Cyberpunk 2077 FRENZY Perk Guide | Best FRENZY Build and Weapons

The Cyberpunk 2077 Frenzy Perk is found within the Street Brawler Skill Tree and is improved by leveling your Body Stat. The Frenzy Perk Defeating an enemy increases damage by 100% for 10 seconds. We rank this as a S-Tier choice and recommend using Gorilla Arms and Monowire weapons with this perk.

Frenzy

Skill Type: Street Brawler

Requires: Level 15 Body

Effect: Defeating an enemy increases damage by 100% for 10 seconds

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Perks like Frenzy in Cyberpunk 2077

List of Street Brawler Perks that are similar to Frenzy.

(Click/Tap the Names below for a complete guide on the perk.)

Rank	Lvl	Perk	Effect
A	1	Crushing Blows	Increases damage from strong attacks by 30% / 40% / 50%
S	4	Dazed	Attacks have a 15% / 30% chance to apply stun
A	1	Flurry	Increases damage from combo attacks by 30% / 40% / 50%
B	4	Juggernaut	Increases armor while blocking by 50%
A	6	Rush	Sucessful atacks recover 3% / 5% health over 2 second(s)
A	6	Efficient Blows	Reduces stamina cost for all attacks by 25% / 50%
S	8	Opportune Strike	Increases damage against enemies affected by stun by 50%
B	8	Human Fortress	Reduces stamina cost of blocking attacks by 50%
A	10	Reinvigorate	Defeating an enemy with a strong attack restores 10% / 20% / 30% stamina
A	10	Payback	Increases damage by 1% fo revery 1% / 2% / 3% of mising health
B	12	Breathing Space	Increases stamina restored while blocking by 50% / 100%
A	12	Relentless	Successful attacks against enemies affected by stun restore 20% / 30% stamina
S	15	Thrash	Strong attacks reduce the target's armor by 30% for 10 second(s)
S	15	Frenzy	Defeating an enemy increases damage by 100% for 10 seconds
A	18	Unshakable	Successful attacks against enemies affected by stun restore 5% / 10% % / 15% health and 5% / 10% % / 15% stamina
A	18	Biding Time	Blocking attacks restores 5%/ 10% % / 15% health
S	20	Guerrilla	Increases Crit Damage by 60% for 10 Sec after entering combat. +2% perPerk Level.

Best weapons to use with Frenzy Perk in Cyberpunk 2077

We consider Gorilla Arms and Monowire weapons to be the best to use with the Frenzy perk.

(Click/Tap the Images below for a complete guide on where to find and how to get.)

Gorilla Arms and Monowire	Stats
Baseball Bat Blunt	DPS High
Butcher's Cleavear Blade	DPS High
Cattle Prod Blunt	DPS High
Chief's Knife Blade	DPS High
Crowbar Blunt	DPS High
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
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.

Best Frenzy Build, Weapons, and Cyberware in Cyberpunk 2077

We recommend using this Gorilla Arms build with the Frenzy Perk, together with Hacker Overlord and Invincible will improve the overall build.

A-Tier

Gorilla Arms Build

20 Body	3 Reflexes	20 Cool	15 Intelligence	3 Technical Ability

Looking for a weapon to use with this build? Visit our Best Weapons Guide.

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
Visual cortex support Common Frontal Cortex	3,000	Increases Crit Damage by 15% Int 6
Visual cortex support Uncommon Frontal Cortex	4,500	Increases Crit Damage by 16% Int 8
Visual cortex support Epic Frontal Cortex	15,000	Increases Crit Damage by 30% Int 12
Visual cortex support Legendary Frontal Cortex	21,000	Increases Crit Damage by 45% Int 16
Biomonitor Common Circulatory System	6,000	Instantly restores 30% Health when Health to 15% CD 240 sec.
Biomonitor Uncommon Circulatory System	9,000	Instantly restores 40% Health when Health to 15% CD 240 sec. Body 10
Biomonitor Rare Circulatory System	18,000	Instantly restores 50% Health when Health drop to 15%. CD 180 sec. Body 12
Biomonitor Epic Circulatory System	30,000	Instantly restores 60% Health when Health drop to 15%. CD 150 sec. Body 15
Biomonitor Legendary Circulatory System	42,000	Instantly restores 100% Health when Health drop to 15%. CD 120 sec. Body 18
Synaptic Signal Optimizer Common Nervous System	4,000	Increases Health by 20%.
Synaptic Signal Optimizer Uncommon Nervous System	6,000	Increases Health by 30%. Body 8
Synaptic Signal Optimizer Rare Nervous System	12,000	Increases Health by 40%. Body 12
Synaptic Signal Optimizer Epic Nervous System	20,000	Increases Health by 50%. Body 15
Synaptic Signal Optimizer Legendary Nervous System	28,000	Increases Health by 60% Body 20
Subdermal Armor Uncommon Integumentary System	3,000	Increase Armor by 50.
Subdermal Armor Common Integumentary System	2,000	Increase Armor by 20.
Subdermal Armor Rare Integumentary System	6,000	Increase Armor by 90.
Subdermal Armor Epic Integumentary System	10,000	Increase Armor by 140.
Subdermal Armor Legendary Integumentary System	14,000	Increase Armor by 200.
Gorilla Arms Rare Arms Cyberware	15,250	87-107 Dmg. +34-44 Physical Dmg. 2.5 Attack Speed. +10% Bleed Chance. They charge with each attack. On Strong attack they deal bonus dmg based on charge level. Allow you to force open locked doors and rip turrets out. They deal Physical damage. SC 20
Gorilla Arms Epic Arms Cyberware	25,250	102-125 Dmg. +42-51 Physical Dmg. 2.5 Attack Speed. 15% Bleed Chance. Same as Rare. 1 Mod slot SC 25
Gorilla Arms Legendary Arms Cyberware	100,250	110-135 dmg. +45-55 physical dmg. 2.5 AS +20% Bleed Same as Rare. 2 Mod slots. SC 45

The Best Mods we recommend for this build

Name	Type	Effect
Rin3U Battery Legendary	Gorilla Arms Battery	Damage with Gorilla Arms + 10%; restores 100% stamina upon killing an enemy.
Sensory Amplifier Rare	Universal Cyberarm Fragment	Crit Chance + 10%.
Sensory Amplifier Rare	Universal Cyberarm Fragment	Crit Damage +30%.
Sensory Amplifier Rare	Universal Cyberarm Fragment	Health -15%.
Sensory Amplifier Rare	Universal Cyberarm Fragment	Armor +5%.

The Best Cyberdecks you should use.

Name	Price	Specs	Effect
NETWATCH NETDRIVER MK.5 Legendary	35000	RAM: 11 Buffer Size: 8 Slots: 6	Increases RAM recovery rate by 9 units per 60 seconds. Quickhack spread distance increased by 60%. Combat quickhacks can be uploaded on 3 targets within 6-meter radius. Quickhacks deal 30% more damage.

The Best Quickhacks to use with this build

Name	Price	Specs	Effect
Short Circuit Uncommon	60	RAM Cost: 3 Upload Time: 3 Duration: - Cooldown: 10	Deals damage to the target. Very effective against mechanical enemies and targets with weak spots.
Short Circuit Rare	600	RAM Cost: 4 Upload Time: 3 Duration: 3 Cooldown: 10	Applies an EMP effect for a few seconds.
Short Circuit Epic	1,000	RAM Cost: 5 Upload Time: 3 Duration: 3 Cooldown: 10	Deals extra damage to enemies below a high threat level.
Short Circuit Legendary	1,400	RAM Cost: 6 Upload Time: 3 Duration: 3 Cooldown: 10	Passive while equipped: Crit Hits with any weapon apply this quickhack's uncommon effect.

Gorilla Arms Best Perks You Should Use

Lvl	Perks	Effects
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
9	Steel And Chrome	Increases melee damage by 10% / 20%
12	Cardio Cure	Health regenerates faster when moving
14	Marathoner	Sprinting does not drain stamina
16	Dog Of War	Increases health regen in combat by 15% / 20%
16	Wolverine	Health regen activates 50% / 90% faster during combat
1	Flurry	Increases damage from combo attacks by 30% / 40% / 50%
6	Rush	Sucessful atacks recover 3% / 5% health over 2 second(s)
6	Efficient Blows	Reduces stamina cost for all attacks by 25% / 50%
15	Frenzy	Defeating an enemy increases damage by 100% for 10 seconds
1	Bloodware	Quickhacks deal 10% / 20% / 30% more damage
16	Critical Error	Quickhacks can now deal crit hits based on your crit chance and crit damage stats
16	Hacker Overlord	Unlocks diagrams for crafting specialized quickhacks
12	From The Shadows	Upon entering combat, crit chance increases by 25% / 50% for 7 seconds
18	Cheat Death	When your health drops below 50% reduce all incoming damage by 50% for 10 seconds. Cannot occur more than once per minute
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
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	Coldest Blood	Increases max stack amount for Cold Blood by 1
14	Cold And Calculating	Landing a crit hit has 25% chance of applying a stack of Cold Blood
16	Unbreakable	Increases max stack amount for Cold Blood by 1
16	Coolagulant	Stacks of Cold Blood are removed one by one, not all at once
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.
20	Guerrilla	Increases Crit Damage by 60% for 10 Sec after entering combat. +2% perPerk Level.