Buzzsaw
| Buzzsaw | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Smg |
| Type | Power |
| Ammo | Handgun Ammo |
| Tier | Iconic |
| Headshot | +100% |
| Armor Pen | 25% |
| Range | 21 m |
| Weight | 5 |
| Location | Northside |
Buzzsaw is a one-of-a-kind submachine gun whose rounds can go through cover. It also deals bonus damage to limbs and has a high chance to wound and dismember. Its own description warns that it may cause massacres. It works well in a Reflexes build that likes to spray a room with bullets. It can also hit enemies who hide behind thin walls and crates. Buzzsaw is crafted from a spec looted at Vice Control, a Suspected Organized Crime Activity in Northside, Watson.
Combat
Buzzsaw fires fast like any Pulsar, and every round has high penetration. Bullets can pass through cover and still hit an enemy behind it. Aiming at legs and arms is worth it. The bonus limb damage and high dismemberment chance tear enemies apart quickly.
Like other Power bullets, the rounds can still ricochet off hard surfaces. Thanks to penetration and ricochets, a long burst can hit targets from several angles at once. The gun is at its best at close and mid range. Its high rate of fire can cover a whole doorway or corridor.
How to Get Buzzsaw Guide
- Travel to Northside in Watson.
- Find the Suspected Organized Crime Activity Vice Control.
- Kill Yelena Sidorova and her crew.
- Loot the Buzzsaw crafting spec from her.
- Craft Buzzsaw in the crafting menu.
Buzzsaw Map Location
Buzzsaw map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Compatible Mods
7 scopes and 9 muzzles are compatible with Buzzsaw.
| Name | Image | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Add-Vantage | 
|
Adds zoom and effective range |
| CQO Kanone MINI Mk.72 | 
|
Adds zoom and effective range |
| Handyman | 
|
Adds zoom and effective range, more headshot crit chance at top tier |
| Hyakume | 
|
Adds zoom and effective range |
| Kanetsugu | 
|
Adds zoom, effective range and crit chance |
| OS-1 GimletEye | 
|
Adds zoom and effective range |
| Type 2067 | 
|
Adds zoom and effective range, lowers bullet spread |
| Name | Image | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| CS-1 Taipan | 
|
Silences shots and raises stealth damage, lowers base damage |
| RC-7 Aswang | 
|
Lowers recoil angle and direction, slightly lowers crit chance |
| RC-7 Ifrit | 
|
Lowers recoil, slightly lowers crit chance |
| RC-7 Strigoi | 
|
Lowers recoil |
| RC-7 Varkolak | 
|
Raises ricochet chance and ricochet angle |
| RC-7 Zaar | 
|
Lowers recoil angle, slightly lowers crit chance |
| TSX Tocororo | 
|
Raises stealth damage, lowers base damage |
| XC-10 Cetus | 
|
Raises stealth damage, lowers base damage |
| XC-10 Strix | 
|
Raises stealth damage, lowers base damage |
Crafting Spec
Yelena Sidorova drops the Buzzsaw spec at the Suspected Organized Crime Activity in Northside. The spec lets V craft Buzzsaw in the crafting menu. Every spec in the game is listed on the Crafting Specs page.
The table shows what crafting Buzzsaw costs at each tier.
| Tier | Components |
|---|---|
| Tier 5 | 40 Tier 5 components |
Upgrades
Buzzsaw is crafted from its spec in the crafting menu. Like every Iconic weapon, it can then be upgraded through the tiers in the Upgrades section using crafting components.
The table shows what each tier step of Buzzsaw 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
Buzzsaw works best with the assault rifle and SMG perks in the Reflexes tree. Mind Over Matter cuts recoil while aiming, and Tunnel Vision adds range and accuracy. Sharpshooter improves weapon control and gains a Stamina bonus stack with every hit. Shoot To Chill then adds armor penetration for each Sharpshooter stack. Submachine Fun reloads SMGs automatically on a swap and raises fire rate afterwards. Gundancer removes the movement penalty for aiming.
For cyberware, the Kerenzikov slows time when V aims during a slide, dodge or Dash. Air Kerenzikov in the Reflexes tree keeps V hanging in the air while it is active. V can then spray a room from above. Shock Absorber reduces recoil. The Ballistic Coprocessor raises ricochet chance and damage for Power weapons.
Select a Build
Attributes: Body 20, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 3, Cool 18.
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 | 
|
Body 15 | More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode |
| Juggernaut | 
|
Body 15 | More speed and damage during Adrenaline Rush |
| Unstoppable Force | 
|
Body 15 | Immunity to knockdown and blinding during Adrenaline Rush |
| Pain To Gain | 
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Body 20 | Kills recharge Health items during Adrenaline Rush |
| Mind Over Matter | 
|
Reflexes 9 | Less recoil while aiming |
| Ready, Rested, Reloaded | 
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Reflexes 9 | Cheaper rifle and SMG fire and faster reloads |
| Spice Of Life | 
|
Reflexes 9 | Faster swap and tighter spread after a swap |
| Steady Grip | 
|
Reflexes 9 | Shooting while dashing |
| Tunnel Vision | 
|
Reflexes 9 | More range and accuracy |
| Dash | 
|
Reflexes 9 | Dash replaces the dodge |
| Gundancer | 
|
Reflexes 15 | Full speed while aiming and shooting while vaulting |
| Practice Makes Perfect | Reflexes 15 | Crit chance and crit damage per Sharpshooter stack | |
| Sharpshooter | 
|
Reflexes 15 | Faster aim and Stamina stacks on hits |
| Shoot To Chill | 
|
Reflexes 15 | Armor penetration per Sharpshooter stack |
| Spray And Pray | 
|
Reflexes 15 | Cheaper hip fire |
| Air Dash | 
|
Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| Tailwind | 
|
Reflexes 20 | Stamina from air dashes and double jumps |
| All Things Cyber | 
|
Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| Cyborg | Technical Ability 15 | Shorter cyberware cooldowns with every slot filled | |
| Extended Warranty | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Cyberware effects last longer |
| License To Chrome | 
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biomonitor | 
|
Circulatory System | Uses a Health item when Health runs low |
| Behavioral Imprint-Synced Faceplate | 
|
Face | A disguise that escapes the police |
| Mechatronic Core | 
|
Frontal Cortex | More damage against drones, robots and turrets |
| Newton Module | 
|
Frontal Cortex | Kills cut cyberware cooldowns |
| Shock Absorber | 
|
Hands | Less recoil |
| Reinforced Tendons | 
|
Legs | Double jump |
| NeoFiber | 
|
Nervous System | More mitigation chance and strength |
| Universal Booster | 
|
Skeleton | Health items also give armor and Stamina |
| Name | Image | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Kanetsugu | 
|
Handgun scope with crit chance and crit damage |
| RC-7 Strigoi | 
|
Muzzle brake for less recoil |
Lore
Buzzsaw is the Iconic variant of the Darra Polytechnic DS1 Pulsar. Its spec is carried by Yelena Sidorova, the target of one of the NCPD's crime reports in Northside. Its description promises high-penetration rounds and extra damage to enemy limbs.
Weapon Categories
All SMGs
Every SMG is listed below. The Iconic weapons come first, then the standard ones.
Iconic SMGs
| Name | Image | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzsaw | 
|
+100% | 25% | Northside |
| Chesapeake | 
|
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| Erebus | 
|
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| Fenrir | 
|
+100% | Northside | |
| Guillotine x-MOD2 | 
|
Dogtown | ||
| Pizdets | 
|
+85% | ||
| Problem Solver | 
|
+100% | Badlands East | |
| Prototype: Shingen Mark V | 
|
+50% | Arroyo | |
| Raiju | 
|
West Wind Estate | ||
| Yinglong | 
|
+50% | Wellsprings |
Standard SMGs
| Name | Image | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS1 Pulsar | 
|
+100% | ||
| G-58 Dian | 
|
+50% | ||
| Guillotine | 
|
+100% | ||
| HA-7 Warden | 
|
+50% | ||
| M221 Saratoga | 
|
+100% | ||
| Senkoh LX | 
|
+100% | Arroyo | |
| Shigure | 
|
+100% | ||
| TKI-20 Shingen | 
|
+50% |