Cyberpunk 2077: All SMGs, Ranked

It’s important that players know of the best SMGs in Cyberpunk 2077, as they might just save V’s life. SMGs are a great weapon for those who adore a grand scale of DPS, as their rapid-fire and use of Iconic Modifiers can truly make them an elitist class of weapons that are capable of making V a Night City Legend with the pull of a trigger.

There are 9 Iconic SMGs in Cyberpunk 2077, and players might want to know where to find them all and which of them is worth grabbing to finish V’s collection and to use against the dreaded corruption and gangs of Night City.

9 Fenrir

Electric Damage-Dealing SMG that Disables Enemy Cyberware

• How to Get Fenrir: Looted from where the captive monk was held in Sacrum Profanum / Losing My Religion

Fenrir certainly has a sparky bite to it thanks to the fact that bullets will deal electrical damage. However, the random chance and the even more random effect to disable enemy cyberware is too unpredictable and just not as efficient as other SMGs that will have players chippin’ in.

8 Yinglong

Fire Electrified Bullets that May Apply an EMP on Impact

• How to Get Yinglong: Looted Crafting Spec from Denzel Cryer in Suspected Organized Crime Activity: Living the Big Life, Skyline South, Wellsprings in Heywood

Yinglong is a fairly decent and competent SMG that benefits from its range and damage output, and the addition of electrical damage can apply EMPs to enemies to provide the advantageous benefit of disabling enemy cyberware, but like most, Shock Chance doesn’t outweigh the benefit of other SMGs.

7 Prototype: Shingen Mark V

Explosive Rounds that Target up to 3 Enemies at Once

• How to Get Prototype: Shingen Mark V: Inside the trailer ‘667’ in the exterior loading area of Arasaka Industrial Park in Arroyo, Santo Domingo

A decent amount of damage thanks to its explosive rounds, the Shingen SMG can have a variety of fun methods of warfare, but only to those with a Smart Link cyberware installed due to its aiming system. Automatically firing at 3 different enemies is great for being outnumbered, but the damage multipliers do not hold up against other superior choices.

6 Chesapeake

Increased Movement Speed on Kills with More Damage at Higher Speeds

• How to Get Chesapeake: Randomly looted from Airdrops in Dogtown after hitting Level 40 (Phantom Liberty)

Chesapeake holds the same iconic modifiers as other BARGHEST weapons, where increased Armor Penetration means superior stats. The Chesapeake is fairly decent, and weapons with high DPS like the SMG do indeed benefit from the intrinsic modifier to allow for faster movement speeds on kills, which both further increases the damage dealt from the weapon and the speed that players can move at while shooting.

5 Problem Solver

The Fastest Firing SMG

• How to Get Problem Solver: Looted from a Wraith in Riders on the Storm

There isn’t much to the Problem Solver that can’t be summed up in one sentence: it shoots very fast. Problem Solver doesn’t have restrictions like other SMGs, and the uncapped fire rate means players can expunge all their ammo rather fast, but its high rate of fire might just make players eat all the ammo they have.

4 Pizdets

The Perfect Stealth SMG Where Each Shot Increases Fire Rate and Crit Chance

• How to Get Pizdets: Looted from Boris Ribakov in Spy in the Jungle (Phantom Liberty)

Pizdets is the perfect SMG for those who adore stealth thanks to its built-in silencer that allows for suppressed gameplay. However, silencers aren’t the best for SMGs due to their low damage, as players won’t exactly kill enemies with one-shot just because a silencer is installed. Yet, that doesn’t remove from the cool factor, and the longer players hold down the trigger, the faster the gun fires and the better the crit chance.

3 Raiju

Penetrate Through Walls and Blast Charged Shots in Full Auto

• How to Get Raiju: Inside the Cache in Increased Criminal Activity: BARGHEST in The Tunnel, West Wind Estate, Dogtown (Phantom Liberty)

If walls and cover are too annoying to deal with, then try out the Raiju SMG which will completely ignore the boundaries of physical space by allowing players to penetrate obstacles with their uncharged shots. Headshots deal a vicious amount of damage, and its full auto fire is lethal like no other.

2 Buzzsaw

High-Penetrating Rounds that Cause More Damage to Enemy Limbs

• How to Get Buzzsaw: Crafting Spec looted from Yelena Sidorova in Suspected Organized Crime Activity: Vice Control in Ross Street Parking Garage, Northside, Watson

Buzzsaw works great for surgeons and ripperdocs who just can’t handle a patient (enemy) having all their limbs. Buzzsaw will absolutely shred through enemies thanks to the fact that its high-penetration rounds will deal increased damage to enemy limbs.

1 Erebus

An SMG With the Dark Powers of the Blackwall to Eradicate Enemies

• How to Get Erebus: Find the Crafting Spec in the Cynosecure Facility’s Maintenance Room in Engineering, Sector 2 during Somewhat Damaged (Phantom Liberty)

If players are fascinated by the Blackwall and the rogue AIs that lurk within, then Erebus is a vital must-have for them. This SMG uses the Blackwall, both as a gun that speaks to V and hacks enemies to melt their brains with their own cyberware. Each bullet inflicts infection, and the lower the enemy’s health, the more damage and chance that they will explode in Blackwall corruption.