CYBERPUNK 2077 | BUILD #1 | Cyber Ninja DISCLAIMER: This Build requires you to also collect all Perk Shards and have the Phantom Liberty Expansion! Build Description: This build is centered around 3 essential Things: Katana, Netrunning and Throwing Knives. This build doesn´t tank much meaning you have to master the Shinobi Rules! : "Grounding one's mission in reality, focusing on confidence, adaptability, and avoiding unnecessary confrontation." Netrunning is essentially lengthening your Arm from the distance and making sure you can go in for the Quick Kill aka Finisher. So we wont be Focusing much on Suicide QH or any "offensive" QH EXCEPT Contagion ! The Build will also provide minimalistic Cyberware. You are a Shadow , You are a Natural Force to be reckon with and you have to be quick as the wind. Therefore Cyberware will be at a Minimum. I will provide Gameplay tomorrow how the Build Plays in Combat These are the specs for now. Build Link: cyberpunk.net/build-planner?… Skill Tree Progress what to Focus in Early Levels: In Early Levels you have to master the Katana, Stealth and Movements. You have to be like the Wind so our main Skill Trees will be: Reflexes, Cool and Intelligence (Bit of Technical Ability for some Chrome and COLLECT CAPACITY SHARDS WHEN KILLING OPPS!!!!!) Most Important Perks: Cool - Feline Footwork, Ninjutsu, Killer Instinct, Gag Order, Shinobi Sprint, Vanishing Act, Scorpion Sting, Juggler, Pounce and Style over Substance Technical Ability - All Things Cyber , Chipware Connoiseur, Health Freak, Glutton for War, Field Medic Intelligence - Hack Queue, Queue Acceleration, Queue Mastery , Embedded Exploit Reflexes - ALL Perks in the Build Planner that are chosen by me are important in Open Confrontation. Should there be no escape you must make sure to take down as much Enemies as possible before dying. Movement is essential for the Shinobis. Also obviously you must be the Master of the Katana. (I left out deflecting Bullets but if you think you can handle it without the use of a Sandy then Replace it with some of the Perks from the Body / Technical Ability Tree) Body - Only the 3 Perks from the Build Planner so you have auto heal Weapons: Katanas Starter Katana: Cocktail Stick (Optical Camo is a neccessity with this Build so we gonna also use Katanas that benefit from OC) - Bleeding when hitting while using OC; Bleeding Lasts Longer Mid Game Katana: Errata or Jinchi Maru - Errata is useful if you plan on using Contagion beforehand and then make Enemies Explode while Dicing them; Jinchi Maru is useful if you truly want to feel like a Shinobi. I would go with the latter - Errate burns enemies. Jinchi Maru guarentess Constant Crit Hits while using Optical Camo and the first hit is also crit after Camo drains. End Game Katana: Byakko. Its just the Best Katana in the game PERIOD there is absolutely not a better Katana bc this boosts your Speed each time you kill an Enemy no matter Optical Camo , Sandy or whatever BYAKKO is the BEST Katana in the game. It can get boring sure after a while but if you are looking for the Ultimate Katana? This is it. Quickhacks and Netrunning (ALL QUICKHACKS SHOULD BE EITHER TIER 5 or ICONIC VERSIONS TO GET THE FULL EFFECT OF WHAT IM DESCRIBING): Cyberdeck doesn´t matter much since your Netrunning is on a Minimum Level but take everything EXCEPT Arasaka Cyberdeck , Biotech and Militech Paraline. Raven Cyberdeck would be my Suggestion but truth be told it truly doesnt matter. Your goal as a Netrunner is to deactivate Enemy Cyberware during combat and use Cripple Movement to make them instant Finishing Targets. During Stealth you can use your Quickhacks to bait people to your location or to other guards to disperse Enemies and control their Movements. Netrunning is a crutch for you not your primary attack pattern. A Cyber Ninja isnt a Netrunner in the classical sense. 1st QH is the most important and then it goes down to least important. Ping - Essential for Stealth make use of it to get a bearing of the Room and Enemies; Locate Netrunners and take them out. Cripple Movement - Name says it all it cripples the movement of Enemies and at higher Tiers you can use to instantly finish enemies on lower Tiers its still useful ur Enemies wont move around so quickly. Who needs a Sandy if you can use your Cyber Telepathy to make people stand still? Cyberware Malfunction - During Open combat this is a MUST and it should be used before anything else either twice or 3 times Bait and Request Backup - If you Combine These you can lure upto 4 Enemies to your Position to dispurse them a bit. Bait in itself calls 1 Enemy to you and Request Backup calls a Enemy to the Enemy you uploaded this on. Reboot Optics - Primarily to fill the Slot but you can use it to gain a quick advantage mid fight Contagion - This is very useful if you plan on using the Errata Katana otherwise this is a filler Overheat - Just a filler but if you want you can Combine it with Contagion for some BOOMS otherwise only filler Throwing Knives There are genuinely only 2 Throwing Knives that are worth the effort for this Build. One is Stealth related the other is a LATE Game Throwing Knife. Early Game: Every Knife with a 200% Headshot Buff will suffice. Your Knives are like Shurikens. Mid Game: Here I would either Keep the early game one or simply switch to Stinger which you get after the Mitch Quest. AFTER saving Saul. Late Game: Fang. Kurt Hansens Fang is the best Throwing Knife in the game. Technically there is something better but thats not a Knife and we want to stay true to the Shinobi Colors. - Fang causes the target to immobilize and gives increased Damage after you throw at a target , get Closer and start slashing, Also 30% Chance of Bleeding. These are all the weapons you need. Cyberware Stats: Focus on Headshot Damage, Attack Speed, Crit and Visibility to opponents (IN THIS PRIORITY ORDER). Chipware Coniseur is the most important Perk for this Build to really gain the most out of this build. Also UPGRADE YOUR CYBERWARE do NOT Buy everytime new Cyberware. This way you can pick the Bonuses fluidly while playing at some point you wont need Headshot damage anymore (because of Perks and weapons) and you can focus the rest on Attack Speed.