In Cyberpunk 2077’s dark future, everyone’s packing iron, so it’s up to you to bring the heat. Personal defence has been commodified to an extreme degree, with a colourful array of brands to build your arsenal from.
Here are our picks of Cyberpunk 2077’s best weapons throughout the early, mid, and late game.
- Cyberpunk 2077 Best Weapons for the early, mid and late game
- Cyberpunk 2077 Best Iconic Weapons and locations
- Cyberpunk 2077 Legendary Weapons and locations
- How to get Johnny Silverhand’s Gun in Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077 Best Weapons for the early, mid and late game
While there are a few powerful weapons you can find throughout Cyberpunk 2077 you can call the “best”, the ever-increasing DPS system as you level means that you’ll be swapping your loadout constantly throughout much of the early and mid game.
It’s not until Acts 2 and 3 where you’ll start to want to hold onto extra strong guns and melee weapons.
Generally you’ll want to gravitate towards whichever of the common weapons you have in your inventory has the highest DPS. This is also somewhat determined by your Attributes, as you’ll want to stick to shotguns with Body, and pistols, ARs, and blades with Reflexes.
A few of my favourite common weapons – which you find dropped after most fights – are:
- Copperhead Assault Rifle
- Sidewinder Smart Assault Rifle
- Katana Melee Sword
- Liberty Pistol
- Achilles Precision Rifle
- Smasher Shotgun
Cyberware weapons – Mantis Blades, Gorilla Arms, Monowire, Projectile Launcher
On top of conventional ordinance, you can also modify V’s body to be as strong a weapon as any.
These are the Mantis Blades, Gorilla Arms, Monowire, and Projectile Launcher.
You need 20 Street Cred to purchase these weapons from a Ripperdoc, and once they’re equipped will act as a 4th weapon in addition to your usual 3 slots.
Each one of them are a great addition to your loadout, but which one you choose will depend on the type of character you’re playing.
For instance, if you’re running high reflexes, then the Mantis Blades are a perfect fit. Whereas a melee character with high Body is more suited to the Gorilla Arms.
Whatever you choose, know that it’s money well spent and you can go with whichever you think is the coolest.
Cyberpunk 2077 Best Iconic Weapons and locations
Iconic Weapons in Cyberpunk 2077 are unique items with a special look and properties which set them apart from regular equipment.
They might be a particular character’s signature piece, or just a souped up version of a normal archetype.
Iconic weapons come in two forms: the weapons themselves, or crafting specs.
Iconic crafting specs have to be crafted from Item Components before you can use them – so boost your Crafting Skill and Technical Ability if you fancy wielding something a bit different.
Where to find Iconic Weapons
Many Iconic weapons are found throughout the main missions of Cyberpunk 2077, but are very easy to miss.
Some are dropped by bosses you fight, while others are hidden in the environment.
To find Iconic crafting specs, look on your map for skull markers of “Suspected Organised Crime Activity”. These are combat-focused world events where you get a chance at a good item for defeating a stronghold full of enemies.
They’re well worth doing, not just because of the Iconic crafting specs.
Below are a few of our favourite Iconic weapons in Cyberpunk 2077 and where to get them:
- Chaos
This Iconic pistol randomises its critical hit chance, damage type, and status effect after every reload. Meaning in addition to the damage, it has the potential to high-roll really hard and turn into a monster.
It’s dropped by Royce in the story mission, “The Pickup”.
- Kongou
Kongou is a quality burst-fire pistol that I used for a good while in my first playthrough, and definitely worth searching out. Its powerful two-round burst and electric damage make it useful in a wide variety of situations.
Without getting into spoiler territory, in the story mission “The Heist”, you break into someone’s bedroom with Jackie.
Before you go to the left-hand side of the room to get what you came for, go over to their bed on the right. On the bedside table, you’ll find Kongou.
- Widowmaker
As mentioned above, the precision rifles in Cyberpunk 2077 are very strong. In the mid-game, none are better than Widowmaker.
When you help Panam Palmer settle her score with Nash, make sure you loot this incredible weapon off his body on the second floor of where you fight his Raffen gang.
- Sir John Phallustiff
And a funny one for the melee players, this meme of a blunt club is more phallic than iconic.
During the early story mission The Pickup, make sure you call the Militech corpo, Meredith Stout, before you head inside with Jackie.
Strike a deal with her and go along with her plan.
At the end of the mission, hint that you’d like to spend some more “romantic” time with her, and later you’ll unlock a side job: “Venus in Furs”.
Follow the simple quest steps and you’ll find Sir John Phalistiff at your destination.
Cyberpunk 2077 Legendary Weapons and locations
Legendary Weapons are the rarest in Cyberpunk 2077, but not necessarily the best in terms of DPS.
What they do have are more mod slots and extra perks, so they’re definitely better than average. Plus, they have the added cache of being the best of the best.
One way to get your hands on Legendary weapons is to craft them yourself by upgrading lower tiered Iconic weaponry and the crafting skill. However, this will take significant time and investment.
More practically, you’ll get a couple from the various bosses you encounter during Cyberpunk 2077’s main story.
While they can also be found as random drops, again most commonly in the Assault in Progress and Organised Crime Activity world events – so complete any you come across.
You can get Legendary versions of most regular guns, but they feel very similar.
How to get Johnny Silverhand’s Gun in Cyberpunk 2077
Not only is Johnny Silverhand’s pistol, the Malorian Arms 3516, one of the best weapons in Cyberpunk 2077, but it’s one of the coolest too.
You can grab it for yourself in Act 3 of the game, where you’ll eventually unlock a side job called “Chippin’ In” like his band Samurai’s famous hit.
Again without dipping into spoilers, proceed with the quest objectives and you’ll eventually make it to a moored ship with a character you need to speak to.
The surrendering character will drop the Iconic pistol on the ground for you to collect.
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