PAYDAY 2

PAYDAY 2

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BUILDS! BUILDS! BUILDS!
By carrot
NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF INFAMY 3.0 (GREAT UPDATE, I HATE IT) UPDATING THIS IS WAY SLOWER

This is a guide containing every build you may want to use or experiment with. And if not, comment to request it and I'll make one for it. Alternatively, send me a pd2netlify link and details on weapons and such of your build. I'll see if it's up to standard and add it to whichever category it fits with a link to your steam profile.

Remember that this is a work in progress. I plan to update this guide as often as I can.

Build count:

DS
43

DS(solo)
7

CS(>1000)
2

CS(>25000)
5
5
5
4
25
4
7
3
5
3
   
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BEFORE YOU READ
First off, since there will be so many builds here, I'm not going to spend 15 years explaining why certain skills are taken.

Second, these are LOUD ONLY builds. Stealth builds are all pretty much identical so I'm not gonna bother. If you are a stealth player, try out a build. I guarantee you will find something for you.

Third, anything with "v2" or similar are variations of the original.

Fourth, I'll explain how these are organized. There are a few categories:

- Death Sentence builds

- Crime spree builds

There will be sub categories in all these and they will be as follows:

- Team play or solo with bots

- Solo play without bots (Note, instead of putting a build in here, I will put in a video of me using it. You can just skip to the end of the video for the build. I used several solo builds but deleted them to make room for more, so video recording is the only thing I have left of them.)

And for crime spree:

- Above 1000

- Above 25000 (It really doesn't matter at that point whether its 25 thousand or 250 thousand)


No one really plays holdout, so I don't care for making those.

Fifth, on every build I will have 2 numbers (out of 5), being how difficult it is to use and how effective the build is. For example, a 1/5 on difficulty is a build you can use while drunk, looking at your phone, and eating pizza at the same time whereas a 5/5 will require full focus. A 1/5 on effectiveness will get you through DS battered and bruised, but alive. A 5/5 is a build that will just steam-roll everything.

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That's about it. Enjoy the guide :)
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Death Sentence (Team)
Crew Chief (Platypus + Krinkov) [3,4]


Primary
Barrel EXT= Bigger and Better Suppressor
Boost= Stability
Gadget= LED Combo
Sight= Speculator Sight

Secondary
Barrel EXT= Tactical Compensator
Boost= Stability
Custom= None
Extra= Scope Mount
Foregrip= Moscow Special Rail
Gadget= LED Combo
Grip= AK Plastic Grip
Magazine= Speed Pull Magazine
Sight= Speculator Sight
Stock= Classic Stock

Muscle (Valkyria + Judge) [4,3]

Primary
Barrel=Prototype Barrel
Boost= Concealment
Custom= None
Gadget= Micro Laser
Sight= None
Stock= None

Secondary
Ammunition= Dragon's Breath Rounds
Barrel EXT= None
Boost= Concealment Boost
Gadget= Optional
Lower Receiver= Optional
Sight= None
Armorer (Rangehitter + Krinkov) [3,4]

Primary
Barrel= Wind Whistler Barrel
Boost= Stability
Gadget= Military Laser Module
Sight= Speculator Sight
Stock= Club Stock

Secondary
Barrel EXT= The Bigger The Better Suppressor
Boost= Accuracy
Custom= None
Extra= Scope Mount
Foregrip= Moscow Special Rail
Gadget= LED Combo
Grip= AK Plastic Grip
Magazine= Speed Pull Magazine
Sight= Speculator Sight
Stock= Classic Stock
Armorer (Predator + Krinkov) [2,4]

Primary
Ammunition= 000 Buckshot
Barrel= Extended Magazine
Barrel EXT= Donald's Horizontal Leveler
Boost= -Accuracy
Gadget= LED Combo
Sight= Speculator Sight
Stock= Solid Stock


Secondary
Barrel EXT= Tactical Compensator
Boost= Stability
Custom= None
Extra= Scope Mount
Foregrip= Moscow Special Rail
Gadget= LED Combo
Grip= AK Plastic Grip
Magazine= Speed Pull Magazine
Sight= Speculator Sight
Stock= Classic Stock
Armorer (Microgun + Compact 40) [3,3]

Primary
Boost= Stability
Gadget= LED Combo
Upper Receiver= XS Barrel


Secondary
Ammunition= None
Boost= Optional
Gadget= Optional
Sight= Optional
Armorer (Buzzsaw + Compact) [4,4]

Primary
Barrel= Light Barrel
Barrel EXT= Fire Breather Nozzle
Boost= Stability
Bipod= Lion's Bipod
Gadget= LED Combo


Secondary
Ammunition= None
Boost= Optional
Gadget= Optional
Sight= Optional
Armorer LMG (Buzzsaw + Commando) (First Aid Kits) [2,5]

Primary
Barrel= Light Barrel
Barre EXT= The Bigger The Better Suppressor
Bipod= Lion's Bipod
Boost= Stability
Gadget= LED Combo


Secondary
Boost= Optional
Hitman (Akimbo CR805B + 5/7) [4,2]


Primary
Barrel= None
Barrel EXT= The Bigger The Better Suppressor
Boost= Accuracy
Custom= Auto Fire
Gadget= LED Combo
Magazine= Speed Pull Magazine

Secondary
Barrel= TiN Treated Barrel
Barrel EXT= Flash Hider
Boost= Accuracy
Gadget= Combined Module
Magazine= Extended Magazine
Sight= Pistol Red Dot Sight
Crook (Galant + Mark 10) [4,2]

Primary
Barrel= Tanker Barrel
Barrel EXT= The Bigger The Better Suppressor
Boost= Concealment
Foregrip= Custom Foregrip
Gadget= LED Combo
Sight= Speculator Sight
Stock= Magpouch Stock

Secondary
Barrel EXT= The Bigger The Better Suppressor
Boost= Concealment
Custom= None
Extra= Railed Foregrip
Gadget= Compact Laser Module
Lower Receiver= None
Magazine= Speed Pull Mag
Sight= Speculator Sight
Stock= None
Burglar (Mosconi + Micro Uzi) [3,3]


Primary
Ammunition= Dragon's Breath Rounds
Barrel= Road Warrior Barrel
Boost= Concealment
Stock= Gansta Special Stock


Secondary
Barrel= None
Barrel EXT= The Bigger The Better Suppressor
Boost= Concealment
Custom= Auto FIre
Gadget= Micro Laser
Stock= No Stock
Infiltrator (Union + 5/7) [4,3]

Primary
Barrel= None
Barrel EXT= Tactical Compensator
Boost= Accuracy
Custom= None
Gadget= LED Combo
Magazine= Speed Pull Mag
Sight= Speculator Sight
Lower Receiver= Dunes Tactical Receiver


Secondary
Barrel= TiN Treated Barrel
Barrel EXT= Flash Hider
Boost= Accuracy
Gadget= Combined Module
Magazine= Extended Magazine
Sight= Pistol Red Dot Sight
Gambler AR


Primary
Barrel EXT= Tactical Compensator
Boost= Concealment
Custom= Auto Fire
Foregrip= JP36 Long Foregrip
Gadget= Micro Laser
Magazine= Speedpull Magazine
Sight= Optional
Stock= Solid Stock


Secondary
Barrel= TiN Treated Barrel
Barrel EXT= Standard Issue Supressor
Boost= Concealment
Gadget= Optional
Magazine= Extended Magazine
Sight= SKOLD Reflex Micro Sight

Grinder Tri Grimm

Primary
Ammunition= 000 Buckshot
Barrel EXT= Silent Killer Suppressor
Boost= Concealment
Custom= Auto Fire
Foregrip= Little Brother Foregrip
Gadget= Optional
Magazine= None

Secondary
Ammunition= Dragon's Breath Rounds
Barrel EXT= None
Boost= Concealment
Custom= Auto Fire
Foregrip= Little Brother Foregrip
Gadget= Optional
Magazine= None
Sight= None
Ex-Presidents GL + SMG


Primary
Ammunition= None
Barrel= Pirate Barrel
Boost= Concealment
Stock= Sawed-Off Stock


Secondary
Barrel= Civilian Market Barrel
Barrel EXT= The Bigger The Better Suppressor
Boost= Concealment
Custom= Auto Fire
Gadget= Optional
Lower Receiver= Optional
Magazine= Speed Pull Magazine
Sight= Optional
Anarchist IZHMA

Primary
Ammunition= 000 Buckshot
Barrel= Short Barrel
Barrel EXT= Donald's Horizontal Leveler
Boost= Concealment
Custom= Auto-fire
Extra= None
Foregrip= Tactical Russian Rail
Gadget= Optional
Grip= AK Wood Grip
Magazine= Big Brother Magazine
Sight= None
Stock= Skeletal Stock

Secondary
Ammunition= Dragon's Breath Rounds
Barrel EXT= None
Boost= Concealment Boost
Gadget= Optional
Lower Receiver= Optional
Sight= None
Anarchist Akimbo Grimms

Primary
Ammunition= 000 Buckshot
Barrel EXT= Silent Killer Suppressor
Boost= Optional
Custom= Auto-fire
Foregrip= Little Brother Foregrip
Gadget= Optional
Magazine= None

Secondary
Ammunition= HE
Barrel EXT= Silent Killer Supressor
Boost= Optional
Gadget= Optional
Lower Receiver= Optional
Sight= None
Anarchist Akimbo Goliath

Primary
Ammunition= 000 Buckshot
Barrel= Short Barrel
Barrel EXT= Donald's Horizontal Leveler
Boost= Concealment
Gadget= Optional

Secondary
Ammunition= Dragon's Breath Rounds
Barrel EXT= None
Boost= Concealment
Gadget= Optional
Lower Receiver= Optional
Sight= None
Anarchist Street Sweeper


Primary
Ammunition= Dragon's Breath Rounds
Barrel= Road Warrior Barrel
Boost= Concealment
Stock= Gangsta Special Stock


Secondary
Ammunition= 000 Buckshot
Barrel= Long Barrel
Barrel EXT= Donald's Horizontal Leveler
Boost= Accuracy (-4)
Gadget= Optional
Sight= Optional
Kingpin C4 + Saw Combo

Set up weapons however you want really.
Kingpin Triple SMG
Kingpin DMR

Primary
Barrel= DMR Kit
Barrel EXT= The Bigger The Better Suppressor
Boost= Optional
Custom= Auto-fire
Foregrip= E.M.O. Foregrip
Gadget= Optional
Grip= Straight Grip
Low Receiver= THRUST Lower Receiver
Magazine= Speed Pull Magazine
Sight= Optional
Stock= Folding Stock
Up Receiver= LW Upper Receiver

Secondary
Ammunition= None
Boost= Optional
Gadget= Optional
Sight= Optional
Kingpin DMR v2

Primary (These are interchangable, so do for your preferance)

AMR16
Barrel= DMR Kit
Barrel EXT= Bigger and Better Suppressor
Boost= Stability
Custom= Auto fire
Foregrip= Tactical Grip
Gadget= LED Combo
Grip= Rubber Grip
Lower Receiver= THRUST Lower Receiver
Magazine= Speed Pull Magazine
Sight= Optional
Stock= 2 Piece Stock
Upper receiver= L W Upper Receiver

CAR4
Barrel= DMR Kit
Barrel EXT= Bigger and Better Suppressor
Boost= Accuracy
Custom= Auto fire
Foregrip= Oval Foregrip
Gadget= LED Combo
Grip= Titanium Skeleton Grip
Lower Receiver= THRUST Lower Receiver
Magazine= Speed Pull Magazine
Sight= Optional
Stock= War-torn Stock
Upper receiver= L W Upper Receiver

Secondary
Ammunition= None
Boost= Optional
Gadget= Optional
Sight= Optional
Kingpin Akimbo Golaith

Primary
Ammunition= 000 Buckshot
Barrel= Short Barrel
Barrel EXT= Donald's Horizontal Leveler
Boost= Concealment
Gadget= Optional

Secondary
Ammunition= Dragon's Breath Rounds
Barrel EXT= None
Boost= Concealment Boost
Gadget= Optional
Lower Receiver= Optional
Sight= None
Kingpin Akimbo Goliath v2


Primary
Ammunition= 000 Buckshot
Barrel= Short Barrel
Barrel EXT= Donald's Horizontal Leveler
Boost= Concealment
Gadget= Optional


Secondary
Ammunition= Dragon's Breath Rounds
Barrel EXT= None
Boost= Concealment Boost
Gadget= Optional
Lower Receiver= Optional
Sight= None
Kingpin LMG

Primary
Barrel= Long Barrel
Barrel EXT= The Bigger the Better Suppressor
Bipod= Optional
Boost= Optional
Foregrip= None
Gadget= Optional
Stock= Solid Stock

Secondary
Boost= Optional
Kingpin LMG v2

Primary
Barrel= Long Barrel
Barrel EXT= The Bigger The Better Suppressor
Bipod= Lion's Bipod
Boost= Stability
Foregrip= Railed Foregrip
Gadget= LED Combo
Stock= Solid Stock


Secondary
Boost= Optional
Kingpin AR

Primary
Barrel= CQB Barrel
Barrel EXT= Bigger and Better Suppressor
Boost= Concealment
Custom= Auto fire
Foregrip= Belgian Heat Handguard
Gadget= Optional
Magazine= Speed Pull Magazine
Sight= Compact Profile Sight
Stock= Caesar Stock

Secondary
Barrel= TiN Treated Barrel
Barrel EXT= Asepsis Suppressor
Boost= Concealment
Gadget= Optional
Magazine= Extended Magazine
Sight= SKOLD Reflex Micro Sight

Kingpin Safehouse Nightmare

Primary
Boost= Optional
Gadget= Optional
Sight= Optional


Secondary
Barrel= Tank Buster Barrel
Boost= Optional
Gadget= Optional
Grip= Rubber Grip
Sight= Optional
Kingpin Sniper

Primary
Barrel= Silenced Barrel
Boost= Optional
Gadget= Optional
Sight= Optional


Secondary
Ammunition= None
Barrel= Long Barrel
Boost= Optional
Gadget= Optional
Sight= Optional
Kingpin Raven

Primary
Ammunition= 000 Buckshot
Barrel= Long Barrel
Barrel EXT= Shark Teeth Nozzle
Boost= Accuracy (-4)
Gadget= LED Combo
Sight= Flip-up sight


Secondary
Ammunition= Dragon's Breath Rounds
Barrel EXT= None
Boost= Concealment Boost
Gadget= Optional
Lower Receiver= Optional
Sight= None
Kingpin Dual Explosives

Primary
Barrel EXT= The Bigger the Better Suppressor
Boost= Accuracy
Custom= Auto Fire
Gadget= LED Combo
Sight= Optional


Secondary
Boost= Optional
Sicario AR


Primary
Barrel EXT= Tactical Compensator
Boost= Concealment
Custom= Auto Fire
Foregrip= JP36 Long Foregrip
Gadget= Micro Laser
Magazine= Speedpull Magazine
Sight= Optional
Stock= Solid Stock

Secondary
Barrel= TiN Treated Barrel
Barrel EXT= Facepunch Compensator
Boost= Concealment
Gadget= Micro Laser
Sight= Optional
Stoic Akimbo Pistol

Primary
Barrel= Prototype Barrel
Barrel EXT= Flash Hider
Boost= Optional
Gadget= Optional
Magazine= None

Secondary
Ammunition= Dragon's Breath
Barrel EXT= None
Boost= Concealment
Gadget= Optional
Lower Receiver= Optional
Sight= None
Stoic LMG
Stoic LMG LBV

Primary
Barrel= Light Barrel
Barrel EXT= Bigger and Better Suppressor
Bipod= Lion's Bipod
Boost= Stability
Gadget= LED Combo

Secondary
Ammunition= None
Boost= Optional
Gadget= Optional
Sight= Optional
Stoic Frenzy

Primary
Barrel= Long Barrel
Barrel EXT= The Bigger The Better Suppressor
Bipod= Lion's Bipod
Gadget= LED Combo
Stock= Solid Stock

Secondary
Ammunition= None
Boost= Optional
Gadget= Optional
Sight= Optional
Hacker AR v2

Primary
Barrel= Short Barrel
Barrel EXT= Bigger and Better Suppressor
Boost= Concealment
Custom= Auto fire
Gadget= Optional
Grip= G2 Grip
Sight= Optional


Secondary
Ammunition= AP Slug
Barrel EXT= Silent Killer
Boost= Concealment
Gadget= Optional
Sight= None
Lower Receiver= Optional

Hacker AR v2 (With Inspire)

Primary
Barrel= Short Barrel
Barrel EXT= Bigger and Better Suppressor
Boost= Concealment
Custom= Auto fire
Gadget= Optional
Grip= G2 Grip
Sight= Optional


Secondary
Ammunition= AP Slug
Barrel EXT= Silent Killer
Boost= Concealment
Gadget= Optional
Sight= None
Lower Receiver= Optional
Hacker Sniper

Primary
Barrel=Short Barrel
Boost= Concealment
Gadget= Optional
Sight= Optional
Stock= None

Secondary
Barrel EXT= Low Profile Supressor
Boost= Concealment (+3)
Gadget= Optional
Grip= Optional
Lower Receiver= Optional
Magazine= None
Sight= None
Upper Receiver= Optional
Hacker Sniper v2

Primary
Barrel= Silenced Barrel
Boost= Concealment
Gadget= LED Combo
Sight= Optional

Secondary
Barrel= None
Barrel EXT= The Bigger and Better Suppressor
Boost= Concealment
Custom= Auto Fire
Gadget= Optional
Stock= No stock
Hacker GL+SMG

Primary
Ammuniton= None
Barrel= Pirate Barrel
Boost= Concealment
Stock= Sawed-off Stock

Secondary
Barrel EXT= Medium Suppressor
Boost= Concealment
Custom= Auto Fire
Extra= None
Gadget= Optional
Lower Receiver= Optional
Magazine= Speed Pull Magazine
Sight= None
Stock= None
Hacker ICTV

Primary
Ammunition= 000 Buckshot
Barrel= Long Barrel
Barrel EXT= Donald's Horizontal Leveler
Boost= Stability
Custom= Auto Fire
Gadget= Optional
Magazine= Drum Mag
Sight= Optional

Secondary
Ammunition= Dragon's Breath Rounds
Barrel EXT= Shark Teeth Nozzle
Boost= Accuracy (-4)
Gadget= Optional
Grip= Contractor Grip
Magazine= Extended Mag
Sight= Optional
Stock= Police Shorty Stock
Upper Receiver= Shell Rack
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Death Sentence (Solo)
Armorer KSP LMG (No Downs)
Sociopath Steakout (No Downs)
Anarchist Dual Saw (With Downs)
Anarchist LMG (No Downs)
Kingpin DMR (With Downs)

Primary
Barrel= DMR Kit
Barrel EXT= The Bigger The Better Suppressor
Boost= Optional
Custom= Auto-fire
Foregrip= E.M.O. Foregrip
Gadget= Optional
Grip= Straight Grip
Low Receiver= THRUST Lower Receiver
Magazine= Speed Pull Magazine
Sight= Optional
Stock= Folding Stock
Up Receiver= LW Upper Receiver

Secondary
Ammunition= None
Boost= Optional
Gadget= Optional
Sight= Optional

Kingpin Akimbo Goliath (With Downs)
Kingpin AK17 (No Downs)
Stoic LMG (No Downs)
Stoic Akimbo Grimms (No Downs)
Hacker GL40 (With Downs)
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Crime Spree (>1000)
Thanatos Killing

Primary
Barrel= Suppressed Barrel
Gadget= Optional
Boost= Optional
Grip= Rubber Grip
Sight= Optional

Secondary
Ammunition= Dragon's Breath
Barrel EXT= Donald's Horizontal Leveller
Boost= Optional
Custom= Auto-fire
Foregrip= None
Gadget= Optional
Magazine= Big Brother Magazine
Sight= Optional
Akimbo Pistol Killing


Primary
Barrel= None
Barrel EXT= Flash Hider
Boost= Stability
Gadget= Combined Module
Grip= Federales Grip
Magazine= Extended Magazine


Secondary
Barrel= TiN Treated Barrel
Barrel EXT= None
Boost= Concealment
Gadget= Micro Laser
Magazine= Extended Magazine
Sight= Optional
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Crime Spree (>25000)
Piglet+Grimm

Primary
Ammunition= Incendiary
Barrel= Optional
Boost= Optional
Gadget= Optional
Sight= Optional
Stock= Optional

Secondary
Ammunition= Dragon's Breath Rounds
Barrel EXT= Shark Teeth Nozzle
Boost= Optional
Custom= Auto Fire
Foregrip= None
Gadget= Optional
Magazine= Big Brother Magazine
Sight= Optional

Flamethrower+Grimm

Primary
Boost= Optional
Magazine= Rare

Secondary
Ammunition= Dragon's Breath Rounds
Barrel EXT= Shark Teeth Nozzle
Boost= Optional
Custom= Auto Fire
Foregrip= None
Gadget= Optional
Magazine= Big Brother Magazine
Sight= Optional
Saw+Grimm

Primary
Boost= Optional
Lower Receiver= Fast Motor
Magazine= Durable Blade

Secondary
Ammunition= Dragon's Breath Rounds
Barrel EXT= Shark Teeth Nozzle
Boost= Optional
Custom= Auto Fire
Foregrip= None
Gadget= Optional
Magazine= Big Brother Magazine
Sight= Optional
C4 + ECM Flamethrower


Primary
Boost= Ammo
Magazine= Rare


Secondary
Ammunition= HE Rounds
Barrel EXT= Optional
Boost= Optional
Gadget= Optional
Lower Receiver= Optional
Sight= Optional
Thanatos (Used only for certain maps with requires snipers)

Primary
Barrel= Tank Buster Barrel
Boost= Optional
Gadget= Optional
Grip= Pro Grip
Sight= Optional


Secondary
Ammunition= Dragon's Breath Rounds
Barrel EXT= Shark Teeth Nozzle
Boost= Optional
Custom= Auto Fire
Foregrip= None
Gadget= Optional
Magazine= Big Brother Magazine
Sight= Optional
99 Comments
wismy manuel 15 Mar @ 12:53am 
no tag team :( like yeah this comment isnt useful in any sort of way since you're done playing the game but no tag team :(
TheUnluckyOne 24 Sep, 2023 @ 10:06am 
In the Hacker Sniper build, did you use a skin with a concealment modifier?
Because after recreating it, i'm at 29 concealment while on yours you are at 23.
ball handler 19 May, 2023 @ 2:33am 
hey, the link is broken on the kingpin triple smg build
tskxz 5 Feb, 2023 @ 5:38am 
There is no barrel ext Bigger and Better Suppressor in the first build Crew Chief Platypus + Krinkov, only option is barrel ext beak supressor
×_× 17 Jan, 2023 @ 9:43pm 
Will there be any future copycat builds?
Vcx 3 Aug, 2022 @ 9:42am 
if you have gage mod courier pack you'll better off placing flash hider instead of facepunch compensator
Ejuss 5 Jul, 2022 @ 4:15pm 
how daheck people can have 25000 crime spree?
Shiba 1 Jul, 2022 @ 7:38am 
Hello carrot, on your ana izhma build following what you have I could only get to 26 concealment and I had to take off the russian rail and switch to stability boost, I checked and I am 90% sure I got everything correct so something changed and I just wanted to tell you so you can fix or remove it.
SH1OR1 3 Apr, 2022 @ 8:10pm 
These builds are still pretty solid tbh, I like them
Dr Dick 17 Jan, 2022 @ 9:48pm 
ew Swan Song :steamthumbsdown: