What are the best attributes in Cyberpunk 2077?

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After creating your character in Cyberpunk 2077, you’ll have 7 points to spend on your attributes. Each attribute contains some different skills, which provide bonuses to various aspects of your playstyle. Skills increase as you perform specific in-game activities. Besides choosing your character’s appearance, you are probably wondering about the best attributes in Cyberpunk 2077. Here’s a breakdown of all of them, along with some early game build recommendations.

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What are the different attributes in Cyberpunk 2077?

There are five main attributes you can put points into for your character. The attributes and associated skills are as follows: 

  • Body: Athletics, Annihilation, Street Brawler
  • Reflexes: Handguns, Assault, Blades
  • Intelligence: Breach Protocol, Quickhacking
  • Technical: Crafting, Engineering
  • Cool: Stealth, Cold Blood

If you’re playing on PC, hit the “P” key to open up your attributes menu to see your character’s build. 

AttributeEffectsSkillsUses
BodyDetermines your raw physical power, including HP, Stamina, and Melee Damage.Melee, Shotgun, Athletics, Two-Hand WeaponsHijacking Cars, Busting Open Doors
ReflexesDetermines your maneuverability and movement speed, including Evasion, Speed, and Reactions.Handguns, Rifles, BladesOpens up more dialogue options
IntelligenceDetermines your netrunning proficiency, mainly your hacking skills.HackingOpens up more dialogue options
TechnicalRepresents your technical know-how, primarily your crafting abilities.Crafting, EngineeringHijack Cars, Open Doors, Data Mine, Open Options
CoolDetermines your resilience, composure, and stealth assassination abilities.Assassination, Nerve, SnipersOpens up more dialogue options

What are the Best Attributes in Cyberpunk 2077?

The best attributes to focus on early in Cyberpunk 2077 are probably Body, Reflexes, and Technical. Focusing on the Body attribute helps your raw physical power and lets you force open doors. Increasing this attribute gives you more health points, stamina, melee damage, and movement bonuses.

Another useful early game attribute to focus on is Reflexes, especially if you are playing on a more challenging difficulty. Reflexes determine your maneuverability and increase your overall movement speed. You will get some Evasion perks, improved critical hit chance, and damage from Mantis blades.

Finally, Technical Ability is important when it comes to crafting powerful items. The powerful gear can help you scale with higher difficulties and help you out immensely down the road.

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