Cyberpunk 2077: Rebecca Build | Edgerunners (Patch 2.31)

Welcome to the best Rebecca Build for Cyberpunk 2077 (Patch 2.31). Rebecca is one of the more popular characters in Cyberpunk Edgerunners. This build will stay true to her identity as the crew’s unpredictable, trigger-happy gunner with her iconic Guts shotgun and oversized cyber-arms.

The Rebecca Build pairs the Guts shotgun, Adrenaline Rush sustain, and Gorilla Arms to obliterate enemies at point-blank range in Cyberpunk 2077.

Table of Contents for the Rebecca Build:

• Build Overview
• Attributes
• Perks (Skills)
• Cyberware
• Weapons
• Gear
• Skill Progression
• Leveling Tips
  • Perfect Start
  • How to make Money
  • Upgrade Weapons
  • How Gear Scaling Works
  • How to get Perk Points Fast
  • Dogtown Consumables
• Rebecca Character Model Creation

Strengths and Weaknesses list for the Rebecca Shotgun Build:

Cyberpunk 2077 Rebecca Build Overview

This Cyberpunk 2077: Rebecca Build focuses on dealing insane close-range damage with shotguns, staying alive through massive health regen and Adrenaline Rush, and stacking so much chrome that you regularly trigger Edgerunner’s Fury mode.

Rebecca does not run a Sandevistan, a Berserk or a Cyberdeck, so we use the Operating System slot for raw Cyberware Capacity instead.

Attributes – Rebecca Build (Edgerunners)

Distributing Attributes correctly for the Rebecca Shotgun Build is important. Attributes dictate the direction of the build and give access to different tiers of perks depending on how many points you invest in each category.

The Cyberpunk 2077 Rebecca Build’s Attributes are spread out between Body, Technical Ability, Cool, and Reflexes. Intelligence takes a back seat here. As we know from the Edgerunners anime, Rebecca is not exactly the brightest bulb in the room.

Rebecca Start Attributes

At the start of the game, select the following Attribute allocation to give us the optimal start for the Rebecca Build (Edgerunners) in Cyberpunk 2077.

Attribute	Points	Description
Intelligence	None	N/A
Technical Ability	+2	Gets you closer to All Things Cyber and the Cyberware scaling at 9.
Reflexes	+1	Unlocks the first tier of perks.
Cool	None	N/A
Body	+4	Unlocks the first tier of perks and gets you close to the shotgun perks at 9.

Max Level Attributes

At max level, you want to have the following distribution of Attributes for the Rebecca Shotgun Build for Cyberpunk 2077:

• 20 Body
• 20 Technical Ability
• 20 Cool
• 18 Reflexes
• 3 Intelligence

Reflexes only needs 15 for everything this build uses. If you prefer Assault Rifles, you can swap to 20 Reflexes and 18 Cool to unlock Salt in the Wound, at the cost of Nerves of Tungsten-Steel.

Perks – Rebecca Build Cyberpunk 2077

In this section of the Cyberpunk 2077 Rebecca Build (Shotgun), I will explain the perks that we use for each attribute.

• Body
• Technical Ability
• Reflexes
• Cool
• Intelligence
• Relic

Perk Points: To get perk points, you can either simply level up or farm Perk Shards. Read our guide on all 13 Perk Shard Locations in Cyberpunk 2077, with map locations, screenshots, and the nearest fast travel point for each shard.

Spare Points: The bold perks are the core of the build, so pick them up before the non-bold ones. While you are still leveling, go with whatever you need the most. For example, if you run around with a shotgun all the time, grab the shotgun perks first.

Body Perks

The Body Perk-Tree is the heart of the Rebecca Build in Cyberpunk 2077. The left side powers up Shotguns, LMGs and HMGs, while the central side gives us health regen and Adrenaline Rush. Max Body out to 20 so we can get the perks at the top.

Perk Prioritization: Prioritize perks in bold.

Level 4 Perks

The level 4 perks are all base health regen. They stack on top of each other and let Rebecca stay in the open instead of hiding behind cover.

Perk	Description
Painkiller	Unlocks passive health regeneration during combat. Everything else in this tier multiplies it, so it is the first pick and the foundation of the build’s sustain.
Comeback Kid	Increases health regen rate for every percent of health you are missing. The lower you drop the faster you recover, which matters a lot once Edgerunner starts cutting into your max health.
Dorph-head	Grants a burst of mitigation chance right after using a health item or Blood Pump cyberware. A short window of near-total damage reduction that lines up neatly with the Adrenaline Rush cycle.
Speed Junkie	Increases health regen rate while sprinting. Free value, since Rebecca sprints and dashes straight into every fight.
Army of One	+10% health regen rate for each nearby enemy. Rebecca fights in the middle of the crowd, so this is almost always active.

Level 9 Perks

Level 9 opens the shotgun and machine gun branch on the left side of the tree. These perks are what make Guts viable while moving at full speed.

Perk	Description
Die! Die! Die!	Boosts stamina regen and improves weapon handling as your stamina drains. The gateway to the whole heavy weapon branch. Only affects shotguns, LMGs and HMGs.
Like a Feather	Removes the movement speed penalty from shotguns, LMGs and HMGs. Guts is a heavy weapon that slows you down and lowers your jump height, so this is mandatory.
Don’t Stop Me Now	Grants extra mitigation chance and mitigation strength while your stamina is low. Turns the low stamina window from a liability into a defensive bonus.
Bullet Ballet	Reduces bullet spread while moving. Keeps your heavy weapons accurate during the constant repositioning this build relies on.

Level 15 Perks

This is the biggest tier in the tree. The left branch adds dismemberment and instant kills, while the central branch unlocks Adrenaline Rush, which acts as a second health bar.

Perk	Description
Spontaneous Obliteration	More crit chance at low stamina, extra damage to nearby enemies, and finally Obliterate, a chance to instantly kill and dismember wounded enemies. Enemies at low health just die in one hit. Max it out. Only affects shotguns, LMGs and HMGs.
Close-quarters Carnage	Increases your Obliterate chance at close range. Stacks with Spontaneous Obliteration and rewards fighting at shotgun distance, which is exactly where Rebecca wants to be.
Skullcracker	Increases the damage of Quick Melee Attacks as your stamina drains. Pairs with Rip and Tear at level 20, so every shotgun blast can be followed by a brutal melee hit.
Dread	Ranged attacks reduce enemy armor, and dismemberment spreads the effect to nearby enemies. Quietly one of the strongest damage multipliers in the tree. Only affects shotguns, LMGs and HMGs.
Rush of Blood	Increases reload speed for a short time after dismembering an enemy. Guts has a slow reload, so this keeps the pressure on once Obliterate starts chaining.
Adrenaline Rush	+35 max health, +20% to all health regen, then unlocks Adrenaline Rush itself. Health items and Blood Pump now also grant Adrenaline worth 30% of max health (up to 50%), which absorbs damage as a separate yellow bar. Basically free health on top of your normal heals.
Calm Mind	While Adrenaline Rush is active, adds a 3 second delay before Adrenaline starts to decay. Keeps your second health bar around longer between heals.
Unstoppable Force	While Adrenaline Rush is active you become immune to movement penalties and non-damaging status effects such as knockdown and blinding.
Juggernaut	While Adrenaline Rush is active you gain +20% movement speed and +10% damage. Rewards keeping Adrenaline topped up rather than treating it as an emergency button.
Bloodlust	While Adrenaline Rush is active, dismembering a nearby enemy grants +50 Adrenaline. The link between the two branches: every shotgun dismemberment refills your second health bar.

Level 20 Perks

Body is at 20, so we take the capstones. Rip and Tear is the shotgun capstone and Pain to Gain is the Adrenaline Rush capstone.

Perk	Description
Rip and Tear	+100% damage for your next Quick Melee Attack after shooting an enemy with a shotgun, and +100% damage for your next shotgun shot after a Quick Melee hit. Rebecca is already in melee range, so alternate shots and melee hits for massive damage. Only affects shotguns.
Pain to Gain	While Adrenaline Rush is active, +20% Health Item recharge after neutralizing an enemy. Every kill gets you closer to the next heal, which keeps the Adrenaline Rush loop going all fight.
Onslaught (Optional)	Refills 20% of your ammo after neutralizing an enemy with a Light Machine Gun. Only take this if you run an LMG like the Wild Dog. As long as you keep getting kills, you practically never have to reload.

Technical Ability Perks

The Technical Ability Perk-Tree does two jobs in the Rebecca Build. The middle of the tree stacks Cyberware capacity and stat bonuses so we can fit every iconic implant, and the right side unlocks Bolt shots for Tech weapons like the Lizzie. Max it out to 20.

Perk Prioritization: Prioritize perks in bold.

Level 4 Perks

We don’t need any level 4 perks. If you have spare points, the bottom row on the left side gives small bonuses to your health items.

Perk	Description
Glutton for War (Optional)	Adds an extra Health Item charge and speeds up out of combat recharge.
First Aid (Optional)	Faster Health Item recharge when you have only used one charge.
Transfusion (Optional)	The final charge of your Health Item heals for more.

Level 9 Perks

Level 9 is where the Cyberware scaling starts. These perks give us the capacity and stat modifiers we need before committing to Edgerunner later on.

Perk	Description
All Things Cyber	Boosts all cyberware stat modifiers by 10% and cuts Cyberware Capacity cost by 20% for Integumentary System and Skeleton chrome. Both ranks are essential, since Chitin and Rara Avis are expensive.
Driver Update	Adds a secondary stat modifier to all cyberware. Free passive stats across your whole build.
Renaissance Punk	Grants +4 Cyberware Capacity for every Attribute above the threshold. With four attributes at 18 or higher, this is a large chunk of free capacity that feeds directly into Edgerunner.
Chrome Constitution	Reduces incoming damage by 5% while your Integumentary System and Skeleton slots are all filled. Cheap mitigation that matters once Edgerunner starts eating your max health.
Lucky Day	Increases crafting components gained from looting. Purely a quality of life pick, useful while you are still upgrading gear.
Chipware Connoisseur (Optional)	Lets you choose between two stat modifier options when upgrading cyberware. You only need this while upgrading, so equip it at the Ripperdoc and refund the point afterward if you are short on points.

Level 15 Perks

Level 15 adds armor and two extra Cyberware slots in the middle, and unlocks Bolt shots on the right side for Tech weapons.

Perk	Description
License to Chrome	Another +10% to all cyberware stat modifiers, +40 armor, and a new Skeleton slot with boosted stats on all Skeleton chrome. Max this out, it is how we fit Bionic Joints, Epimorphic Skeleton and Rara Avis at the same time.
Ambidextrous	Unlocks an additional Hands cyberware slot. Lets you run Immovable Force next to a second Hands implant.
Cyborg	Reduces cyberware cooldowns by 15% if all available slots are filled. This is why we fill every slot, even with cheap filler chrome.
Extended Warranty	Increases the duration of all active cyberware effects by 15%. Stretches the Adreno-Trigger movement speed window even further.
Built Different (If you use Tech Weapons)	Unlocks the Cellular Adapter cyberware for the Integumentary System. Only needed if you use Tech weapons, but the Lizzie makes it worth it. See the Integumentary System section.
Bolt	Faster charge speed and more damage for charged Tech weapon shots, then unlocks Bolt shots. Release the trigger right before a full charge to fire a Bolt, which counts as fully charged and deals +30% damage, but loses damage when penetrating cover.
Lightning Storm	Increases charge speed after firing a Bolt, stacking up to 3 times. Lets you fire Bolts back to back.
Internal Clock	Increases the time window to fire a Bolt. Makes Bolt timing much more forgiving in a hectic fight.
Shock Value	Bolt shots ignore enemy armor completely, so heavily armored enemies take full damage.
In Charge	Tech weapons no longer fire automatically at full charge, so you can hold the charge and release it when you want.

Level 20 Perks

Technical Ability is at 20, so we take two capstones. Edgerunner is the payoff for all the capacity we stacked, and Chain Lightning upgrades Bolt shots.

Perk	Description
Edgerunner	Lets you exceed Cyberware Capacity by up to 50 points at a cost of 0.5% max health per point over. Every neutralization has a chance per point over capacity to trigger Fury: +10% damage, +30% crit chance and +50% crit damage. Basically cyberpsychosis for free, which fits Rebecca perfectly.
Chain Lightning	Bolt shots now deal Electrical damage and release an arc that electrocutes up to 3 nearby enemies. Turns every Lizzie Bolt into a small area attack.

Reflexes Perks

The Reflexes Perk-Tree boosts Assault Rifles and SMGs on the left side and gives us Dash and Air Dash in the middle (what we focus on). Rebecca is not exactly known for air dashing, but with V we can min-max her movement anyway.

Perk Prioritization: Prioritize perks in bold.

Level 4 Perks

These perks cover the basics of moving and shooting at the same time. Slippery is also the gateway to the Dash branch.

Perk	Description
Slippery	The faster you move, the harder you are to hit, and the effect scales up while dashing, dodging, sliding, sprinting and vaulting. Unlocks the rest of the middle branch.
Multitasker	Lets you fire your weapon while sprinting, sliding and vaulting. Removes the usual pause between moving and shooting.
Muscle Memory	Lets you reload while sprinting, sliding and vaulting. Pairs directly with Multitasker so you never have to stop to get back in the fight.
Parkour!	Increases vaulting and climbing speed. Keeps your traversal smooth when you are chasing enemies across cover.

Level 9 Perks

Level 9 is where the movement comes together. Dash replaces your dodge, and everything around it turns dashing into both offense and defense.

Perk	Description
Dash	Rank 1 cuts dodge and dash stamina cost, rank 2 unlocks the Dash itself. It replaces dodging, covers far more ground and auto-vaults low obstacles.
Steady Grip	Lets you shoot while dashing. Turns the dash from a purely defensive move into an attack.
Can’t Touch This	+100% mitigation chance while dashing. Combined with Slippery this makes you extremely hard to punish while closing the distance for a shotgun blast.
Mean Streak	Restores 40% stamina when you neutralize an enemy while dashing. Keeps the dash chain going through longer fights.

Level 15 Perks

Level 15 finishes the mobility package with the Air Dash line. This is what lets you fight in three dimensions instead of two.

Perk	Description
Air Dash	Another cut to dash stamina cost, +20% dash speed, and finally the ability to dash in midair. Not exactly canon for Rebecca, but highly recommended.
Aerial Acrobat	Improves your midair maneuverability. Gives you real control over where you land after an air dash.
Aerodynamic (Optional)	Massively increases mitigation strength while you are in midair. Makes the air dash a safe way to get into shotgun range.

Level 20 Perks

We don’t use any level 20 perks. Reflexes sits at 18 in this build.

Cool Perks

The Cool Perk-Tree increases our damage with Pistols, Revolvers, Precision Rifles and Sniper Rifles. That covers the Lizzie and the Borzaya, so everything outside of shotgun range benefits from this tree.

Perk Prioritization: Prioritize perks in bold.

Level 4 Perks

This tier is optional. I like Road Warrior because it gives you more damage while shooting from a vehicle.

Perk	Description
Road Warrior (Optional)	+25% weapon damage while your vehicle is drifting or airborne.

Level 9 Perks

Level 9 unlocks Focus, which is the entry point to the whole precision shooting branch.

Perk	Description
Focus	+10% headshot and weak spot damage, then unlocks Focus mode, which activates automatically when you aim at full stamina. While active, shooting costs no stamina. Only affects pistols, revolvers, precision rifles and sniper rifles.
No Sweat	Reduces the stamina cost of Focus for every enemy you neutralize while it was active. Makes Focus sustainable instead of a once-per-fight burst.
Rinse and Reload	Faster reload on your next reload after a kill while aiming, stacking twice. Keeps you firing during the short Focus window.
Head to Head	Neutralizing an enemy with a ranged attack while Focus is active resets its duration. Optional, but nice if you chain sniper kills.

Skip: Pull! only makes shooting grenades out of the air easier, and Deep Breath slows time for you as well as your enemies. Neither fits this build.

Level 15 Perks

Level 15 unlocks Deadeye, which runs off high stamina rather than a timer. The perks around it convert headshots back into stamina so it stays up.

Perk	Description
Deadeye	+10% headshot and weak spot damage, reduced stamina cost for shooting, then Deadeye mode itself, active whenever you are above 85% stamina. While active you gain +20% headshot damage, +20% weak spot damage and no bullet spread. Max this out.
California Reaper	Restores stamina after a ranged headshot or weak spot kill. This is what keeps you above the 85% threshold for Deadeye.
High Noon	While Deadeye is active, a headshot or weak spot kill grants a fast reload and slows time during it.
Long Shot	While Deadeye is active your shots deal full damage at any range. Eliminates damage falloff entirely.
Quick Draw	Faster weapon swaps to pistols, revolvers, sniper rifles and precision rifles, plus stamina when swapping in combat. Great for swapping from Guts to the Lizzie or Borzaya.

Level 20 Perks

Cool is at 20, so we take one capstone.

Perk	Description
Nerves of Tungsten-Steel	While Deadeye is active: guaranteed crits for headshots and weak spots, and more damage as distance increases. Mainly for the precision and sniper rifles, and the reason to push Cool to 20.

Alternative: Run ‘N’ Gun (hip-firing costs no stamina, more movement speed during Focus) only affects pistols. Take it instead if you rarely use a sniper.

Intelligence Perks

We don’t spend any points in the Intelligence perk tree. Rebecca is definitely not a Netrunner, so we leave it at 3. If you want to hack cars, you can put a single point in, but for a min-max build leave it alone.

Relic Perks (Phantom Liberty DLC)

The Relic Perk tree works differently from the five standard attribute trees. It was introduced in the Phantom Liberty DLC. The Relic tree doesn’t care about minor stat bumps; it is entirely focused on fundamentally changing how your existing high-tier cyberware functions or adding brand-new active combat mechanics.

In the standard trees, you earn Attribute and Perk points as you level up. The Relic tree completely ignores your character level.

• Availability: Only after you start the Phantom Liberty DLC.
• Unique Currency: It uses Relic Points instead of Perk Points.
• How to Get Them: You are given a handful of points automatically during the main story of the Phantom Liberty DLC. The rest must be found out in the world by hunting down and downloading data from hidden Militech Data Terminals scattered exclusively around Dogtown.

Relic Perks

The Relic tree runs on Relic points from Phantom Liberty rather than attribute levels, so there are no level tiers here. We use two branches: one for the Gorilla Arms and one for Vulnerabilities.

At the end of Phantom Liberty, you should be able to get all of these perks anyway, but first make sure to max out the ones below.

Perk	Description
Vulnerability Analytics	Lets you spot Vulnerabilities in enemy armor and cyberware during combat. Hitting one gives 100% crit chance, +25% armor penetration and weak spot damage bonuses, and destroying it sets off an EMP blast in a 3 metre radius. Max this out first.
Machine Learning	Destroying a Vulnerability grants +10% Vulnerability spawn frequency and +5% crit damage against them for 25 seconds, stacking five times with the effects doubled at max stacks.
Jailbreak	Unlocks new abilities for all Arm cyberware. For the Gorilla Arms, attacking now charges them. A fully charged strong attack deals massive damage and creates a shockwave that staggers nearby enemies, and neutralizing an enemy this way sends their body flying.
Limiter Removal	The shockwave from a charged Gorilla Arms attack now knocks down all enemies within range. The perfect follow-up to Jailbreak.

Cyberware for the Rebecca Build in Cyberpunk 2077

Using the right Cyberware for the Cyberpunk 2077: Rebecca Build matters. Rebecca doesn’t use a Sandevistan, a Berserk or a Cyberdeck, so the Operating System slot goes to the Chrome Compressor, which gives us enough capacity to run iconic chrome everywhere else. However, don’t sweat it if you can’t get every piece.

Important: Priority Cyberware is marked in bold.

• Operating System (Most Important)
• Frontal Cortex
• Face
• Arms
• Hands
• Skeleton
• Nervous System
• Circulatory System
• Integumentary System
• Legs

Operating System

Cyberware	Description
Chrome Compressor	Rebecca doesn’t run a Sandevistan, Berserk or Cyberdeck, so this is the canon-friendly choice for the slot. Costs 0 Cyberware Capacity and adds a large chunk of extra capacity (+70 at max tier). That extra room is what lets us run Chitin, Rara Avis, Immovable Force and the other iconic implants at the same time. Every point over your limit also feeds Edgerunner from the Technical Ability tree.

Location of items:

• Chrome Compressor: Iconic, Dogtown Ripperdocs (Phantom Liberty DLC), also found in Dogtown airdrops.

Frontal Cortex

Cyberware	Description
Self-ICE	Negates incoming quickhacks from enemy netrunners. With Intelligence at 3 you have no other defense against being hacked.
Mechatronic Core	Increases damage dealt to drones, robots, mechs and turrets. Covers the one enemy type a shotgun build struggles against.
Newton Module	Reduces all cyberware cooldowns on every kill. This build barely uses cooldowns, but the slot needs to be filled for Cyborg and the other “all slots filled” perks.

If you are short on capacity, any cheaper Frontal Cortex implant, such as the Kerenzikov Boost System, works as filler instead of the Newton Module.

Location of items:

• Self-ICE: Ripperdoc, level 20
• Mechatronic Core: Ripperdoc, level 10
• Newton Module: Ripperdoc, level 10

Face

Cyberware	Description
Kiroshi “Cockatrice” Optics	Flat +35% crit chance with no conditions attached. Rebecca doesn’t care about highlighting cameras or explosives, she just wants to do the most damage possible.

Kiroshi “The Oracle” Optics are the alternative if you want to highlight enemies through walls.

Location of items:

• Kiroshi “Cockatrice” Optics: Iconic, Dogtown Ripperdoc, level 35

Arms

Cyberware

Description

Gorilla Arms

Rebecca’s oversized cyber-arms from the anime. We use the Physical version, which fits the build best, but any element works. With Jailbreak, attacking now charges the arms. A fully charged strong attack deals massive damage and creates a shockwave that staggers nearby enemies. Limiter Removal makes that shockwave knock down every enemy in range. Pairs with Rip and Tear and Skullcracker for shotgun and melee combos.

Location of items:

• Gorilla Arms: Any Ripperdoc upon reaching level 10.

Hands

Cyberware	Description
Immovable Force	Iconic. Reduces recoil by 33% and bullet spread by 25%, and automatically activates ranged weapon effects that would normally only trigger behind cover. Guts kicks hard, so this is the most important Hands slot.
Shock Absorber	Reduces weapon recoil even further. The simplest option for the second Hands slot.
Ballistic Coprocessor	Increases ricochet chance and damage for power weapons. Only worth it if you actually bounce your shots.
Tattoo: Johnny’s Special	Costs 0 Cyberware Capacity. Use it as a free filler if you need the capacity for something else.

Location of items:

• Immovable Force: Iconic, Dogtown Ripperdocs (Phantom Liberty DLC), also found in Dogtown airdrops.
• Shock Absorber: Ripperdoc, level 10
• Ballistic Coprocessor: Ripperdoc, level 10
• Tattoo: Johnny’s Special: Reward during the quest Chippin’ In.

Skeleton

Cyberware	Description
Rara Avis	Iconic version of Para Bellum. Roughly +40% Armor at max tier, a huge bump to your armor stat.
Epimorphic Skeleton	A large increase to maximum health plus a good amount of armor. Edgerunner takes health away in exchange for exceeding capacity, so a bigger pool directly buys you more chrome.
Bionic Joints	Simple but effective. Low Cyberware cost and a solid chunk of armor for the third Skeleton slot from License to Chrome.

Location of items:

• Rara Avis: Iconic, Dogtown Ripperdocs (Phantom Liberty DLC), also found in Dogtown airdrops.
• Epimorphic Skeleton: Any Ripperdoc upon reaching level 30.
• Bionic Joints: Any Ripperdoc upon reaching level 10.

Nervous System

Cyberware	Description
Adreno-Trigger	Iconic. +30% movement speed for up to a full minute when entering combat. The regular Adrenaline Converter gives +40% but only for 9 seconds.
Neofiber	Boosts Mitigation Chance and Mitigation Strength. Stacks with Can’t Touch This and Don’t Stop Me Now.
Visual Cortex Support	Crit chance increases the farther you are from the enemy. A small bonus for the Lizzie and Borzaya, and not worth an iconic slot.

Location of items:

• Adreno-Trigger: Iconic, Phantom Liberty Dogtown Ripperdoc, level 35
• Neofiber: Any Ripperdoc upon reaching level 20.
• Visual Cortex Support: Any Ripperdoc.

Circulatory System

Cyberware	Description
Blood Pump	Replaces your health item with a powerful instant heal plus regen over time, with no use animation. Mandatory for this build, not optional. Adrenaline Rush converts it into up to 50% of your max health as a second yellow bar. Pain to Gain recharges it faster on every kill.
Heal-On-Kill	Restores a percentage of health on every kill. Constant passive sustain that stacks on top of the Painkiller regen chain.
Clutch Padding	Reduces the stamina cost of shooting. Keeps you above the 85% stamina threshold for Deadeye.

Location of items:

• Blood Pump: Any Ripperdoc upon reaching level 10.
• Heal-On-Kill: Ripperdoc upon reaching level 10.
• Clutch Padding: Any Ripperdoc upon reaching level 10.

Integumentary System

Cyberware	Description
Chitin	Iconic. A lot of armor plus additional health regen: +10% Health Regen Rate per Body point, which is +200% at 20 Body. Expensive on capacity, but it carries tough fights.
Subdermal Armor	Low Cyberware cost, lots of armor. Simple and effective.
ProxiShield	The closer an enemy is, the less damage they deal to you. Built for a shotgun build that fights at close range on purpose.
Cellular Adapter	Highly recommended if you use Tech weapons like the Lizzie. Requires the Built Different perk. Scales with Technical Ability. At 20 Technical Ability you get +20% explosion damage resistance, +10% Tech weapon damage, +10% Health Item recharge speed and +10% grenade recharge speed. Swap it in for ProxiShield or Subdermal Armor.

Location of items:

• Chitin: Iconic, Dogtown Ripperdocs (Phantom Liberty DLC), also found in Dogtown airdrops.
• Subdermal Armor: Any Ripperdoc upon reaching level 10.
• ProxiShield: Ripperdoc, level 10
• Cellular Adapter: Any Ripperdoc, after unlocking the Built Different perk.

Legs

Cyberware	Description
Reinforced Tendons	Unlocks the double jump. Great mobility for reaching high places, and it combines with Air Dash from Reflexes.
Leeroy Ligament System	Iconic. A flat movement speed increase. The alternative if you prefer raw speed over the double jump.

Location of items:

• Reinforced Tendons: Any Ripperdoc upon reaching level 10.
• Leeroy Ligament System: Iconic, Dogtown Ripperdocs (Phantom Liberty DLC), also found in Dogtown airdrops.

Weapons for the Rebecca Build in Cyberpunk 2077

Rebecca uses pretty much every kind of gun in the anime: assault rifles, SMGs, pistols, precision rifles, and even smart and Tech weapons. The perk trees are built around specific weapon families, so pick your loadout accordingly.

• Body perks like Die! Die! Die!, Spontaneous Obliteration and Rip and Tear only affect Shotguns, LMGs and HMGs.
• Cool perks like Focus, Deadeye and Nerves of Tungsten-Steel only affect Pistols, Revolvers, Precision Rifles and Sniper Rifles.
• Reflexes perks like Sharpshooter and Ready, Rested, Reloaded boost Assault Rifles and SMGs. This build skips that branch in favor of the Dash perks, so only spec into it if you main an AR or an SMG.
• Technical Ability perks like Bolt and Chain Lightning boost Tech weapons of any type.

That split is why the loadout below carries a shotgun for close range, plus a Tech pistol and a sniper for everything else.

Upgrade: Weapons can be upgraded when you go to the crafting section and then swap to upgrades.

Item	Description
Guts	Rebecca’s iconic shotgun from the Edgerunners anime. This is the weapon that activates the entire left side of the Body tree, including Obliterate, Rip and Tear and the dismemberment chain into Bloodlust. Shoots faster and deals insane damage at the cost of accuracy.
Lizzie	Iconic Tech pistol that looks like the M-76e Omaha Rebecca uses in the anime. Benefits from both the Cool pistol perks and the Technical Ability Bolt perks, plus the Cellular Adapter. Fires an extra round per shot, and even more rounds per shot when fully charged. Fires in a burst from the hip.
Borzaya	Iconic Techtronika sniper rifle (Phantom Liberty) that fires explosive rounds. Basically a mini rocket launcher in sniper rifle form. It also has a chance to apply Burn, and every hit on a burning enemy is a guaranteed Crit.

Canonically, Rebecca is seen using the Unity, the M-76e Omaha Tech pistol, the SOR-22 precision rifle, a Shingen smart SMG and even a heavy machine gun. Iconics are stronger, but feel free to run the canon weapons with your own weapon mods if you prefer.

Alternative weapons

There are a lot of great iconic weapons for this build. Use whatever you like, here are the best options per weapon type.

Shotguns and LMGs (Body)

• Bloody Maria (Shotgun)
• Mox (Shotgun)
• Dezerter (Double-Barrel Shotgun, Phantom Liberty)
• Order (Tech Double-Barrel Shotgun, Phantom Liberty)
• Wild Dog (LMG, Phantom Liberty)

Pistols, Precision Rifles and Sniper Rifles (Cool)

• Cheetah (Pistol, Phantom Liberty)
• La Chingona Dorada (Pistol)
• Malorian Arms 3516 (Pistol)
• Pride (Pistol)
• Plan B (Pistol)
• Seraph (Pistol)
• Breakthrough (Tech Sniper Rifle)
• Hypercritical (Precision Rifle)
• Widow Maker (Tech Precision Rifle)

Assault Rifles and SMGs (Reflexes)

• Carmen (Assault Rifle, Phantom Liberty)
• Moron Labe (Assault Rifle)
• Pit Bull (Assault Rifle)
• Prejudice (Assault Rifle, pairs with Pride)
• Psalm 11:6 (Assault Rifle)
• Buzzsaw (SMG)
• Fenrir (SMG)
• Guillotine x-MOD2 (SMG, Phantom Liberty)
• Problem Solver (SMG)
• Prototype: Shingen Mark V (Smart SMG)
• Raiju (Tech SMG, Phantom Liberty)

Guts (Iconic Power Shotgun) – How To Get It

Guts is an iconic version of the Carnage power shotgun and Rebecca’s signature weapon in the anime. Let the lead fly: it shoots faster and deals more damage than a regular Carnage, accuracy be damned. It is a heavy weapon that slightly reduces your movement speed and jump height, which is why Like a Feather is mandatory. The recoil is so strong it can even break some of your fall damage.

There is no quest attached. It is a world drop, available once the Watson lockdown lifts after The Heist.

• Where: Memorial Park, in the middle of Corpo Plaza, City Center (see image).
• How to Get It: Fast travel to the Arasaka Tower or Metro: Memorial Park point, then take the stairs up to the highest level of the plaza where the holographic koi fish circle above the glass floor. Behind the monks.
• What to Do: Cross to the southern edge of the circle, directly opposite Arasaka Tower and facing the Militech building. You will find three monks meditating there, which is how you know you are in the right spot. Walk past them into the grass and search the bushes. The pickup icon sits under the first bush on the left.
• Note: Its tier scales to your level when you pick it up, but you can upgrade it through Crafting > Upgrades all the way to Tier 5++, so grabbing it early costs you nothing.

Lizzie (Iconic Tech Pistol) – How To Get It

Not just a lookalike of Rebecca’s M-76e Omaha, this thing is disgusting. It fires in a burst, fires an extra round per shot, and fires even more rounds per shot when fully charged. As a Tech pistol it benefits from Focus and Deadeye in the Cool tree, Bolt shots in the Technical Ability tree, and the Tech weapon damage from the Cellular Adapter.

• Where: “Automatic Love” (Main Job) Mission, Lizzie’s Bar in Kabuki, Watson.
• How to Get It: It is Susie Q’s pistol. You find it in a private room next to Judy’s braindance den inside Lizzie’s Bar.
• What to Do: Grab it while you are in the bar during the mission, before you head out.
• Note: If you miss it, iconics can be bought later from the Black Market vendor (Herold Lowe) in the Dogtown Stadium.

Borzaya (Iconic Power Sniper Rifle) – How To Get It

The Borzaya is the iconic version of the SPT32 Grad and part of the Techtronika weapon series that was banned over humanitarian concerns. It fires explosive rounds, very similar to the O’Five, and comes with a +40% Burn chance.

• Hitting an enemy affected by that Burn always deals Crit Damage.
• The more enemies burning at the same time, the more Crit Damage you deal, at the cost of accuracy.
• The explosive rounds set several enemies on fire at once, which is exactly how you stack that bonus.

It is a very heavy weapon: you can still double jump with it, but you cannot dash or sprint while it is drawn. Treat it as a weapon you swap to for a shot, then swap back to Guts.

• Where: Golden Pacific, Dogtown (Phantom Liberty DLC).
• How to Get It: It appears in an airdrop near the Brave Atlas after completing Lucretia My Reflection.
• What to Do: Loot the airdrop before the Barghest or Scavengers get to it.
• Note: If you miss it, you can buy it from Herold Lowe at the EBM Petrochem Stadium.

Prefer the canon look? The SOR-22 power precision rifle is what Rebecca uses in the anime, and the Widow Maker is a strong Tech alternative that also benefits from Bolt.

Gear – Rebecca Jacket Cyberpunk 2077

Since gear is mostly cosmetic, you can wear whatever you want. All of this build’s defense comes from cyberware instead, mainly Chitin, Subdermal Armor, Rara Avis, Epimorphic Skeleton and Bionic Joints.

Rebecca’s Jacket can’t be obtained in Cyberpunk 2077 unless you use mods. 

Grenades: Use any grenade you like. Something explosive fits Rebecca’s personality best, like a regular frag grenade, an incendiary grenade or Ozob’s Nose.

Skill Progression in Cyberpunk 2077

This is often overlooked; in the character menu, you can actually click on “Skill Progression”. This will send you to a very powerful mechanic in Cyberpunk 2077.

By leveling up these trees you gain powerful effects.

For our Cyberpunk 2077: Rebecca Build you want to focus on Solo, Headhunter, Engineer and Shinobi. Generally, while playing the game you will naturally level up these anyway. It still pays off to focus on one or two at the beginning.

Solo (Body)

• Level 5: +50 Carrying Capacity
• Level 10: +10 Max Health
• Level 15: +1 Perk Point
• Level 20: +20% Fist/Gorilla Arms damage & speed (Fists bleed)
• Level 25: +100 Carrying Capacity
• Level 30: +15% Max Health
• Level 35: +1 Perk Point
• Level 40: +10% Crit Chance within 5 meters
• Level 45: +25% Strong/Quick Melee damage
• Level 50: +25% Health after performing a Finisher
• Level 55: Adrenaline decays 50% slower, min 10% floor
• Level 60: Berserk Mode: +30% Finisher threshold, +50% Finisher heal, +30% duration

How to Level Up Solo (Body)

• Looting Skill Shards from chests and enemies.
• Defeat enemies using Heavy Weapons (Shotguns, Light Machine Guns, and Heavy Machine Guns).
• Defeat enemies using blunt weapons, Gorilla Arms, or bare fists.
• Force open locked doors, rip heavy turrets from their mounts, and pass physical Body attribute checks in the world.
• Execute physical melee finishers.

Headhunter (Cool)

• Level 5: -10% Visibility to enemies
• Level 10: +10% Headshot & Vulnerability damage
• Level 15: +1 Perk Point
• Level 20: No weapon sway when crouched
• Level 25: -10% Visibility to enemies
• Level 30: +15% Headshot & Vulnerability damage
• Level 35: +1 Perk Point
• Level 40: Optical Camo is active while grappling enemies
• Level 45: -30% Recovery time after a throw
• Level 50: +30% Crouch walk & sprint speed
• Level 55: Undetected damage bonus lasts 3s in combat
• Level 60: +15% Optical Camo charge on stealth/special kills

How to Level Up Headhunter (Cool)

• Looting Skill Shards from chests and enemies.
• Perform stealth takedowns and neutralizations on unaware enemies.
• Get headshots and hit enemy weakspots using any weapon type.
• Defeat enemies using pistols, revolvers, sniper rifles, precision rifles, or thrown weapons (knives and axes).
• Deal damage and secure kills while crouching or using Optical Camo.

Engineer (Technical Ability)

• Level 5: +15 Armor
• Level 10: +5 Cyberware Capacity
• Level 15: +1 Perk Point
• Level 20: +10% Grenade damage & explosion radius
• Level 25: +25 Armor
• Level 30: +10 Cyberware Capacity
• Level 35: +1 Perk Point
• Level 40: Increased Shock chance when charging Tech weapons
• Level 45: +15% Health Item effectiveness
• Level 50: +30% to all Cyberware stat modifiers
• Level 55: +10% Bolt damage, +40% Bolt burn, Chain Lightning burns
• Level 60: Fury Mode: You occasionally release a massive EMP blast

How to Level Up Engineer (Technical Ability)

• Looting Skill Shards from chests and enemies.
• Defeat enemies using Tech weapons, especially by firing fully charged shots or Bolt shots.
• Get kills using damage-dealing grenades or the Projectile Launch System (PLS) cyberware.
• Craft new weapons, quickhacks, and item components.
• Upgrade weapons and cyberware at Ripperdocs or through your crafting menu.
• Dismantle weapons, armor, and junk items into crafting components.

Shinobi (Reflexes)

• Level 5: +5% Movement Speed
• Level 10: -5% Dodge/Dash Stamina cost
• Level 15: +1 Perk Point
• Level 20: Better accuracy after dodging/dashing
• Level 25: +5% Movement Speed
• Level 30: -10% Dodge/Dash Stamina cost
• Level 35: +1 Perk Point
• Level 40: Increased Mitigation Chance the faster you move
• Level 45: +25% Fast Attack damage
• Level 50: Sliding & Air Dashing reload 20% of your weapon
• Level 55: Mid-air/Slow-mo: low stamina does not penalize combat
• Level 60: Sandevistan Mode: +40% Crit Chance; No movement Stamina cost

How to Level Up Shinobi (Reflexes)

• Looting Skill Shards from chests and enemies.
• Defeat enemies using blade weapons (Katanas, Machetes, Chainswords, or Mantis Blades).
• Actively dodge, dash, air-dash, slide, and vault while in active combat.
• Defeat enemies using Assault Rifles or Submachine Guns (SMGs), especially while moving at high speeds.

Netrunner (Intelligence)

• Level 5: +5% RAM Recovery Rate
• Level 10: +1 Max RAM
• Level 15: +1 Perk Point
• Level 20: +20% Smart Weapon lock-on range
• Level 25: +5% RAM Recovery Rate
• Level 30: +1 Max RAM
• Level 35: +1 Perk Point
• Level 40: -20% RAM cost for hacking devices/vehicles
• Level 45: +15% Control/Convert duration; +5% Combat hack damage
• Level 50: +40% Overclock duration
• Level 55: -10% Health loss during Overclock
• Level 60: Overclock Mode: Reveals enemies (10m) & hacks through cover

How to Level Up Netrunner (Intelligence)

• Looting Skill Shards from chests and enemies.
• Use offensive, control, or covert quickhacks on enemies during combat.
• Hack environmental objects, security cameras, and devices to distract enemies or trigger explosions.
• Successfully jack into and hack Access Points (Data Terminals) using Breach Protocol.
• Defeat enemies using Smart weapons or the Monowire.

Leveling Tips for the Rebecca Build in Cyberpunk 2077

Here are a few general leveling tips for the Rebecca Build in Cyberpunk 2077.

• Perfect Start
• How to make Money
• Upgrade Weapons
• How Gear Scaling Works
• How to get Perk Points Fast
• Dogtown Consumables

Perfect Start in Cyberpunk 2077

Here are the steps that I recommend taking with a new Cyberpunk 2077 playthrough.

Starter Build: You can also check out my Cyberpunk 2077 Starter Build that takes you from level 1 to level 15.

1. Regular Start (Don’t skip ahead to Phantom Liberty).
2. Immediately after the prologue, once you are out of your room and go downstairs before you enter the elevator.
   1. Weapon Vendor: Buy the Iconic pistol Dying Night.
   2. Coach Fred: Capacity Boosters (in case you get over capacity so you can still move).
3. Buff Routine: Sleep & Shower. This gives you 20% Skill XP acquisition and Health Regen.
4. Watson Clean Sweep (NCPD Missions):
   1. Watson is the first district you play in.
   2. Clearing all missions takes 1-2 hours. This will give you at least 10 levels, 15 Street Cred and over 150k Eddies Cash. 
   3. Loot all enemies and either disassemble for materials or sell them at the vendor for extra Eddies.
5. Get the Fenrir SMG from the monk mission. This SMG is insanely good at the start because it often stuns enemies.
6. Visit a Ripperdoc at level 10: After you have enough money, its time to get chromed up.
   1. Reinforced Tendons (Legs): Allow you to double jump
   2. Kerenzikov (Nervous System): Slows Time by 60% for 2s.
   3. Synaptic Accelerator (Nervous System): Slows time by 20% for 2s when enemy detection reaches 50%.
   4. Whatever else you can fit!
7. Time to start playing for real. The Pickup mission is waiting for you!

How to make Money

It is actually fairly easy to make money in Cyberpunk 2077. The best way to make money is to clear all the NCPD and Cyberpsycho missions in each district. As previously mentioned, clearing most of the Watson district NCPD mission alone already gives you approximately 150k Eddies Cash.

Upgrade Weapons

This often gets overlooked, but you can upgrade early-game weapons in Cyberpunk 2077. Go to the crafting section, then move to the Upgrade tab. Here you can upgrade all weapons if you have the necessary crafting components.

Gear Scaling in Cyberpunk 2077

Gear scaling is automated in Cyberpunk 2077. The moment you reach a certain level, you will start finding more and more high-quality items. Meaning the faster you reach a higher level the sooner you will find better gear from chests or enemies. That counts for Gear, Weapons, Cyberware, Outfits, etc.

• Tier 1: Level 1-9
• Tier 2: Level 10-19
• Tier 3: Level 20-29
• Tier 4: Level 30-39
• Tier 5: Level 40-44
• Tier Iconic: Level 45-50

How to get Perk Points in Cyberpunk 2077

You need Perk Points to unlock additional Perks for the Rebecca Build in Cyberpunk 2077. Perks are the bread and butter of any CP2077 Build, as they significantly enhance your power.

1. You get one Perk Point per character level.
2. Skill Progression awards you with Perk Points.
3. You can farm up to 13 Perk Shards (10 base game, 3 Phantom Liberty DLC)

Perk Point per Character Level

Not much needs to be said here; leveling up gives you one extra Perk Point.

Skill Progression

This is often overlooked; the Skill Progression system also awards you Perk Points at 15 and 35. So you can get an additional 10 Perk Points from this.

Character menu > bottom right Skill Progression.

Perk Shards

There are 10 base-game Perk Shards and 3 Phantom Liberty DLC Perk Shards you can collect to earn additional perks in Cyberpunk 2077.

Read Guide: All 13 Perk Shard Locations in Cyberpunk 2077

Here is the full list, click on the hyperlink of each location to see images, it will send you to the full Cyberpunk 2077: Perk Shards Location Guide.

Dogtown Consumables (Phantom Liberty DLC)

During the starter quest of the Phantom Liberty DLC in Cyberpunk 2077 called “Dog Eat Dog” you eventually enter the marketplace area (You can also access the area later at any time). Here you can buy various new stuff that isn’t available in the base game. his will also still be availabl

Some vendors also sell permanent consumable upgrades, 12k each. Best you go talk to all the vendors in that area and see what they offer.

• Bartender Shop: Dendritic Protoplasma Supplier permanent +1% Ram Recovery Rate.
• Netrunner Shop: Dendritic Protoplasma Supplier permanent +2% Ram Recovery Rate.
  • Note: The items are called the same, but they both work, so you get a total of 3% Ram Recovery Rate.
• Food Vendor: Prototype Pseudo Embryonic Cell Builder permanent +2 Health.
• Meds Vendor: Prototype Pseudo Embryonic Cell Builder permanent +3 Health.
  • Note: The items are called the same, but they both work, so you get a total of +5 Health.
  • Note: You find the Meds vendor on the opposite side of the Netrunner Vendor in a hallway.
• Food Vendor: Military-Grade Lactic Acid Recyclers: +1% Stamina Regen Rate.
• Herold Weapon Vendor: Sells you all the Iconic Weapons you have missed during your playthrough.
• Marcin/ Michal Kicinski Junk Vendor: 1 Perk Shard and 1 Progression Shard of each type.

Additionally, make sure to check all other vendors in Dog Town. For example at the Longshore Stacks fast travel point, you also have vendors that sell you permanent upgrades.

Rebecca Character Creation in Cyberpunk 2077

There are two ways you can recreate Rebecca in Cyberpunk 2077. A closer version of the true Rebecca can be made with mods. Here I will show you how to get as close as possible to Rebecca without mods:

• Voice Tone: Feminine
• Skin Tone: 1st option
• Skin Type: 04
• Hairstyle: 43
• Hair Color: 2nd
• Eyes: 05
• Eye Color: Row 7, last one (white background, red circles)
• Eyelash Color: 6
• Nose: 02
• Mouth: 08
• Jaw: 14
• Ears: 06
• Cyberware: 02
• Facial Scars: Off
• Facial Tattoos: Off
• Piercings: Off
• Teeth: 00
• Eye Makeup: 04
• Eye Makeup Color: 5
• Lip Makeup Style: Default
• Lip Makeup: 09
• Lip Makeup Color: 5
• Cheek Makeup: 09
• Cheek Makeup Color: 2
• Blemishes: Off
• Nails: Short
• Nail Color: 1
• Chest: Default
• Nipples: 01
• Body Tattoos: 03
• Body Scars: Off
• Genitals: Off

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