Cyberpunk 2077: What patch 1.5 has changed in attribute points and perks

February 18, 2022

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Patch 1.5 has shaken up perks and abilities in Cyberpunk 2077. We provide you with all the information you now need to consider when distributing your attribute points.
Cyberpunk 2077 has turned all our builds upside down with patch 1.5. Unnecessary perks have been removed and new abilities have been added. And of course, you now have to distribute all your attribute points once again. We provide you with all the important new features and explain what you now have to pay attention to.

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First things first

Why do I need to redistribute my attribute points?

After installing patch 1.5, you may have noticed that V is suddenly without distributed skills and you have to redistribute all attribute points. This is not a bug, but a conscious decision on the part of CD Projekt Red.

Because with patch 1.5, some perks disappeared from the game, some were added and some were slightly changed. Therefore, the developers have reset all your abilities so that you can redistribute them in Cyberpunk 2077. What exactly has changed is revealed in the following lines.

Stealth is now called Ninjutsu

Before you start distributing your skills again, an important note: You will no longer find the skill tree Stealth under Coolness. It was renamed Ninjutsu in the course of patch 1.5 because, according to the developers, it simply fits better to the abilities of this skill tree.

In the course of this, the Ninjutsu perk of this skill tree was also renamed and is now called On the Lookout, while the actual ability remains the same.

Those who want to throw knives can finally do so with a clear conscience after patch 1.5. Legendary weapons will finally no longer get lost.

All changes of Vs abilities

Which Perks are new

Patch 1.5 has added five new Perks to Cyberpunk 2077 – but not all of them are completely new. You might already know some abilities under a different name, which have now been combined or rebuilt. But it’s best to take a look at the following list yourself:

Constitution – Athletics

Tenacious V (Passive, one level) : Health regeneration is not interrupted by enemy hits.

Technical Skills – Techie

Wise Foresight (Passive, one level) : Previews the exact trajectory of ricochets when you aim with power weapons and have the Ballistic Coprocessor cyberware installed.

Coolness – Ninjutsu

Juggling Talent (Passive, one level) : When you defeat an opponent using throwing knives or land a critical hit, the cooldown on all knives immediately ends.

Eyes Open (Passive, One Level) : Hits to the head with throwing knives apply the Blinding effect to the target.

Coolness – Fighting Machine

Easy Way Out (Passive, Two Levels) : When Combat Engine is active, increases damage with ranged weapons by 10/20 percent against enemies within a five-metre range.

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Which Perks have been revised?

Also, some of Cyberpunk 2077’s Perks have been adjusted with patch 1.5. How the abilities worked before the update and what they can do now can be seen in the following list:

Constitution – Athletics: Human Shield (Passive, one level)

Prior to patch 1.5: Plus 20 percent armor while attacking an enemy

After patch 1.5: Increases the chance of damage reduction by 25 percent while carrying an enemy, and the amount and level of damage reduction by 20 percent.

Constitution – Athletics: Epimorphosis (Passive, three levels)

Prior to patch 1.5: Your health regenerates up to 70/80/90 percent outside of combat

After patch 1.5: Increases your health regeneration threshold from 60 to 65770/75 percent in combat and to 100 percent outside of combat

Coolness – Ninjutsu: On a Razor’s Edge (Passive, Two Levels)

Prior to patch 1.5: Throwing Knives deal 30/60 percent more damage

After patch 1.5: After being hit with a throwing knife, increases melee damage to an enemy by 40/80 percent for six seconds

Coolness – Combat Engine: High Voltage

Prior to patch 1.5: If your health drops below 45 percent, the maximum number of stacks Combat Engine will be activated

After patch 1.5: If you take lethal damage while Combat Engine is active, death is prevented, all stacks of Combat Engine are consumed, 10 percent health per stack is restored, and you are immune to all damage for 5 seconds. Players cannot gain Battle Machine while this perk is active. Cooldown: 15 seconds

Coolness – Battle Machine: Battle Machine (Passive, Three Levels)

Prior to patch 1.5: When you kill an enemy, the Combat Engine effect activates for ten seconds and your movement speed increases by 2 percent (one level only)

After patch 1.5: After neutralising an enemy, you gain Battle Engine for 7 seconds and your movement speed increases by 2 percent. Can be stacked up to 1-/2-/3 times. The duration of each subsequent stack is 1 second shorter.

Coolness – Battle Machine: Killing Machine (Passive, Two Levels)

Prior to patch 1.5: The maximum number of stacks for Battle Machine is increased by 1

After patch 1.5: Increases the maximum number of stacks combat engine by 1/2.

More aggressive builds in particular will benefit from the new perks and changes to old familiar attributes.

Which Perks are out?

With patch 1.5 we have to say goodbye to some abilities. Some of them were simply not useful enough, duplicated with other perks or have now been converted into new abilities. So you will no longer find the following perks in Cyberpunk 2077 after patch 1.5, at least in this form: