Cyberpunk 2077 Assault Perks Tier List

The Cyberpunk 2077 Assault Skill is influenced by leveling your Reflexes Stat. The Assault skill improves the effectiveness of Assault Rifles, Sniper Rifles and SMGs. When you level up this skill from Damaging enemies with rifles and SMGs; XP is given after the target is defeated. You will gain access to Assault Perks that Quickens Rifle and Submachine Gun aiming by 10% / 25% / 50%, and or Quick melee attacks with Rifle and Submachine Gun deal 50% / 100% more damage.

Assault

Reflexes

Best Perks
How to level
Level Rewards
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How To Level Up Assault Skill in Cyberpunk 2077

The Assault skill is leveled up by killing enemies with Assault Rifles, Sniper Rifles and SMGs.

How To Gain XP	Skill XP
Damaging enemies with rifles and SMGs; XP is given after the target is defeated	Based on damage dealt

Best Assault Perks in Cyberpunk 2077

List of the Best Assault Perks in Cyberpunk 2077, you can view what each perk does and how we rank them in our Assault Tier List.

S Tier - (Best) The Strongest Perks You can choose in this Cyberpunk 2077 Assault Tier List.
A Tier - (Strong) Very strong choice, but not on the same level as S Tier Choices.
B Tier - (Good) Solid Choice and can be viable with the right Builds.
C Tier - (Average) The middle of the pack neither good nor bad.

Rank	Level	Perks	Effect
B	1	EAGLE EYE	Quickens Rifle and Submachine Gun aiming by 10% / 25% / 50%
C	1	TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT	Quick melee attacks with Rifle and Submachine Gun deal 50% / 100% more damage
C	1	BULLETJOCK	Increases damage with Rifle and Submachine Gun by 3% / 6% / 10%
A	5	COVERING KILLSHOT	Increases crit chance with Rifle and Submachine Gun by 10% / 20% when firing from behind cover
B	7	BULLSEYE	Increases Rifle and Submachine Gun damage while aiming by 10%
A	7	EXECUTIONER	Deal 25% more Rifle and Submachine Gun damage to enemies whose health is above 50%
C	9	DUCK HUNTER	Increases Rifle and Submachine Gun damage to moving enemies by 10% / 20%
B	9	SHOOT, RELOAD, REPEAT	Defeating an enemy with a Rifle and Submachine Gun reduces reload time by 20% / 40% for 5 seconds
B	11	FEEL THE FLOW	Reduces reload time for Rifle and Submachine Gun by 10% / 20%
A	11	NERVES OF STEEL	Increases headshot damage with sniper rifles and precision rifles by 20% / 30%
A	12	TRENCH WARFARE	Increases Rifle and Submachine Gun damage by 5% / 10% when firing from behind cover
B	12	HUNTER'S HANDS	Reduces recoil with Rifle and Submachine Gun by 20% / 40% when firing from behind cover
S	14	NAMED BULLETS	Increases crit damage from Rifle and Submachine Gun by 35%
A	14	SKULL SKIPPER	Each headshot reduces recoil with Rifle and Submachine Gun 5% for 10 seconds. Stacks up to 5 times
B	16	RECOIL WRANGLER	Reduces recoil on Rifle and Submachine Gun by 10%
A	16	BUNKER	Increases armor and resistances by 15% when shooting with Rifle and Submachine Gun from behind cover
B	18	IN PERSPECTIVE	Increases crit damage on Rifle and Submachine Gun with mounted scopes by 2%
S	18	LONG SHOT	Rifle damage increases the farther you are located from enemies
S	20	SAVAGE STOIC	Increases Rifle and Submachine Gun damage by 35% when standing still
S	20	Punisher	After defeating an enemy with a Rifle or Submachine Gun, weapon sway is nullified and weapon spread deos not increase for 10 sec. +0.2 sec per Perk Level

List of Assault Skill Level Rewards

These are the level up bonus effect you will receive from simply leveling up the Assault skill.

Level	Reward
1	-
2	Reduces the ADS Time on Submachine Guns and all Rifle types by 20%.
3	1 Perk Points.
4	Reduces the Recoil on Submachine Guns and all Rifle types 10%.
5	Reduces the Spread on Submachine Guns and all Rifle types by 25%.
6	1 Perk Points.
7	Increases Crit Chance by 5% when using a Submachine Gun or any Rifle Type.
8	Reduces the Recoil on Submachine Guns and all Rifle types by 10%.
9	1 Perk Points.
10	1 Perk Points.
11	Increases Crit Damage by 15% when using a Submachine Gun or any Rifle Type.
12	1 Perk Points.
13	Reduces the Recoil on Submachine Guns and all Rifle types 10%.
14	Reduces the Recoil on Submachine Guns and all Rifle types 15%.
15	1 Perk Points.
16	Reduces the Spread on Submachine Guns and all Rifle types by 25%.
17	Reduces the Spread on Submachine Guns and all Rifle types by 10%.
18	1 Perk Points.
19	Reduces the Recoil on Submachine Guns and all Rifle types 15%.
20	Unlocks the last perk in the Assault Skill Tree.

Cyberpunk 2077 Assault Builds

List of what we consider to be the Best Assault Builds in Cyberpunk 2077.

A-Tier

Machine Gun and Run Assault Build

20 Body	20 Reflexes	15 Cool	3 Intelligence	3 Technical Ability

The Best Weapons we recommend for this build

Name	Stats
DIVIDED WE STAND Smart D5 Sidewinder	Stats 23-28 Damage 6 Attacks Per Second + 17-20 Electrical Damage Effects Can target up to five enemies simultaneously. Deals chemical damage with a chance to apply Poison.

The Best Cyberware we recommend for this build

Name	Price	Effect
Smart Link Rare Hands Cyberware	9,000	No reqs. at Viktor's. Allows you to use the smart-targeting module in Smart weapons. Directly links user's optical implant to weapon's system offering real-time data-tracking. SC 14
Smart Link Epic Hands Cyberware	15,000	Same as rare, and Increase chance for smart bullets to hit targets by 10% and Crit Dmg by 10%.
Smart Link Legendary Hands Cyberware	21,000	Same as rare, and Increase chance for smart bullets to hit targets by 25% and Crit Dmg by 25%. SC 11

You should check out our Best Mods Guide.

Need a cyberdeck to complete this build? You should check out our Best Cyberdeck Guide.

The Best Quickhacks to use with this build

Name	Price	Specs	Effect
Ping Uncommon	60	RAM Cost: 1 Upload Time: 1 Duration: 20 Cooldown: 0	Reveals enemies and devices connected to the local network.
Ping Legendary	280	RAM Cost: 1 Upload Time: 1 Duration: 20 Cooldown: 0	Highlighted targets can be scanned and quickhacked through solid obstacles.

Machine Gun and Run Assault Best Perks You Should Use

Lvl	Perks	Effects
1	Bulletjock	Increases damage with Rifle and Submachine Gun by 3% / 6% / 10%
7	Bullseye	Increases Rifle and Submachine Gun damage while aiming by 10%
7	Executioner	Deal 25% more Rifle and Submachine Gun damage to enemies whose health is above 50%
9	Duck Hunter	Increases Rifle and Submachine Gun damage to moving enemies by 10% / 20%
11	Feel The Flow	Reduces reload time for Rifle and Submachine Gun by 10% / 20%
14	Named Bullets	Increases crit damage from Rifle and Submachine Gun by 35%
18	Long Shot	Rifle damage increases the farther you are located from enemies
1	Regeneration	Health slowly regenerates during combat
5	Invincible	Increases max health by 10% / 20% / 30%
7	Epimorphosis	Health regenerates up to 70% / 80% / 90% of max health outside of combat
11	Multitasker	Allows you to shoot while sprinting, sliding and vaulting
11	Divided Attention	Allows you to reload weapons while sprinting, sliding and vaulting
12	Cardio Cure	Health regenerates faster when moving
16	Dog Of War	Increases health regen in combat by 15% / 20%
16	Wolverine	Health regen activates 50% / 90% faster during combat
7	Dead Center	Increases damage to torso by 10% / 20%
11	Momentum Shift	Defeating an enemy increases movement speed by 10% / 15% / 20% for 10 seconds
16	Speed Demon	You deal more damage the faster you're moving
1	Cold Blood	After defeating an enemy, gain Cold Blood for 10 seconds and increase movement speed by 2%. Stacks up to 1/2/3 times
5	Will To Survive	Increases all resistances by 2.5% / 5% per stack of Cold Blood
7	Critical Condition	Increases duration of Cold Blood by 5/10 seconds
9	Rapid Bloodflow	Increase health regen inside and outside combat by50% / 100% per stack of Cold Blood
9	Defensive Clotting	Increases armor by 1% / 2% per stack of Cold Blood
11	Frozen Precision	Increases headshot damage by 50%
14	Cold And Calculating	Landing a crit hit has 25% chance of applying a stack of Cold Blood
16	Coolagulant	Stacks of Cold Blood are removed one by one, not all at once