MA70 HB

MA70 HB

Class	Machine Gun
Type	Power
Ammo	Heavy Ammo
Headshot	+85%
Armor Pen	25%

The MA70 HB is a Midnight Arms light machine gun that fires explosive rounds. It shoots slower than most machine guns. Every bullet explodes on impact and damages the area around it. The MA70 HB works best in a Body build that fights groups of enemies. Its in-game line says it is time to bring out the big guns. It is also the base gun for the Iconic MA70 HB x-MOD2 from the Phantom Liberty expansion. Weapon shops stock the MA70 HB, and enemies drop it. With Phantom Liberty, it is also sold at the EBM Petrochem Stadium in Dogtown.

Combat

The MA70 HB is a heavy weapon with a sixty-round magazine. While it is drawn, V moves a little slower and jumps a little lower. Its explosive rounds hit in a small blast, which helps against enemies standing close together or close to cover.

It is a Power weapon, so ricochets are possible as well. The Firecracker mod normally gives a Power weapon explosive rounds. The MA70 HB already fires explosive rounds, so Firecracker raises the damage of each round instead. Body perks that remove the heavy weapon movement penalty make the MA70 HB much easier to carry into a fight.

How to Get MA70 HB Guide

Buy the MA70 HB from a weapon shop in Night City.
With Phantom Liberty, buy it at the EBM Petrochem Stadium in Dogtown.
Loot it from enemies who carry one.
Craft it at the crafting bench with its crafting spec.

MA70 HB Map Location

The map shows the EBM Petrochem Stadium in Dogtown, where the weapon shop sells it.

MA70 HB map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

Compatible Mods

11 weapon mods are compatible with MA70 HB.

Name	Image	Effect
Better Half		Raises crit chance with the second half of the magazine
Big Mag		Bigger magazine, slower reload
Critochet		Raises crit chance with ricochets
Equalizer		More damage against Elite enemies
Firecracker		Shoots explosive rounds
Focus Fire		Tighter hipfire spread, shorter effective range
Pax		Makes the weapon non-lethal, more damage outside combat
Pyro		Turns part of the damage into Thermal damage with a chance to Burn
Ready Steady		Lowers recoil, more so when aiming from cover
Shuffler		Drawing the weapon refills part of the magazine
Swiss Cheese		More armor penetration, higher Stamina cost per bullet

Crafting Spec

The spec lets V craft MA70 HB in the crafting menu. Every spec in the game is listed on the Crafting Specs page.

The table shows what crafting MA70 HB costs at each tier.

Tier	Components
Tier 3	30 Tier 3 components
Tier 4	30 Tier 4 components
Tier 5	30 Tier 5 components

Upgrades

A stronger MA70 HB comes from a higher tier. Shop stock and loot scale with V's level. A crafted gun matches a bought one of the same tier. Its crafting spec turns crafting components into a new MA70 HB at V's current tier.

Character Builds

The MA70 HB works best with the Body machine gun perks. Like A Feather removes the movement penalty of heavy weapons. Bullet Ballet reduces spread while moving. Die! Die! Die! adds crit chance and fire rate as Stamina falls. Spontaneous Obliteration adds damage against nearby enemies and can instantly kill targets with low Health. Dread lowers enemy armor on hit. Dismembering an affected enemy spreads the effect to others. Onslaught refills part of the magazine after each kill.

For cyberware, Shock Absorber cuts recoil, and Clutch Padding lowers the Stamina cost of shooting. The Microgenerator adds an electroshock to the first shot after reloading an empty weapon. Its mod slots take machine gun and Power weapon mods. Firecracker adds damage to each explosive round. Ready Steady reduces recoil, with a larger bonus from cover. Big Mag makes the magazine larger, but reloads get slower.

Select a Build

Tank Build

Dashes close the gap so the shotgun can blast enemies at point-blank range. A quick melee hit after a shot boosts the next one through Rip and Tear. The shotgun and LMG perks grow stronger at low Stamina, so the build keeps shooting and dashing without a pause.

Attributes: Body 20, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 3, Cool 18.

The perks, cyberware and weapon mods for this build are listed below.

PerksCyberware

Name	Level	Effect
Painkiller	Body 4	Slow Health regeneration in combat
Dorph-Head	Body 4	Brief full Mitigation after using a Health item
Speed Junkie	Body 4	Faster Health regeneration while sprinting
Die! Die! Die!	Body 9	Higher crit chance and fire rate at low Stamina
Bullet Ballet	Body 9	Less bullet spread while moving
Like A Feather	Body 9	No speed penalty with Shotguns and machine guns
Don't Stop Me Now	Body 9	Mitigation at low Stamina
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 other status effects during Adrenaline Rush
Calm Mind	Body 15	Adrenaline lasts longer before it decays
Spontaneous Obliteration	Body 15	Chance to instantly kill enemies at low Health
Close-Quarters Carnage	Body 15	Higher Obliterate chance at close range
Skullcracker	Body 15	Quick melee hits harder at low Stamina
Dread	Body 15	Ranged attacks strip enemy armor
Rush Of Blood	Body 15	Faster reload after a dismemberment
Bloodlust	Body 15	Dismemberments refill Adrenaline
Rip And Tear	Body 20	Shotgun shots and quick melee attacks boost each other
Onslaught	Body 20	Light Machine Gun kills refill ammo
Pain To Gain	Body 20	Kills recharge Health items during Adrenaline Rush
Dash	Reflexes 9	Unlocks the Dash and makes it cheaper
Air Dash	Reflexes 15	Dash in midair
Tailwind	Reflexes 20	Stamina back from Air Dashes and double jumps
Health Freak	Technical Ability 9	One more Health item charge and faster recharge
All Things Cyber	Technical Ability 9	Stronger cyberware stats
License To Chrome	Technical Ability 15	Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot
Ambidextrous	Technical Ability 15	A second Hands cyberware slot

Name	Slot	Effect
ThreatEvac	Circulatory System	Faster movement at low Health
Mechatronic Core	Frontal Cortex	More damage against drones, robots and mechs
Self-ICE	Frontal Cortex	Blocks an enemy quickhack
Microgenerator	Hands	Reloading an empty gun charges an electroshock shot
Painducer	Integumentary System	Turns part of damage taken into damage over time
Reinforced Tendons	Legs	Double jump
NeoFiber	Nervous System	More Mitigation Chance and Strength
Militech Apogee Sandevistan	Operating System	Slows time by 85% with crit bonuses
Epimorphic Skeleton	Skeleton	More max Health
Spring Joints	Skeleton	Stronger Mitigation