Best Blades Melee Build | Cyberpunk 2077

This is a guide to creating a Blades build in Cyberpunk 2077. Check here for details about the build, what attributes to level up, which perks to choose, and what equipment to use.

How to Use the Blades Melee Build

Unleash your inner Samurai (like Johnny, get it?) and slice through enemies with this build. Combined with certain perks and time-slowing cyberware abilities, a blade build can be an unstoppable force that finish off a group of enemies with powerful critical hits before they even know what hit them.

Best Attributes For Blades Melee Build

Reflexes

Reflexes will help hone your blades to be even deadlier. Increase your Crit Chance and Mantis Blade power while investing in the Blades skill tree.

Technical Ability

Technical Ability is a great secondary attribute to build up for a blades build. It raises defenses and includes some handy perks to boost defenses when closing in on enemies. You will also be able to craft more powerful weapons at a high enough level.

Body

Since blades are an up-close fighting style, investing in the Body attribute will make you sturdy enough to withstand attacks from enemies. It will give you melee weapon bonuses as well as increase your health and stamina.

Best Perks For Blades Melee Build

Steel and Chrome

Steel And Chrome is a flat damage increase to melee attacks. It can also be stacked to further increase damage making it great for any type of melee build.

Roaring Waters

When using blades in your blades build, this is a straightforward damage boost.

Sting Like A Bee

Increase your DPS with this perk to shear off opponent's HP. It can be leveled up to 3 times for a 30% increase to attack speed.

Blessed Blade

Most katanas already have a high Crit Chance. Increase it even further with this perk.

Edgerunner Artisan

While the cost to obtain it is a high 18 in Technical Ability, Edgerunner Artisan is the best crafting perk. With this, powerful Legendary and Iconic weapons can be crafted.

Best Weapons

The best Blade weapons are those with long reach so Knives will not be an excellent choice here. Long Blades and Katana are the best way to go.

Weapon	Tiers	Max Mod Slots
Jinchu-Maru	Epic Legendary (Iconic)	3
Katana	Common Uncommon Rare Epic Legendary	3
Machete	Common Uncommon Rare Epic Legendary	3
Scalpel	Rare Epic Legendary (Iconic)	3
Satori	Rare Epic Legendary (Iconic)	3
Cocktail Stick	Rare Epic Legendary (Iconic)	3
Tsumetogi	Rare Epic Legendary (Iconic)	3
Kukri	Epic	3
Butcher's Cleaver	Common Rare	2
Chef's Knife	Uncommon Rare	2

Best Cyberware

To complement your abilities, you can invest in some cyberware to boost your ability to defeat enemies or protect yourself from damage as you attack enemies.

Militech Falcon Sandevistan MK.5

Cyberware	Effect	Price
Militech "Falcon" Sandevistan MK.5	・Slows time by 70% for 20 sec. Cooldown 30 sec. ・Increases any damage dealt by 15% when Sandevistan is active. ・Increases Crit Chance by 20% and Crit Damage by 35% when Sandevistan is active.	€$ 35000

This cyberware will allow you to deal more damage and higher chance of Critical hits landing. It even boosts your Critical damage.

QianT Warp Dancer Sandevistan MK.5

Cyberware	Effect	Price
QianT "Warp Dancer" Sandevistan MK.5	・Slows time by 90% for 8 sec. Cooldown 30 sec. ・Activate by holding L1 and R1. ・Increases any damage dealt by 15%, Crit Chance by 10%, and Crit Damage by 50% when Sandevistan is active.	€$ 35000

This cyberware has the bonus of increasing your Crit Chance and can be combo up with the Blessed Blade which increases your Critical Chance even more.

Heal-On-Kill

Cyberware	Effect	Price
Heal-on-Kill	・Instantly restores 10% Health after defeating an enemy.	€$ 35000

This is cyberware makes you more on the defensive side and is perfect to be paired with Pain Editor to make you even more of a tank.

Pain Editor

Cyberware	Effect	Price
Pain Editor	・Reduces all incoming damage by 10%.	€$ 28000

Partnered with Heal-on-Kill, you have a very resilient character that can dish out damage.

Microtors

Cyberware	Effect	Price
Microrotors	・Increases attack speed by 25%.	€$ 14000

This cyberware is excellent in making your attacks faster, making Blades even deadlier.

Lynx Paws

Cyberware	Effect	Price
Lynx Paws	Epic ・Allows you to move and run more quietly. The sound of your footsteps will not carry as far.	Epic: 85000

This cyberware allows you to go around and get to your opponents faster.

Best Mods

Certain mods can improve your damage as well as the speed with which you attack..

Blades Melee Build Variations

High Damage Blades

If you like to get up close and personal with enemies, using a blade can be a satisfying way to take out enemies. If going with this build, it is recommended to pair it with Quickhacks that disable your enemies and allows you to draw in close while they are unsuspecting.

Bleeding Blades

This build, while offensively weaker than the High Damage one, takes advantage of the fact that Blades have inherent Bleed chance. Equipping Quickhacks that distract enemies are still necessary. Once Bleed is applied, back away and focus on the other enemies while waiting for those Bleeding to die.

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