Cyberpunk 2077 Cold Blood Perks Tier List

The Cyberpunk 2077 Cold Blood Skill is influenced by leveling your Cool Stat. The Cold Blood skill imporves basic stats such as Armor, Damage, HP and even Stamina. When you level up this skill from Performing finishing moves on enemies. You will gain access to Cold Blood Perks that After defeating an enemy, gain Cold Blood for 10 seconds and increase movement speed by 2%. Stacks up to 1/2/3 times, and or Increases all resistances by 2.5% / 5% per stack of Cold Blood.

Cold Blood

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How To Level Up Cold Blood Skill in Cyberpunk 2077

The Cold Blood skill is leveled up by ?

How To Gain XP	Skill XP
Performing finishing moves on enemies	100
Defeating enemies while Cold Blood is active	Based on damage taken

Best Cold Blood Perks in Cyberpunk 2077

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

S Tier - (Best) The Strongest Perks You can choose in this Cyberpunk 2077 Cold Blood 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
S	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
A	5	WILL TO SURVIVE	Increases all resistances by 2.5% / 5% per stack of Cold Blood
A	5	ICY VEINS	Reduces weapon recoil by 2.5% per stack of Cold Blood
S	7	CRITICAL CONDITION	Increases duration of Cold Blood by 5/10 seconds
A	7	FROSTY SYNAPSES	Reduces quickhack cooldowns by 3% / 6% per stack of Cold Blood
B	9	RAPID BLOODFLOW	Increase health regen inside and outside combat by50% / 100% per stack of Cold Blood
A	9	DEFENSIVE CLOTTING	Increases armor by 1% / 2% per stack of Cold Blood
S	11	COLDEST BLOOD	Increases max stack amount for Cold Blood by 1
S	11	FROZEN PRECISION	Increases headshot damage by 50%
A	12	BLOOD BRAWL	When Cold Blood is active, increases damage with melee weapons by 5% / 10%
A	12	PREDATOR	Increases attack speed by 1% / 3% per stack of Cold Blood
B	12	QUICK TRANSFER	Reduces quickhack upload time by 1% per stack of Cold Blood
S	14	COLD AND CALCULATING	Landing a crit hit has 25% chance of applying a stack of Cold Blood
A	14	BLOODSWELL	When your health reaches 45%, a max stack of Cold Blood is automatically activated
S	16	UNBREAKABLE	Increases max stack amount for Cold Blood by 1
S	16	COOLAGULANT	Stacks of Cold Blood are removed one by one, not all at once
A	18	PAIN IS AN ILLUSION	When Cold Blood is active, reduces damage taken by 5%
S	20	IMMUNITY	When Cold Blood is active, you are immune to bleeding, poison, burn and shock
S	20	Merciless	While Cold Blood is active, Increases Crit Chance by 10% and Crit Damage by 25%. 1% Crit Chance and 3% Crit Damage per Perk Level.

List of Cold Blood Skill Level Rewards

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

Level	Reward
1	-
2	Increases Crit Chance by 10%.
3	Increases Armor by 3%.
4	1 Perk Points.
5	1 Perk Points.
6	Increases Health by 10%.
7	Increases Stamina by 10%.
8	Increases All Resistances by 5%.
9	1 Perk Points.
10	1 Perk Points.
11	1 Perk Points.
12	Increases All Resistances by 5%.
13	1 Perk Points.
14	Increases Crit Damage by 5%.
15	Increases Crit Chance by 10%.
16	Increases Movement Speed by 3%.
17	1 Perk Points.
18	Increases Armor by 7%.
19	Increases Crit Damage by 5%.
20	Unlocks the last perk in the Cold Blood Skill Tree.

Cyberpunk 2077 Cold Blood Builds

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

S-Tier

Cool Blooded Gun Slinger Cold Blood Build

15 Body	20 Reflexes	20 Cool	3 Intelligence	3 Technical Ability

The Best Weapons we recommend for this build

Name	Stats
AMNESTY Power Overture	Stats 49-61 Damage 2.29 Attacks Per Second + 30-37 Physical Damage + 3.66% Crit Chance + 2.67 Crit Damage + 6% Bleeding Chance 2.00 Headshot Damage Multiplier Effects Improved handling and firepower.
DOOM DOOM Power DR5 Nova	Stats 95-115 Damage 6 Attacks Per Second + 67-82 Phyiscal Damage + 20.21% Crit Chance 3% Bleeding Chance 2.50 Headshot Damage Multiplier Effects Fires four rounds per shot, with increased damage, rate of fire and chance to dismember at the cost of increased recoil and bullet spread.
DYING NIGHT Power M-10AF Lexington	Stats 10-12 Damage 5.56 Attacks Per Second + 7-9 Phyiscal Damage 1.80 Headshot Damage Multiplier Effects Headshot damage increased by 50%; significantly reduced reload time
KONGOU Power Liberty	Stats 32-39 Damage 3.56 Attacks Per Second Effects Ricochet effect functions without supporting cyberware. Lower recoil and increased fire rate, but reduced clip size.

The Best Cyberware we recommend for this build

Name	Price	Effect
Limbic System Enchancement Common Frontal Cortex	3,000	Increase Crit Chance by 7% Int 6
Limbic System Enchancement Rare Frontal Cortex	9,000	Increases Crit Chance by 15% Int 9

You should check out our Best Mods Guide.

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

You should check out our Best Quickhacks Guide.

Cool Blooded Gun Slinger Cold Blood Best Perks You Should Use

Lvl	Perks	Effects
1	High Noon	Increases crit chance with Pistol and Revolver by 4% / 8% / 12%
1	Desperado	Increases damage from Pistol and Revolver by 3% / 6% / 9%
1	Gunslinger	Reduces reload time for Pistol and Revolver by 10% / 15% / 25%
1	Rio Bravo	Increases headshot damage multiplier with Pistol and Revolver by 10% / 20% / 30%
7	Long Shot Drop Pop	Increases damage to enemies 5+ meters away by 25% / 50%
11	A Fistful Of Eurodollars	Increases crit damage from Pistol and Revolver by 10% / 20%
14	Wild West	Removes the damage penalty from Pistol and Revolver when shooting from a distance
20	Brainpower	After a successful headshot with a Pistol and Revolver, crit chance increases by 25% for 5 seconds
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	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
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