Cyberpunk 2077 Grease Monkey Perk Guide | Best Grease Monkey Build and Weapons

The Cyberpunk 2077 Grease Monkey Perk is found within the Crafting Skill Tree and is improved by leveling your Technical Stat. The Grease Monkey Perk Allows you to craft epic items.

Grease Monkey

Skill Type: Crafting

Requires: Level 12 Technical

Effect: Allows you to craft epic items

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Perks like Grease Monkey in Cyberpunk 2077

List of Crafting Perks that are similar to Grease Monkey.

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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%

Best weapons to use with Grease Monkey Perk in Cyberpunk 2077

We consider weapons to be the best to use with the Grease Monkey perk.

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Best Grease Monkey Build, Weapons, and Cyberware in Cyberpunk 2077

We recommend using this Speed Demon build with the Grease Monkey Perk, together with Multitasker and Momentum Shift will improve the overall build.

A-Tier

Speed Demon Build

19 Body	3 Reflexes	16 Cool	3 Intelligence	20 Technical Ability

The Best Weapons we recommend for this build

Name	Stats
SOVEREIGN Power DB-4 Igla	Stats 35-43 Damage 0.95 Attacks Per Seconds + 25-30 Physical Damage + 17.18% Bonus Ricochet Damage + 6% Bleeding Damage 0.98 Headshot Damage Multiplier Effects Shoots two rounds at a time, with reduced reload time and spread
THE HEADSMAN Power M2038 Tactician	Stats 25-30 Damage 1.21 Attacks Per Second + 18-22 Chemical Damage Effects Increased number of pellets shot, reduced reload time, chance to apply Bleeding

The Best Cyberware we recommend for this build

Name	Price	Effect
Blood pump Common Circulatory System	5,000	Activate to instantly restore 50% of max health. CD 180 sec. Assign cyberware to the quickslot and activate it with middle mouse button.
Blood pump Uncommon Circulatory System	7,500	Activate to instantly restore 60% of max health. CD 180 sec. Assign cyberware to the quickslot and activate it with middle mouse button. Body 8
Blood Pump Rare Circulatory System	15,000	Activate to instantly restore 70% of max health. CD 180 sec. Assign cyberware to the quickslot and activate it with middle mouse button. Body 10
Blood pump Epic Circulatory System	25,000	Activate to instantly restore 80% of max health. CD 180 sec. Assign cyberware to the quickslot and activate it with middle mouse button. Body 13
Blood Pump Legendary Circulatory System	35,000	Activate to instantly restore 90% of max health. CD 180 sec. Assign cyberware to the quickslot and activate it with middle mouse button. Body 16
Second Heart Legendary Circulatory System	42,000	Instantly restores 100% of max Health when your health falls to 0. CD 2 min. Body 16

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.

Speed Demon Best Perks You Should Use

Lvl	Perks	Effects
4	Slow And Steady	Armor is increased by 15% / 30% while moving
11	Multitasker	Allows you to shoot while sprinting, sliding and vaulting
11	Divided Attention	Allows you to reload weapons while sprinting, sliding and vaulting
14	Marathoner	Sprinting does not drain stamina
5	In Your Face	Reduces reload time of shotguns and light machine guns by 20% / 40%
7	Bloodrush	Increases movement speed while carrying a shotgun or light machine gun by 5% / 10%
9	Bulldozer	Increases crit chance with shotguns and light machine guns by 10%
11	Momentum Shift	Defeating an enemy increases movement speed by 10% / 15% / 20% for 10 seconds
11	Massacre	Increases crit damage with shotguns and light machine guns by 15% / 30% / 45%
12	Heavy Lead	shotguns and light machine guns knock back enemies with more force
14	Manic	When entering combat, your movement speed increases by 20% for 10 second(s)
16	Speed Demon	You deal more damage the faster you're moving
18	Hit The Deck	Increases damage to staggered and knocked-down enemies by 10% / 20%
1	Mechanic	Gain more components when disassembling
5	True Craftsman	Allows you to craft rare items
11	200% Efficiency	Crafted clothes gain 2.5% / 5% more armor
12	Grease Monkey	Allows you to craft epic items
16	Waste Not Want Not	When disassembling an item, you get attached mods back
20	Cutting Edge	Crafted legendary weapons automatically get one stat improved by 5%
1	Crouching Tiger	Increases movement speed while sneaking by 20%
7	Leg Up	Movement speed after a successful takedown is increased by 30% for 10 seconds
16	Hasty Retreat	Temporarily boosts movement speed by 50% for 5 seconds when detected by an enemy
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
11	Coldest Blood	Increases max stack amount for Cold Blood by 1
16	Unbreakable	Increases max stack amount for Cold Blood by 1