Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

Cold Blood Skill Progression | How to Level Up Cold Blood and Unlock All Perks

This is a guide to the Cold Blood Skill Tree in Cyberpunk 2077. Learn how to level up the Skill Progression for this Skill Tree, all Perks available, and how to unlock all its Perks.

Cold Blood Skill Progression Guide

How to Level Up Cold Blood

Defeat enemies with Cold Blood activated.

Cold Blood Skill Progression Rewards

1 2 3 4
- Increases Crit Chance by 10%. Increases Armor by 3%. +1 Perk Point(s)
5 6 7 8
+1 Perk Point(s) Increases Health by 10%. Increases Stamina by 10%. Increases All Resistances by 5%.
9 10 11 12
+1 Perk Point(s) +1 Perk Point(s) +1 Perk Point(s) Increases All Resistances by 5%.
13 14 15 16
+1 Perk Point(s) Increases Crit Damage by 5%. Increases Crit Chance by 10%. Increases Movement Speed by 3%.
17 18 19 20
+1 Perk Point(s) Increases Armor by 7%. Increases Crit Damage by 5%. Unlocks the last Perk in the Skill tree.

Cold Blood Explained

Cold Blood Skill Tree

To activate the effects of the perks listed below, players need to kill enemies to get stacks of Cold Blood. One kill gives one stack of Cold Blood. Each stack lasts for 10 seconds.

The duration of the stack and its added buffs can be lengthened by killing enemies in succession. The effects of each stack will vary depending on the perks in this skill tree, so choose depending on your build.

List of Cold Blood Perks and How to Unlock

Perk Attr. Level Effect at Lv. 1 Rating & Reason
MercilessMerciless Level 20 in Cold Blood While Cold Blood is active, increases Crit Chance by 5% and Crit Damage by 25%.
+1% Crit Chance and +3% Crit Damage per Perk level.
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This is a really useful perk to have as it allows critical hits to happen more often.
Cold BloodCold Blood 3 After defeating an enemy, gain Cold Blood for 7 sec. and increase movement speed by 2%. Stacks up to 1 time. The duration of each additional stack is 1 sec. shorter. A Rank Icon
With every enemy kill, it unlocks all of the bonuses afforded in this skill tree.
Will to SurviveWill to Survive 5 Increases all Resistances by 3% per stack of Cold Blood. B Rank Icon
While the increase to all Resistances is useful, the very low percentage of increase makes this skill somewhat less useful.
Blood BrawlBlood Brawl 5 While Cold Blood is active, increases damage with melee weapons by 5%. B Rank Icon
The damage increase is not significant enough to land deadlier blows using blades or blunt weapons but if paired with other perks in the Cold Blood tree such as Predator, then, this perk will be more noticeable.
Frosty SynapsesFrosty Synapses 7 Reduces quickhack cooldowns by 3% per stack of Cold Blood. B Rank Icon
The reduction of Quickhack cooldowns is useful but the Hacking skill tree has far more useful beneficial perks.
Easy OutEasy Out 7 While Cold Blood is active, increases ranged weapon damage by 10% to enemies within an area of 5 m. A Rank Icon
A fairly useful damage increase while Cold Blood is active.
Rapid BloodflowRapid Bloodflow 9 Increase Health regen inside and outside combat by 5% per stack of Cold Blood. A Rank Icon
Combined with the other defensive bonuses of the Cold Blood skill tree, this allows you to last much longer in battle.
Defensive ClottingDefensive Clotting 9 Increases Armor by 4% per stack of Cold Blood. A Rank Icon
The increase is armor is pretty significant especially in higher levels when you start having armors that increase your total armor by 100 points.
Frozen PrecisionFrozen Precision 11 Increases headshot damage by 5% per stack of Cold Blood. S Rank Icon
This is one of the most useful perks in the Cold Blood tree, making headshots even more lethal.
CoolagulantCoolagulant 11 Stacks of Cold Blood are removed one by one, not all at once. A Rank Icon
This ensures that you maximize each stack of Cold Blood.
Icy VeinsIcy Veins 12 Reduces weapon recoil by 3% per stack of Cold Blood. B Rank Icon
Reducing recoil to all weapons is particularly useful but the increase itself is pretty small.
PredatorPredator 12 Increases attack speed by 10% per stack of Cold Blood. A Rank Icon
The huge increase in attack speed is pretty significant especially with melee weapons.
Quick TransferQuick Transfer 12 Reduces quickhack upload time by 2% per stack of Cold Blood. C Rank Icon
The reduction in quickhack upload time is useful but the bonus is too insignificant. More useful bonuses can be found in the Hacking skill tree.
Cold and CalculatingCold and Calculating 14 Landing a Crit Hit has 50% chance of applying a stack of Cold Blood. B Rank Icon
While the added chance of applying Cold Blood on you is great, there are far better bonuses to be had such as Unbreakable and Coldest Blood.
Pain Is An IllusionPain Is An Illusion 14 While Cold Blood is active, reduces damage taken by 5%. A Rank Icon
The damage decrease allows you to survive longer in battle and use the Cold Bood effects more.
Critical ConditionCritical Condition 16 Increases duration of Cold Blood by 25% A Rank Icon
This allows the effects of the entire Cold Blood perks to last much longer.
Coldest BloodColdest Blood 16 Increases max stack amount for Cold Blood by 1. A Rank Icon
This, in combination with Coolagulant, makes each Cold Blood last even much longer.
ImmunityImmunity 18 Grants immunity to Bleeding, Poison, Burn, and Shock when at least 4 stack(s) of Cold Blood are active. A Rank Icon
This is particularly useful as this allows you to battle any kind of opponent without worrying to much about negative status effects.
BloodswellBloodswell 20 Upon receiving lethal damage while Cold Blood is active, prevents death, consumes all stacks of Cold Blood, restoring 10% Health per stack and grants Damage Immunity for 5 sec. Player cannot gain Cold Blood while perk is active. Cooldown 15 sec. A Rank Icon
This allows an emergency response when your health becomes low, allowing you to find a way to fight back.

Best Cold Blood Perks

Perk Attr. Level Effect at Lv. 1 Rating & Reason
Frozen PrecisionFrozen Precision 11 Increases headshot damage by 5% per stack of Cold Blood. S Rank Icon
This is one of the most useful perks in the Cold Blood tree, making headshots even more lethal.

Best Perks to Choose

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