athletics Perk Tree.

Cyberpunk 2077 follows the principle of “Learning by Doing”, at least if you want to see progress in the skills belonging to the individual Skill Trees, and gain rewards through that: For example, for the Perk Tree “Breach Protocol” you should regularly conduct data mining on terminals, or perform the quick hack “Breach Protocol” on enemies. If you want to unlock the Perks for melee fighters in the “Street Brawler” Skill Tree, you’ll have to beat up your opponents zealously – and so forth. While the lower levels become available quite quickly and thus are also available for play styles that don’t use the corresponding weapons, or don’t perform the necessary activities as often, you will still have to practice very regularly to reach the final levels.

  • You unlock a total of 20 Skill Progression Rewards for every Perk Tree. You can see the first nine levels in the overview of the Perk Tree. You can see more by scrolling to the right in the respective field.
  • Note: Skill progression is tied to attribute level. For example, if you invest only eight points in Reflexes, you can shoot rifles and pistols as much as you want – you won’t get past Level 8 in the Reflex perk trees’ skill progression.

Redistributing Attribute and Perk Points

If you’re no longer comfortable with the play style you’ ve chosen based on your distributed Attribute and Perk Points, you can still restart, at least partially. As far as we know at the moment, you can’t redistribute Attribute Points once they’ve been spent, so the only option you have is to invest newly acquired Attribute Points into Attributes different from the ones you’ve favored so far.

To redistribute your Perk Points, visit the most unsuspicous Ripperdoc you know, and take a look at his sales inventory. Switch from the cyberware menu to the “Trade” tab (at the top of the screen) and then click on the left icon with the three boxes in the sales menu filter. You will find the legendary Improvement Shard “Tabula E-Rasa” on sale. It will cost you a hefty 100,000 Eurodollars, no matter which Ripperdoc you buy it from – so you should really only follow this path if it’s inevitable.

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Cyberpunk 2077 attributes and perks Tabula E-Rasa in the sales menu of Ripperdoc Viktor vector
For a whopping 100,000 €$ you can reset your Perk Points. © S4G / CD Project Red

Perks suited for specific Playing Styles

With such a wide variety of existing Perks, it is difficult to find the right skills for the preferred playing style. In this section of our Skills Guide, you will find interesting perks for different priorities, and also where to find them (Perk Tree, Attribute, Attribute Requirement).

Convenient Play & Combat Options

  • Dodging does not use up any stamina: “Like a Butterfly” (Athletics, Body 11)
  • Automatic decomposition of junk items: “Scrapper” (Crafting, Technical Ability 3). Attention: This perk disassembles all junk items, including valuable jewelry, with which you can otherwise earn some money (750 €$). You should not choose this perk if you want to earn money with junk!
  • Display hostile Netrunners who try to hack you: “I Spy” (Quickhacking, Intelligence 3)
  • Grenade impact range becomes visible: “Grenadier (Engineering, Technical Ability 3)
  • Shooting while sprinting, sliding, vaulting: “Multitasker” (Athletics, Body 11)
  • Sprinting does not use up any stamina: “Marathoner” (Athletics, Body 14)
  • Increased carrying capacity: “Pack Mule” (Athletic, Body 3)
  • Consumables are 25% more efficient: “Innovation” (Crafting, Technical Ability 9)
  • Reduced fall damage: “Soft on your Feet” (Athletics, Body 5)
  • reloading weapons while sprinting, sliding, vaulting: “Divided Attention” (Athletics, Body 11)
  • Nearby entry points are automatically highlighted: “Extended Network Interface” (Breach Protocol, Body 7)

Melee and long-range Combat

See also: Cyberpunk 2077 Weapons Guide

  • General support for all combat styles: Athletics (Body), Cold Blood (Cool)
  • Ranged combat with Rifles and Machine Pistols: Assault (Reflexes)
  • Ranged combat through the use of grenades: Engineering (Technical Ability, supplemented by “Sapper” under Crafting)
  • Ranged combat with Pistols and Revolvers: Handguns (Reflexes)
  • Ranged combat with Tech Weapons: Engineering (Technical Ability)
  • Melee combat with Blade Weapons: Blades (Reflexes)
  • Melee with Blunt Weapons: Street Brawler (Body)
  • Melee with Shotguns and Light Machine Guns: Annihilation (Body)
  • Melee combat support through stealth attacks: Stealth (Cool)

Hacking

See also our Cyberpunk 2077 Hacking Guide.

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  • General skill trees for hacking: Breach Protocol and Quickhacking (Both in Intelligence)
  • Complementary skills in the Cold Blood Perk Tree: “Frosty Synapses” (Cool 7), “Quick Transfer” (Cool 12)

Resistances and Immunities

  • Immunity against damage from your own grenades: “Can’t touch this” (Engineering, Technical Ability 3)
  • Immunity against Shock: “Insulation” (Engineering, Technical Ability 14)
  • Immunity against knockdown-maneuvers by enemies: “The Rock” (Athletics, Body 20)
  • Immunity against Poison: “Aggressive Antitoxins” (Stealth, Cool 11)

Body

Body increases V’s physical strength and health points. Besides stronger melee attacks, and more efficient melee maneuvers, you can also open doors by force. This attribute is recommended for melee fighters, and for the use of Heavy Machine Guns, Shotguns and Light Machine Guns.

Every Point in Body gets you:

  • 5 additional Health Points
  • 3 additional Stamina Points
  • Damage with Fists and Gorilla Arms is increased by 3
  • Increase Damage with melee weapons by 1.5%
  • Movement Penalty while grabbing an enemy, and wielding a Heavy Machine Gun is reduced by 6%
  • Movement while grappling an enemy, and enemy grappling duration are increased by 5 seconds.

Body consists of the following Perk Trees:

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  • Athletics: Improves your chances of sustaining and dealing damage, and provides you with passive health regeneration, both during and outside of combat. There are also bonuses on the maximum carrying capacity, and you can reload and fire weapons during movement. Carrying enemies while moving at the same time is also possible.
  • Annihilation: Increases your movement speed and specific damage types. Bonuses on damage dealt, reload speed, and additional effects such as knocking away enemies are available for Shotguns and Light Machine Guns.
  • Street Brawler: Focused mainly on the handling of blunt weapons, and the associated damage bonuses as well as regenerations. In addition, incoming damage can be better blocked when using blunt weapons.

Athletics & how to boost it effectively

How to boost Athletics effectively

  • Perform actions that have a Body value requirement, such as dragging people out of cars when stealing a vehicle.
  • Perform actions that cost a specific amount of Stamina (500+)

Athletics – Perks

PerksRequirement
Attribute Points
DescriptionLevels
Epimorphosis7Health regenerates up to 70% of maximum health outside of combat.3
Divided Attention11Allows you to reload weapons while sprinting, sliding, and vaulting.1
Stronger Together12Increases the damage you deal while carrying somebody.1
Like a Butterfly11Dodging does not drain Stamina.1
Hard Motherfucker20When entering combat, Armor and Resistances increase by 10% for 10 seconds. 1% more per invested Perk Point.0+
Cardio Cure12Health regenerates 25% faster as you move.1
Dog of War16Increases your health regeneration in combat by 15%.2
Marathoner14Sprinting does not drain Stamina.1
Human Shield14Increases Armor by 20% when grappling an enemy.1
Multitasker11Allows you to shoot while sprinting, sliding and vaulting.1
Pack Mule3Increases carrying capacity by 60.1
Regeneration3Your health slowly regenerates during combat.1
Steel Shell18Increases Armor by 10%.1
Steel and Chrome9Increases the melee damage by 10%.2
The Rock20Enemies can’t knock you down.1
Transporter12Allows you to sprint and shoot handguns while carrying a body.1
Invincible5Increases max health by 10%.3
Gladiator9Reduces the amount of Stamina consumed when blocking melee attacks by 20%.2
Indestructible20Reduces all incoming damage by 10%.1
True Grit5Increases the maximum Stamina by 10%.3
Soft on your feet7Reduces fall damage by 5%.3
Wolverine16Health regeneration activates 50% faster during combat.2

Athletics Rewards for Skill Progression

LevelReward
2+ 20 Carrying Capacity
3+ 1 Perk Point
4+ 5% Stamina
5+ 10% Stamina Regen Rate
6+ 40 Carrying Capacity
7+ 1 Perk Point
8+ 1 Perk Point
9+ 5% Health
10+ 1 Perk Point
11+ 1 Perk Point
12+5% Health
13+ 100 Carrying Capacity
14+ 3% Armor
15+ 10% Health Regen Rate Outside Combat
16+ 1 Perk Point
17+ 5% Health
18+ 3% Armor
19+ 1 Perk Point
20Unlocks the Perk “Hard Motherfucker”.

Annihilation & how to boost it effectively

How to boost Annihilation effectively

  • Attack enemies with Machine Guns (Light and Heavy) and Shotguns. The many small “Assault-in-Progress” missions, or “Suspected Organized Crime” jobs for the NCPD come in handy in this case.

Annihilation Perks

PerksRequirement Attribute PointsDescriptionLevels
Biathlete20Weapon spread does not increase while moving.1
Bloodbath20Dismembering enemies reduces weapon recoil by 50% for 6 seconds. 1% more per Perk Point.0+
Bulldozer9Increases Critical Chance with Shotguns and Light Machine Guns by 10%.1
Burn Baby Burn16Burning lasts twice as long.1
Hit the Deck18Increases damage to staggered and knocked-down enemies by 10%.2
Skeet Shooter12Deal 15% more damage to moving enemies.1
Kampfrausch7Increases movement speed in combat by 5% while you carry a Shotgun or Light Machine Gun.2
Hail of Bullets3Shotguns and Light Machine Guns deal 3% more damage.3
Manic14When entering combat, your movement speed increases by 20% for 10 seconds.1
Massacre11Increases Critical Damage with Shotguns and Light Machine Guns by 15%.3
Momentum Shift11Defeating an enemy increases movement speed by 10% for 10 seconds.3
In Your Face5Reduces reload times of Shotguns and Light Machine Guns by 20%.2
Mongoose9Increases Evasion by 25% while reloading.1
Dead Center7Increases damage to torsos by 10%.2
Pump It, Louder!5Reduces recoil of Shotguns and Light Machine Guns by 10%.2
Poppin’ Off18Shotguns have a 25% higher chance of dismembering enemies.2
Heavy Lead12Shotguns and Light Machine Guns knock back enemies with more force.1
Speed Demon16The faster you move, the more damage you cause.1
Unstoppable14Dismembering enemies increases the fire rate by 10% for 8 seconds, the effect stacks up to 3 times.1

Annihilation Rewards for Skill Progression

LevelReward
2Reduces the ADS Time of your Shotguns, Light Machine Guns, and Heavy Machine Guns by 20%.
3+ 1 Perk Point
4Reduces the Recoil of your Shotguns, Light Machine Guns, and Heavy Machine Guns by 10%.
5Reduces the Spread of your Shotguns, Light Machine Guns, and Heavy Machine Guns by 25%.
6+ 1 Perk Point
7Increases Critical Chance by 5% when using Shotguns, Light Machine Guns, and Heavy Machine Guns.
8Reduces the Recoil of your Shotguns, Light Machine Guns, and Heavy Machine Guns by 10%.
9+ 1 Perk Point
10+ 1 Perk Point
11Increases Critical Chance by 20% when using Shotguns, Light Machine Guns, and Heavy Machine Guns.
12+ 1 Perk Point
13Reduces the Recoil of your Shotguns, Light Machine Guns, and Heavy Machine Guns by 10%.
14Reduces the Recoil of your Shotguns, Light Machine Guns, and Heavy Machine Guns by 15%.
15+ 1 Perk Point
16Reduces the Spread of your Shotguns, Light Machine Guns, and Heavy Machine Guns by 25%.
17Reduces the Spread of your Shotguns, Light Machine Guns, and Heavy Machine Guns by 10%.
18+ 1 Perk Point
19Reduces the Recoil of your Shotguns, Light Machine Guns, and Heavy Machine Guns by 15%.
20Unlocks the Perk “Bloodbath”

Street Brawler & how to boost it effectively

How to boost Street Brawler effectively

  • Deal as much damage as possible with Blunt Weapons – such as baseball bats, the gorilla arms, monowire (both are cyberware), or by simply punching with your fists. You can use the active Berserk ability (available via special cyber decks / operating systems) to create a blast wave when performing the Superhero Landing, which damages enemies in the area of effect. This also boosts Street Brawler.

Street Brawler Perks

Perks / SkillRequirement Attribute PointsDescriptionLevels
Rush6Successful attacks with Blunt Weapons regenerate 3% Health over 2 seconds.2
Breathing Space12Increases Stamina Regen while blocking with Blunt Weapons by 50%.2
Biding Time18Blocking attacks with a Blunt Weapon restores 5% Health.3
Frenzy15Defeating an enemy increases damage with Blunt Weapons by 100% for 10 seconds.1
Human Fortress8Reduces the Stamina costs of blocking attacks by 50% while using a Blunt Weapon.1
Relentless12Successful attacks with Blunt Weapons against stunned enemies restore 20% Stamina.2
Reinvigorate10Defeating an enemy by performing a Strong Attack with a Blunt Weapon restores 10% Stamina.3
Flurry3Increases damage from combo attacks with Blunt Weapons by 30%.3
Juggernaut3Increases Armor by 15% while blocking with a Blunt Weapon.2
Unshakable18Successful attacks with Blunt Weapons against stunned enemies restore 5% Health and 5% Stamina.3
Guerrilla20Increases Critical Damage by 60% for 10 Seconds after entering combat. 2% more per invested Perk Point.0+
Efficient Blows6Reduces the Stamina costs of all attacks with Blunt Weapons by 25%.2
Dazed3All attacks with Blunt Weapons have a 1% chance to stun the enemy.2
Trash15Strong Attacks with Blunt Weapons reduce the target’s Armor by 30% for 10 seconds.1
Payback10Increases damage with Blunt Weapons by 1% for every 1% of missing health.3
Opportune Strike8Increases damage with Blunt Weapons against enemies affected by Stun by 50%1
Crushing Blows3Increases damage from Strong Attacks with Blunt Weapons by 30%.3

Street Brawler Rewards for Skill Progression

LevelReward
2+ 10% Block Effort Reduction, when using fists, Blunt Weapons, or Gorilla Arms.
3+ 1 Perk Point
4+ 5% Attack Speed, when using fists, Blunt Weapons, or Gorilla Arms.
55% Stamina Cost Reduction While Attacking, when using fists, Blunt Weapons, or Gorilla Arms.
6+ 1 Perk Point
7+ 10% Critical Damage, when using fists, Blunt Weapons, or Gorilla Arms.
8+ 2% Effective Damage Per Second (DPS), when using fists, Blunt Weapons, or Gorilla Arms.
9+ 1 Perk Point
10+ 1 Perk Point
11+ 5% Critical Chance, when using fists, Blunt Weapons, or Gorilla Arms.
12+ 1 Perk Point
13+ 10% Block Effort Reduction, when using fists, Blunt Weapons, or Gorilla Arms.
14+ 10% Attack Speed, when using fists, Blunt Weapons, or Gorilla Arms.
15+ 1 Perk Point
16+ 5% Stamina
17+ 5% Health
18+ 1 Perk Point
19+ 5% Stamina
20Unlock the Perk “Guerrilla”

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Cyberpunk 2077 V and Jackie are about to fight with two strongly cyberized Maelstrom fighters.
These Maelstrom guys are clearly looking for trouble – hopefully Jackie and V are prepared for the fight. © CD Project Red

Intelligence

Intelligence is a fundamental skill for Netrunners, and it determines the hacking skills, as well as the capabilities of your cyberdeck. Find out more in our extensive Cyberpunk 2077 Hacking Guide.

Every Point in Intelligence gets you

  • Cyberdeck RAM capacity is increased by 4%
  • Quickhack damage is increased by 0.5%
  • Duration of quickhacks is increased by 1%
  • The Breach Protocol mini-game becomes a bit easier

Intelligence consists of the following Perk Trees:

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  • Breach Protocol: This is where you can unlock useful hacking programs (so-called daemons) and enhancements – for example, a daemon that will briefly shut down all cameras or turrets connected to a network. A passive effect will highlight all hacking Access Points in your environment.
  • Quickhacking: With these perks, you regenerate memory capacity, reduce quickhack cooldowns, and increase the range and efficiency of your quickhacks. You can also identify enemy Netrunners who try to hack you. Crafting Specs for creating special and rare Quickhacks can be unlocked here as well.

Breach Protocol & how to boost it effectively

How to boost Breach Protocol effectively

  • Perform actions that require a minimum level of Intelligence
  • Perform quickhacks on devices – there are machines, screens, and much more all over the city that you can quickhack.

Breach Protocol Perks

PerksRequirement Attribute PointsDescriptionLevels
Cloud Cache14Completing a Breach Protocol reduces the RAM cost of your next quickhack by 1 time(s) the number of daemons uploaded.2
Datamine Mastermind9Upgrades the “Datamine” daemon, increasing the amount of components acquired from Access Points by 50%.2
Datamine Virtuoso12Upgrade the “Datamine” daemon, increasing the chance to acquire a quickhack from Access Points by 50%.2
Efficiency14Uploading 3 or more daemons in the same Breach Protocol increases the cyberdeck RAM recovery rate by 3 units per 60 seconds. Last 5 minutes.2
Extended Network Interface7Automatically highlights nearby Access Points.1
Almost In!3Increases the breach time for Breach Protocol by 20%.2
Turret Tamer12Unlocks the “Turret Tamer” daemon, which turns all turrets in the network into allies for 3 minutes.2
Turret Shutdown9Unlocks the “Turret Shutdown” daemon, which disables security turrets in the network for 3 minutes.2
Big Sleep3Unlocks the “Big Sleep” daemon, which disables all cameras in the network for 3 minutes.2
Hackathon18Uploading 3 or more daemons in the same Breach Protocol shortens the quickhack cooldowns by 33% for 5 minutes.1
Compression20Reduces the lengths of the sequences required to upload daemons by 1. The minimum is 2.1
Mass Vulnerability3Unlocks the “Mass Vulnerability” daemon, which reduces the Physical Resistance for all enemies in the network by 30% for 3 minutes.2
Mass Vulnerability: Quickhacks16Upgrades the “Mass Vulnerability” daemon, causing enemies in the network to also take 30% more damage from quickhacks.1
Mass Vulnerability: Resistances7Upgrades the “Mass Vulnerability” daemon, reducing all Resistances for enemies in the network by 30%.1
Buffer Optimization20Increases the duration of daemon effects by 100%.1
Head Start18Automatically uploads the first daemon in the list at the start of Breach Protocol.1
Total Recall11The “ICEpick” daemon reduces all quickhack costs by an additional 1 RAM unit.1
Totaler Recall16The “ICEpick” daemon reduces all quickhack costs by an additional 1 RAM unit(s).1
Transmigration16Increases the breach time of Breach Protocol by 50%. 5% longer per invested Perk Point.0+
Advanced Datamining3Upgrades the “Datamine” daemon, increasing the amount of Eurodollars acquired from Access Points by 50%.2

Breach Protocol Rewards for Skill Progression

LevelReward
2+ 1 Perk Point
3+ 5% Increased Breach Protocol Time Extension
4+ 10% Acquired Components
5+ 5% Increased Breach Protocol Time Extension
6+ 1 Perk Point
7+ 5% Increased Breach Protocol Time Extension
8+1 RAM
9+ 10% Acquired Components
10+ 1 Perk Point
11+ 5% Increased Breach Protocol Time Extension
12+ 10% Acquired Components
13+ 1 RAM
14+ 1 Perk Point
15+ 5% Increased Breach Protocol Time Extension
16+ 1 Perk Point
17+ 10% Acquired Components
18+ 1 Perk Point
19+ 1 Buffer Extension
20Unlocks the Perk “Transmigration”

Quickhacking & how to boost it effectively

How to boost Quickhacking effectively

  • Perform quickhacks on enemies – for example, during NCPD Assaukt Missions.
  • Quickhacks such as “Overheat” or “Suicide” can be used effectively against the 17 Cyberpsychos (Guide) in Night City.

Quickhacking Perks

PerksRequirement Attribute PointsDescriptionLevels
Anamnesis18The available cyberdeck RAM can’t drop below 2 units.3
Bartmoss’ Legacy20Unlocks Crafting Specs for Legendary quickhacks.1
Biosynergy3Allows RAM to recover during combat. Recovers 4 RAM units every 60 seconds.3
Bloodware3Quickhacks deal 10% more damage.3
Daisy Chain7Eliminating a target affected by a quickhack reduces the existing cooldowns for all other active quickhacks by 10%.3
Master RAM Liberator20Increases the RAM recovery rate by 50%. 1 % more per invested Perk Point.0+
Hacker’s Manual3Unlocks Crafting Specs for Uncommon quickhacks1
School of Hard Hacks12Unlocks Crafting Specs for Rare quickhacks.1
Hacker Overlord16Unlocks Crafting Specs for Epic quickhacks.1
I Spy3Reveals enemy Netrunners when they try to hack you.1
Critical Error16Quickhacks can now deal Critical Hits, independent from your Critical Chance and Critical Damage.1
Mnemonic12Reduces the costs of quickhacks used against an enemy already affected by a quickhack by 2 RAM units.1
Optimization20Reduces the cost of quickhacks by 1 RAM unit.1
Weak Link7Reduces the required cyberdeck RAM for quickhacks used on devices by 1 unit.3
Plague14Quickhacks that spread can jump to 1 additional target.3
Signal Support9Increases quickhack duration by 25%.2
Diffusion12Quickhack spread distance is increased by 2 times.1
Subliminal Message11Quickhacks deal 50% more damage to unaware targets.2
Forget-Me-Not3Eliminating a target affected by a quickhack instantly recovers 1 RAM unit.1

Quickhacking Rewards for Skill Progression

LevelReward
2+ 1 Perk Point
3+ 5% Quickhack Duration
4+ 1 Perk Point
5+ 1 RAM
6– 5% Quickhack Cooldown
7+ 5% Quickhack Duration
8– 5% Quickhack Cooldown
9+ 1 Perk Point
10+ 1 RAM
11+ 1 Perk Point
12– 5% Quickhack Cooldown
13+ 5% Quickhack Duration
14+ 1 Perk Point
15+ 1 RAM
16– 5% Quickhack Cooldown
17+ 5% Quickhack Duration
18– 5% Quickhack Cooldown
19+ 1 Perk Point
20Unlocks the Perk “Master Ram Liberator”.

Reflexes

Reflexes increase V’s agility. This not only affects the overall movement speed, but also improves passive Evasion, and the Critical Chance. This attribute is especially useful for melee fighters that want to use the Mantis Blades (see also our Cyberpunk 2077 Cyberware Guide), as well as long-range fighters who focus on the use of rifles and/or handguns.

Every Point in Reflexes gets you

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  • Passive Evasion from enemy attacks is increased by 1%
  • Critical Chance is increased by 1%
  • Damage caused by the Mantis Blades is increased by 3

Reflexes consists of the following Perk Trees:

  • Assault: Enhances (Critical) Damage with Assault Rifles and Submachine Guns as well as headshots performed with Sniper and Precision Rifles. Additional effects include faster weapon utilization, faster reload speed after killing an enemy, faster aiming, improved damage resistance while in cover, as well as increased damage when shooting from behind cover.
  • Handguns: Simplifies the handling of Pistols and Revolvers, and also increases their damage output. Provides V with additional beneficial effects such as long-range damage deduction alloys, and the ability to target and shoot during evasive maneuvers.
  • Blades: Increases damage dealt by blade weapons under various conditions. Enables and enhances Bleeding Effects, and increases Attack Speed and Critical Damage. A passive Health Regeneration effect when you bleed, and enhanced Armor during movement complement your options.

Assault & how to boost it effectively

How to boost Assault effectively

  • Deal a lot of damage with Rifles and Submachine Guns to enemies, and neutralize them.

Assault Perks

PerksRequirement Attribute PointsDescriptionLevels
Eagle Eye3Reduces the time to aim down sight with Rifles and Submachine Guns by 10%.3
Too close for comfort5Quick Melee Attacks with Rifles and Submachine Guns deal 50% more damage.2
Savage Stoic20Increases damage with Rifles and Submachine Guns by 35% when standing still.1
Bunker16Increases Armor and Resistances by 15% when shooting with Rifles and Submachine Guns from behind cover.1
Recoil Wrangler16Reduces recoil with Rifles and Submachine Guns by 10%.1
Executioner7Deals 25% more damage with Rifles and Submachine Guns against enemies whose Health is above 50%.1
In Perspective18Bullets from Rifles and Submachine Guns ricochet an additional 2 times.1
Hunter’s Hands12Reduces recoil with Rifles and Submachine Guns by 20% when firing from behind cover.2
Nerves of Steel11Increases headshot damage with Sniper Rifles and Precision Rifles by 20%.2
Punisher20After killing an enemy with a Rifle or Submachine Gun, weapon sway is nullified and weapin spread will not be increased for 10 seconds. 0,2 Seconds longer duration per invested Perk Point.0+
Skull Skipper14Each headshot reduces recoil with Rifles and Submachine Guns by 5% for 10 seconds. Can be stacked up to 5 times.1
Duck Hunter9Increases Rifle and Submachine Gun damage to moving enemies by 10%.2
Shoot, Reload, Repeat9Defeating an enemy with a Rifle or Submachine Gun reduces reload time by 20% for 5 seconds.2
Bulletjock3Increases damage with Rifles and Submachine Guns by 3%.3
Trench Warfare12Increases Rifle and Submachine Gun damage by 5% when firing from behind cover.2
Named Bullets14Increases Critical Damage with Rifles and Submachine Guns by 35%.1
Feel the Flow11Reduces reload times for Assault Rifles and Submachine Guns by 10%.2
Covering Killshot5Increases Critical Chance with Rifles and Submachine Guns by 10% when firing from behind cover.2
Bullseye7Increases Rifle and Submachine Gun Damage while aiming by 10%.1
Long Shot18Damage with Rifles and Submachine Guns increases the further away you are from enemies.1

Assault Rewards for Skill Progression

LevelReward
2Reduces the ADS Time of Submachine Guns and all types of Rifles by 20%.
3+ 1 Perk Point
4Reduces Recoil of Submachine Guns and all types of Rifles by 10%.
5Reduces Spread of Submachine Guns and all types of Rifles by 25%.
6+ 1 Perk Point
7Increases Critical Chance by 5% when using a Submachine Guns and/or any type of Rifle.
8Reduces the Recoil of Submachine Guns and all types of Rifles by 10%.
9+ 1 Perk Point
10+ 1 Perk Point
11Increases Critical Damage with Submachine Guns and all types of Rifles by 15%.
12+ 1 Perk Point
13Reduces Recoil of Submachine Guns and all types of Rifles by 10%.
14Reduces Recoil of Submachine Guns and all types of Rifles by 15%.
15+ 1 Perk Point
16Reduces Spread of Submachine Guns and all types of Rifles by 25%.
17Reduces Spread of Submachine Guns and all types of Rifles by 10%.
18+ 1 Perk Point
19Reduces the Recoil of Submachine Guns and all types of Rifles by 15%.
20Unlocks the Perk “Punisher”.

Handguns & how to boost it effectively

How to boost Handguns effectively

  • Shoot with Pistols and Revolvers at everything (hostile) that doesn’t hide behind cover when you have counted to three. Although – shoot even those in cover and kill them. The Skill Tree will be glad about it.

Handguns Perks

PerksRequirements Attribute PointsDescriptionLevels
Acrobat12You can dodge while aiming with a Pistol or Revolver at the same time.1
Grand Finale12The last bullet in a Pistol or Revolver clip deals double damage.1
Attritional Fire14Firing consecutive shots with a Pistol or Revolver at the same target increases damage by 10%1
Desperado5Increases damage with Pistols and Revolvers by 3%.3
Vanishing Point9Evasion increases by 25% for 6 seconds after performing a dodge while equipped with a Pistol or Revolver.1
A Fistful of Eurodollars11Increases Critical Damage with Pistols and Revolvers by 10%.2
High Noon3Increases Critical Chance with Pistols and Revolvers by 4%.3
Brainpower20Critical Chance increases by 25% for 5 seconds after a successful headshot with a Pistol or Revolver.1
Long Shot Drop Pop7Increases damage to enemies 5+ meters away by 15%.2
Lead Sponge18Allows you to shoot with Pistols and Revolvers while dodging.1
O.K. Corral9Deal 50% more damage with Pistols and Revolvers to enemies whose Health is below 25%.1
Rio Bravo5Increases headshot damage multiplier with Pistols and Revolvers by 10%.3
Steady Hand9Reduces Pistol and Revolver recoil by 30%.1
Snowball Effect16After defeating an enemy, the fire rate for Pistols and Revolvers increases by 5% for 6 seconds. Can be stacked up to 5 times.1
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly20After a successful Crit Hit with a Pistol or Revolver, damage and Armor increas by 30% for 5 seconds. 1% more per invested Perk Point.0+
From Head to Toe11Increased damage to limbs with Pistols and Revolvers by 7%.2
Westworld16Increases the Critical Chance for fully modded Pistols and Revolvers by 10%.1
Wild West14Removes the damage penalty from Pistols and Revolvers when shooting from a distance1
Gunslinger3Reduces reload time for Pistols and Revolvers by 10%.3
On the fly7Reduces draw/holster time for Pistols and Revolvers by 25%.2

Handguns Rewards for Skill Progression

LevelReward
2Reduces the ADS Time of Pistols and Revolvers by 20%.
3+ 1 Perk Point
4Reduces the Recoil of Pistols and Revolvers by 10%.
5Reduces the Spread of Pistols and Revolvers by 25%.
6+ 1 Perk Point
7Increases Critical Chance on Pistols and Revolvers by 5%.
8Reduces the Recoil of Pistols and Revolvers by 10%.
9+ 1 Perk Point
10+ 1 Perk Point
11Increases Critical Damage of Pistols and Revolvers by 15%.
12+ 1 Perk Point
13Reduces the Recoil of Pistols and Revolvers by 10%.
14Reduces the Recoil of Pistols and Revolvers by 15%.
15+ 1 Perk Point
16Reduces the Spread of Pistols and Revolvers by 25%.
17Reduces the Spread of Pistols and Revolvers by 10%.
18+ 1 Perk Point
19Reduces the Recoil of Pistols and Revolvers by 15%.
20Unlocks the Perk “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”.

Blades & how to boost it effectively

How to boost Blades effectively

  • Deal damage to enemies with anything that has an edge (Katanas, Knives, Mantis Blades, etc.)

Blades Perks

PerksRequirements Attribute PointsDescriptionLevels
Bloodlust12While wielding a Blade, you recover 7% Health when applying Bleeding to an enemy or hitting an enemy that is already affected by Bleeding.2
Crimson Dance4Combos with Blades have a 15% chance to apply Bleeding.2
Crimson Tide18Bleeding caused with Blades can stack up to 3 times.1
Float like a Butterfly12Dodging increases damage with Blades by 25% for 5 seconds.2
Dragon Strike20Increases Crit Damage with Blades by 25%. 1% more damage per invested Perk Point.0+
Fiery Blast15Increases damage with Blades by 1% for every 1% of Health the enemy is missing.3
Stuck Pig8Increases Bleeding duration by 3 seconds.3
Sting like a Bee3Increases attack speed with Blades by 10%.3
Slow and Steady4Armor is increased by 15% while moving.2
Blessed Blade10Increases Crit Chance with Blades by 20%.1
Offensive Defense6Defensive Attacks with Blades deal 200% more damage.2
Roaring Waters3Strong Attacks with Blades deal 30% more damage.3
Judge, Jury and Executioner15Increases damage with Blades by 50% against enemies with max Health.3
Deathbolt18While wielding a Blade, defeating an enemy restores 20% Health, and increases movement speed by 30% for 5 seconds.1
Shifting Sands8Dodging recovers 15% Stamina.3
Flight of the Sparrow6Reduces the Stamina costs of all attacks with Blades by 30%.2
Unbroken Spirit10Successful Counterattacks with Blades restore 25% Health and Stamina.1

Blades Rewards for Skill Progression

LevelReward
2+ 10% Increase of the Attack Speed of Katanas, Blades, and Mantis Blades.
3+ 1 Perk Point
4– 10% Stamina Cost Reduction while attacking with Katanas, Blades, or Mantis Blades.
5+ 2% Effective Damage per Second (DPS) when using Katanas, Blades, or Mantis Blades.
6+ 10% Critical Damage when using Katanas, Blades, or Mantis Blades.
7+ 5% Critical Chance when using Katanas, Blades, or Mantis Blades.
8+ 1 Perk Point
9+ 1 Perk Point
10+ 1 Perk Point
11+ 10% increase of the Attack Speed of Katanas, Blades, and Mantis Blades.
12– 10% Stamina Cost Reduction while attacking with Katanas, Blades, or Mantis Blades.
13+ 10% increase of the Attack Speed of Katanas, Blades, and Mantis Blades.
14+ 1 Perk Point
15+ 25% Increase of the Block Effort Reduction of Katanas, Blades and Mantis Blades.
16+ 1 Perk Point
17+ 1 Perk Point
18+ 5 Stamina
19+ 3% Effective Damage per Second (DPS) when using Katanas, Blades, or Mantis Blades.
20Unlocks the Perk “Dragon Strike”.
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Technical Ability

Technical Ability allows you to unlock doors, and to use Tech Weapons. In addition, V becomes more resilient in bloody conflicts due to improved armor. You can open all locked doors in the main story if you have a value of 9 in Technical Ability!

How to convert item crafting and components obtained through disassembly into Eurodollars is revealed in our Earning Money in Cyberpunk 2077 guide.

Every Point in Technical Ability gets you:

  • Armor is increased by 5%

Technical Ability consists of the following Perk Trees:

  • Crafting: This is where you craft items such as clothes and weapons with improved basic values in various levels of quality, upgrade items, get more item components or mods when disassembling them, and reduce the crafting costs.
  • Engineering: Boosts the damage of Tech Weapons, grenades, and provides V immunities or resistances to shock damage, explosive damage, and damage from your own grenades. It also increases damage against drones, mechs, and robots, and improves the handling of Tech Weapons as well as their effects.

Crafting & how to boost it effectively

How to boost Crafting effectively

  • Craft Items.
  • Disassemble items – preferably with the passive skill “Scrapper” in the Skill Tree. Junk will be disassembled immediately upon picking it up.

Crafting Perks

PerksRequirements Attribute PointsDescriptionLevels
200% Efficiency11Crafted clothes gain 2.5% more Armor.2
Edgerunner Artisan18Allows you to craft legendary items.1
Tune-Up16Allows you to upgrade lower quality components into higher quality components.1
Let there be Light!14Reduces the component cost of upgrading items by 10%.2
Ex Nihilo12Grants a 20% chance to craft an item for free.1
Mechanic3Gain more components from disassembled items.1
True Craftsman3Allows you to craft rare Items.1
Field Technician11Crafted weapons deal 2.5% more damage.2
Innovation9Consumables are 25% more effective.2
Cutting Edge20Improves the damage stats of crafted weapons by 5%.1
Sapper9Grenades deal 10% more damage.2
Waste Not Want Not16When disassembling an item, you won’t lose the mods.1
Cost Optimization14Reduces the crafting costs by 15%.2
Scrapper3Junk Items are automatically disassembled. Attention: If you need to earn money, don’t use this skill, since it also destroys jewelry junk items (worth 750 €$) – The perk “recycles” stuff without any exceptions!1
Grease Monkey12Allows you to craft epic items.1
Efficient Upgrades12Grants a 10% chance to upgrade an item for free.1
Crazy Science20Increases t he sale price of crafted items by 10%. 1% more per invested Perk Point.0+
Workshop7Disassembling an item grants a 5% chance to gain a free component of the same quality as the disassembled item.3

Crafting Rewards for Skill Progression

LevelReward
2+ 1 Perk Point
3– 5% Crafting Cost
4– 5% Crafting Cost
5+ 1 Perk Point
6Unlocks new Crafting Specs for consumables, weapons and clothing.
7+ 5% Chance to acquire components from Crafting
8+ 1 Perk Point
9Unlocks new Crafting Specs for Rare Weapons, Weapon Mods, and Clothing.
10+ 1 Perk Point
11– 5% Crafting Cost
12+ 5% Chance to acquire components from Crafting
13Unlocks new Crafting Specs for Epic Weapons, Gadgets, and Cyberware.
14+ 1 Perk Point
15+ 5% Chance to acquire components from Crafting
16– 15% Upgrade Cost Reduction
17+ 1 Perk Point
18Unlocks Crafting Specs for Iconic Weapons, and Clothing.
19– 15% Upgrade Cost Reduction
20Unlocks the Perk “Crazy Science”.

Engineering & how to boost it effectively

How to boost Engineering effectively

  • Perform actions that have a Technical Ability requirement, such as opening a locked door
  • Deal damage to enemies with Charged Tech Weapon Shots through cover or walls
  • Deal damage, and neutralize enemies with grenades

Engineering Perks

PerksRequirements Attribute PointsDescriptionLevels
Up to 119Allows you to charge Tech Weapons up to 75% capacity.2
Bladerunner9Increases damage against drones, mechs, and robots by 20%.2
Lightning Bolt12Increases Critical Chance with Tech Weapons by 3%.3
Lickety Split18The Charge Time of Tech Weapons is reduced by 10%.2
Can’t touch this3Grants immunity to all effects from your own grenades.1
Lock and Load9Increases the Smart Weapon Reload Speed by 5%.2
Revamp20Increases damage from Tech Weapons by 25%, damage of fully charged shot is increased by 10%. Increases charge damage by 1% per invested Perk Point.0+
Fuck all Walls16Reduces the charge amount needed for Tech Weapons to penetrate walls by 30%.1
Insulation14Grants immunity to Shock.1
Jackpot20Allows grenades to deal Critical Hits.1
Gun Whisperer14Fully charged Tech Weapons do not shoot automatically.1
Mech Looter3When looting drones, mechs, and robots, there is a 25% chance of looting a weapon mod or attachment.3
Bigger Booms11Grenades deal 5% more damage.5
Shrapnel7All grenade types deal 20 damage in addition to their usual effects.1
Blast Shielding3Reduces damage taken from Explosives by 10%.3
Superconductor20Tech Weapons ignore Armor.1
Tesla12Increases the Charge Multiplier for Tech Weapons by 15%.3
Übercharge14Fully charged Tech Weapons deal 50% more damage.1
Grenadier3The explosion radius of grenades becomes visible.1
Play the Angles16Ricochets deal an additional 50% damage.1

Engineering Rewards for Skill Progression

LevelReward
2+ 1 Perk Point
3+ 3% Increased Armor when using Tech Weapons
4– 5% Charge Time for Tech Weapons
5+ 5% Increase of Effective Damage Per Second (DPS) when using Tech Weapons.
6+ 1 Perk Point
7+ 3% Increased Armor when using Tech Weapons
8+ 1 Perk Point
9+ 5% Critical Chance when using Tech Weapons.
10+ 1 Perk Point
11+ 4% Increased Armor when using Tech Weapons
12+ 5% Thermal Resistance when using Tech Weapons
13+ 5% Increase Critical Chance when using Tech Weapons.
14+ 1 Perk Point
15+ 15% Critical Damage when using Tech Weapons.
16+ 2% Increased Armor when using Tech Weapons
17+ 1 Perk Point
18+ 1 Perk Point
19– 10% Charge Time for Tech Weapons
20Unlock the Perk “Revamp”.

Cool

Cool increases V’s resilience through Resistances and Composure. It also increases V’s efficiency in Stealth Mode. And it improves Critical Damage and Damage dealt with Monowires.

Each Point in Cool gets you

  • Critical Damage is increased by 2%
  • all Resistances are increased by 1%
  • damage in Stealth Mode is increased by 10%
  • the speed at which enemies detect you in Stealth Mode is reduced by 0.5%
  • damage dealt by Monowire is increased by 3

Cool consists of the following Perk Trees:

  • Stealth: Enhances damage when attacking from stealth, and enables Poison Damage through knife attacks. Your sneaking character is also harder to detect in a variety of situations. The handling and damage of Throwing Weapons, as well as attacks with Silenced Weapons, can be increased, as can Health Regeneration during stealth. You also unlock Poison immunity for V.
  • Cold Blood: Improves the combat machine mechanic that triggers after neutralizing an enemy, and which grants positive effects for 10 seconds, including faster Movement Speed, Health Regeneration, additional Armor, increased Resistances, increased Critical and Normal Damage per received combat machine stack. In addition, it is possible to increase stack quantity and duration.

Stealth & how to boost it effectively

How to boost Stealth effectively

  • Attack opponents while in stealth
  • Perform a takedown against an enemy and hide him afterwards – or do both at the same time.

Stealth Perks

PerksRequirement Attribute PointsDescriptionLevels
Aggressive Antitoxins11Grants immunity against Poison.1
Strike from the Shadows7Increases Critical Chance by 15% while Sneaking.1
Cutthroat9Thrown knives deal 30% more damage.2
From the Shadows12Upon entering combat, Critical Chance is increased by 25% for 7 seconds.2
Crouching Tiger3Increases Movement Speed while sneaking by 20%.3
Hasten the Inevitable18Deal 20% more damage to enemies affected by Poison.1
Cheat Death18When your Health drops below 50%, all incoming damage is reduced by 50% for 10 seconds. Can be activated only once per minute.1
Ghost12Detection Time is increased by 20%.2
Venomous Fangs14All knives apply Poison.1
Hidden Dragon5Allows you to perform non-lethal aerial takedowns on unaware targets.1
Sniper9Increases damage from headshots performed outside combat by 30%.2
Rattlesnake14Enemies affected by Poison are slowed.1
Assassin7Deal 15% more damage to human enemies.1
Neurotoxin18Damage from Poison is doubled.1
Ninjutsu20Crouch Attacks from stealth with Melee Weapons deal 100% more damage, and also guarantee a Critical Hit.1
Commando14You can’t be detected under water.1
Clean Work11You can pick up an enemy’s body right after performing a takedown on them.1
Hasty Retreat16Boosts Movement Speed by 50% for 5 seconds when detected by an enemy.1
Restorative Shadows16Health Regeneration is increased by 25% while in Stealth.1
Silent Finisher16Enemies with less than 15% Health are killed instantly when attacked with a Knife. This does not work on enemies with a very high Threat Level.1
Silent and Deadly3Increases damage dealth by Silenced Weapons by 25% while sneaking.1
Dagger Dealer5Allows you to throw knives. Attention: Each time you throw a knife, it will be taken from your inventory and you will only be able to pick it up again as a junk item called “bloody knife”. This also applies to knives of high quality! Therefore, either collect knives of ordinary quality or simply don’t touch this perk at all.1
Toxicology20Increases the duration of Poison applied to enemies by 5 seconds. Extends by 0.2 seconds per invested Perk Point.0+
Stunning Blows11Quick Melee Attacks with Ranged Weapos stagger enemies, giving you an opportunity to grapple them.1
Leg Up7Movement Speed is increased by 30% for 10 seconds after performing a successful takedown.1

Stealth Rewards for Skill Progression

LevelReward
2+ 3% Evasion
3+ 1 Perk Point
4Decreases Visibility for enemies by 10%.
5+ 1 Perk Point
6+ 10% Health Regeneration outside of combat
7+ 1 Perk Point
8+ 3% Movement Speed
9+ 3% Effective Damage Per Second (DPS)
10+ 1 Perk Point
11+ 2% Effective Damage Per Second (DPS)
12+ 3% Evasion
13+ 1 Perk Point
14+ 2% Movement Speed
15Decreases Visibility for enemies by 10%.
16+ 4% Evasion
17+ 1 Perk Point
18+ 1 Perk Point
19Decreases Visibility for enemies by 10%.
20Unlock the Perk “Toxicology”.

Cold Blood & how to boost it effectively

How to boost Cold Blood effectively

  • Neutralize an enemy while Cold Blood is active
  • Perform a finishing blow against an enemy

Cold Blood Perks

PerksRequirementDescriptionLevel
Pain is an Illusion18While Cold Blood is active, taken damage is reduced by 5%.1
Icy Veins5Reduces Weapon Recoil by 2.5% per stack of Cold Blood.2
Cold and Calculating14When landing a Crit Hit, you have a 25% chance of gaining a stack of Cold Blood.1
Merciless20While Cold Blood is active, Crit Chance is increased by 10 and Crit Damage by 25%. Each invested Perk Point increased the Crit Chance by 1% and the Crit Damage by 3%.0+
Bloodswell14When your health reaches 45%, a max stack of Cold Blood is automatically activated.1
Immunity20While Cold Blood is active, you are immune to Bleeding, Poison, Burn, and Shock.1
Critical Condition7Increases the duration of Cold Blood by 5 seconds.2
Cold Blood3After defeating an enemy, you gain Cold Blood for 10 seconds, and your Movement Speed is increased by 2%. Can be stacked up to 1 time.3
Coldest Blood11Increases max stack amount for Cold Blood by 1.1
Coolagulant16Stacks of Cold Blood are removed one by one, not all at once.1
Frozen Precision11Increases headshot damage by 50%.1
Defensive Clotting9Increases Armor by 10% per stack of Cold Blood.2
Predator12Increases attack speed by 10% per stack of Cold Blood2
Quick Transfer12Reduces quickhack Upload Time by 1% per stack of Cold Blood.2
Blood Brawl12While Cold Blood is active, damage with Melee Weapons is increased by 5%.2
Rapid Bloodflow9Increase Health Regeneration during and outside combat by 50% per stack of Cold Blood.2
Frosty Synapses7Reduces the quickhack cooldowns by 3% per stack of Cold Blood.2
Will to Survive5Increases all Resistances by 2.5% per stack of Cold Blood.2
Unbreakable16Increases the max stack amount for Cold Blood by 1.3

Cold Blood Rewards for Skill Progression

LevelReward
2+ 10% Critical Chance
3+ 3% Armor
4+ 1 Perk Point
5+ 1 Perk Point
6+ 10% Health
7+ 10% Stamina
8+ 5% more from all Resistances
9+ 1 Perk Point
10+ 1 Perk Point
11+ 1 Perk Point
12+ 5% more from all Resistances
13+ 1 Perk Point
14+ 5% Critical Damage
15+ 10% Critical Chance
16+ 3% Movement Speed
17+ 1 Perk Point
18+ 7% Armor
19+ 5% Critical Damage
20Unlocks the Perk “Merciless”.

Translation by: Dennis Anjuschin

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