DA8 Umbra
| DA8 Umbra | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Assault Rifle |
| Type | Power |
| Ammo | Heavy Ammo |
| Headshot | +100% |
| Armor Pen | 25% |
The DA8 Umbra is Darra Polytechnic's throwaway assault rifle, a cheap Power gun that fires a fast stream of bullets. Its own description says it plainly: fire, kill, toss, and swap it out the moment something better comes along. The rifle is better than that description suggests. The Umbra takes a muzzle attachment and has two mod slots. With good mods, it can carry a Reflexes build through close and mid-range fights. It is also the base of the Phantom Liberty Iconics Carmen and Umbra x-MOD2. The DA8 Umbra is an early buy at the 2nd Amendment shop in Megabuilding H10, Little China. Weapon vendors across the city keep selling it.
Combat
The Umbra fires in full auto with a high rate of fire. Its rounds are Power rounds, so they can ricochet off walls and floors. A bounce can hit an enemy who leans out from behind cover.
The rifle's strength is the number of bullets it fires. It empties its magazine quickly, which helps in short fights against a group of gang members. Recoil grows during a long spray, so controlled bursts land more hits at range. A muzzle brake helps with recoil. A silencer lets it start an ambush quietly.
Assault rifles are the all-round guns of Night City, and the Umbra works best at close and mid range. A scoped weapon is better against snipers and enemies far across open ground.
How to Get DA8 Umbra Guide
- Buy the DA8 Umbra at the 2nd Amendment shop in Megabuilding H10, Little China, run by Robert Wilson.
- Buy it from other weapon vendors around Night City.
- Loot it from enemies who carry one.
- Craft it from its crafting spec.
DA8 Umbra Map Location
The map shows Robert Wilson's 2nd Amendment shop in Little China.
DA8 Umbra map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Compatible Mods
9 muzzles and 11 weapon mods are compatible with DA8 Umbra.
| Name | Image | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| CS-1 Taipan | 
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Silences shots and raises stealth damage, lowers base damage |
| RC-7 Aswang | 
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Lowers recoil angle and direction, slightly lowers crit chance |
| RC-7 Ifrit | 
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Lowers recoil, slightly lowers crit chance |
| RC-7 Strigoi | 
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Lowers recoil |
| RC-7 Varkolak | 
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Raises ricochet chance and ricochet angle |
| RC-7 Zaar | 
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Lowers recoil angle, slightly lowers crit chance |
| TSX Tocororo | 
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Raises stealth damage, lowers base damage |
| XC-10 Cetus | 
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Raises stealth damage, lowers base damage |
| XC-10 Strix | 
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Raises stealth damage, lowers base damage |
| Name | Image | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Better Half | 
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Raises crit chance with the second half of the magazine |
| Big Mag | 
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Bigger magazine, slower reload |
| Critochet | 
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Raises crit chance with ricochets |
| Equalizer | 
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More damage against Elite enemies |
| Firecracker | 
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Shoots explosive rounds |
| Focus Fire | 
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Tighter hipfire spread, shorter effective range |
| Pax | 
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Makes the weapon non-lethal, more damage outside combat |
| Pyro | 
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Turns part of the damage into Thermal damage with a chance to Burn |
| Ready Steady | 
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Lowers recoil, more so when aiming from cover |
| Shuffler | 
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Drawing the weapon refills part of the magazine |
| Swiss Cheese | 
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More armor penetration, higher Stamina cost per bullet |
Crafting Spec
The spec lets V craft DA8 Umbra in the crafting menu. Every spec in the game is listed on the Crafting Specs page.
The table shows what crafting DA8 Umbra 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
A stronger Umbra comes from buying or crafting it at a higher tier. With its crafting spec, components can be turned into a better-quality rifle in the crafting menu.
Character Builds
The Umbra uses the Reflexes tree. Mind Over Matter cuts recoil while aiming. Ready, Rested, Reloaded lowers the Stamina cost of shooting and speeds up reloads. Spice Of Life reduces the spread for a moment after a weapon swap. Sharpshooter gains a stack on each hit. Shoot To Chill adds armor penetration for each stack. Practice Makes Perfect adds crit chance and crit damage for each stack. Gundancer lets V aim at full speed and fire while vaulting. Air Kerenzikov keeps V hanging in midair when Kerenzikov triggers during a jump.
For cyberware, Immovable Force and Shock Absorber reduce the recoil. The Ballistic Coprocessor raises the ricochet chance of Power weapons. It helps a lot with a gun that fires this many rounds.
Its mod slots take Power and rifle mods. Swiss Cheese adds armor penetration, but each bullet costs more Stamina. Critochet adds crit chance to ricochets. Pyro turns part of the damage into Thermal damage with a chance to Burn. Better Half adds crit chance for the second half of the magazine. Ready Steady cuts recoil, and Equalizer adds damage against Elite enemies.
Select a Build
A Blood Pump at the start of a fight triggers Adrenaline Rush for extra Health. An air Dash while aiming triggers Kerenzikov, and the Sandevistan follows once Kerenzikov ends. Headshots deal the bulk of the damage, and cover is the place to recover Health.
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 | 
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Body 15 | More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode |
| Juggernaut | 
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Body 15 | More speed and damage during Adrenaline Rush |
| Unstoppable Force | 
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Body 15 | Immunity to knockdown and other status effects during Adrenaline Rush |
| Calm Mind | 
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Body 15 | Adrenaline lasts longer before it decays |
| Slippery | 
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Reflexes 4 | Harder to hit while moving fast |
| Parkour! | 
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Reflexes 4 | Faster climbing and vaulting |
| Dash | 
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Reflexes 9 | Unlocks the Dash and makes it cheaper |
| Steady Grip | 
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Reflexes 9 | Shoot while Dashing |
| Can't Touch This | 
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Reflexes 9 | Full Mitigation Chance while Dashing |
| Mean Streak | 
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Reflexes 9 | Stamina back after a kill while Dashing |
| Ready, Rested, Reloaded | 
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Reflexes 9 | Cheaper rifle and SMG fire and faster reloads |
| Spice Of Life | 
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Reflexes 9 | Faster swaps and less spread after a swap |
| Tunnel Vision | 
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Reflexes 9 | More range and accuracy |
| Mind Over Matter | 
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Reflexes 9 | Less recoil when aiming |
| Air Dash | 
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Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| Aerodynamic | 
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Reflexes 15 | Stronger Mitigation in midair |
| Aerial Acrobat | 
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Reflexes 15 | Better control in midair |
| Sharpshooter | 
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Reflexes 15 | Faster aim and stacks that ease Stamina use |
| Shoot To Chill | 
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Reflexes 15 | Armor penetration per Sharpshooter stack |
| Practice Makes Perfect | Reflexes 15 | Crit Chance and Crit Damage per Sharpshooter stack | |
| Gundancer | 
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Reflexes 15 | No slowdown while aiming |
| Air Kerenzikov | 
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Reflexes 15 | Kerenzikov in midair holds the character in the air |
| Salt In The Wound | 
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Reflexes 20 | Seven hits on one target deal a bonus burst |
| 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 |
| Ambidextrous | 
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Technical Ability 15 | A second Hands cyberware 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 |
| Kerenzikov Boost System | 
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Frontal Cortex | Stronger Kerenzikov with free shooting Stamina |
| Shock Absorber | 
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Hands | Less recoil |
| 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 |
| Militech Apogee Sandevistan | Operating System | Slows time by 85% with crit bonuses | |
| Spring Joints | 
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Skeleton | Stronger Mitigation |
| Name | Image | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Better Half | 
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More crit chance in the second half of the magazine |
| Equalizer | 
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More damage against elite enemies |
| Swiss Cheese | 
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More armor penetration for more Stamina per shot |
| Ready Steady | 
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Less recoil |
Lore
The Umbra is an assault rifle from Darra Polytechnic, the maker behind the Nova revolver and the Pulsar submachine gun. The in-game line treats it as disposable: not exactly a keepsake. Robert Wilson's 2nd Amendment store in Megabuilding H10 is one of the shops that stocks it.
Its Iconic variants are built on this cheap rifle and come from Dogtown. Carmen is the personal rifle of Paco Torres, a BARGHEST recruit. It rewards V for running and sliding while firing. Umbra x-MOD2 keeps the plain Umbra but adds two guaranteed mod slots and better handling.
Notes
- Carmen and Umbra x-MOD2 are the Iconic variants of the DA8 Umbra.
Weapon Categories
All Assault Rifles
Every assault rifle is listed below. The Iconic weapons come first, then the standard ones.
Iconic Assault Rifles
| Name | Image | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen | 
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+100% | 50% | Dogtown |
| Chinook | 
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| Divided We Stand | 
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+50% | Rancho Coronado | |
| Hawk | 
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+175% | 25% | Dogtown |
| Hercules 3AX | 
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+50% | 25% | Dogtown |
| Kyubi x-MOD2 | 
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+150% | 25% | Dogtown |
| Moron Labe | 
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+85% | 25% | Badlands South |
| Pit Bull | 
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| Prejudice | 
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+100% | 25% | Little China |
| Psalm 11:6 | 
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+100% | 25% | Northside |
| Umbra x-MOD2 | 
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+100% | 25% | Dogtown |
Standard Assault Rifles
| Name | Image | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D5 Copperhead | 
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+100% | 25% | |
| D5 Sidewinder | 
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+50% | ||
| DA8 Umbra | 
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+100% | 25% | |
| HJSH-18 Masamune | 
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+125% | 25% | |
| Kyubi | 
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| M251s Ajax | 
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+100% | 25% | |
| Nowaki | 
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+150% |