Cyberpunk 2077 has a lot of perks to sort through, and they don’t always mesh well together.

As a result, you’ve been refunded all your perk points and need to respec.

Here are the best perks you might pick up in Cyberpunk 2077.

Taking perks in the Athletics tree like Multitasker will keep your character moving faster for longer.

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Unlocked at level 11.

Reflexes perks focus on dealing more damage with rifles, SMGs, pistols, revolvers, and swords.

Annihilation tree

Heavy Load: Shotguns and Light Machine Guns knock back enemies with more force.

Unlocked at level 12.

Unlocked at level 15.

Crafting is essential to getting high-tier gear in Cyberpunk 2077, don’t leave its perk tree empty.

Thrash: Strong attacks with blunt weapons reduce the target’s armor by 20% for seven seconds.

Unlocked at level 15.

Unlocked at level 7.

The Breach Protocol tree lets you upgrade some basic quickhacks into essential tools.

Unlocked at level 14.

Corral: Deal 50% more damage with Pistols and Revolvers to enemies whose Health is below 25%.

Blades tree

Shifting Sands: Dodging while wielding a blade recovers 15% stamina.

If you want to make a Cold Blood build, Coolagulant is a must-take.

Unlocked at level 8.

Judge, Jury, And Executioner: Increases damage with Blades by 50% against enemies with max health.

Unlocked at level 15.

Unlocked at level 16.

Edgerunner Artisan: Lets you craft legendary items.

Unlocked at level 18.

Engineering tree

Ubercharge: Fully charged Tech weapons deal 30% more damage.

Unlocked at level 14.

Can’t Touch This: You become immune to your own grenades.

Unlocked at level 16.

Unlocked at level 16.

Unlocked at level 7.

Quickhacking tree

Forget-Me-Not: Eliminating a target affected by a quickhack instantly recovers 1 RAM unit.

Unlocked at level 5.

Best Cool perks

Ninjutsu tree

Assassin: Deal 15% more damage to human enemies.

Unlocked at level 7.

Venomous Fangs: All knives apply Poison.

Unlocked at level 14.

Unlocked at level 11.

Of course, you won’t be absolutely overpowered in any way either.

This build focuses on balance and variety before anything else.

With your character’s perk tree filled out, you should confirm that their cyberware is up to date.

Check out our guide on thegame’s best cyberware and where it can be found.

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