Cyberpunk Pistol build 2.0: Attributes, perks, & cyberware

Update 2.0 has many awesome and powerful perks for Cyberpunk 2077, which is why many players want to get the best pistol build. To help you, I have created the perfect pistol build for 2.0 that has crazy damage and added bonuses for guns and knives to help quickly take enemies down from cover. It also employs axes for good measure.

Best Pistol build in Cyberpunk 2.0 (Stealth)

A pistol build in Cyberpunk 2077 is mainly focused on taking enemies down from the shadows. Our build gives you extra speed and the ability to sprint when crouching, increased headshot damage with knives and silenced guns with other added bonuses, and some nice hacking abilities. When you complete this build, you will be ready to easily take hordes of enemies from the shadows.

Best starting stats for Pistol build in Cyberpunk 2077 2.0

Your main focus with the Pistol build in Cyberpunk 2077 is going to be the Cool tree at the start. All the perks affecting your silenced guns and knives are in this tree, so you want to get all of them as soon as possible.

• Intelligence: 4
• Reflexes: 3
• Technical ability: 3
• Cool: 9
• Body: 3

Best endgame stats for Pistol build in Cyberpunk 2077 2.0

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There will still be a lot of attribute points left when you complete this, so feel free to add those where you see fit. I would personally invest them in the Reflexes tree to have Katana support in case something goes wrong.

Best perks for leveling your Pistol build to Level 9 in Cyberpunk 2077 2.0

To start with the Assassin build in Cyberpunk 2077 2.0, begin by getting the perks below. Once you have these, you will be able to move faster when crouching and deal more damage with silenced guns and thrown knives, especially if undetected.

Best perks for leveling your Pistol build to Level 50 in Cyberpunk 2077 2.0

For the best Assassin build, you only need to focus on two skill trees: Cool and Intelligence. When you level them up as shown below, you will be the master of shadows and deal lethal damage from cover.

Best perks for Cool tree

Below are the main skills required for this build to work. The Feline Footwork and Ninjutsu perks will help you get speed and movement, while Killer Instinct and Focus will give you additional damage with guns and knives.

Best Perks for Intelligence tree

The tree below supports the Pistol build by helping you stay in the shadows with perks like Eye in the Sky, or when things get out of hand, you can hack your way with Hack Queue. All in all, this tree perfectly complements the Pistol build with utility and additional firepower.

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Best Relic tree perks for a Pistol build in Cyberpunk 2077 2.0

You can add the perks below from the Relic tree to make the Pistol build more powerful in Cyberpunk 2077 2.0.

• Emergency Cloaking: A great perk that comes in handy when you have to make a quick escape back into the shadows.
• Sensory Protocol: Allows you to avoid detection when crouching, which synergizes well with the rest of our build.
• Vulnerability Analysis: My favorite perk, it allows you to detect enemy weak spots and do guaranteed crit damage to them.
• Machine Learning: Creates stacks when you deal damage to enemies; with each stack, you get a 10% frequency of new Vulnerabilities appearing and 5% increased crit damage.

Best weapons for Pistol build in Cyberpunk 2077 2.0

These are the best weapons for the Pistol build in Cyberpunk 2.0:

• Her Majesty: With this silenced bad boy, you will be tearing through all sorts of enemies with just one shot. To get this pistol, you have to start a job called Get it Together in Phantom Liberty Expansion, during which Alex will give it to you. If you don't have Phantom Liberty, any old pistol with a silencer added (e.g. Nue) will do instead. Naturally, the higher the tier the better.
• Stinger: You can have this as your knife to hit some headshots without alerting anyone. You get this knife by completing the I'll Fly Away side job.
• Agaou: This is an amazing axe that you can get in the Phantom Liberty expansion. It gives you a ton of increased headshot damage that gets more power from Killer Instinct perks. You can get this from Increased Criminal at Luxor High Wellness Spa in Dogtown.

Best Cyberware for Pistol build in Cyberpunk 2077 2.0

There is a variety of cyberware you can add to your Pistol build to make it more deadly. Here are two of my favorites.

• Kiroshi "Cockatrice" Optics: Increases your crit chance and gives you a lot of optical zoom for scanning and aiming, making it a great option. You can grab this at various Ripperdocs in Night City.
• The Militech Apogee Sandevistan: Slow down time for better aim and consecutive kills to kill all enemies without being detected. You can grab it from Bellevue Overwalk in Watson district.

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