Smart Weapons Specialist
Smart Tech User -- Difficulty: easy
Let smart weapons auto-target enemies while you focus on positioning and survival.
PvE Rating
★★★★★
Body
9
Reflex
9
Tech
15
Cool
6
Int
6
Description
Smart weapons track and hit targets automatically. Combined with Tech tree cyberware bonuses, this is the most beginner-friendly ranged build.
Strengths
- +Auto-aim removes the need for precise aiming skill.
- +Smart weapons track targets behind cover and around corners.
- +Most beginner-friendly ranged build in the game.
- +Ba Xing Chong fires explosive homing shotgun rounds.
Weaknesses
- -Lower damage ceiling than specialized power or tech builds.
- -Requires Smart Link cyberware to function at all.
- -Less satisfying gameplay -- weapons do the aiming for you.
- -Enemy Netrunners can disable smart targeting temporarily.
Key Perks
- License to Chrome
- Bolt
- Edgerunner
- Painkiller
- Like a Feather
Cyberware
- Smart Link
- Tyrosine Injector
- Heal-on-Kill
Weapons
- Yinglong
- Shingen Mark V
- Ba Xing Chong
Tips & Strategy
- 1Smart Link is mandatory -- equip it before anything else.
- 2Yinglong EMP rounds disable enemy cyberware on hit.
- 3Shingen Mark V homing missiles deal thermal AoE damage.
- 4Ba Xing Chong is the best smart weapon -- explosive homing shotgun.
- 5License to Chrome gives extra cyberware capacity for more implants.