Cyberpunk 2077 Ex Nihilo Perk Guide | Best Ex Nihilo Build and Weapons

The Cyberpunk 2077 Ex Nihilo Perk is found within the Crafting Skill Tree and is improved by leveling your Technical Stat. The Ex Nihilo Perk Grants a 20% chance to craft an item for free.

Ex Nihilo

Skill Type: Crafting

Requires: Level 12 Technical

Effect: Grants a 20% chance to craft an item for free

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List of Crafting Perks that are similar to Ex Nihilo.

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Rank	Lvl	Perk	Effect
A	1	Mechanic	Gain more components when disassembling
A	5	True Craftsman	Allows you to craft rare items
B	5	Scrapper	Junk items are automatically disassembled
B	7	Workshop	Disassembling items grant a 5% / 10% / 15% chance to gain a free component of the same quality as the disassembled item
A	9	Innovation	Effects from crafted consumables last 25% / 50% longer
A	9	Sapper	Crafted grenades deal 10% / 20% more damage
S	11	200% Efficiency	Crafted clothes gain 2.5% / 5% more armor
S	11	Field Technician	Crafted weapons deal 2.5% / 5% more damage
A	12	Grease Monkey	Allows you to craft epic items
A	12	Efficient Upgrades	Grants a 10% chance to upgrade an item for free
A	12	Ex Nihilo	Grants a 20% chance to craft an item for free
A	14	Let There Be Light!	Reduces component cost of upgrading items by10% 20%
A	14	Cost Optimization	Reduces component costs of crafting items by 15% / 30%
S	16	Waste Not Want Not	When disassembling an item, you get attached mods back
A	16	Tune-up	Allows you to upgrade lower quality components into higher quality ones
S	18	Edgerunner Artisan	Allows you to craft legendary and iconic items
S	20	Cutting Edge	Crafted legendary weapons automatically get one stat improved by 5%
A	20	Crazy Science	Increases the sale price of crafted items by 10%