Cyberpunk 2077 PAYBACK Perk Guide | Best PAYBACK Build and Weapons

The Cyberpunk 2077 Payback Perk is found within the Street Brawler Skill Tree and is improved by leveling your Body Stat. The Payback Perk Increases damage by 1% fo revery 1% / 2% / 3% of mising health. We rank this as a A-Tier choice and recommend using Gorilla Arms and Monowire weapons with this perk.

Payback

Skill Type: Street Brawler

Requires: Level 10 Body

Effect: Increases damage by 1% fo revery 1% / 2% / 3% of mising health

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Perks like Payback in Cyberpunk 2077

List of Street Brawler Perks that are similar to Payback.

(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 Payback Perk in Cyberpunk 2077

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