TKI-20 Shingen
| TKI-20 Shingen | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Smg |
| Type | Smart |
| Ammo | Handgun Ammo |
| Headshot | +50% |
| Lock-On Time | 1.1 s |
The TKI-20 Shingen is an Arasaka smart submachine gun, a small, fast-firing gun that steers its rounds into locked targets. Its in-game line promises that nothing can hold V back now. With a Smart Link installed, the Shingen sprays homing rounds that bend toward enemies even while V is on the move. The Shingen works best at close range in an Intelligence build. Some points in Reflexes help too. It is the base gun for the Iconic SMG Prototype: Shingen Mark V. Weapon shops in Night City sell the Shingen and enemies drop it. A smart SMG build can start with one at most stages of the story.
Combat
The Shingen is a Smart weapon. With a Smart Link, it marks enemies inside its tracking box, and its rounds home in on them. Smart rounds can curve around obstacles. V can keep hitting an enemy who ducks behind light cover. Without a Smart Link, it fires like an ordinary SMG.
Its thirty-round magazine and high rate of fire work well for hip-fire on the move, because the gun does most of the aiming. The smart perks add more targets per lock and keep the lock active between shots. The SMG perks in Reflexes speed up swaps and reloads. Together, they let the Shingen keep firing while V runs, slides and dodges.
How to Get TKI-20 Shingen Guide
- Buy the TKI-20 Shingen from a weapon shop in Night City.
- Loot it from enemies who carry one.
- Craft it at the crafting bench with its crafting spec.
TKI-20 Shingen Map Location
The map shows the 2nd Amendment weapon shop in Little China, one of the weapon vendors that sell it.
TKI-20 Shingen map location:
Map credit by Map Genie.
Compatible Mods
11 weapon mods are compatible with TKI-20 Shingen.
| 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 |
| Equalizer | 
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More damage against Elite enemies |
| Focus Fire | 
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Tighter hipfire spread, shorter effective range |
| Gambiteer | 
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Faster bullets and more armor penetration, less homing |
| Hackatomy | 
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Hits can apply a quickhack effect based on the body part hit |
| Headhopper | 
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More lock-on targets, faster lock-on and more headshot damage |
| Panorama | 
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Larger smart reticle that holds a lock longer, slower lock-on |
| Pax | 
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Makes the weapon non-lethal, more damage outside combat |
| 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 |
Crafting Spec
Weapon vendors sell the TKI-20 Shingen spec. The spec lets V craft TKI-20 Shingen in the crafting menu. Every spec in the game is listed on the Crafting Specs page.
The table shows what crafting TKI-20 Shingen 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
Only Iconic weapons can be upgraded, so a stronger Shingen comes from a higher tier. Shop stock and loot rise with V's level. A crafted SMG matches a bought one of the same tier. Its crafting spec turns crafting components into a new Shingen at V's current tier.
Character Builds
The Shingen uses perks from two attribute trees, Intelligence and Reflexes. Intelligence holds the smart weapon perks. Acquisition Specialist widens the targeting circle and speeds up lock-on. It also keeps the lock during reloads. Target Lock Transfer keeps the lock when V switches between aiming and hip-fire. Targeting Prism adds another locked target. Terminal Velocity raises bullet speed and lock-on range after kills. Smart Synergy grants instant locks during Overclock and extra damage against hacked enemies. Reflexes holds the SMG perks, such as Ready, Rested, Reloaded and Spray And Pray. Submachine Fun, the top SMG perk, reloads an SMG automatically on a swap.
For cyberware, the Smart Link is essential. It turns on smart targeting and adds crit damage with Smart weapons. Kerenzikov slows time when V aims during a slide or dodge. Its mod slots take SMG and smart weapon mods. Headhopper adds extra lock-on targets and faster locks. Panorama widens the smart targeting circle. Hackatomy gives each hit a chance to apply a quickhack effect that depends on the body part hit.
Select a Build
Each fight starts with Overclock, then a control quickhack, then a combat quickhack. Smart guns lock on and finish the hacked enemies while Dashes and air Dashes keep the character moving. Silenced Smart guns and stealthy quickhacks also handle quiet gigs.
Attributes: Body 18, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 20, Cool 3.
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 |
| Optimization | 
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Intelligence 4 | Faster RAM recovery |
| Embedded Exploit | 
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Intelligence 9 | Quickhacks hit harder on controlled enemies |
| Precision Subroutines | 
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Intelligence 9 | Smart weapon accuracy scales with max RAM |
| No Escape | 
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Intelligence 9 | Shooting a fading lock resets it |
| Recirculation | 
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Intelligence 9 | Smart weapon kills restore RAM |
| Acquisition Specialist | 
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Intelligence 15 | Wider Smart reticle and lock kept through reloads |
| Overclock | 
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Intelligence 15 | More quickhack damage and the Overclock mode |
| Power Surge | 
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Intelligence 15 | Overclock heals on activation |
| Sublimation | 
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Intelligence 15 | RAM recovery heals during Overclock |
| Target Lock Transfer | 
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Intelligence 15 | Wider Smart reticle and locks kept on swap |
| Targeting Prism | 
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Intelligence 15 | Lock onto more targets |
| Terminal Velocity | 
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Intelligence 15 | Faster Smart rounds after a kill |
| Smart Synergy | 
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Intelligence 20 | Instant lock and more damage during Overclock |
| Spillover | 
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Intelligence 20 | Quickhacks spread during Overclock |
| Dash | 
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Reflexes 9 | Unlocks the Dash and makes it cheaper |
| Ready, Rested, Reloaded | 
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Reflexes 9 | Cheaper rifle and SMG fire and faster reloads |
| Sharpshooter | 
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Reflexes 15 | Faster aim and stacks that ease Stamina use |
| Air Dash | 
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Reflexes 15 | Dash in midair |
| Submachine Fun | 
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Reflexes 20 | SMG swaps reload and raise fire rate |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Heal-On-Kill | 
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Circulatory System | Health back from each kill |
| Memory Boost | 
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Frontal Cortex | Kills restore RAM |
| Smart Link | 
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Hands | Turns on Smart weapon tracking |
| 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 |
| Visual Cortex Support | 
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Nervous System | More crit chance at long range |
| Militech Paraline | 
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Operating System | Cyberdeck with Smart weapon bonuses |
| RAM Recoup | 
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Skeleton | Damage taken restores RAM |
| Name | Image | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Headhopper | 
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More lock-on targets and more headshot damage |
| Big Mag | 
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Larger magazine but slower reload |
Notes
- Prototype: Shingen Mark V is the Iconic variant of the TKI-20 Shingen. It fires explosive rounds with a chance to burn, and its targeting guides bullets to up to three targets while V aims.
- The Mark V sits in shipping container 667 in the loading bay of the Arasaka Industrial Park, near the job Gimme Danger. The container is booby-trapped.
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 | 
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+100% | 25% | Northside |
| Chesapeake | 
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| Erebus | 
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| Fenrir | 
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+100% | Northside | |
| Guillotine x-MOD2 | 
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Dogtown | ||
| Pizdets | 
|
+85% | ||
| Problem Solver | 
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+100% | Badlands East | |
| Prototype: Shingen Mark V | 
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+50% | Arroyo | |
| Raiju | 
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West Wind Estate | ||
| Yinglong | 
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+50% | Wellsprings |
Standard SMGs
| Name | Image | Headshot | Armor Pen | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS1 Pulsar | 
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+100% | ||
| G-58 Dian | 
|
+50% | ||
| Guillotine | 
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+100% | ||
| HA-7 Warden | 
|
+50% | ||
| M221 Saratoga | 
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+100% | ||
| Senkoh LX | 
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+100% | Arroyo | |
| Shigure | 
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+100% | ||
| TKI-20 Shingen | 
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+50% |