2.0 Perks and Skill Tree Guide

This is a list of Perks and guide on how to build your Skill Tree in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty. Learn how Attributes affect Perks and see the new Perks added in the 2.0 Update and Phantom Liberty.

Phantom Liberty New Features and Perks

Perk UI Redesign

A redesign on the Perk system is slated to arrive once Phantom Liberty expansion arrives. The new system simplifies the perk UI so it's easier to customize and understand.

Phantom Liberty DLC: Everything We Know and Release Date

New Phantom Liberty Perks

Phantom Liberty DLC's New Ways to Play trailer teased a few new Perks that are coming to the expansion on September 26, 2023! Here are some of them:

• Airdash
• Bullet Deflect
• Finisher: Blade Runner
• Finisher: Savage Sling
• Opportunist
• Pull!

All Phantom Liberty Perks

What are Attributes?

V's In-Game Stats

Attributes are V's in-game stats which have different effects the more you put points in them.

• Reflexes - Increases Crit Chance by 0.5% per point
  
• Body - Increases Max Health by 2 per point
  
• Technical Ability - Increases Armor by 2 per point
  
• Intelligence - Increases Max RAM by 1 every 4 points
  
• Cool - Increases Crit Damage by 1.25% per point

You can get Attribute points just by leveling up, so be sure level up as much as you can!

2.0 Attributes Guide

What are Perks?

Combat and Non-Combat Abilities

Perks are abilities that will increase your combat efficiency with weapons, skills outside of combat like, hacking, crafting, and more. They are part of Perk skill trees which are attached to one of the Attributes.

With the right combinations of Perks and Gear, you can create different builds with different playstyles. You can be the fastest gunslinger, a cybernetic samurai, or a stealthy netrunner. With the right Perks, you can play the game however you want.

Best Perks to Choose

List of Skills and Progression

Old Skills Have Been Simplified Into Five New Ones

Previously, each Attribute has two or three Perk trees with corresponding Skill progression bars that track your proficiency in different weapons and playstyles.

Update 2.0 revamped these Skills (along with the Perk trees) and simplified them into five new ones, while keeping the progression mechanic and rewards for reaching certain Skill levels.

Skills and Progression Guide

Update 2.0 Perks

List of 2.0 Reflexes Perks

List of Reflexes Perks

Perk	Req. Attribute Pts.	Effect at Lv. 1
Aerial Acrobat	15	Improves midair maneuverability.
Aerodynamic	15	+30% Mitigation strength in midair.
Air Dash	15	-20% Dash Stamina cost.
Air Kerenzikov	15	Activating Kerenzikov in midair keeps you suspended in the air and extends its duration.
Bullet Deflect	9	When your Stamina is above 33%, blocking projectiles will Deflect them to wherever your reticle is aimed. Well-timed blocking just before being hit increases the damage you deal with deflected bullets.
Bullet Time	9	Whenever time is slowed, Bullet Deflect does not consume Stamina and deflections automatically hit enemies for Crit Damage.
Can't Touch This	9	+100% Mitigation Chance when performing a Dash. Mitigation - grants a chance to reduce incoming damage by current Mitigation Strength (default 50%).
Dash	9	-20% Stamina cost for dodging and Dashing.
Finisher: Bladerunner	15	-15% Stamina cost for attacks with Blades.
Flash and Thunderclap	9	When performing Strong Attacks, you now automatically leap to enemies within range. These Leap Attacks can be also performed from midair, and deal additional damage that scales with the distance of the leap (max. +50%).
Flash of Steel	15	+25% movement speed and attack speed for 6 sec. after performing a Finisher.
Going the Distance	15	+100% Finisher range
Gundancer	15	Aiming no longer slows movement. Allows you to shoot while vaulting.
Lead and Steel	9	-15% Stamina cost for attacks with Blades.
Mad Dash	9	+100% Dash range toward enemies.
Mean Streak	9	+40% Stamina after neutralizing an enemy while Dashing.
Mind Over Matter	9	-25% recoil when aiming.
Multitasker	4	Allows you to shoot while sprinting, sliding and vaulting.
Muscle Memory	4	Allows you to reload weapons while sprinting, sliding and vaulting.
Opportunist	15	Enemies affected by Stagger, Stun, Blinding and Bleeding are more susceptible to Finishers.
Parkour!	4	Increased vaulting and climbing speed.
Power Slide	4	Increased slide distance.
Practice Makes Perfect	15	+7% Crit Chance and Crit Damage per stack of Sharpshooter.
Ready, Rested, Reloaded	9	-10% stamina cost for shooting with AR and SMGs.
Salt in the Wound	20	Shooting the same target a 7th consecutive time deals bonus damage equal to 100% of the total damage from the preceding shots.
Seeing Double	9	Increased damage and Stun chance with Counterattacks.
Sharpshooter	15	+15% aim speed.
Shoot to Chill	15	+4% Armor penetration.
Slaughterhouse	20	All attacks, counterattacks and deflected bullets apply Bleeding, which increases dismemberment chance. Bleeding cannot kill enemies, but does make them more susceptible to Finishers. +25 stamina from dismemberments.
Slippery	4	The faster you move, the more difficult for enemies to shoot you. Effect increases when Dashing, dodging, sliding, sprinting and vaulting.
Spice of Life	9	+15% weapon swap speed, -30% bullet spread briefly after swapping weapons.
Spray and Pray	15	-10% Stamina cost for hip-firing.
Steady Grip	9	Allows you to shoot while Dashing.
Stuntjock	4	Unlocks preem new ways to exit vehicles: Jump out - double-tap F Slide out - hold F while at high speed You can also draw and fire weapons during these stunts. While driving: No bullet spread penalty from movement -50% bullet spread overall
Submachine Fun	20	Swapping Submachine Guns is faster and automatically reloads them. +22% fire rate after swapping to an SMG. Normal reloading ends the effect.
Tailwind	20	+25 stamina from performing Air Dashes and double jumps. Air Dashes do not cost Stamina.
Tunnel Vision	9	+20% effective range and accuracy.

List of 2.0 Body Perks

List of Body Perks

Perk	Req. Attribute Pts.	Effect at Lv. 1
Adrenaline Rush	15	+35 Max Health.
Aftershock	15	+30 stamina for each enemy hit with Quake.
Army of One	4	+10% Health Regen Rate for each nearby enemy.
Bloodlust	15	When Adrenaline Rush is active: +50 Adrenaline on dismemberment of a nearby enemy.
Breakthrough	9	-40% enemy Armor for 7 sec. after hitting them with a Strong Attack.
Bullet Ballet	9	-25% bullet spread when moving.
Calm Mind	15	When Adrenaline Rush is active: +3 sec. delay before Adrenaline begins to decay.
Clapback	9	+100% Knockdown chance with Defensive Attacks. Cooldown: 10 sec. +100% Stun chance with Counterattacks.
Close-Quarters Carnage	15	Increased chance to Obliterate enemies with ranged attacks at close range (max. 10%).
Comeback Kid	4	+1% Health Regen Rate for each percent of missing Health.
Die! Die! Die!	9	+12.5% Crit Chance
Don't Stop Me Now	9	When below 33% Stamina: +15% Mitigation Chance +5% Mitigation Strength.
Dorph-Head	4	When using Blood Pump Cyberware or a Health Item: +100% Mitigation Chance for 2 sec. Mitigation - grants a chance to reduce incoming damage by current Mitigation Strength (default 50%).
Dread	15	-15% enemy Armor when using ranged attacks. Dismemberment spreads the effect to nearby enemies.
Epicenter	15	When Quake is performed from the midair (a Superhero Landing), its area of effect and damage scale with your fall speed and fall distance.
Finisher: Savage Sling	20	Unlocks a Blunt Weapon Finisher. Press F when an enemy's Health is low. Enemies affected by Stun are more susceptible. Restores 20% Health. Hold F to throw the enemy instead, killing them and damaging other enemies where they land.
Fly Swatter	9	-40% incoming ranged damage when blocking with Blunt weapons.
Fury Road	4	In vehicle collisions: +50% damage to enemy vehicles and their occupants. -50% damage to your vehicles. You take no damage as a vehicle occupant in collisions.
Juggernaut	15	When Adrenaline Rush is active: +20% movement speed, +10% damage
Kinetic Absorption	9	Blocking an attack gives: +10% stamina +30% damage with Blunt Weapons for 5 sec.
Like a Feather	9	No movement speed penalty with Shotguns, Light Machine Guns and Heavy Machine Guns.
Onslaught	20	+20% ammo refill after neutralizing an enemy with a Light Machine Gun.
Pain to Gain	20	When Adrenaline Rush is active: +20% Health Item recharge after neutralizing an enemy.
Painkiller	4	Unlocks slow Health Regen in combat.
Quake	15	-15% Stamina cost for attacks with Blunt Weapons.
Rip and Tear	20	+100% damage for the next Quick Melee Attack after shooting an enemy with a Shotgun. +100% damage for the next Shotgun shot after hitting an enemy with a Quick Melee Attack.
Ripple Effect	15	+15% health for each enemy hit by Quake.
Rush of Blood	15	+20% reload speed for 8 sec. after dismembering an enemy.
Skullcracker	15	Increases damage of Quick Melee Attacks as Stamina decreases (max. +200% at 0 Stamina).
Speed Junkie	4	+60% Health Regen Rate while sprinting.
Spontaneous Obliteration	15	+12.5% Crit Chance
Unstoppable Force	15	When Adrenaline Rush is active: Gain immunity to movement penalties and non-damaging status effects such as Knockdown, Blinding, etc.
Wrecking Ball	9	-15% stamina cost for attacks with Blunt Weapons.

List of 2.0 Technical Ability Perks

List of Technical Perks

Perk	Req. Attribute Pts.	Effect at Lv. 1
All Things Cyber	9	+10% to all cyberware stats modifiers.
Ambidextrous	15	Unlocks a new cyberware slot for your Hands.
Bolt	15	+20% charge speed for Tech weapons.
Borrowed Time	9	+100% instant recharge of a Health Item after neutralizing an enemy if you're below 25% Health and have no charges remaining.
Built Different	15	Unlocks Cellular Adapter cyberware for the Integumentary System. It can be purchased and installed at ripperdoc clinics. This Perk is required to use it properly.
Burn This City	15	When you accumulate 5 stacks of Pyromania, they will be consumed to instantly replenish a grenade charge, but all bonuses from those stacks will remain active for 6 sec.
Chain Lightning	20	Bolt now deals Electrical damage and releases an electric arc that can electrocute up to 3 nearby enemies.
Chipware Connoisseur	9	When upgrading cyberware, you can choose from two stat modifier options. A third option is available at Tier 3 and higher.
Chrome Constitution	9	-5% incoming damage if all Integumentary System and Skeleton cyberware slots are filled.
Coming In Hot	9	+50% recharge speed for grenades when you have none available.
Cyborg	15	15% reduced Cooldown for all cyberware if all available slots are filled.
Demolitions Surplus	9	+1 max grenade charge, +250% recharge speed for grenades outside of combat.
Doomlauncher	15	Projectile Launch System cyberware receives: +1 max charges, +20% recharge speed, +25% additional recharge speed when you have no charges available, +200% additional recharge speed outside of combat, +5% instant recharge after neutralizing an enemy. It also receives the same bonus as grenades from Burn This City Perk.
Driver Update	9	All cyberware gain an additional stat modifier.
Edgerunner	20	Allows you to exceed your Cyberware Capacity by up to 50 points, but at the cost of -0.5% Max Health per point. When you neutralize an enemy during combat, there is a 0.1% chance for each point you're over capacity that you will enter a Fury state. In this state, you gain: +10% damage, +30% Critical Chance, +50% Critical Damage. Duration: 12 sec.
Extended Warranty	15	+15% duration for all cyberware effects.
Field Medic	9	15% faster use of Health Items in combat.
First Aid	4	+15% recharge speed for Health Items when you've only used 1 charge.
Flash Sale	15	For Flash, Smoke, and Recon grenades: Double grenade charges. Double recharge rate.
Friendlier Fire	15	+50% resistance to damage and effects from explosions you cause.
Gearhead	4	+33% vehicle health. Vehicle-mounted weapons receive: +25% damage and -0.7 sec. lock-on time.
Glutton for War	4	5% instant recharge of Health items and grenades after neutralizing an enemy.
Health Freak	9	+8% recharge speed for Health Items and grenades.
Heat Shield	15	+10% Mitigation Chance per stack of Pyromania.
In Charge	15	Tech weapons no longer fire automatically when reaching full charge.
Internal Clock	15	Increased time window to fire a Bolt.
License to Chrome	15	+10% to all cyberware stats modifiers.
Lightning Storm	15	+10% charge speed after firing a Bolt. Stacks 3 times. Swapping weapons or firing a non-Bolt shot resets the stack.
Lucky Day	9	+25% crafting components from looting.
Pyromania	15	+8% recharge speed for health items and grenades.
Renaissance Punk	9	+4 Cyberware Capacity for each Attribute at 9 or higher.
Shock Value	15	Bolt shots ignore enemy Armor.
Ticking Time Bomb	20	Charges a powerful EMP that hits nearby enemies after 3 sec. whenever you activate Operating System cyberware (Berserk, Sandevistan) or Overlock mode. Applies Stun and deals damage proportionate to the quantity and Tier of cyberware implants you have installed, -50% incoming damage while charging EMP.
Transfusion	4	+30% health from the final charge of your Health Item.

List of 2.0 Intelligence Perks

List of Intelligence Perks

Perk	Req. Attribute Pts.	Effect at Lv. 1
Acquisition Specialist	9	+10% larger targeting reticle for smart weapons.
Blood Daemon	15	When Overclock is active: +40 health for each quickhack queued on an enemy at the time you neutralize them.
Carhacker	4	Unlocks Vehicle quickhacks, allowing you to take control, set off alarms or even blow them up. The availability of a given quickhack depends on the Tier of your installed cyberdeck.
Copy-Paste	9	When you're the target of an enemy netrunner, using the quickhack against them will also spread the quickhack's effect to their allies.
Counter-A-Hack	9	When you're the target of an enemy netrunner, you can quickhack them back through walls and obstacles. -1 RAM cost for such quickhacks.
Data Recycler	9	After neutralizing an enemy, recover 80% of the RAM cost from all quickhacks remaining in their queue.
Embedded Exploit	9	+10% RAM recovery rate.
Encryption	4	-30% traceability for all quickhacks.
Eye in the Sky	4	Automatically highlights nearby Access Points and cameras. When uploaded through cameras, Control quickhacks, Covert quickhacks and the Distract Enemies quickhack have: -1 RAM cost, +50% duration.
Feedback Loop	9	+25% RAM recovery rate for each quickhack currently in a queue.
Finisher: Live Wire	15	Unlocks a Monowire finisher. Press F when an enemy's health is low. The more quickhacks you have queued on an enemy, the more susceptible they are. Restores 15% Health and 5 RAM.
Forcekill Cypher	4	Reduces sequence length required to hack Access Points by 1. Total sequence length cannot be reduced below 2 characters.
Hack Queue	9	+1 Max RAM.
Icepick	9	-1 RAM cost for Combat quickhacks used on enemies affected by or targeted Control quickhacks, Covert quickhacks or the Distract Enemies quickhack.
No Escape	9	When using Smart weapons, if the target lock on an enemy is about to end, shooting them resets it.
Optimization	4	+35% RAM Recovery Rate.
Overclock	15	+10% RAM recovery rate.
Power Surge	15	Activating Overclock instantly restores Health equal to 5 times your max RAM.
Precision Subroutines	9	+2% accuracy with Smart weapons for each unit in your cyberdeck's Max RAM.
Proximate Propagation	4	Reduced RAM cost the closer you are to the target (max -35%).
Queue Acceleration	15	+1 max RAM.
Queue Hack_Root	15	-1 RAM cost for the first quickhack of each unique category that is second or later in the queue.
Queue Mastery	20	+1 quickhack queue size. The last quickhack to fill a queue has -50% RAM cost and locks the queue until all quickhacks are uploaded, +15% damage against enemies with a locked queue.
Queue Prioritization	15	+50% upload speed for the first quickhack when you have at least 2 quickhacks queued on an enemy.
Race Against Mind	15	When Overclock is active: increased quickhack damage as health decreases (max +50%). Health is measured when you begin upload.
Recirculation	9	+2 RAM after neutralizing an enemy with a Smart weapon. If the enemy is affected by quickhacks, restores additional RAM equal to +50% of their total RAM cost.
Shadowrunner	9	-100% trace progress after performing a Takedown.
Siphon	9	Monowire attacks recover 0.5 RAM. Increases to 1 if the enemy is affected by or targeted by a quickhack.
Smart Synergy	20	When Overclock is active, smart weapons gain instant target lock, and +25% damage if the enemy is affected by a quickhack.
Speculation	9	Neutralizing an enemy with a Combat quickhack recovers RAM equal to 25% of the total cost of all quickhacks affecting the target.
Spillover	20	When Overclock is active: +50% chance for quickhacks to spread to an additional target.
Sublimation	15	When Overclock is active, all RAM recovery effects also regenerate health.
Subordination	4	+100% duration for Control quickhacks used on full-health enemies.
System Overwhelm	9	+7% quickhack damage for each unique quickhack and DOT effect affecting the target.
Target Lock Transfer	15	10% larger targeting reticle for Smart weapons.
Targeting Prism	15	Enables multiple target locks when aiming and increases the number of simultaneous targets for all smart weapons by 1.
Terminal Velocity	15	Increased projectile velocity and lock-on range for 10 sec. after neutralizing an enemy with smart weapon. Stacks 3 times. New stacks reset duration. All stacks are removed when duration ends.
Warning: Explosion Hazard	4	+40% explosion damage from hacked devices, +80% additional explosion damage to enemies affected by quickhacks (including Distract Enemies)

List of Cool Perks

List of Cool Perks

Perk	Req. Attribute Pts.	Effect at Lv. 1
Accelerated Toxin Absorption	9	Strong Attacks and thrown weapons used against Poisoned enemies instantly deal substantial Poison damage then remove all Poison effects.
Blind Spot	4	When crouched, the higher your Mitigation Chance, the longer it takes for enemies to detect you.
California Reaper	15	+30% Stamina after neutralizing an enemy with a ranged attack via headshot or weakspot.
Corrosion	9	Allows you to apply Poison to mechs, robots, drones and turrets.
Creeping Death	15	When Optical Camo is active or you are undetected, neutralizing an enemy grants: +15% health +15% Stamina +10% movement speed for 6 sec.
Deadeye	15	+10% headshot and weakspot damage
Deep Breath	9	Slows time by 25% for you and enemies when Focus is active.
Feline Footwork	4	When crouched: +15% Movement Speed, +15 Mitigation Chance. Mitigation - grants a chance to reduce incoming damage by current Mitigation Strength (default: 50%).
Finisher: Act of Mercy	15	Unlocks a Throwable Weapons Finisher. Press F when an enemy's Health is low. Automatically activates Juggler. Restores 25% Health.
Focus	9	+10% headshot and weakspot damage.
Gag Order	4	Landing an attack on an enemy right after they detect you will delay detection from other nearby enemies.
Head to Head	9	When Focus is active, neutralizing an enemy with a ranged attack resets its duration.
High Noon	15	When Deadeye is active: +35% reload speed for your next reload after neutralizing an enemy via headshot or weak spot. Effect available for 3 sec. Slows time by 50% during reload.
Juggler	15	-15% recovery time for throwable weapons
Killer Instinct	4	+25% damage with knives, axes and silenced guns outside of combat. They also provide a preview of estimated damage.
Long Shot	15	When Deadeye is active, your shots always deal full damage regardless of distance.
Nerves of Tungsten-Steel	20	When Deadeye is active: Guaranteed Crit Hits for headshots and weak spots Increased damage as distance increases (max. +25%).
Neurotoxin	9	Applying poison to an enemy via Scorpion Sting now also applies Blinding and disables sprinting for 6 sec.
Ninjutsu	15	+15% crouch movement speed.
No Sweat	9	-50% stamina cast from Focus made for each enemy neutralized while it was active.
Parasite	9	+15 Health on Crit Hits and headshots with thrown weapons.
Pay It Forward	15	After retrieving a thrown knife or axe from an enemy, your first melee attack with a throwable weapon gains +200% damage.
Pounce	15	Allows you to perform Finishers from a greater distance if you've hit the enemy with a throwable weapon. Each successful throw also makes them more susceptible to Finishers. To perform a Finisher, press F when an enemy's Health is low.
Pull!	9	When Focus is active, shooting grenades out of the air is easier and the blast is more powerful.
Quick Draw	15	+30% weapon swap speed when swapping to Pistols, Revolvers, Sniper Rifles and Precision rifles +30% Stamina when swapping during combat.
Quick Getaway	4	+10% movement speed after neutralizing and enemy while undetected. Duration: 30 sec, or until you are detected. Stacks 2 times. New stacks reset duration. All stacks are removed when duration ends.
Rinse and Reload	9	+10 reload speed for your next reload after neutralizing an enemy while aiming. Stacks 2 times. The stack resets to 0 whenever you reload or start aiming again.
Road Warrior	4	Allows you to use Sandevistan to slow time while driving. Allows Kerenzikov to be activated when aiming and handbraking simultaneously. +25% weapon damage when your vehicle is drifting or airborne.
Run 'N' Gun	20	Hip-firing does not consume stamina. When Focus is active: +25% movement speed.
Scorpion Sting	9	-15% recovery time for throwable weapons.
Serpentine	15	+30% Mitigation Chance when crouch-sprinting.
Shinobi Sprint	15	-75% stamina cost for crouch-sprinting during combat.
Sleight of Hand	15	+20% Crit damage for 8 sec. whenever Juggler is activated. Stacks 5 times. New stacks reset duration. All stacks are removed when duration ends.
Small Target	4	+20% Mitigation Chance when crouched and not moving.
Style Over Substance	20	Guaranteed Crit Hits with throwable weapons when crouch-sprinting, sliding, dodging or Dashing. No movement speed penalty when aiming a throwable weapon.
Unexposed	4	+20% Mitigation Chance when aiming from cover
Vanishing Act	15	Optical Camo activates automatically and consumes its charge gradually while crouch-sprinting or sliding

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