Cyberpunk 2077: powerful build with mantis blades – make yourselves unstoppable in melee combat

As Update 2.0 changed a lot in Cyberpunk 2077, players are once again looking for the best build options for their playstyle. A YouTuber has now ventured into a powerful mantis blades combo for strong and fast melee attacks. We present it to you.

Who is the build for? The new Cyberpunk 2077 build from YouTuber Corpheus allows you to execute strong melee attacks with high one-shot potential. The combo is primarily intended for players who want to get up close and personal with their opponents.

The build can also be used with a katana instead of mantis blades, but it is not yet optimized for that.

What are mantis blades? Mantis blades are a cyberware upgrade for your V in Cyberpunk 2077. They are inserted into the hand slot, where you can alternatively also insert the gorilla arms or monowire. They are two blades that extend from the forearms and function like the pincers of a praying mantis.

Mantis Blades Build for Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 – What’s Inside

Important: For this build, you need the base game and the expansion Phantom Liberty.

In the video, you can get an impression of the expansion:

Cyberware

When it comes to cyberware, the YouTuber relies on high-end devices focused on increased armor, higher health, faster attack speed, and melee bonuses.

• Operating System: Militech “Apogee” Sandevistan
• Face: Kiroshi optics “Cockatrice” (iconic)
• Hands: None
• Circulatory System: Blood pump, adrenaline booster, heal-on-kill (for the highest difficulty level)
• Legs: Reinforced ligaments
• Integument System: Subdermal armor, chitin, armored shell
• Nervous System: Revulsor, synapse accelerator, stabber
• Skeleton: Bionic joints, compact bone marrow, Rava Avis
• Arms: Mantis blades (specification irrelevant)
• Frontal Cortex: Axolotl (iconic), personal ice, mechatronic core

Important: Have the cyberware installed by a ripperdoc in Dog Town to benefit from the new iconic items.

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Attributes

You should level the following attributes.

• Constitution: 20 (15 is enough if you can’t allocate more points)
• Reflexes: 20
• Technical Ability: 20
• Intelligence: 3
• Coolness: 3

Editor’s tip: If you have two attribute points left, put them into intelligence and coolness. Starting from 4 points, you can unlock the basic benefits of each attribute.

The Skill System in 2.0

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Advantages

With these advantages, the build becomes effective. For your convenience, we have recreated the abilities to be used via the official Cyberpunk character planner from CD Projekt Red.

Technical Abilities

Reflexes

Stamina

Relic

We wish you much fun with the build. Feel free to write to us in the comments whether the combination works for you. Do you have any other recommendations for builds like this?

If you are looking for more builds for Cyberpunk 2077 after update 2.0, you will find them here:
The 3 best builds for Cyberpunk 2077 after update 2.0