Riskit
| Riskit | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Pistol |
| Type | Power |
| Ammo | Handgun Ammo |
| Tier | Iconic |
| Headshot | +150% |
| Armor Pen | 25% |
| Attack Speed | 3.3 |
| Weight | 4.3 |
Riskit is Bree Whitney's pistol, an Iconic Tsunami Nue from Phantom Liberty that rewards fighting close to death. When V's Health is very low, its handling improves and every hit becomes a crit. The rest of the time, it is a solid, accurate sidearm with a strong headshot bonus. Riskit is a gun for daring players and for builds that stay at low Health on purpose. It comes from the same side job as Ol' Reliable. V can get it whether Bree lives or dies. Riskit is a Phantom Liberty reward from the side job Shot By Both Sides. It is found in the old Militech facility under Dogtown.
Combat
Riskit is a Power pistol with a high headshot bonus and good armour penetration. At normal Health it is a dependable sidearm for aimed shots. Its special effect starts when V's Health drops very low. Handling improves, so the pistol steadies faster, and every hit becomes a crit. A V close to death can turn the fight around with a few well-aimed shots.
The hard part is surviving long enough to use it. Riskit works well with defensive cyberware that keeps V alive at low Health. It takes a scope and a muzzle attachment, so it can be set up for range or for stealth.
How to Get Riskit Guide
- Finish The Damned and Get It Together in Phantom Liberty.
- Take the side job Shot By Both Sides from Mr. Hands.
- Bring the Militech access card to Bree and follow her into the facility.
- When Dante confronts Bree, side with Bree and take Riskit from the table where she leaves it.
- If Bree dies instead, loot Riskit from her body.
Riskit Map Location and Quest Guide
- Take the side job Shot by Both Sides from Mr. Hands.
- Go to Bree Whitney's apartment and force the door open.
- Find the bamboo plant in the bedroom and take the Militech access card.
- Write to Mr. Hands, then meet Bree in the tunnels under the Kress Street building.
- Give Bree the card and follow her into the old Militech facility.
- Disable the cameras, turrets and mines along the way.
- Watch the video logs in the control room.
- Side with Bree when Dante Caruso confronts her.
- Talk to Bree, then take Riskit from the boxes on the right side of the room.
The map shows Kress Street, where the tunnels under the Kress Street building start.
Riskit map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Compatible Mods
7 scopes and 9 muzzles are compatible with Riskit.
| 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 |
| Name | Image | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| CS-1 Taipan | 
|
Silences shots and raises stealth damage, lowers base damage |
| RC-7 Babaroga | 
|
Raises ricochet chance and ricochet damage |
| RC-7 Dybbuk | 
|
Lowers recoil direction |
| RC-7 Kutrub | 
|
Lowers recoil, slightly lowers crit chance |
| RC-7 Liger | 
|
Lowers recoil angle and direction, slightly lowers crit chance |
| RC-7 Yokai | 
|
Lowers recoil angle, slightly lowers crit chance |
| TSX Tocororo | 
|
Raises stealth damage, lowers base damage |
| XC-10 Cetus | 
|
Raises stealth damage, lowers base damage |
| XC-10 Strix | 
|
Raises stealth damage, lowers base damage |
Upgrades
Bree's pistol can be raised through the tiers from the crafting menu's Upgrades tab. Every tier is paid for in crafting components, which come from loot, crafting and disassembled weapons. Riskit needs to be in V's inventory, not stored, while upgrading.
The table shows what each tier step of Riskit 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
Pistols use the Cool tree. Focus and Deadeye add headshot damage, which adds to Riskit's guaranteed crits at low Health. Head To Head keeps Focus active after each aimed kill. Run 'N' Gun removes the Stamina cost of hip-fire. Rinse And Reload shortens the next reload after a kill while aiming.
Cyberware for low Health matters a lot here. Second Heart restores full Health when V would drop to zero, which gives V more time at low Health. Reflex Tuner and Revulsor slow time when V's Health drops below a quarter. V then has a moment to land crits. Comeback Kid, a Body perk, adds Health regeneration based on missing Health. It helps V stay at low Health without dying.
Lore
Bree Whitney is a journalist who gets into serious trouble while chasing a story about Militech. In Shot By Both Sides, Mr. Hands sends V to find a Militech access card in Bree's apartment. V then brings it to her in the tunnels under the Kress Street building. Bree leads V into an old Militech facility, where she digs up video records of what happened there.
As the two prepare to leave, the Militech agent Dante Caruso confronts them and demands Bree. V has to choose a side. If V sides with Bree and she survives, she leaves her pistol on a nearby table. If Bree dies, Riskit can be taken from her body. Either way, the gun ends up in V's hands. Its name sums up the idea. The pistol only shows its full strength when V takes the biggest risk.
Notes
- Ol' Reliable, Dante's revolver, can be won in the same job.
- Riskit is the Iconic variant of the Tsunami Nue.
Weapon Categories
All Pistols
Every pistol is listed below. The Iconic weapons come first, then the standard ones.
Iconic Pistols
| Name | Image | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambition | 
|
+150% | 25% | |
| Apparition | 
|
+150% | 50% | Kabuki |
| Catahoula | 
|
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| Chaos | 
|
+150% | 50% | Kabuki |
| Cheetah | 
|
+150% | Dogtown | |
| Crimestopper | 
|
+85% | Dogtown | |
| Death and Taxes | 
|
+125% | Japantown | |
| Dying Night | 
|
+125% | 25% | Little China |
| Genjiroh | 
|
+85% | Japantown | |
| Her Majesty | 
|
+150% | ||
| Kappa x-MOD2 | 
|
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| Kongou | 
|
+150% | Arasaka Waterfront | |
| La Chingona Dorada | 
|
+100% | 25% | The Glen |
| Lexington x-MOD2 | 
|
+175% | Little China | |
| Lizzie | 
|
+150% | Kabuki | |
| Malorian Arms 3516 | 
|
+150% | Northside | |
| Ogou | 
|
+50% | 25% | |
| Pariah | 
|
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| Plan B | 
|
+200% | Badlands East | |
| Pride | 
|
+150% | Corpo Plaza | |
| Riskit | 
|
+150% | 25% | |
| Rook | 
|
Dogtown | ||
| Scorch | 
|
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| Second Opinion | ||||
| Seraph | 
|
Little China | ||
| Skippy | 
|
+85% | Vista Del Rey |
Standard Pistols
| Name | Image | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-22B Chao | 
|
+85% | ||
| AR Raygun Supreme 9000 | 
|
Badlands East | ||
| HA-4 Grit | 
|
+125% | ||
| HJKE-11 Yukimura | 
|
+85% | ||
| JKE-X2 Kenshin | 
|
50% | ||
| Kappa | 
|
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| Liberty | 
|
+150% | ||
| M-10AF Lexington | 
|
+125% | ||
| M-76e Omaha | 
|
50% | ||
| Nue | 
|
+125% | 25% | |
| Slaught-O-Matic | 
|
+150% | 25% | |
| Tamayura | 
|
+150% | 25% | |
| Ticon | 
|
50% | ||
| Unity | 
|
+150% |