Cyberpunk RED DV range table cheat sheet
Difficulty Values by weapon type and range band. At-the-table reference for Cyberpunk RED.
Cyberpunk RED Difficulty Value (DV) charts: the named difficulty ladder for skill checks, plus the ranged weapon DV-by-range-band chart.
Skill check difficulty ladder
- Simple
- DV 9
- Everyday
- DV 13
- Difficult
- DV 15
- Professional
- DV 17
- Heroic
- DV 21
- Incredible
- DV 24
- Legendary
- DV 29
- The GM picks the named difficulty that matches the fictional stakes, then uses its DV for the roll: Stat + Skill + 1d10 vs that DV.
- This ladder is for skill checks in general; ranged attacks use the range-band DV chart below instead.
How to read the ranged weapon chart
- Find your weapon type (column) and the range to the target (row).
- The number is the DV your attack roll must beat (a tie fails).
- N/A means the weapon cannot reach that range.
Range measurement
- Range is measured in meters/yards (interchangeable in RED).
- Indoor combat is almost always 0-25m (DV 13-20 for most weapons).
- Street-level: typically 13-50m.
- Sniping: 100m+ (only assault rifles and sniper rifles reach).
Modifiers
- Aimed shot: +8 to DV (head), damage uses head SP and is doubled.
- Target running: +1 DV per 4m of target movement.
- Poor visibility: +2 to +4 DV (smoke, darkness, rain).
- Braced weapon (bipod/tripod): -2 DV at long range.
| Difficulty | DV |
|---|---|
| Simple | 9 |
| Everyday | 13 |
| Difficult | 15 |
| Professional | 17 |
| Heroic | 21 |
| Incredible | 24 |
| Legendary | 29 |
| Range | Pistol | SMG | Shotgun | Assault Rifle | Sniper Rifle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-6m | 13 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| 7-12m | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 25 |
| 13-25m | 20 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 25 |
| 26-50m | 25 | 20 | 25 | 13 | 20 |
| 51-100m | 30 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 15 |
| 101-200m | 30 | 25 | 35 | 20 | 16 |
| 201-400m | N/A | 30 | N/A | 25 | 17 |
| 401-800m | N/A | N/A | N/A | 30 | 20 |
Common mistakes
- The named difficulty ladder (Simple/Everyday/Difficult/Professional/Heroic/Incredible/Legendary) is for skill checks; ranged attacks use the range-band chart instead.
- Indoor ranges are shorter than you think: most rooms are 6-12m across.
- Shotgun DV spikes at medium range; it is a close-quarters weapon.
- Assault rifles are best at 26-50m; at point-blank they have the highest DV of any common weapon.