Ashura
| Ashura | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Sniper Rifle |
| Type | Smart |
| Ammo | Sniper Ammo |
| Headshot | +150% |
| Armor Pen | 25% |
| Lock-On Time | 1.35 s |
The Ashura is Tsunami's smart sniper rifle. It locks onto one enemy at a time and guides its single round to the target. It fires one shot before each reload, so every shot matters. In return, the smart lock does much of the aiming. Long-range kills are far easier than with a normal sniper rifle. The Ashura works best in an Intelligence build with a Smart Link, for picking off a dangerous enemy from far away. It is sold in weapon shops from the middle of the game, and Yasha is its Iconic variant. The Ashura appears in weapon shops from around the middle of the game, once V reaches level 16. Enemies can drop it too.
Combat
The Ashura is a smart sniper rifle. With a Smart Link installed, it locks onto a single enemy and its round curves toward that target. Its lock holds one target at a time, so choosing the right target matters. Good targets are a sniper, a netrunner or an elite enemy.
Each shot is followed by a reload. This slow pace makes it a poor weapon once enemies get close. The Ashura works best from a high or hidden spot. V can take the first shot before the fight starts and switch to a faster gun afterwards.
Like other smart weapons, it deals less raw damage in return for its homing rounds. The lock-on takes a moment, so a quick target can move before the shot is ready.
How to Get Ashura Guide
- Buy the Ashura from a weapon vendor from level 16, such as the shops in Japantown, Downtown or Red Peaks.
- With Phantom Liberty, buy it from Sophia Dupont at the EBM Petrochem Stadium or Leon Watson at Longshore Stacks in Dogtown.
- Loot it from enemies who carry one.
Ashura Map Location
The map shows the weapon shop in Japantown.
Ashura map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Compatible Mods
11 weapon mods are compatible with Ashura.
| Name | Image | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Better Half | 
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Raises crit chance with the second half of the magazine |
| Equalizer | 
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More damage against Elite enemies |
| Fleetshot | 
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Lower Stamina cost and no heavy weapon slowdown, less armor penetration |
| Gambiteer | 
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Faster bullets and more armor penetration, less homing |
| Hackatomy | 
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Hits can apply a quickhack effect based on the body part hit |
| Headhopper | 
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More lock-on targets, faster lock-on and more headshot damage |
| Headtoll | 
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A headshot kill streak grants stacking combat bonuses |
| Panorama | 
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Larger smart reticle that holds a lock longer, slower lock-on |
| Pax | 
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Makes the weapon non-lethal, more damage outside combat |
| Shuffler | 
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Drawing the weapon refills part of the magazine |
| Stabilizer | 
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Better weapon handling when crouching or crouch-sprinting |
Crafting Spec
Paul Craven drops the Ashura spec at the Suspected Organized Crime Activity in Rancho Coronado. The spec lets V craft Ashura in the crafting menu. Every spec in the game is listed on the Crafting Specs page.
The table shows what crafting Ashura costs at each tier.
| Tier | Components |
|---|---|
| Tier 1 | 30 Tier 1 components |
| Tier 2 | 30 Tier 2 components |
| Tier 3 | 30 Tier 3 components |
| Tier 4 | 30 Tier 4 components |
| Tier 5 | 30 Tier 5 components |
Upgrades
Standard weapons like the Ashura are improved by crafting or buying a higher tier. Its crafting spec drops from Paul Craven, the boss of a Suspected Organized Crime Activity in Rancho Coronado. With the spec and enough crafting components, V can craft the rifle at a higher quality.
Character Builds
The Ashura uses perks from two attribute trees, Intelligence and Cool. In Intelligence, Acquisition Specialist widens the targeting circle and speeds up lock-on. Target Lock Transfer keeps the lock when switching between the hip and aiming. Smart Synergy gives instant lock-on and bonus damage on hacked enemies while Overclock is active. In Cool, Focus and Deadeye add headshot damage. Long Shot keeps full damage at any range. Nerves Of Tungsten-Steel guarantees crits on headshots.
For cyberware, Smart Link enables smart targeting and adds crit damage with smart weapons. Visual Cortex Support adds crit chance the farther V is from the target, which helps a rifle made for long range.
Its two mod slots take smart and sniper mods. Headtoll grants a series of bonuses for headshot kills in a row. Panorama widens the smart targeting circle. Stabilizer improves handling while crouching, which helps a sniper waiting in cover. Pax makes the rifle non-lethal.
Select a Build
Each fight starts with Overclock, then a control quickhack, then a combat quickhack. Smart guns lock on and finish the hacked enemies while Dashes and air Dashes keep the character moving. Silenced Smart guns and stealthy quickhacks also handle quiet gigs.
Attributes: Body 18, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 20, Cool 3.
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 |
| Optimization | 
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Intelligence 4 | Faster RAM recovery |
| Embedded Exploit | 
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Intelligence 9 | Quickhacks hit harder on controlled enemies |
| Precision Subroutines | 
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Intelligence 9 | Smart weapon accuracy scales with max RAM |
| No Escape | 
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Intelligence 9 | Shooting a fading lock resets it |
| Recirculation | 
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Intelligence 9 | Smart weapon kills restore RAM |
| Acquisition Specialist | 
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Intelligence 15 | Wider Smart reticle and lock kept through reloads |
| Overclock | 
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Intelligence 15 | More quickhack damage and the Overclock mode |
| Power Surge | 
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Intelligence 15 | Overclock heals on activation |
| Sublimation | 
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Intelligence 15 | RAM recovery heals during Overclock |
| Target Lock Transfer | 
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Intelligence 15 | Wider Smart reticle and locks kept on swap |
| Targeting Prism | 
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Intelligence 15 | Lock onto more targets |
| Terminal Velocity | 
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Intelligence 15 | Faster Smart rounds after a kill |
| Smart Synergy | 
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Intelligence 20 | Instant lock and more damage during Overclock |
| Spillover | 
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Intelligence 20 | Quickhacks spread during Overclock |
| Dash | 
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Reflexes 9 | Unlocks the Dash and makes it cheaper |
| Ready, Rested, Reloaded | 
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Reflexes 9 | Cheaper rifle and SMG fire and faster reloads |
| Sharpshooter | 
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Reflexes 15 | Faster aim and stacks that ease Stamina use |
| Air Dash | 
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Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| Submachine Fun | 
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Reflexes 20 | SMG swaps reload and raise fire rate |
| Tailwind | 
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Reflexes 20 | Stamina back from Air Dashes and double jumps |
| Glutton For War | 
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Technical Ability 4 | Kills recharge Health items and grenades |
| Health Freak | 
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Technical Ability 9 | One more Health item charge and faster recharge |
| All Things Cyber | 
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Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| License To Chrome | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot |
| Edgerunner | Technical Ability 20 | Cyberware past the capacity limit for a small Health cost |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Pump | 
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Circulatory System | A Health item that heals over time |
| Heal-On-Kill | 
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Circulatory System | Health back from each kill |
| Memory Boost | 
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Frontal Cortex | Kills restore RAM |
| Smart Link | 
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Hands | Turns on Smart weapon tracking |
| Defenzikov | 
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Integumentary System | Mitigation after Kerenzikov ends |
| Reinforced Tendons | 
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Legs | Double jump |
| Kerenzikov | 
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Nervous System | Slows time when aiming during a slide or dodge |
| NeoFiber | 
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Nervous System | More Mitigation Chance and Strength |
| Visual Cortex Support | 
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Nervous System | More crit chance at long range |
| Militech Paraline | 
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Operating System | Cyberdeck with Smart weapon bonuses |
| RAM Recoup | 
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Skeleton | Damage taken restores RAM |
| Name | Image | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Headhopper | 
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More lock-on targets and more headshot damage |
The build keeps its distance and picks enemies off one by one with headshots. The Sandevistan goes on before shooting an Elite, so several headshots land if the first one is not enough. A pistol or shotgun stays on hand for enemies that flank the sniping spot.
Attributes: Body 15, Reflexes 13, 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 |
| Feline Footwork | 
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Cool 4 | Faster and safer while crouched |
| Blind Spot | 
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Cool 4 | Slower enemy detection while crouched |
| Killer Instinct | 
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Cool 4 | More damage with knives, axes and silenced guns before combat |
| Gag Order | 
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Cool 4 | A quick hit after being spotted delays detection by others |
| Focus | 
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Cool 9 | More headshot damage and free shots while aiming |
| No Sweat | 
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Cool 9 | Kills cut the Stamina cost of Focus |
| Rinse And Reload | 
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Cool 9 | Faster reload after a kill while aiming |
| Head To Head | 
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Cool 9 | Kills reset Focus |
| Deep Breath | 
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Cool 9 | Time slows while Focus is active |
| Deadeye | Cool 15 | More headshot damage and no spread at high Stamina | |
| California Reaper | 
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Cool 15 | Stamina back after a headshot kill |
| High Noon | 
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Cool 15 | Fast slowed reload after a headshot kill |
| Long Shot | 
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Cool 15 | Full damage at any range during Deadeye |
| Quick Draw | 
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Cool 15 | Faster swaps to pistols and rifles |
| Ninjutsu | 
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Cool 15 | Sprint while crouched |
| Nerves Of Tungsten-Steel | 
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Cool 20 | Guaranteed crits on headshots during Deadeye |
| Glutton For War |
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Technical Ability 4 | Kills recharge Health items and grenades |
| Health Freak |
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Technical Ability 9 | One more Health item charge and faster recharge |
| All Things Cyber |
|
Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| License To Chrome |
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Technical Ability 15 | Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot |
| Bolt | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Faster charge and Bolt shots that hit harder |
| Internal Clock | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Wider timing window for a Bolt shot |
| Shock Value | 
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Technical Ability 15 | Bolt shots ignore armor |
| Edgerunner | Technical Ability 20 | Cyberware past the capacity limit for a small Health cost |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Pump |
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Circulatory System | A Health item that heals over time |
| Biomonitor | 
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Circulatory System | Uses a Health item when Health runs low |
| Kiroshi Clairvoyant Optics | 
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Face | Scanning highlights nearby enemies |
| Axolotl | 
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Frontal Cortex | Kills cut all cyberware cooldowns |
| Microgenerator | 
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Hands | Reloading an empty gun charges an electroshock shot |
| Immovable Force | 
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Hands | Less recoil and tighter spread |
| Reinforced Tendons |
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Legs | Double jump |
| NeoFiber |
|
Nervous System | More Mitigation Chance and Strength |
| Visual Cortex Support |
|
Nervous System | More crit chance at long range |
| Militech Apogee Sandevistan | Operating System | Slows time by 85% with crit bonuses | |
| Epimorphic Skeleton | 
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Skeleton | More max Health |
Lore
The rifle's in-game line is short: more than a rifle. The Ashura is made by Tsunami, and it combines a sniper's reach with a smart targeting system. The Iconic Yasha uses the same frame. It adds an Arasaka targeting system and room for extra mods.
Notes
- Yasha is the Iconic variant of the Ashura.
Weapon Categories
All Sniper Rifles
Every sniper rifle is listed below. The Iconic weapons come first, then the standard ones.
Iconic Sniper Rifles
| Name | Image | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borzaya | 
|
Dogtown | ||
| Breakthrough | 
|
+300% | 100% | Rancho Coronado |
| Foxhound | 
|
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| O'Five | 
|
50% | Arroyo | |
| Osprey | 
|
Dogtown | ||
| Overwatch | 
|
+300% | 50% | Badlands East |
| Rasetsu | 
|
+300% | 50% | |
| Sparky | 
|
+250% | 50% | Dogtown |
Standard Sniper Rifles
| Name | Image | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashura | 
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+150% | 25% | |
| Nekomata | 
|
+300% | 50% | |
| SPT32 Grad | 
|
+300% | 50% |