Cyberpunk 2077 STEEL SHELL Perk Guide | Best STEEL SHELL Build and Weapons

The Cyberpunk 2077 Steel Shell Perk is found within the Athletics Skill Tree and is improved by leveling your Body Stat. The Steel Shell Perk Increases armor by 10%. We rank this as a A-Tier choice and recommend using Melee weapons with this perk.

Steel Shell

Skill Type: Athletics

Requires: Level 18 Body

Effect: Increases armor by 10%

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Perks like Steel Shell in Cyberpunk 2077

List of Athletics Perks that are similar to Steel Shell.

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Rank	Lvl	Perk	Effect
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%
S	20	Hard Motherfucker	When entering combat, Armor and Resistances increases by 10% for 10 Sec. +1% per Perk Level

Best weapons to use with Steel Shell Perk in Cyberpunk 2077

We consider Melee weapons to be the best to use with the Steel Shell perk.

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Melee	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.