Deep Breath

Deep Breath

Class	Cool Perk
Attribute	Cool
Tier	Pro (9)
Levels	1
Requires	Head To Head
Affects	Only affects Pistols, Revolvers, Precision Rifles, and Sniper Rifles

Deep Breath slows the world down while Focus is running. Time moves more slowly for V and for every enemy, which makes a precise shot into a calm one. It sits in the marksman branch of the Cool tree. It is the closest the branch comes to the time slowing cyberware other builds rely on.

Effect

The slowdown applies to both sides, so it is not the one sided advantage a Sandevistan gives. What it buys is time to aim rather than time to act.

For a precision weapon that is exactly the right trade. A moving head becomes a trackable target, and the shot that would have been a guess becomes a decision.

How to Unlock Deep Breath

It sits behind the Pro gate of the Cool tree. Head To Head is bought first, which is also the perk that keeps the window open long enough to use this one.

Perk Tree

Deep Breath is bought from Head To Head in the Cool tree.

Name	Image	Tier	Effect
Head To Head		Pro (9)	While Focus is active, neutralizing an enemy with a ranged attack resets its duration.

Character Builds

The build is a sniper or revolver build taking difficult shots at moving targets, which is where slowed time is worth most.

Buy it at the Pro gate once Head To Head is in place. High Noon at the Phenom gate slows time again during a reload, so a build with both spends the dangerous half of the fight in slow motion as well as the accurate half.

Notes

High Noon higher in the tree slows time again during a reload, so a build can have both halves of the fight slowed.

Pistols, revolvers, precision rifles and sniper rifles are what it applies to.

All Cool Perks

Every cool perk in the game is listed below.

Name	Tier	Requires	Effect
Blind Spot	Rookie (4)	Feline Footwork	When crouched, the higher your Mitigation Chance, the longer it takes for enemies to detect you.
Feline Footwork	Rookie (4)	-	When crouched: +15% Movement Speed. +15% Mitigation Chance. Mitigation grants a chance to reduce incoming damage by current Mitigation Strength (default 50%.)
Gag Order	Rookie (4)	Killer Instinct	Landing an attack on an enemy right after they detect you will delay detection from other nearby enemies.
Killer Instinct	Rookie (4)	-	+25% damage with knives, axes and silenced guns outside of combat. They also provide a preview of the estimated damage.
Quick Getaway	Rookie (4)	Killer Instinct	+10% Movement Speed after neutralizing an enemy while undetected. Duration: 30 sec. or until detected. Stacks 2 times. New stacks reset duration. All stacks removed when duration ends.
Road Warrior	Rookie (4)	-	Allows you to use Sandevistan to slow time while driving. Allows Kerenzikov to be activated when aiming and handbraking simultaneously. +25% weapon damage when your vehicle is drifting or airborne.
Small Target	Rookie (4)	Feline Footwork	+20% Mitigation Chance when crouched and not moving.
Unexposed	Rookie (4)	Feline Footwork	+20% Mitigation Chance when aiming from cover.
Accelerated Toxin Absorption	Pro (9)	Scorpion Sting	Strong Attacks and thrown weapons used against Poisoned enemies instantly deal substantial Poison damage then remove all Poison effects.
Corrosion	Pro (9)	Scorpion Sting	Allows you to apply Poison to mechs, robots, drones and turrets.
Deep Breath	Pro (9)	Head To Head	Time slows by 25% for you and enemies when Focus is active.
Focus	Pro (9)	-	+10% Headshot and Weakspot damage
Head To Head	Pro (9)	Focus	While Focus is active, neutralizing an enemy with a ranged attack resets its duration.
Neurotoxin	Pro (9)	Scorpion Sting	Applying Poison to an enemy via Scorpion Sting now also applies Blinding and disables sprinting for 6 sec.
No Sweat	Pro (9)	Focus	-50% Stamina cost from Focus for each enemy neutralized while it was active.
Parasite	Pro (9)	Scorpion Sting	+15 Health on Crit Hit and headshots with thrown weapons.
Pull!	Pro (9)	Focus	When Focus is active, shooting grenades out of the air is easier and the blast is more powerful.
Rinse And Reload	Pro (9)	Focus	+10% Reload speed for your next reload after neutralizing an enemy while aiming. Stacks 2 times. The stack resets to 0 whenever you start aiming.
Scorpion Sting	Pro (9)	-	-15% recovery time for throwable weapons.
California Reaper	Phenom (15)	Deadeye	+30% Stamina after neutralizing an enemy via headshot or weak spot.
Creeping Death	Phenom (15)	Ninjutsu	While Optical Camo is active or you are undetected, neutralizing an enemy grants: +15% Health, +15% Stamina, and +10% Movement Speed for 6 sec.
Deadeye	Phenom (15)	-	+10% headshot and weak spot damage.
Finisher: Act Of Mercy	Phenom (15)	Juggler	Unlocks a Throwable Weapon Finisher. Can be used on low enemy Health. Automatically activates Juggler. Restores 25% Health.
High Noon	Phenom (15)	Deadeye	When Deadeye is active: +35% reload speed for your next reload after neutralizing an enemy via headshot or weak spot. Effect available for 3 sec. Slows time by 50% during reload.
Juggler	Phenom (15)	Scorpion Sting	-15% recovery time for throwable weapons.
Long Shot	Phenom (15)	Deadeye	When Deadeye is active, your shots always deal full damage regardless of distance.
Ninjutsu	Phenom (15)	Feline Footwork	+15% Movement Speed.
Pay It Forward	Phenom (15)	Juggler	After retrieving a thrown knife or axe from an enemy, your first melee attack with a throwable weapon gains +200% damage.
Pounce	Phenom (15)	Finisher: Act Of Mercy	Allows you to perform Finishers from a greater distance if you've hit the enemy with a throwable weapon. Each successful throw also makes them more susceptible to Finishers. Finishers can be performed when an enemy's Health is low.
Quick Draw	Phenom (15)	Deadeye	+30% weapon swap speed when swapping to pistols, revolvers, precision rifles, and sniper rifles, +30% Stamina when swapping during combat.
Serpentine	Phenom (15)	Ninjutsu	+30% Mitigation Chance when crouch-sprinting.
Shinobi Sprint	Phenom (15)	Ninjutsu	-75% Stamina cost for crouch-sprinting during combat.
Sleight Of Hand	Phenom (15)	Juggler	+20% Crit Damage for 8 sec. whenever Juggler is activated. Stacks 5 times. New stacks reset duration. All stacks are removed when duration ends.
Vanishing Act	Phenom (15)	Creeping Death	Optical Camo activates automatically and consumes its charge gradually while crouch-sprinting or sliding.
Nerves Of Tungsten-Steel	Legend (20)	Deadeye	When Deadeye is active: guaranteed critical hits for headshots and weak spots, increased damage as distance increases (max +25%).
Run 'N' Gun	Legend (20)	Deadeye	Hip-firing does not consume Stamina. When Focus is active +25% Movement Speed.
Style Over Substance	Legend (20)	-	Guaranteed Crit Hits with throwable weapons when crouch-sprinting, sliding, dodging or Dashing. No movement speed penalty when aiming a throwable weapon.