Ambition
| Ambition | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Pistol |
| Type | Tech |
| Ammo | Handgun Ammo |
| Tier | Iconic |
| Headshot | +150% |
| Armor Pen | 25% |
| Attack Speed | 5 |
| Charge Time | 0.5 s |
| Weight | 4.3 |
Ambition is a Tech pistol given to V by the former Zetatech engineer Hasan Demir. Its hits can blind enemies. A blinded enemy takes extra headshot damage for as long as the effect lasts. Ambition works best in a careful Tech pistol build. The idea is to blind a target first and then finish it with a clean headshot. Ambition is a Phantom Liberty reward from the minor job Go Your Own Way. That job follows Mr. Hands' gig Prototype in the Scraper.
Combat
Ambition fires like the Kenshin it is built on. A tap fires a normal shot, while holding the trigger charges a stronger shot. A fully charged Tech round can go through cover. Every hit has a chance to blind the target. While the blindness lasts, headshots on that enemy deal bonus damage. This bonus adds to the pistol's already high headshot bonus.
The pistol comes with a unique Zetatech scope. It works better as a mid-range sidearm than as a hip-fire gun. The best approach is a few quick hits to try for the blind. A charged headshot then follows while the bonus is active.
How to Get Ambition Guide
- Take the gig Prototype in the Scraper from Mr. Hands in Dogtown.
- Find Hasan Demir at the Scraper in Longshore Stacks and free him.
- Call Mr. Hands and tell him to let Hasan go.
- Wait a few days for the minor job Go Your Own Way.
- Meet Hasan at his new shop in Longshore Stacks and take the gun.
Ambition Map Location and Quest Guide
- Take the gig Prototype in the Scraper from Mr. Hands.
- Go to the Scraper in Longshore Stacks and fight through the Scavengers inside.
- Find Hasan Demir in his cell, free him and follow him to the schematics.
- Lead Hasan safely out of the Scraper.
- Call Mr. Hands instead of letting Hasan walk away alone. Letting him go alone loses Ambition.
- Tell Mr. Hands to take the implant and let Hasan go. Sending Zetatech the coordinates also loses Ambition.
- Wait a few days for Hasan's message, which starts Go Your Own Way.
- Meet Hasan and take Ambition, his thank-you gift.
The map shows Longshore Stacks in Dogtown, where Hasan Demir opens the new shop and hands over the gun.
Ambition map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Upgrades
Ambition is raised through the tiers in the crafting menu's Upgrades section, like every Iconic weapon. The upgrades use crafting components gathered from loot and from disassembling weapons.
The table shows what each tier step of Ambition costs.
| Upgrade | Components | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 to Tier 1+ | 75 Tier 1 components | - |
| Tier 1+ to Tier 2 | 40 components | - |
| Tier 2 to Tier 2+ | 75 Tier 2 components | - |
| Tier 2+ to Tier 3 | 40 components | - |
| Tier 3 to Tier 3+ | 75 Tier 3 components | - |
| Tier 3+ to Tier 4 | 40 components | - |
| Tier 4 to Tier 4+ | 75 Tier 4 components | - |
| Tier 4+ to Tier 5 | 40 components | - |
| Tier 5 to Tier 5+ | 75 Tier 5 components | - |
| Tier 5+ to Tier 5++ | 200 Tier 5 components | Phantom Liberty |
Character Builds
Ambition works best in a Technical Ability build. Some points in Cool help too. Bolt makes a shot count as fully charged if the trigger is released just before full charge. It also adds damage to charged shots. Shock Value makes those Bolts ignore armor. Lightning Storm speeds up the charge after each Bolt. From the Cool tree, Focus and Deadeye raise headshot damage for pistols. Their bonus adds to the blinding bonus.
Kiroshi Stalker Optics connect to an equipped Tech weapon and show enemies behind cover while aiming. A charged shot can then hit them through the wall. Feedback Circuit and the Electromag Recycler both restore Health on a fully charged Tech hit.
Select a Build
The build snipes while soaking up a steady stream of enemy fire. When the pressure gets too high, Optical Camo lets the character slip back into the shadows. Tech sniper rifles, silenced pistols and a Projectile Launch System make up the kit.
Attributes: Body 20, Reflexes 18, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 3, Cool 20.
The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.
| Name | Image | Level | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painkiller | 
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Body 4 | Slow Health regeneration in combat |
| Adrenaline Rush | 
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Body 15 | More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode |
| Blind Spot | 
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Cool 4 | Slower enemy detection while crouched |
| Feline Footwork | 
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Cool 4 | Faster and harder to hit while crouched |
| Deep Breath | 
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Cool 9 | Time slows while Focus is active |
| Focus | 
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Cool 9 | Focus mode for free Stamina aimed shots |
| Head To Head | 
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Cool 9 | Kills in Focus reset its duration |
| No Sweat | 
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Cool 9 | Kills in Focus lower its Stamina cost |
| Pull! | 
|
Cool 9 | Easier grenade shots during Focus |
| Rinse And Reload | 
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Cool 9 | Faster reload after an aimed kill |
| California Reaper | 
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Cool 15 | Stamina back after a headshot kill |
| Deadeye | Cool 15 | More headshot and weak spot damage | |
| High Noon | 
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Cool 15 | Faster reload and slowed time after a headshot kill in Deadeye |
| Long Shot | 
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Cool 15 | Full damage at any range during Deadeye |
| Quick Draw | 
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Cool 15 | Faster swap to handguns and rifles with a Stamina boost |
| Ninjutsu | 
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Cool 15 | Crouch sprinting and more mitigation while crouched |
| Nerves Of Tungsten-Steel | 
|
Cool 20 | Guaranteed crits on headshots during Deadeye |
| Dash | 
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Reflexes 9 | Dash replaces the dodge |
| All Things Cyber | 
|
Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| Chrome Constitution | 
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Technical Ability 9 | Less damage taken with full Skeleton and Integumentary slots |
| Bolt | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Faster charge and Bolt shots that hit harder |
| Ambidextrous | 
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Technical Ability 15 | A second Hands cyberware slot |
| Cyborg | Technical Ability 15 | Shorter cyberware cooldowns with every slot filled | |
| Chain Lightning | 
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Technical Ability 20 | Bolt shots arc Electrical damage to 3 nearby enemies |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Pump | 
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Circulatory System | A Health item that heals over time |
| Electromag Recycler | 
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Circulatory System | Health and Stamina from charged Tech shots |
| Behavioral Imprint-Synced Faceplate | 
|
Face | A disguise that escapes the police |
| Axolotl | 
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Frontal Cortex | Kills cut all cyberware cooldowns |
| Self-ICE | 
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Frontal Cortex | Blocks an enemy quickhack |
| Immovable Force | 
|
Hands | Less recoil and tighter spread |
| Shock Absorber | 
|
Hands | Less recoil |
| Chitin | 
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Integumentary System | Extra Health regeneration |
| Deep-Field Visual Interface | 
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Nervous System | Crit chance rises with distance |
| Chrome Compressor | 
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Operating System | More cyberware capacity |
| Rara Avis | 
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Skeleton | More armor |
| Epimorphic Skeleton | 
|
Skeleton | More max Health |
Lore
Ambition is the Iconic variant of the Arasaka JKE-X2 Kenshin. Its story belongs to Hasan Demir, a Zetatech engineer. Scavengers stole a Zetatech prototype implant, and Mr. Hands sends V to the Scraper to get it back. There V finds Hasan held prisoner, with the prototype implanted in his own head. V and Mr. Hands can let him go once the implant is safely removed. In that case, Hasan sets up his own shop in Longshore Stacks. A few days later he calls V and hands over the pistol as thanks. The job's journal entry notes that he has a head for business.
Notes
- Handing Hasan to Zetatech locks out Go Your Own Way and the pistol with it. Letting him escape without calling Mr. Hands does the same.
Weapon Categories
All Pistols
Every pistol is listed below. The Iconic weapons come first, then the standard ones.
Iconic Pistols
| Name | Image | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambition | 
|
+150% | 25% | |
| Apparition | 
|
+150% | 50% | Kabuki |
| Catahoula | 
|
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| Chaos | 
|
+150% | 50% | Kabuki |
| Cheetah | 
|
+150% | Dogtown | |
| Crimestopper | 
|
+85% | Dogtown | |
| Death and Taxes | 
|
+125% | Japantown | |
| Dying Night | 
|
+125% | 25% | Little China |
| Genjiroh | 
|
+85% | Japantown | |
| Her Majesty | 
|
+150% | ||
| Kappa x-MOD2 | 
|
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| Kongou | 
|
+150% | Arasaka Waterfront | |
| La Chingona Dorada | 
|
+100% | 25% | The Glen |
| Lexington x-MOD2 | 
|
+175% | Little China | |
| Lizzie | 
|
+150% | Kabuki | |
| Malorian Arms 3516 | 
|
+150% | Northside | |
| Ogou | 
|
+50% | 25% | |
| Pariah | 
|
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| Plan B | 
|
+200% | Badlands East | |
| Pride | 
|
+150% | Corpo Plaza | |
| Riskit | 
|
+150% | 25% | |
| Rook | 
|
Dogtown | ||
| Scorch | 
|
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| Second Opinion | ||||
| Seraph | 
|
Little China | ||
| Skippy | 
|
+85% | Vista Del Rey |
Standard Pistols
| Name | Image | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-22B Chao | 
|
+85% | ||
| AR Raygun Supreme 9000 | 
|
Badlands East | ||
| HA-4 Grit | 
|
+125% | ||
| HJKE-11 Yukimura | 
|
+85% | ||
| JKE-X2 Kenshin | 
|
50% | ||
| Kappa | 
|
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| Liberty | 
|
+150% | ||
| M-10AF Lexington | 
|
+125% | ||
| M-76e Omaha | 
|
50% | ||
| Nue | 
|
+125% | 25% | |
| Slaught-O-Matic | 
|
+150% | 25% | |
| Tamayura | 
|
+150% | 25% | |
| Ticon | 
|
50% | ||
| Unity | 
|
+150% |