# PAYDAY 2 build guides

> Character builds: which stats, gear, and skills to put together, and why they work. Player-made PAYDAY 2 guides on QnA.GG.

The page: https://qna.gg/games/payday-2/builds. Every guide as JSON: https://qna.gg/api/guides?q=build&game=PAYDAY+2.

## Guides, most read first

- [PAYDAY 2: Complete Guide](https://qna.gg/g/payday-2-complete-guide-c9fdcbc2.md), by Qloud: How to go from a fresh level 0 heister to running Death Sentence: skills, perk decks, stealth fundamentals, loud survival, money and XP, and what changed in PAYDAY 2's 2026 updates. Researched September 2026 — current…