Cyberpunk 2077 CRITICAL CONDITION Perk Guide | Best CRITICAL CONDITION Build and Weapons

The Cyberpunk 2077 Critical Condition Perk is found within the Cold Blood Skill Tree and is improved by leveling your Cool Stat. The Critical Condition Perk Increases duration of Cold Blood by 5/10 seconds. We rank this as a S-Tier choice and recommend using Melee and Revolver weapons with this perk.

Critical Condition

Skill Type: Cold Blood

Requires: Level 7 Cool

Effect: Increases duration of Cold Blood by 5/10 seconds

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Perks like Critical Condition in Cyberpunk 2077

List of Cold Blood Perks that are similar to Critical Condition.

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Rank	Lvl	Perk	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.

Best weapons to use with Critical Condition Perk in Cyberpunk 2077

We consider Melee and Revolver weapons to be the best to use with the Critical Condition perk.

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Melee and Revolver	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 DPS High Mod Slots Scope Slot Muzzle Slot 2 Mod Slots Effects Improved handling and firepower.
Archangel Power Overture	Stats 256-313 Damage 1.34 Attacks Per Second + 188-222 Electrical Damage + 78.22% Crit Damage + 18% Shock Chance 3.50 Headshot Damage Multiplier DPS High Mod Slots Scope Slot Muzzle Slot Mod Slot Effects Reduced recoil. Deals electrical damage with a chance to stun targets.
Baseball Bat Blunt	DPS High
Butcher's Cleavear Blade	DPS High
Cattle Prod Blunt	DPS High
Chief's Knife Blade	DPS High
Comrade's Hammer Tech RT-46 Burya	Stats 1873-2231 Damage 0.78 Attacks Per Second + 273-333 Chemical/Electrical/Physical/Thermal Damage Mod Slots Mod Slot Effects Deals high thermal damage, but has low clip size and long reload times.
Crash Power Overture	Stats 248-304 Damage 1.21 Attacks Per Second + 174-213 Physical Damage + 140.60% Crit Damage 0.50 Charge Time + 5% Bleeding Chance 4 Headshot Damage Multiplier DPS High Mod Slots Scope Slot Muzzle Slot 2 Mod Slots Effects Charging for a brief time while aiming enables full auto mode. Decreases recoil, bullet spread and fire rate.
Crowbar Blunt	DPS High
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 Mod Slots Scope Slot Muzzle Slot Mod Slot 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.
Dr12 Quasar Tech	DPS High Mod Slots Scope Slot
Dr5 Nova Power	DPS High Mod Slots Silencer Slot Scope Slot
Electric Baton Alpha Blunt	DPS High
Electric Baton Beta Blunt	DPS High
Electric Baton Gamma Blunt	DPS High
Hammer Blunt	DPS High
Kanabo Blunt	DPS High
Knife Blade	DPS High
Kukri Blade	DPS High
Machete Blade	DPS High
Overture Power	DPS High Mod Slots Silencer Scope
Rt-46 Burya Tech	DPS High Requirement Body 6 Mod Slots Scope Slot
Steel Pipe Blunt	DPS High
Tanto Blade	DPS High
Tire Iron Blunt	DPS High
Tomahawk Blunt	DPS High
Wakizashi Blade	DPS High
Tinker Bell Blunt Electric Baton Gamma	Stats 252 Damage 2 Attacks Per Seconds + 197-241 Electrical Damage + 50% Crit Damage + 20% Shock Damage DPS High Mod Slots Melee Mod Slot Effects Reduced damage, but strong attacks have a chance to stun the target.
Tsumetogi Blade Katana	Stats 150 Damage 5 Attacks Per Seconds + 96-118 Electrical Damage + 10 Electrical Resistance + 5% Crit Chance + 10% Crit Damage + 20% Shock Chance Mod Slots Melee Mod Slot Effects Deals electrical damage with a chance to apply Shock. Also increases electrical resistance.
Scalpel Blade Knife	Stats 145 Damage 5 Attacks Per Second + 92-113 Chemical Damage + 92-113 Electrical Damage + 92-113 Physical Damage + 92-113 Thermal Damage Mod Slots Melee Mod Slot Effects Deals electrical damage. While Sandevistan cyberware is active, increases Crit Chance by 50% and blows apply Bleeding.
Cottonmouth Blunt Electric Baton Gamma	Stats 163 Damage 2.48 Attacks Per Second + 34-42 Electrical Damage + 34-42 Chemical Damage -4.50 Stamina Cost Reduction while Attacking + 10% Crit Damage + 25% Poison Chance -10% Shock Chance DPS High Mod Slots Melee Mod Slot Effects Deals electrical and chemical damage. Small chance to apply Poison and/or Shock.
Cocktail Stick Blade Katana	Stats 63 Damage 2.99 Attacks Per Second + 40-49 Physical Damage + 18% Crit Damage + 10% Bleeding Chance Mod Slots Melee Mod Slot Effects High base damage.
Gold-plated Baseball Bat Blunt Baseball Bat	Stats 178 Damage 5 Attacks Per Second + 101-123 Physical Damage + 50% Bleeding Chance DPS High Mod Slots Melee Mod Slot Effects High chance to apply Bleeding, low chance to stun targets.
Jinchu-maru Blade Katana	Stats 111 Damage 4.80 Attacks Per Second Mod Slots 2x Melee Mod Slots Effects Crit Chance increased to 100% while Kerenzikov is active. Final combo attack damage doubled as standard, but quadrupled if the target has more health than you.
Satori Blade Katana	Stats 57 Damage 3.85 Attacks Per Second Mod Slots Melee Mod Slot Effects Reduced base damage but very high Crit Damage multiplier
Sir John Phallustiff Blunt Electric Baton Gamma	Stats 244 Damage 2 Attacks Per Second DPS High Mod Slots Melee Mod Slot Effects High Damage.
Stinger Blade Knife	Stats 183 Damage 6.67 Attacks Per Second + 69-84 Physical Damage Effects Deals additional chemical damage with a moderate chance to apply Poison.
The Caretaker's Cyberspade Blunt Two-Handed Hammer	Stats 515 Damage 2.50 Attacks Per Second + 191-234 Physical Damage -13 Stamina Cost Reduction while Attacking + 52% Crit Damage + 20% Bleeding Chance DPS High Mod Slots 3x Melee Mod Slots Effects High damage.