All Pistols Ranked Worst to Best in Cyberpunk 2077 2.0

[@SamBram]

If anybody is wondering why there are no revolvers on this list, I split them into a seperate video for time purposes. You can find that here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/noKxYYR5q7Jkps0

[@sailovasailo1109]

almost comment where are the revolver haha

[@Rosievoux]

i was wondering where the Taigan was, i overuse it when it comes to pyromania stacks, idk if you can tell but i like pyromania stacks, with the projectile system launch.

[@HazeCake]

can any revolver have supressor?

[@seanpeng1977]

NO.1 pistol is also my favorite.

[@grey3247]

I think the headshot swap feature on La Chingona is to encourage swapping between both Chingonas in combat rather than only using one, to imitate a double handguns style

[@HarryBuddhaPalm]

I think you're correct.

[@quantumphayer]

they missed the chance of adding an Akimbo perk if u have both pistols equipped... sliding and dashing around NC while dual wielding jackito pistols would probably be *chef´s kiss*

[@spiraljumper74]

Fingers crossed they somehow add an akimbo system in the very last patch. They said they were going to implement some gameplay features people have wanted for awhile. But I’ve got my money on cosmetic car and cyberware customization, if anything. Akimbo seems pretty crazy to add at this late date.

[@Boiled-Oden]

@@quantumphayer not a perk, they should have made Akimbo its unique modifier alongside with a smart weapon like aim mode where V follows enemy movement with the gun. now that would make them Iconic...

[@totalwar-hamster4518]

Yup, like the smg perk

[@thanattongweraprasert7026]

Even though Malorian is not the best, but I still end up using it the most ‘cause it’s felt so good when reloading and the impact and sound is so damn satisfying!!

[@GuerrillaWarloard]

100% absolutely, after getting 90% of the iconic pistols, I tried them, and the used the Johnny Malorian

[@spiraljumper74]

The Malorian is awesome but I really wish they added the lore that it actually has some of the real Johnny’s incredibly angry personality bouncing around it’s wiring, like in the ttrpg. I guess it’s because it was chipped to his cyber-arm for so long that while Johnny was having cyberpsycho episodes his neural info would leak into it through the personal link. It would be pretty cool if you got some ghostly, angry voice lines after like, getting a nice headshot or taking out a bunch of corpos in quick succession. Hit an Arasaka agent with the secondary fire? “Time to buuurn, Corporat.” That would be fun. I wonder if there’s enough Johnny voice lines in the game to do something like that with mods? Way beyond me anyway.

[@Snoozytube]

​@spiraljumper74 or if they kept it in, have johnnys silver arm start to appear the more you keep it out/use it

[@thomgizziz]

Finally somebody that isnt delusional and doesn't think that because they like it or use it the most that it must be the best

[@thomgizziz]

@@spiraljumper74 You could just make AI do it...

[@grey3247]

The Malorian still is great at head to head combat Doing a Johnny "Kick the door down" build of exclusively using handguns and being as un-stealthy as possible, the Malorian is actually pretty good, especially when backup up by a revolver

[@OmegaFire11]

The Malorian and Rosco are my go to pistol/revolvers for open combat

[@thomgizziz]

or replaced by a revolver or even better a shotgun...

[@Aperson66779]

​@thomgizziz why not both pistol and shotgun? Lizzie is easily one of my favorites for guns that stay relevant through the whole game.

[@Raffferr]

I use the memorial with byaku and a tanto. Just feel like a ripoff johnny silver hand samurai

[@nikolatosic6627]

Doing something similar right now but I made my nomad character like Arnold from T2, no need to stealth just big ass shotgun and lmg to obliterate everything

[@Sakemaru_]

Johnny's Malorian with a high cool build is an absolute monster , just feels so badass to one tap enemies with hip fire head shots

[@JimmyJacksOfficial]

It’s my favorite weapon in fiction

[@sirilthefirst8971]

I used it throughout my cool playthrough, and loved it, BUT it's extremely mediocre tbh. it's about on the same level as a normal revolver, but less damage and more boolets, and slower reload. It's omega shafted by the fact you can't put mods on uniques anymore. I'd love malorian with explosive chimera bullets

[@darkone9206]

Yeh since it's lil buff from 2.0 to 2.02 it performs much better too

[@thomgizziz]

@@darkone9206 It still isn't good... it probably shouldn't even be in the top 10

[@oceanbytez847]

@@thomgizziz i kind of agree. even maxed out at 5++ it was taking a whole mag to kill normal enemies. It's really depressingly weak.

[@chadtheafricanbullfrog]

I think a large aspect you overlooked with Death & Taxes is the 2-round burst now. Due to the nature of bursts during Sandevistan, both rounds shoot out un-slowed while everything else is, practically guaranteeing two critical headshots with a single pull of the trigger. It's my go-to stealth pistol over Her Majesty.

[@benphish]

Same it's definitely slept on. It's ridiculously good with the sandy, add a tier 5 suppressor for the guaranteed crits undetected and it's a beast. From my experience only pride has it beat in raw damage output.

[@exurosanctus]

If only the quest to get it during wasn't bugged as hell. I'm convinced I lost the chance because I can't start Ex Factor and Judy won't call.

[@abyssalbeats8320]

Fun fact: the pistol Lucy uses in Edgerunners is also the Unity pistol, truly the pistol of all times.

[@grandmyotismon]

The tiny pink pistol that is Lizzie, is cyberpunk 2077s answer to the cricket gun. Seemingly harmless, laughable even, but with nuclear level damage.

[@thomgizziz]

No, no it isn't. It looks like a handgun and just because it is purple doesn't mean it is a toy.

[@grandmyotismon]

@@thomgizziz it's tiny and pink pistol lol. It's not a toy but neither is the cricket gun from mib.

[@thundereagle4130]

Plan B shoots ''just'' around 10K to 15K in a full play trough. Using Plan B does not ''burn your wallet'' since you can get that money fairly easy. In fact it gives you basically infinite ammo and bleeding changes. Plan B is below avarage I'd say. Should be ranked somewhere in low-middle (above Kongou). Tamayura should be ranked higher, its the best non-iconic pistol for stealth builds with the highest base damage of all pistols and a higher headshot multiplier than the Nue. Should be around where the Chao is personally.

[@CMiY0]

Yea right? Tamayura+Pax+Skull Dmg Mod+Silencer = Stealth god.

[@lexsteele2218]

I can't find the Tamayura that much besides Arasaka tower

[@delianhristov8086]

​@@lexsteele2218the wepon vendor at the far side of Dogtown sells it. If not, rewind 24h and try again. Also airdrops in Dogtown. I've got a tier 5++ with 2 empty mods. Combined with two pax I get around 3-4K DMG per headshot on hardest, of course at stealth play. Of course cyberware and perks have to be at max too, but nothing gets close to tamayura!

[@GuerrillaWarloard]

I agree the kongou should be above the plan b. Mainly because of the, technically infinite ammo from the crafting. Which kind of negates the plan bs using a different ammo type.

[@nathandam6415]

Hard disagree. Tech weapons have a damage penalty when piercing cover. Power weapon ricochets do not. Kongou ricochets have a ridiculously generous auto-lock angle, and you can test it yourself. Almost 3-4 times as much as a regular power weapon. It is easily one of the best early game handguns in the game because of this. The bullets feel like they're literally bending around corners to auto-target enemies.

[@drunkenpumpkins7401]

If you pick both Dorada guns and use them together they will reload each other after switching. So lets say you only equip the 2 Dorada's when one it empty you switch to the other and therefore you have endless ammo.

[@SaneTrinity]

even with just one, all you have to do is holster and redraw it to reload (if you only landed headshots), not as good as using 2, but very close.

[@_V1LKA5_]

Honestly I think Seraph is majorly underestimated. The fact you can equip it with a scope and silencer in addition to having explosive rounds that set some enemies on fire makes it my go to stealth weapon.

[@ericm3327]

It’s a beast in stealth or loud and you can switch it at will

[@maskedman5657]

​@@ericm3327 So where should it be on the list?

[@Damien_N]

Seraph has been my go to for my PL run.

[@_V1LKA5_]

@@maskedman5657 I'd say up at the 6th slot where La Chingona Dorada is at

[@maskedman5657]

So you can use explosive rounds and silencer?

[@theChistu]

Tamayura is so good for stealth builds; I found little reason to use Her Majesty when I got her because I already had a 4-slot T5 Tamayura that more reliably 1-tapped heads.

[@thomgizziz]

No, Her Majesty will just do more damage unless you have found some cool trick nobody else has.

[@Awarenesspm]

@@thomgizziz Well the legendary silencer does guaranteed crit hits on stealth headshots, the tamayura has armor pen, its base damage is higher and it can fit a pox and equalizer. I'd say those are some pretty big benefits to give it a higher damage potential. Ofcourse this still loses to pride, but everything loses to pride in stealth while you can run a modded nue/tamayura much earlier.

[@Jkev24]

To be fair, aside from the elite heavies and bosses, you pretty much can take one shot everyone with a maxed out silenced pistol. I'm one or at worst two tapping everyone with seraph for the most part and I'm not even fully specced for pistols.

[@mossicely]

@@thomgizzizyou're wrong because mods exist for base weapons... also her majesty is more clunky to use, basically requiring that optical camo perk and for you to be crouch sprinting while shooting. the tamayura is more consistent and easier to land as long as you are patient with your shots

[@sirruf9618]

Best stealth pistol

[@LevisH21]

Seraph is one damn good pistol. the burn and explosive damage is able to kill skull level enemies with 2 bullets, aimed at the head. plus the gun has 14 mag. and the explosive rounds effect the near by enemies by knocking them out, giving you time to avoid getting shot at. I would say Seraph should be in top 5.

[@maskedman5657]

@LevisH21 so much Seraph love 😂

[@Nightc1tyronin]

@@maskedman5657We all love Seraph for a reason. Pair it with a legendary suppressor and it’s the ultimate stealth pistol. Nothing else compares to it tbh.

[@federicobellavista634]

Pariah is my absolute favourite. Speccing into the tech weapon tree and stealth makes it a monster, and the bonus charge and reload time on headshots make it devastatingly effective both at open combat and quick stealth chain kills

[@maskedman5657]

@federicobellavista634 got footage?

[@QuiteSpiffing]

I imagine they let you pick up both La Chingona Doradas to basically have you cycle between the two, giving you infinite ammo indefinitely, provided that you're a good shot and can keep hitting those headshots.

[@HooverJ.Bankbean]

Ticon is a criminally underrated weapon. The one accurate charged shot absolutely rips enemies with bolt. Combine that with the wallpuncher mod and every fight becomes a cakewalk even in harder difficulties when you can just delete enemies even from behind walls. Add in the chain lighting and everyone is dust. Ambition is also really good vs. bosses and MaxTac. The quick charge time to release a bolt makes it very versatile and when it manages to upload the optic reboot to the enemy the bolt headshot do some serious damage even to MaxTac.

[@maskedman5657]

@HooverJ.Bankbean I gotta try this. Thanks

[@HarryBuddhaPalm]

I completely agree that Pride is #1. That gun is insane. I really like the Lizzie in 1.6 but I thought it was kind of crappy in 2.0 but I didn't use it much at all, so maybe I was too quick to judge it. Still, once I got the Pride, I didn't use anything else except for snipers at long distance or katanas for boss fights.

[@ForeverZer0]

Lizzy is great at the time it becomes available, for any any type of built, but it's damage output falls off too much by the end game, and there are better options at that point, especially when doing a built designed around pistols.

[@CedricBassman]

It's insane to me that he ranked the Ambition and Pariah lower than the Lizzie. Both have better range, the blind effect on the Ambition gives you great CC and the Pariah when fully charged deals 3 shot damage in basically one shot, with zero recoil and good range on it. On top of that it is silenced.

[@IAmLikanisi]

Seraph was my signature weapon in 1.6, back when ricochet was worth doing. Now, with no ricochet on it in 2.0+, while also not activating pyromania, it's a crying shame. However, using it as a silenced weapon is a fun time and still feels good, despite being sad about it.

[@HarryBuddhaPalm]

Yeah, it's still a REALLY good pistol.

[@AnomalyArcadie]

Before 2.0 there used to be this quirk with the Kenshin Takemura leaves with you after the two of you escape the Troy which allowed you to upgrade it to have insane DPS. Most often I would use it through almost the entire game. If that quirk still existed in 2.0 it would have easily put it on par with some if the best tech iconics since it'd be allowed to use mods. Wish they had maybe turned it into an Xmod model instead of just a regular Kenshin, honestly. One of the most deadly bodyguards on the entire planet would surely have some kind of unique iron.

[@maskedman5657]

@AnomalyArcadie you got footage?

[@Pantsthief-gk8vu]

I think you underrated Plan B, it has a higher than normal headshot multiplier at 200%, so it's been really good for my stealth build which also trivializes the cost per shot mechanic. Also you can get it right after the heist so if you need a decent pistol it's available pretty early on. I wouldn't want it in a stand-up fight but for popping heads it's seriously underrated.

[@thomgizziz]

He didn't. The base damage on plan B is not good, especially for a gun that is that slow.

[@atpyro7920]

it's honestly really disappointing that both early game Liberty iconics you get are so disappoining, both Kongou and Plan B have fantastic appearances, but neither of them really cut the mustard (you're seriously better off just using Nehan for stealth kills during the heist, or it and Satori or an AR if you're going out guns blazing, than Kongou). At least Seraph and Pride make up for it, mainly Pride.

[@matchesburn]

@@thomgizziz "for a gun that is that slow." You keep saying this in multiple comments. Plan B has one of the fastest firing rates for a semi-auto handgun in the game. It's over twice that of a Nue/Tamayura. It's nearly twice that of the Unity/Liberty. How in the hell is that "slow"?

[@abednegokurio9244]

Not maxing out Cool means you don't get the capstone skill for pistols though and it's a pretty defining skill. As long as you hipfire you can ignore stamina entirely, have perfect accurary, and bonus headshot damage. On top of that you get whatever else bonuses from other perks related to deadeye infinitely. This benefits some pistols more than others and anyone making a pistol build will take it into account. Personally, I think the capstone perks should be switched between pistols and revolvers but that's neither here nor there.

[@tylerrussell9926]

I feel the capstone's should effect all weapons but if not they should have Johnny's malorian be the only pistol effected by both just to make it pretty darn go

[@mossicely]

For the purposes of this list does it really matter? Pistols only receive the hip fire and movement speed buffs, and personally i never hip fire, so I only benefit from the movement speed (which can be helpful in stealth when crouched, sure). Sometimes I don't even use that perk because it honestly isnt that great for a capstone. The revolver perk is insane though. But for the purpose of ranking pistols specifically, maxing out cool doesn't really make a difference.

[@abednegokurio9244]

@@mossicely in my experience it really does. High fire rate pistols like the Lexington really benefits from it a lot more than others. Infinite stamina, high fire rate, and perfect accuracy means you can be a lot more in your face and spam headshots instead of being stealthy. Obviously if you don't hip fire then it doesn't matter but the whole point IS to hipfire and get close.

[@maskedman5657]

​@@abednegokurio9244One guy claimed the XMOD is one of the best in the game with Firecracker

[@triplesectgravy3778]

You’re not missing anything, Her Majesty is tough to use while in optical camo

[@Yardo]

For stealth now that they actually put a silencer on it in the last update, the Mancinella is BY FAR the best stealth weapon in the game. If you use a Sandevistan the stealth bonus stays active for the entirety of an engagement because of the gun's special perk and with the Axolotl recharging your Sandy you can kill an entire group of enemies in one go easily. I actually just got rid of all my stealth perks and put them into other stuff because of how good the Mancinella is with a Sandy.

[@spiraljumper74]

@@YardoIt’s cool that they fixed the gun but I’ve just never like the look of the Nova, the lines are just weird. Personally, I’ve never found a better gun for stealth than a random legendary Nue with two mod slots. I’ll give the Mancinella another try though.

[@CurryHow]

I think it’s great to use hip firing in optical camo, especially when you get all the pistol perks, till when hip firing is basically better than aiming if you land the shots well, honestly the ranking should change dramatically if you have both 20 Cool pistol perks.

[@OmegaFire11]

If you have the final pistol perk, hip fired shots always do full damage, combine with with crouch sprinting optical camo and axolotl, maybe the level 60 headhunter perk, and you're a one man assassination squad

[@totalwar-hamster4518]

Thats what knife throwers have to put up with until the later cyberware. Its the same techniwue

[@lexsteele2218]

I surprised the Chaos is so high on this list. I guess im not a big fan of two short burst weapons. I much better preferred the Chaos before the update when it was 3 shot.

[@GuerrillaWarloard]

I agree, I got it on my new 2.0 playthrough, used it for one firefight, never used it again. Not because it was bad, but I already had weapons that were better, in part because I finished everything in Watson before doing that mission

[@GoodBoyGoneDad]

I've never actually used the Chaos. I picked it up when I did that mission, and I stuck it in my armory almost immediately. The concept sounds interesting and i was even considering using yesterday when i saw it in my armory, but now hearing that it's been nerfed i don't think I will.

[@maskedman5657]

I'm surprised the Death and Taxes is ranked this low. I think it's one of the best stealth pistols in the game once you get the your sandevistan and correctly perking the cool tree. It does double damage to the head because of the burst.

[@maskedman5657]

​@@ryanshoults123Your question is very confusing

[@maskedman5657]

@@ryanshoults123 I should be saying this to you

[@thomgizziz]

@@ryanshoults123 What? Dude you need to learn how to write.

[@thomgizziz]

Death and Taxes is okay. It does hit twice but that doesn't mean that it doubles the damage of other guns... because it doesn't. A good stealth build will get you average hits of just over 2k with death and taxes where as better guns are in the 3-4k+ range. And that is the difference from one shotting dudes on very hard. If you aren't playing very hard then I can see your argument and it makes sense but even on hard it starts to fall off.

[@maskedman5657]

@@thomgizziz No I always play on very hard and death and Taxes is probably one of my most reliable handguns for stealth kills. I'm saying it's basically double damage per burst not shot.

[@BruhMoment-yf1ni]

Come up on a group of enemies, activate optical camo at the same time as a sandevistan, then use Her Majesty to wipe out the whole group before optical camo is up. Newton module + Apogee helps a lot too by making infinite sandy time.

[@ASH-dj8mv]

I found lexington x mod silenced with firecracker and 30% armor pen mod attached is the best stealth gameplay pistol. Even better than her majesty and rook. You can argue about Pride silenced is the best weapon but if you miss head shot the high fire rate makes up for the missed shot for lexington. But pride + headhunter knife is best weapon combo rotation amongst any weapon in the game no doubt.

[@maskedman5657]

How can it be stealth with firecracker

[@StormCrownSr]

La Chingona Dorada stacks with itself, so if you pop heads, switch to your other copy, pop some more heads and then swap back, you have 2 fully reloaded pistols.

[@SamBram]

That is a very good point tbf Choom!

[@karayacaona735]

Ricochet is honestly really useful when you want to fire from cover. It shows where they are behind walls if you line up the ricochet correctly, and it’s a decent way to counter the annoying ass sandevistan having gangoons.

[@Cuthawolf]

Another great video! I used Plan B for a while as my Stealth-gun, owing to the 200% headshot multiplier.

[@hend0wski]

Death and Taxes + Cocktail Stick + Neurotoxin Knife (in anodized pink obv) makes for a great girlbossing loadout (and is actually pretty fuckin good and really fun to play around for stealth)

[@arthuralford]

Where did you find the pink neurotoxin knife?

[@thomgizziz]

Because you think a color is girlbossing??? SMH...

[@hend0wski]

@@thomgizziz no bruh. It's girlbossing because Death and Taxes literally belongs to a woman in a power role, and Cocktail Stick belonged to one of the only people in Night City trying to take control of their own life back from their abusers. Lmao. The pink knife just fits better with the iconics than any other throwable option.

[@camerongrondzki2716]

Her Majesty is broken with optical camo, a sandevistan and axolotl. Ya see, when you have optical camo active and get a kill while having axolotl equipped in decreases the CD, but if you're using it at the time of the kill it functionally extends it. Couple that mechanic with slowed time and I almost always can clear an army before becoming unstealthed. If you try this out and want to show it off, plz gimme a quick shout out, it's SUPER fun. Also to note, it's perfectly accurate while stealth so hitfire is more optimal, I'd love to send you a video showing it off

[@thomgizziz]

unity is more broken... you should try it

[@MondoJohnny]

Seraph was a monster beast in my experience. If we're talking pistols I want a nice all arounder but with some above average punch and seraph fits the bill! It's a good sidearm if you aren't specifically specced into pistols all the way. I think it counts as firing explosive bullets too for the explosive damage percentage buffs you get on cyber but will have to double check that. Anyway it was doing hard work for me! Plus it's just a thing of beauty, let's be honest! Gotta admit the Valentinos have style! I noticed that some guns benefit way more from the pistol perks and others that may not have as much potential can be better "out of the box" if you will. So if you arent specifically a pistolier having a nice all around handgun with good accuracy, range, and punch might be more useful to you than one that requires 15-20 in cool to be the "best".

[@JimCreeper]

yea honestly I cant find another gun that can be used as a stealth 1 shotter and can also blast through enemies easily once detected

[@HarryBuddhaPalm]

It was my gun of choice until I got the Pride. I never felt like it wasn't worth the effort to get.

[@thomgizziz]

@@HarryBuddhaPalm What kind of double negative nightmare is this? You are saying "I felt like seraph was worth the effort to get"

[@aceneightproductions3267]

@@thomgizziz "I'm ALWAYS never not nice!!" Sound familiar? ;P

[@HarryBuddhaPalm]

@@thomgizziz I'm well aware of what I wrote.

[@SaneTrinity]

La Chingona Dorada or Pride are FARR better stealth guns than her majesty, if you use t5 silencers. those silencers are quite rare but both are possible to acquire. for stealth head shots i managed to go up to 2.5k for La Chingona Dorada , and over 4.2k for Pride.

[@supertrix6628]

Hey the #36 Slot o Matic is extremely useful gun buy as many as you possibly can get once you leave your 1st appt, dont talk to jackie yet, do some police easy stuff side gigs, get some guns cash, buy all you can of slot o matics - disassemble them all, then quickly upgrade Dying Night you get for free from the gun shop outside your 1st appt, disassemble = upgrades early, full up all the slots you can before you start 1st mission after get to your 1st appt. doing this before start play thru on hardest difficulty makes it so super easy. use the rest to buy upgrade your early cyberware slots, then talk to jacking and begin playin -d worlds of difference on easy of play thru act 1 n 2.

[@maskedman5657]

@supertrix6628 dude you literally spam bought slot o matics? 😂

[@william_brobrine8975]

Head cannon goes is Vs primary weapons go. Unity -> Malorian revolver -> Malorian 3516 while keeping a unity as back up back holster pistol and thats why it shows up in cut scenes

[@tranminhnhat7645]

If they made Plan B an Infinity pistol i.e. not requiring reload, as long as your eddy bank is yet depleted, it could climb to the very top of pistols tier list.

[@maskedman5657]

@tranminhnhat7645 true

[@C0RP0]

You CAN actually buy the Tamayura from a vendor- He's in Dogtown- A weapon vendor just next to the "Moth" bar. He sells ALOT of Arasaka weaponry, like the Nowaki for example

[@tron9683]

You can also find it on at least one of the Voodoo Boys in Pacifica.

[@chaous2000]

@@tron9683 I just got a t5++ out of a drop crate.

[@ryanm7310]

Plan B is deff underrated. It’s 200% headshot multiplier is very powerful imo. My character is maxed out on pistols and Plan B absolutely demolishes enemies and it has 20 rounds.

[@kingcold5252]

Imma try it out again

[@pervert_kun]

Maxed out on pistol?

[@ryanm7310]

@@pervert_kun the perk tree in cool that has all the pistol multipliers is maxed out

[@thomgizziz]

No it isn't. An extra 50% headshot multiplier isn't coming close to offsetting a 53 damage slow gun. Pride has 101 base damage and a 420% head shot multiplier. The gun isn't that good. It is one of the first iconics you get in the game and it seems like a ton of people used it then thought it was good and just stuck with it and didn't really try anything else... IT ISN"T GOOD

[@thomgizziz]

@@kingcold5252 dont it isn't good...

[@MGShadow1989]

With the exception of Her Majesty, Pride or Pariah for stealthy shenanigans, my favourite for general use is the Kenshin family, especially Chaos - I'm quite fond of handguns in most shooters, and my favourite weapon type in Cyberpunk is Tech. Also helps that it looks nice.

[@rhodan74]

Patch 2.1 will introduce an option to enable a centered dot on the screen (helps with motionsickness). Solves all optical camo problems. I usually use mods for this, CP2077s iron sights are all incredibly bad, I never use them.

[@somethingsaucy1776]

It’s already an option on consoles

[@undercoverlord]

​@@somethingsaucy1776It's already on PC as well

[@enmysigmaquadrat9464]

I haven't seen anyone mention this but for some reason, when using death and taxes during stealth and sandevistan, the two bullets shoot at the same time and in the exact same direction (probably due to Deadeye eliminating bullet spread) which makes this a great stealth pistol, every headshot hitting twice

[@maskedman5657]

@enmysigmaquadrat9464 lol I've been using the Death & Taxes this way for a year now

[@PhO3NiX96]

I never use charged shots with Lizzie unless someone is bugged under the ground but the hipfire normal shots are just insane, I love this gun so much. One shots all non skull ennemies with headshots

[@aarokaronen1724]

There's a "center of screen dot overlay" option in accessibility settings that could be useful for your her majesty strategy

[@SamBram]

Thanks! I think 2.1 came out a couple days after this video, where they added the feature so they'd already sorted it essentially

[@EwanCross]

Thanks for always making such banger content Sam!

[@ben_vanetta4214]

Nice touch on the video putting rogue's song while talking about her gun

[@CzrThe1st]

I love the Kongou the most just because of its looks

[@thomgizziz]

Good, at least you aren't delusional like half the people here that think if they like something that makes it top tier.

[@codygoshen4929]

@@thomgizzizwho hurt you little one 🙁

[@vixievulpixie]

24:50 you also get the pariah if you give songbird over to reed then, when he leaves night city

[@artemis-kinkyboikirby5539]

The Reflexes skill tree should have a dual wield perk at level 20. Just have no zoom in because you fire the left gun with L2 and the right gun with R2 and no consumables, its just a higher dps tradeoff for no zoom or consumables while the skill is active

[@brandanpalmer]

Yeah! Kinda like how dual wielding in Skyrim means no block: dual wielding in cyberpunk would mean all shots are hipfire shots, without any ads. It would work seamlessly, tbh, give how many hipfire perks there already are!

[@cronft]

a dual wielding perk should be in cool not reflexes, since... you know, wielding two guns is all about being cool, plus, what weapons could benefit from dualwielding? not assault rifles or most smg's, and cool is the stat for handguns since 2.0, especially since each stat focus on specific weapons body for heavy weapons like lmg's or shotguns or melee weapons reflexes for smg's or assault rifles technicall ability for tech and explosive guns as well ciberware inteligence for smart guns and netrunning and cool, the stat for handguns sniper/precission rifles, thrown knifes and stealth

[@thomgizziz]

Yeah not everybody uses a controller... how are you this trapped in your own bubble?

[@thomgizziz]

@@cronft What are you talking about Cool has been the main thing for almost every single handgun build since 1.0

[@brandanpalmer]

“How are you trapped in your own little bubble” someone took it personally 😂😂 @@thomgizziz

[@spiraljumper74]

The Nue with the kutrub muzzle brake is the slickest looking gun in the game and I will never change my mind. Big pistol, big sound, big kick. Is like a Deagle and a .45 Long-Slide had a baby.

[@zlyable]

BANG!!!

[@kuzidas4213]

Very happy to see Chingona high up on the list. Even if you don't run two of them, getting more damage and burn chance per headshots is a nice effect, and as a Nue (way cooler of a platform than the unity) does way more single shot damage.

[@thomgizziz]

The problem is the headshot multiplier isn't good.

[@slimbrady6691]

The effort you put into making these videos is insane.

[@Ratamaq]

Plan B has 200% headshot damage. Highest silenceable weapon.

[@thomgizziz]

Pride has 420% when you are at full health and you should be at full health almost 100% of the time and it has double the base damage... Base damage is a big deal if you are looking to do stealth pistol builds.

[@JengaXtreme]

Pariah with chain lightning and some cool perks combined with oracle or stalker Kiroshis will allow you to silently clear a whole room without ever entering it, that build is really fun!

[@maskedman5657]

@JengaXtreme Stalker Kiroshis?

[@Nightc1tyronin]

Seraph, Johnny’s Malorian and Lizzie are the best pistols in the game imo. I absolutely love running with those three as a pistol build. Seraph is insanely OP when upgraded and paired with a legendary suppressor. Johnny’s Malorian is just an all around badass gun in open combat. Lizzie is OP and can one hit kill almost anyone when fully charged up and upgraded. Also Archangel is pretty sick as well, love the aesthetic of it.

[@rinzzler366]

Pariah is an amazing stealth weapon if you combine it with the tech weapon tree and the pistol tree, you can chain stealth headshot kills back to back and through cover/floor/walls and clear out an entire building in 20-30 seconds easily. Surprised it was middle of the pack for you.

[@kingschmoopy6583]

Most underrated gun in the game. A lot of people seem to be bad at timing bolt shots

[@maskedman5657]

​@@kingschmoopy6583it's hard to time

[@TheMMSpirit]

I use a silenced kongou for most of act 2. Good headshot damage, crit percent, and fast reloads. Lizzie is for when the enemy is alerted. Lizzie is a real beast, and kills faster than a submachine gun. The third weapon is mostly for fun, like a crusher shotgun, moron labe or buzzsaw. Buzzsaw is especially fun seeing the enemy dance around at the impacts. Third weapon slot is often just to get the hundred kills skippy needs before I can return him.

[@depoittier]

I didn't see Comrad's Hammer mentioned. I realize it's lost some of its shine with 2.1. But I think it's still glorious when going up against bosses. Pop your head up, do a high impact shot, run/run to cover and reload. It really has saved my ass a lot!

[@ericm3327]

That is with the revolvers which you’ll notice are a new category

[@quakzl]

Addicted to the Malorian such cool animations

[@sysrich]

Pariah is criminally under rated. When specced into with perks and cellular adapter it’s damage from charged and bolt shots is right up there with Majesty, but she can’t aoe with a bolt. But there is no silly mixing with camo which makes it easier to play with. Meanwhile the 3round burst is a lightweight Lizzie when you need to run and gun. Pariah should be #2 or at least #3 on the list if the cost of perks and cyberware is seen as a hindrance, but there is no better “do everything” pistol besides Pride

[@thomgizziz]

A charged shot takes forever... that is the worst argument for a gun, Her Majesty is still better and you are going to have better results not breaking stealth with it.

[@sysrich]

@@thomgizziz 0.75sec before buffs is hardly forever .. and a bolt is more like 0.5sec.. so yeahh it doesn’t get in the way even slowed down with a Sandy.. but boy does it sting when it one shots a skull enemy and 2-3 of his buddies with the chain lightning There’s no breaking stealth when everyone is dead

[@maskedman5657]

Come on it can't be that good

[@sysrich]

@@maskedman5657 it is

[@maskedman5657]

@@sysrich post footage?

[@iSuperVamp]

Sam, you heavily underrate Plan B, Pariah and Apparition. Plan B has the best fire rate of all the liberty's, 200% headshot and bleed damage. Its is really good. Pariah with the right build is just insane. Apparition.. you're just addicted to your adrenaline / biomonitor. There are many ways to take advantage / survive being at low health (nano plating, defenzikov.. to name a few) Hell, I started playing the game without using health items to make it more interesting (yes, on very hard).

[@maskedman5657]

@iSuperVamp you got any Pariah footage or builds?

[@morganyu812]

Ion know. The OGOU Chou variant felt very weak to me

[@SinRayquaza]

I'm glad the Lizzie is still regarded this high on the list. So many buffs and nerfs with guns on all fields, I found that my play style didn't have to change much. Still rocked Guts, Lizzie, and occasionally the Defender LMG.

[@benphish]

I really think death and taxes is slept on after the patch. To get the most out of it use a sandy, the slow time effect basically makes both rounds hit in the same spot. It fires so fast with the sandy activated I thought it was only shooting one round at first.

[@ZRAGE6]

My favorite videos

[@jackster881]

Ive been waiting for this lets go! This man has the best cyberpunk rankings that ive seen

[@Hifuutorian]

31:43 Genjiroh can also be acquired during 'Play it Safe'!

[@spiraljumper74]

I’m pretty sure I’ve used some version of the Unity on my current play through at basically every level. I like the look, I love the equip animation, and it’s just classic looking you know? Simple and clean. I have two on my max level character, one lethal specced for extra damage on heavies (40), one specced for maximum non-lethal stealth damage. With a silencer attached and that chunky barrel it kinda looks like the popular depiction of a USP .45 if you squint, with that blocky front. I’ve always really liked that silhouette.

[@GolemRising]

Pariah robbed. ROBBED. Its the only stealth pistol pre-pride that can 1 shot elites and it can make use of bolt perks, the one weapon perk tree with the least number of required perks to use at max efficiency. Its only used less than Her Majesty because its ending locked. Sigh, at least Lizzie was judged justly.

[@peterpolus5272]

Took me a second to get what lord of the rings reference you talked about, I appreciate that you noticed and pointed it out, I would've never made the connection😂 I loved the Dogtown version of the movie's intro too! 😎👌Your videos are great

[@AJStarhiker]

So far in 2.0, my favorite weapon setup is Pistol/Sniper/knife, specifically Stinger for my Knife, Overwatch or the new PL Tech sniper, and Johnny's pistol.

[@HarryBuddhaPalm]

I did that for a while but then switched to katana/pistol/sniper. If I didn't have the Pride so early, I probably would've just stuck with knives but the Pride was too good to not use.

[@AJStarhiker]

@@HarryBuddhaPalm fair enough. The last melee character I did was a brawler just before 2.0. I've tried Katana, but I think I just haven't gotten a build down I can work with yet (I like experimenting for myself, rather than just copying walkthroughs)

[@HarryBuddhaPalm]

@@AJStarhiker The Scalpel is amazing. I just had points in all the good katana stuff. I didn't have a lot in the finisher perks. I'd carve through anything. I was testing stuff out and got five stars and just kept slicing up Maxtac guys and cops. I couldn't be stopped. I finally got bored and quit. I did a blunt weapon playthough after that and they're also incredible. I used the dildo for most of it until I got the gold-plated baseball bat. They're even better than blades because you get that ground quake attack.

[@AJStarhiker]

@@HarryBuddhaPalm Dildo is fun. A friend of mine didn't believe me, at first, when I told him about it. My brawler build, I didn't even bother with weapons after picking up a decent set of Gorilla Arms (electric, until I could get the Animal iconics).

[@andywolf100]

Riskit is definitely the best pistol to use for sneaking silenced shots. Its the most powerful pistol that can be fitted with a tier 5 XC-10 Cetus silencer, plus a decent reload speed and very good range with the CQO Kanone MINI Mk.72 tier 4. Its my go to silenced pistol every time!

[@MrAceofspades627]

Using the Pariah to assassinate certain Gig targets without even entering the building will never stop being entertaining.

[@maskedman5657]

I'm hearing alot of hype on the pariah

[@shhhhhhhhhhhh-j1x]

You can also get genjiro during the arisaka parade mission, it’s behind a door before the second sniper I believe, before the ladder

[@EyezofLA]

rook with sandevistan is my favorite combo in the game. love that gun

[@vesuvianvillain]

The rapidfire M-10AF Lexington is 23 on this list, which is understandable. However, there is also the Iconic Lexington X-MOD2 that SHOULD BE on it. It has one Scope slot and 2 mod slots. You can get this by winning the shooting range mission that is given by the first gun vendor in your shitty apartment complex who gives you Dying Night at the beginning. Last night I battled the “new and improved” Mr. Smasher using this gun. With a T5 Firecracker (explosive rounds, needs chimera core), a T5 Equalizer (20% damage against 💀) , and a T4 TSX Tocororo Silencer (+10 Crit Chance). I wanted the feeling of overkill aaaaaand I got it. He became a piece of fuckable meat. Alas, I did not partake. I just talked a LOT of shit. 😁

[@maskedman5657]

No way. Post footage

[@tylerrussell9926]

How to make the malorian amazing: wall piercing, wall piercing has no damage drop off 20% of its damage is thermal, is affected by both lvl 20 cool perks and has 200% headshot multiplier

[@henryviiifake8244]

Lizzie + Chain Lightning (from Tech skilltree) just _OBLITERATES_ in open combat better than *any other pistol.* It is not remotely close. Make sure you take the Bolt shot perk that allows for Bolt shots to ignore armour and enjoy. 😈

[@ppBizU]

Oh Man, I love these videos. I was not aware that Pride is so good!

[@lucaskelley]

There actually is a center of screen dot in the accessibility settings

[@Supersteam09]

I just realized there isn't a review for the mods to attach to guns. I know it may be tedious but it be helpful to know what mods to put on which guns.

[@OcelotArdent]

If you ever get a legendary Tamayura - with right mods it's the best stealth pistol (hand canon even). With legendary supressor (the one with guaranteed crits) and Pax mod - it's a beast, absolutwly love this gun.

[@joekerwildeDBJ87]

Lizzie with Chain Lighting (Tech Perk firing just before Max Charge for an EMP blast that shoots a series of huge damage blasts for up to 5 or 6 nearby targets) & Overdrive's Cyber-Psycho effects kicking in is unimaginable brilliance & chaotic fun 😀 Still my "Go To" Tech Pistol & main gun for my current Nomad playthrough. Fully upgraded to Teir 5++ it's absolutely brutal!

[@samsoniteman]

i'm loyal to the netrunner build so logically i use the Ogou and Genjiroh primarily. those guns are quick, efficient and nasty with 20 Cool and the proper cyberware.

[@rick_fortune]

Currently rockin Lizzie and an X-Mod Lex and handing out headshots by the dozen :) Much stealthy fun being had.

[@imakestuffhere]

Sam, firstly your videos are brilliantly informative. Best youtuber for this. Secondly, I still use Kongou as my silenced pistol because of its increased fire rate over the standard Liberty. This, for me (providing a double-tap opportunity), was why I didn't switch to Her Majesty when I got it.

[@kirionata2946]

Genjiroh is not only found during the devil ending you can find it during the parade (the oda fight) on your way up to the secound sniper johnny will talk with your about adam smasher that he recognise his voice anyway before heading up the ladder open the door next to it and behind a door there lays Genjiroh you can either punsh in the code on the wall i think it was "2601" or if you have tech on 10 you can simply open the door and optain it (all number mention here can differentiate do to bad memory)

[@FunkStyles]

Tamayura needs to be placed higher in my opinion. I would put it above Her Majesty for sneak pistol, for the customizable nature of it if you can find a ++ with 2 free mod slots. Pride still wins out because of the auto crit and insane headshot multiplier, but you can get Tamayuras much sooner, and it can take you through the entire game until that point.

[@GuerrillaWarloard]

I think most guns (or pistols) base can be just as good as iconics with the right mods, so long as, as you said, you can find the t5++ variants fr9m drops

[@thomgizziz]

@@GuerrillaWarloard and tailor your whole build to a single gun with the correct mods... and even then it lags behind a bunch of the better ones, so why do it?

[@jpod]

Bro the work you put into these videos ! Really appreciate it, bringing more enjoyment to a great game for sure!

[@DominicDuran-md8hl]

my favorite handgun is still johnny's gun, but for stealth I like to use Jackie's La Chingona

[@Nightc1tyronin]

You need to try Seraph with a legendary suppressor on it. It’s easily the best stealth pistol ever, especially when you upgrade it one or two times. It uses explosive rounds but won’t alert enemies if you have a suppressor on it. It’s OP af.

[@froilanflorentino1252]

The two La Chingona Dorada synchronizes with each other. Try it

[@kronoscamron7412]

At first I was into precision riffles and mantis blade , now I like pistols a katana and rocket launchers . pistols in cyberpunk is very fun to play, so satisfying when you pop your sandy and headshot a whole wave of enemies. this game is amazing. I feel a sense of compassion and comradery for V and Johnny, feel very emotionally invested

[@thomgizziz]

rocket launchers don't exist in cyberpunk 2077... the closest you have is the projectile launch system.

[@kronoscamron7412]

@@thomgizziz yes, the arm launcher that's what I was talking about.

[@thomgizziz]

@@kronoscamron7412 you put an s on rocket launchers... if you would have said "and the rocket launcher" I would have understood right away.

[@NATEBRO16]

Hi Sam, I've had a good time combining Her Majesty, Camo, Sandevistan, and Axolotl. Tier 5 handyman to enable a better scope than default sights and bonus crit damage. You get the crit bonuses from Camo, time to aim from Sandy (which I prefer to kerenzikov to allow Deadeye and Focus to trigger for more damage) and kills with Axolotl help speed up the recharge for both Sandy and Camo. It's a bit specific, but makes it super punchy.

[@No-vq1iv]

The Chingonas can be used together, swapping between them basically gives you infinite ammo. It's a pretty lazy substitute for dual wielding but it's better than nothing, either way I think these guns should rank higher for that reason.

[@NotALot-xm6gz]

I never noticed Plan B fired Eddies, not ammo despite using it as my stealth pistol through an entire Netrunner/SmartGunner play through.

[@gapollo6421]

Your bikes list will have to be done again and who knows what else after 2.1 lol good vids man 😃👍

[@skyffeltrafik]

I was waiting for the Comrade's Hammer the ENTIRE video, didn't see it and was about to say something in the line of "Why no Hammer??" then I remembered, it's a revolver. Having a brain is good sometimes.

[@ogre7699]

Dying Night also likely is a reference to Dying Light. Techland and CDPR seem to enjoy referencing each other quite a bit, as the Mantis Blades are referenced in Dying Light 2 as well.

[@TheDudeSmashTrash]

As someone who tries to do almost every fight stealthy if possible, I like using Death And Taxes to clear out areas and switch to another gun if/when I get spotted. The health tax on the gun sucks, but isn’t too big of an issue if I’m not being attacked. The double-shot, scope and silencer make it the perfect stealth handgun imo

[@petertrex]

Pride and Prejudice are my favorite set of weapons, also Sun ending is pretty epic also.

[@kingtut645]

The Masamune and Prejudice are so inconsistent to me

[@maskedman5657]

​@@kingtut645to me as well

[@DMSBrian24]

Since the previous patch buffed the Malorian, I wouldn't be surprised if the next patch changes the balance of some guns again and you'll need to make another tierlist xD

[@MetatronsCube23]

the Malorian has had an insane debuff, it's melee used to one hit kill boss' and it didn't consume ammo. the melee now uses ammo, isnt strong enough to kill a normal enemy, and the main gun itself doesn't output anywhere near the damage in 1.63.