Tech Sniper - Complete Build (Patch 1.63) - Cyberpunk 2077

In this post, I will go through the best Tech Sniper build in Cyberpunk 2077. I will go into detail on what attributes to pick, recommended perks, and progression. Moreover, we will go in-depth on what gear you should use to make the best out of this build

So let's start

Tech Sniper Build

The Tech Sniper is a build that uses Tech weapons. You may ask what makes these weapons special? Well, they are overpowered. Very overpowered. Tech rifles can shoot through walls. So you can engage and take out groups of enemies without them even knowing their killer

Of course, we will go all-in on maximum damage. This will almost make sure that most of the enemies in-game are dead from one headshot.

Beleive me even normal shots to the body will kill them:

Unfortunately, this comes with a big drawback - low HP and survivability. You will have to use your wits to avoid enemies and find a way to hide in case they directly start attacking you.

But I will give you all the tips you know for how to best use Tech Sniper Build

Attributes

In this section, I will go through recommended attributes and how you should progress with them. Picking the correct ones will ensure that you have sufficient stats to kill enemies.

Starting the game

• Reflexes +3
  
• Technical Ability +2
  
• Cool +1
  
• Body +1
  

Progression

It is important to progress through the game in an optimal way. The problem is if you will spend points on incorrect attributes you may be too weak to fight against enemies.

Here is my recommendation on how to spend attribute points for each level up in order

• Technical Ability +2
• Reflexes +2 
• Cool +1 - you want to be able to avoid enemies
• Body +1 - until you reach 6 points. This will provide some minimal survivability for the build

I left out Intelligence and on purpose. I think you should spend points on it late in the game when you are about level 30+. The Tech Sniper Build needs it for some cyberware, otherwise, using Ping without any investment will still work

At the maximum level of 50 here is what you should have:

Perks

Now we enter a very important part of the Tech Sniper build. We need to pick perks that will make the build deal Thousands of damage.

Here is what you should pick as you progress

Engineering tree

This tree provides very important perks for Tech Sniper build. It provides upgrades on how fast weapons charge, the multipliers, and some other improvements.

Tech Level	Skill	Description
9	Up to 11 x2	Allows to charge tech weapons to 100%. This allows tech sniper to deal maximum damage although at the cost of large sways
12	Tesla x3	The charge multiplier is increased by 55%.
14	Übercharge	Although you will not be shooting often with a full charge, this perk will increase the damage by 30%
14	Gun Whisperer	Fully charged weapons will now not shoot automatically. This allows to retain control of the weapon and wait for the best moment with tech snipers.
16	Fuck All Walls	Very important perk, that requires less charge for Tech weapons to penetrate walls.
18	Lickety Split x2	Reduces Tech Sniper charge time. Due to this, you can shoot faster for more damage.
20	Superconductor	A very powerful perk for Tech Sniper build. Tech Snipers will now ignore armors.
20	Revamp	Put as many perk points here as you can. It will further increase the damage that you deal with charged Tech weapon shots.

Assault tree

We take anything that provides bonus damage when using a sniper rifle

Reflex Level	Skill	Description
1	Bulletjock x3	Increases damage with Tech Sniper Rifles by 10%
5	Covering Killshot x2	Increases Crit chance with Tech Sniper rifles by 8% when shooting behind the cover
7	Bullseye	Sniper rifle damage is increased by 10% when shooting with aim.
7	Executioner	Deal more damage with Tech Sniper Rifle if the enemy has more than 50% health.
9	Shoot, Reload, Repeat	After you take out an enemy increases reload time for a few seconds.
11	Nerves of Steel x2	Increases headshot damage with Tech Sniper Rifles by 15%.
12	Trench Warfare x2	Increases damage by 10% when shoot from behind the cover
14	Named Bullets	Crit damage is increased by 20% for Tech Sniper rifles.
16	Recoil Wrangler	Reduces recoil by 5%
18	Long Shot	The further you are from the enemy the more tech sniper damage is increased.
20	Savage Stoic	Increases damage by 35% when standing still
20	Punisher	Sway is decreased for 10 seconds after the enemy is defeated.

Athletics Tree

We get a few perks to improve overall survivability.

Body Level	Skill	Description
1	Pack Mule	This is a quality of life ability that gives 60 points more carrying weight. I think it helps very early in the game when you need money fast.
1	Regeneration	Provides HP regeneration in combat.
5	True Grit	Additional stamina will be useful, especially early to mid-game, when you may need to run from enemies often until you get a good Tech Sniper rifle

Crafting Tree

Thanks to this tree you will be able to upgrade Tech Sniper rifles for maximum damage

Tech Level	Skill	Description
1	Mechanic	A great perk that will accumulate a lot of components during the whole game
5	True Craftsman	Allows crafting of Rare items
5	Scrapper	Quality of Life perk that automatically disassembles items
11	Field Technician	Crafted weapons deal 10% more damage. This perk will make it worthwhile to craft weapons.
12	Grease Monkey	Allows crafting epic items
16	Tune-Up	Can upgrade lower quality components to higher ones. You will need this perk later in the game to get Epic and Legendary components
18	Edgerunner Artisan	Allows to craft legendary items
20	Cutting Edge	All damage stats for crafted weapons is increased by 5%

Ninjutsu Tree

This is a very important perk tree for ninja build. It enables knife throwing, poisoning and many other improvements.

Cool Level	Skill	Description
1	Crouching Tiger	Movement speed is increased while Crouching. The bonus is 20%.
7	Strike From the Shadows	Crit Chance is increased by 7% while sneaking.
7	Assassin	Allows dealing 15% more damage to human enemies. Easy choice as most of the enemies in the game are humans.
9	Sniper x2	Headshot damage outside of combat is increased by 20%. Due to this, the first shot for the Tech Sniper build will deal much greater damage.
12	From the Shadows x2	Crit Chance is increased by 20% for 7 seconds when entering combat.

Cool Blood

Cool Level	Skill	Description
1	Cold Blood x3	Allows gaining Cold Blood stacks that provide various stats bonuses.
11	Coolagulant	Stacks of Cold Blood are removed one by one.
11	Frozen Precision	Important perk for Tech Sniper Build. Each stack of Cold Blood increases headshot damage by 5%
12	Icy Veins x2	Weapon recoil is reduced by 6% for each stack of Cold Blood. Will make shooting with Tech Sniper easier.
14	Cold and Calculating	Cold Blood can now be applied with critical hits. This has a 50% chance to activate.
16	Critical Condition x2	Cold Blood duration is increased by 50%
16	Coldest Blood x2	The maximum stacks of Cold Blood are increased by 2

Quickhacking

Int Level	Skill	Description
1	Biosynergy x3	Increases RAM recovery for quickhack usage.
1	Bloodware x3	Take this if you plan on using offensive quickhacks: Short Circuit, Synapse Burnout, etc.
5	I Spy	Reveals netrunner when you are being hacked by one. Because you can shoot through walls this is very useful. Enemy netrunners can deal substantial damage to you.
9	Signal Support x2	Increases quickhack duration by 50%. Allows revealing network members for a longer time.

Build tactics

• The main effectiveness of the build is to learn to charge the weapon correctly. Once you have the ability to charge the weapon to 100% it starts swaying wildly. So if you find this hard to manage, do not charge fully. Of course, you can even skip this and don't take the perk Up To 11.
• Using Ping quickhack. It will reveal most of the enemy locations in the network, allowing to see enemies through walls. When you can see them, then charge your sniper and take them out

• Other quickhacks can also be used as they greatly improve your offensive options. Of course, due to the low intelligence attribute, they won't be as strong.
• Crafting is an important aspect of the build. It will allow crafting legendary iconic sniper rifles for the greatest damage available.

Equipment recommendations

Weapons

Here is a list of Tech Sniper Rifles that I recommend for Tech Sniper build:

Priority	Item	Description
1	Breakthrough	An iconic version of Nekomata. After penetrating walls the bullet can even ricochet multiple times
2	Nekomata	The main Tech Sniper Rifle that this build will use. It can charge up to release a powerful shot that can penetrate walls.

Although tech sniper build uses sniper rifles, it is still a good option to have a precision rifle for some more fast-paced and close-quarter combat.

Priority	Item	Description
1	Widow Maker	Although not a tech Sniper Rifle it is a Precision Rifle. It means that it has a long range and also charges up for powerful shots.

Recommended mods

Mod name	Description
Vendetta	Increases headshot damage
Crunch	Increases damage
Penetrator	Increases Crit Chance
Pacifier	Increases Crit Damage
Countermass	Eliminates horizontal recoil while aiming.

Armor Mods

Here is a list of Armor mods that I recommend using with the Tech Sniper Rifle build

Mod name	Description
Deadeye	Greatly boosts headshot damage. I think you can skip it if you already do 100K damage with the build
Fortuna	Increases Crit Chance by 4%
Bully	Gives an 8% Crit Damage bonus
Armadillo	Provides bonus armor. Good for increased survival

Cyberware - Frontal Cortex

The build does not have high intelligence only 9. Due to this you will only be able to use the lowest tiers of some Frontal Cortex cyberware.

Slot	Item	Description
1	Heal-On-Kill	This item provides a certain percentage of health after each enemy that you kill. The effectiveness increases with the cyberware rarity
2	Limbic System Enhancement	Increases Crit Chance
3	Visual Cortex Support	Increases Crit Damage

Cyberware - Ocular System

Slot	Item	Description
1	Kiroshi Optics Mk.3	Enables to have additional upgrades for the ocular system. Try to get the highest rarity which is Epic. It provides 3 upgrade slots.

Mods

Mod name	Description
Trajectory Analysis	Increases headshot bonus damage by 25%. use this mod to increase damage with Throwing Knives
Weakspot Detection	Increases Crit Chance by 2%.

Cyberware - Circulatory System

Slot	Item	Description
1	Biomonitor	Instantly restores a large portion of health when it drops below a certain threshold. Very valuable for this Ninja build
2	Microgenerator	When your Health drops to 15%, release electroshock that deals damage
3	Feedback Circuit	Instantly restores health if shooting a fully charged tech weapon

Cyberware - Immune System

Slot	Item	Description
1	Shock-n-Awe	Release electroshock when being hit. Has a certain activation chance.
2	Pain Editor	Reduces all the damage that you receive by 10%.

Cyberware - Nervous System

You can wear 2 pieces of cyberwar for the Nervous System. Try to get the highest Rarity of the mentioned item

Slot	Item	Description
1	Kerenzikov	You can now slow time when dodging or sliding.
2	Synaptic Accelerator	Perfect for stealth builds. When you are detected slows time, so you can take the best available action.

Cyberware - Integumentary System

Slot	Item	Description
1	Subdermal Armor	Provides flat armor increase. Try to obtain the highest rarity for the highest value.
2	Optical Camo	This is a bad boy. You will become invisible for a few seconds which you can use to take out enemies. Really neat cyberware for a stealth build
3	Heat Converter	Increases damage if you are burning

Cyberware - Operating System

Tech Sniper Build mainly relies on its weapon. Of course, you will also use some quickhacks. However, this is not the main attention of the build. Here is what Cyberdecks I recommend, to give you a little edge.

Priority	Item	Description
1	Arasaka Mk.4	This cyberdeck fits the build the most. It decreases the cost of covert quickhacks. Moreover, it greatly increases Ping duration if you kill an enemy affected by this quickhack
2	Stephenson Tech Mk.4	A very good cyberdeck that reduces quickhack cooldown time and upload time.
3	NetWatch Netdriver Mk.5	Great if you will also use offensive quickhacks.
4	Arasaka Mk.3	An inferior version of Arasaka Mk.4. However, still a good option due to the same buffs.
5	Stephenson Tech Mk.3	Provides 45% quickhack cooldown reduction.

Quickhacks to be used with the Cyberdeck

Mod name	Description
Ping	It is a mandatory quickhack that reveals all enemies that are connected to the network. This will allow you to see all enemies through the walls and plan your encounter.
Short Circuit	A very powerful quickhack that deals electrical damage. It is very effective against robots, drones, mechs, etc.
Reboot Optics	Allows to silently blind enemies. Moreover, you can also use it in combat to make enemies less likely to accurately hit you.

Cyberware - Skeleton

Slot	Item	Description
1	Synaptic Signal Optimizer	This cyberware increases health. Good for higher survivability when soaking more enemy shots.

Cyberware - Legs

Slot	Item	Description
1	Reinforced Tendons	My personal favorite makes traversing much easier.

Conclusion

Thank you for reading this post on the best Tech Sniper build in Cyberpunk 2077. I went through build attributes, perk progression, gear recommendations, and tactics. This should be all the information you need to effectively utilize Tech Sniper rifles.

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