The Best Gunslinger Build in Cyberpunk 2077

To defeat the enemies like netrunners and gangs of scavengers in Night City, Cyberpunk 2077 players will need to use skill and attribute points and perks they earn as they level up to build their character. Players will unfortunately not have enough points when leveling up to become a powerful all-around player, so they will need to specialize. There are plenty of options for players to choose from when building a character, from a katana-wielding melee fighter to a hacker who can cause an opponent to explode from within. If these options don’t appeal to a player’s style, another option might be to pick up a simple set of revolvers or machine gun or shotgun, which can help players land some massive critical numbers.

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The Gunslinger build uses high firepower and the Body, Cool, and Reflexes attributes to improve their guns. Players will be using either power pistols or shotguns for this build, and they will want to focus on damage per shot, not DPS, and perform headshots and shots to other weak points. If players would prefer turning V into a cybernetically enhanced cowboy sharpshooter, they can use skills, attributes, and perks to build the perfect gunslinger in Cyberpunk 2077.

The Best Gunslinger Build in Cyberpunk 2077

In Cyberpunk 2077, there are five skill categories for players to dump points into. These are:

Body

  • Adds 5 health
  • Adds 3 stamina
  • Increases damage with fists and gorilla arms by 3
  • Increases damage with melee weapons by 1.5%
  • Decreases movement penalty when grabbing an enemy and wielding a HMG by 6%

Reflexes

  • Increases passive evasion from enemy attacks by 1%
  • Increases critical chance by 1%
  • Increases damage from Mantis Blades by 3

Technical Ability

  • Allows V to unlock doors
  • Increases armor by 5%

Cool

  • Increases critical damage by 2%
  • Increases all resistances by 1%
  • Increases stealth damage by 10%
  • Reduces speed by which enemies detect you in stealth by 0.5%
  • Increases mono wire damage by 3

Intelligence

  • Increases cyber deck RAM capacity by 4%
  • Increases quickhack damage by 0.5%
  • Increases quickhack duration by 1%

Gunslinger builds require players to put most of their points in Body, Reflexes, and Cool. This should help players land more critical hits and avoid most damage. Players who want to use shotguns or machine guns should also invest points into Technical Ability so they can craft more powerful weapons. For shotguns and machine guns, Body and Technical Ability will be most important. For handguns, Reflexes and Cool will be most important.

Next, players should start selecting their perks. The best Gunslinger perks for players who want to use shotguns or machine guns include:

  • Dead Center: Increases damage to torsos by 10%
  • Blood Rush: Increases movement speed in combat by 5% while carrying a Shotgun or Light Machine Gun
  • Gun Whisperer: Fully charged Tech weapons do not shoot automatically
  • Waste Not Want: When disassembling an item, V gets attached mods back
  • Edgerunner Artisan: Allows players to craft Legendary items
  • Bulldozer: Increases Critical Chance with Shotguns and Light Machine Guns by 10%
  • In Your Face: Reduces reload time of Shotguns and Light Machine Guns by 20% at Level One, and Reduces recoil of Shotguns and Light Machine Guns by 40% at Level Two.

More likely, players will want to go with the Cold-Blooded Gunslinger build, which focuses on the use of Power Handguns to deal devastating damage. The most important perks for this build include:

  • Dead Center: Increases damage to torsos by 10%
  • Rio Bravo: Increases headshot damage multiplier with handguns by 10%
  • Waste Not Want: When disassembling an item, V gets attached mods back
  • Attritional Fire: Firing consecutive shots with a Pistol or Revolver at the same target increases damage by 10%
  • Wild West: Removes the damage penalty from Pistols and Revolvers when shooting from a distance
  • O.K. Corral: Deal 50% more damage with pistols and revolvers to enemies whose health is below 25%
  • High Noon: Increases critical chance with pistols and revolvers by 4%
  • On the Fly: Reduces draw/holster time for pistols and revolvers by 25%
  • Desperado: Increases damage with pistols and revolvers by 6%
  • Gunslinger: Reduces reload time for pistols and revolvers by 10%
  • Steady Hand: Reduces pistol and revolver recoil by 30%
  • Vanishing Point: After performing a dodge with a pistol or revolver equipped, evasion increases by 25% for 6 seconds.
  • Long Shot Drop Pop: Increases damage with pistols and revolvers to enemies 5+ meters away by 15%
  • Westworld: increases critical chance for pistols and revolvers by 10% if fully modded
  • From Head To Toe: Increases damage to limbs with pistols and revolvers by 7%
  • Brainpower: After a successful shot with a pistol or revolver, critical chance increases by 25% for 5 seconds
  • Acrobat: Performs dodges while aiming a pistol or revolver
  • A Fistful of Eurodollars: Increases critical damage with pistols and revolvers by 10%
  • Snowball Effect: After defeating an enemy, fire rate for pistols and revolvers increases by 5% for 6 seconds. Stacks up to 5 times.
  • Lead Sponge: Enables V to shoot with pistols and revolvers while dodging
  • Grand Finale: The last round in a pistol or revolver clip deals double damage
  • The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: After a successful critical hit with a pistol or revolver, damage and armor increase by 30% for 5 seconds

Players using either handguns or shotguns and machine guns should also invest in the Cold Blood perks, which include:

  • Cold Blood: Grants a movement speed increase for 10 seconds and critical chance boost when enemies are killed.
  • Will to Survive: Increases resistance with each kill
  • Critical Condition: Increases the length of Cold Blood
  • Rapid Bloodflow: Increases health regeneration in and out of combat, based on each stack of Cold Blood.
  • Defensive Clotting: Increases Armor with each stack of Cold Blood
  • Cold and Calculating: Increases the chance of gaining a Cold Blood Stack when landing a Critical Hit.
  • Coolagulant: Prevents V from losing more than one stack of Cold Blood at a time, increasing the length of its buffs.

Finally, players building a Gunslinger should invest in the following Athletics Perks to increase survivability and hardiness:

  • Wolverine: Health regeneration activates 50% faster during combat at Level One and 90% faster at Level Two.
  • Regeneration: Allows players to regain health in combat
  • Invincible: Increases maximum health up to 30%
  • Epimorphosis: Allows health to regenerate up to 90% outside of combat
  • Divided Attention: Allows V to reload weapons while sprinting, sliding, and vaulting.
  • Cardio Cure: Increases health regeneration by 25% while moving
  • Dog of War: Increases health regeneration in combat by up to 20%

Finally, when arming and armoring V, players should focus on items that increase critical chance and critical damage. Generally, players should avoid mods like silencers that reduce damage dealt. They should also invest in the Cyberware Trajectory Analysis, which increases headshot bonus damage by 50%, and Synaptic Accelerator, which slows time when a player enters combat.

Cyberpunk 2077 is available now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC with upgrades coming in 2021 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

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