Cyberpunk 2077 LMG List | Best LMG Builds

LMG

List of LMGs
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List of the Best LMG in Cyberpunk 2077

List of all LMG Weapons and their Stats, Mod Slots, and Requirements.

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LMG	Stats
M2067 Defender Power	*DPS* Low *Requirement* Body 6 *Mod Slots* Silencer Scope

Best Mods to use with LMGs

We recommend using mods like Autoloader with the LMG weapon type.


Mod	Type	Effect
Countermass Epic	Ranged Mod	Nullifies vertical recoil while aiming.
Autoloader Rare	Ranged Mod	Reload times after fully emptying an ammo clip are reduced.

Best Perks to use with LMG

We recommend using perks like Heavy Lead with the LMG weapon type.


Rank	Lvl	Perk	Effect
C	5	Pump It, Louder!	Reduces recoil of shotguns and light machine guns by 10% / 20%
C	1	Hail Of Bullets	Shotguns and light machine guns deal 3% / 6% / 10% more damage
A	5	In Your Face	Reduces reload time of shotguns and light machine guns by 20% / 40%
A	7	Bloodrush	Increases movement speed while carrying a shotgun or light machine gun by 5% / 10%
A	9	Bulldozer	Increases crit chance with shotguns and light machine guns by 10%
A	11	Massacre	Increases crit damage with shotguns and light machine guns by 15% / 30% / 45%
A	12	Heavy Lead	shotguns and light machine guns knock back enemies with more force
B	1	Eagle Eye	Quickens Rifle and Submachine Gun aiming by 10% / 25% / 50%
C	1	Too Close For Comfort	Quick melee attacks with Rifle and Submachine Gun deal 50% / 100% more damage
C	1	Bulletjock	Increases damage with Rifle and Submachine Gun by 3% / 6% / 10%
A	5	Covering Killshot	Increases crit chance with Rifle and Submachine Gun by 10% / 20% when firing from behind cover
B	7	Bullseye	Increases Rifle and Submachine Gun damage while aiming by 10%
A	7	Executioner	Deal 25% more Rifle and Submachine Gun damage to enemies whose health is above 50%
C	9	Duck Hunter	Increases Rifle and Submachine Gun damage to moving enemies by 10% / 20%
B	9	Shoot, Reload, Repeat	Defeating an enemy with a Rifle and Submachine Gun reduces reload time by 20% / 40% for 5 seconds
B	11	Feel The Flow	Reduces reload time for Rifle and Submachine Gun by 10% / 20%
A	11	Nerves Of Steel	Increases headshot damage with sniper rifles and precision rifles by 20% / 30%
A	12	Trench Warfare	Increases Rifle and Submachine Gun damage by 5% / 10% when firing from behind cover
B	12	Hunter's Hands	Reduces recoil with Rifle and Submachine Gun by 20% / 40% when firing from behind cover
S	14	Named Bullets	Increases crit damage from Rifle and Submachine Gun by 35%
A	14	Skull Skipper	Each headshot reduces recoil with Rifle and Submachine Gun 5% for 10 seconds. Stacks up to 5 times
B	16	Recoil Wrangler	Reduces recoil on Rifle and Submachine Gun by 10%
A	16	Bunker	Increases armor and resistances by 15% when shooting with Rifle and Submachine Gun from behind cover
B	18	In Perspective	Increases crit damage on Rifle and Submachine Gun with mounted scopes by 2%
S	18	Long Shot	Rifle damage increases the farther you are located from enemies
S	20	Savage Stoic	Increases Rifle and Submachine Gun damage by 35% when standing still
A	1	High Noon	Increases crit chance with Pistol and Revolver by 4% / 8% / 12%
B	1	Desperado	Increases damage from Pistol and Revolver by 3% / 6% / 9%
C	1	Gunslinger	Reduces reload time for Pistol and Revolver by 10% / 15% / 25%
B	1	Rio Bravo	Increases headshot damage multiplier with Pistol and Revolver by 10% / 20% / 30%
B	7	On The Fly	Reduces equipping and unequipping time for Pistol and Revolver by 25% / 50%
B	7	Long Shot Drop Pop	Increases damage to enemies 5+ meters away by 25% / 50%
A	9	O.k. Corral	Deal 50% more damage with Pistol and Revolver to enemies whose health is below 25%
A	9	Steady Hand	Redcues recoil from Pistol and Revolver by 30%
S	9	Vanishing Point	Evasion increases by 25% for 7 seconds after performing a dodge when holding a Pistol and Revolver
C	11	From Head To Toe	Increases damage to limbs with ranged weapons by 7% / 15%
A	11	A Fistful Of Eurodollars	Increases crit damage from Pistol and Revolver by 10% / 20%
A	12	Acrobat	You can now dodge while aiming a Pistol and Revolver
B	12	Grand Finale	The last round in a Pistol and Revolver magazine deals double damage
A	14	Attritional Fire	Firing consecutive shots with a Pistol and Revolver at the same target increases damage by 10%
S	14	Wild West	Removes the damage penalty from Pistol and Revolver when shooting from a distance
S	16	Westworld	Increases crit chance by 10% for each mod installed on the Pistol and Revolver you're using
A	16	Snowball Effect	After defeating an enemy, fire rate (cycle time) for Pistol and Revolver receives a 5% boost for 6 seconds. Stacks up to 5 times
S	18	Lead Sponge	Enables you to shoot with Pistol and Revolver while dodging
S	20	Brainpower	After a successful headshot with a Pistol and Revolver, crit chance increases by 25% for 5 seconds
A	1	Roaring Waters	Strong attacks deal 30% / 40% / 50% more damage
A	4	Slow And Steady	Armor is increased by 15% / 30% while moving
A	1	Sting Like A Bee	Increases attack speed by 10% /20% /30%
A	4	Crimson Dance	Combo attacks have a 15% / 30% chance to apply bleeding
A	6	Flight Of The Sparrow	Reduces the stamina cost of all attacks by 30% / 50%
B	6	Offensive Defense	Defensive Attacks with Blades deal 200% more damage
A	8	Shifting Sands	Dodging recovers 15% / 30% / 25% stamina
A	8	Stuck Pig	Increases bleeding duration by 1 / 2 / 3 second(s)
B	10	Unbroken Spirit	A successful deflect recovers 25% health and stamina
S	10	Blessed Blade	Increases crit chance by 20%
A	12	Bloodlust	Recovers 7% / 10% health when applying bleeding to an enemy or hitting an enemy with bleeding
A	12	Float Like A Butterfly	Dodging increases damage dealt by 25% / 50% for 10 seconds
A	15	Judge, Jury And Executioner	Damage is increased by 50% / 75% / 100% against targets with max health
S	15	Fiery Blast	Increases damage against a target by 1% for every 1% / 2% / 3% of health they are missing
S	18	Deathbolt	Defeating an enemy recovers 40% health and increases movement speed by 30% for 5 seconds
S	18	Crimson Tide	Bleeding applied by blades deal 300% more damage
B	1	Pack Mule	Increases your carrying capacity from 200 to 260
A	5	True Grit	Increases max stamina by 10% / 20% / 30%
C	1	Regeneration	Health slowly regenerates during combat
A	5	Invincible	Increases max health by 10% / 20% / 30%
B	7	Epimorphosis	Health regenerates up to 70% / 80% / 90% of max health outside of combat
C	7	Soft On Your Feet	Reduces fall damage by 5% / 10% / 20%
A	9	Gladiator	Reduces damage taken while blocking by 20% / 40%
C	9	Steel And Chrome	Increases melee damage by 10% / 20%
A	11	Like A Butterfly	Dodging does not drain stamina
S	11	Multitasker	Allows you to shoot while sprinting, sliding and vaulting
S	11	Divided Attention	Allows you to reload weapons while sprinting, sliding and vaulting
A	12	Cardio Cure	Health regenerates faster when moving
B	12	Stronger Together	Increases damage you deal while carrying a body
S	12	Transporter	Allows you to shoot and sprint while carrying a body
S	14	Marathoner	Sprinting does not drain stamina
A	14	Human Shield	Increases armor by 20% when grappling an enemy
B	16	Dog Of War	Increases health regen in combat by 15% / 20%
B	16	Wolverine	Health regen activates 50% / 90% faster during combat
A	18	Steel Shell	Increases armor by 10%
S	20	The Rock	Enemies cannot knock you down
S	20	Indestructible	Reduces all incoming damage by 10%
C	5	Pump It, Louder!	Reduces recoil of shotguns and light machine guns by 10% / 20%
C	1	Hail Of Bullets	Shotguns and light machine guns deal 3% / 6% / 10% more damage
A	5	In Your Face	Reduces reload time of shotguns and light machine guns by 20% / 40%
B	7	Dead Center	Increases damage to torso by 10% / 20%
A	7	Bloodrush	Increases movement speed while carrying a shotgun or light machine gun by 5% / 10%
A	9	Mongoose	Increases evasion by 25% while reloading
A	9	Bulldozer	Increases crit chance with shotguns and light machine guns by 10%
A	11	Momentum Shift	Defeating an enemy increases movement speed by 10% / 15% / 20% for 10 seconds
A	11	Massacre	Increases crit damage with shotguns and light machine guns by 15% / 30% / 45%
A	12	Heavy Lead	shotguns and light machine guns knock back enemies with more force
A	12	Skeet Shooter	Deal 15% more damage to moving targets
S	14	Manic	When entering combat, your movement speed increases by 20% for 10 second(s)
S	14	Unstoppable	Dismembering an enemy increases fire rate (cycle time) by 10% for 8 seconds. Stacks up to 3 times
S	16	Speed Demon	You deal more damage the faster you're moving
A	16	Burn Baby Burn	Doubles the duration of burn
S	18	Poppin' Off	Shotguns have a 25% / 50% higher chance of dismembering enemies
A	18	Hit The Deck	Increases damage to staggered and knocked-down enemies by 10% / 20%
A	20	Biathlete	Weapon spread does not increase while moving
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
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%
B	1	Blast Shielding	Reduces damage taken from explosions by 10% 20% / 30%
A	1	Mech Looter	When looting robots, drones and mechs, there is a 25% / 50% / 75% chance of looting a weapon mod or attachment
B	5	Grenadier	The explosion radius all grenades is visible
A	5	Can't Touch This	Grants immunity to all effects from your own grenades
A	7	Shrapnel	All grenades types deal 20 damage in addition to their normal effects
B	9	Lock And Load	Increases Smart weapon reload speed by 5% / 10%
A	9	Up To 11	Allows you to charge Teach weapons up to 75% / 100% capacity
A	9	Bladerunner	Increases damage to mechanical enemies by 20% / 40%
C	11	Bigger Booms	Grenades deal 5% / 10% / 15% / 20% / 25% more damage
B	12	Lightning Bolt	Increases crit chance with Tech weapons by 3% / 6% /10%
A	12	Tesla	Increases the charge multiplier for tech weapons by 15% / 35% / 55%
B	14	Gun Whisperer	Fully charged Tech weapons do not shoot automatically
B	14	Insulation	Grants immunity to shock
A	14	Ubercharge	Fully charged Tech weapons deal 50% more damage
A	16	Play The Angles	Ricochets deal an additional 50% damage
A	16	Fuck All Walls	Tech weapons discharge 50% faster
A	18	Lickety Split	Tech weapons reload time is reduced by 15% / 30%
S	20	Superconductor	Tech weapons ignore armor
A	20	Jackpot	Grenades can now randomly deal crit hits
A	1	Mass Vulnerability	Unlocks the Mass Vulnerability daemon, which reduces the physical resistance for all enemies in the network by 30% for 3 / 6 minute(s)
B	1	Big Sleep	Unlocks the Big Sleep daemon which disables all cameras in the network for 3 minute(s)
B	5	Advanced Datamine	Upgrades the Datamine daemon, increasing the amount of eurodollars acquired from access points by 50% / 100%
C	5	Almost In!	Increases the breach time for Breach Protocol by 20% / 40%
B	7	Extended Network Interface	Automatically highlights nearby access points
A	9	Datamine Mastermind	Upgrades the Datamine daemon, increasing the amount of components acquired from access points by 50% / 100%.
B	9	Turret Shutdown	Unlocks the Turret Shutdown daemon, which disables security turrets in the network for 3 / 6 minute(s)
A	11	Total Recall	The ICEpick daemon reduces all quickhack costs by an additional 1 RAM unit(s)
A	12	Turret Tamer	Unlocks the Turret Tamer daemon, which sets the status of every turret in the network to friendly for 3 / 6 minute(s)
A	12	Datamine Virtuoso	Upgrades the Datamine daemon, increasing the chance to acquire a quickhack from access points by 50% / 100%.
A	14	Cloud Cache	Completing Breach Protocol restores RAM unites equal to 1 / 2 times the number of daemons uploaded
S	14	Efficiency	Uploading 3 or more daemon in the same Breach Protocol increases cyberdeck RAM recovery rate by 3 / 6 unit(s) per 60 seconds. Lasts 5 minutes
A	16	Mass Vulnerability: Quickhacks	Upgrades the Mass Vulnerability daemon, causing enemies in the network to also take 30% more damage from quickhacks.
A	16	Totaler Recall	The ICEpick daemon reduces all quickhack costs by an additional 1 RAM unit(s)
A	18	Hackathon	Uploading 3 or more daemons in the same Breach Protocol shortens quickhack cooldowns by 25% for 5 minutes
S	20	Compression	Reduces the lengths of the sequences required to upload daemons by 1. Cannot be reduced below 2
S	20	Buffer Optimization	Increases the duration of daemon effects by 100%
B	1	Bloodware	Quickhacks deal 10% / 20% / 30% more damage
A	1	Biosynergy	Enables RAM to recover during combat (at a rate of 4 / 8 /12 RAM unit(s) per minute).
B	5	Hacker's Manual	Unlocks diagrams for crafting Uncommon quickhacks
A	5	I Spy	Reveals an enemy netrunner when they're attempting to hack you
A	5	Forget-me-not	Eliminating a target affected by a quickhack instantly recovers 1 RAM unit(s)
A	7	Weak Link	Reduces the required cyberdeck RAM for quickhacks used on devices by 1 / 2 / 3 unit(s)
A	7	Daisy Chain	Eliminating a target that was a quickhacked reduces the cooldown for all other active quickhacks by 10% / 35% / 50%
A	9	Signal Support	Increases quickhack duration by 25% / 50%
A	11	Subliminal Message	Quickhacks deal 25% / 50% more damage to unaware targets
S	12	Diffusion	Quickhack spread distance is increased by 2 times
A	12	Mnemonic	Reduces the cost of quickhacks used against an enemy already affected by a quickhack by 1 RAM units
A	12	School Of Hard Hacks	Unlocks diagrams for crafting advanced quickhacks
A	14	Plague	Quickhacks that spread can jump to 1 / 2 / 3 additional targets
S	16	Critical Error	Quickhacks can now deal crit hits based on your crit chance and crit damage stats
A	16	Hacker Overlord	Unlocks diagrams for crafting specialized quickhacks
A	18	Anamnesis	Available cyberdeck RAM cannot drop below 2 / 3 / 4 unit(s)
S	20	Optimization	Reduces the cost of quickhacks by 1 RAM unit(s)
S	20	Bartmoss' Legacy	Unlocks diagrams for crafting superior quickhacks
B	1	Crouching Tiger	Increases movement speed while sneaking by 20%
B	1	Silent And Deadly	Increases damage dealt by silenced weapons by 25% while sneaking
A	5	Hidden Dragon	Allows you to perform a lethal or non-lethal aerial takedown on unaware targets
S	5	Dagger Dealer	Allows you to throw knives, hold L2 to aim and press R2 to throw
B	7	Assassin	Deal 15% more damage to human enemies
A	7	Strike From The Shadows	Increases your crit chance by 15% while sneaking
A	7	Leg Up	Movement speed after a successful takedown is increased by 30% for 10 seconds
A	9	Sniper	Increases damage from headshots fire from outside combat by 30% / 50%
A	9	Cutthroat	Thrown knives deal 30% / 60% more damage
A	11	Aggressive Antitoxins	Grants immunity to Poison
C	11	Clean Work	You can pick up an enemy's body immediately after performing a takedown by holding [Keybind]
B	11	Stunning Blows	Quick melee attacks with ranged weapons stagger enemies, giving you an opportunity to grapple them
A	12	Ghost	Detection time is increased by 20% / 40%.
S	12	From The Shadows	Upon entering combat, crit chance increases by 25% / 50% for 7 seconds
C	14	Commando	You cannot be detected under water
S	14	Venomous Fangs	All knives apply poison
A	14	Rattlesnake	Enemies affected by poison are slowed
A	16	Silent Finisher	Enemies with less than 25% Health are defeated instantly by thrown knives. Does not work on enemies with a lethal threat level
A	16	Hasty Retreat	Temporarily boosts movement speed by 50% for 5 seconds when detected by an enemy
A	16	Silent And Deadly	Increases damage dealt by silenced weapons by 25% while sneaking
A	18	Hasten The Inevitable	Deal 20% more damage to enemies affected by poison
S	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
S	18	Neurotoxin	Damage from poison is doubled
A	20	Ninjitsu	Sneak attacks with melee weapons deal 100% more damage and guarantee a crit hit
A	20	Toxicology	Increases the duration of poison applied to enemies by 5 seconds. +0.2 second per Perk point
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
A	20	Crazy Science	Increases the sale price of crafted items by 10%
S	20	Revamp	Increases damage from Tech weapons by 25&, Increases charge damage from all chargeable weapons and cyberware by 10%
B	16	Restorative Shadows	While in stealth, Increases Health regen by 25%
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.
S	7	Mass Vulnerability: Resistances	Upgrades the Mass Vulnerability daemon, reducing all Resistances for enemies in the network by 30%
S	18	Head Start	Automatically uploads the first daemon in the list at the start of Breach Protocol
S	20	Transmigration	Increases the breach time of Breach Protocol by 50%. +5% per Perk Level.
S	20	Master Ram Liberator	Increases RAM Recovery rate by 50%. +1% per Perk Level.
S	20	Hard Motherfucker	When entering combat, Armor and Resistances increases by 10% for 10 Sec. +1% per Perk Level
S	20	Bloodbath	Dismembering enemies reduces weapon recoil by 50% for 6 sec. +1% per Perk Level
S	20	Guerrilla	Increases Crit Damage by 60% for 10 Sec after entering combat. +2% perPerk Level.
S	20	Punisher	After defeating an enemy with a Rifle or Submachine Gun, weapon sway is nullified and weapon spread deos not increase for 10 sec. +0.2 sec per Perk Level
S	20	The Good, The Bad And The Ugly	After a successful Crit Hit with a Pistol or Revolver, damage and Armor increases by 30% for 5 seconds. +1% per Perk Level
S	20	Dragon Strike	Increases Crit Damage with Blades by 25%. +1% per Perk Level.