Cyberpunk 2077’s Night City isn’t the most welcoming and safest of places. There’s crime going on almost all the time, and as mercenary V, you’ll need to dive into the criminal underbelly on their quest for a chip that serves as the key to immortality. To help V reach their end-goal, we’ve compiled this Cyberpunk 2077 best weapons guide, running you through the best base weapons for every class, as well as every single Iconic weapon in Cyberpunk 2077.
First things first, let’s give you a bit of an explanation as to how we’ve figured this one out. The best weapons in every class listed below are those which, according to our research appear to have the highest DPS in their class. In instances where their DPS was matched by another weapon, we’ve looked at ammo clip size, and whether there are mod slots so you can equip scopes or silencers. We’ve also taken the weapon type into account, for example, Tech, Power, or Smart weapons, and how they may benefit particular weapon categories over another.
This should give you an idea as to what weapons you want to look out for, but remember you’ll need to keep upgrading or buying new variants of these weapons in order to keep them powerful enough to be viable as you progress through the game.
In some instances, we’ve listed an Iconic weapon name in parenthesis. These Iconic weapons are enhanced versions of the base weapons we’ve listed below. You can see the full list of their special abilities and enhancements further down this page, otherwise check out the list of best weapons below.
Best Weapons in Cyberpunk 2077
- Best Revolver – DR12 Quasar
- Best Pistol – Liberty (Pride or Kongou)
- Best Assault Rifle – M251S Ajax (Moron Labe)
- Best Precision Rifle – M-179 Achilles (Widow Maker)
- Best Sniper Rifle – Nekomata (Breakthrough)
- Best Shotgun – L-69 ZHUO (Ba Xing Chong)
- Best Double-Barrel Shotgun – DB-4 Igla (Sovereign)
- Best LMG – M2067 Defender
- Best SMG – DS1 Pulsar (Buzzsaw)
- Best Blade – Mantis Blades
- Best Two-Handed Club – Katana (Tsumetogi)
- Best Blunt Weapons – Gorilla Arms
Acquiring these weapons is just the start. You’ll want to use various crafting parts to improve them, equip mods to them to finetune their performance, and combine all of this with your perks and cyberware to make V a formidable killing machine.
All Iconic Weapons in Cyberpunk 2077
Then there are Cyberpunk 2077’s Iconic weapons. These are unique weapons that you won’t just find on any dead body and offer exclusive properties that set them apart from any other weapon in Night City.
Almost every single one of these listed below can only be obtained once and if you miss your chance that’s it. We’ve compiled a list of all Iconic weapons in Cyberpunk 2077, including their special properties and locations so you can nab them all.
Please note: We’ve done our best to censor the list of any spoilers, but if you’d rather enjoy Cyberpunk 2077’s story spoiler-free, we’d advise proceeding with caution.
That’s everything you need to know on Cyberpunk 2077’s Best Iconic and Unique Weapons. For more tips, tricks and guides, head on over to our guide wiki, search for Twinfinite, or check out more of our coverage on the game below.
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