The Cyberpunk 2077 Mantis Blades are exactly what you need if you want to be the baddest something-something in Night City, because they are literally swords that extend out of your arms. You can get them from certain Ripperdocs and while they cost a lot - and have a lot of pre-requisite criteria that needs to be met before you can equip them - they're so worth it once you get your hands on them. Here's how to get Mantis Blades in Cyberpunk 2077 and exactly how they work.
How to get Mantis Blades in Cyberpunk 2077
To get Mantis Blades you'll first need both enough street cred and money to buy them. The majority of ripperdocs will stock Mantis Blades - found under the arms section of the cyberware enhancements menu - but they're locked behind that requirement to have at least level 20 street cred. If you need to earn more then hit as many gigs as you can and rinse through side mission stuff to boost your standing. You'll also need around 16,000 eddies in order to actually buy them once you're cool enough.
Once you have them they'll appear in your inventory under cyberware, which is where you can apply mods to them - like adding fire for extra damage. You can also switch to them using your weapons wheel at any point too.
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How to use Cyberpunk 2077 Mantis Blades
If you really want to dial into the Mantis Blade's strengths, you'll want to spec your character out accordingly. The more you use them, the higher your skill with them will get, as you'll be earning skill points for wielding the blades. The higher your skill then gets the higher your damage buffs will be.
Make sure you also make use of the strong attack option, which you can use by holding down the attack button. This will let you leap to an enemy and dig your blades in for a powerful attack that could apply a bleeding effect.
As for skills and perks, you'll want to try and funnel points into Body and Reflexes, especially with perks that increased melee weapon damage. Within Reflexes there's also a perk that'll increase Mantis Blade damage by three too, which basically essential if you're going all in on arm swords.
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