Widow Maker

Widow Maker

Class	Precision Rifle
Type	Tech
Ammo	Heavy Ammo
Tier	Iconic
Headshot	+150%
Armor Pen	50%
Attack Speed	5
Range	51 m
Charge Time	1.2 s
Weight	7.8
Location	Badlands East

Widow Maker is Nash's rifle, an Iconic Militech Achilles that V takes from the Raffen who betrayed Panam Palmer. It is a Tech precision rifle that fires two projectiles per shot. It deals Chemical damage with a raised chance to Poison. Charged shots also deal extra damage. With Poison and hard-hitting charged shots, it is a strong mid-range rifle for a Tech build. Panam's story offers two chances to get it, so it is hard to miss. Widow Maker is a mid-game drop from Nash in the Badlands. He drops it during the main job Ghost Town or later in Queen of the Highway.

Combat

Widow Maker fires two projectiles with every pull of the trigger. Both deal Chemical damage, and each has a raised chance to Poison the target. Poison deals damage over time, so even a target that ducks into cover keeps losing Health.

As a Tech weapon, the rifle can be charged. Holding the trigger builds up the shot, and a charged shot deals more damage than a quick one. A fully charged Tech shot also goes through cover and thin walls. V can poison and damage enemies who think they are safe behind a crate.

Precision rifles are semi-automatic marksman rifles that reach further than an assault rifle. Widow Maker works best in mid-range fights in the open, such as in the Badlands, where V can stay back and choose targets.

How to Get Widow Maker Guide

Play the main job Ghost Town with Panam Palmer.
After recovering Panam's car in Rocky Ridge, agree to help her hunt Nash.
Defeat Nash and loot Widow Maker from his body.
If Nash was spared, kill him during Queen of the Highway and loot the rifle then.
If it was missed, buy it from Herold Lowe at the black market in the EBM Petrochem Stadium, Dogtown, with Phantom Liberty.

Widow Maker Map Location and Quest Guide

Finish Playing for Time to get the main job Ghost Town.
Pay Rogue at the Afterlife, then call Panam.
Meet Panam and go with her to the Aldecaldos camp, then to Rocky Ridge.
Set the trap at the power substation and defeat the Raffen Shiv.
Get the key and take back Panam's car.
Agree to help Panam go after Nash. Refusing skips the fight, though Nash drops the rifle later in Queen of the Highway.
Fight through the Raffen Shiv at their hideout and defeat Nash.
Loot Widow Maker from Nash's body.

Widow Maker map location:

Map credit by Map Genie.

Upgrades

Widow Maker is an Iconic weapon, so it can be raised through the tiers in the Upgrades tab of the crafting menu. Each step costs crafting components, and the rifle must be in V's inventory to appear in the list.

The table shows what each tier step of Widow Maker 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

Widow Maker uses perks from two attribute trees, Cool and Technical Ability. Cool covers precision rifles. Focus and Deadeye add headshot damage. Long Shot keeps damage high at any range while Deadeye is active. Nerves Of Tungsten-Steel guarantees crits on headshots. Technical Ability covers Tech weapons. Bolt speeds up charging and adds charged-shot damage. In Charge stops the rifle from firing on its own at full charge. Shock Value lets Bolts ignore armor. Chain Lightning turns Bolts into Electrical arcs that jump to nearby enemies.

For cyberware, Kiroshi Stalker Optics connect to a Tech weapon and highlight enemies behind cover while aiming. They work very well with charged shots through walls. The Feedback Circuit restores Health whenever a fully charged Tech shot hits. The Electromag Recycler restores both Health and Stamina on the same kind of hit.

Select a Build

Tech Weapon Build

Ping reveals enemies behind walls, and Tech weapon shots pierce the cover between them. A charged shot released at the click of Bolt deals the most damage. With a Militech Sandevistan, the charge starts first and time slows at half charge so the Bolt shot lands as a headshot.

Attributes: Body 17, Reflexes 20, Technical Ability 20, Intelligence 4, Cool 20.

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

PerksCyberware

Name	Level	Effect
Painkiller	Body 4	Slow Health regeneration in combat
Adrenaline Rush	Body 15	More Health and the Adrenaline Rush mode
Juggernaut	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	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	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	Reflexes 15	Faster aim and stacks that ease Stamina use
Gundancer	Reflexes 15	No slowdown while aiming
Glutton For War	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	Technical Ability 20	Bolt shots arc Electrical damage to 3 nearby enemies

Name	Slot	Effect
Heal-On-Kill	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	Integumentary System	Tech weapon damage and resistances from Technical Ability
Optical Camo	Integumentary System	Near invisibility for a few seconds
Reinforced Tendons	Legs	Double jump
Para Bellum	Skeleton	More armor

Lore

Nash was one of the Wraiths, a Raffen Shiv gang in the Badlands. He was Panam Palmer's partner until he betrayed her and stole her car. In Ghost Town, V helps Panam get her car back in the ghost town of Rocky Ridge. After that, V can choose whether to help Panam hunt Nash down.

If V agrees, the two attack the Raffen hideout at the mines. Nash fights back with his rifle, and he drops it when he dies. If V refuses, Nash lives to fight another day. He turns up again much later in Queen of the Highway, during Panam's final confrontation with the Raffen. He drops the rifle there instead.

The item text sums it up with a dry joke. It calls Widow Maker the rifle of a cagey Raffen who was not cagey enough. Its Iconic text adds that Nash will not be needing it any more.