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This guide shows the fastest way to get Perk Points in Cyberpunk 2077. Read on to learn how to get as many perk points as possible to acquire more skills!

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How to Get Perk Points

Leveling Up

The most basic way to gain Perk Points in Cyberpunk is by leveling up. Leveling up will give you Attribute Points as well as a Perk Point per level. Completing main quests, as well as smaller side quests, such as Assault in Progress or Organized Crime Activity quests are an easy way to gain some EXP!

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Skill Progression

Another way to gain Perk Points is through increasing Skill Progression. As skills are practiced, your Skill Progression will increase. Each time your Skill Progression increases, you will gain a reward. Some of these rewards are Perk Points.

Every skill can be leveled up to gain either 6 or 7 Perk Points. Using a good mix of multiple weapon types and character skills is a good way to ensure you can level up each skill tree and pick up more perk points!

How to Get Perks through Skill Progression

Skill Tree How to Increase Skill Progression Levels Aquired At
Handguns Defeat enemies with Handguns and land headshots 3, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18
Assault Defeat enemies and land headshots with Submachine Guns and Rifles 3, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18
Blades Defeat enemies with katanas, knives, and blades 3, 8, 9, 10, 14, 16, 17
Crafting Craft items and weapons 2, 5, 8, 10, 14, 17
Engineering Defeat enemies with Tech weapons 2, 6, 8, 10, 14, 17, 18
Ninjutsu Take out enemies while hidden and hide enemy bodies 3, 5, 7, 10, 13, 15, 18
Cold Blood Defeat enemies with Cold Blood activated 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 13, 17
Breach Protocol Successfully Breach computers and access points 2, 6, 10, 14, 16, 18
Quickhacking Successfully perform Quickhacks on enemies and machinery 2, 4, 9, 11, 14, 19
Athletics Gained by punching or using melee weapons, as well as jumping. Entering berserk mode and rapidly attacking with a melee weapon equipped will allow you to level up this skill extremely fast (roughly once per minute for earlier levels). 3, 7, 8, 10, 11, 16, 19
Street Brawler Defeat enemies with Blunt Weapons. 3, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18
Annihilation Defeat enemies and land headshots with Shotguns, Light Machine Guns and Heavy Machine Guns 3, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18

Perk Shards

Perk Shards are a rare item that will allow you to acquire or level up any perk of your choice when found. While you won't come across them extremely often, certain side jobs or NCPD scanner hussles can sometimes lead to you finding one, so be sure to take out hostile threats and loot the rewards when you come across them.

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