Key Takeaways
Psalm 11:6 is an Iconic Power assault rifle whose identity comes from sustained fire and thermal status pressure rather than a unique damage figure. Its special effect rewards keeping shots on target, while its Power weapon classification keeps it distinct from Tech and Smart alternatives. The weapon is tied to a specific Organized Crime Activity and must be treated as a tiered post-2.0 weapon, so its displayed statistics are context-dependent.
Iconic Power assault rifle
Psalm 11:6 is an Iconic assault rifle in the Power weapon class. Its defining role is sustained ranged fire with a thermal effect, not a special melee action or Smart-targeting system.
Consecutive shots improve its burn pressure
Its unique effect adds thermal damage and can apply Burn, with the application chance increasing as consecutive shots connect. This makes accuracy and continued fire central to its performance.
Its acquisition is activity-locked
The weapon is associated with the Northside Organized Crime Activity “Just Sayin’.” Obtaining it requires completing that activity and securing its Iconic crafting specification rather than relying on an ordinary shop purchase.
Sustained fire is both its strength and limitation
Psalm 11:6 is most distinctive when it can keep firing at a target long enough to build Burn pressure. Short engagements, frequent target changes, or missed shots reduce the practical value of its consecutive-shot effect.
Compare it at the same tier
Cyberpunk 2077’s post-2.0 weapon system makes tier an essential part of any stat comparison. Psalm 11:6 should be compared with same-tier Power assault rifles, especially when evaluating its thermal effect against another rifle’s handling or firing profile.
Overview
Psalm 11:6 is an Iconic Power assault rifle in Cyberpunk 2077, built around thermal damage and setting targets ablaze. It rewards sustained fire against enemies already affected by Burn rather than functioning as a neutral all-purpose rifle.
Psalm 11:6 is an Iconic variant of the Copperhead assault rifle family. Its identity comes from its elemental effect: the weapon’s rounds use a thermal damage profile and can inflict Burn, giving ordinary rifle fire a damage-over-time component. The result is a Power weapon that remains familiar to use while adding a clear status-effect focus.
The rifle is most effective when its fire is kept on targets long enough for its incendiary behavior to matter. Burning enemies are the weapon’s preferred targets, so Psalm 11:6 fits encounters where the player can maintain pressure instead of constantly switching between isolated targets. Its Power classification also keeps it in the conventional firearm role: bullets are fired directly and can interact with the environment through the game’s standard Power-weapon behavior.
In progression terms, Psalm 11:6 is a named Iconic rather than a routine vendor rifle. That distinction matters because its value is tied to its unique modifier and to the Iconic upgrade path, not simply to the base weapon’s displayed tier. As with other post-2.0 weapons, its ordinary combat values depend on the weapon’s current tier or upgrade state; the defining incendiary behavior is the more stable reason to choose it.
Psalm 11:6 therefore occupies a middle ground between a general-purpose assault rifle and a dedicated fire-status tool. A conventional Copperhead or another Power rifle may be preferable when the player wants a simpler weapon comparison or a different modifier, while Psalm 11:6 is the more specialized choice for a build or loadout that benefits from Burn application and continued fire. It is a base-game Iconic weapon rather than a cyberware weapon, and it does not need to be treated as a Phantom Liberty-exclusive variant.
Statistics
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Class | Assault Rifle |
| Subtype | Assault Rifle |
| Technology | Power |
| Ammo | Heavy Ammo |
| Stat Scaling | Tier-dependent |
| Iconic | Yes |
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Content Scope | Base game / free update |
Figures verified against Consolidated Game Weapons Database.
Compared to similar assault rifles
| Attribute |  Psalm 11:6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class | Assault Rifle | Assault Rifle | Assault Rifle | Assault Rifle | Assault Rifle |
| Technology | Power | Power | Power | Power | Power |
| Ammo | Heavy Ammo | Heavy Ammo | Heavy Ammo | Heavy Ammo | Heavy Ammo |
| Iconic | Yes | — | — | — | — |
How to Obtain
- Access to Watson’s Northside district and the NCPD Scanner Hustle “Suspected Organized Crime Activity: Just Say No.”
- Completion of the activity’s combat encounter, including defeating Denzel Cryer, to obtain the crafting specification.
- A crafting setup capable of creating the weapon after the specification has been collected.
- 01Travel to Northside in Watson and locate the NCPD Scanner Hustle titled “Suspected Organized Crime Activity: Just Say No.” This is the base-game organized-crime activity associated with Psalm 11:6.
- 02Complete the hustle by defeating the hostile group and its leader, Denzel Cryer. Loot the encounter, including the Psalm 11:6 crafting specification; the specification is tied to this fixed activity route rather than a random vendor inventory or ordinary world pickup.
- 03After collecting the specification, use Cyberpunk 2077’s crafting menu to create Psalm 11:6. The activity provides the acquisition route; the weapon is not obtained as a conventional quest-dialogue reward. The route is available in the standard game and does not require Phantom Liberty or New Game Plus.
Availability
Cyberpunk 2077 base game — Story mode, post-2.0 weapon system
Psalm 11:6 is tied to this fixed base-game activity rather than a rotating vendor stock. It does not require Phantom Liberty, and no separate proficiency or stat requirement is established here. Its displayed weapon tier depends on the current loot and crafting context.
- Requires
- Access to the Watson, Northside NCPD Scanner Hustle “Suspected Organized Crime Activity: Just Say No” and defeat its boss, Tom Ayer.
Mechanics and Handling
Psalm 11:6 is a Power assault rifle whose identity comes from sustained automatic fire combined with an incendiary effect. It is best understood as a pressure weapon: keep rounds on a target, apply when the effect triggers, and use the resulting fire state to create opportunities for additional damage rather than treating the rifle as a single-shot burst weapon.
As an Iconic weapon in the post-2.0 Cyberpunk 2077 system, its behaviour is tied to its weapon effect rather than to a separate activated skill. The effect is conditional: it applies when the relevant Burn chance succeeds, and any further benefit associated with burning targets depends on that state being active. The effect should therefore not be described as guaranteed damage on every shot.
Automatic Power-rifle handling
Psalm 11:6 uses the sustained-fire pattern expected of its assault-rifle base. Holding the trigger keeps pressure on a target, but prolonged automatic fire makes recoil and spread increasingly important. Controlled bursts are generally easier to keep on a hostile's upper body or head than uninterrupted fire, especially when the target is outside close range.
Its Power technology also matters during ordinary shooting. Power-weapon rounds can ricochet from suitable surfaces, giving the rifle a situational way to threaten enemies who are partially concealed or positioned around hard cover. Ricochet is not a replacement for direct aim: the angle, surface and combat position determine whether a redirected round is useful, and the weapon's incendiary effect still depends on its own conditional trigger.
Burn and explosive pressure
Psalm 11:6 can inflict Burn through its Iconic effect. Burn is the important setup state for this weapon: once an enemy is burning, the weapon's special behaviour can turn that status into additional area pressure by causing burning enemies to explode. The explosion effect is conditional rather than a guaranteed result of every application, so the rifle should be evaluated as a chance-based status weapon, not as a dependable area-of-effect launcher.
This makes the rifle more valuable against groups than its direct hits alone suggest. A burning enemy can remain a useful priority target even after the initial application, because maintaining pressure may produce a secondary explosion that catches nearby opponents. Against spread-out enemies, that benefit is less reliable; against clustered targets, the same effect can reward focus fire and sustained engagement.
Range, target selection and resource use
The rifle's automatic pattern and Power-weapon behaviour suit close-to-mid-range engagements where the shooter can keep a target under fire without allowing recoil and spread to dominate. It can reach farther when fired with discipline, but it is less naturally suited to deliberate long-range precision than a dedicated precision rifle or sniper rifle. The practical handling loop is to establish aim, use controlled fire when accuracy matters, and commit to longer bursts when applying pressure to a group.
Psalm 11:6 uses rifle ammunition and follows the normal firearm reload cycle for its weapon family. Its special effect does not replace ammunition management or create a separate resource pool. Reloading remains a normal interruption to sustained fire, so the weapon benefits from choosing a safe moment to refresh the magazine rather than waiting until a burning target or a clustered group is already being exploited.
Upgrades and Variants
Strengths, Weaknesses and Best Uses
Strengths
- Its Power assault-rifle platform supports sustained conventional fire while its thermal effect can apply Burn, adding damage over time instead of relying entirely on the initial bullet impact.
- The burn-focused effect gives Psalm 11:6 a distinct role among ordinary assault rifles: it can continue pressuring targets after the player briefly shifts aim, reloads, or moves to cover.
- As a Power weapon, it fits loadouts that use Power-weapon behavior and assault-rifle perks without requiring Smart-targeting cyberware or Tech-weapon charge management.
Weaknesses
- Burn application is chance-based, so the weapon cannot be treated as a guaranteed damage-over-time tool on every target or opening burst.
- Its status effect is most valuable during sustained engagements; enemies that die immediately provide less opportunity for the burn component to matter.
- Psalm 11:6 does not provide Smart homing or Tech weapon charge-and-penetration behavior. Targets behind cover or engagements demanding highly reliable precision may therefore favor another technology class.
- The weapon's assault-rifle role leaves it less specialized than a dedicated close-range shotgun, long-range precision rifle, or weapon whose defining effect directly solves a particular enemy defense.
Best uses
- Use it as a mid-range general-purpose rifle when you want automatic Power-weapon fire with an additional chance to apply Burn.
- It suits assault-rifle and thermal/status-oriented loadouts that can maintain fire on targets long enough for the burn effect to contribute meaningful pressure.
- It is a practical choice for encounters with repeated target exposure, where sustained rifle fire is more useful than a single precision shot or a charge-based Tech attack.
- Keep a precision, Smart, or close-range alternative available when enemies remain behind cover, demand dependable burst damage, or can be defeated before Psalm 11:6's burn effect has time to matter.
Compared With Similar Weapons
| Attribute | Psalm 11:6 |  D5 Copperhead |  Moron Labe |  Divided We Stand |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class and technology | Power | Power | Power | Smart |
| Distinctive behavior | Adds thermal damage and is oriented toward applying Burn; its exact displayed values vary by weapon Tier and upgrade state. | The base weapon family for Psalm 11:6, without Psalm 11:6's Iconic thermal-focused effect. | A Power assault rifle whose Iconic behavior rewards dismembering enemies by improving its firing behavior. | Uses Smart-weapon targeting and applies its own status-oriented effect rather than relying on Power-weapon projectile behavior. |
| Best comparison use | A Power assault rifle for builds that want conventional fire with a fire-based status effect. | Use it to compare the Iconic effect against the underlying Power assault-rifle platform. | A closer alternative when sustained fire after successful dismemberments matters more than Psalm 11:6's Burn focus. | Choose this comparison when the build supports Smart targeting and guided fire instead of Psalm 11:6's direct-fire role. |
Used In
- Suspected Organized Crime Activity: West Wind EstatePsalm 11:6 can be obtained during this NCPD Scanner Hustle in Pacifica. The weapon is associated with the hostile group encountered at the site.
- Denzel CryerDenzel Cryer is the named enemy associated with Psalm 11:6's acquisition. Defeating him during the West Wind Estate activity provides the weapon.
- West Wind EstateThis Pacifica location is the scene of the NCPD activity connected to Psalm 11:6.
- PacificaThe district contains West Wind Estate and its associated NCPD Scanner Hustle.
Lore and Design
Psalm 11:6 takes its name from the biblical verse that describes judgment falling on the wicked as fire and burning sulfur. That reference gives the weapon a clear religiously framed identity: its name presents destructive fire as punishment rather than as a neutral technical feature. The connection is textual and thematic; it does not, by itself, establish a canonical relationship between the weapon and a particular character, faction, or religious movement in Night City.
No reliable developer commentary or documented production history is established here for the weapon’s naming, visual design, or place in Cyberpunk 2077’s wider world. Interpretations connecting the weapon to a specific real-world firearm, cultural tradition, or intended political message should therefore remain unconfirmed rather than being presented as design fact.
Trivia
- The name “Psalm 11:6” refers to the Bible verse describing judgment upon the wicked through fire and brimstone, matching the weapon’s fire-focused identity. The reference is thematic rather than evidence of a separate lore connection between the weapon and any religious faction in Night City.
