Byakko
| Byakko | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Melee Weapon |
| Weapon | Katana |
| Tier | Iconic |
| Armor Pen | 25% |
| Attack Speed | 2.1 |
| Weight | 4.5 |
| Location | Little China |
Byakko is Wakako Okada's katana, given to V as thanks for finishing every one of her Westbrook gigs. Its strength is speed between kills. After a kill, the katana goes straight into a rapid combo against the next enemy. Byakko is a sword for clearing a group one enemy at a time. It works well in a Reflexes blade build. Byakko is a mid-game reward from the minor job Professional Widow. That job follows the last of Wakako Okada's gigs in Westbrook.
Combat
Byakko swings like a katana, with quick light attacks, a heavier strong attack and a block. Its unique effect starts with a kill. After each kill, V can follow up at once with a rapid combo against the next enemy. In a good fight, each kill speeds up the attack on the next target.
The katana also has a higher chance to cause Bleeding than the standard blade, and solid armor penetration. Both help it keep the kills coming.
How to Get Byakko Guide
- Complete every gig from Wakako Okada in Westbrook.
- Wait for Wakako to get in touch, which starts Professional Widow.
- Open the stash in V's apartment and take Byakko.
Byakko Map Location and Quest Guide
- Take the gigs that Wakako Okada offers in Westbrook.
- Finish every one of her Westbrook gigs.
- Wait for Wakako to get in touch once more, which starts Professional Widow.
- Return to V's apartment and open the stash.
- Take Byakko from the stash.
Byakko map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Upgrades
Like every Iconic weapon, Byakko can be upgraded through the tiers in the Upgrades section of the crafting menu, paid for with crafting components.
The table shows what each tier step of Byakko 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
Byakko works best in a Reflexes build with blade perks. Finisher: Bladerunner adds attack speed with blades and a finisher that heals V. Flash Of Steel adds more movement speed and attack speed after a finisher. Going The Distance doubles finisher range, so V can reach the next enemy quickly. Flash And Thunderclap makes strong attacks leap at enemies in range. Slaughterhouse applies Bleeding with every attack and restores Stamina on dismemberment.
For cyberware, Microrotors add melee attack speed. The Adrenaline Booster restores Stamina after each melee kill, so V can keep fighting. A Sandevistan such as the Militech Falcon slows time, and every kill makes its effect last longer.
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 | 
|
Body 4 | Slow Health regeneration in combat |
| Adrenaline Rush | 
|
Body 15 | More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode |
| Calm Mind | 
|
Body 15 | Adrenaline lasts longer before it decays |
| 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 | 
|
Body 20 | Kills recharge Health items during Adrenaline Rush |
| Bullet Deflect | 
|
Reflexes 9 | Blocked bullets fly back where the reticle points |
| Bullet Time | 
|
Reflexes 9 | Free deflects that crit while time is slowed |
| Flash And Thunderclap | 
|
Reflexes 9 | Strong attacks leap to enemies in range |
| Lead And Steel | 
|
Reflexes 9 | Blades block incoming bullets |
| Seeing Double | Reflexes 9 | Stronger counterattacks | |
| Dash | 
|
Reflexes 9 | Dash replaces the dodge |
| Finisher: Bladerunner | 
|
Reflexes 15 | Faster blade attacks and a finisher that restores Health |
| Flash Of Steel | 
|
Reflexes 15 | Speed and attack speed after a finisher |
| Going The Distance | 
|
Reflexes 15 | Double finisher range |
| Opportunist | 
|
Reflexes 15 | Easier finishers on stunned, blinded or bleeding enemies |
| Air Dash | 
|
Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| Slaughterhouse | Reflexes 20 | Every attack causes Bleeding | |
| Tailwind | 
|
Reflexes 20 | Stamina from air dashes and double jumps |
| All Things Cyber | 
|
Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| Chrome Constitution | 
|
Technical Ability 9 | Less damage taken with full Skeleton and Integumentary slots |
| Built Different | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Unlocks the Cellular Adapter cyberware |
| Cyborg | Technical Ability 15 | Shorter cyberware cooldowns with every slot filled | |
| Extended Warranty | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Cyberware effects last longer |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microrotors | 
|
Circulatory System | Faster melee attacks |
| Behavioral Imprint-Synced Faceplate | 
|
Face | A disguise that escapes the police |
| Self-ICE | 
|
Frontal Cortex | Blocks an enemy quickhack |
| Axolotl | 
|
Frontal Cortex | Kills cut all cyberware cooldowns |
| Mechatronic Core | 
|
Frontal Cortex | More damage against drones, robots and turrets |
| Cellular Adapter | 
|
Integumentary System | Tech weapon damage and resistances from Technical Ability |
| Reinforced Tendons | 
|
Legs | Double jump |
| Stabber | 
|
Nervous System | Crit chance with blades and throwables |
| Epimorphic Skeleton | 
|
Skeleton | More max Health |
| Dense Marrow | 
|
Skeleton | More melee damage for a higher Stamina cost |
Lore
Byakko is the Iconic variant of the standard katana. It belonged to Wakako Okada, the fixer who runs gigs across Westbrook. Once V has finished all of her gigs, she gets in touch to thank V. Her thanks is her own sword, waiting in V's stash.
Notes
- Byakko has its own spot on the weapon wall in V's apartment.
Weapon Categories
All Melee Weapons
Every melee weapon is listed below. The Iconic weapons come first, then the standard ones.
Iconic Melee Weapons
| Name | Image | Weapon | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agaou | 
|
Axe | +125% | 25% | Dogtown |
| BFC 9000 | 
|
One-Handed Club | Rancho Coronado | ||
| Baby Boomer | 
|
Two-Handed Club | 25% | ||
| Baseball Bat x-MOD2 | 
|
Two-Handed Club | Dogtown | ||
| Black Unicorn | 
|
Katana | 25% | ||
| Blue Fang | 
|
Knife | +150% | Badlands South | |
| Butcher's Cleaver | 
|
Knife | 25% | Coastview | |
| Byakko | 
|
Katana | 25% | Little China | |
| Caretaker's Spade | 
|
Hammer | 25% | Corpo Plaza | |
| Claw x-MOD2 | 
|
Axe | |||
| Cocktail Stick | 
|
Katana | 25% | Japantown | |
| Cottonmouth | 
|
One-Handed Club | 25% | Japantown | |
| Crowbar | 
|
One-Handed Club | |||
| Cut-o-Matic x-MOD2 | 
|
Chainsword | Dogtown | ||
| Errata | 
|
Katana | 25% | Arroyo | |
| Fang | 
|
Knife | +50% | ||
| Gold-Plated Baseball Bat | 
|
Two-Handed Club | 25% | North Oak | |
| Gwynbleidd | 
|
Sword | |||
| Headhunter | 
|
Knife | +150% | West Wind Estate | |
| Jinchu-Maru | 
|
Katana | 25% | Japantown | |
| Murphy's Law | 
|
One-handed Club | 50% | Dogtown | |
| Nehan | 
|
Knife | +150% | Arasaka Waterfront | |
| Sasquatch's Hammer | 
|
Hammer | 75% | Coastview | |
| Satori | 
|
Katana | 25% | Arasaka Waterfront | |
| Scalpel | 
|
Katana | 25% | Northside | |
| Sir John Phallustiff | 
|
Blunt | 25% | Kabuki | |
| Stinger | 
|
Knife | +150% | Badlands East | |
| Tinker Bell | 
|
One-Handed Club | 50% | Badlands East | |
| Tsumetogi | 
|
Katana | 25% | Japantown | |
| Volkodav | 
|
Machete | 25% | Dogtown |
Standard Melee Weapons
| Name | Image | Weapon | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseball Bat | 
|
Two-Handed Club | 25% | ||
| Chef's Knife | 
|
Knife | +150% | ||
| Claw | 
|
Axe | +125% | 25% | |
| Cut-O-Matic | 
|
Chainsword | 50% | ||
| Electric Baton Alpha | 
|
One-Handed Club | Rancho Coronado | ||
| Electric Baton Beta | 
|
One-Handed Club | 50% | ||
| Electric Baton Gamma | 
|
One-Handed Club | 50% | ||
| Hammer | 
|
Hammer | 25% | ||
| Kaiken | 
|
Knife | +150% | ||
| Kanabo | 
|
Two-Handed Club | 25% | ||
| Katana | 
|
Katana | 25% | ||
| Knife | 
|
Knife | +200% | ||
| Kukri | 
|
Machete | 25% | ||
| Machete | 
|
Machete | 25% | ||
| Neurotoxin Knife | 
|
Knife | +150% | ||
| Punknife | 
|
Knife | +150% | ||
| Razor | 
|
Machete | 25% | ||
| Steel Pipe | 
|
One-Handed Club | 25% | ||
| Tire Iron | 
|
One-Handed Club | 25% | ||
| Tomahawk | 
|
Axe | +125% | 25% |