Raiju
| Raiju | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Smg |
| Type | Tech |
| Ammo | Handgun Ammo |
| Tier | Iconic |
| Location | West Wind Estate |
Raiju is an Arasaka Senkoh LX, an Iconic Tech SMG from Phantom Liberty built for extreme precision. Its Iconic mods change how a Tech gun works. Every shot can go through obstacles without charging first. Headshots also gain a higher chance to crit. Raiju can spray bullets through cover and hit enemies who think they are safe. It works best in a Technical Ability build. It waits in a locked cache at the end of a fight with a BARGHEST smuggler in Dogtown. Raiju is a Phantom Liberty find from the Increased Criminal Activity: BARGHEST. It is at the smuggling tunnel between Dogtown and West Wind Estate.
Combat
Raiju is a Tech SMG, so holding the trigger charges its shots. Its most important trait is that every shot goes through obstacles, charged or not. Enemies behind crates and doors can be hit from the moment the fight starts. A player can follow a target through cover and keep firing.
Headshots have a higher crit chance, so aiming for the head is worth it even through a wall. Raiju is strongest at close and mid range, where its rate of fire and its shots through cover work together. It is at its best in tight interiors, where enemies keep ducking behind furniture.
How to Get Raiju Guide
- Reach Dogtown during Phantom Liberty.
- Find the Increased Criminal Activity at the smuggling tunnel west of Kress Street, toward West Wind Estate.
- Defeat Ross Ulmer and his BARGHEST soldiers.
- Loot the access card from Ulmer's body.
- Open the locked gate and take Raiju from the cache.
Raiju Map Location
Raiju map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Compatible Mods
7 scopes are compatible with Raiju.
| 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 |
Upgrades
Raiju can be raised one tier at a time in the crafting menu, under Upgrades. The price is crafting components. V picks them up from Dogtown's loot, from crafting and from scrapping spare weapons. The SMG has to be in V's inventory, not the stash, while upgrading.
The table shows what each tier step of Raiju 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
Raiju uses the Tech weapon perks in the Technical Ability tree. Bolt raises charge speed and charged-shot damage. After a Bolt, Lightning Storm shortens the next charge. Shock Value lets Bolts ignore Armor. Chain Lightning turns Bolts into Electrical damage that spreads to nearby enemies. As an SMG, it also benefits from Reflexes perks such as Spray And Pray and Submachine Fun.
For cyberware, Kiroshi Stalker Optics work especially well. They link to the equipped Tech weapon and highlight enemies behind cover. They show exactly which enemies Raiju can shoot through a wall. Cellular Adapter adds a little more Tech weapon damage for every point of Technical Ability. Kiroshi Cockatrice Optics raise crit chance, which adds to the headshot crit bonus.
Select a Build
Ping reveals enemies behind walls, and the Raiju shoots through cover without a charge. The character stays behind cover and shoots the highlighted enemies. The Raiju runs out of ammo fast, so a backup assault rifle takes over when enemies rush in.
Attributes: Body 17, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 4, Cool 20.
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 |
| Calm Mind | 
|
Body 15 | Adrenaline lasts longer before it decays |
| Focus | 
|
Cool 9 | More headshot damage and free shots while aiming |
| Head To Head | 
|
Cool 9 | Kills reset Focus |
| Deep Breath | 
|
Cool 9 | Time slows while Focus is active |
| Rinse And Reload | 
|
Cool 9 | Faster reload after a kill while aiming |
| Deadeye | Cool 15 | More headshot damage and no spread at high Stamina | |
| California Reaper | 
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Cool 15 | Stamina back after a headshot kill |
| Long Shot | 
|
Cool 15 | Full damage at any range during Deadeye |
| High Noon | 
|
Cool 15 | Fast slowed reload after a headshot kill |
| Nerves Of Tungsten-Steel | 
|
Cool 20 | Guaranteed crits on headshots during Deadeye |
| Slippery | 
|
Reflexes 4 | Harder to hit while moving fast |
| Dash | 
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Reflexes 9 | Unlocks the Dash and makes it cheaper |
| Ready, Rested, Reloaded | 
|
Reflexes 9 | Cheaper rifle and SMG fire and faster reloads |
| Air Dash | 
|
Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| Sharpshooter | 
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Reflexes 15 | Faster aim and stacks that ease Stamina use |
| Gundancer | 
|
Reflexes 15 | No slowdown while aiming |
| Glutton For War | 
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Technical Ability 4 | Kills recharge Health items and grenades |
| All Things Cyber | 
|
Technical Ability 9 | Stronger cyberware stats |
| Bolt | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Faster charge and Bolt shots that hit harder |
| In Charge | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Tech weapons hold a full charge |
| Shock Value | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Bolt shots ignore armor |
| Lightning Storm | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Faster charge after each Bolt |
| Internal Clock | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Wider timing window for a Bolt shot |
| License To Chrome | 
|
Technical Ability 15 | Stronger cyberware, more armor and a Skeleton slot |
| Chain Lightning | 
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Technical Ability 20 | Bolt shots arc Electrical damage to 3 nearby enemies |
| Name | Image | Slot | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heal-On-Kill | 
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Circulatory System | Health back from each kill |
| Kiroshi Cockatrice Optics | 
|
Face | More crit chance |
| Microgenerator | 
|
Hands | Reloading an empty gun charges an electroshock shot |
| Immovable Force | 
|
Hands | Less recoil and tighter spread |
| Cellular Adapter | 
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Integumentary System | Tech weapon damage and resistances from Technical Ability |
| Optical Camo | 
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Integumentary System | Near invisibility for a few seconds |
| Reinforced Tendons | 
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Legs | Double jump |
| Para Bellum | 
|
Skeleton | More armor |
Lore
The item text calls Raiju Arasaka's combat model, made for extreme precision.
The cache belongs to Ross Ulmer, a BARGHEST officer who guards the smuggling tunnel between Dogtown and West Wind Estate. A group of BARGHEST soldiers holds the tunnel with him. Taking down Ulmer and his crew is an Increased Criminal Activity. The access card for the locked cache is on Ulmer's body. Raiju waits behind the gate.
Notes
- Raiju is the Iconic variant of the Arasaka Senkoh LX.
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% |